Thinking of buying a Cayenne and need advice.

[wwdwgs]

Hello, everyone.
I'm entertaining an idea of buying a used Cayenne (years 2012-ish to 2016-ish) gas- or diesel- powered. In gas-powered version - V6 engines.
What should I look for, or avoid?
What are the long term and immediate expected repairs?
Relivable or not?
Air suspension or not?
I know nothing about his particular model, therefore my questions may seem stupid.
I intend to keep it for a long time (over 5-7 years) and, if it lasts and performs - for even longer time. I may use it for some occasional towing.

[callard]

I'll never sell my '15 Cayenne Diesel. Love it.

[wwdwgs]

What kind of maintenance do these diesels require?
What about that fiasco with VW diesels a few years back? I've a few ads, where they mentioned about some repairs "covered" by VW diesel problems.
Could they (engines) be screwed up because of proper maintenance and what could that be?
I understand that air suspension is standard on S and Turbos and was an option on "lower" trims".

[Tony V]

Miss my 2013 GTS. Best vehicle I’ve ever owned and the safest.
Walked away from a 70 mph crash with a small cut above my eye and a bruised hip. Saved my life.

[honerboys]

i have an S so it's got the V8 - not sure about the V6 but look for coolant leaks - glued and plastic coolant pipes are a real issue with these cars - transfer case is also something to watch - not all S's have the adjustable air suspension - but i believe all S's are V8's

[wwdwgs]

Speaking of coolant pipes - are you talking about the one that runs under the intake manifold from front to back?
Is this pipe installed on all engines, V6's and V8's?

[nick911rs]

I'm on my 5th cayenne and the 2016 diesel is a keeper - solid. 103k miles on it have done 63K of those... Superb
2 s - 1 SOLD 1 T-BONED BUT KEPT US SAFE , 1 gts WRITTEN OF BY A BUCK - HIT IT AT 60 MPH - BOTH THE DEER AND THE CAYENNE WERE A BLOODY MESS - NO INJURY TO ME , 1 base - USED FOR TRAILERING MY GT3 - RETURNED OFF LEASE

COOLANT PIPES WENT ON MY 955 - 20 MILES AFTER A DEALER PRESSURE TEST - REFUNDED THE COST BY PORSCHE.

PITY USA DIDN'T GET THE V8 DIESEL

[BRAIDusa]

Love my 2005 S, if it helps.

[honerboys]

wwdwgs - don't know if the coolant pipe issues apply to the V6 or not - those under the intake will always go eventually unless replaced - also there are the glue-in ones on the thermostat housing and rear crossover pipe - again not sure if V6 has these

[bagsy]

Find a later model Diesel under warranty and get it gone through before the 120k warranty is up.

[Matt at Pelican Parts]

We've had this topic pop up a few times on the OT thread and a few Cayenne owners chimed in a with some good answers. Reviews seem to be overall good as long a maintenance is kept up:

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1118578-decided-buy-used-cayenne.html
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1145478-2004-porsche-cayenne-turbo.html

[wwdwgs]

Thanks, Matt.