So my '01 Boxster S w/ 58K miles started leaking coolant. Had it towed directly to the dealer who basically said it was DOA because of combustion gases in the coolant. A second specially shop used a Boroscope to confirm a crack in cylinder #3. Obviously, terrible news because I've kept this car in mint condition and do not drive it hard at all. From what I've found there was actually a manufacturing defect in early model boxsters. Unfortunately, mine falls in the range of those with this problem.
So, is my only option a new engine? Dealer quotes $28K for new, $12K for re-manufactured. I've also located a used one w/ 60K miles for around $6000. None of these include installation cost. Looks like minimum, I'm out ~$9K to get it back up and running w/ another 60K engine.
Any ideas... do I just sell for parts and move on?
P.S. I'm going to ask them tomorrow if I it will still drive at all and what's the risk at this point. Maybe I can just keep the coolant level up to buy some time? Anyone else run into this?