In fact, I am going out on the limb here and say that the Cayman is a short term sales disappointment for Porsche. I believe MANY boxster owners do not want a coupe at all. I see very very few 911 owners moving downstream to a Cayman.
I could be wrong however, it is all speculation.
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Well addressed and to the point. The bread and butter is the 911 and that is ipso facto. The idea of the enthusiasts driving a Porsche seems to have died years ago as seen with their stratospherical prices. Of course most of us in the forum are the enthusiasts types but I would bet donuts to dollars that most of the 911 buyers are the elitist yuppies or the nouve riche that have to have it because it is the toy to have. I puke when I saw that Ralph Lauren has a car collection, even a 959, I bet that he has no idea of the history of the marque and of its racing heritage. For these individuals a Cayman as well as a Boxster means absolutedly nothing, almost a subchoice. This is the marketing strategy of Porsche. The 911 in clouds along with the Carrera GT. As a matter of fact the more expensive the shieker it becomes. I am very happy with my Boxster S and have no qualms that the 911 will outperform us but in a twisting road we will see who handles the beast better. As far as styling is concern our roadster is from the get go a roadster design not a chopped coupe as the cabriolet is. The shape of the cabriolet looks chopped egg. I also believe that the cabriolets vast majorities are sold with the tiptronics. Need I say more! almost brings to mind VP Agnew's quote about "effete corps of impudent snobs" but then there are those in the 911 group that are enthusiasts just like us and thoroughly enjoy their cars. I do believe that there is more snobs than enthusiasts. Last shot in this endless class struggle is to enjoy what you drive and the hell with the rest after all you are driving your own Porsche Boxster and they aren't.