Porsche Cayenne GTS, 6 speed manual

[cmac2012]

I have a crazy notion to get a Cayenne for about $15K and turn it into a work truck! Oh, I'm whack all right. I don't want an auto trans as I'm afraid one of these with 175K or more are liable to have expensive tranny maintenance ahead.

OTOH, looks like the manual versions are somewhat rare but not significantly more expensive.

The unknown for me is what sort of maintenance surprises I might be looking at.

My favorite type of Porsche Cayenne - 6-speed GTS - Rare Cars for Sale BlogRare Cars for Sale Blog

[panZZer]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
me wonder ~ does this stick bolt up to the toureg v10 oil burner??
prolly doesn't matter for 12 yrs or so til junkyard stuff is possible.

[tjts1]

V10 TDI: the official vehicle of stupid. Need to replace a cam sensor? Engine is coming out. Need a to replace a turbo? Engine is coming out. Need to replace a heater hose? Engine is coming out.

[cmac2012]

Uhh never mind on the V10. My reading has it that the only Cayenne model with the 6 spd manual also had a 4.8 V8.

In my dreams, the Mercedes 3.0 diesel V6 found in the 320CDI would seem ideal.

OTOH, if I'm set on that, there's always an Audi Q7 with the 3.0 TDI.

2010 Audi Q7 Fully Loaded w/s-Line Pkg

[t walgamuth]

There have been quite a few jeeps offered with mb diesel v6. Driving up in a Porsche to do household repairs and or remodel work might work against you.

[cmac2012]

Yeah, it could. Unless I told them I got it for $9k not running and fixed it up. The jeep thing might be better. I'll look into it.

[JB3]

Personally i cannot imagine a worse work vehicle.

Dont you already have a chevy G-van that fits the bill?

[sunedog]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

There have been quite a few jeeps offered with mb diesel v6. Driving up in a Porsche to do household repairs and or remodel work might work against you.

After 27 years of professional work, I got laid off in 2009. Spent the next 15 months doing home repair. My rig was a black 1999 Mercedes ML320 that I bought new and always took care of. I got a few comments from customers, but my rates were reasonable and I did good work so everyone was happy.

[cmac2012]

Originally Posted by JB3

Personally i cannot imagine a worse work vehicle.

Dont you already have a chevy G-van that fits the bill?

The van gets about 12 mpg. And it's a drag to drive. I am coming around to realizing the Cayenne would not be a good choice for several reasons, not least of which the 4.8 V8 is not likely to get much better mileage.

But something like an SUV with the 3.0 liter MB diesel could be good. A Sprinter van maybe would work, not sure.

[MTI]

There is a diesel Cayenne. Gets 20/29

The Sprinter is 20 years old this year. New for 2016 model year will be the lowest priced Mercedes, the Metris, which can be configured several ways.