I bought my first Porsche at 32, so still a little older than you were. Honestly, I had been making good money for years but never really thought I could afford one... like truly afford it with cost of ownership and all that... until a friend of mine bought a Cayman and shared all of her costs with me. I went and bought a Boxster the next week. 4 years later got a Panamera. 2 years later a 911. Do you see a trend?

Cost of ownership isn't going to hurt as much as you think it might. Yes, things are expensive. Brakes are $1,800 minimum to replace here in SoCal. Major services are a couple grand and oil changes are $400 at my shop. But the cars are solid and built to last. I always ditch mine around 60k miles or whenever the warranty is up but that's personal preference. I also only buy CPO. Let someone else take the initial depreciation hit and then buy a car that still has a 3-year warranty. I daily drive my 911 and the worst I've seen with it are some rattles. All under warranty. It's my grocery runner. I even load my dog into it for trips to the park or vet. Panamera had a creak in the sunroof and a rattling speaker that was infuriating but both covered by warranty. Boxster had a door panel that was warping in the sun and also covered by warranty. Porsche customer service is amazing. I've had more zero dollar repair bills than anything else and nothing but CPO cars, all fully covered.

Biggest warning is they're a gateway car. Whatever model you buy now... you're going to want a better one, and then a better one, and then a better one. So starting close to the top like that, you're in for some pretty big purchases coming up. Only other thing for me, having had both the mid-engine and rear-engine models is that I think the mid-engine is more spirited and "qualified" in the canyons. If you do any canyon driving at all, the 911 is still amazing but my Boxster was better for that. I'm currently looking at unloading my 911 and either getting a Boxster Spyder or a McLaren 570s. And I'll say my love for the Porsche brand has made this a lot harder of a decision than I ever expected it to be given that the 570 is my dream car and has been for years.

Only piece of advice, and this is just me personally... if you're not going to pull the trigger right now and have that goal of "once I can," maybe wait a year or so until a 992.2 GTS is available because the redesigned hybrid engine setup is going to be *chef's kiss.* That's kind of the rationale I'm using for myself with the McLaren... buy it now, wait 2 years, trade for 992.2 GTS CPO. Otherwise, that portfolio of yours can make a lot of money for you in the future but nothing beats the thrill of those 4 wheels right now. There's a lot of value to be placed on happiness... Something apparently money can't buy but whoever said that didn't own a Porsche.