[davemon]

$300/mo for a car payment seems to be rather conservative. You'll have a hard time beating that by much... at best you'll have a $190/month car payment for a used something rather. Depends on your priorities but maybe taking an odd shift or 2 on the weekend for the $110 might be worth it. For me, the real question here is can you afford the odds and ends that Porsche ownership requires as opposed to the maintenance free experience Toyota or Honda offers? IMS/RMS/AOS, more expensive tires/brakes, canvas repairs, top cables, 9qts of syntec +$18filter all come to mind.

My Toyota has required 1) gas and 2) oil in order to run down the road. Yes brakes and tires to keep it on the road safely, but that is all. All of which are cheaper than the Boxster. (89octane for 32mpg, $5 oil filter, tires cheaper and last longer) Honestly it may be worth considering getting a cheap Toyota, running it for 5 years while you sock away money for a Porsche and don't have to worry about the ownership costs so much. OR decide you only are young once and definitely want the experience of Porsche ownership, at the cost of logging pt job hours. I drove the Toyota as long as I could before deciding I need my convertible before I'm too old to really have fun with it. (Admittedly I feel like I stole my uncle's car sometimes)

GL!