You Can Have This Porsche Cayman GT4 Right Now, But…

We’re all eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new Porsche Cayman GT4. So much so that some of us might be tempted to pick up a second-hand example of the last one in the meantime. We’re just not sure this particular example would be the smartest bet.

What we have here is a black-on-black 2016 Cayman GT4, located in Boston, with a little over 10,000 miles on the clock. It’s up for auction, with an opening bid of $30,250, and a buy-it-now price of $52,500.

That’s almost the base price on a brand-new, base-spec 718 Cayman, and a fair bit less than the $85,650 sticker price the GT4 carried when new. (This example is said to have cost $104,541, which hardly surprises us considering how quickly Porsche options can tally up.) But as you might have guessed by now, there’s a bit of a catch.

Listed for sale on Copart, this Cayman was involved in what looks to have been a rather heavy crash. Judging from the photos and limited information available, the mid-engined German sports car appears to have smacked something rather hard around the driver’s side front wheel, destroying the alloy itself and leaving rather serious-looking damage to the surrounding bodywork and undercarriage. We wouldn’t count on the suspension being entirely in tact, either.

The 3.8-liter six-cylinder boxer engine is said to run, channeling 385 horsepower to the rear wheels through an old-school six-speed manual transmission. But with that much damage to the vehicle around it, its insurers at Progressive have apparently written it off and are selling the car on a salvage title. Think it’s worth saving? This could be your opportunity. Just don’t say that we suggested it.