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Originally Posted by 86MLR
Been googling, 4 pot was released here, 718.
Nice bit of kit, 600kg heavier than the Elise.
This 17 model with about 1k km was around 150k$, sadly its PDK (Although I'm getting older and those PDK boxes are sweeet). Simular colour to my 86's Solar Orange as well, the missus wouldn't notice the change, maybe....
Would make a better daily than an Elise, if that's a concern.
I would still go the Elise..... maybe....
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Originally Posted by fatoni
the cayman is about the same weight as the brz. i think the miata is so good because even if it isnt quite as much fun as a brz or elise, the fun to be had is way more accessible. ive had a ton of miatas and i currently own a brz and an elise and the elise is a ton of work to enjoy. ive daily driven my track prepped with standalones, coilovers and door bars and it was a lot easier to deal with than the lotus. add to that the fact that its a fragile aluminum and fiberglass body and its really hard to enjoy that on a regular basis imo.
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Much of this conversation of what would make a good "daily driver" depends on some very specific conditions. Any car can be a good daily driver if you live someplace with reasonably consistent good weather and if your daily drive is not overly long or hard on a car.
The Cayman was actually on my short list (I have a family connection that meant I could get one "cheap") but was ruled out rather quickly when looked at realistically. At the time I drove almost 50,000 miles a year on very busy highways, all year round. To buy a Cayman (Lotus is not an option here) or any other high end car would mean I would lose a very large sum of money in a very short time. Sure I could store it in the winter and drive a beater but in my mind that defeats the whole purpose of owning a nice driving car. It came down to knowing that through the amount and type of daily driving I did I would destroy a $30K car instead of a $100K one and that was a no brainer to me.
So when people speak of "daily driving" the whole picture needs to be considered not just what cars are great to drive.