[fred cook]

My son has a Cayman S and I own a 1980 911SC coupe. Having had the opportunity to drive the Cayman fairly extensively and having owned the SC for over 13 years, I feel qualified to add to the discussion. First the Cayman S. It is a really great car, runs quite well and is comfortable to drive, even having good a/c. That said, I like my SC coupe over the Cayman. The SC is not as fast as the Cayman S but the SC doesn't give up much if anything in the suspension and handling to the Cayman. I like the more open interior of the 911 and (most of all) like having a (inflateable) spare tire on board. If I had a bottomless checkbook, I might buy a Cayman, but it would be "in addtion to" rather than "instead of" the 911.