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Any one else have any thoughts??
Any thoughts???
I will inquire about this to a friend who own a after market shop for a second oppinion. :confuse:
You can try CEC in los angeles, which has a complete mod program for the cayenne....
I have 18 inch with the continentals all season V rated tires on right now....due to weather conditions...and have no problems with shimmies at all...even at speed (higher than 75 mph, but I will submit to the fifth amendment on the grounds I may incriminate myself )
I also have 20" Antera rims with 275 wide Falken - tires...but I think the tires are wrong for the wheels. They do shimmy a bit at 75 mph....and I don't like it....But I think having the right tire on the 20" , correctly balanced and aligned, will not shimmy.
I got the turbo, but also declined the many options.... it is a plain bread model.
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"Britain's CAR magazine reports Cayenne is in for a facelift and larger, more powerful engines. Timing is unclear, but we see the revised models reaching U.S. Porsche dealers by mid-2006. According to CAR, the base Volkswagen-sourced V6 grows to 3.6 liters and about 275 hp, while the Porsche V8 expands to 5.0 liters for some 375 hp in S-model trim and around 550 for the Cayenne Turbo. Also on deck is a lightweight 375-hp V8 Clubsport version with quick-ratio steering, revised suspension, 20-inch front wheels and 21-inch rears, and Porsche's composite ceramic brakes. The Clubsport is by no means assured for the U.S., but could come here by 2008 if Porsche feels the need. CAR also reports that Porsche is mulling several Cayenne spinoffs, including a long-wheelbase wagon, a short-chassis 2-dr wagon, and even a 4-dr crew cab pickup. Stay tuned."
"QJ4 Exterior Package Black. Exterior package in black monochrome - Side window frames including cover of the B and C pillar, rear molding, door handles without inlay, door sill trim molding black. $320"
I bought a 2005 S in december for $53K (total including tax and frieght) black ext tan interior.... my question is if I replace the 19" turbo wheels with an all black rim with the brake dust be as noticeable?
Linda
1) Detemined which car I wanted and with what options (05 Blck/Tan, moon roof)
2) Visited Porsche website. Emailed/called five dealers in Florida
3) Dealers faxed buyer orders - all offers were $5K below Champion's "best price"
4) Fax best buyer order to each dealer (save the delear with best price)
5) Repeated steps 3 & 4 until only one dealer was interested....
9) wired money
10) car arrived next day (Best Christmas Present I have ever seen)
total elaspsed time: 3 days. Spent 15 minutes each day. All discussions were via phone or email from my office. Nothing face to face.
I am not clear on the steps 3 & 4 that you have stated. What is Champion's best price? Could you explain?
Thank you again for your time.
Has anyone:
1) painted the window sills and B & C Pillars? satisfied?
2) replaced the silver rims/wheels with black? is the brake dust still as noticeable?
Porsche service buffs it out and it looks good for a month or two and then returns even worse than it was. I complained to my dealer and asked that it not only be replaced but be replaced with the black trim that you can now order as an option.
I will let you know how that turns out. I have a black exterior, so I think the black trim will look much better anyway plus I will not have the discolored silver. I have seen pics of black Cayennes with the black trim and it looks great.
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silly comment repeated.. which I hestitate to even respond to...
You live in your world, I live in mine. Believe what ever you want to believe, I could care less.
I have a 05 Cayenne S.
I generally get 12.5 - 13 mpg in the city (some freeway, lots of stop and start on west side of L.A.).
I've made a few long trips (ie. 2.5 - 3 hrs. drives) where I've gotten it to 21mpg.
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steve
05 Cayenne S
I have an issue where once the vehicle is driven then parked, upon returning (up to 2 hrs. later) and driving again, I find the air vents blow warm/hot air (my temp. set at 68 degrees). It's as if heat soak has gotten through to the blower. I have tried switching between outside-air vs in-car recycle, but to no avail.
Only thing that fixes it is to have the air-conditioning operate continuously which I don't want.
If I drive the car for the first time and the engine warms up, it still is capable of blowing ambient air through the vents. The 'heat up' only happens when the car is driven, parked then driven again.
Has anyone else seen this issue? Any ideas on the problem?
Do you guys run air-con continuosly?
Regards,
steve
Which made it REALLY convenient to haggle down our price, because every dealership in California would have 2-3 of the EXACT same car.
I don't know why Porsche did that... I heard from our salesperson that they were the "first" Porsche V6's launched and were "intro" cars...
I took the boards suggestion and talked both to the service manager and 1-800-Porsche. Both told me to talk to the other.
Marietta, Georgia salesmanager told me that Porsche tires should wear out at 9,000 miles for 911, at 15,000 miles for Cayenne...and replacement for 4 tires is $2000.00, meaning more than 10 cents/mile for tires in driving. I told him about this forum and that I was told to be firm in dealing with the tire issue and he said no. I told him I had identified the problem at 9,000 miles and he said that's all that should be expected from a Cayenne.
For the safety of my family I did have to buy the spare, which mean they took out the Bose subwoofer (looks just like a spare tire holder) and they charge me four times what it would have cost for the "additional 18'' tire" if I had bought it at the time of purchasing the care. Their reasoning for the 4x charge was it is no an aftermarket item.
On the remote not working, they shrugged and said all Cayennes have the problem. On asking for the upgraded remotes as mentioned on the board, they said no.
I'm now at 18,000 miles with bald tires, a/c dead (blows hot air), nav. system stuck (but there is a nav. recall, so hopefully that will fix it), and a car that occasionally hesitates at the very time I need it most....going from zero to merge turning into fast traffic.
I've thought a lot about the concept that for $100K I should have checked the car with a fine tooth comb. Naaa. I've had a dozen luxury cars, and never had to check to see if there are windshield wipers, spare tires, that remotes work, etc. etc. For $100K, I should have gotten a $100K car.
I mentioned they identified and fixed all these in the 2005 model, and they shrugged.
Porsche, for a few bucks, has lost a $100K customer.
The bill for this fix is $3300.00
Ok, the very few grumpy posters...go ahead and yell at me.....I'm done.
I had my 2004 Black Cayenne S in service twice to have the silver exterior trim looked at. It looked dull and stained. I was told that they would replace the trim if I wanted. They buffed it out and it looked good but only lasted about 2 months. I took it in again and same thing happened. Meanwhile I saw that black out trim was available as an option on 2005 Cayenne's and so I found a picture of a 2005 Black Cayenne with the black out trim on the internet and it looked really good.
I the spoke with my dealer in North Carolina and asked him since he offered to replace my silver trim under warranty, could he replace it with the black trim so that I wouldnt have the problem again. He then spoke with the area rep who said they would replace the silver trim with black trim for me. It was ordered, took about 10 days to get in. The black trim pieces replace all the silver trim pieces except for the door handles. It is at the porsche dealer being done today. The black trim parts are almost the same cost as the silver trim parts but they are being replaced at no charge to me under warranty. Note to Brockworst.....other than the aforementioned silver trim and a faulty window switch, I have had 20,000 miles of pure motoring bliss with my Cayenne S :shades:
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Just picked up my Cayenne from the dealer yesterday. The blackout trim looks great, especially on my black exterior. It did take some doing though, the dealer sent it out to the body shop down the street that they use for repair on Porsches.
Apparantley its pretty straight forward except the far back windows behind the passenger doors. They have to take out those windows because the trim is part of the windows. The blackout trim replaced every silver exterior piece except the door handles. Like I said, it looks great. My dealer where I bought the Cayenne and have it serviced is Hendrick Porsche in Charlotte. The head of the service department had offered to replace the silver trim with silver trim (which would of gone thru the same process of switching out that the black trim did), but when I asked if the blackout trim could be done instead, he spoke with the district Porsche guy who said yes. When the head of service ordered the parts, he said that even though it is a $320 option on 2005"s, the blackout trim parts were the same price as the silver trim parts except for about $30. All work and parts were covered under warranty. BTW, I had the wood shifter added to replace the stock shifter and it goes great with my wood interior. So in conclusion, not an easy replacement but the final result does look much better and hopefully no discoloration. :shades:
I am scheduled to pick up a new 2005 Cayenne (V6) this Friday, but I am getting a case of pre-buyers remorse. Can someone provide input to the following:
1) How long do the tires REALLY last? Should I expect to pay $2k for new tires in less than 20,000 miles?
2) How has reliability been on the 05 models? Due to the relative newness of the 05's, It sounds like most of the input is on older models, and
3) Do you guys recommend a Cay, X5 or MDX?
Thanks in advance for your input...
For Cay or not to Cay,
Go for it!! I do not think you will be anything but glad you did. I have a 2004 Cayenne S with 20,000 miles on it and the only problem I have had was a faulty drivers window switch and the aforementioned exterior discoloring of the silver trim, both replaced to my satisfaction by my porsche dealer under warranty.
The only difference I see between the Cayenne and the Cayenne S basically is the engine. The looks and options are the same. I would think you should have a little better tire wear with the 6 cyl model. My tires lasted about 15,000 miles, granted thats not alot but if you look on tirerack.com you will see several tires for the Cayenne that start at $99.
I replaced my stock Continetal tires with Michelin Energy MXV4 Plus ($175) and they ride smoother and are lasting longer than the Conti's.
As far as the "newness" of an 05, the Cayenne came out in 2003. The 6 cylinder model did come out as an 05 model but other than the engine, black rings around the gauges, and a different stock radio there are no other differences. If anything an 05 model should hold up better than an 04 or 03 due to improvements that cars go thru as they progress thru their lifecycle.
I guess if aliens invaded the earth and took all the Cayennes with them ( which I'm sure would be their vehicle of choice), I would be forced to drive an BMW X5, but I would always long for my Cayenne. I especially love the luxurious and comfortable interior, the sharp looking exterior, and the ride. Get the Cay and don't look back. :shades:
One more thing: Does anyone have the bluetooth option installed by the dealer?
As for the color selection, I went with black on beige.