Nurburger

OP - you should definitely keep babying your TTS... Keep the miles low, service it regularly, replace anything that shows any wear whatsoever and send me a PM when you want to sell

tsitz

RIght on!

tsitz

What a deal
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2009-Porsch...53.m1438.l2649

Petza914

Nice find - don't love the Sport Design wheels and it's missing the Pano roof, but looks like it's pretty clean and priced fair or better than fair.

Hula

I can see 955 CTT with the off road technology option being desirable in the future. A rare beast. Rear center locking differential. Full sized spare hanging from a rear swing gate. Second battery. I've never seen one.

The other possibility is the 2010 Transiberian. Only 600 made. Factory off road lights. Reinforced engine bay, fuel tank, and axle skid plates. Rock rails. I've only seen one at the dealer.

Petza914

957 has the same off-road capability as the 955 with low-range transfer case, locking diff option, etc and gas the face lifted exterior, DFI motor, and in 09 and 10 the slightly better PCM. The off road capability didn't change until the 958 generation.

Hula

No argument the 957 is a better SUV and offered the same packages. I'd pay more money for one. I'd rather have one. It's just better. But I don't want to get into another 955 vs 957 vs 958 off-road superiority discussion. My wild speculation of the OPs possible "collectable" status was because the uber-SUV changed Porsches fortunes. The Boxter saved the company but the Cayenne made them rich. It also changed the landscape. Mercedes had the ML55 AMG but the Porsche was in another league. Add to that the rarity of the off-road technology package and the super rarity of the externally mounted spare. The swing gate spare tire carrier was heavy, expensive, and kind of clumsy so few owners optioned them. Porsche only offered it for 2003-2004. After that they stuck it in the trunk instead of the mount. It is rare and visually striking which is important in collectables. Got to distinguish it from the thousands of the other 955 Turbos. Historically significant + rare + an oddity might (although I doubt it) = collectibility. The Transiberian is just rare and odd so maybe not.

phatz

wait
what
my cayenne may have a future value?

user 83838290

well of course. same value as a used hyundai elantra gt or thereaboutish.

Corvetteboy6988

Guys, you need to think about the next generation and what they might appreciate as well, SUV's are all rage right now, so those that grew up in the generation of SUV's will be the ones to gravitate towards them and pay for them.
I think there is potential in the future for the Cayenne to be worth more than it was new, and if you keep driving them like you are, there wont be many left so that will only help the cause. they fact the most were used as everyday vehicles, as they were intended, and long gone, will in itself add value.
Am I babying mine, no, I drive it everyday, so I personally am not holding out, but I believe they will be worth something to future generations.
Heck, I came around to appreciate the Cayenne, I was one of those original 4Runner, FJ40, FJ60, FJ80 Landcruiser guys after growing up in them and then owning several, but thats mainly how SUV's where back in the day, and are actually increasing in value today, because those generations that grew up with them (some of us), want them again, and will pay.
It took me a long time to find a decent 955 CTT back in 2017, I wanted 1st gen cause I like the simple looks better than the 957's, and it was hard finding one under 50K in good shape.
it will have its day, and then we will all be wishing we still had ours : )

pbarch1

This is the dilemma,
I really enjoy my 09, I mean I really enjoy it. It could not be a more perfect combination of form and function. At least for me... I can take it anywhere. That being said, it's getting a little long in the tooth.
I've been looking, but dammit if there just isn't a Truck/car/SUV out there that I'd want to replace it with.

oldskewel

Interesting thread. I love my 955, but don't see any long term value in any of these cars.

One major factor not yet discussed is how they may become impossible to cost-effectively repair. Unlike my '85 911 that will run forever, and with many other classics that can be cost-effectively repaired no matter what happens, consider the magic electrical killers in these things.

Even now, while they are common and relatively new cars, we've got threads like this on here:
https://rennlist.com/forums/cayenne-...ap-my-car.html

Mystery killer that practically totals a perfectly fine car. If it's that hard now, imagine trying to get that fixed in 10, 20 years.

And of course the $700 keys. $4k Steering angle sensor. Etc.

Great cars. Will deserve prominent mention in any history books. But are not likely to be collectible, in my opinion.

hopsis

Meh, I wouldn't worry about such things too much. Anything and everything can be fixed and/or replaced. That being said, 955 generation is pretty much in the worst possible era of cars to get old. I mean, classic carburetor cars with electric going only to lights and wipers can be fixed with a hammer and some moss. Newer cars after 2010 will not be fixed, they only end as scrap because everything truly is too complicated.

I realize that I'm making the same point here as the writer above. Only difference is the timeframe. First 955 Cayenne was '03 if I'm correct? Meaning the technology involved was pretty much from 90's and that crap can and will be mended when it eventually goes wrong. It just takes a fair amount of research and personal interest/investment.

Dilberto

Calm-down, Padawans..... the only Cayenne Turbo S that will be gaining any future value, is the one with Advanced Offroad Technology package and Panoramic Moonroof
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Libast

Or the one that survives