What to look for with a Cayenne? - Page 1 - Porsche General - PistonHeads UK

I hope this is the right section for this but I'm getting a bit bored of my M140i as I predominantly just do motorway driving and keep finding the lack of space a pain when going away on holiday or even just visiting family as we have a dog who travels in the boot. Thread here - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... I had an old Discovery TD5 that I had prior to the M140i and miss the driving position and being able to tow things but don't miss being under the bonnet fixing things in the middle of winter. I was originally looking at a Disco4 but my dad is currently on engine number 3 on his (owned from new and under LR warranty) so any SDV6 was out of contention. Which leads me onto the Cayenne, I had a look at touraegs but apparently the Cayenne is similar underpinnings but handle a bit better and can come with things like air suspension and are better kitted for off road driving? I am aware that any big 4x4 won't have M140i performance but are they able to have a bit of performance for overtakes? Are they reliable? Is there any engine to avoid? I was initially looking at spending sub-£20k if I can so I don't need to finance anything but for that, there is the TDV8 but its euro5 or the TDV6 that is euro 5&6 so is it worth losing the euro6 and going for an older TDV8? Apologies for all the questions and thanks in advance to anyone willing to read my waffling and reply!

Hi To be honest I’d stretch to aTDV8 just purchased my 2nd My first was what I’d describe as a Friday car initially perfect but after 3 months issues with EGR vales DPFFilters electrical gremlins blocked drains causing the Bose amp to blow etc needless to say we parted company These cars need to be driven so if you’re only doing short journeys I’d forget it Despite the first experience the fact remains that these cars are EPIC massive amounts of torque give effortless grin producing performance and considering the size weight and engine very good economy the spec level is generally good I’d say Bose Reverse camera Pan roof (keep drains clear) apple CarPlay a must I’m a massive Porsche fan (20 years mostly 911) but am still blown away by the Cayenne TDV8 S every time I drive it defying the law of physics with 850nm torque The consummate all rounder Back in love with the Cayenne

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