Early Cayenne Turbos.

[ChocolateFrog]

If you can get past the "it was a 60k car new and will cost x percentage of its list price to run each year" and putting aside the obviously hefty bills for fuel, tyres and brakes.

What are they like to run as a daily family wagon? It seems the Turbos are fairly reliable although I've not seen a mage mileage one.

[Escy]

Nice cars, they drive really well for a 4x4 and are plenty fast. Loads of common issues on all Cayenne's and Touareg's, they are likely to hit you in your wallet. If you go and view any have a good feel on the bottom of the door cards, the carpets and check down the sides of the boot for water ingress.

[EGTE]

Replace the oil in the Transfer Box immediately (and every 20K max) and use good engine oil (e.g. millers NT+), as they can bore-score.

[Escy]

It's the later Cayenne that has issues with transfer boxes

[EGTE]

Ah okay. I would still put new oil in anyway; really cannot hurt.

[Cheib]

Talking of transfer boxes my 2017 Cayenne S Diesel has had it’s replaced this week, 53k miles. It’s a great car but I wouldn’t run one without a warranty....mine’s been to the dealers twice on the back of a low loader (immobiliser and suspension) as well as the transfer box.

[PH01]

Utterly awesome magnificent beasties !

[NicDale]

I bought a cheap 07 4.8 Turbo around 3/4 weeks ago.

https://i.imgur.com/jTY1NMN.jpg

Enjoying it so far but quite a few niggles to sort out.

[Joehow]

I have an 54 plate car. My old mans had an identical one for 10 years so it made finding one quite easy as i could compare like for like.

It flew through its MOT and the guys at 9e who look after my gt3 have just been through it and there's only a few tiny things.

Key thing for me is buy one that has been maintained with evidence of it.

[jakesmith]

I regret not buying my bosses one at the time - an 04 turbo (in 2014) black in and out, SS exhaust, coolant pipes done, 70k, £9k he wanted for it! Bought a diesel Evoque for £30k instead and wonder 6 years on which would have cost less factoring everything in!

[m444ttb]

EGTE said:

Ah okay. I would still put new oil in anyway; really cannot hurt.

I may be the only one, but when I pick up a 'new' car I get all the fluids and filters changed very soon after. At least you know where it's all at.

[EGTE]

I do the same. Differentials, gearbox, transfer case, everything.

Then I do the same every 20K miles.

Engine every year, using the nectar of Millers' angels :-)

Peanuts compared to repairing any of those parts.

[BarnfinderGeneral]

NicDale said:

I bought a cheap 07 4.8 Turbo around 3/4 weeks ago.

https://i.imgur.com/jTY1NMN.jpg

Enjoying it so far but quite a few niggles to sort out.

That wouldn't be RA56 OAP? I had that car from 2017 until early this year. If so, feel free to mail me if you think I might be able to give you a steer on the niggles.