New and used Porsche prices are kind of like current home prices....ludicrous
I could not pay more than $100K for one of these cars new, any of them really. I also could not own a turbo variant of any year. A high rpm screaming NA H6 is where it's at and dear God, not a Boxer turbo 4. The complexity of the turbo motors is also frightening and I don't see how you can do much work with the motor in the car.
I've owned my slow ass 265hp 2011 Cayman Base 6MT for a year now. I absolutely love it and basically daily it while my much faster 2016 M235 with 450hp collects dust most days. Yeah, my Cayman is not fast and I don't care much. The car makes you work for the power and chase that redline. It's so damn fun and well built. Plus 0-60 in the lower 5s ain't all that slow for a 2.9 H6. The car turns heads and constantly brings attention which to me says people love the thing as much as I do. For the $32K I paid and about $3K in maintenance and repairs, I could not be happier. The car is generally easy to work on and I've already had much it apart.
If I had to do it over again, I would find a pristine 987 Cayman with a shot motor for $10K-15K, swap in a fully built 350hp 3.8 for around $20K, put $10K into suspension/tires/wheels/interior upgrades, and have one hell of a fun and classic car for around $40-45K.