BradB

Hence my quandary!

bccars

There will always be some kind of regret. Either its regret selling the 993 or its regret not getting the 991. Take your pick. To me it's clear, the 991 is THE Porsche to have !

tangram

Have you owned a 993?

chuckbdc

I have been there and done that and to me the 991 is so superior there is no contest and certainly no regret. You have to spend time in one to get that.

Noah Fect

They're awfully different cars. What's 'better', a 458 or a Dino?

MerlinsGarage

Has the author come to a determination?

Stevie 911

OK, thanks for the opinions. I think it probably doesn't make sense to spend 91k on the cayman. I think I'll either trim 5k off my build or try to find a dealer with something close to what I'm looking for while at the same time find an aggressive salesman who will possibly give me a 6 % discount which will get me out the door at around 80k before taxes. The build seems more likely since my search for something in dealer inventory seems futile since I can't find anything close to my build. I don't understand why dealers aren't building any exciting caymans with the performance options. I'm finding the PSE & PASM to be the hardest to find. Makes no sense to me. Dealers state "we don't build inventory cars with these options because they're too expensive". Meanwhile all the lame builds are sitting on their lots forever. I'm still flirting with the thought of building a 2014 carrera s in the 115k range and just calling it a day. I'll be extending myself money wise but probably will be happier in the long run & no regrets.
I think both the new cayman & 911 are tie in the looks dept however after driving both the 991s feels a lot faster & comfortable

bccars

Whatever you do, don't compromise. You clearly want the 991 ! Do not settle for the Cayman for financial reasons. Either make the financial part work and get the 991 ! Or don't get a new Porsche at all and keep enjoying your current ones ! That's my take on the situation, stemming from own experience in the past !
When you start buying cars like these with your brain instead of your heart, you end up regretting it and it will cost even more money in the long run !

MerlinsGarage

You have a sound approach, good luck.

Frissen

personally i would try to go for the 911 first then the Cayman, i would focus in color choice and interior, then keep options low and drive the heck out of it

Rich.

Steve, I think 911 is the way to go. Just look at your user name! Stevie 911!

perfectlap

You have to be nuts to even consider selling an appreciating car (tip of iceberg) for what will be a rapidly depreciating one... No matter if you go with the sports coupe (981) or the grand touring (991). Just enjoy your 993 while the new stuff continues down its mass produced road to depreciation--an inevitable fate for all but the limited production GT3.

P.s.
If you offered me the BGB 3.8L Cayman or a 3.8 991 for the same bargain price I'm peeling out in the Cayman without a second thought. Walter Rohrl concurs.
I really do not understand this "you are nuts to spend xx,xxx on a Cayman" yet somehow its okay to pay these grand sums on a street-engined water-cooled Carerras? Unless you have a bonr for longer/wider grand touring cars then there's no reason to justify overpriced options in a rear engine car while balking at them in racing's preferred layout.

Larry L

Cayman S.

Mid-engine is the future of Porsche sports cars. I'll never buy another 911.

bccars

That would stop Porsche from differentiating itself from the pack. Everyone does midengined cars. And you see it in the 918, midengined and no match for the competition. The future is rear engined for Porsche !

Suzy991

Exactly. Without the 911, Porsche wouldn't be Porsche, but just another sportscar manufaturer. Cayman and Boxster are great cars and in some ways better than the 911, but the true appeal of Porsche is and will always be the rear-engined 911 and the history/heritage that comes with it.

Suzy991