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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Huh? Replacing the steel brakes on a Cayenne are about as much as an F150. If you are talking about PCCBs that is almost irrelevant to the question at hand, I don't think you can even get them on an S.
Given the choice of those two I'd take the pepper all day long. Better built, more reliable, better longevity. The coolant pipes are the only big issue and the were fixed permanently from 2008 on. I had a 2009 GTS with 75k that was a fantastic SUV. By that point an X5 is falling apart inside and out.
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If you DIY, but not at the dealer...
Brakes on an '11 "S" recently cost my brother in law $3300 at his local Porsche dealer.
He was also stranded on the highway this past winter with an exploded rear coolant pipe, Porsche did him a solid and replaced it as the vehicle was only 3k out of warranty (53k mi)
But I saw him this weekend and we discussed his newest adventure...$8300 tab for a transmission rebuild, now at 56k mi.
That being said, I had an '06 with the 6-banger. I thought it was a great vehicle, fit and finish is out of BMW's grasp and despite it being under powered was still a lot more fun to drive (very balanced)than I'd ever anticipated.