[sd_boxster]

It seemed like you were asking for specific opinions in your original post - that's what people have been providing. I personally could have spent more on a car than I did. The Boxster was a good compromise between quality and economy. Can I afford a higher-end Porsche? Yes. Do I want to commit a larger percentage of my income to a non-essential expense? Nope.

If the goal of your thread is to point out that many people buy Boxsters because it's the Porsche model they can afford, well, that's both accurate and painfully obvious...