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Expenses on Porsches
Quick question - what do some typical expenses on Porsches look like - specifically a Macan or Cayenne S or Turbo. I'm pretty young (23), making decent money with no debt and can afford to pick one up, yet I'm concerned whether recurring expenses like insurance and upkeep will outweigh the pros of these cars. Something like a Macan Turbo is really my dream car and like I said, I'm just concerned whether I can really afford it in the long term. Any input would greatly help.
I'm currently paying around $100 per month on insurance and around $20-40 a month on upkeep on my Santa Fe - wondering how much that might increase.copies online near me Last edited by BrysonParker; 03-31-2020 at 07:54 AM.. |
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They don't cal it "the Porsche tax" for no reason........
But then Pecans and Chile Peppers are not really Porsches........ |
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2008 Cayenne S: I do not want to scare you, however, sometime around 2013 I took my Cayenne to the local dealership for its 40,000 mile service. The service advisor told me the service would be $1,600.00. I asked him what was involved. He said that besides the oil and filter change they also changed the spark plugs. I waited for him to tell me more. Nope, that was it. I did not leave my car with them. Now, on the more positive side. I changed the plugs myself, paid an independent garage to change the oil and also changed the air filters and cabin filter myself, all for $ 356.00. Routine maintenance is fairly simple to do yourself. I've also learned to do brake pads and rotors at one quarter the cost of the dealership.
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Different forum, this is more pushrods and carburators NO electronics... and NO trucks.
Kidding, get a real Pcar like a 356 instead...  BTW, Pcars are fun! you treating well they treat you well = Good Maintenance is the key! Last edited by Miguel Antonett; 04-30-2020 at 07:53 PM.. |
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04-30-2020, 07:51 PM
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Hey Bryson,
Sounds like you have appreciation for quality cars, very cool. The short answer is a lot more than your current Sante Fe. Cayenne's will go through tires and brakes at a fairly regular rate if you have fun with them. if you drive 10-15K a year (depending on how you drive of course) you will go through a set of tires every year, this will cost more than $1000 every year. just tires puts you way out of your current spend with the Sante Fe. Things like oil changes will run you around $100-$300 depending on who does the work (you could save a bit doing it yourself of course) Evenly something will go wrong and there will be a large bill. Example, we have a 2010 cayenne GTS that just required over $8000 in work. There was a drive shaft problem and a bunch of little "while your in there" work that needed to be done. the car only has 75K miles The purchase price of the car is only half of the costs with these cars. If you are ready to pull the trigger on one (and they are a ton of fun to drive) I would suggest having around $5000 tucked away in savings for a rainy day car fund. you may go years without any issues or you may have something right off the bat. Best of luck man!
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