Buying Cayenne S...... any tips and thoughts?
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L888DER said:
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Pay attention at the back.As Thorny said:
Edited by Deutscher on Wednesday 5th September 09:15
uktrailmonster said:
steve996 said:
Yip if you want to wallow around (slowly) with the occassional trip to the LR dealer for replacement Diffs and various electronics.....
Or actually take it off road.I guess with big wheels and low profile tyres a RR sport or normal RR wouldn't be that great off road either.
Anyways if you're really buying a 4x4 for it's off road abilities - buy a defender, Suzuki SJ413 or a Landcruiser, let's be honest most of us don't buy these types of cars for their all out off road ability - it's always a compromise of some sort.
Don't because you will look like a total W%^&*R with more money than sense, who doesn't give a F*&K about anyone else or our future. 
Note I am not saying don't get a fast sporty car if you want that part of the experience 
, but there is no need to buy a tank which takes up twice as much road as a normal vehicle, is difficult to park and is a target for anti-car campaigners.
Note I am not saying don't get a fast sporty car if you want that part of the experience , but there is no need to buy a tank which takes up twice as much road as a normal vehicle, is difficult to park and is a target for anti-car campaigners. uktrailmonster said:
A standard Range Rover with standard road tyres is still phenomenal off road, but like you say 99% never leave the road. Anyone have a clue what a Cayenne is like off road? I doubt it 
I never drivened one... but I've read that they are very good indeed.Would still get towed out by an Land Rover eventually tho.
peterperkins said:
Don't because you will look like a total W%^&*R with more money than sense, who doesn't give a F*&K about anyone else or our future. Note I am not saying don't get a fast sporty car if you want that part of the experience
Note I am not saying don't get a fast sporty car if you want that part of the experience Not sure I follow your logic unless you're talking about the tree food emissions, in which case pretty much all fast sporty cars have equally poor fuel economy. I recently read a sports saloon group test where none of the cars exceeded 20mpg - the same as we get with our Cayenne S. Oh and your "more money than sense" argument I guess applies if you buy it new, not so much if you enjoy the fact someone else has dropped 30 large on it before purchase.
peterperkins said:
but there is no need to buy a tank which takes up twice as much road as a normal vehicle, is difficult to park and is a target for anti-car campaigners.
Hmm not heard the "volume of car" argument before, don't even think Paracetamol uses that one. Certainly up here in the North East of Scotland I think the space around me can just about sustain the few inches larger in each direction my Cayenne features. With the park sensors it's actually remarkably easy to park (you'd know that if you'd ever driven one I s'pose) I think the grumpy smilies just about sums your post up.
Paracetamol said:
steve996 said:
let's be honest most of us don't buy these types of cars for their all out off road ability - it's always a compromise of some sort.
So why buy one over say a 530/535 touring at all?? steve996 said:
Paracetamol said:
steve996 said:
let's be honest most of us don't buy these types of cars for their all out off road ability - it's always a compromise of some sort.
So why buy one over say a 530/535 touring at all?? It's the Sloane Rangers cruising these tanks carelessly around city centres, intimidating people in small cars, that gives them such a bad name. The Cayenne is probably one of the worst offenders in this respect. If you actually need a big 4WD vehicle, then fair enough. But I suspect a large percentage of owners (probably not the ones who would tend to visit a forum like this) don't need either the space or 4WD. They simply buy them as status symbols.
Paracetamol said:
steve996 said:
Paracetamol said:
steve996 said:
let's be honest most of us don't buy these types of cars for their all out off road ability - it's always a compromise of some sort.
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