RE: Porsche Cayenne S | Shed of the Week
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Not the best looking car ever and the gap between the wheels and the arches is huge!
Could be a bit of fun for year and if it fails, hey ho. You could probably make a few quid back by breaking it for parts, the engine and wheels alone should be worth a bit.
Alternatively, buy two and have one as a donor car.
Could be a bit of fun for year and if it fails, hey ho. You could probably make a few quid back by breaking it for parts, the engine and wheels alone should be worth a bit.
Alternatively, buy two and have one as a donor car.
As these old woofers go that looks much less bad than most.
I remember seeing the original Autocar picture of the Cayenne, thinking the Autocar artist had got very literal and stuck a 996 front on an SUV, but no that was the actual picture of it, just seemed such a literal and unimaginative interpretation of what a Porsche SUV should look like.
Its going to end up turning green on your path unless you have a decent budget and/or are handy with the spanners, plus our friends in the Middle East are having further full and frank discussions so unleaded prices will inevitably skyrocket (ironic)
There's a reason its in SOTW, not a huge market for an aged luxury SUV that could s
t the bed expensively at any moment and does < 20 mpg.
But, if you can cover the costs/throw it away if it gets tricky and its not that knackered, probably not a bad old thing to waft about in. At least its not got some 2008 style modifications on it, i.e. big black wheels, white paint and a bodykit, usually a bit cracked with one exhaust tip hanging at an odd angle.
Edit, actually does look quite good to be fair looking again, wonder what's up with it beyond being an elderly Cayenne ?
I remember seeing the original Autocar picture of the Cayenne, thinking the Autocar artist had got very literal and stuck a 996 front on an SUV, but no that was the actual picture of it, just seemed such a literal and unimaginative interpretation of what a Porsche SUV should look like.
Its going to end up turning green on your path unless you have a decent budget and/or are handy with the spanners, plus our friends in the Middle East are having further full and frank discussions so unleaded prices will inevitably skyrocket (ironic)
There's a reason its in SOTW, not a huge market for an aged luxury SUV that could s
t the bed expensively at any moment and does < 20 mpg.But, if you can cover the costs/throw it away if it gets tricky and its not that knackered, probably not a bad old thing to waft about in. At least its not got some 2008 style modifications on it, i.e. big black wheels, white paint and a bodykit, usually a bit cracked with one exhaust tip hanging at an odd angle.
Edit, actually does look quite good to be fair looking again, wonder what's up with it beyond being an elderly Cayenne ?
Cryssys said:
Not the best looking car ever and the gap between the wheels and the arches is huge!
Could be a bit of fun for year and if it fails, hey ho. You could probably make a few quid back by breaking it for parts, the engine and wheels alone should be worth a bit.
Alternatively, buy two and have one as a donor car.
They could both end up being donor cars so do you buy a 3rd one?Could be a bit of fun for year and if it fails, hey ho. You could probably make a few quid back by breaking it for parts, the engine and wheels alone should be worth a bit.
Alternatively, buy two and have one as a donor car.
A great choice, and a great gamble!
I had a 3.2 model in the same grey and owned it for about 5 years. Absolutely loved it, my favourite ever car purchase.
Running costs for my 5 years here… https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I wouldn’t have an S model though, too risky for me with that engine personally.
I had a 3.2 model in the same grey and owned it for about 5 years. Absolutely loved it, my favourite ever car purchase.
Running costs for my 5 years here… https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I wouldn’t have an S model though, too risky for me with that engine personally.
RabidGranny said:
Rumblestripe said:
Horrid ugly things that devalue the brand.
When new they were a brash statement of something (wealth + taste, absence of), now they are cheap disposable tat with a whiff of desperation
yup you have hit the nail on the head. When new they were a brash statement of something (wealth + taste, absence of), now they are cheap disposable tat with a whiff of desperation
It needs 4 new tyres, a full service and fluid change. So you are in for £1-2k depending whether you do the work yourself. Could do another 50k with nothing more than regular servicing*
- YMMV
Buy the turbo or don't bother.
The fuel in to performance out ratio on these old mid powered V8 elephants is pathetic, you're getting V12 supercar economy for very uninspiring performance, and in day to day use the turbo will use very little more fuel but have the performance there if you want it.
The fuel in to performance out ratio on these old mid powered V8 elephants is pathetic, you're getting V12 supercar economy for very uninspiring performance, and in day to day use the turbo will use very little more fuel but have the performance there if you want it.
TEKNOPUG said:
RabidGranny said:
Rumblestripe said:
Horrid ugly things that devalue the brand.
When new they were a brash statement of something (wealth + taste, absence of), now they are cheap disposable tat with a whiff of desperation
yup you have hit the nail on the head. When new they were a brash statement of something (wealth + taste, absence of), now they are cheap disposable tat with a whiff of desperation
It needs 4 new tyres, a full service and fluid change. So you are in for £1-2k depending whether you do the work yourself. Could do another 50k with nothing more than regular servicing*
- YMMV
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