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Some of the very early cars built in 05 are rumored to run the M96 engine still, which we now know is better in terms of IMS bearing replacement than the M97 (as on the 06-08 in theory you cannot extract the bearing without splitting the case) . Would be interesting to know, there is a list of VINs floating around the web.

I had an 06 Cayman S, I loved it, one of the best cars I ever owned - the one flaw I found with it on the manual box anyway was the EGas was hard to modulate on take off, you had either too many revs or a borderline stall.. Pretty sure it wasn't me since that had never happened with its predecessor Boxster or it's successor 911. I tried a sprintbooster, remaps, nothing doing...never got as comfortable with it as I did with 10+ other porsches I owned over the years, but only on take off... On track that car was a joy, you could toss it and it'd never betray you.

Watch for the water pump, mine died at 40K mi only. You can do a lot of work yourself on that car. Best balanced car I ever drove. To be fair my current 991 is another favorite of mine exactly because it reminds me of the Cayman S as far as its sharp turn in, and adds 911 traction out of corners...