sqweak

Had a rather unfortunate experience with the Bavarians, culminating in a buyback and some gross mishandling of the situation by them. They've lost my business for the time being and so my first love finds me back yet again for the 4th time in 6 months.

Thanks to another amazing deal from our friends at Beverly Hills Porsche, a brief visit yesterday to explore our options ended in us driving home in a lightly optioned Cayenne Diesel. The goal was a practical car to haul people/dogs/errands to go along with my weekend/track 76 911 3.2 and her daily 12 Targa 4S. More than happy with the torque and mileage of the CD, and the minimal options are good enough for a lovely ride. Like a 0 option Boxster from our past, the lack of option overload is a reminder of just how good the base cars from Porsche really are!

Build:
Black/Black
Std 18s w/ colored crests
Panorama roof
Park assist front/rear w/ Cam
Convenience package
Ext Pkg in Black
Sirius XM
Online Services

First impression is wonderful. I love the Panorama, my only real must have option, it goes so far to make the car feel light and airy instead of a dark cavern. The base pcm stereo is surprisingly good, I can't even imagine how good the burmeister must be. Similarly, the ride/handling/body roll are also quite amazing for such a big/heavy car that I struggle to comprehend how good the PASM/PDCC cars are! It really doesn't drive for as big as a vehicle as it is, and the camera made my first parallel parking attempt just a dead simple success.

My only complaints are minimal. The 18s are puny and the ride height too high for my taste. I'm having trouble getting used to the pedal ergonomics, likely a result of many many years of sports car with a legs-forward pedal box instead of the more upright position in the Cayenne.

I was hoping that I'd not mod this practical vehicle to put the money towards the 911s instead, but I have a few things in mind. I'd like to tint/black out a few things, do the H&R springs and some upsized OEM or tasteful aftermarket wheels. Otherwise, that's about it.

subtle new pepper


his hers and theirs


out running errands this morning

AdMan21

Congrats, I love your lineup!

RESP

Excellent buy and great stable!

Frank 993 C4S

Congrats on the new addition. Not everybody has a good experience with BHP: BHP Story

sqweak

I have 7 years and a dozen transactions with BHP. I am no celebrity/high roller who gets special treatment, but just a normal guy whom they won over by respectfull and fair treatment by their service department.

It's sad that one anonymous complainer, one that didn't have the sense to have a PPI or even a forum user do a drive by (things I would never spend $10k without doing, much less $110k) has whipped this normally level headed forum into a typical blind internet lynch mob. It's sadder still that you thought it was appropriate to drag that mud slinging into my celebratory thread.

Frank 993 C4S

Sorry if I offended you or tainted your celebratory thread. Next time, just close your thread after the first post and you'll be safe from responses you don't like.

endless_corners

Congrats!

Bonster

Fine . . . so not EVERYBODY had a good experience. I refuse to ever return to an alignment guy that most of my local club swears by because of a HUGE screw up (didn't touch rears - I guess he thought this was a FWD car?!?- and didn't set the wheel right before beginning), but I don't go talking about it (except for now, but for reference). I said what I had to say, found a different alignment guy, and moved on. This guy obviously had a good experience. I think that's all that matters for the sake of THIS thread. Thanks!

Bonster

Oh, yeah . . . DUH . . . congrats on the new baby!

On the tinting . . . very good idea (though I don't know how dark is too dark, lol)! Hubby and I have virtually identical cars as far as age. His has a reddish ("Chesapeake Brown" I think it is called?) interior, mine the Marble interior. I have tinting (not very dark - whatever the factory option was), he does not. Granted, his interior is darker, but even the stitching is coming undone on his seats. I think this is because the sun did its work on his car, even though mine has sat out more. Tinting is a great investment, in my opinion. Once we get his interior fixed up, that car is getting tinted.

endless_corners

I dont know why if someone is negative nancy that they suggest closing a thread as the solution.. how about not being such a downer. If he closed the thread then other people can't welcome his piglet.

Frank 993 C4S

That's not what I suggested. Please re-read my post.

sqweak

You're a class act.

Aren't there other threads full of people sharing their happy news you could be spewing your unrelated hate in? Don't want to be keeping you all to myself.

ECS Tuning

Congrats, you have a stunning line up

pdxjim

Happy you got a nice diesel and purchase experience.