Spirited discussion? Here?
Oh wait, that must have been "The Forum Formerly Known as the Rennlist Cayenne Forum".......ah, yes, the good old days, the 'Honeymoon' phase of Cayenne introduction and ownership.

Trailer lights.......

 

someone say trailer running lights???

 

Great feedback. Not sure what we will do now....might hold out for a newer model based on everyone's inputs. Thanks.

 

for the average buyer id say stick with a 05+
But if your willing to have the posibiltiy of small repairs an 03-04 is fine
find one with average milage. low milage ones may have never had their issues yet and high milage ones may have been flogged. Really the cayennes are all great, the engines have been bullet proof. We have changed 2 v6 and 2 v8s being that we sell and servcei more cayenens then any where in the world id say thats not bad numbers. Trannies are the same, the early cars have strange minor electrical issues, mostly in programing of the control units and by now i have to think they have all been fixed, I havent seen an 03 with weird problems in quite a while and even the 04s are getting rare to see for anything but matinence.

 

Run Away......Run Away......While You Still Have a Chance........

 

Brad, you're quite the politician........

 

i think i still have some "total system failure" message pictures off of the PCM.

oops, wait, mine is a late 05 build....

just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water....

 

Its not hing but the truth, they where strange and they were minnor.
The cars alwasy run and drive...............you windows may work backwards as may your door locks. Your rear glas may open up on the highway
and you may see a ! or 3 !!! but the cayenne wil always run to take you to the dealer

 

yeah, just ask alex

https://rennlist.com/forums/cayenne-955-957-2003-2010/323979-my-ctt-died-in-a-gas-station-on-i5-yikes.html

 

Ahhhh, but Alex still came back and bought a Cayenne and is driving one now?!

99FireHawk --- uh-hummm -- if you have an alpha or Beta --- it hasn't got a spare... thus a simple flat or blow-out, it won't run back to the dealer without a flatbed underneath it.... been there - done that.. and yet, I bought another as well and am driving it now?!

Alex + MadFox = Cayenne Kool-Aid Drinkers to the MAX

 

I see cayeens towed in full of diesel all the time too, is that a problem with the car.
Every once in a while one may get towed for the most part they are rock solid

 

Sorry to disagree guys but 99firehawk is correct, I have come to that conclusion after much reflection.

I had the choice to dump and run but decided to stay with the beta because it just runs. I am lucky and have never had a flat, (touching my head), the rest are niggles and can be very frustrating, or rather PCNA is frustrating not the car.

Everytime I drive an alternative I cannot wait to get back into mine.

Even tho I liked the ML Diesel and the new X5 (8) neither felt as good as my beta.

I know why brad wants to get the price down and buy one, it will be a bargain car. (nothing to do with his ability to fix it either)

 

"much" --- you've never come clean on how the whole thing worked out.. but I'm glad that your resolution didn't embitter you.. as I would have kept mine too if I could have gotten an ext. warr. but NOT do-able at 70K after Hawaii fiasco!
Agree.. It is still a great handling and powerful SUV.... thus my decision to have oh-six Tit.S
okay... I went along for your first two points... but Cayenne = Bargain.. NOT! in fact... any Porsche = Expensive... If it was a bargain, it'd be a Tourag (drum roll, ltc to point out % parts!)

 

Come on now everything's a bargain when the price is low enough

 

yeah, mudman, i have a great deal on a hand grenade, pin only pulled 2 seconds ago....