2004 Cayenne S the worst car ever!!
#46
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Going in "naked" is often called "Cliff Diving."
There's a reason for that.
And, like Shawn, I couldn't and wouldn't own one without the assistance and support (mechanical and moral) of the best bunch of weirdos I've ever come across.
#47
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The other old maxim bears repeating, "Never buy the first year of any new model." It should be changed to, one should never buy the first Generation of any new vehicle. It is interesting as the cousin of the Cayenne, the VW Touareg, had many known issues with the first generation of the truck. I had/have a Gen3 Touareg and it had/has been (a flawless, save for VW having cheated with the emissions) TDI.
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I bought as above mentioned back in October, it has 80000 on the clock and generally in excellent condition or so I thought.
First to go was the sender unit in the petrol tank then shortly followed by a intermittent problem/s with one of the headlights throwing up all sorts of errors then just after that the dreaded plastic coolant pipes split now to top it all off 2 months down the line it looks like I'll be needing a new gearbox (caused by the coolant leak) as you can imagine I am sick of the sight of this car. Think I may just have to cut my losses. It has got to be the worst car I've owned. But must admit lovely to drive when not in the garage.
Anybody else had just as much bad luck as me?
First to go was the sender unit in the petrol tank then shortly followed by a intermittent problem/s with one of the headlights throwing up all sorts of errors then just after that the dreaded plastic coolant pipes split now to top it all off 2 months down the line it looks like I'll be needing a new gearbox (caused by the coolant leak) as you can imagine I am sick of the sight of this car. Think I may just have to cut my losses. It has got to be the worst car I've owned. But must admit lovely to drive when not in the garage.
Anybody else had just as much bad luck as me?
1. Expect the worst and you won't be disappointed. So, never get in financially over your head. If it all goes wrong you won't be ruined. You need a slush fund to cope with these issues.
2. If you did number one, go ahead, have a good yell, then roll up your sleeves, man up, and fix it and take your lumps.
Yes, we all have bad luck. The seasoned vets (those of us that have been burned once before) just have learned not to gamble more than they can afford to lose.
And yes, entropy is a bitch.
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In my case, I was going to buy a Cayenne, originally a 955 w/ between 100k and 130k. So, getting a 957 at the same price that I like more, makes it "great". That the car has issues is a given - I'd be facing the same issues regardless of price, so those don't really matter when it comes to discussing what I paid - unless I foolishly purchased the car w/o anticipating such things.
In the OPs case - I get his pain. He may have anticipated that of all the known issues with the 955, he'd encounter some of them. But I suspect he thought it would be fix a few issues, drive for a while, fix more issues. It hurts to get an example that drops you into constant work up front. I suspect anyone here would be frustrated having the cayenne out of commission for an extended period of time. Clearly, "worst car ever" is hyperbole. Nobody buys a Porsche, even at the depreciation of the 955 today, who'd ever truly feel this way about it.
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FWIW: I bought mine new and after 150K miles I have had to have it serviced 7 times in 14 years. I did replace coolant pipes as PM and did replace cardan shaft at 140K. And I've had to replace tires 3 times already! What a pig! ... Love it!
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I bought as above mentioned back in October, it has 80000 on the clock and generally in excellent condition or so I thought.
First to go was the sender unit in the petrol tank then shortly followed by a intermittent problem/s with one of the headlights throwing up all sorts of errors then just after that the dreaded plastic coolant pipes split now to top it all off 2 months down the line it looks like I'll be needing a new gearbox (caused by the coolant leak) as you can imagine I am sick of the sight of this car. Think I may just have to cut my losses. It has got to be the worst car I've owned. But must admit lovely to drive when not in the garage.
Anybody else had just as much bad luck as me?
First to go was the sender unit in the petrol tank then shortly followed by a intermittent problem/s with one of the headlights throwing up all sorts of errors then just after that the dreaded plastic coolant pipes split now to top it all off 2 months down the line it looks like I'll be needing a new gearbox (caused by the coolant leak) as you can imagine I am sick of the sight of this car. Think I may just have to cut my losses. It has got to be the worst car I've owned. But must admit lovely to drive when not in the garage.
Anybody else had just as much bad luck as me?
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