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      10-07-2014, 06:56 AM   #1
baege
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Drives: 2022 Cayman GTS 4.0 6MT
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Toronto, Canada

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Moving from 2014 Cayman S, what next?

In June of 2013 I moved from my Z4 Coupe 3.0SI to a 2014 Cayman S.

While I've enjoyed the car, I think our time together is coming to a close. Perhaps it's a function of age, but I find my desire to drive it like I stole it(high rpm shifts and high speed cornerning) is waning and honestly if you're not doing that, then the car's not that charming. The ride is pretty rough (I have stock suspension with 20's) and there's not a lot of low end torque. It seems to want to be driven like a race car, but I am not sure I am all that into that style of driving anymore. I think I might be making that move from wanting a sports car to wanting more of a GT.

I've also posted before how I have no real emotional connection to the car which means the loss of driving enjoyment in the car is even more influential.

So I feel like making a move, likely in the spring. I'd like a late model (ideally 2011 and up) relatively small car with manual tranny, good low end torque and a non-turbo engine with a max budget of $70k (cdn)

Possible contenders that come to mind for me are:
C7 Z51 (with Magnetic ride)
Audi S5
e89 3.0i

Thoughts? Any other suggestions?
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