Just something to see if it works. Mod on Duty!

Just something to see if it works. Mod on Duty!

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hadenough!

3,785 posts

260 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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The potential for multiple £3000 bils just writes them off for me unfortunately.

Bizarely a cayenne turbo actually appears to be a safer bet...I think...(Especially as the cylinder liner issue has scared me off the "s").

Speaking to a fella in Eastbourne about one at the moment in fact...

louiebaby

10,651 posts

191 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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hadenough! said:
The potential for multiple £3000 bils just writes them off for me unfortunately.

Bizarely a cayenne turbo actually appears to be a safer bet...I think...(Especially as the cylinder liner issue has scared me off the "s").

Speaking to a fella in Eastbourne about one at the moment in fact...
Something about a Cayenne Turbo, Eastbourne, and God's Waiting Room don't tie up for me... hehe

hadenough!

3,785 posts

260 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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louiebaby said:
Something about a Cayenne Turbo, Eastbourne, and God's Waiting Room don't tie up for me... hehe
Quite, I'm guessing retired and downsizing.

bigee

1,485 posts

238 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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hadenough! said:
The potential for multiple £3000 bils just writes them off for me unfortunately.

Bizarely a cayenne turbo actually appears to be a safer bet...I think...(Especially as the cylinder liner issue has scared me off the "s").

Speaking to a fella in Eastbourne about one at the moment in fact...
In truth,my Cayenne Turbo (04) which has 249k miles on it still genuinely feels very tight indeed,trim,without wear....really other than cooling pipe upgrade the rest just boils down to fuel,expensive consumables etc,but any comparible standard of vehicle will have expensive rubber,brakes,even fuel costs to a larger degree.No,the only real PITA is electrical glitches,loads of elec-trickery means loads of sensors and yes you will get the occasional light come up (i currently have one for 'check headlight alignment' no biggee though and an easy diy fix.)
They really are a great all round car,period.......but for the cost they are now? Bargain!
NB:i 'might' be a tad biased.

anonymous-user

54 months

Saturday 27th October 2012
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Not really sure if it belongs here, but let's throw it in for discussion, it has got a 4.4 V8 after all...


anonymous-user

54 months

Saturday 27th October 2012
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Overheard someone say that infiniti is poor man's lexus....

Whilst it could go here just now, I think that these will feature quite heavily in the £5k barge thread in due course

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...


hornetrider

63,161 posts

205 months

Saturday 27th October 2012
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bigee said:
In truth,my Cayenne Turbo (04) which has 249k miles on it
Bravo, sir!! That is some fuel bill!

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Fox-

13,238 posts

246 months

Saturday 27th October 2012
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JPJPJP said:
Overheard someone say that infiniti is poor man's lexus....

Whilst it could go here just now, I think that these will feature quite heavily in the £5k barge thread in due course

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

I rented one of these last year for a couple of weeks. Whilst I enjoyed it, it is neither a barge nor a genuine premium competitor. It felt like a nice Nissan and not like a BMW or Mercedes alternative. At the time I had a 335i and despite being the main rival to the G37S it felt like it was simply on another page. The interior in particular felt 100% Nissan.

General Price

5,250 posts

183 months

Saturday 27th October 2012
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hornetrider said:
Bravo, sir!! That is some fuel bill!

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Must be 70/80 grand.yikes

hadenough!

3,785 posts

260 months

Sunday 28th October 2012
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JPJPJP said:
Not really sure if it belongs here, but let's throw it in for discussion, it has got a 4.4 V8 after all...

I understand that they are a particularly scary ownership proposition.

hadenough!

3,785 posts

260 months

Sunday 28th October 2012
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bigee said:
hadenough! said:
The potential for multiple £3000 bils just writes them off for me unfortunately.

Bizarely a cayenne turbo actually appears to be a safer bet...I think...(Especially as the cylinder liner issue has scared me off the "s").

Speaking to a fella in Eastbourne about one at the moment in fact...
In truth,my Cayenne Turbo (04) which has 249k miles on it still genuinely feels very tight indeed,trim,without wear....really other than cooling pipe upgrade the rest just boils down to fuel,expensive consumables etc,but any comparible standard of vehicle will have expensive rubber,brakes,even fuel costs to a larger degree.No,the only real PITA is electrical glitches,loads of elec-trickery means loads of sensors and yes you will get the occasional light come up (i currently have one for 'check headlight alignment' no biggee though and an easy diy fix.)
They really are a great all round car,period.......but for the cost they are now? Bargain!
NB:i 'might' be a tad biased.
Based on the guarantee you have provided above, I will be holding you personally responsible if it all goes wrong.

hadenough!

3,785 posts

260 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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hadenough! said:
The potential for multiple £3000 bils just writes them off for me unfortunately.

Bizarely a cayenne turbo actually appears to be a safer bet...I think...(Especially as the cylinder liner issue has scared me off the "s").

Speaking to a fella in Eastbourne about one at the moment in fact...
...and now I've only gone and got it...lovely, lovely car...so far...

hornetrider

63,161 posts

205 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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Link us up batty

hadenough!

3,785 posts

260 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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The ad appears to have gone and I have no pics yet

hornetrider

63,161 posts

205 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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curse

hadenough!

3,785 posts

260 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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hornetrider said:
curse
Sorry, the ad wasn't the best anyway to be honest, not sure the chap really wanted to sell it. Have a mosey at my cayenne thread for a few more details.

jonnydm

5,107 posts

209 months

Saturday 3rd November 2012
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Wooy, love that CLS - seems to be great vfm. Wonder what sort of cheeky offer they might take for it? Although I think I'd prefer a 645..

V8Wagon

1,707 posts

160 months

Saturday 3rd November 2012
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W00DY said:
Fabulous find is that! I had no idea these could be had for this kind of money. blah