buyers guide Cayanne

[Black VXR]

I am looking to purchase a Cayanne

I have about £15 to £20k to spend, seems like there are a number of options in this price range and some low (ish) mileage cars for sale

I quite fancy a turbo (I have been driving a 6 litre Monaro for the last 9 years so I am used to 20 / 14 to the gallon driving

Is this a good option - what should I look out for on a Cayanne - I would really appreciate some guidance

Thanks

[Koln-RS]

Black VXR said:

I am looking to purchase a Cayanne

What should I look out for on a Cayanne?

It's a 'Cayenne'

[jackal]

skip the V6 and get a V8 S or turbo instead, the car deserves the torque of the bigger engines and the V6 you will tend to thrash harder so economy advantage isn't so great

with lots of Mway driving economy between tubro/V8 S wont be that much different so the turbo is agood buy with lots of toys as standard but with lots of city driving the turbo will be a fair bit worse economy wise (my S did about 15mpg over 2 yrs and I would expect the turbo to have been maybe 11-12mpg)

I was always told to avoid early turbos and try and get a 2006 car as there were little reliability related changes then.


Must haves: Air Suspension, Aluminium cooling pipes upgrade


fabulous cars, very well built and not much goes wrong

cardan shaft, coil packs and the plastic cooling pipes are the main design weaknesses

cardan shaft will just have to be paid for if it goes, coil packs are £27 when they go (and you dont have to replace all of them contrary to popular belief) and the ali cooling pipe upgrade is expensive so try and find a car thats had it done already

i've got an F10 M5 for daily duties but still miss the C a bit, buy the best one you can find

and did I mention Air Suspension ?

[FraMac]

That's really useful - thanks Jackal. I quite fancy one but at the moment it's just an idea. Cheers.

[Black VXR]

Sorry about the crap spelling, I realised my mistake as soon as I posted - I realise its named after a spice

So, the answer seems to be

Buy a Turbo (what model numbers do I need to look out for please?)

I am guessing go for the highest spec car I can find

Buy a car that had the plastic pipes underneath upgraded to aluminium

Buy a low mileage car with a good service history

Are there any colours that hold there value better than others

Are there any good dealers in the Berkshire area you can recommend I can visit to find a good car

Finally - do anyone want to message me if they have a good car for sale

Thanks

[randlemarcus]

Look carefully at the tyres - some of them eat tyres, either whole, or unevenly. Brand new tyres might be a careful conscientious owner

[DKL]

Black VXR said:

Are there any good dealers in the Berkshire area you can recommend I can visit to find a good car

Ray Northway. He often has a few Cayennes.

[robrobc]

I would agree with Jackal but would add that I would not worry too much about mileage, condition and service history would be of more value IMHO.
My 2005 Turbo has had the dreaded pipes done, I think the carden shaft is on the "way out" but when you stick it in sport, switch to paddles and floor it then who cares about the money. The performance never fails to make me smile, never.
Tyres can get "eaten" pretty quickly, I have tried Bridgestone Turanza´s and Michelins. Michelins seem to last a little longer but they are way more expensive here in Portugal.
If I give it a good "ragging" then I typically get about 11 mpg, town work is about 15 and cruising is 20 but note these are US values as mine is an ex-california car.
Would I buy one again? In a blink and in Black again with Black interior. The best combo IMO.

Rob

[jackal]

Yes agree about the miles

I bought mine with 103,000 on the clock sold it with 120,000. Small miles for a cayenne and the drivetrain and as I said on another thread, the interior looked like it had done about 12,000 miles

[swisstoni]

When I was looking at cayennes in that price range, the turbo looked like the one to go for. There was an issue with pre 2007 non-turbo petrols. The cylinder linings could fail and the only fix is a rebuild! Most if not all have probably been sorted by now but it's not really a situation I'd fancy buying into.

[GRAH4M]

Regarding 'switching to paddles' does the CTT actually have paddle shift behind the steering wheel or just tiptronic buttons on the front? Can't seem to find any info on this...

robrobc said:

I would agree with Jackal but would add that I would not worry too much about mileage, condition and service history would be of more value IMHO.
My 2005 Turbo has had the dreaded pipes done, I think the carden shaft is on the "way out" but when you stick it in sport, switch to paddles and floor it then who cares about the money. The performance never fails to make me smile, never.
Tyres can get "eaten" pretty quickly, I have tried Bridgestone Turanza´s and Michelins. Michelins seem to last a little longer but they are way more expensive here in Portugal.
If I give it a good "ragging" then I typically get about 11 mpg, town work is about 15 and cruising is 20 but note these are US values as mine is an ex-california car.
Would I buy one again? In a blink and in Black again with Black interior. The best combo IMO.

Rob

[fastbikes76]

GRAH4M said:

Regarding 'switching to paddles' does the CTT actually have paddle shift behind the steering wheel or just tiptronic buttons on the front? Can't seem to find any info on this...

Just the ones on the front mate on my 04 CTT.