[SD987]

I think we may be missing the point, in that Edmund's is not saying the Boxster is cheap to run, just cheaper than the competition and when you look at the convertible over 45K category, there's some pretty pricey competition. I'd assume that almost all cars in that segment run on quality (read short-lived) rubber which is the first thing that comes to mind in terms of higher maintenance costs after routine interval service. The Box also has that 20K interval, so in 80,000 miles of driving you'd have only four service intervals vs. a Merc for example, where you'd have 6 (13K) intervals.

The main point in my mind is that while we don't have it cheap, it could be alot worse.