Considering a used Cayenne - what am I getting into? - Page 1 - Porsche General - PistonHeads UK

Hi Everyone, currently have a 3litre Fpace and fancy upgrading to a V8 and the Cayenne is top of my list. With the current market (and my budget) has led me to look at a couple of approved used ‘19 Turbos ~ 25k miles. I’ve never driven nevermind owned a Porsche so looking for some insights / have some concerns. - I’m coming from a ‘21 Jag, will I feel like I’ve stepped backwards / will the car feel dated? (subjective I know, and they all seem to have good kit so hoping this offsets them feeling “old”) - the approved warranty is good but obviously doesn’t cover wear and tear. Whilst the cars don’t have huge miles for their age, they are high performance. What’s likely to go wrong / need replacing? What’s the servicing interval look like for a ~4 year old Cayenne Turbo? (Essentially trying to build a picture of running costs over the next few years) Other contenders are 21 plates Fpace SVR and SQ8 for £10k less but they just don’t capture my heart as much. Thanks all!

It'll be a massive step up from your Jag. My old Cayenne Turbo is definitely one of my favourite cars and always regretted getting shot. Especially as my Mrs is absolutely anti getting another one. JFDI. HTH.

The current Cayenne hasn’t changed since 2018, when it had a very significant upgrade to engines, chassis and the latest tech, so it won’t feel especially dated. The current PCM 6 is a bit newer than the 18/19 models, but still the same 10” screen and screens in the instrument cluster, so nothing that major. I think Android Auto was the big change. Don’t run one without a warranty. There is a lot to go wrong and a lot of it is extremely expensive for mundane bits and bobs. Warranty is about 1k per year, but it ties you to Porsche parts and servicing which means £200 per hour labour, and hence services aren’t cheap. They are every 2 years or 20k miles, and tend to alternate around £700 and £1500 in my experience, once things like brake fluid replacement are included. I’ve run a 2018 ‘S’ since new, now at 29,000 miles, and it hasn’t given me any nasty surprises, but it has had a few warranty claims for minor things like exhaust mounts, blown speakers, loose door trims, now a failed rear LED light bar that would have mounted up in cost. Beware that even on the Turbo a lot of things that are standard with other manufacturers are optional. Take a close look at the spec sheet, as you’ll be at the mercy of the original buyer! I spent about 15k on options on mine, and it is by no means loaded. Look at the current configurator to get a feel for how much configuration is needed; the spec hasn’t changed that much. I don’t find how my car drives dated at all. With air suspension and rear axle steering it handles like no 2 tonne SUV should, far more involving than even things like a new Range Rover Sport. The only thing to watch is that there is a new Cayenne coming later this year, with more Taycan-like tech and some power train upgrades, so that might hit prices of used 9Y0 cars. Mind you, there’ll be a 12 month wait for delivery, so maybe not. Get test driving!

What am I getting into? A used Cayenne. I have a 2017 Turbo. Apart from a 10k oil leak, squealing brakes and poor customer service at a OPC in East London it has been a good experience

pete said: The current Cayenne hasn’t changed since 2018, when it had a very significant upgrade to engines, chassis and the latest tech, so it won’t feel especially dated. The current PCM 6 is a bit newer than the 18/19 models, but still the same 10” screen and screens in the instrument cluster, so nothing that major. I think Android Auto was the big change. Don’t run one without a warranty. There is a lot to go wrong and a lot of it is extremely expensive for mundane bits and bobs. Warranty is about 1k per year, but it ties you to Porsche parts and servicing which means £200 per hour labour, and hence services aren’t cheap. They are every 2 years or 20k miles, and tend to alternate around £700 and £1500 in my experience, once things like brake fluid replacement are included. I’ve run a 2018 ‘S’ since new, now at 29,000 miles, and it hasn’t given me any nasty surprises, but it has had a few warranty claims for minor things like exhaust mounts, blown speakers, loose door trims, now a failed rear LED light bar that would have mounted up in cost. Beware that even on the Turbo a lot of things that are standard with other manufacturers are optional. Take a close look at the spec sheet, as you’ll be at the mercy of the original buyer! I spent about 15k on options on mine, and it is by no means loaded. Look at the current configurator to get a feel for how much configuration is needed; the spec hasn’t changed that much. I don’t find how my car drives dated at all. With air suspension and rear axle steering it handles like no 2 tonne SUV should, far more involving than even things like a new Range Rover Sport. The only thing to watch is that there is a new Cayenne coming later this year, with more Taycan-like tech and some power train upgrades, so that might hit prices of used 9Y0 cars. Mind you, there’ll be a 12 month wait for delivery, so maybe not. Get test driving! Thanks this is exactly the insights I was looking for! It seems the Turbos have a bit more as standard (sports exhaust, air suspension, sport chrono etc) then I think it’ll come down to test drives; some have real axle steering whereas others have comfort access, stereo upgrades, HUD etc so need to get a feel for what I like the most. I’m looking approved used so should all have a 2yr warranty to begin with. Has anyone got experiences with authorised used, will there be any wiggle room in price (or haggle for better than a WBAC p/x price at least) or will it be like it or lump it? Thanks all!

Cayenne’s are great cars. 100% agree with the advice about warranty. Re AUC cars….there are so many variables. What they paid for it, how long they have had it, how desperate they are to hit budget that month/quarter, whether your are local or a long distance customer (local more likely to use them for servicing), is it a popular spec/colour, are you taking finance etc etc. No two deals are the same basically….