RRS to Cayenne?

[fewst]

Hi,

I am currently looking into the feasibility of changing my 2011 RRS 3.0 TDV6 for a Cayenne, most likely a v8 mainly for the noise, not sure the difference between variants, turbo, GTS etc, though id like to get some money from selling so been looking at earlier models I've read pre 07 face lift engines have issues, what are these 'issues' the last post related to buying guide was here that i found,

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

are there any more recent updates to these problems, is high mileage an issue?

A few questions of my own that its possible someone with knowledge or experience of both cars will be able to answer.

Will i miss the Sport? Mainly things like keyless entry stop/start, iPod connection, folding mirrors, that i don't seem to find noted on any Cayennes, and some of the options mine has such as the surround camera system, led drl's. What are std features and what are must have options? I assume heated seats, cruise, Front and rear parking sensors and other things i can't think of right now are standard as again many ad's don't detail these things?

Will i need a warranty, the RRS is still covered by extended LR warranty which gives some comfort even though i don't do much mileage, hence the v8 but is one worth it if things like prop shaft bearings are still an issue.

Tax, the RRS is approx £500 for 12 months but are the earlier pre face lift Cayennes in the lower bracket at around £290 a year, which looking at the .gov website only shows a pre or post 2001 option..... then is banded A to M.

Loads of questions and I'm sure there will be more, sorry just kinda a brain dump so any help or direction is appreciated. TIA

Edited by fewst on Tuesday 5th January 23:21

Edited by fewst on Tuesday 5th January 23:23

[davek_964]

The main "issue" with the older Cayenne seems to be bore scoring, but my impression (no hard data) is that it happens a lot less than for 996 / Boxsters. My 2003 S will roll over 100k miles very soon and seems fine.

Ipod connection is possible even on the older cars, but is likely to need something like Dension. It works, but is a little clunky.
Heated seats and cruise were not standard on early cars at least - I have heated seats but not cruise. Folding mirrors are standard I think - but they don't automatically fold when you lock the car, it's a manual switch (at least it is on the early cars). Air suspension is great, and I wouldn't want one without.

I really like mine even though I bought at the cheap end of the market a few years ago. Never had a RR to compare it to though.

[boxsey]

fewst said:

Tax, the RRS is approx £500 for 12 months but are the earlier pre face lift Cayennes in the lower bracket at around £290 a year, which looking at the .gov website only shows a pre or post 2001 option..... then is banded A to M.

According to the on-line calculator a 2009 GTS will cost you £505. That looks a lovely example. I am strangely drawn to these too as a daily driver.

Dave, how have you found the reliability and running costs for yours?

[davek_964]

boxsey said:

According to the on-line calculator a 2009 GTS will cost you £505. That looks a lovely example. I am strangely drawn to these too as a daily driver.

Dave, how have you found the reliability and running costs for yours?

Initial costs were dreadful. I bought badly - on the way to view the car, I decided I didn't need one so didn't check it over at all. A few days later I changed my mind and made a low-ish offer which was accepted with some reluctance - but meant I ended up with a car I probably wouldn't have bought if I'd checked it properly. Less than 6 months later my first service bill was horrendous - £5k-ish for a car worth not much more than that.

But, that was 3 years ago. I did have the aux belt snap and the starter motor started playing up - both were a couple of years ago (I've owned it 3 years I think) and its been pretty faultless since.

Tyres don't last that long but I'm going to try something other than pirelli next. Fuel is dreadful but at least it's cheaper now.

It's comfortable, practical and above all, it really is fun. I don't think I'd want one as my only car but I expected to be bored of it within 6 months - when in fact I still love it. Often tempted to replace with a newer one - only thing that stops me really is that the only thing I don't like about mine is the amount of petrol it uses (about 15mpg) and a new one would be just as bad.

[boxsey]

Ouch on that first bill Dave! You won't have been the first to be caught out by previous owners that skimped on the maintenance costs and ran it on a shoestring until they traded it on. Good to hear that it's been reliable since. Tyres and fuel sound like they are typical Porsche running costs that we're all used to. However I agree that Pirellis can be false economy as they wear quicker than conti and michelin in my experience.