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Just done a deal on a V8 S Diesel Cayenne (or rather my wife has, I just negotiated!)

Got an amazing end of year deal on an unregistered car. Picking up next week.

Our Current V6 Diesel retained an amazing 84% of it's value as a trade in after just over 2 years which I think is pretty exceptional.

edo

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Saturday 20th December 2014
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981Greg said:
Trying to work out where infra-red light comes in to it.

(850 nanometers)
hehe

edo

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Sunday 21st December 2014
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Helicopter123 said:
edo said:
Just done a deal on a V8 S Diesel Cayenne (or rather my wife has, I just negotiated!)

Got an amazing end of year deal on an unregistered car. Picking up next week.

Our Current V6 Diesel retained an amazing 84% of it's value as a trade in after just over 2 years which I think is pretty exceptional.
We had a similar experience trading our Cayenne in against the Macan, almost free motoring over 2 years, quite remarkable. Heading back to a Cayenne in the new year and been offered very close to list on the Macan as a swapper.

Over the past three years, both cars have combined lost less in value than a base Golf would have. Stunning.
Uded macans are selling for 5 to 10pc over list so they should give you list or sell it yourself...

edo

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Sunday 21st December 2014
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Congrats. The world would be a boring place if we all liked the same things!

I like the RRS but just cant live with the look of back of it!

edo

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Sunday 21st December 2014
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Robbo66 said:
Martian O said:
Robbo, a 'reasonable' human being buys a Range Rover Sport? biglaugh

90% of RRS's live in Loughton today and will move to the council estates in 5 years time. smile
True, and I feel I've let myself, my family and our friends down by purchasing one to some degree. It is a subtle spec, without silly wheels and an even sillier private plate. Hopefully this will be acceptable...just.

However, choice is limited and this version is both a good drive, sumptuously appointed inside and thrown off the 'geezer mantle' IMO.
The Cayenne remains gopping from every possible angle IMO, but for those who don't care, then it's the better drive.

The defining moment of choice came last weekend, when a local business man of dubious morals, parked his new Cayenne in the disabled bay outside the gym.
Combine this with the fact they are too readily available new, and now with discounts, decision was made.

To those who have one, can't deny that it's a cracking drive, but cracks mirrors too unfortunately.
Got say I see more pricks driving Ranger Rovers than Cayennes in my personal experience, and a very rare sight to see one without a w*nky private plate.

Whilst to many the Cayenne isnt a looker, I think the new one looks great, and seriously you think this isnt clumsy, over-styled and designed for footballers (wives)?!



Anyhow. As I said each to their own, and this wasn't supposed to be a dabate on what was better, hopefully collecting ours on Wednesday.



a fairly generous spec - a few things we wouldnt have bothered with TBH, but the car was available immediately....

Moonlight Blue Metallic
Black smooth-finish leather interior
Privacy glazing
High-quality roof rails in aluminium
Tow bar system with manually detachable tow ball
Panoramic roof system
Automatically dimming exterior and interior mirrors
Heated windscreen
Bi-Xenon headlights incl. Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
Reversing camera including ParkAssist front and rear
Power steering Plus
Air suspension with self-levelling function and height adjustment including Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM)
8-speed Tiptronic S inclusive Auto Start Stop function
21-inch 911 Turbo Design wheel with wheel arch extensions
18-inch collapsible spare wheel
Speed limit indicator
Steering wheel heating
Seat heating (front)
Comfort lighting package
Comfort memory package (14-way)
Interior Full Leather
Porsche Crest (front & rear) embossed on head restraints Exclusive
Digital radio
BOSE® Surround Sound System
Telephone module
Porsche Communication Management (PCM)

edo

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Sunday 21st December 2014
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edo

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Sunday 21st December 2014
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Still not convinced JLR are anywhere near the Germans for reliability and build, and as for resale, I very much doubt a RR would have retained 84% after 2 years...