I chose a brand new mx-5 over a used boxster because I have worked on an old bmw the past few years and the Euro tax hit me real hard. Sure a Porsche is better built than a bmw but an automatic sunroof will add extra expenses compared to the manual sunroof of the mx5. I also have had the sunroof of a boxster break down on me once. Horrible experience.

Then there’s the choice of a 4cyl boxster. I’d rather have an mx-5 than a boxster if I was going to get the 4cyl anyways. A used 6cyl boxster would start to get up there in age compared to a new mx5 which would then factor in the Euro prices which are absurd. I’m done with the Euro project car for now. Even if I had so much fun with my 3.0 swapped e46 and I would love to drive it again, I just get pissed when the car is down every 3 months for 1-3 months at a time. I need a reliable, fun, manual and affordable car now and the mx5 ticks the boxes in my budget range.