Thread: FR-S vs Cayman
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Old 04-17-2012, 05:44 PM   #59
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Absolutely, I don't view the FRS as a Cayman fighter at all. The Cayman is going to have better build quality, be faster, probably have tighter, better steering feel, and is just generally a monster.

But there in lies the problem for me, it's overbuilt for what I use a car for 99% of the time. Combined with the sky high cost of entry, sky high maintenance costs (unless nothing goes wrong, at which point it comes down to a level that's just "relatively expensive"), and virtually un-usable real world performance - I can't justify it for myself anymore (I actually had a Cayman for a few years from 2009-2011).

I can't justify buying and owning a by the numbers sports car which has otherworldly performance. The car becomes more of a piece of jewelry at that point then an actual fun to drive experience, and that's what makes me so excited about the FRS.
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