Trying to decide whether I want to take over my wifes' 02 Audi allroad with 78K miles and get a 911 or just kill 2 birds and get the Cayenne S. What would you do?

 

This is a trick question, right?
One of the greatest no brainers in forum history......daily driver and a 911......extra credit if you get an aircooled 911.

 

How much will you enjoy driving that All- Road?

I live in the Northeast too, and I think it is far better to drive a car you really love 12 months a year, then suffer with something mediocre for 5 months or so.

The Cayenne S is a great all around vehicle. Goes through the snow and rain like a tank, with lots of grip. Handles great on the dry roads with pretty decent boost for its size. I really look forward to driving it in all types of weather. Obviously, it's not a 996, but is does have a sports car like feel (especially with PSM off).

 

Beware of the allroad, I have an 02 with 102K miles, in the last 12 k miles I have spent $11,000 on repairs. It is a very good vehicle to drive daily, tows well and is fantastic in the snow but a little expensive to repair. Gremlins included cam seal leak, torque converter, air bags for suspension, wishbone failure, etc.
The sorry part of this is that I am considering buying an CS or CTT in spite of similar reliability issues, I just can't get excited about Lexus or Chev offerings in this class. I wish the US auto makers would figure out what we want...

 

Have, or have had, all 3. The Allroad while a nice performing car, is not a Porsche, not even a BMW. Honestly, if you think you'll be happy driving the Audi as a daily driver, enjoy. As previously mentioned the car is not without it's maintenance issues. I found that my driving enjoyment with the Allroad was short lived. My BMWs(3rd one) have always brought me the driving experience pleasure, without getting tiresome. The Porsches, well... their the Porsches. My new Cayenne S Titanium(picked up Wednesday) is unbelievable, truly sports car drive, does give you the best of both worlds. But as previously stated, it's not a 911. Problem with the 911 is that, being in the Northeast, I don't get to drive it frequently enough.( I know my own fault; but not my daily driver, so I baby her). Tough decision, I probably would dump the Allroad and try to figure out a way to get into the two Porsches, or maybe a pre-owned X5 and 911.