Porsche's worst-kept secret is the fact that their entry-level sports car, the Cayman, handles better than the ubiquitous Porsche 911, while being nearly as fast and just as good looking. Now here's another secret - .

is what you get when you look up "sports car"in the dictionary. It's "pull me over" red, low to the ground, has a swooping roofline, seats 2, has a manual 6-speed transmission, and has the holy grail of engine configurations - mid engined and rear-wheel drive. It's the best of the best, for a seriously small amount of money.

This Cayman has a clean vehicle history, comes with all of its original paperwork, and looks to have been taken care of by its previous owners quite well. The mileage stands at around 89,000, but the car's mechanicals are so relatively simple that reliability isn't a concern and parts can be reasonably sourced and installed by any independent shop or shadetree mechanic.

While some other models had IMS bearing problems, the Cayman's engine didn't suffer the same fate. - a useful nugget of wisdom if you're looking to buy this sports car as a weekend toy or daily commute destroyer. , because for this price, you're not buying it, you're stealing it.

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Happiness: (noun) - the feeling one gets when going full throttle in a hand-built Italian supercar.

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