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Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Porsches are not as reliable as most mainstream vehicles, particularly a very complicated Cayenne. They have more scheduled maintenance and are very complicated, eventually when something goes wrong it will be expensive to fix. You also are stuck taking it to a specialist shop or dealership, which will be more expensive and more difficult to find.
I loved my Boxster and my 996s, all are great cars that have been very reliable. But would the average person want to pay $1500 for a 60k service at the dealership? A used Porsche for a non-enthusiast buyer is a mistake. You have to get away from your enthusiast DIY perspective and think like a normal person who takes their car in for $25 oil changes at Jiffy Lube and would scoff at any more intensive maintenance.
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Bingo again! To the vast majority of this country's populace, a vehicle is just an appliance. One you buy to do the job you wish done as simply and with as little fuss as possible.
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