T8 said:
.......... I stumbled across a Cayman S that is really testing my 'fantastic sports car but it's not a 911' resolve to the limit. The car in question is in a very rare colour combination and highly spec'd but more importantly it's a year newer, lower mileage and £14k cheaper than any 991 I've viewed.
Sitting behind the wheel it didn't feel any different to a 991 and when I took it for a cross-country drive I certainly wouldn't have got back any faster in any other car.
My conclusion is that for £40k a 2013 Cayman S is a very viable alternative to a 2012 991 that would cost around £55k or an equivalent 991S that would cost nearer to £60k.
The internal conflict I'm currently wrestling with is whether to leave a Porsche shaped gap in my life for a while or to go back and buy the beautiful 'jump in and drive' sports car as a 6-12 month 'stop-gap'.
This was the 981S I stumbled across whilst looking for a 991S.
I left it at 12 noon on Saturday and, after much deliberation, rang up to buy it this morning only to find that it sold at 12.30 to someone who'd been waiting patiently for me to say yes or no.
I'm far more disappointed than I ever thought I would be but that's all down to missing that specific car.
The fact that I deliberated so long over such a brilliant example of a Cayman S confirms to me, once-and-for-all, that my next Porsche will definitely be a 991.