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Don`t listen to them, (they havent had the pleasure and hence haven`t got a clue). A great car, you realy need one with air suspension as it takes the harshness out of the bumps and allows you to change the ride height from within the car. We run ours one stop below normal and it makes all the difference to the look of the car, does`t look like it`s on stilts.
Not much of a compromise on the road considering it`s size (would suggest 4.5 rather than 3.2). Sat nav makes a very big difference to the residual so unless it`s very cheap make sure it`s got it - and factory - there are a lot of people advertising cars with sat nav at the moment and when you get there it`s some aftermarket goo. Nothing wrong with many of the systems but a £250 tom tom isn`t a £2,000 Porsche fitted bit of kit. A bit like going to see a 911 with a sunroof only to find it`s a Halfords glass pop up jobby !
The rest is really down to you. They aren`t without there little niggles, most of which have or will be fixed FOC by Porsche but a very good all rounder.
Henry
Not much of a compromise on the road considering it`s size (would suggest 4.5 rather than 3.2). Sat nav makes a very big difference to the residual so unless it`s very cheap make sure it`s got it - and factory - there are a lot of people advertising cars with sat nav at the moment and when you get there it`s some aftermarket goo. Nothing wrong with many of the systems but a £250 tom tom isn`t a £2,000 Porsche fitted bit of kit. A bit like going to see a 911 with a sunroof only to find it`s a Halfords glass pop up jobby !
The rest is really down to you. They aren`t without there little niggles, most of which have or will be fixed FOC by Porsche but a very good all rounder.
Henry
Seem to remember our cayenne S going through tyres like they were going out of fashion. We had the 19inch wheels and needed a new set of tyres at i think either 7k or 8k miles. We complained to dealer and he told us think yourself lucky some turbo owners going through them in 5k and 6k.
The bigger wheels are the worst the others not half as bad. My mum had the cayenne and she didnt really drive it that fast so cant imagine its has anything to do with "heavy use". We got fed up with the car because tyres arent cheap, and 18mpg is pretty poor.
PS. I still love it though, we had X5 and build quality very poor, not had new range rover but friend in spain had 3 gearboxes and done less than 1500miles in a year, because it has been in dealer that much. We had an ML55 and that excellent. My dad swears it the best build quality he ever had, the leather seats stood up to so much. And the cayenne does look good. Dont buy grey or silver though... boring
The bigger wheels are the worst the others not half as bad. My mum had the cayenne and she didnt really drive it that fast so cant imagine its has anything to do with "heavy use". We got fed up with the car because tyres arent cheap, and 18mpg is pretty poor.
PS. I still love it though, we had X5 and build quality very poor, not had new range rover but friend in spain had 3 gearboxes and done less than 1500miles in a year, because it has been in dealer that much. We had an ML55 and that excellent. My dad swears it the best build quality he ever had, the leather seats stood up to so much. And the cayenne does look good. Dont buy grey or silver though... boring
Henry-F said:
Sat nav makes a very big difference to the residual so unless it`s very cheap make sure it`s got it - and factory - there are a lot of people advertising cars with sat nav at the moment and when you get there it`s some aftermarket goo. Nothing wrong with many of the systems but a £250 tom tom isn`t a £2,000 Porsche fitted bit of kit. A bit like going to see a 911 with a sunroof only to find it`s a Halfords glass pop up jobby !
Henry
This is a painful read. Obviously Henry is right in that Satnav adds to the resale value of a Cayenne, but Tom Toms are vastly, massively superior to Porsche Satnav IMHO. Cheaper and transferable as well.
My point was ask before you set off. Regardless of the differing merits of the various systems out there, and yes Tom Tom is a really great product which we`ve fitted on a few occasions now, you are buying a car that according to the advert already has sat nav fitted, you`re not the one paying for it. If you had a car that needed it fitting and were picking up the tab a no brainer, but you`re buying one that`s supposedly already got it and so make sure it`s £1,600 worth of fully installed, factory fitted, cabin uplifting Porsche gear rather than a little box held onto the windscreen with a rubber sucker, a wire into the cig lighter and a void in the dash that still needs filling.
Re: The tyres it depends on your usage of the car and the way it`s driven. We generally see 18-20k miles between changes and change them with plenty of tread left rather than waiting for the last knockings.
Henry
Re: The tyres it depends on your usage of the car and the way it`s driven. We generally see 18-20k miles between changes and change them with plenty of tread left rather than waiting for the last knockings.
Henry
My wife has one (Cayenne S) and I find it's a car that, like an early S class Mercedes, needs time to acquaint oneself with the whole driving experience - the more I've driven it the more I like it - they are definatley a "grower" and I must admit there is a significant amount of satisfaction to be had in embarassing supposedly "fast" cars on country back roads (where the added height can come into play)!!
Having originally considered a RR as a possible replacement I'm now thinking that this car will be difficult to replace - unless we go with the Cayenne facelift due next year.
Having originally considered a RR as a possible replacement I'm now thinking that this car will be difficult to replace - unless we go with the Cayenne facelift due next year.
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