Just too add a data point; sold my FRS, moved to England for work & picked up a 2011 Cayman 2.9 because it was the same price as a 2017 GT86.

The Cayman's 2.9 sounds amazing, pulls beautifully, people seem to love it... but it is very weird getting used to a car with no weight on the front. It's much faster and goes around corners well, but you can't set it on the edge and play with it like the 86. I honestly miss the 86.

Weirdly I've seen hardly any '86s at the trackdays here in UK, they don't seem to get much love over here.

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Probably because they’re too expensive there, and Caymans are a bargain in comparison. It’s crazy to me, as an Australian, that in the UK you could buy a new Cayman for maybe £15K (AU$26K) more than a Twin. Here in Australia, a base Cayman is about AU$75K (£43K) more than a Twin.

For this reason, you see less Caymans on the roads or at track days downunder, and tons of Twins absolutely everywhere. Seems to be the opposite in the UK, and price would be the main reason. Aussies get absolutely ripped off on P-cars here. It’s a shame, I’d love to own a Cayman, but even second hand they are absurdly expensive here.

I was in UK for two years. I hadn't seen any '86 except mine :) . They are not very common.

The 33% luxury car tax here doesn’t help either, but at least the threshold amount is being raised.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/luxury...sed-fy2022-23/

Yeap its true, there aren't many here, they didn't sell well which is a shame. The BRZ is even rarer with less than 900 registered in the UK. I think the primary reason is we are a strong 'Hot Hatch' country, sports cars in general aren't that popular not to mention a lot of people couldn't get past the lack of power.

Literally sold a 2009 Boxster S to get into a 2022 BRZ. Had a 2015 BRZ in the past.
Almost bought another 2019 BRZ with track package in 2019, ended up going with the Boxster.
Worked out fine, turned a small profit on the Porsche due to crazy used car prices.
I won't miss the expensive maintenance, tires, and possibilities of an expensive parts failure. Only miss the effortless acceleration.

I have been thinking about adding a base cayman 981 or maybe an S but prices are a bit high now. Have to wait for coming recession, then maybe. But after all the reading here I am thinking I might like my BRZ better. If I do it I will have both so it will be easy to compare.