Nonsense Thread

[2mAn]

Simon just told you to do it, are you really going to do it?

Yup, even offering free parking at my house, just minutes from LAX. I will pick you up from the airport in it and then you can start the overlanding journey back across the country

[econti]

I need something that looks a little more stock.

I was watching this get bid up to $14k. Is that all these cost?!? This looked like a SUPER nice, fully loaded, Turbo S, are they really that cheap? What's the catch?!?
2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S VIN: WP1AC29P39LA81335 for Sale - Cars & Bids

Most people don't do their own maintenance on them and they're really really expensive to get worked on. Same vein as a Maserati except less flammable

[2mAn]

Most people don't do their own maintenance on them and they're really really expensive to get worked on. Same vein as a Maserati except less flammable

Exactly...

If its me (because Im "smart") Im saving the money on the Porsche tax and buying a Volkswagen

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/e...-6273f335d822/

or

https://www.cargurus.com/details/412009690

[MrBurgundy]

bro

dont

[varg]

A friend of mine had an older Cayenne. The alternator went out, water cooled deal. A new one was over $1,000, and it was a huge pain to replace. The engine bay is so crowded for a large vehicle, and that was non-turbo.

[MrBurgundy]

A friend of mine had an older Cayenne. The alternator went out, water cooled deal. A new one was over $1,000, and it was a huge pain to replace. The engine bay is so crowded for a large vehicle, and that was non-turbo.

Only cayenne worth getting is the 3.6

vr6 or financial suicide

[varg]

Only cayenne worth getting is the 3.6

vr6 or financial suicide

I'd rather have a wagon. And not a VW or Audi wagon.

[roguetoaster]

Only cayenne worth getting is the pepper

[MrBurgundy]

You're gonna get your own disable person plate after you pay for the first repair

[econti]

Luxury SUV owners love to make their cars worse in every way, in exchange for 3 pictures on a gravel road that get 10 reactions on instagram

[McGyver]

Yup, even offering free parking at my house, just minutes from LAX. I will pick you up from the airport in it and then you can start the overlanding journey back across the country

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiit, that makes it even easier! Somehow my wife isn't totally opposed to this idea, although I think she may be somewhat uninformed about the subject.

If I'm going to get one of these, I'd rather a Porshe over a VW or Audi. Also, no fucking way would I touch a v10 Touareg. I'd rather a cool wagon, but a fun AMG or S70R seem to be about the same price or more. Also, this is going to get street parked in south philly, so a 10 to 20 foot car is plenty fine.

Are the v8 Cayennes really that unreliable? It seems like coils and plugs at regular intervals, water pipes in the valley pan (and starter if the pipes are leaking), water pumps at regular intervals, coolant expansion tank when it weeps, and some T-fitting on the turbo cars. I'm sure anything can happen, and a $1k alternator sucks, but it's also not that car off from the $600 water pump in my f30. Again, I would only pay for parts because my time to work on it is worthless.

[JasonWilson48]

do it
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/35b...ayenne-turbo-s

These grab handles on the center console made me chuckle. This thing is offroad certified. I would never touch a cayenne... but that is just because I am a cheap ass Honda boy at heart.

Go for it McGyver . Will be faster than almost any E30 in a straight line!

[Northern]

Honestly I love them. First gen facelift. Probably go for an S or GTS - I know the early Turbos can have bore scoring issues, and I think it's fixed in the later ones, but the V8 is more than enough power.

They're supposedly very overbuilt. I'd want all the offroady options including the air suspension, but I don't know how capable they truly are offroad - I don't think they have much suspension travel (at least with springs and not air)

[McGyver]

Honestly I love them. First gen facelift. Probably go for an S or GTS - I know the early Turbos can have bore scoring issues, and I think it's fixed in the later ones, but the V8 is more than enough power.

They're supposedly very overbuilt. I'd want all the offroady options including the air suspension, but I don't know how capable they truly are offroad - I don't think they have much suspension travel (at least with springs and not air)

From what I've read, the NA V8 block has a different casting process than the Turbo V8 block, and this is believed to be the cause of more bore scoring in the NA engine vs the Turbo. So some people think the turbo is a more reliable engine. I would definitely want the air suspension, which I heard is relatively reliable.

Honestly, any of the automatic V8 options would be plenty of fun. And an NA car probably makes more sense from a gas milage perspective. (but that's thinking like a poor)

[MrBurgundy]

I have some clients w like 300k on their v8s

but its not pretty

It's like going to your friends house and they got that dog that's barely alive and it sends chills down your spine if it comes up to you, trembling with it's crusty, cloudy eyes.

vr6

I don't have clients w turbos tho, actual engine failure is never the issue. its the all the little things that mechanically total them.