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another thing to consider is that this is not just a mode of transportation.
Your car is also an entertainment expense. For me its also a hobby.
I get out aggressions in autocross/HPDE and spend infinite numbers of hours
cleaning it the next day.
Oh and if you are a single guy man you can not miss with Porsche ownership in your 20's. All of my friends have VERY expensive cars and always used to think that women being impressed by cars was bunk. That was not at all a factor in choosing this car if it were I would have bought a Merc or something. But as it turns out Girls/Women LOVE this little car. I'm very surprised. Las Saturday my friend's girlfriend's friends started oohing and ahhing and jumped into the drivers seat talking about how her father had the Boxster S and that she didn't know anyone "our age" who had one. I let her drive (in Stilleto heels!) and it was the scariest 15 minute commute of my life.

See that's what I mean by entertainment factor.