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From my limited experience a think a Cayman might be one of the ultimate daily use sportcars. Good chunk less money than a 911, usable performance and the aftermarket parts availability is getting better and better, not to mention you can interchange a lot of parts with boxters and 911s.
I've not had much experience of driving 911's at the limit but I do know that my dad had a nervy experience in a 996 Turbo when it was low on fuel. He's driven most things of note, raced on an off over the last 20-odd years (most exciting a full beans TVR Tuscan Challenge car - 450hp and around 900kg) and the only time seen him nervous was after a spirited drive home in the 996 where mid corner, the tail decided to give itself a big wag at about 70 and it all looked like it was headed south. After speaking with knowledgable people in the 911 world it turns out that running them low on fuel can unsettle the car due to weight (or lack of it) in the front.
Would still have one though.
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In a front engined rear drive car you'd need to lift off, twirl the wheel and hope for the best when that happens which is probably what he did. What he should have done, especially in a 4WD car like the turbo, was bury the throttle and let the traction fix it.
Easy peasy lemon squeezy (when you're typing it not living it).
Hefty
I agree the shit out of all of this.
A 987 Cayman R is a bloody amazing thing, it's so accessible that you're driving it at 9/10ths by the third corner. I only drove one for about 10 minutes tho and I fear it might be boring by the second day of ownership.
The tail out thing is where the whole mid-engined layout goes wrong for someone of my average ability and I end up in a hedge. 911s are just so brilliant at it. So long as you get the front to turn in you can just stomp on the power at any point you like and you get a beautiful, graceful power slide that the car pulls itself out of without needing any sort of scary little lift. You just keep pressing the right-hand pedal hard and the amaze traction of the rear engined set up sorts you out.
And when you work out that a little lift and flick on entry unsettles the car enough to make it work at any speed from 20mph to 150mph you realise just how fucking brilliant a 911 is.