Is a Porsche Cayman a Good First Car? 

Pooch this will be my second car. First car was a 1989 Honda prelude. 21 with a Porsche? Meh. I’m fine with that 😁

@@staibybaby7289 bro I had a 1989 prelude but i totaled it so now I’m think of getting a Porsche

Hey just wondering how the first year of ownership went

I can not recommend this enough. If you have enough money to get a Porsche as a first car, then you should be able to pay 1-3k in order to get proper sports car driving lessons. I recommend the 80's 911 as a first car more. less power

You actually can’t go wrong with either one. Its more of a personal preference

@EverydayDriver actually did an episode comparing those two cars

how you even get that kinda money

@@Whaiesh3827That’s not even a ridiculous amount of money….like $30k which isn’t much at all for a new car.

Don't know if you've bought the Cayman yet, but do not get auto in the first gen. From what I've heard it's just not good. It was before they perfected any sort of PDK system so it is confusing and can be slower (due to driver confusion) than a manual. Can't go wrong with a manual; who wants to get a Porsche when its auto, enjoy rowing your own gears. If you haven't gotten the Cayman yet, then yep, the first gen is a safe place to start. Make sure that you aren't getting a garage queen because it could be more susceptible to the IMS engine bearing failure. It is highly unlikely; however, it could still happen. By getting some a little bit more run in, you know that the engine oil has been circulating around that bearing and won't be dry, so you're good to go. Also, I would recommend trying to find a Cayman S. This is the 3.4 engine and an absolute must over the 2.8 regular version. It's peppier, spritely, and is faster. It feels more like the Cayman should always be. Also try to find a car with the sport chrono package; you will know if it has it by looking in the interior and seeing if there is a 'clock' in the middle of the top of the dashboard, that is the chrono. The perks to having this package is the sport button down below on the center console that allows the throttle response to be much more sharp. Again, a nice thing to have in this car. If you've already bought your car, then I hope you're having plenty of fun in it!

@@johncary4302 thank you very much John, I will consider all your recommendations. I am living in a European country with very limited options in the buying market but manual will be definitely a pre-requisite for me. Btw which years are first gen years? 2006-2010?

@@kaandervis6276 First gen is 2006-2008. All the 2006 cars were made as the S version whereas 2007 marked the first year as the 2.8 engine non-S version.

The answer is objectively no, but if you love it might as well give it a shot if you have the money.

Depends on if you want a convertible or a hardtop, other than that it's essentially the same car

John Ward what’s your car

Where to start...

John Ward *sends harsh RU-vid comment as he closes the car door of his old Toyota MR2*

Lol ur mad for what? Watching and commenting on someones video who you supposedly dislike. Sounds like it may be someone by the name of John Ward that needs to get a life my g.

If it’s a turbo MX5 then it’s gonna blow up soon. Don’t worry