[Lordblood]

About two months ago, I rear ended a 1980's Dodge Ram and crushed the front of my Boxster. I found out last week that it is in fact going to be considered total. The insurance is paying $9500 for it, which is exactly what I paid for it two years ago.

In the state I was in, I should not have been driving, but I still did. I'm just thankful that nobody was injured, and the truck was completely unharmed. I am thinking about getting a Boxster, this time knowing the things I didn't know last time. My budget has been raised to around 18k. I'm wondering if I should buy a Boxster S in mint condition, or if I should get the 987 base model.

If I end up not buying a Boxster, I'm thinking of getting another sports car, maybe a sports sedan. I've looked at M3's, M5's, and Audi S4's. Do you guys have any other suggestions?