Buying an early Cayenne - 4.5S or Turbo?
Discussion
Looking to buy an early Cayenne for little more than the hell of it. It's likely to be used for a short daily commute and occasional green landing in Wales etc (no really; we'll keep a second set of wheels with more aggressive tyres on for that). Question is, when spending around £10k, do I buy a 4.5S or say what the hell and buy a Turbo?
Appreciate that the running costs of the latter may be a bit higher and that either way, there will be a few bills to pay - but we have a 997 Turbo already, so are used to that. The Turbo has air suspension as std, which is a bonus as I want this for off-road capability. Shame the detachable arb option doesn't appear to have been available in the UK.
So 4.5S or Turbo?
Appreciate that the running costs of the latter may be a bit higher and that either way, there will be a few bills to pay - but we have a 997 Turbo already, so are used to that. The Turbo has air suspension as std, which is a bonus as I want this for off-road capability. Shame the detachable arb option doesn't appear to have been available in the UK.
So 4.5S or Turbo?
Go for it - the E1 Cayenne is very capable off road; with the right tyres on it the proper low range transfer box and diff locks make sure they don't get stuck!
ORS were an option - another humorous acronym; sod all to do with the 500mm wading depth. I think I've seen about three !!
Look for the off road pack; the front undertray section is metal as opposed to plastic and takes away some of the fear of grounding....
ORS were an option - another humorous acronym; sod all to do with the 500mm wading depth. I think I've seen about three !!
Look for the off road pack; the front undertray section is metal as opposed to plastic and takes away some of the fear of grounding....
Had my 2005 Turbo since 2012. Bought it at 56,000 miles and now done just under 90,000. I love it. Great car.
I don't take it off road, but I'm sure it would be very capable. I've been out in the snow - used to live in the middle of nowhere - and driven it to Scotland and the Alps in the middle of winter to go skiing. No issues.
It's been pretty reliable. Coolant pipes went (of course) so replaced with the aluminium ones. PCM also went which was about £1k to fix (at Porsche Swindon, replacement unit sure I could have done cheaper). Otherwise just (reasonably expensive) service items.
I get about 15 mpg which is mixed used really.
The car still feels solid and well built. No plans for moving it on any time soon.
And the way it goes for a 2+ tonne 4x4 is amazing.
If you don't mind spending a bit on upkeep and it has a good history go for it.
I don't take it off road, but I'm sure it would be very capable. I've been out in the snow - used to live in the middle of nowhere - and driven it to Scotland and the Alps in the middle of winter to go skiing. No issues.
It's been pretty reliable. Coolant pipes went (of course) so replaced with the aluminium ones. PCM also went which was about £1k to fix (at Porsche Swindon, replacement unit sure I could have done cheaper). Otherwise just (reasonably expensive) service items.
I get about 15 mpg which is mixed used really.
The car still feels solid and well built. No plans for moving it on any time soon.
And the way it goes for a 2+ tonne 4x4 is amazing.
If you don't mind spending a bit on upkeep and it has a good history go for it.
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