Newbie needs buying advice

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Originally Posted by etarasoff

Thanks for the tips. Did any of you guys buy a base and ultimately regret it? The last sports car I had was a 914 twenty years ago. So, even a base Boxster will seem very quick by comparison. I've driven both a base and S but dinot in any sort of conditions where I could really "test" either. S definitely had a little more pickup but both seemed fast to me.

If they seemed the same in your drive, than you'll probably be happy with either. The S definitely has more grunt, but really both are plenty quick for public roads. The S also has better brakes and better resale value. Cost to maintain is likely the same for each.

If there's nothing on the market today that catches your fancy, just wait a bit longer. There's tons out there, and once Spring really gets going there will likely be many more hitting the market.