Keeping an old Cayenne
Discussion
Well my first foray into poverty big pork was the 2007 Cayenne 957 4.8s and I loved it, acquired 6 months ago I quickly decided I wanted a GTS with PCM3 or even a turbo (not for performance but for the "extras".
A decent GTS is early to mid twenties, my car after costing £14k is probably worth £11 private and nineish as a trade in after spending £350 on a OPC service, £200 on renewing coolant pipes (OPC prices) and £1k on a propshaft and gearbox oil change (done after I decided to keep it).
When Chester serviced it they looked for every cash add on they could find and only got tyres (none N) and a few LEDS missing in the rear lights oh and the rear washer was semi but not fully blocked)
My decision was also helped by getting one call in 6 weeks on the trader .......
My car
has the better "look" no chrome, decent wheels and air suspension so doesnt look too dated. It has the better bi xenon lights and sports exhaust as well but no leather dash or memory seats as the main omissions.
So after getting it inspected its in good nick, and to keep it for another year or so I've decided to invest in a new head unit with DAB and better nav at £1100, I might get the wheels refurbed and a bit of a polish for say another £300 making full cost £17k then keeping it - in comparison to swapping for a GTS its small change and will I really notice the extra 50 bhp? my commute is 3 miles and annual miles under 8k
If this decision bites me on the arse I will update whats happened but right now its sweet as a nut.
A decent GTS is early to mid twenties, my car after costing £14k is probably worth £11 private and nineish as a trade in after spending £350 on a OPC service, £200 on renewing coolant pipes (OPC prices) and £1k on a propshaft and gearbox oil change (done after I decided to keep it).
When Chester serviced it they looked for every cash add on they could find and only got tyres (none N) and a few LEDS missing in the rear lights oh and the rear washer was semi but not fully blocked)
My decision was also helped by getting one call in 6 weeks on the trader .......
My car
has the better "look" no chrome, decent wheels and air suspension so doesnt look too dated. It has the better bi xenon lights and sports exhaust as well but no leather dash or memory seats as the main omissions.So after getting it inspected its in good nick, and to keep it for another year or so I've decided to invest in a new head unit with DAB and better nav at £1100, I might get the wheels refurbed and a bit of a polish for say another £300 making full cost £17k then keeping it - in comparison to swapping for a GTS its small change and will I really notice the extra 50 bhp? my commute is 3 miles and annual miles under 8k
If this decision bites me on the arse I will update whats happened but right now its sweet as a nut.
I had the indie and the OPC check the air before I decided to get the prop done etc and it had a compressor in 2015 with all legs seeming ok (they make it do press ups of a sort and time them) its on 80k if I get a year cost free from today I will be happy as a lease on similar would be £5k.
KungFuPanda said:
We’ll Dave, looks like I’m in a similar predicament to you. Do I spend up to a grand retrofitting a high end double din unit. I promised myself I wouldn’t be spending any unnecessary money on on the car as I just won’t get it back.
I’ve opted for a £30 Bluetooth hands free kit that clips to the sun visor for now and see how I get on.
Other than that, mine needs a a decent valet and maybe a machine polish. I’ve got a Megs DA so I might spend a day doing that myself. Front tyres are down to about 2mm. They seem to be surprisingly reasonable. 275/40/20 can be had for under £100, Uniroyal Rainsport for around £120 and Pirelli’s for around £180.
Tyre price is good, black circles? Stereo is a hard one, there is no mid market cheaper unit from Alpine / Kenwood etc they all seem about £1k but you can get an adapter at £500 to stream to. Nothing seems good value.I’ve opted for a £30 Bluetooth hands free kit that clips to the sun visor for now and see how I get on.
Other than that, mine needs a a decent valet and maybe a machine polish. I’ve got a Megs DA so I might spend a day doing that myself. Front tyres are down to about 2mm. They seem to be surprisingly reasonable. 275/40/20 can be had for under £100, Uniroyal Rainsport for around £120 and Pirelli’s for around £180.
Quick update - Passed its MOT with two advisories on front pads have about 1k left (£515 OPC, £350 Indie, £150 Kwik Fit (delphi / Lockheed)
More bothersome is the n/s back light has lost 8 of 20 leds on the tail / stop light, MOT fail is 50%. So can I get this fixed anywhere nope (anyone know better), Porsche want £450, design 911 £300 Scrappy are few and far between and no guarantee it will be any better.
Also
Not sure whats happened here, just noticed the dull silver trim is now just plastic, it seems the cover has gone or the plating has washed off - I cant work out if its a part of the insert thats come off - might just get the insert painted as a new one is £150 and I cant work out how it fits (unless I have lost a part of the part - I have tha carrier not the finish bit). On the part thats left there are no holes for a fixing which makes me think its a part of the part I have lost.
Anyone cast any light on this?
This is the new part pic
More bothersome is the n/s back light has lost 8 of 20 leds on the tail / stop light, MOT fail is 50%. So can I get this fixed anywhere nope (anyone know better), Porsche want £450, design 911 £300 Scrappy are few and far between and no guarantee it will be any better.
Also
Not sure whats happened here, just noticed the dull silver trim is now just plastic, it seems the cover has gone or the plating has washed off - I cant work out if its a part of the insert thats come off - might just get the insert painted as a new one is £150 and I cant work out how it fits (unless I have lost a part of the part - I have tha carrier not the finish bit). On the part thats left there are no holes for a fixing which makes me think its a part of the part I have lost.
Anyone cast any light on this?
This is the new part pic
Edited by DSLiverpool on Saturday 3rd March 13:44
sgrimshaw said:
Can a local firm put a vinyl wrap film on the part which is left behind?
You could even give it a go yourself, plenty of colour choices, black being just one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node...
Thats a great idea - will pop down when the snow meltsYou could even give it a go yourself, plenty of colour choices, black being just one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node...
jakesmith said:
http://caraudiosecurity.com/sph-da130dab-6-2-touch...
This is the answer, as long as you use an iPhone. 6" Capacitative screen (like a smartphone, not the type you have to press really hard), Apple Maps or Waze to navigate, DAB and all the same sound / music / eq functions as their top of the range F88DAB that I have in my other car
I just installed the previous model that is £300 & a load of new amp / speaker stuff in my 987 - awesome transformation
Do you need a BOSE / MOST adapter with this?This is the answer, as long as you use an iPhone. 6" Capacitative screen (like a smartphone, not the type you have to press really hard), Apple Maps or Waze to navigate, DAB and all the same sound / music / eq functions as their top of the range F88DAB that I have in my other car
I just installed the previous model that is £300 & a load of new amp / speaker stuff in my 987 - awesome transformation
Quick update on this, the car is still with me it’s faultless and feels solid plus it’s worth nothing in trade in and I just can’t chop such a good car in.
I still can’t find a surface mount fixer for the back light which has lost 12 of 20 leds and the very light whispering when power on annoys me (indie and opc say normal) .
I’m really impressed with it but hanker after a last of the line LR322 RR which will probably hand grenade at 80k!
My wife won’t drive it so I’ve made an exec decision I’ll run it over winter and chop it just before a major service is due in March - that’s it decided!
I still can’t find a surface mount fixer for the back light which has lost 12 of 20 leds and the very light whispering when power on annoys me (indie and opc say normal) .
I’m really impressed with it but hanker after a last of the line LR322 RR which will probably hand grenade at 80k!
My wife won’t drive it so I’ve made an exec decision I’ll run it over winter and chop it just before a major service is due in March - that’s it decided!
Luke. said:
You'll be spending £7k on that RR too before long... Good luck. 
Have you got an ad for your Cayenne?
RR has a 2 year inchcape warranty, not advertised the Cayenne but might try a cheeky trader / ebay advert. It has air / sports ex / black pack / hot seats and swivel lights so might appeal to someone.Have you got an ad for your Cayenne?
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