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I was under the impression tha the 2007+ cayennes had most of the problems fixed and have been very reliable vehicles. I am aware of the first gen ones having problems.
I asked what the dealer wanted for this new Jeep- it is a Sahara Unlimited. 33K$.
I found a 2008 Cayenne S in this person's area with 40K miles for $26K.
I don't understand why you wouldn't buy the Cayenne, a far more luxurious vehicle, for less money and take the 7K$ difference and put that into the bank for maintenance. If it breaks, it most likely won't cost 7K to fix. And there is the chance you could go 4 years without doing anything to it but changing the oil (as with my Boxster).
This isn't going to be this person's primary vehicle, either. It will be shared between husband and wife. And if it breaks and has to go into the shop they have... something like 4 other vehicles to drive, all relatively new as well, to get to work and such.
I don't know I thought it was a pretty easy decision. I have driven the v8 cayennes in all sorts of situations- off road, on track, la traffic, etc- and compared to every other SUV I have ever been in, they are better in nearly every way. And I have driven most every other SUV on the market (especially in the 40-60K new range)- its is part of my job.
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