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| posted on August 22nd, 2010 at 10:08 PM |
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Porsche Cayenne?
What are people thoughts about the Cayenne?
Wife has always loved one but dont know too much about them.
Which is the best year to buy? Best engine? Any problems that are common?
Should i keep away?
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| posted on August 22nd, 2010 at 10:27 PM |
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I have no answers to your questions, sorry.
What I do know thou, is that cars like the Cayenne were expensive to maintain when they were new. Althought the price of older Cayennes have come
down, the maintenance costs are still the same. It is the same on all of the higher end European cars, whether it be a 7 series BMW, Cayenne, big Benz
etc.
If you have the tools and expertise to maintain the Cayenne yourself, then disregards what I have said.
Good luck with your search.
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 08:02 AM |
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What about the Toe-rag??
Same same but different??
Did hear there was issues with the auto??
I know the 6 cylinder is underpowered and looses value quicker than it drinks fuel
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 08:10 AM |
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More expensive than a Volkswagen Touareg, which is the same platform and even built in the same factory (in Slovakia). Why buy a Porsche when you can
have a Volkswagen?
The VW Touareg V10 TDI has been discontinued on the updated model (due soon), so a low-mileage used one would be a good collectors' car for the VW
enthusiast.
Then there's the high-performance Touareg R50. With a tuned 5-litre V10 TDI making 265 kW and 750 Nm, it's the most powerful Volkswagen ever sold in
Australia.
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 08:34 AM |
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Dino's got a Touareg Costa - he of Pizza fame. Dropped us home in it once, and it was gorgeous. I can't speak of the reliability side of things, but
it was very well equipped.
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 09:26 AM |
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I thought the R50 had 850 NM of torque, why buy a cayenne when you can have the R50.
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 09:41 AM |
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Cayenne, nice vehicle....bloody expensive to maintain/service 
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 09:46 AM |
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if i bought one with Factory Warranty?
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 09:59 AM |
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Factory Warranty is good, but that doesn't pay the service costs or wearing items like brakes etc. Factory warranty = Authorized service only.
Ring a Porsche service department and ask how much a service is.
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 10:02 AM |
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Speak to George at Classic VW, he has/had one.
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 PM |
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go with the R50. Still a few new ones floating around in dealers.Very nice car to drive!! I do know that I would get the Toureg over the Cayenne as
that little shield on the bonnet adds a hell of a lot to the price of parts and service. for instance the Cayenne turbo badge on the rear aint cheap
to replace so my boss at work has told me. One of our sites broke one and he didn't get much change out $650.....
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 03:38 PM |
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If I had the money I'm sure I'd be happy with either, but really... I'd go the Touareg since the Cayenne will always suffer from that "yeah, but
it's not a real Porsche" factor.
Have driven an R50, and what an awesome bit of kit... put the boot into and span all 4 wheels on launch.... boy did that put a stoopid big grin on my
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 07:26 PM |
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The V10 TDi should have the following warning:
Do not engage low range when on any island smaller than Tasmania.
The ground won't be able to take it!
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 08:11 PM |
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Im currently looking at replacing my triton diesel with a Touareg, Personally I would Love the V10 but i dont think that will be happening
My gut tells me to be wary of the air suspension models as they are costly to repair when they do eventually fail ( like they did in my P38 rangy)
From everyone that i know that has a Touareg they have been great cars... obviously dont buy an early model as they would have issues
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 08:23 PM |
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R50 gets my vote - but me thinks all of your options are none too shabby!!
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 10:27 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by squizy
Dino's got a Touareg Costa - he of Pizza fame. Dropped us home in it once, and it was gorgeous. I can't speak of the reliability side of things, but
it was very well equipped.
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Yes i have a Touareg its the v6 petrol, if I had my time again I would get the Turbo.I looked at the Cayenne and I could not see the 30 grand
differance in pricing at that time.Cost of maintaning,brakes F/R approx $2500,gear box service $400,regular engine service average $300.I only have
the gearbox serviced thru Vdub,the rest I have done aftermarket.The car has done 100000ks now and have only done the brakes once.I hope this
helps..
cheers Dino....
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| posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 11:46 PM |
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Does the R50 come in a 2 door - that could be interesting...
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| posted on August 24th, 2010 at 08:25 AM |
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Nope, no 2-door bodies, the Touareg is only available in a 4-door body.
The UK already has the updated 2010 Touareg on sale, but we won't get it until the end of the year. You might get to see it at the Sydney Motor Show
in October.
In the top model the V10 TDI has been discontinued, and replaced by a 4.2-litre V8 TDI that makes 255 kW and 800 Nm. That's enough for 0-100 in 5.8
sec and a top speed of 240 km/h, but still get 9.1 L/100 km combined cycle. It has an 8-speed auto and can tow 2.3 tonnes.
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/touareg-nf/
I suppose an 'R' version of this will appear in due course...
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| posted on August 24th, 2010 at 01:04 PM |
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i would of said go the Porsche, but after that last photo and my recent experience of buying a new VW go the touareg...
On the Cayenne, by mother law used to have one, with the V8, it was really great was expensive to service but you got the option of another car... and
at a porsche dealership thats pretty good. Porsche Centre Sydeny South and one in melbourne are the only company owned shops in Aus, the rest are
franchises, so I would think they can provide a better car and service if not on price.
The cayenne though proved reliable, she owned one of the first ones to come to Australia and only sold it this year (bought a SLK 55 AMG), the only
problem she had to my knowledge was a coolant light that kept coming on, however she continued driving and nothing bad happened. The other good thing
with Porsche is their service we had a tyre blow on us on the way to the snow, so between Cooma and Jindabyne at 150kph it blew had to get the car
towed back to cooma and porsche got us to thredbo. The down side of it is though that the tyres availability is low and prices are high, as with alot
of Parts i'd assume...
after that ramble.... go with the VW
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| posted on August 24th, 2010 at 01:34 PM |
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after that ramble.... go with the VW
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