My new/old toy - marmite but I love it.....
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Thanks, to be honest nobody has a need for a car like this!
127k when I picked it up, previous owner was a property development millionaire so it's wanted for nothing! In the last 6 months it's had all discs and pads replaced, full service, new battery, new plugs and coil packs, new air cond compressor and condenser as well as a few small jobs. Having spent the past few years in a diesel Passat it's a nice (but unessicarry) change!
127k when I picked it up, previous owner was a property development millionaire so it's wanted for nothing! In the last 6 months it's had all discs and pads replaced, full service, new battery, new plugs and coil packs, new air cond compressor and condenser as well as a few small jobs. Having spent the past few years in a diesel Passat it's a nice (but unessicarry) change!
scottos said:
I've found myself looking at these a few times for absolutely no reason at all! I'd love the gonads to buy a turbo one!
I assume the engine is a golf r32 engine?
I believe it is the conventional Audi FSI V6, they didn't use the VR6 in these, they were used in the Touareg and the Q7.I assume the engine is a golf r32 engine?
Thanks for the comments, I'm loving it but I think I was one of only three people globally who liked it when it was launched!
It is a hell of a lot of car for the ££'s - it has a thirst on it but I knew that when I bought it, difference between mpg on the m'way and around town is roughly 2 mpg!!
It's also a great drive, it handles a lot more like a family saloon than a 4x4 - I challenge anyone to drive one and not be impressed, if you can get past the 'only it's mother could love it' looks' it's quite easy to fall in love with it. Aside from the way it drives the cabin is a nice place to be (especially if like me you spend half your life in traffic), seats and trim are of an extremely high quality - mine has been a family hack for 13 years, the leather is 'weathered' but not worn - no discoloration, no cracking - the odd scratch from a childs toy or edge of a handbag but I can live with that, I'll post up a couple of piccies when I get the chance.
I agree with the comment on the newer Cayenne's, there is something a little more Porsche-ey about the gen 1 955's in my opinion - but I guess it's all down to personal taste.
As for a middle aged man with bikes, a big dog and no ego that needs feeding with a new car it made total sense. I had £6k aside for a deposit on a 'desirable' car on PCP - was thinking of an AMG C43 estate or similar - when it came to it I couldn't face handing over the cash - spending £450-ish a month on a lease and then still not owning anything at the end of the agreement. I accept the potential repair bills might be a bit eye-watering but I've got a fairly comprehensive warranty so hopefully most things will be covered, even if they aren't if you take a 3 year view I should still be ££ better off and have a lump of (old) German engineering at the end of it.
The powerplant is the VR6 engine but build by Porsche, I believe it is the EA390 lump - the Audi Audi FSI V6 only came as a 2.8 normally aspirated or a 3.0 turbo lump.
I would have loved to have gone for a V8 but the fuel bills are slightly more frightening than mine, also - I spoke with a couple of Porsche independents for advice before parting with any ££'s - they all said the V6 was bullet proof (apart from a centre prop bearing which fails on all models) but the gen 1 V8's were much less reliable and suffered from all sorts of (expensive) gremlins!
Either way, I am still loving it - nice to have something a bit different and in an age when even 18 year olds are able to drive a brand spanking new car, I think there is something ever so slightly 'cool' (showing my age) about driving an older car! Each to their own I guess.......
It is a hell of a lot of car for the ££'s - it has a thirst on it but I knew that when I bought it, difference between mpg on the m'way and around town is roughly 2 mpg!!
It's also a great drive, it handles a lot more like a family saloon than a 4x4 - I challenge anyone to drive one and not be impressed, if you can get past the 'only it's mother could love it' looks' it's quite easy to fall in love with it. Aside from the way it drives the cabin is a nice place to be (especially if like me you spend half your life in traffic), seats and trim are of an extremely high quality - mine has been a family hack for 13 years, the leather is 'weathered' but not worn - no discoloration, no cracking - the odd scratch from a childs toy or edge of a handbag but I can live with that, I'll post up a couple of piccies when I get the chance.
I agree with the comment on the newer Cayenne's, there is something a little more Porsche-ey about the gen 1 955's in my opinion - but I guess it's all down to personal taste.
As for a middle aged man with bikes, a big dog and no ego that needs feeding with a new car it made total sense. I had £6k aside for a deposit on a 'desirable' car on PCP - was thinking of an AMG C43 estate or similar - when it came to it I couldn't face handing over the cash - spending £450-ish a month on a lease and then still not owning anything at the end of the agreement. I accept the potential repair bills might be a bit eye-watering but I've got a fairly comprehensive warranty so hopefully most things will be covered, even if they aren't if you take a 3 year view I should still be ££ better off and have a lump of (old) German engineering at the end of it.
The powerplant is the VR6 engine but build by Porsche, I believe it is the EA390 lump - the Audi Audi FSI V6 only came as a 2.8 normally aspirated or a 3.0 turbo lump.
I would have loved to have gone for a V8 but the fuel bills are slightly more frightening than mine, also - I spoke with a couple of Porsche independents for advice before parting with any ££'s - they all said the V6 was bullet proof (apart from a centre prop bearing which fails on all models) but the gen 1 V8's were much less reliable and suffered from all sorts of (expensive) gremlins!
Either way, I am still loving it - nice to have something a bit different and in an age when even 18 year olds are able to drive a brand spanking new car, I think there is something ever so slightly 'cool' (showing my age) about driving an older car! Each to their own I guess.......
Love your car. I had a gen one Turbo and loved it. Wasn't without it's niggles mind you. But cost £96k new and I got it for a tenth of that. My kind of motoring.
Re the V6, I'm pretty certain it's VW and the one from the Golf R32 someone mentioned earlier. I doubt Porsche built it to be honest. Not that it matters at all.
Re the V6, I'm pretty certain it's VW and the one from the Golf R32 someone mentioned earlier. I doubt Porsche built it to be honest. Not that it matters at all.
Luke. said:
Re the V6, I'm pretty certain it's VW and the one from the Golf R32 someone mentioned earlier. I doubt Porsche built it to be honest. Not that it matters at all.
I think you're right - I read on a Porker forum that it was built by Porsche using VW blueprints but a bit if googling tonight seems to confirm it was sourced from VW and 'tweaked' by Porsche to produce another 20 odd bph over the unit that went into the Tourag - every day is a school day!Hated these when they came out, yet there is one currently sat on my driveway 
Well done OP, I've had mine since March and they really are a brilliant bit of kit, handles better than you'd expect, plenty of power and lots of space for the family and overgrown dog.
It's also been very reliable so far too, it cost just under £5k with 120k odd on the clock, so great value for money imo. It's not as photogenic as yours though
Well done OP, I've had mine since March and they really are a brilliant bit of kit, handles better than you'd expect, plenty of power and lots of space for the family and overgrown dog.
It's also been very reliable so far too, it cost just under £5k with 120k odd on the clock, so great value for money imo. It's not as photogenic as yours though
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