2001 911 Turbo vs 2012 Cayman R

First post ever.....Looking to get into my dream cars now that I am fifty......oh why did I wait so long. Anyway, I have come across a 2001 996 Turbo with 64,000kms (I am in Canda) and also a 2012 Cayman R with 56,000 kms for about the same price $60,000. I suspect that the driving enjoyment will be similar, but which will cost me more to own (Depreciation + Maintenance)? - Any other thoughts or suggestions will be listened to. Thanks in advance

Cayman R is funner going fast around curves , 2001 996 Turbo is funner accelerating in a straight line. If the turbo is a Tiptronic trans it is hard & expensive to get parts for the auto trans. 2002> is a better trans made by Mercedes.

Cayman R is funner going fast around curves , 2001 996 Turbo is funner accelerating in a straight line. If the turbo is a Tiptronic trans it is hard & expensive to get parts for the auto trans. 2002> is a better trans made by Mercedes.

If need for rear seats = No then Cayman R

Thanks for the early comments......Would I be considered an idiot on this forum if I wondered why not just get an s2000 for $30000 if I was just concerned about handling.....or are the two Porsches just truly twice the car?

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I own a 996. I�ve owned lots of cars. Heck I own a Miata that will undergo a V8 transformation within a year. I would never look down on a guy that bought an s2k for handling.... plus 9000 rpm up shifts! Oh yeah!

These are all very different cars. I suspect the S2000 would be the best value, followed by the 996 Turbo, and the Cayman R is last (it�s newer and may lose the most for depreciation). Have you driven them all yet? By the way, there is a dedicated 996 Turbo forum on this site as well.

Cayman is a little tight for me. Love my turbo. Good luck.

Turbo will cost More $$ for maintenance - Cayman will cost $$$ more in depreciation The Turbo is going to be more old school Drive them both and you will Know

If you plan on spending much time at the track get the Cayman. If you just want something that is quick around town, the 996TT will give you a nice torque rush. If you think a Cayman and an S2000 handle similarly, get the s2000.

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All Turbos got the Mercedes Tiptronic. Even the MY 2001's.

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I have a track buddy who runs an S2000. They can be made to go fast but it takes alot of modification....Alot is an understatement. For the street it's a great car but definitely not a Porsche. If you do get an S2000 look out for the spontaneously loosening oil filters...that has caused the demise of many of them. Also one other thing...the pop-up rollover protection on the S2000 was made for short Asian folks...Get a hard bolted hoop if you get one, even for the street. People have lost their heads in rollovers in those cars, no pun intended.

what S2000 are you looking at for $30k??

I ended up picking up a 2007 S2000 for $28k (Canadian .... the equivalent of $22,000 US) in absolutely mint condition. 60,000 kms or the equivalent of 37,000 miles. Not a smoking deal but I have never seen one so clean!! Anyway, I will return when I get the Cayman as now that I have driven them all, that is what I like.

Congrats, I owned a S2000 about 10 years ago. It's probably worth more now than what I sold it for then. Amazing cars, wish I had held onto it.

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Something is different in 2001's making it's tiptronic more expensive to rebuild.

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Yes the Porsche's are, I rented a S2000 before buying my Boxster S, the S2000 requires you to shift constantly as it has little low rpm torque & all the 2000> Boxsters have a luxury interior compared to the S2000.

Thanks to you all for all of your comments. You are drivers first and Porsche lovers second .I truly appreciate that. Your input was helpful .

Enjoy!

Those s2000's are getting rare and expensive by me in NJ. My neighbor had one and sold it a couple of years ago before the prices started climbing. I wish I had bought it and he wishes he never sold it. Have un! PS my brother in law has a 2012 Cayman R. It's a really great car.

It�s all conjecture at this point until you drive the cars and make an informed decision. I have a turbo and it does everything well. It�s a beast and turns heads esp the guys in caymans.

Turbo always turbro. Better value retention too. Easily can tune it for more HP if that�s your thing. You won�t lose money if you get a nice example.

The more I drive my other cars (2018 Subaru and 2014 Honda), the more I love getting in my 996 without any Big LCD screens, especially at night. Nice dark cockpit, no distractions, just a lovely drive. For that reason alone I�d get the Turbo.

I just sold my 2005 S2000 in order to buy my 996TT. That car was a riot, high revving noise maker You can really flog it in city streets and not be breaking the law [much]. S2000s are great driver's cars, but really tight and can get uncomfortable depending on how you are built. My advice is to drive it for a few years, see if you want to get into a p-car down the road. You'll likely sell the S2000 with minimal depreciation, if not a slight increase in value.