My last Porsche was an '85 911 3.2 Carerra. It was a nice car, but it too had things to worry about. It also had terrible heat/ac, a crappy shifting 915 tranny, and interesting tail heavy handling. It looked incredible, was fun to drive, but the driving experience between that and my "lowly base" 2002 boxster is night and day, with the Box being the clear winner. I really love driving my Boxster and all the modern things about it, and for that reason I don't worry about the possible engine issues. I have had over 35 cars, from classic muscle to four wheelers to sports cars, and all have their maladies. If my Boxster motor decides to bite the dust, I will cringe, but then I'll probably look forward to sticking something stronger into it......like I have had to before sometimes..... you want to play, you gotta pay...otherwise, buy a camry....