2001 boxster s blown engine?

[JCL12]

Since many of us live in fear of engine failure (and i think some of us a pretty hazy on the true costs), can anybody post up some hard data (sorry if you are the one who is collecting it firsthand) on:

-total cost new engine replacement ($ cost and which engine, i.e. 2.7, 3.4, etc)
-quotes on in-shop repair costs based on new policy

I would assume that there would need to be a substantial savings in order to make in-shop repair a better option