The lofty Carerra crowd don't even consider the Boxster a Porche, they view it as a high end Volkswagan.....!!!

Although I happen to like the lines and comparable to what you might pay for a true high end Porche, it's a relative bargain.

As far as repairs/maintenance, any Porsche or MB is ugly, but our Xfires ain't too shabby, especially if you have to visit a Dealer, with no warranty...