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I wanted to become a member of the Pcar family but 'un/fortunately', I still place importance in *value*, and -for me- it didn't make sense when I was shopping new to get a Cayman w lower power but almost $20K(!) more vs my Z4 (and this was back in the day, I don't know the price craziness now).
Porsche is a funny brand because their icon will always be the 911, even though the Cayman is the better driver's car. For unfair reasons, some other ppl will look at those who bought the latter as supposedly not being able to afford the 'real' Porsche (which is nonsense) and the company itself will invariably make sure that it doesn't step on the 'hallowed' 911 by intentionally keeping it underpowered and not to its full potential, which is really, really aggravating. All this affects how some ppl want to be viewed by others, and they don't even really bother w what is actually the better driver's car but rather the image of a certain model and the sound...I had an old thread where a lot ppl would choose a wicked-sounding car that handled like crap instead of an awesome handling car that sounded bad, which is just totally missing the mark if one claims to be a true driving enthusiast.
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The real kicker with the 911 is the 2+2 element. All other 2+2 are legit GT cars, not sports cars. I'd say 80% of the time I am out in mine the kids are out back.
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And those are even MORE expensive. So... Nope. I still stand by what I said.
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unlike you, first time I ever drove a porsche I was blown away and haven't been able to find a substitute
I had a manual e86 3.0Si coupe at the time and the porsche was a PDK 2013 Boxster S that I took for a test drive when I was considering ordering a 2014 Cayman S I grinned driving that boxster like I never had before and ordered the cayman, stripper manual S the cayman was the most fun I've ever had driving a car I get bored of cars and so have tried to find something else to give me the high I had when I first had that 2014 Cayman S 10 years later and after test driving and owning lots of different cars (as my multiple what next posts attest to) I'm still in basically the same car a naturally aspirated flat six though is key to the experience, for me at least, try one of those and let us know how it went |
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Million times this. In the age of blown V8's, 500hp sedans and torque monsters, the 350 to 385 HP NA 6 that's a bit rev happy is the equivalent of the playful 150HP 4 cylinder sports cars back in the day. My big issue with Porsche and a proper sports car is you need good roads, rough roads unsettle the car and it bucks about, need to drive a solid 30 minutes from here to get a good bit of road.
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Most folks cannot see beyond BMW, it's their North Star. We're on a BMW forum afterall so this isn't terribly surprising. If folks are challenging the Porsche value proposition (which I don't agree with btw), what about BMW? It's a shell of what it used to be and the grift is apparent. Their cars have gotten very expensive in short order and what are you getting for that? You're getting a bloated, overweight automobile, with an obscene and unnecessary amount of technology with a severely compromised sensory experience. They're hardly making the ultimate driving machine, not even close. It's wild to me the G80 M3 Comp is touching $90K decently optioned and that's without carbon buckets and ceramic brakes. The entry level X3 moderately optioned is around $60K. Even through evolution Porsche has maintained the integrity of the brand. With Porsche at least you know exactly what you're getting, and if you don't it's clearly not for you.
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With some simple exhaust mods which add 10whp/15wtq, the Cayman's power will be just perfect. I've had a number of quick and fast cars and the one car I miss the most was my 106hp 1990 Honda CRX Si. The Cayman fills that void. I agree that Porsches are too expensive, but you can get one hell of a driving experience by buying a used base or S model 987.2 or 981 for $30k-45k. It's more car stock than 99% of the drivers can use on the street or track. Plus, these generation cars are surprisingly easy to work on yourself, especially the Caymans. You sit in the trunk while working on the engine from the top, easily get to most of the front of the engine from the interior, and a large amount of the engine is accessible from the bottom. I can have top and front engine covers off in 5 minutes. It's also damn easy to remove the transmission or even the motor itself as well assuming you have a lift.
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Uhh, I had a TTS and I ordered a Cayenne Turbo GT. I'm very familiar with their mediocre interiors.
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The cost of a Porsche is hard to judge, what drives the price a lot is the lack of depreciation. A new study was released today that ranked cars from ones that hold value the best to the worst and number 1 ... .911.
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You lost me when you lied about the 718 being ten years old. You sound bitter!
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Still to this day the boxster and cayman interiors are hideous IMO. The newer 911s and such have much nicer interiors now. As for the 718... I test drove a few CPO ones (would never pay the premium for a new one or deal with getting on wait lists etc). They weren't bad... but they just didn't feel worth $60k+ to me. I drove a base and an S with PDK back to back and honestly I didn't feel the S added THAT much. However both felt fine, I prefer NA engines all day but these did not feel bad. I later drove a base manual and I feel that while I prefer the manual it made the engine much more laggy or whatever you want to call it. Ultimately I couldn't see the $60k+ in value and went with an ND2 Miata for less than half the price. |
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The current Boxster/Cayman bodystyle dates back to 2013, it's the engine which got downgraded to the 4 cyl for the base and S variants around 2017. The rest of the car is the same.
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These always are in top 10 sportscar tests, regardless of engine. You have to embrace the handling, nimble-ness and idea of it all. Its a lot closer to the old 911s in terms of size/space etc.
I sat in a friends and wasnt blown away, the interior in my camaro was better, but thats not why you get a cayman. It’s because of the handling, steering and experience. These are smaller track weapons, so nimble and so good. Theyll make you feel like a hero on the track. If you are interested in what happens between the turns, they are definitely not the car for you. It sounds like the OP with the M2 is right where they should be. |
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