"For as long as I can remember, the Elise has been my dream car."
For as long as you can remember?! The car's not even five years old--how old are you?
Congrats. I cross-shopped the Elise against the Boxster back in 2005. I chose the Boxster only for the following reasons:
1. Daily driver
2. Cost of repairs, to both its body and, well, mine.
