SeaNile

Considering buying a Cayman S as a 3rd car but to use as much as possible as a daily driver in good weather. I do not have a definite budget in mind but really want to stay around 30K and less if it all possible. Previously I have had a total of 4 Boxster (3 being S) and never had a mechanical issue with one of them. I get that a Pcar is meant to be driven and driven often. So I find myself thinking about what should the mileage cutoff should be for this purchase. I'm not afraid of 50K or even 60K but I can't help but think in the future of trying to sell a Cayman S with...80K, 90K miles. Am I better off paying 35K and getting a sub 37K mile 06/07 or why spend the extra $$ and get an 06/07 with 50-60K miles and save about $5-9K?

Hard to say how many miles I will put on it but figure about 10-12K yr. And with my history if I keep this car for 2 years that will be a record for me!!

Spokayman

My thought is to buy a 35K mile car if you're only going to own for a year or two. When you go to sell you will have a mid-miles car which is still desireable.
If you're going to own long enough to put 30K miles or more on it, you might as well buy one with 50K+ already on it.

SeaNile

What about if the car was used in about 12 autocross events? Would that be a deal breaker?

konfla

just bought a CS with 130k and its still running strong!

HoBoJoe

I would say a big factor in the choice is how long you intend to keep the car. If you buy a high mileage car and go to sell it in 2 years it will be a bit harder to deal with. However, if you plan on keeping it 5-10 years higher mileage will be more the norm.

As for being fearful of buying a higher mileage car, have a thorough PPI done and you have less to worry about.

Cuda911

Autocross or DE? Autocross is relatively low speed, and I do not consider significant. DE (on a big track) is much rougher on the cars, in my opinion, but still would not be a deal-breaker if the car checks out well in a PPI.

vantage

Absolutely no problem assuming the owner warmed up the oil before taking her to redline (but that's true under any circumstance). At an autox, most of your time is spend waiting around for your next run.