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Originally Posted by Micas I can afford to buy a 997 turbo with cash.. I'm just trying to be reasonable with the car I'm going to buy, as I am

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Old 09-14-2010, 09:51 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I can afford to buy a 997 turbo with cash.. I'm just trying to be reasonable with the car I'm going to buy, as I am in all things.

As I said, it'll be very low miles, maybe 4k a year at the most, so I'm not concerned with expensive maintenance costs.
I've driven a 2009 Cayman S a couple times. It wasn't on a track or blasting through empty streets, so I can only speak to certain aspects. The whole drivetrain is so buttery smooth it's unbelievable. My next car has to be a flat-six or a V8; no more of this V6 business. Plus it is more compliant puttering around town than the 370Z. It may sound odd but the lack of rearward visibility due to the hatch is even worse in the Cayman than the 370Z. With the engine just behind your seat you definitely feel like you're inside of a cockpit.

The interior seems well constructed, but the materials weren't anything special. I felt it was bland actually, but that's only when compared to the price. Cayman's option up to over $70k quickly and easily get up to the price of a GT-R. I got a NISMO for mid-$30k's, but if you can find the right used Cayman for low-$40k's it'd probably be worth it.
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