CaptainGSR

Hi Everyone,
I acquired her on December 24th. Merry Christmas to me!
It is a 2008 with about 103000km.
Cheers,

v10rick

Congrats!

Another very rare M/T 957. Strange that its a GTS without an air suspension control, standard on that model.

Is it equipped with air suspension?

CaptainGSR

No air suspension, no sunroof, no auto headlights, no TPMS.
I wish I had the sunroof, otherwise it is perfect. Whoever ordered it, did a great job. It also has the electric trailer hitch.
Are the regular Sachs shocks adjustable? I can't tell much of a difference if any when I switch between Sport/Normal/Comfort. Same with the exhaust. Is it just engine response on mine?

Here are the codes:

Ex968racer

Is that a leather dash? First time I've seen that. Looks so much better than standard.

Bernard

Looks great, enjoy

v10rick

My option label is marked GTS this is S but your exhaust outlets are clearly GTS.

This my be a clue...(E0W) Campaign version: GTS
Maybe a factory special order for demonstration purposes ??


The sport mode changes the engine mapping and should provide a noticeable change in the exhaust note.

Sport normal and comfort modes tweak the air suspension settings which this does not have.

It is equipped with (2PH) a heated steering wheel.

I am not aware of any Cayenne models with adjustable shocks.

CaptainGSR

It is a French car. That might explain the subtle differences.
It has full leather/alcantara.
Is the heated steering wheel automatic or does it turn on with the heated seats?
It sure is nice to have here in the Alps. The 993 stays in the heated garage for the winter, but the Cayenne gets the carport... no frost, but it still gets cold...

prosled8

Beautiful car! I love the color and those are my favorite factory Cayenne wheels. I wish I could have found a six speeder when I needed one. The twin turbos are helping me to cope though Great set of options, heated steering wheel is one of my favorites along with the full leather. I agree with omitting most of the rest like the original owner did, very interesting set of options that we could not have in the US. Enjoy!

Lionworks Auto

Op:

Paste to browser and replace with your vin after the = sign...will give you build specs

https://admin.porschedealer.com/repo...AA299X5S717399

CaptainGSR

Thanks, I already checked all the codes before buying the car. Although, I could not get your link to work...

I put the car on jack stands this afternoon. I did some investigating:

1- Each shock absorber has a wire going to a small solenoid attached to it. Looks like adjustables to me. (see attached photo of the right rear shock)
2- Each exhaust pipe has a vacuum activated valve. One of them is shot for sure. That would explain why they do not seem open in sport mode. (see attached photo of the right one)
3- Original paint, nothing was repainted, no accident damage.
4- Power steering fluid is very dark and on the low side. I'll try a diy flush at some point.
4- No leak, all rubbers are still intact, cardan shaft is fine. The car is very clean.

I'm happy so far...

CaptainGSR

I did some research, and found a French brochure from 2008. (direct link)
PASM with no air suspension was standard equipment on the GTS.
PASM with air suspension was an option.

deilenberger

PASM *is* adjustable shock damping. I'm surprised you don't feel the difference - mine is quite noticeable, especially when I want to throw it around some turns. Great looking truck - probably the best of the 955/957 series. And the wheels are just perfect for it.

BTW - it might be interesting to get diagnostics hooked to it and make sure all the shocks are doing what they're supposed to. I would think you could feel the solenoid valve moving when you switched modes too.. (obviously you'd need someone under the vehicle and someone trustworthy in the cab.)

Wisconsin Joe

The buttons on the center console indicate "PASM", which is the "active" damping.

Most folks think of "adjustable shocks" as the ones that are manually changed.

This isn't that.

http://www.excellence-mag.com/of-not...t#.WGgrL1MrLIV

I honestly don't see a whole lot of difference between each setting. But I don't push the car really hard, so I may not be in a great position to.

Lionworks Auto

For the build sheet link, make sure you copy it and paste to browser - then replace the vin number after the equal sign. If just click the link it won't work.::

CaptainGSR

Ok, I got it now! Unfortunately, it does not like my french vin: "This vehicle is not available".
I'm guessing that this is a Porsche USA link for newer US cars?
It did not like my US 993 vin either.
Thanks a lot anyways,