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Your concerns are very real.
The cost of ownership thread and several of the anecdotal replies here average out to somewhere around $1500/yr., some years more, some less.
But, that average can swing wildly with a near or catastrophic failure - IMS, Chain tensioner failure, etc.
Two schools of thought here:
a.) Drive it like you stole it, throw caution to the wind, and if (some may argue when) you come up Snake Eyes, part it out or sell it to a spec racer. The loss is matched by the car's Fun Quotient.
b.) Live under the Sword of Damacles, baby the car, worry about every little creak, rattle or hickup and still crap out. Then lament that you didn't have the fun you intended with it.
If you're more the 'b' type, take a pass.
Life is too short not to enjoy the car you drive! Some may say at whatever the cost.
No one can tell you if this is the right car for you, except you. Do your research, drive several and then decide.
The Boxster isn't the only nice car out there, BMW, Nissan, MB, Mini, Mazda make many nice cars and some of these are more reliable and less expensive to maintain. These are facts.
But, if facts or praticality were the only measure, there'd be only 1 car on the market and it's nameplate would likely be either Honda or Toyota.
Cheers!
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