Had the same issue with my 987.2 S, ended up upgrading to a GT3 master cylinder and brake ducts, giro disc rotors and RS29 pads. Obviously running decent brake fluid and change it regularly. It’s now great and can handle many laps of Oulton Park without fading.
Porsche just replaced my windshield based on the melting seal issue they had for some years. Mine is a 2022. New windshield, sensor calibration and seal look and work perfect.
My 981 Cayman is very maintenance friendly. I’ve done oil, transaxle oil, spark plugs (tight space but doable), brakes, etc. It is quite a bit easier than the 718 since you have to remove underpanels to gain access to the underside of engine/transaxle.
No issues working on my 991.2. Changed the plugs, airfilter, etc myself.
I do all my own maintenance on my 991.1 and it’s surprisingly easy. Oil change is probably the easiest of any car I’ve ever owned and 40k service is pretty straightforward.
The manual trans is very reliable.
Changed soark plugs and ignition coils myself for $500 in parts.
The 06 cayman is unique to the 987s because Porsche revised the service interval for oil changes on the 07 and 08 cars. IIRC the 06 had a recommended oil change interval or 20k miles. As a result they’re a little more prone to IMS and bore scoring issues than the later cars.
Neighbors headlight stopped working on his $4950 for it woof. Replace the one on my Tundra that was bad $350. The Mecans do seem to suffer some issues with expensive to fix items like every other German SUV's.
That’s terrible, but I’m not surprised. The lens on my 992 cracked and Porsche wanted $6300 for a new headlight (they don’t sell just the lens).
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