SKM808

My wife and have been trying to decide for weeks!
Help us out! What do you guys think?

2005 Cayenne S w/18,000mi.

Options: Nav System/ Sunroof/ Heated front seats/ Xenon Headlights with washers/ F&R Parking sensors/ Auto on/off headlights/ Roof rack.

PRICE: $43k

Any comments and opinions will be greatly appreciated!

Aloha,
Scott

wilfred

Are you buying it from a Porsche dealership? If so, is it CPO? If not, who are you buying it from? New car dealership? Used car lot? Private party? No comments on price because used cars vary a lot based on condition.

SKM808

I am purchasing from a private original owner. Car has factory warranty till Dec.'08 or 50k miles. and is in excellent condition.

yetis

you don't want to own a cayenne without a warranty. How long do plan on keeping it?

ChipAZ

That would be around 70k new. I might suggest taking it to a P dealer to have it checked out. Why is the seller getting rid of it?

dorcentar7

Too expensive. If its from a private party, with only 1 year of warranty left, I wouldn't pay more than $38k.

wilfred

So in 2.5 yrs, the seller only put 18k miles on it? Hmmm.. While this is not uncommon for other Porsches, but I would think most Cayennes are daily drivers rather than garage queen. This would make me a little suspicious, what area are you in?

As far as excellent condition goes, unless you consider yourself an expert. I would spend few hundred dollars to have a Porsche dealership check out the car. Most importantly making sure the car has not been in a major accident!

Lastly, based on what I gather from this forum, the car may need quite a few things at that mileage - tires, brakes, & 20k service will set you back few thousands depending on where are you going to have them done. These cars are not cheap to maintain by any means. So beware.

If all checks out, the Cayenne is a blast to drive! I love mine!!

99firehawk

not uncommon on the milage i see lots of early cayennes under 30k miles

03-04 cars

people that buy cayenne turbos dont drive them all the time, they also have to drive their mls,x5s,911s,ferraris,maseratis ect

yetis

I must be doing something wrong... O wait, I am, I live in New York City!

SKM808

Here's more info:
The cayenne is coming from CA. I live in Hawaii.
It has new tires. Its seller's 3d car N his wife wants a sedan.
It is under warranty till Dec 08; I plan on purchasing an extended warranty for 6yrs/100,000miles -odometer reading-fr Warranty direct for $3,200ish.
I plan on keepin it as long as it doesn't tap out my limited bank account! Hmmmm, sounds like it could just do that. What's a CPO? alpha/beta? Aloha!

red911c2

I'd get a PPI and assuming it's all OK, I'd buy it for that price and bag the aftermarket warranty. The odds that you'll pay more than $3,200 in "fixes" and not normal maintenance for the 2 years that warranty will cover is LOW. Sure, it could happen, but it most likely won't.

Alpha/Beta owners, FLAME AWAY!

EnigmaWmn

No. Don't buy anything earlier than 2006. Search the forum and you'll find out why not.