F80 M3 and the Base Cayman (apples and oranges, I know)

[csbear]

Originally Posted by EfEightyM3

Just look at the fact that a 991.2S with street tires is almost as fast as an m4 GTS which in reality has close to 200 more hp and is on cup tires.

Man those Sport Cup 2s are insanely sticky! I am thinking about switching out to MPSS after the tread wears out on my cup tires (I wanted to save them for the track, but I don't have anywhere to store the Cups at this moment.). Plus for a low tread wear tire the cups are expensive.

I think I am being a little over confident with the SC2s and it's scary...

It's all good, the Pilot Super Sports are great tires regardless...

Originally Posted by nicknaz

I agree btw cgt4 is a great car, and also wanted to point out in the interest of fair balance that there is always a trade off/ drawback with any car, with straight line acceleration and (poor) ease of exiting the LWB two such things for the Cgt4.

Yup, the GT4 gearing could also be shortened and that would have made it much quicker, but Porsche obviously did that to keep the Cayman platform in the shadows of the 911. But it's done by other car companies as well. BMW could have made an M4 killer at a lower price if they wanted to (aka, M2), but it would make absolutely no business sense.

Just part of the game the suits play...

[DDR MFS]

Originally Posted by redux

Yup, I've been through this trap before. I'd suggest sticking with the M3 if there's even the slightest hint at an additional family member in the coming few years. Your spouse says the Porsche is ok now, but her mind will change, and you will be forced to sell your fun car for something reasonable.

Not to resurrect an old thread, but it happened. See signature...

[DDR MFS]

I saw this got a lot of views, and I will add comments after two years of Cayman S ownership and going back to BMW. Either way, you can't lose. Picking up the F80 in two hours.