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23109VC · 12-27-2008, 03:10 PM

I JUST bought my first Porsche. Boxster. I am 36.

I took out a loan to buy it. But kept the amount of my purchase WELL within a discretionary spending limit - as for me this is a third/fun car. Basically, the car could blow up, be stolen, disappear, etc - and I would be bummed out, but not financially ruined.

I suspect you may be somewhat younger than me. When I was in college, my dream car was actually not a Porsche, but a twin turbo Mazda RX7...in the late 90s those, along with the supras, were the *hot* import cars.... I had a big poster of a red twin turbo RX7 and had it above my desk - as motivation to keep studying and stay focused on school. as sad and superfiical as it may seem - having a somewhat cool car has always been a priority of mine and if that is what it took to keep me focused on my education so be it. I made it through UCSD and USD Law school, graduated on the law review, and now have a "respectable" job. I'm not rich - but I'm not hurting either.

If I had to do it over again - I would have started saving for my Porsche sooner - and would have put up wiht a "regular" car for longer - so I could have maybe gotten into a newer/better Boxster for my first car.

I love my car. I wanted something fun that handled well. For the money, there isn't much out there that has the same combination of class, luxury, and pure FUN in a top down package.

12-27-2008, 03:10 PM	#2
23109VC Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CA Posts: 726	I JUST bought my first Porsche. Boxster. I am 36. I took out a loan to buy it. But kept the amount of my purchase WELL within a discretionary spending limit - as for me this is a third/fun car. Basically, the car could blow up, be stolen, disappear, etc - and I would be bummed out, but not financially ruined. I suspect you may be somewhat younger than me. When I was in college, my dream car was actually not a Porsche, but a twin turbo Mazda RX7...in the late 90s those, along with the supras, were the hot import cars.... I had a big poster of a red twin turbo RX7 and had it above my desk - as motivation to keep studying and stay focused on school. as sad and superfiical as it may seem - having a somewhat cool car has always been a priority of mine and if that is what it took to keep me focused on my education so be it. I made it through UCSD and USD Law school, graduated on the law review, and now have a "respectable" job. I'm not rich - but I'm not hurting either. If I had to do it over again - I would have started saving for my Porsche sooner - and would have put up wiht a "regular" car for longer - so I could have maybe gotten into a newer/better Boxster for my first car. I love my car. I wanted something fun that handled well. For the money, there isn't much out there that has the same combination of class, luxury, and pure FUN in a top down package.