Chesapeake Region
987.2 Cayman Build By: Mark Miller
Like lots of you, once owning one Porsche, you catch the bug for more Porsches. What began as a 2006 997 4s has morphed into three total vehicles for me. First, I added the ’17 Macan GTS thinking I would drive it more often than the 997 and it would satisfy the bug. And it did for a while. But every time I got back into the 911, I realized how much I missed it. Over the years, the 997 morphed into a ’21 Cayman GTS 4.0 and finally, a ’23 718 Spyder. But I had the itch to buy a second Porsche sports car and teetered between a 944, 996, and my first love, an 84-89 911 in Guards Red with a whale tail (cue high school memories and posters on the bedroom wall.) Well, it seemed like prices were going up by the day for the 911 G cars, which was great for owners and bad for me.
In the spring of 2022, I had the opportunity to drive Rich Erlich’s 09 987.2 Cayman and loved it. To be clear, it was a short drive, but it reminded me of the driver engagement I had in my 997. And shortly thereafter, Aniano, another Chesapeake member, told me he got an allocation for a new Cayman so he was going to be selling his 09 Cayman which was a lot like Rich’s. And then my head started spinning…lol. Long story short, I bought the car from Aniano. And in typical fashion, I wanted to personalize it to make it my own. And this is the story around the upgrades. Many of you know I own a business called Westminster Speed & Sound, and we have specialized in upgrades to Porsche vehicles for 13 of our 54 years in business. Please know this is not a sales pitch, but rather, adds some context to the story. Every vehicle I buy gets upgrades to it that al-
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