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Changed my plugs this morning, as I was at 29,900 miles. Having done the plugs on my '17 base at 40,000 miles (the PO didn't change them at 30k) I can say there is good reason for a 30k interval. Don't put it off!

The 30k mile plugs in My '21 T came out normally and looked normal.
The 40k mile plugs in my '17 Base took forceful wrenching to remove, provoking more than a little anxiety. But they finally came out with no apparent damage. The threads had dusty debris.

I just got home yesterday from a 2,350 mile (almost 3,800 km) round-trip from Eugene OR to Banff and neighboring Canadian National Parks. Not much in the way of pictures of the Cayman, this trip was all about the scenery, not the car. But here's proof the Cayman was there, taken through the windshield. (I see the Cayman's mirror photo-bombed the wildlife pic below, also.)



A 718 is a great road trip car. Responsive and fun to drive, even on less than challenging roads, or those (like inside National Parks) with artificially low speed limits. Comfortable, with plenty of luggage space for two. The Base 2.0L cars are also amazingly fuel efficient in non-sport driving. We filled up 6 times, and the lowest MPG recorded (calculated, not the PCM number) was 32.1 MPG. Two tanks were over 36, overall for the entire trip was 34.4.

Anyway, you'll need to excuse me now, I have a week's worth of bugs, road spray and brake dust to clean...

@Arne2, I lived near Calgary for 17 years, Banff and area are national treasures !

How beautiful - thanks for the pics Arne. Great road trip - I can dream!

@P_Coastal, definitely. My wife and I have talked about making this trip for years, finally decided to make it happen this year. It is mind boggling, and there is no way to see it all in a week. Just take in what you can, and make note of things you want to focus on for a future trip.

Great pics Arne, as well as providing positive proof for the old saying, " Does a bear schiptt in da woods?"

@Arne2 I got married in the Banff Springs Hotel and spend a week in the surrounding area. Beautiful place to be, especially driving a Cayman!

Treemagnet wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 3:00 pm

71eh wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 7:54 am Very small add on I forgot to post...

Most people leave the plastic screen protector on (the one with the little yellow tab), and that works quite well. Unfortunately, mine looked kinda rough when I took delivery, and I am not a huge fan of the matte screen on the 718. I would rather have a high gloss screen, to match the high gloss carbon trim.

I bought a high gloss screen protector. As small of a mod it is, I love the effect


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Smart move!

Installed one on our '17 BS and definitely preferred it to the matte screen. Very inexpensive mod and so easy to clean....thus, I had one in "stock" prior to our BGTS delivery.

I installed this on my ‘21 Spyder. The Amazon link doesn’t list my model or year, but it fits (just a smidge smaller, but I suspect that it’s that way for all 718’s).

Once you peel away the backing and press it in place, any edges seem to disappear and it blends in nicely, just like it came that way from the factory.

To help center and place it, I used built up blue painters tape to make a shelf for the bottom to rest on (just cut into the roll with a razor blade, down about 5 layers and remove it, creating a *thick* piece of masking tape). Trim it to your desired length, then stick horizontally about 1/16th up from the bottom edge of the pcm screen.

Yes, you’ll be sticking the blue tape mostly to the buttons, but the tape should stay in place. The glass should sit/rest nicely on top of it, then use the supplied register tape to the glass face and blue tape for when you’re ready to remove the backing film from the glass.

I am attracted to the idea of the screen protector for the less fingerprints. Is it noticeable?

J-Dub wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2024 5:26 pm I am attracted to the idea of the screen protector for the less fingerprints. Is it noticeable?

Hard to say about the fingerprints... I would say a bit less noticeable. Nothing astonishing... Some people swear it's less noticeable.

The main thing I like is the high gloss screen. Really adds a nice touch.