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I propose that buying a Porsche, or any other "enthusiast" car can never be a totally "right brain" rational decision. It is, rather, an emotional and therefore totally non rational decision. One can, though, be as rational as possible in making a totally emotional decision...... if that makes sense.
If your finances are tight then ask how tight? Can you do the work yourself? If not all the work then can you at least do some? Do you have the space and the tools to do the work? Can you cover your responsibilities while the car is down for the work you need to do on it? Are you resourcefull enough to find out how to diagnose a problem and then find out how to take care of it? Porsche repair shops assume that you have unlimitted means to take care of any problem. You don't want to be the guy walking in saying "Please sir fix my problem, I'm totally clueless". You will pay out the nose!
Make a sound decision as to what car to buy. Make a sound decision as to what your resources are. If you give eveything you have to get it with no "reserves" for repairs...you may be caught in a bad situation. All used cars have some deffered maintenance required..ALL of them! Heck as soon as you put one mile on a car you are only so many miles from an oil change or an engine rebuild...one is just much closer than the other!
I know that everything I have stated is simple common sense but so many get caught up in the emotion of an emotional transaction that they lose focus. A Porsche is not a "point A to point B" appliance like a Toyota or Ford. They cost more to maintain, they just do. It should be no suprise yet it suprises many...go figure!
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