Temporary Cayman S replacement - suggestions needed

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boxsey said:

Find another way of raising the money for your business? The gen 2 Cayman S has very little depreciation. Anything you buy for £15K is likely to depreciate much quicker (except for the gen 1 Cayman S that was mentioned). You'll definitely miss it if you go for any of the replacement options that have been mentioned.

Thanks for throwing a massive spanner in the works!

To be honest, its strange when the most financially sound option is to drive around in a Porsche but I would definitely agree!

The Cayman is in amazing condition and has all the extras - PSE, PASM, SC, BOSE, full extended leather, sports plus seats - I can't really see it depreciating much and also has been super reliable so very cheap to run.

HOWEVER. The more capital I have to throw at this new venture the better and I'm probably at the point where a Z4 (or whatever) and £20k in cash is worth more to me than a Cayman S and zero pounds.

Also - the banks will match whatever I put in so an extra £20k investment gives me £40k cash.

The main issue I have is that I'll never find another car as good as the one I have for £30-40k so once its gone, its gone...

[dbroughton]

Gen 2 2.9 Boxster manual without shedloads of options.

It will remind you how good it is to thrash a lower powered manual and hear the flat 6 at full wail. I had one and now have a PDK S and whilst I love the grunt etc, I do miss the involvement.

[Bushman987]

got to be a 987 gen 1 cayman S. you can pick up a really good high mileage full history 06 or 07 for under £12K, I did. loads of bang for the buck and unlikely to drop any more, some forums suggest they are going up. not much goes wrong and parts are no more expensive than mondeo parts.