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Old 06-04-2009, 12:12 PM   #1
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Cayenne buyer's advise?

Hi,

I am looking for a used car for the wifey.
Looking somewhere in the ~ $25k range
Current candidates are:
a) 2006 ML350
b) 2005/6 E350 or E320
c) 2003/4 Cayenne S

Any owners of these cars out there with their opinions?
Also does anyone know if there is something I should look out for (meaning be worried about) when looking at a 2004 Cayenne S?

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Old 06-04-2009, 12:26 PM   #2
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I don't own one of those, but I gotta tell you that the cost of ownership on the Cayenne as a mommy wagon is gonna hurt.

My mechanic says that the brake pads and discs wear out rather quickly on a Cayenne, especially driven long and hard in traffic or making a lot of stops the way moms seem to do. And those parts are not cheap.

The rubber on the Cayenne won't be cheap either.

Why no bimmers on your list?
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Old 06-04-2009, 01:24 PM   #3
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thanks, I am not much of a BMW guy - even though I am originally from Munich, where these cars come from

Hey one more thing: I just read the "THE ABANDONED TURBOCHARGER PROJECT" on your web-page.
Do you have a few links to read up on?

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Old 06-04-2009, 01:28 PM   #4
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Buy a toureg, same body, probably can steal one too.
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Old 06-04-2009, 02:53 PM   #5
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don't mean to be a jerky boy but how come "the wifey's car" list is always mostly SUVs? Is the SUV the new "chick car"? I was just having the conversation with my buddy who wants to by a 996 for himself and was looking for suggestion on a car for her. He named every fancy SUV and a few not so fancy ones. I suggested just getting a nice 3 series or finding a nice second hand 5 series or Lexus. This particular time I suggested that he get a CayenneS because I think he would neglect the hell out of a 996. With a CayenneS you kill two birds with one stone, nice car to take the misus out in and a good functional car and they're both weekend drivers so two cars sounds like overkill.

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The ML is a POS...

Get a X5 or RX and call it a day.
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Old 06-04-2009, 03:24 PM   #7
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don't mean to be a jerky boy but how come "the wifey's car" list is always mostly SUVs? Is the SUV the new "chick car"?

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If you get the Cayenne get the S or look at a nicely optioned Touraeg
Well, my wife's a M.D. and while working in the ER for a while she noticed that the people who got in accidents who were in an SUV had lesser injuries than the ones who were not in an SUV (She really wants a Hummer but I could talk her out of that and am still pitching the safety of a Mercedes E class to her...)
Oh yes, she also had a Land/Range Rover in mind but I could also talk her out of that (phew)

But yes, Touareg is also a good option, but then again I hope that I can also drive the car from time to time and I am a Porsche guy
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