alex911s

The V6 have less issues

littlejt1

Darn it...and he was almost ready to throw on the grill... nice marinade!

russo

The V6, in my opinion, is a Porsche only in its name. The S and the Turbo are the way to go.

ltc

So by your logic, a 924 is a Porsche in name only, yet the 944 is a proper Porsche.
What would that make the 968?

Wachuko

A proper Porsche as well.

ltc

Correct

User 52121

LOL.

I'm still here. I spend most of my time in the other forums poking around

I'm double-thinking my ideas on a Cayenne though. I'd definitely prefer a Cayenne S for the V8 (and I know the fuel mileage is barely different between the two.) Only reason I was considering a V6 was the hope that it wasn't plagued with all the problems I read about here.

If I'm stuck with the problems either way, then it's a Cayenne S... or something else entirely. The wife definitely likes the idea of a Cayenne, so I'll continue to poke around and see what's out there. But I'm less excited than I was before I made this post If the wife's car breaks down... I pay twice. First I get to pay the repair bill (if I can't fix it myself, which it doesn't sound like these are very self-serviceable), then I pay again with the grief and guilt to the wife.

The financial aspect, I can handle. The grief and guilt aspects are what I try to keep limits on!

ltc

I'm glad he's back....I was getting hungry.

medtech

An '06 Cayenne S can be had for $32-35k, w/ remaining factory warranty.
Pretty much all the issues will work themselves out prior to 50k miles.

The cars are very serviceable. A lot of us do our own brakes, rotors, oil changes, and more.

Except for the very rare, xmas electrical fire, (which only seems to happen to Canadians), the cars are more reliable than most luxury SUVs.

Dennis C

The biggest problem I have with my Cayenne S is my wife's inability to properly tighten the gas cap. Considering the Cayenne's average fuel consumption, she is given this opportunity quite often. I gave her another demonstration this week. We'll see how that works.

Just get the V8.

She'll love it.

ltc

Except coils....and cardan shafts....and....

If you have your heart set on a Cayenne for your wife, make sure it was a CPO warranty. As mentioned, you can't swing a dead cat without finding a Cayenne S...
Make sure it has had all TSB/udpates applied.
Make sure the NAV CD's (preferrably a DVD based unit) are up to date.
Ask when the battery was replaced....then no matter what they say, install a new one.

Cayennes seldom leave you stranded (although they will make you stand outside of the vehicle in the rain, wishing the remote key fob actually had better range)....and don't mention to your wife that she will be sitting directly on top of the 12V vehicle battery, she probably doesn't need to know.

As for your first time Porsche purchase, I would have thought a 911 would be a better first time experience, but to each his own.

ltc

Still wrestling with the gas cap induced CEL?

Dennis C

It has happened twice. In each instance, I have gone out to the garage and tightened the cap and the light goes off. I think I may order a replacement cap from Sunset and try that. Maybe the cap isn't sealing properly afterall...

User 52121

LOL working on it

Currently on the fence between finding a super clean, well-documented 951 + having some cash leftover for fun, or putting it all down on a new (or CPO'd) Cayman S.

I've always had a soft spot for the 944 Turbos, a good friend of mine has one which I love... but I *really* like the Cayman. Just trying to decide if it's worth breaking my personal rule of "no loans on toys" over.

ltc

Cayman...no
968 M030 Coupe...yes.
(968 is better than a 951 IMHO; plus the best 968 experts on the web are here on RL)