Reliable Cayenne for £6000 - Possible?

[D1on]

Been looking at these lately!
Seem like some bargains to be had, I don't do many miles and have always fancied one so would like to tick it off the list!
Is the above possible? and what is the most reliable engine to go for?

[Luke.]

Turbo is the most reliable engine.

Have fun.

[NAS90]

Luke. said:

Turbo is the most reliable engine.

Have fun.

Not sure you'll find a brand specialists to back up that statement, if we were talking 911 Carrera vs. Turbos of that era you'd be correct for sure, but early Cayennes can easily cost more to run in one year than they cost to buy now and the early Cayenne Turbos are known for issues that cost lots to fix.

In answer to the original post.....in my experience NO.

The early Cayenne's are now cheap because they aren't the best cars and several people fall for the myth that they are buying a cheap Porsche. You aren't, you are buying an expensive and complicated Porsche at a very cheap price but servicing and spare parts prices reflect the £60k odd the car cost new, not the used car price that they can be bought for today

If you really want a Cayenne you'd be better to buy the later facelift car or even 2nd generation (so something from 2008 model year onwards); the higher initial investment will be offset by significantly cheaper running costs over time vs. the early cars and will likely end up with a lower overall cost of ownership once you move the car on again.

Edited by NAS90 on Monday 6th March 17:33

[Muncher]

I just bought a 2003 Turbo, with 89k on the clock from a Porsche specialist. The turbo does seem to be the one to go for as it does not suffer from cylinder liner issues that the V8 does, you need to make sure that the coolant pipes have been replaced with the aluminium ones.

Everything so far seems to work perfectly so I am crossing my fingers! It's getting about 15mpg but I knew it would and that's not a problem for us.

£6k will only get you a V8 unfortunately - I wasn't brave enough to buy one of those!

[Muncher]

Tyres about £200 each...

[tr7v8]

Just bought a budget Cayenne a late 2005 in Dark Olive but a V8 S none turbo. It seems to have had the big jobs done, carden shaft and water manifolds. The shaft was 400 or so at an Indy the pipes were 1400 at OPC East London. Most of the USA sites suggest changing the starter at the same time but it doesn't look like mine was done

[Cheib]

Muncher said:

Tyres about £200 each...

Cheaper than an X5 of similar age then....mine cost more than £1000 to put new tyres on. 2007 car with 20" wheels natch.

[DH01]

275/45/19's Conti sports about £750 the set or makes you've never heard of £300 a set of 4.
Same story with brakes £1,500 an axle or £500 for full set front and back, pads and discs.
These cars can be run very cheaply or can be hugely expensive, the choice is yours !

[rossb]

My Cayenne S tow car bought for £5k in november 2014 @ 100k miles. 10k miles later - can honestly say i have been delighted with it. 140 mph/handles better than contemporary RR/about 20 + mpg - great towcar - very relaxing and comfortable to drive - no major expense to date apart from a leak caused by blocked gutter drains. It was supposed to be a one trick pony - but i have been using in preference to other cars if i have a boring long journey in stop start traffic as it is my only auto. at these prices - they are not far off break up value