[blue62]

Originally Posted by 78F350

I've had a no crank/no start in a Boxster with a Tiptronic transmission that was not quite fully in the Park position. It could happen in a manual transmission car if the clutch pedal safety switch is stuck.

Old thread: http://986forum.com/forums/performance-technical-chat/22842-need-help-intermittent-starting-problem.html

I took it when he said he "turned the key and got absolutely nothing" that he meant no power to anything.
If it was a no crank/no start I would approach the problem a little differently then I outlined above.