Thank you guys for the input. I also posted this question on the RX7 board, and the replies were also interesting.
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=587380&page=1&pp=15
I'm definitely leaning towards the Boxster S. My goals are not to impress the girls, but to have reliability and a high fun factor, as I stated up front.
Some of the commentary is immature on the other board... just skip past those. Clearly there are young tuners on board who cannot tell the difference between discussing the issue and just making statements without merit.
Sincerely,
Rob
