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I love how people fear the salt with the P-Car, but have no problems with the "other car" that gets subjected to the same crappy weather or worse and "that" car likely never gets the same care and maintenance as a Pcar would.

Porsche designed and tests their cars for year round use. They test in the artic circle and the sahara desert. Death valley. Tropical climates. The Alps. Porsches are fantastically tested and designed cars.

In the end, they are just a car. heck, I have seen parked on the streets of DC, 1960's vintage 911/912s. Sure they are rusty. Sure they aren't perfect. But they are 40+years old and still being driven. That is what a Porsche can be. Not many 1960s vettes, Ferraris etc on local city streets, but you will always find a few Porsches.

The Boxster is, in the end, just a car. Buy it. Drive it.

For your climate, the bigger limits will be depth of snow/rain. More than about 5-6" of snow and the Box will get stuck. Get a second set of rims with Snows. Consider sourcing a used hardtop and go for it!