Funny, when I bought my 370z, the car that I was benchmarking it against was the Cayman S. For the money, I think the Nissan is right there with the Porsche, with performance numbers that are a step above the base Cayman and just a smidge off of the S, plus you know it is going to be cheaper to maintain and service. Of course when you start talking about a used Cayman, the price advantage on the purchase gets narrower, but you still have the maintenance advantage. With all that said, I do keep my eyes open for used Caymans, and at some point when the price drops sufficiently, I think I may be swayed to go the mid engined route. The engine thing that someone referred to has to do with reworking the rear main seal/intermediated shaft issues with a redesign on the '09 and later cars (you also get direct injection on the S models). About the sport package, I think it is a no brainer...the cost of aftermarket forged 19" rims, tires and the enhanced brake package is way under what you'd be able to do aftermarket. I chose to live without the touring package though.
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