Is Porsche Cayenne reliable?

Porsche Cayenne Turbo reliable?

• I am suprise to find out that 03 Cayenne Turbo with 80k miles goes for about 18k, I think I can get slight cheaper, this was retail for like 90k when is new. I only plan to use as ...show more

• Answer:

  Gas, tires, and brakes. They're all going to cost you LOTS of money. And that's all stuff that doesn't break. Rear driveshaft fails on a regular basis (meaning you replace it, then 7X,000 miles later, it fails again), the plastic coolant pipes under the intake fail, and can cause failure of the starter due to coolant contamination, and can damage the rear main seal for the crankshaft, which is rediculously expensive to repair. The timing chains wear, normally on high mileage Cayenne's with V-8 and V-8 turbo, which again is rediculously costly. There's a reason the early Cayenne's are cheap. People are trying desperately to unload them onto unsuspecting buyers such as yourself. Do yourself a favor and buy a late model 986 (Boxster) instead.