Thoughts on a Cayenne?

[speeder]

What color interior? We need pictures!

[ckissick]

I'm looking to buy a Cayenne also. It's for frequent trips up to the Sierra, so it needs to be a good snow vehicle. There are V6s, V8s, hybrids, and diesels. Should I stay away from any of these?

Fuel economy is not the main goal. Nor is power. My budget is under $20K and I don't want big repair bills going forward. There are some nice examples, on Craigslist, of model years 2008 to 2012 with 80K to 120K miles.

[fintstone]

I don't consider my 2004 TT to be that great in snow/ice, despite the all wheel drive. The tires/wheels are just too wide. They push a lot of snow and water...even with good all-season tires. One would be better with a model with the narrower ones. It is not so much that you get stuck as you can raise the height and creep through deeper snow, it is just a challenge to actually drive on snowy roads where you would not have much trouble with a narrow-tire front wheel drive.

[island911]

^ I picked up a second set of rims and tires for snow. 255/55-18 - great in the snow.

[David]

I picked up a second set for trips up to snow country. I'm running 265/50-20's in place of the 295/35-21's. My wife thought $500 for a set of old Porsche wheels was expensive. I assured her $500 for a set of $5,000 wheels was quite a bargain and much cheaper than recent purse purchase

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Thanks guys, I am thrilled with the truck. And very glad I called. He did in fact take a large deposit from someone on Friday who didn't need a PPI. And all of a sudden he had a ton of interest with the truck being up for a week with me being the first guy to ask about it. We talked it over and he saw the error in his ways, felt really bad about it, but the guy is coming at noon to take it. I told him I will come down tomorrow (yesterday, Saturday) early and if the truck checks out, I'll take it with no PPI necessary, you can refund the guy his deposit and tell him sorry. I know, not super smart not getting a PPI, time will tell if that was a good idea. He said the guy was paying cash. I said I would Venmo him. Done.

Get there at 10:45. Truck is amazing in person. Not perfect but truly excellent. Needs rear tires. We drove around LI for 45 minutes. Had a blast. Truck was stellar. Went to Venmo him and it says I'm past my limit for sending money. Paypal? Done. Drove the truck home. Friend drove me back down today to get my BMW.

Calling Hagerty tomorrow to get a $20K valuation policy on it and then get it registered.

Weather here sucks for pics. Wednesday is looking best for picture day.

Interior is black Denis.

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by David

I picked up a second set for trips up to snow country. I'm running 265/50-20's in place of the 295/35-21's. My wife thought $500 for a set of old Porsche wheels was expensive. I assured her $500 for a set of $5,000 wheels was quite a bargain and much cheaper than recent purse purchase

Yes. I have seen some good prices on wheels...but I have decided to avoid snow altogether. If it snows now...I stay home. No plans to ever go to "snow country" again...except perhaps in the summer. In a emergency, I have a real snow vehicle on mud and snows (an old, jacked up 4Runner)...that I hope to never use in the snow again either.

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

Thanks guys, I am thrilled with the truck. And very glad I called. He did in fact take a large deposit from someone on Friday who didn't need a PPI. And all of a sudden he had a ton of interest with the truck being up for a week with me being the first guy to ask about it. We talked it over and he saw the error in his ways, felt really bad about it, but the guy is coming at noon to take it. I told him I will come down tomorrow (yesterday, Saturday) early and if the truck checks out, I'll take it with no PPI necessary, you can refund the guy his deposit and tell him sorry. I know, not super smart not getting a PPI, time will tell if that was a good idea. He said the guy was paying cash. I said I would Venmo him. Done.

Get there at 10:45. Truck is amazing in person. Not perfect but truly excellent. Needs rear tires. We drove around LI for 45 minutes. Had a blast. Truck was stellar. Went to Venmo him and it says I'm past my limit for sending money. Paypal? Done. Drove the truck home. Friend drove me back down today to get my BMW.

Calling Hagerty tomorrow to get a $20K valuation policy on it and then get it registered.

Weather here sucks for pics. Wednesday is looking best for picture day.

Interior is black Denis.

I don't understand why he backed out of the deal with the first buyer after he took a deposit.

[RAM]

This is a hot topic!!! Maybe it should be a sticky??

So, after all the discussion and thought, I purchased the Cayenne. Solid buy straight from the dealer. 26,300 actual miles with full documentation. Even the original window sticker. I'm very happy with the purchase and although it is a 2014, it looks, feels and drives like a new car!

I will post pictures when the weather clears up a bit.

[NutmegCarrera]

Some really nice vehicles being shown here, guys. Shaun - I love that GTS.
Think it was on PCA web site classifieds(?)

I could see driving one of these!

[David]

Obligatory snow tire pic:

[island911]

Great pic ^

Originally Posted by RAM

This is a hot topic!!! Maybe it should be a sticky??

So, after all the discussion and thought, I purchased the Cayenne. Solid buy straight from the dealer. 26,300 actual miles with full documentation. Even the original window sticker. I'm very happy with the purchase and although it is a 2014, it looks, feels and drives like a new car!

I will post pictures when the weather clears up a bit.

Congrat's RAM. You should be happy. Expect many happy miles.

[island911]

Just so everyone knows, there is a Cayenne forum here too. https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-cayenne-macan-forum/

It's fairly sleepy there, maybe because people don't pimp their Peppers so much.

[David]

I do all my Cayenne forum stuff on Rennlist (and Cayman on Planet-9). But I do all my off-topic here

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I typed the VIN into Google and went to a site that listed the truck. Did this with my W124s. Hagerty won't insure it, too new.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by RAM

This is a hot topic!!! Maybe it should be a sticky??

So, after all the discussion and thought, I purchased the Cayenne. Solid buy straight from the dealer. 26,300 actual miles with full documentation. Even the original window sticker. I'm very happy with the purchase and although it is a 2014, it looks, feels and drives like a new car!

I will post pictures when the weather clears up a bit.

Congratulations! Looking forward to the pics.

[David]

Maybe it's because I'm looking for them, but I feel like I see more 1st gen cayenne's on the road than second gen.

[Aurel]

It looks like the fuel pump (hpfp) failed on my 2008 cayenne V6. It had been very reliable so far, except for the PCV valve that required a new valve cover, and the driveshaft support that was replaced at around 130,000 miles. Now we are at 168,000 miles and she still has lots of life in her, but I am tempted to get a newer model...fix it and keep it or sell it? That is my dilemma of the moment.

[WPOZZZ]

Congrats on the GTS, Shaun! When you have time, can you tell me the step in/over height for the passenger, in the lowest height setting? I always wanted a GTS/Turbo, but need to see if my mom can handle the step in height.

[island911]

Bryan - the load height (lowest) is pretty accommodating. The seats also raise and lower.

The GTS have especially high side bolsters - which may be difficult.