2015 Porsche Macan Turbo
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I've previously had a couple of Porsches in the past. A 996 C4S and then an early Cayenne S. I've also had a couple of Audi S6 and an Audi S8. More recently, my last car was a 3.0 diesel Range Rover so I fancied getting back into something more performance orientated.
Most of the time, I'm commuting alone and probably once a fortnight I will use the car to run my nephews around. I therefore wanted something slightly practical but it didn't have to be huge. This led me to narrow the search down to a Macan. I initially fancied the later facelift model from 2018 onwards but my budget wouldn't really stretch to a decent one. Also, I've heard that the 3.0 turbo petrol and diesel engines can be a bit problematic with injectors and oil leaks.
I then started looking at the early 3.6 turbos. These are proper Porsche engines unlike the 3.0 petrol and diesels which I believe are Audi derived. 400bhp, PDK gearbox and 0-60 in 4.8 seconds. Not blisteringly quick compared to newer cars but quick enough for me. A quick search of Autotrader revealed a 2015 Macan Turbo in sapphire blue with black leather being sold by Porsche Teesside. Before travelling up from Manchester to see the car, the salesman helpfully forwarded the service history as well as the prep invoice. Before the car went on sale, they had spent £3800 (that’s what the invoice says anyway) on two new tyres, pads and discs all round, two new rear coil springs, new wipers plus a couple of other bits. Together with the comprehensive service history, I was quite happy that the car would be a decent one. Also the salesman left the old V5 on the desk so I googled the previous keeper’s address. Turns out he lives in a house which he purchased 10 years ago for over £1,000,000. Leads me to believe that he wouldn’t have skimped on maintenance…
The previous keeper has also kept the car under Porsche warranty. I retain the benefit of the remainder of the policy which expires in October. Then the selling dealer has added two years of Porsche warranty and assistance to start when the previous warranty expires so I’m covered until October 2028 which provides a lot of peace of mind.
So I viewed and test drove the car and was happy with it. I couldn’t be bothered selling my Range Rover so traded it in on the day. To be fair to the dealership, they managed to do the deal and get me back on the road with my new car within three hours.
The drive home was uneventful. The steering is a lot heavier than I’m used to. Interior quality is great and reminds me of Audis of a certain vintage. The drive really reminds me of my old C4S. The four wheel drive system is rear wheel bias and only sends power to the front when needed.
Anyway, this was back at the end of April when I collected the car. I’ll post some pictures and keep the thread updated as ownership hasn’t been quite so smooth as I’ve expected…
Most of the time, I'm commuting alone and probably once a fortnight I will use the car to run my nephews around. I therefore wanted something slightly practical but it didn't have to be huge. This led me to narrow the search down to a Macan. I initially fancied the later facelift model from 2018 onwards but my budget wouldn't really stretch to a decent one. Also, I've heard that the 3.0 turbo petrol and diesel engines can be a bit problematic with injectors and oil leaks.
I then started looking at the early 3.6 turbos. These are proper Porsche engines unlike the 3.0 petrol and diesels which I believe are Audi derived. 400bhp, PDK gearbox and 0-60 in 4.8 seconds. Not blisteringly quick compared to newer cars but quick enough for me. A quick search of Autotrader revealed a 2015 Macan Turbo in sapphire blue with black leather being sold by Porsche Teesside. Before travelling up from Manchester to see the car, the salesman helpfully forwarded the service history as well as the prep invoice. Before the car went on sale, they had spent £3800 (that’s what the invoice says anyway) on two new tyres, pads and discs all round, two new rear coil springs, new wipers plus a couple of other bits. Together with the comprehensive service history, I was quite happy that the car would be a decent one. Also the salesman left the old V5 on the desk so I googled the previous keeper’s address. Turns out he lives in a house which he purchased 10 years ago for over £1,000,000. Leads me to believe that he wouldn’t have skimped on maintenance…
The previous keeper has also kept the car under Porsche warranty. I retain the benefit of the remainder of the policy which expires in October. Then the selling dealer has added two years of Porsche warranty and assistance to start when the previous warranty expires so I’m covered until October 2028 which provides a lot of peace of mind.
So I viewed and test drove the car and was happy with it. I couldn’t be bothered selling my Range Rover so traded it in on the day. To be fair to the dealership, they managed to do the deal and get me back on the road with my new car within three hours.
The drive home was uneventful. The steering is a lot heavier than I’m used to. Interior quality is great and reminds me of Audis of a certain vintage. The drive really reminds me of my old C4S. The four wheel drive system is rear wheel bias and only sends power to the front when needed.
Anyway, this was back at the end of April when I collected the car. I’ll post some pictures and keep the thread updated as ownership hasn’t been quite so smooth as I’ve expected…
darreni said:
Ive been looking at these for month too. Petrol/diesel, gts or turbo?
Warranty/no warranty?
I've a budget of 25k which opens the door to any of the above, so would be interested to hear your experience with the turbo.
3.6 petrol turbo. Two and a half year official Porsche warranty. I’m still really happy with it. I think it’s a better engine than the 3.0 petrol and diesels. A GTS might be a better drive though.Warranty/no warranty?
I've a budget of 25k which opens the door to any of the above, so would be interested to hear your experience with the turbo.
To be honest, the issues haven’t been anything major but one of them necessitated a call out and recovery by Porsche assist (The AA as no specialist units were available) something which I’ve never needed when I was in one of my many previous Land Rovers.
The first issue was a split outer CV boot which. Caused grease to be thrown out into one of the front wheels. This was spotted by the guy who ceramic coated the car shortly after I collected it. He said that one of his wheel brushes was wrecked with all the grease 😂😂
Anyway, I booked the car in for this to be looked at under warranty. Before the date of the appointment, the car suffered a more serious issue. I started it one morning and it asked for more coolant on the dash. So I went back home and topped it up and carried a 5 litre bottles of water with me just in case. On my 20 mile commute, I had to top the coolant up twice. Although it was a hot day, I managed to limp the car to my works car park without it overheating.
The car was recovered by Porsche assist to my local dealer who were great. They got me straight into a new Audi Q5 courtesy car whilst they diagnosed the coolant leak. Whilst there, I asked them to look at the CV boot too.
After a day or two, they advised that the coolant leak was down to a split pipe that was under the throttle body. This had already been diagnosed by the AA patrol. This would be covered by the warranty.
Unfortunately, I was advised that the CV boot wouldn’t be covered as it was classed as wear and tear. Maybe they were right but I was pretty pissed off given that the defect was identified a mere two weeks after purchase. I emailed the after sales manager at Porsche Teesside regarding the issue and reminding them of my rights under a Consumer Rights Act. I didn’t have to push too hard and they agreed to pay for the CV boot replacement.
So I was in a courtesy car for nearly two weeks whilst this was sorted out. Not ideal but thankfully it was all sorted out with little hassle and no cost to me which is the important bit.
The first issue was a split outer CV boot which. Caused grease to be thrown out into one of the front wheels. This was spotted by the guy who ceramic coated the car shortly after I collected it. He said that one of his wheel brushes was wrecked with all the grease 😂😂
Anyway, I booked the car in for this to be looked at under warranty. Before the date of the appointment, the car suffered a more serious issue. I started it one morning and it asked for more coolant on the dash. So I went back home and topped it up and carried a 5 litre bottles of water with me just in case. On my 20 mile commute, I had to top the coolant up twice. Although it was a hot day, I managed to limp the car to my works car park without it overheating.
The car was recovered by Porsche assist to my local dealer who were great. They got me straight into a new Audi Q5 courtesy car whilst they diagnosed the coolant leak. Whilst there, I asked them to look at the CV boot too.
After a day or two, they advised that the coolant leak was down to a split pipe that was under the throttle body. This had already been diagnosed by the AA patrol. This would be covered by the warranty.
Unfortunately, I was advised that the CV boot wouldn’t be covered as it was classed as wear and tear. Maybe they were right but I was pretty pissed off given that the defect was identified a mere two weeks after purchase. I emailed the after sales manager at Porsche Teesside regarding the issue and reminding them of my rights under a Consumer Rights Act. I didn’t have to push too hard and they agreed to pay for the CV boot replacement.
So I was in a courtesy car for nearly two weeks whilst this was sorted out. Not ideal but thankfully it was all sorted out with little hassle and no cost to me which is the important bit.
Another little incident which occurred last week. I left the car at a carwash and went off to do some shopping. Came back, it looked great and drove away. When I got home to park up, I noticed the rear view camera looked a bit funny. Turns out it’s been pushed into the rear bumper.
Looks like the carwash guys were looking for the boot release (which is hidden under the rear wiper spindle) and most likely pushed this instead.
Can’t be bothered raising a dispute with them as they’ll probably deny it anyway. So I’ve got to take the rear bumper off and remount the camera. Won’t cost anything but it’ll be a couple of hours of my time wasted.
Current view from the camera:
Looks like the carwash guys were looking for the boot release (which is hidden under the rear wiper spindle) and most likely pushed this instead.
Can’t be bothered raising a dispute with them as they’ll probably deny it anyway. So I’ve got to take the rear bumper off and remount the camera. Won’t cost anything but it’ll be a couple of hours of my time wasted.
Current view from the camera:
Richtea1970 said:
You haven't mentioned it, and totally understand if you don't want to, but would you share the amount you paid for it?
I really like them, but like you would want a decent warranty.
£29995 which is towards the top end of the market but the fact that I’ve got Porsche warranty until October 2028 does provide quite a lot of peace of mind. I’ve seen the invoice for the coolant repair and CV boot replacement and it was nearly £2k. I doubt any third party warranty would have dealt with the repairs so swiftly.I really like them, but like you would want a decent warranty.
The car is also in mint condition too. The dealership actually said they wouldn’t normally sell a car this old under the used approved scheme but it was in such good condition that they diced to sell it themselves rather than send it to auction.
KungFuPanda said:
Richtea1970 said:
You haven't mentioned it, and totally understand if you don't want to, but would you share the amount you paid for it?
I really like them, but like you would want a decent warranty.
£29995 which is towards the top end of the market but the fact that I ve got Porsche warranty until October 2028 does provide quite a lot of peace of mind. I ve seen the invoice for the coolant repair and CV boot replacement and it was nearly £2k. I doubt any third party warranty would have dealt with the repairs so swiftly.I really like them, but like you would want a decent warranty.
The car is also in mint condition too. The dealership actually said they wouldn t normally sell a car this old under the used approved scheme but it was in such good condition that they diced to sell it themselves rather than send it to auction.
Lovely car mate, enjoy it.
Lovely car OP. I've admired these since late 2014 when I was in Germany and saw two very early cars hammering it down the autobahn late one night heading toward Poland. Looked so right at speed.
I bought my wife a 66 plate Macan S with the Porsche 3.0 petrol as a wedding present in 2024. I negotiated a 3 year warranty with the supplying dealer Porsche Cambridge as part of the deal, and glad I did so as it has had both the transfer case and the steering rack replaced under warranty in that time, which I don't imagine would have been cheap!
Lovely, lovely, lovely car though. Great for everything she does with it. I recently took it to Germany with my dad for a european final and it was just the car for the job - cruising at 120-130mph most of the way toward Leipzig once we cleared the trafficky bits of Germany. Also quite respectible on economy on a long run - 27mpg I think we managed on average on that round trip.
I nearly did a deal in March on a Turbo on a 17 plate to replace this car as would love the 3.6 but in reality for us the 3.0 S is enough of a car! Decisions will have to be made as it comes up to the end of it's warranty next summer and will likely be on around 100k miles by then.
Enjoy the car!
I bought my wife a 66 plate Macan S with the Porsche 3.0 petrol as a wedding present in 2024. I negotiated a 3 year warranty with the supplying dealer Porsche Cambridge as part of the deal, and glad I did so as it has had both the transfer case and the steering rack replaced under warranty in that time, which I don't imagine would have been cheap!
Lovely, lovely, lovely car though. Great for everything she does with it. I recently took it to Germany with my dad for a european final and it was just the car for the job - cruising at 120-130mph most of the way toward Leipzig once we cleared the trafficky bits of Germany. Also quite respectible on economy on a long run - 27mpg I think we managed on average on that round trip.
I nearly did a deal in March on a Turbo on a 17 plate to replace this car as would love the 3.6 but in reality for us the 3.0 S is enough of a car! Decisions will have to be made as it comes up to the end of it's warranty next summer and will likely be on around 100k miles by then.
Enjoy the car!
Its Just Adz said:
Looks really good in that blue.
We've just almost the same swap, my wife's Range Rover Sport SDV6 got traded in for a Macan. Ours is the 2.0 turbo unit though, not the full fat big boy turbo like yours.
She absolutely loves it, totally different drive to the RR.
Yep I thought I was on borrowed time with the Range Rover once the used approved warranty had expired. Having said that though, I never had to deal with any breakdowns with the Range but have already had two issues to deal with on the Macan. We've just almost the same swap, my wife's Range Rover Sport SDV6 got traded in for a Macan. Ours is the 2.0 turbo unit though, not the full fat big boy turbo like yours.
She absolutely loves it, totally different drive to the RR.
The Macan is a lot more driver focussed. I feel as though I have to concentrate more when driving it whereas with the Range, I could kind of just cruise along.
I plan to keep the car for maybe a year to 18 months and sell it on with a decent amount of warranty intact for the next keeper. Then I’ll be back in a Range. Maybe a Sport…
KungFuPanda said:
Yep I thought I was on borrowed time with the Range Rover once the used approved warranty had expired. Having said that though, I never had to deal with any breakdowns with the Range but have already had two issues to deal with on the Macan.
If I may, how do these age? Long story but I’ve ended up running around in daughter’s 8 yr old 90K SEAT Ateca as it didn’t seem worth selling when she got a new EV.It’s OK, but stuff like iffy keyless entry, the infotainment and HVAC glitches, window and door seals coming apart etc just make it feel really old. How well does Macan hold itself together?
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