Repairable, Salvage and Damaged Porsche 718 Cayman for Sale

The 718 Cayman is the newest generation in Porsche's mid-engine coupe line, and it's scarce enough at auction that no sale closed here in the last two years. Most of these are still too new, and too valuable, to end up salvage in any volume yet. Across the make a recent Porsche sold for a median winning bid around $7,050 before fees, and a wrecked 718 Cayman routinely clears well past that line, because demand for the newest Cayman outruns the thin supply of damaged ones. Front End leads the damage board at 80%. Most stay in the US, picked up locally or shipped in-country.

Porsche switched this generation to a turbocharged flat-four starting in 2017, replacing the naturally aspirated flat-six that older Caymans ran. That engine, in 2.0 and 2.5-liter form, holds up well and carries none of the intermediate-shaft bearing risk that haunted earlier water-cooled Porsches — direct injection and a redesigned architecture closed that chapter years before this car arrived. From 2020 the GTS 4.0, GT4 and Spyder brought back a naturally aspirated flat-six, and those are the ones enthusiasts chase hardest; a wrecked GT4 is a different animal from a wrecked base coupe, and the parts are far pricier. Being mid-engined, a rear hit reaches the engine bay directly, so treat rear damage the way you'd treat a front hit on a normal car. The shell mixes aluminum panels over a steel structure, so straightening front damage needs a shop equipped for both metals. PDK and manual gearboxes are both on offer and both hold up. If the shell's too far gone, the non-repairable pool still pays for a drivetrain that's in high demand on its own.

Buying is quick: register free — no dealer license — set a maximum bid and the system bids up to that cap, or take a car at its Buy Now price. Win it, pay the invoice plus fees, then pick up, ship or export.

Note: ACV and damage data come from the original auction listing. Always check the condition and title yourself before you bid.