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Can't wait to get my cay back...I'm going in to the shop to check on it first thing tomorrow morningl....
then it's upgrade time...
I'm thinking of putting on the clear protective film on the front...then maybe the cat bypass...
Steve, Host
Dealer says 05 cay has same body style but now has integrated garage door opener, inflatable spare and power rear hatch as std. $1200 base price increase.
Got $3900 off msrp. Limited dealers in area to compete against.
you'll be dancing a jig when you get the vehicle...
I know I did..
have a great weekend.... !
Also to anyone, I again asked my local dealer about the navigation system and he keeps saying the system uses two DVD's I said are you sure, I keep hearing CD's?
I drove a Cayenne S on Saturday and removed the DVD Porsche Nav PCM Software Ver 3.0 disc. (it said Ver 3) from the drive and looked at it. I am not 100% sure, but it looked to be a DVD, not a CD and I am very familiar with DVD and CD differences in appearance as i have the capability to burn each myself. But still I was so caught up in the test drive I would not swear that I was 100% sure it was a DVD.
The car was awesome, no hesitation from stop, fantastic from 0 to 60, it only had 45 miles on the odometer. I am very hard to please and the dealer can not find one on another dealers lot equipped to suit me so I think I am going to order a 2005 tomorrow.
Does anyone have any feedback on the two types of Roof Racks that are available? I am looking to get the full length racks and install a Thule Basket. Is one rack better then the other? Any help would be appreciated.
The rear wiper is known to be easily knocked off. Be careful cleaning the back window manually.
AirBags are a problem, and Porshe is having to replace a number of them, which involves actually removing the leather from the seats (gulp). I hope the seats do well.
Triptronic really eats up gas. Gas consumption is HIGHLY reactive to the way you drive, more so in this car than most. Jack Rabbit starts and triptronic causes 7MPG. Reasonable driving causes 14 MPG, a major difference.
VERY frustrated that paid huge price at dealership for Lo-Jack anti-theft system, then one month later get a letter stating if I want it to WORK, I have to pay another $100 to have it stay on past two years. That's a rip-off.
Dealer installed radar detector is still fabulous, even the price is ridiculous.
I've given up on the navigation system.
Someone questioned about roll-overs...I love this car BECAUSE I can change lanes at high speed in the space of a few feet without sway, I feel very confident against roll-over.
Black on Black is beautiful, but gets dirty-looking very quickly, and the rims stay dirty from dust. Dealer advised NOT to wax rims, as it will attract dust. Hmmm.
Very surprisingly poor A/C performance, even at high speed, takes 10 minutes to cool down car, and it isn't even mid-summer yet.
LOVE the car...best I've ever owned, and I've owned quite a few, from my first VW to this one.
My BEST cars have been this Cayenne Turbo, Olds 98, and Lincoln TownCar.
My WORST cars have been Jaguar, Cadillac Fleetwood.
My most beloved cars have been this Cayenne Turbo, OLD VW Bus, Olds 98.
My most hated car was Cadillac Fleetwood.
BEST dealer (service) by far: Infinity.
WORST dealer, by far: Jaguar and Cadillac.
Best road appeal, pride appeal: Cayenne, Jaguar
Another first (perhaps), small display in the instrument cluster on my Cay S had blown. PCM unit is okay but the small display is smeared. Dealer was perplexed. Seems like the whole of the instrument cluster has to be replaced as these are closed units and parts can not be repaired.
I have asked my dealer to see if they can install the Turbo version instead of the Cay S. Turbo one has the color display vs. the dot matrix in Cay S.. Will let you folks know when i hear.
Also learned that Porsche has started supplying the hands free phone kits for the cars but there is nothing available for the cars fitted with PCM unit. Those who do not have the PCM units can check out the kits.
Rejex applies a very hard coating capable of operating at very high temperatures (jet exhausts). Sounds a bit like wheels and brake dust don't it ?
It builds on itself and after using it for a year on my wheels (4 coatings) I can testify that it makes them much easier to clean.
Take the wheeks off, clean and wipe dry, apply a coating of Rejex. leave it to dry, wipe off when it is, you will notice the smooth finish even then.
They say that you should leave it out of the elements for 12 hrs or so for it to cure fully.
available on-line
p.s. you can also use it over the paintwork at the front to make bugs easier to get off
tidester, host
I'll check it out. I do not enjoy cleaning the wheels every week.
Please see postings 899 and 913 for information regarding Yakima roof racks.
Meanwhile..... enjoying the ride
tidester, host
enjoy your ride... ~!!!
Isn't it your turn to bring Friday KKs this week? ;-)
tidester, host
Also the use of the use of the horn to signal door locking is negated if you use two keys (husband and wife). The whole situation here is ridiculous since I know of no other car that has this problem. Toureg did but they fixed their problem by repositioning their antenna.
I really like my Cay S but Porsche is really dragging their feet on this issue. Quality companies don't let things like this happen.
Also my Nav system makes major mistakes. I called 1 800 nav maps to report the problem they told me it was a computer programming issue and I should call the company responsible for the programming. I called the phone number given to me and the result was the phone was no longer in service. I recalled nav maps and they were at a loss as what happened and what to do. Porsche should be concerned about its poor response. Competition can appear out of nowhere.
ps can you correct my call name to "roadtwister." That is what it should be thanks.
You can programme the car for both keys and turn on/off all door opening. You cannot program 1 click 2 clicks. you can turn the horn indicator off.
I cannot see that what your asking is ever going to happen, this being the case, why did you get, of all things, a Porsche ? Its bound to be different, you are expected to adapt.
There is no safety issue other than an obvious one which others can figure out for themselves I guess.
If you have a problem with the Nav system take it to Porsche to fix, all NavTeq do is supply the map data, and in most cases would blame the manufacturer of the vehicle anyway.
Please describe the problem you have found, I and others may have similar experience and be able to help.
Part of the problem is where the antenna is located, which I believe is in the windshield. When you come up to the driver's door the antenna doesn't "see" the signal. Then you push again and sometimes it takes. But here is the rub if the first one misses and you go to any other door than the driver's door the car is locked. You then push again and everything locks. Now you have to wait for the 4 second delay to expire to start all over again. Not good. Kids are getting restless and dashing around. Toureg had the same problem but went ahead and relocated the antenna. No foot dragging just fixed it.
In addition the settings for horn signals upon locking are cancelled by simply using husband and wife keys even though both keys are set the same. It is a work around for the Porsche devotees, a computer glich for everyone else.
The Cayenne does not have the one click two click method of operation. You either open 1 or all doors.
I would guess you have another issue going on, everyone has range issues but have adapted. The system does work, sounds like either your is not or the user is not used to it yet.
----OPEN DRIVER DOOR SECOND CLICK REMAINING DOORS----
----OPEN LEFT SIDE DOORS THEN SECOND CLICK OPEN ALL REMAINING DOORS----
----ONE CLICK OPEN ALL DOORS----.
But here is the curve, you can program one key to open all doors on first click but use of spouse's key deprograms that setting even though her key was set for exact same setting as my key. The same thing happens when the key programing is reversed. Essentially it always reverts to the factory default which is one click drivers door second click all other doors. And good luck on the range. Sometimes standing next to the drivers door the click fails. How do you unwind the antenna.
Thanks in advance.
tidester, host
We will be replacing our SUV this fall with a 2005 model. It's 50/50 that we will go with something with a third row seat, but I'm hanging on to the possiblity of a 5-passenger one, so I thought I'd drop in. I'd like something fun to drive, so the X5 and Cayenne are on my list.
Unfortunately, as much as I appreciate Porsche's engineering prowess, I really don't have much tolerance for "you'll just have to put up with ____, since it's a Porsche."
Two and a half years ago, when in the "fun" car market, I considered the Boxster S. My neighbor was also in the market and was pro-Porsche. I confess, after looking at a supposedly $49,900 base priced Boxster S and finding a laundry list of options that took it to $60k+, I wasn't having much "fun". It wasn't the cost as much as the attitude of the dealer. My neighbor bit, and I ended up "skimping" on a $32k Honda S2000 with absolutely no options even available. We recently traded the S2000, but in two and a half years and 18k miles of ownership, we had 4 oil changes, two scheduled maintenance visits, all at a grand total service cost of under $500. Not a single repair or problem. I'd even get calls every few months from Honda North America executives just to make sure I was happy and asking if I had any suggestions for improving the S2000.
My neighbor traded his Boxster S a few months ago. He loved it, in spite of being into the dealership at least a half dozen times for unscheduled maintenance and repairs. He was given $35k on the trade-in, meaning that his cost for 2 years of "fun" was about two and a half times mine. Different strokes, as they say.
I'm not here to disparage Porsche. Maybe I'm just too old or corrupted to want to put badge prestige ahead of a hassle free experience. Unfortunately, Honda/Acura don't have anything fun to drive in the SUV category. So I'll suck up and try to test drive the Cayenne with an open mind, as long as the steering wheel isn't optional.
IMO the Navigator is a consideration if you want a huge SUV, and the X5 and Cayenne if you want a Luxury SUV/sports car, and everything else if you want an SUV and don't particularly care about the luxury sport aspect of it, ie Honda, Ford, Infiniti(rides like a truck or older corvette), GM , Chrysler, etc.
ON the past weekend trip to Redding, he cayenne was just cruising along at 2200 rpm, between 68 to 75 mph, and I got in excess of 17 mpg. And I was just applying gentle peddle pressure to the accelerator. The cmputer was noting 16.9 mpg, but that was after 2 hrs of freeway, it went/crept up slowly, from 15.8 all the way up to 16.9. I think the computer does not calculate instantaneous MPG, but the average, where if you drive a lot of local roads, and are getting 14 mpg, and then drive freeway, it will be awhile before the computer registers 17, since you have to makeup for all the low local fuel mileage.
The Prius that I was driving ( rental while the Cayenne was in the body shop) had a computer that gave me instantaneous mpg...it would go from 0 mpg (while I was idling) to 99 mpg ( when you are coasting down hill, with engine off, and just gravity moving the car) It calculated every second or so. It also had a average mpg for the total trip. I think Porsche should think about incorporating this feature into the computer.
I'll try to see if I can post it ...
hope you like it .. .. and don't be put off by the small stuff...
good to see you here....
I like the Cayenne and recommend it highly, but only to people like you who understands and appreciates performance . Cay may not have the reliability of some current SUVs, but I think the teething pains will be corrected. (hope VW will listen also, since they are responsible for some of the problems...)
PCM has a learning curve to it. The manual isn't very well written so the only way you can learn is just keep playing it.
Xenon light does have condensation.....I've read that's an ongoing problem so should I bring it to the dealer or fix it myself? I'm not confortable to do it myself.....
Bose stereo is good, but not great. Loudness is plenty, but bass is a bit to be desired, consider there's a subwoofer in the back. the mid and highs are very good, though.
Ride quality is better than what I remembered from my test drive. In fact, the V6 has a "softer" ride than the S, due to the lesser weight of the engine. Around town, the V6 is very responsive. Once on the highway, it needs a little more time for power to build up speed compare to the S. It'll only become faster once break ins are reached.
This is my first Porsche. I have to say it's not as easy to learn all the functions compare to a Japanese car. It is a very sophisticated vehicle.....the Germans really showed their ingenuity with the Cayenne.
Before I bought it, I was 50/50 in getting a Tourag V8 or the Cay 6. No doubt that if I went for the T-reg I would of gotten more power and feature with less money. But the thought of owning a Porsche was the tie-breaker. You can't beat the feeling that everywhere you go there are people staring it.
other easy to do add ons are a cat bypass, and K&N or BMC air filters... but some people dispute the usefulness. I think with these high powered engines, the increased air flow is a plus...but not so with lesser engines (ie ford escort or yugo engines)
I think you can adjust the bass and the sweet spot for audio enjoyment by using the PCMS.
Have Porsche do the lights, though its not hard to dry out the dessicant yourself...
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