Its interesting hearing your perspective so far. I was originally considering a Miata but had always liked Porsche! I only had the money and space for one and so far I am happy. I've only owned my Boxster for 1 week but have already put 1,000 miles on it. I have some routine maintenance to take care of but I'm hoping it will be relatively cheap and free of problems. Obviously the miata would have been cheaper to own but my heart says I made the right decision