blackland

I have a friend who will be returning to the Denver area from working overseas for a while. He is interested in purchasing a used Cayenne S. I have experience with 2012 models, but nothing older.

Looking for some opinions on the best years for a used V8 Cayennes. Also, I am aware of the issues with the coolant pipes and cardin shafts in older vehicles, anything else to look out for?

Thanks,

Chris51080

2008-2010, the facelifted models, don't have the coolant pipe problems that the earlier Cayennes did.
2008 has PCM 2.1
2009+ has PCM 3.0, which has the touch screen and bluetooth.

They all have the cardan shaft issue, however the repairs are easy.

loxxrider

FYI the newer V8s are still not free of coolant issues, even with revised pipes.

blackland

Any issues with the 2013 diesel?

911Königin

dasams

If off-roading is of interest, the 958's of 2011 and later lost the two speed transfer case as well as the optional adv off road package. Good news is that weight dropped 550 lbs.

pcst

I would say MY 2006 is the best, as aluminum coolant pipes are available and cardon shaft + coils are the known issues so far the most of owners ran into.

Dennis C

My 2004 CS has aluminum coolant pipes, a new cardan shaft and new coils. It's awesome!

957 GTS

i <3 my 09 gts.

Rossi

Get a GTS or transsyberia

blackland

Any recommendation for an indy shope in Denver or Vail?

Haili Selassie

None here,21K miles on my wife's 13' Diesel.Great mpg 30+ on freeway! 700+ mile range,torque for days makes it feel much faster than it is.Only downside is the 5K oil changes.Great vehicle overall.

Dennis C

3zero3 Motorsports in Wheatridge.

Cole

NO Cayenne ever came with aluminum coolant pipes stock.

Personally, bang for the buck goes to the 2004. There were simply 2X more 2004s than any other year. So there is a skewed idea that they have more issues than the later years, even though there were no changes. This just puts the 04s at a much more attractive price point. No reason to spend 2X as much for something like an 08 when its 85% the same vehicle.

If you look at the common issues, coils, control arms, driveshaft, etc. ALL of them have had 8-9 revisions to the part numbers. Which means that even the stuff that came stock on an 06 wasn't good enough yet.

Which means, at this point the odds of having the latest and greatest revision on those parts numbers is about equal across the years.

The stereo got a slight upgraded from CD nav to DVD nav in 2005, but there are now some much better options for a direct replacement. None of them were very good until 2009.

69gaugeman

Love my 04 Turbo. would like a Turbo S , though, so I am on the lookout.....