tiptronic breakdown

[blinkwatt]

I don't know if the S and base share the same Tiptronic but this could be an option;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-01-Boxster-S-Tiptronic-Automatic-Transmission_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33727QQihZ 006QQitemZ160128242515QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Just dropping and reinstalling a tranny shouldn't cost more then $1k. Many of us have had to had the RMS replaced,which requires dropping the tranny and it's cost anywhere from $900-$1.1k in labor.