2008-2010 Cayenne GTS

[MarkGolf]

Hi All,

I am currently doing some research into a 957 Cayenne GTS for my wife.

I know the MPG is bad and I'm not worried about that and the road tax is £550.

I want to know if they are reliable really. I know the earlier Cayenne 4.5 V8's had bore score issues, I assume the later 4.8's are solid?

Carden shaft and coolant pipes seem to be the common issues on these, what about the auto boxes, I have had hugely bad luck with auto's in my family, so I am fearful of them.

I'm not decided on air suspension, I feel like I want to avoid it to avoid possible issues as it only gets older but I will try out both versions to see if it is a must have or not.

I am a handy DIYer so minor things like the carden and coolant pipes don't worry me but auto box and engine failures do. I have seen the occasional manual GTS pop up, I imagine that could be an interesting option, not sure the wife would agree although she is partial to a manual and has a boxster already.

Sorry for the blabbing, just want to know if the GTS is a reliable option really and what to look for.

Thanks,
Mark

[MarkGolf]

Thank you guys, invaluable info there.

Really looking forward to actually trying one out!

H, I checked out the facebook page, I certainly didn't expect you to be doing that with it!!! HAHA, I thought you were just doing some high miles, not dune bashing, what a test for it and certainly a different choice to the landcruisers etc that you typically see!


I've seen a manual one for not a lot of money, I am tempted to try that although I do think a car like this, for how it will be used should be an auto but lets see.

I'm looking for one with the Bi-plane rear wing (seen some without), Bose, PCM 2 but not essential, Heated seats all round, rear climate control, electric tailgate and rear blinds would be nice but they seem to be rare.

Silver, grey or carmine red.

Under 80k miles.

They are out there, not rushed just yet, wife has until June so I think Jan/Feb is probably a good time to buy as the market is typically slow then which will help the haggle.

Thanks again for the great information, will help with my checks and search and glad to see these aren't like a range rover in terms of everything going wrong!