Porsche has gradually strayed from its racing DNA in favor of luxury performance. Lotus and the Alpine A110 (
see this) have picked up where Porsche's old trajectory left off. I don't think it's that bad, but certain aficionados (anyone know 86 Chief Engineer Tada-san's old friend and spiritual father of the new 86, Moto?) feel completely abandoned by the Porsche brand's new direction.
FR-S remains a solid candidate even after $10k in FI and supporting mods. $35k in, 0 on the odo, and a more visceral experience. Akin to old school, lighter P-cars of decades past, I imagine. (Guys, watch Wheelman on Netflix--a hero car done better than any car film, purposefully modded and not Japanese!) Depreciation hit will be instant but not terrible considering cost of entry is already low plus won't be hard to sell. But do we honestly buy these cars to worry about as investment assets or as toys at our disposal?
I started a diehard purist for the 86's high-revving momentum car purpose vowing not to FI. ~4 years later (my natural attention span for any car), my eyes strayed toward other cars. But I calculated that a few upgrades and FI would yield on par performance and spare me the depreciation/tax hits from selling/buying and doubts from being an original owner to a used car buyer. Now 2 years after those mods, still feels fresh with years of enjoyment ahead. Like I bought a completely different car. 2 for the price of a little more than one AND kept it longer (6 years) than any previous car (record was 5). There's a certain joy in experiencing this improvement delta (aka "build") over years. Building a Cayman may have a similar thrill; maybe not as pronounced/attainable. But if you want it bought not built and newness to expire in 4 years, go Cayman.
(I might be self-validating here lol)
Plot twist: Seriously wait for the Supra. Twice as rigid and lower CoG than 86 via cleverly mounted steering rack, ~3000-3200 lbs, "perfect" 50:50 weight distribution, potential 718S killer(!):
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDsOyC0GSqw"]2019 Toyota Supra Mk V Testing on Nürburgring Nordschleife! - YouTube[/ame]
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Originally Posted by fatoni
My point is that you are cherry picking points to talk about to support your opinion instead of forming an opinion based on what you observe.
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Your first statement is completely vague with no formation leading up to opinion so there's nothing to cherry pick. You left it wide open for interpretation. Fair game for him to form an opinion from scratch and impossible to cherry pick from your non-formulations. Logically (or illogically), you said:
(1) Cayman = FR-S
(2) FR-S = !FR-S
(3) FR-S = !Cayman
Substitute RHS of (2) into RHS of (1) and you get:
(4) Cayman = !FR-S
Substitute LHS of (4) into RHS of (2) and you get:
FR-S = Cayman
Substitute RHS of (1) into RHS of that result and you get:
FR-S = FR-S
You set yourself up to disprove your statement.
