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Originally Posted by Zeke
I would love a Cayenne but the rep they have does not jibe with Tim's experience. I've concluded after reading here and there for maybe a year now that about $1000/yr is needed to be budgeted for repairs. That's with no DIY. It's unfair to include DIY in annual expense because that is not the norm for that type of vehicle.
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I can only speak for my '08 base model Zeke which does not have as many complex systems to go wrong (no air suspension to go bad for example). It is the gasoline VR6 engine that is a VW design. This engine is typically very reliable and can easily go to 300k plus. In sport mode it is plenty quick. I rarely use sport mode, but it always surprises me when I do push the button. I have pulled a trailer weighing 6000 lbs and it was no problem. Only issues I can think of having in the last 10 years or so of ownership was an electric cooling fan replacement, a leaking coolant flange replacement, high pressure fuel pump replacement, air/oil separator replacement, tires and brakes once each. Not bad for a car we bought used with over 100k on it.
This was my wife's daily until the miles got to around 200k which is when I typically buy her something newer and then I daily drive the old one. She now drives a '13 base Cayenne that now is around 100K which is similar but has next gen body and 8 spd vs 6 spd trans.
My only worries for either car are with the transfer cases, but so far I have had good luck with changing the oil with Ravenol a couple times each.