[AFJuvat]

I'm not really surprised.

There has been nothing but problems with them thus far. I think they are nice, but they definately didn't get all of the bugs worked out.

Much like the 928, the early cayennes are plagued with electrical problems. By the end of the Cayenne's life, it will truly be an outstanding car, again, like the 928

I do agree that Porsche was very late in getting into the SUV game. Especially with gas prices so high here in the US. I also think it was a HUGE mistake not to enter the cayenne in teh Paris - Dakkar rally, which would have lent more credibility to the platform.

In any case, I don't think it would spell ruin for Porsche, They Cayenne body is manufactured in czech republic by VW, the Porsche engines are made in stuttgart, the cayenne is assembled in Leipzig. If the bottom were to really fall out on the Cayenne, they can always sell their rights to VW, cut production, and retool Leipzig - perhaps for the Panamera or the Cayman.

They could also divert the production away from Uusikaupunki, Finland and bring it back to Germany. Which would be similar to what Porsche did with the 944 - the later ones were made in Stuttgart after they streamlined production and pulled out of Nekarsulm.

Also, with the advent of the Cayman, and reportedly a cayman convertable sometime around 2007, I think we will see the end of the Boxster soon after that.

AFJuvat