BlueSander

We think the Cayman has a much more rigid body, and the design curve is so much better than the Boxster. That is only 2/10 of what made this the worst purchase. The other 8/10 is from what people say about that car (the poor man's Porsche). The conversation (not that many) always starts with "wow, nice Porsche, how you like the car" and then right after that, people start making reference to how the Cayman looks so great and it's worth the money to get it. The worse one is there is this dude, asking how much it cost and he was like "damn, i never thought the Boxster cost that much. Isn't it the cheapest Porsche still?" It sucks. You paid the money and what you get doesn't seem to worth that much in people's eyes.
Anyways, the new Cayman looks great and drives great so does the Boxster but if you have the money the Cayman S is the way to go (unless you really, truly want convertible but unwilling to spend a lot more money then the Boxster S).

BlueSander

One quick note, when you end up purchasing the car at the end of lease, many times dealer will let you have the car for much less than the expected residual. I'm not so sure for Audi but it happens many times with BMW.

ACowabunga

Even if the A5 is the 2.0T, I would get it over the Boxster just because of the following three reasons:

1. I don't like convertables (easy for thieves to cut the top)
2. Maintenance prices
3. Place to carry my golf clubs

Both are great cars but then, just how many A5/S5's do you see on the road. Audi has come up with a gorgeous car and I believe it will be more fun to own as well.

BlackjackMulligan

I LOVE it when people say that soft tops are not safe and are easy to "cut"...let me tell you right now that it would be FAR easier for a thief to simply break a window than to try and slice through multiple layers of fabric, cables for the mechanism, and metal for the frame.

Your point about maintenance is spot on though...$175 for an oil change (although Porsches recommends you change the synthetic once every 20K miles or 1 yr in the Boxster), $500 for the 15K service which is an oil change, cabin filter, and the rest inspections, $1000 for the 30K service, etc.

I **think** that I could get a golf bag in the back trunk (Boxsters have 2!) if I remember correctly, but my bag isn't one of those monsterous ones...

BlackjackMulligan

so the car itself doesn't "suck", but what the unformed, non enthusiast thinks about the car sucks. Although, I never ran into that, most people were too busy drooling over the sheer beauty of it the sublime sound they never seemed to think it was a "poor mans" anything.

Even though this isn't a Cayman vs Boxster post, I'll say that if I were racing every day I'd take a Cayman.....but for normal, everyday enjoyable driving, you can't beat a roadster.

BlueSander

I bet you that you have never driven either one in your life if you posted suck thing.

BlackjackMulligan

As I mentioned in previous posts....I owned a 2005 Carmon Red Metallic over Sand Beige leather. Owned it from '05 to '08. I've driven several Caymans since they were released a couple of years ago. As you mentioned, your UNCLE owned a Porsche, but you never did.

So continue to post "suck things" because you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

BlueSander

Boxster is like bumper car that's why many ppl at the track will tell you that a boxster can run tracks ahead of a Cayman (but without tracking the car everyday, I would love to have a Cayman S than any others). I've driven most of the Porsche line so I'm sure I know a lot more than I should. Also, my uncle may not be like yours but he does let me have the thing for a day or two if I want so for me, owning one or my uncle own one is about the same.

BlueSander

Anyways, I think it's time to stop throwing **** at me. The OP ask which he should buy, my answer is as a primary driver, A5 is great but as a second car, Cayman S if he can afford it.

S5PJM

ive never really been a fan of the boxster - it seems people that drive them are trying to be someone they are not .. if your going to get a porsche than get the real thing caymen s or more ... the A5 on the other hand reflects confidence .. i have never driven a boxster though just the impression i get w/ that line