Test drive both and get the one you like more :tup:

:iagree: you'll never really know which one you like more until you actually test drive them. You can do all the research in the world online but experiencing cars in person is a whole different experience.

Like we say in the car business..."the feel of the wheel makes the deal". Drive the cars..

Well said mts. I believe you hit the nail on the head. Initial costs and long term costs on the Cayman S would certainly be higher even though most would concur that the Porsche is overall a better performing car. Maintenance costs and dealer location were also a concern for me. I live in a little rural town and the closest Porsche dealer is about 80 miles from my house. It would be an all day deal just having the oil changed. I have 3 Nissan dealerships with 50 miles of my house and the closest is 12 miles away. That's a lot easier (and cheaper) to deal with. And I can change the oil on the Z myself.

The guy who sold my 370Z to me sold it so he could get the next gen. Porsche CS since "it has a performance gain and is more suited to" his image as a mid 40s guy.

lol

I choose nismo 370z

You almost never see them around and it will give a lot of Porsche drivers a run for their money in the twisties. That and I'm 20, the only Porsche I can afford is the boxer and those are slow POS

Notice that I'm not replying in a Porsche forum !!!!

You're in a Z forum. Results are objectively biased. Buy the Z. Ask the same question on Cayman forum, I know what the results will be. Ask them how much to do an oil change, do an exhaust mod, an ECU upgrade, to lower the car, etc and compare to the Z.

This is the answer for me! I could buy a Cayman but couldn't afford to have fun with it.

I just did a quick comparison to my '13 Touring Sport Roadster on the Porsche site. I tried to be fair and add no more than I have in mine, which is pretty much maxed out. I am not sure it had the Nav package and I couldn't add XM. It came out at $25,000 more before dealer and bank details.

I don't care for the overall look. The nose is nice, the rear isn't. No sexy bulges. No hot chick curves.

Nope. Still a chick car. And way too expensive to boot.

Of course, I respect your choices for yourself. Just no way for me. I still find I would need to spend at least twice as much to get anything I'd even come close to liking better.

And the OP is talking used, which is definitely a chick car. Though again, respecting his own taste buds and all that.

In the end he needs to find something that makes him smile, not me, or us.

P Car....

I just got done driving my '14 Sport back to back with a '09 Cayman (not S), this weekend on Mulholland Drive.

The Cayman had about 55K miles on it, so it was well used. From an engine perspective, it had less low RPM power and really wanted to be revved. I was short shifting at 4K in my Z and keeping up pretty well coming out of the corners. The brakes on the Z provide much more better stopping power compared to the Porsche. These two points were confirmed by the Porsche driver who took my car out for a quick spin down the mountain. The steering rack on the Porsche had some play in it, so the Z definitely felt more direct, but gave up a very little bit of feel at the very limit, coming into the apex.

A used Cayman was on my short list of cars to buy, before picking the Z about 2 weeks ago. The thing that pushed me toward the Z was the potential IMS (Intermediate Shaft Seal) and RMS (Rear Main Seal) problems reported on various Porsche forums and the expense of changing out really expensive parts like the fuel pump, down the road. Engine Swap/Rebuild = $20K.

In the end, after trying the Cayman I am 100% positive I made the right decision by going with the Z.

P.S. - A well driven 370Z on a back road has nothing to fear from an average driver in a Porsche!

Huh. So because the car doesn't have an enormous *** and weigh 500 lbs more then it should its a chick car? That is some sound reasoning. :stirthepot:

The z is a great value but its not a p car in the feel department. Buying used helps with cayman and boxsters as they get hit hard initially then level out. Do I like Porsche parts costs? Of course not but the running costs are very similar in fact.

I like our z r for what it is but it's a piggy and it can not touch the steering feel of a mid engined masterpiece. The wife DDs a base 987.1 cayman and given the choice between keeping only one the Z goes. I drive it too :driving:

On public roads power comes second to control and the base 2.7 is plenty quick enough to ring out the flat 6 to exotic sounds without speeding too much. The z gets top down duties with a pedestrian 6 that is saved only by the good transmission. The engine lacks soul. I wish it has a strait 6 of old but they are a dying breed.

I am not at all unhappy with the z for what it is: I simply cannot blindly join a love fest for it when the other vehicle is better in the driving feel categories.

- b

Z 24/7 no way a old mans cayman gonna run on my Z! :tup: