[Closed] Opinions on a Cayenne.....*lights paper, stands well back*

Congrats on being loaded..!

I'm not going to abuse you

They are hideous

your choice 😉

I like em. Capable off road too. Not as capable as say a Disco. But less of them on the road. Quicker too. Heavy on fuel as you say though.

Isn't it just a VW?

you should buy what you like, but personally, if i had the money its the last thing on earth I'd consider. for too many reasons to list.

I agree, they aren't much of a looker but for the money you can't get anywhere near that sort of power with that amount of kit from anything else.

Additionally, £1300 gives you 550hp which should destroy my friends RS6. Crucial.....

Not the prettiest of vehicle.

before they all get legislated out of existence.

I'd be worried about residuals - probably why they're going cheap at the mo, and the tax / fuel regime could be worse by the time you come to sell.

man up and buy a 911

Forgetting the whole w@nker wagon issue, they're just so fugly!

A Cayenne for a commuter?

*head explodes*

911 and a roof rack, buy a porsche get a proper one

Is the new tax banding thing only applicable on cars newer than 2004? Is it not just the blanket £400 or have I conjured that number up?

Dont bother with the turbo model, pisses through fuel and only a mighty 0.1sec faster to 60.

It's also gopping.

I had to Google to find out what on earth it is.
That is one ugly Chelsea tractor...seems perfect if you have money and no taste I guess.

911's are all well and good but for similar money I'd be looking at a ropey 996 Carrera 2 - the one I had a look at last weekend had a car phone in it the size of a phonebook. And not the new smaller pathetic 'everyones gone ex-directory' phone book either...

Older ones are fugly newer ones look quite nice. Probably wouldnt be my vehicle of choice but its not my choice. Would you really want to put a muddy bike in a Porsche tho?

Do yourself a favour - get the Cayman or Boxster Spyder instead. Use something else for the bike

man up and buy a 911

+ 1

Funny enough I just on confused and got an insurance quote of £600 for a boxster, which wasn't quite as shocking as I'd hoped for 🙂

There are other fast estates - M5 estates have been around while.

Personally, if I had that kind of cash about, I'd buy whatever sports car I fancied - an Elise, a Boxster, an M3, whatever, and a "meh" car I can stick the bikes in. Or a hot hatch.

I can't really see the point of the Cayenne as a vehicle. For me it's up there with the AMG G-Wagen and wearing a gold chain with a diamond encrusted $ symbol.

My sister in law had a non-turbo version. They lost a sh1tload of money on it, was fairly uncomfortable, very thirsty and was basically a waste of space compared to our XC90 which at least does 30mpg and can fit lots of my daughters mates inside.
Other than that..... brilliant - apart from the looks 😐

get the Cayman or Boxster Spyder

You mean the ones you buy when you can't afford a 911?

911 and a roof rack, buy a porsche get a proper one

This.

Quite cheap, yep residuals are poor.........Parts however are shockingly expensive for those babys better get some heavy duty KY to go with it

It's a pointless car bought by pointless people for pointless things.

Everytime I see one I wonder how stupid the driver must be.

Presuming you are serious (which I hope you aren't), everyone in the know will know you are driving round in a 13K car and aren't really loaded at all. This is in addition to the other drawbacks highlighted above.

Really all you will be saying is I am a ******.

You mean the ones you buy when you can't afford a 911?

Lighter, more fun? Don't know as I haven't driven one. Engine not the wrong side of the rear axle?

And yes, the sort of money that a damn site more folks could aspire to.

Have a friend with a turbo, and he loves it but is getting fed up with all the abuse he gets on the road. As a car in its own
Right it has been fine and super quick as well as fairly competent off road as well. However if you ever go near a porsche dealer be prepared for some BIG bills! ( they tried to chrarge Gary £600 for an oil change and £250 for a plastic wheel arch liner !)

Personally, I would look for a good Range Rover (pre the P4 model which was nowhere near as good as the earlier one).
They are cheaper to buy in the first place (enough to by a decent 'spare' bike and a couple trips away), look, and in my opinion are, cooler and just exude class. Also the values on pre P4 cars is going up at moment so if you going to keep it for a year you shouldn't lose that much if anything in depreciation.

The Range Rovers running costs are lower as well, but not by a massive amount.

I can't really see the point of the Cayenne as a vehicle.

Cars!

£600 for a boxster

I'm paying that for a '01 1.3 Fiesta with a friggin' pushrod engine 😥

Congrats on being loaded..!

But commiserations on having no taste.

Non turbos are just a drag and pretty pointless. Turbos are fast but still pointless. Get a Touareg deisel if you really need a 4x4.

A Cayenne is a car that you buy [u]regardless[/u] of people's opinions. So this thread is pretty much pointless.

They're wrong in so many ways but it's the kind of thing I can see myself having for a while, enjoying and then getting rid of.

We don't have to be sensible all the time, do we?

We don't have to be sensible all the time, do we?

I've been driven around the back lanes of Devon in a turbo version - stupid qick and surprisingly capable in the twisty stuff for such a big unit... still biddy fugly though!

Dunno if it's been mentioned above - you know they are very thirsty, don't seem to worry about that in your commute but, what about when you hit the byways, heading for trails farther away - cost will rack up then..

Just my 0.02..

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Have you looked at E55 AMG mercs, the estate is nice and again residuals low due to the polar bear killing fuel consumption.

Bazzer

PS I thought the Cayenne was limited off road due to the fact tyre choice was limited and none were very good offroad. Though I might be getting mixed up with an X5

Thanks for the replies folks

I'm not buying it to show how well-off I'm not. I'm not really that bothered about what other people think - I tend not to buy cars based on whether I upset someone else or not and I think if you do buy a car to display wealth then you probably have some more deep rooted issues that need attention.

To me, it seemed like a decent way to buy something with muchos BHP, bike carrying capability and decent build quality for not much cash. I don't really want the hassle of having a shunter + nice car as I already have the Mrs car to pay for too, so that would be 3 motors x tax, insurance, servicing and so on.

I suppose the reason for the post was to see if I got any 'Christ no, don't buy one of those - the gearbox will lunch itself and burst into flames' or 'yeah 500bhp but its still slow and wobbles'. I agree that they're a 'bit' OTT but I don't really mind that. I've driven to work in an astravan for the past 2 years (I work in IT) so image doesn't really bother me.

Bazzer - I like the cut of your jib

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The only thing that puts me off is that its an estate. Now I realise that a Cayenne is an estate, but its an estate on bigger wheels. Fussy I know, but these things matter (to me....)

Then one thing leads to another, I get looking at Pistonheads again and...

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Now that I LIKE...

What do you class as not much cash, you must live in a different world to alot of people!

IMO the Porsche is better than the BMW X5 because you look slightly less of a C@ck. 🙂

Now that I LIKE...

I've been in one, its a cracking drive, sporty and fast but super relaxing to drive and luxurious inside. The diesel is impressively economical: 38 mpg combined.

Servicing, tyres etc are silly expensive though and there's not much room in the back either. Its a big car as well, too wide for the country lanes where I live.

Is it a type of sandwich?