I doubt I'll ever have the luxury of seeing a Ferrari on a lift, is it possible that some of the variation is due to parts being hand built? Anyhow, while on the topic, my 944 was built like a tank compared to the Boxster. You never, ever heard the glass when you shut the door on the 44 and it closed with that definitive click, solid Porsche sound.

Sure did, I had a 944 then a 944S. The first Porsche took back b/c they could not remove wheel shake at 60mph+, they replaced with a 944S with power steering and all was well. Very neutral handling.

A fellow I know ended up with a Testarossa in the late 80's (his father had means and unexpectedly passed away) and kept it as long as he could, ended up selling it due to ridiculous maintenance costs. My next door neighbor also owns a Ferrari, bought it used and keeps it up himself. He is a knowledgeable guy, pretty meticulous, bought the manuals and frankly from what I've seen if you're willing to read and learn, they can be kept up fairly simply (he has a 328). Pretty neat cars and GLORIOUS sounds imo.

The 328 is supposed to be a pretty sweet unit, I would think the specialized tools would be expensive too.