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Fix the tranny
NABMAN, 07/07/2008
Porsche Cayenne S Titanium Edition 4dr SUV AWD (4.5L 8cyl 6A)
23 of 25 people found this review helpful
The Cayenne is great. High performance, fast, corners well, luxurious and well built. Excellent performance on the highway but this vehicle has one major problem- the tranny. In the city, it is not nimble enough to weave in and out of traffic. It is hard to control. Too fast or your punching it to switch gears. The acceleration is inconsistent. (I understand they changed this in the 08) The tranny takes forever to decide which gear it should go into and this creates lag. If you are accustomed to high performance cars in the city, you will feel this. Likely to save gas, the tranny shifts up too quickly and down late in normal slow city driving. I have had this reset and am told thats it
I absolutely love this car - now at 250K miles!
Eric Berlin , Greenfield, MA, 03/04/2020
Porsche Cayenne S Titanium Edition 4dr SUV AWD (4.5L 8cyl 6A)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
I didn't intend to buy a fancy SUV but I stumbled onto this in May 2016. I was looking for a something capable for off road for my summers in Colorado. As soon as I sat in it, I knew I would drive it home. I purchased it for $13,500 with 113K miles. I stopped by the European car guy in my town and had him look it over. It was in great shape needing nothing at the time. He did warn me about the plastic engine cooling pipes that would eventually go as well as the driveshaft mount. These are well documented issues with good solutions. With good maintenance, this car has been relatively trouble free ever since. Those two issues did come up. When changing the coolant pipes, we did the water pump and alternator. I also had a wheel bearing go and the transfer case for the 4WD. We also replaced the battery at around 150K. Nothing else mechanical. I am on the original suspension and exhaust. The suspension still feels the same as the day I bought it. The engine still purrs its throaty growl like new also. Amazingly well-built machine. The interior has held up well under heavy use with a dog and child in the outdoors. The rear hatch struts also go and did on mine and needed to be replaced. The exterior has held up very well and still doesn't look dated for a 15 year old car. I have a car wash pass that allows me to wash it daily if need be, so the New England road salt hasn't affected it. I have a few small chips to paint once the weather is warmer, but without anything more than regular washing the paint looks awesome. I picked up a spare set of rims at tire rack for snow tires and have had great success in the New England winters with them. Summers I spend in Colorado and have navigated serious jeep roads to high peak trailheads to hike 14ers. The only time I got stuck was in Great Sand Dunes National Park where we just didn't have enough ground clearance for the sand. I got through the same road several times the previous year, but last time we just slid into the tire ruts and bottomed out. It is a serious towing machine as well. It has tons of towing capability. I have towed large UHaul trailers without feeling a thing. Lots of folks use their Cayenne to tow their race cars to the track. The only nagging issue I have with the car is the stereo. I am a musician and have always swapped out head units when buying older cars and intended to do the same here. Unfortunately, since the wiring of the car is fiberoptic, there are no real solutions short of a complete rewiring of the car which would have cost $2-3K. I ordered some gadget I found at Crutchfield and it cost me tons twice what I paid for it for two Porsche specialized mechanics (one an audio specialist who SWORE he could make it work) to try and make it work. The best we could get it to do was get a single channel when streaming on the rare occasion we got anything to connect. Never got the phone to work. So, I use a Bluetooth headset for phone and when I want to stream music, I use an FM modulator with adequate results. When playing CDs or the XM radio, the sound is absolutely fantastic. I only wish I could use the steering wheel controls for phone. Finally, there is a lose connection for my GPS receiver, so the in dash nav no longer works, but I use my phone anyway. Oh yeah, the navigation system is a DVD player under the passenger seat and is very dated. You can get a somewhat updated disc, but I recommend simply using WAZE on your phone. Gas mileage with premium gas is expensive, but you do get acceleration 0-60 in 6 seconds with an SUV and it is incredibly fun to drive. I consistently get 16-17 mpg and sometimes a little better on my yearly trips across the country. I drive it a lot, two months shy of 4 years since buying it, I am about to flip 250K in the next day or two. That is 137K since I bought it. Pretty amazing 4 years with it. Would be happy to do it again.
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no baloney
william calvin, 10/05/2006
Porsche Cayenne S Titanium Edition 4dr SUV AWD (4.5L 8cyl 6A)
18 of 22 people found this review helpful
Hands down the best vehicle I ever owned. I've many luxury suv's and cars.... even Porsche's etc. But nothing can discribe excellence better than a Porche cayenne S
SUV Sports Car
Martin Santos, 01/10/2007
Porsche Cayenne S Titanium Edition 4dr SUV AWD (4.5L 8cyl 6A)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
This is a sports car in an SUV's body. It is a pleasure to drive. You'll never know how fast you're going until the car behind you is flashing his red lights. The quality is typical for a Porsche. I test drove all of the new SUVs, including the 2007 BMW X5 and nothing comes close. If you're looking for a strictly utilitarian vehicle there are others that are far cheaper, but you can't beat this as far as driving pleasure and fun.
I LOVE this car. Hoping to get it to 400K
Eric , Greenfield, MA, 06/14/2021
Porsche Cayenne S Titanium Edition 4dr SUV AWD (4.5L 8cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought this in May 2016 with 113K on it for $13,500. I got it from a reputable dealer and it was showroom gleaming and I couldn't resist. I drive across the country each summer from Massachusetts to Boulder and wanted good highway driving AND the ability to handle challenging terrain in some of my adventures in the mountains of CO. I have a good mechanic who looked it over when I got it and forewarned me of two things that were problematic and they eventually did happen. Original equipment cooling pipes inside the engine were plastic and would crack and fail. This happened at about 150K. The driveshaft bearing is also notorious and it went around 180K. I also replaced the transfer case and motor for the four wheel drive at around 225K. Other than that, standard maintenance, tires etc. The suspension and exhaust are still original. Amazing. This car now has ... wait for it... after 5 years of being my constant daily driver, 281K. It still feels like a new car with exceptional performance on the highway AND has done challenging jeep roads in the mountains with low speed gear box and ability to fully lock the differential. Amazing. Would buy it again. My only complaint is that the factory sound/entertainment system is dated and is expensive to upgrade since the wiring is fiberoptic. I use an FM modulator for my phone and it works fine, but it would be nice to use the steering wheel controls for the phone. I LOVE this car. Buy one.
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