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Just wondering, why did you guys choose Cayman S over a used 911?
There are a lot of nice 911's from 2001-2006 that could have been bought for the same price of a new/slight-used Cayman S ($55000-65000).
Did you guys test drive 911's and decided the CS was better?
Or do you guys don't like buying used cars? Or just prefer the Cayman S mid-engine/handling aspects?
I'm wondering if you guys thought the same before buying your Cayman S because a used 911 seems to have a lot of value for the price of a new/slighty-used Cayman S.
I could turn the question around and ask why would anyone pay $55K - $65K for a used car when you could buy a new Cayman for the same money. Personally I don't like buying used cars and that is doubly true for used sports cars. I'm not saying that you can't find exceptional values out there, especially with the 996, but when I pay $60K for a car I don't want to have to be concerned that the car may have been abused by a former owner.
I chose my CS over a new 997. I just liked the styling and handling 0ver the Carrera. At one point my wife told me to get the Carrera because it had back seats and it might be more "practical". I looked at her and told her there is nothing "practical" about a 997 or any of the current Porsche models. If you love to drive. If you love the feel and feedback that you get from driving, then there is only one choice; the Cayman. It delivers more of the Driving Experience then the 997 I drove and the bonus was that my CS was cheaper.
I have never been tempted by a 911 because rear drive seems to be a legacy rather than a solution. Now it can be effectively argued that the 911 is a winning platform in the past and present, but I still feel that way. Only when the Boxster came out (with a mid engine and a terrestial price) did Porsche entice me to their stable at all. By the time I felt I wanted to splurge the Cayman S was the only Porsche contender in terms of looks and layout.
I had a 997 on order and cancelled it. I test drove the CS and knew by the end of the drive that I liked it better. Better handling feel, great design, and the $40k difference didn't hurt (but it wasn't the main factor). I don't buy used cars either.
I paid $51k for my Cayman S which retailed for $66k new (list before discounts).
I test drove the 911s. I loved the engineering elegance of the Targa roof. I thought the Turbo was scary fast. I hated the retro-interior (especially the orange leather (flame suit on)) in the pre-2005 models.
Most of all though - I didn't like the backwards pendulum effect in the 911. It was too much car with too specialized driving dynamics for me.
Ditto. I had been looking and test driving 911's for awhile - biding my time. I'm not a Cabrio person - love coupes. When the Cayman S came out I went to see it at the dealer .. with my wife. WOW!. It hit every note I wanted to play and my wife loved it. Still bided my time and was looking to order an 2007 but started looking at lightly used 06's from dealers. I felt there was more value ...for me. I know some might say Porsche and value don't really go together but I felt this was a great deal, getting 95% of what I wanted in a Cayman for 80% of new price.Buying any Porsche is such a personal cexperience, there really isn't a best way - just your way. Keep an open mind and be honest with what you really want. The smile will still be there!
My wife said if I can find a 2006 911 S for around $65,000 and with low mileage, I can get it today.
I did some research on Edmunds, and used 2006 911 S dealers' buy back is around $63,500. So I figure I can locate a few choices for around $65,000, but have had no luck. If anyone else comes across any, please let this old chap know.
Simple for me. Buying a used sports car is a risk unless you really know the history and the owner. (Heck, even buying a "new" demonstrator is too big a risk for me.)
I wanted the best handling car. That made it easy to pick the CS.
