In reply to Phoenix864 :
I didn't realize you were also looking into an Evora. I actually drove one not too long ago and wrote my impressions down:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/random-car-reviews-tales-from-a-nut-with-too-much-time-on-his-hands/262322/page3/#post3962051
The last time I drove a Cayman S it was a 987.1 (987.2's are tough to find! Damn recession ruined it for us all!). I drove my somewhat lower mileage 2008 AP2 S2000 to the dealership so I could make a fair assessment. I preferred driving my S2000 by the slimmest of margins. I did love the 987S though- when you find a twisty road, they're so confidence inspiring and make a wonderful noise! My wife tried to convince me that we needed them both- I couldn't justify it financially, otherwise I would probably own both.
My wife used to own an ND1. We've driven a few ND's over the years, to include most recently an ND3, that we also drove back to back with my S2000 (wrote a review about it in the same thread listed above). Honestly I just don't fit (especially with the top up), which took away some of the fun factor for me. But regardless, my wife and I both preferred the S2000 (see thread for details), which is a shame, as I'm a Miata guy at heart- if you include my wife's old ND1, we've owned all 4 generations over the years (3 NA's, x2 NB's including a MSM, an NC2 and her ND1). But the S2000 is more or less a Miata with the knobs turned up to 11, with better/more rearward weight distribution and more space under the hood to work. If I was buying another Miata it would be the NC- it's the one I fit in and also feels like ~85-90% of the car the S2000 is, for half the money.
In the 5 years I've owned my AP2, that included a full season of autoX, here's an exhaustive list of everything that went wrong (preventative maintenance & tires notwithstanding):
-The clutch started sticking once a few years back. I bled it with clean fluid and it's been perfect ever since.
-I had to replace a gas cap a few years ago.
That's it. In 5 years, the total cost of "failures" has been less than $40, obviously that's not counting normal fluid/filter changes or the set of brand new Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires I just recently bought ($1000, only because I wanted another set of Michelin's- plenty of other good tires for $700-$800). While age is certainly a factor, these cars are as reliable as an anvil and mine has held up extremely well for a 16 year old car.
Note: if I was shopping a Cayman vs an Evora, for a pure weekend car in an area near twisty roads, I might lean towards the Evora, maybe (it is certainly a very interesting/special driving experience)... for a daily, no way in hell. For a sports car daily there's a reason that Porsche likely sells 10 Cayman's for every 1 Evora that Lotus sells. The Cayman is far more comfortable, has far superior build quality and more usability. The Evora is a special machine, but there's no way in this world I would want to daily one in traffic.