[KevinH1990]

I think the answer to your question depends on what other demands you face on your time, energy and financial resources.

When I was 18, I wanted to buy a 1959 Porsche 356 Convertible D. If I recall correctly, I think it would have cost about $1400. My Dad told me I could buy it, but I couldn't keep it at our house. His reasoning was that maintenance and restoration on the car would be time consuming and I would either forego college to work on the car or the car would rust away in our drive way because I lost interest. Although I would tease my Dad in later years that Convertible D's in great condition were selling for 6 figures, I think my Dad had great insight.

If owning the car is not going to interfere with your achievement of an important long-term goal, I think you will be able to make it work. As you can tell from the responses you received already, there are a lot of resources on this board that will make owning a Boxster fairly practical given that it has some inherent problems and it is a 20-year old German sports car.

If the car is going to be a distraction or a catastrophic engine failure will be a significant financial blow, I think it may be better to wait a few years. There should be plenty of cool cars to buy and your tastes may change.