On 2/6/2018 2:23 PM, Its Me wrote:
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 1:45:44 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/6/2018 1:14 PM, Its Me wrote:

Which model Cayenne did you have? I just picked up an "S" model with the 400hp V8. Other than the hit I'm taking on gas mileage, I'm liking it so far. Good that my commute is short.


Never had a Cayenne. Only Porsche I had was a 2002 911/996 twin turbo.
450 hp, six speed. Looked like the pic in the link.

Had a friend who had a 2002 Cayenne. Nice car, typical of Porsche. His
only complaint was how quickly it wore out the OEM tires. Sticky and gooey.

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Hmm... don't know why I had it in my head that you'd owned one. I do remember the 996.

Yeah, on the Porsche forums they call the Cayenne the PIG. One guy wrote that they love three things... gas, tires and brakes. Typical of Porsche, it does handle really well. I suspect tossing around 4800lbs has something to do with that tire wear. Actually, all three things when you think about it.



The guy I knew (it was in Florida) who had one had to get new tires at
about 16k miles. He replaced the originals with ones that were a little
harder and longer lasting. You really only need the ones they come with
if you intend to drive it to it's full capability.

Between my wife and I we had several BMW's including an X5 that she had.
I replaced a BMW M5 with the Porsche after having a lot of problems with
the BMW software.

The 911/996 had the flat 6 engine but it was water cooled. Also, all
wheel drive that solved the tail passing you on powered turns tendency.
Mine had the X50 option which raised the hp from 415 to 450.

It wasn't all that bad on gas when driven in a civil manner. I used to
get anywhere from 18 to 22 mpg.