When I replace mine, it will be for a GTS..

Mine is a 2008.

Okay, that explains it better. Lay low in case the other guy recognizes the truck on the road...

The other guy is in Jersey so I'm safe for now.

I am going to trade my 2008 V6 with 170,000 miles for a 2014 V6 platinum edition with 63,000 miles. Getting pretty excited! took me a while to find the right one with a tow hitch, relatively low miles, panoramic moonroof and roof bars. The 08 was starting to feel like it needed new shocks, shifting got rough, small exhaust leak…time to let her go. But now I know how good those engines are. And I am also getting 5 more hp, two more gears and better gas mileage. And ventilated seats, backup camera, start-stop…all that modern stuff i don’t really need :D.

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So what do you guys think of this one:

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/d/tustin-2008-porsche-cayenne-gts/7342251123.html

Looks nice and the price is in the ballpark for the miles, especially in the current used car market. I had the opportunity to buy a similar GTS, actually newer, (2010), for thousands less in MN last summer but I wavered and it sold to someone else. They are desirable in mint condition with records, etc.

That's my truck though I have a black interior and roof racks. I love mine Scott, if a PPI checks everything out, I'm sure you would enjoy the heck out it.

While I haven't driven a Turbo, I have driven an S and would probably agree with him, the GTS is the one to get if you want any kind of excitement while driving an SUV. I race mine around the circuit I take my 84 on and it's terribly fun.

Holy Grail for 957s

34k-Mile 2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS 6-Speed

Yes, that's sweet. Most of the 6MT's on BAT come standard with 120k in mileage. Not that it's a bad thing, but you rarely see a low mile one.

I've heard that they don't really drive well with a manual transmission. It's not exactly a sports car. The price is ridiculous, (though it's par for BaT), you can buy the same SUV for less than half the current bid with the Tiptronic. Which I'd prefer.

Robo calls? I gets the extended warentee call? Odd?

Im in the market also for a Cayenne...would love to purchase one from a board member. Prefer the GTS or S but willing to talk about other models.

This is sooooo tempting !!!

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/cto/d/villa-rica-04-porsche-cayenne-turbo/7345401688.html

/\ why does that turbo have a vinyl steering wheel? (Leather was standard)

Replaced after an airbag deployment ?

Cayenne
 

My son just bought a CPO 2015 Cayenne Turbo (V8) from a Porsche dealer in Tennessee. It's midnight blue with a black interior and appears to be in excellent condition. Over the last several years, this is the 3rd CPO Porsche he has purchased. He has had very good service from each of the Porsche vehicles and only had to use the CPO warranty for some relatively minor items. Buying CPO cars appears to be a really good way to own and enjoy a really nice, well equipped vehicle without much risk! Good luck with your new Pcar.

If you are looking for early Cayennes, in my opinion the GTS is the one to get. You get extra power, amazing seats, a robust options package, wheels, exhaust note and so on. Nothing wrong with an S it's just that the GTS has so many extra little, some big, things going for it that it's ultimately worth the extra money over an S I think. I've driven my 2010 3000 miles so far and am leaving for Colorado tomorrow to trailer back a car with it. Will be a great trip in part due to the truck.

This may apply to the later Cayennes too.

CPO would be a smart buy.

Thoughts on this one ?

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/ctd/d/decatur-2006-porsche-cayenne/7336557069.html

That /\ is a deal, Peter.

Clearly it needs some cosmetic help, but that has air suspension on an S-model. (like the GTS)

That's what I thought . I can't tell in the first pic if the hood paint is roached or if it is dew. To me it looks like dew on the hood and front portion of roof but the windshield looks clean . Fairly low miles for the price.

You guys are a bad influence..
This is local and looks to be pretty nice,
Thoughts?
No CPO,which gives me pause but a ppi will alleviate some worry.
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/ctd/d/sacramento-2008-porsche-cayenne-gts-awd/7348095745.html

That red one on FB marketplace looks like it was ridden hard and put away wet.

Salvage title and 132k miles. It has been.

So how many miles is too many ? I am looking at a couple of physically clean pepper wagons but 150-160K miles . Assuming decent maintenance records and no funny sounds/smells and test drive is good what says the collective here ?

Anything used is a crapshoot , my biggest concern would be bore scoring but I don't think the V6/V8's are as prone to bore scoring as the flat six configuration but I could be wrong . While the buy in prices are attractive a money pit could be lurking. Any advice ?

The expensive ones are the cheap ones.

And vice-versa.

Asking 10K for a 4K car. I'd be in at 4K and do the work needed, salvage or not. At that rice I can afford to lose it, given the percentages. And then there's always the one on the border of each scenario. I got lucky when I bought my high mileage XJ6.

This one caught my eye , heavily optioned . Ride height looks low but I assume this has air adjustable suspension and is set to low . Just a guess on my part .

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/d/centre-2006-porsche-cayenne-titanium/7355711409.html

It does say " Adjustable Suspension" so likely PASM (OE Air) - that's a must-have IMO. Yet rare in the S.

No full leather. Looks like a reasonable deal.

Looks like a nice truck.

I would ask how many owners and when and where. VIN checks may not tell you as much as you would like but they will tell you where it's been and when. Ask why they are selling it. Ad says every factory option. Ask what Adjustable Suspension means: ask if it has an air suspension and PASM or just an air suspension. Also PSM and PASM are two different things. Only a small fraction of Cayennes came with PASM.

The height does look low. It must be in loading mode which is not a driving mode. Fun fact, I had my air suspension Cayenne all the way up today to change the oil. Left it up and when I got on the highway, really got on the gas to merge into traffic and the truck automatically went down to low mode. Hadn't seen that before since I'm never up high.

Does moonroof mean the panoramic one? Or just a normal sunroof. The pano's are prone to all kinds of problems.

Service history is key on a Cayenne.

Porsche did not offer PASM w/o air suspension, nor air suspension w/o PASM.

PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) controls the dampers/shocks, PSM (Porsche Stability Management) is smart traction control.

I was thinking PDCC, PASM and PSM but only typed PASM, sorry about the confusion. Air and PASM go together. It's the PDCC that is super rare and apparently turns the Cayenne handling up to 11.

When I was researching Cayennes, I found plenty of threads in which owners report spring suspension trucks with PASM.

Here's one

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/cayenne-958/265404-pasm-not-pasm.html

Unicorns and all that.

Original-Owner 30k-Mile 2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS 6-Speed

In case anyone is interested, I'll be getting rid of my Cayenne around November.

111K miles + whatever miles it gets til I sell.