Thinking of buying a new car and I've narrowed it down to these two options, a 2015 Porsche Cayman GTS and a 2019 BMW M2 Competition. Porsche sounds great and is more of a sports car but the M2 is the ultimate M car, newer and quicker. I currently drive a '09 987 Cayman S which I love but I have seen it appreciate in price recently so looking to upgrade. I love both of these cars and was wondering what WSO's thoughts are and if they have any other suggestions around the PS45k mark?
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I'd go for the M2 CS. It's as fun and sporty as the Cayman, but a bit more useable in the day to day. Can't comment on UK pricing, just lament that they get all the fun toys we missed out on here in the NA.
2019 M2 Comp; absolute blast to drive. I love the Cayman, but a 2015 would be a bit too dated for me personally (although the 2019 BMWs already feel a bit too “traditional" in the interior).
porsche for the pussy
Porsche 100%. The 2016 isn’t a 981, it’s one of the last years of the NA 6 cylinder.
2015 bud, is a 981, thanks for input I am leaning towards Porsche
Sorry I was thinking of the 982
M8 Comp
Yeah the B8 looks sick
Unfortunately a bit out of my price range, maybe in a few years
M2 for sure. Go harder if you're gonna stay Porsche
I drove a Base 981 Cayman 2015 with a Cobb Tune and now an FBO M4. Both have their pros and cons, I think the GTS would have enough kick that I would've been happy. I sold the Cayman during the used car market boom for significantly more than I was expecting because it wasn't as fast as I'd like. I loved the sound honestly of the flat 6 even with no exhaust and it sounded way better than the FBO M4. I loved handling and the looks of Porsche and honestly I'd trade my FBO M4 to get in a Cayman again - especially the 981 naturally aspirated ones.
Yeah I want something a bit quicker than my current Cayman, GTS has 80 bhp less than the M2 but is still punchy at ~340 bhp. GTS sounds much better than the S55 engine in the M2C
Are you buying a manual or auto? I feel like a lot of journalists have said that the gearing of the manuals is all wrong in porsches these days. I haven't driven either but just based on the journalists that I seem to share a lot of other car opinions with I'd go for the M2 comp.
I’m going auto so PDK on the Porsche and BMW’s DCT which has had good reviews. My current car is manual but I’ve driven a few cars with DCT and I really enjoy it.
Can't go wrong either way.
Buy whichever one you get the best deal on (for that particular car). Drive it sometime, sell it and get the other.
Yeah I’m considering doing this, Porsche should hold its value pretty well so may do GTS then the M2C further down the line
Do you mind sharing what's your position and industry? No homo but I want to be you in a couple of years
In regards to your question, Porsche hands down IMO. The 981 GTS is such a beautiful car. Are you going to pay it through a financing package?
You don’t need a lot of money to buy a 45k ps car. You just need 5k for the down payment and an income that can service the 800 per month payments.
Once you start making money you’ll realize that driving a fancy car is a lifestyle choice rather than something only obtainable by the wealthy. I’m 27, have had moderate career success and there’s basically no car I couldn’t buy right now, excluding the super cars that cost $800k+. Just a question of if you want to spend $20k per year on a car or not
You’re completely right, it is a lifestyle choice - I really enjoy cars and don’t spend as much money elsewhere. Financing in the UK is even cheaper, could get a 45k car for about 550ish a month with 5k down and they lend to anyone pretty much so you could see someone on 30k a year driving a 45k car it’s insane. I am buying cash though due to my current car rising in value and having the rest of the cash to spend.
I’m an equities analyst in AM. Like the poster said above it’s easy to obtain a car like the GTS on a decent income, I’m paying cash rather than financing due to selling my old car for 20k and putting the other 25k towards it.
Thank you both, def makes sense - What's the maintenance like for the GTS in general? I've heard Porsches aren't great in this respect
Don’t know too much about the Cayman, but you can’t go wrong with the M2. I picked up an M4 this summer and couldn’t be happier. I’ve put about 10,000 miles on it since and haven’t had any issues.
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quick question - not related to the cars but the financing. Would you opt for Hire Purhcase or PCP?
Personally, I think Hire Purhcase makes a bit more sense as you don't have the balloon payment in the end (e.g. I'm not sure if i'll have £60k in 4 years time to pay off the entire thing in cash).
I thought about possibly financing the M2C as it's newer and available. HP makes more sense as you can get a lower rate of ~3%. PCP is always 7%+ and like you said got to pay the balloon at the end. There are some 0% PCP deals but always on new cars so you have to take the big depreciation hit.
I am going to buy the car cash though as I’ve saved up to pay the excess on top of my current car’s value.
Makes sense thanks for the color!
M2. Its superior to todays model, will appreciate and age well. Regarded as one of the best bimmers in the past decade
Also a big car fanatic interested in buying a car in LDN in the future. How will you deal with the costs of parking and the congestion charge, esp. if you're spending GBP 800 a month on payments?
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