Based on the numerous horror stories that appeared in this thread, I have created a survey thread asking box owners who have suffered blown engines to post some details about their experience......especially what Porsche has done to accept responsibility for the engine failure and what recovery cost them. The link is at:
http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/16822-shortlived-boxster-engines-survey-post148368.html#post148368
Thanks for participating,
Bob