Looking for a cheap Cayenne in Bay Area

[Doohan]

Hi guys, last year I finally sold my 911 Carrera 4 and in may I'll move from Italy to the SF bay area with wife and child.

I would like to stay on the Porsche brand buying a cheap early Cayenne,

can you give me some advise on how to stay away from lemon cars and how to get a good quote to insure that car?

Thank you in advance

[SpawnyWhippet]

There are loads available here. I usually search on Craigslist and Autotrader. You can find them from $10k upwards, but the sweet spot seems to be mid $20's will get you a 2008 Cayenne S.

Depending on your budget and technical skills, you could either invest in a Durametric cable and check over the cars yourself. (One off fee of $300 ish to buy it), or pay someone else to inspect the cars for you. This can cost anything from $150 upwards. I had my 2004 Cayenne Turbo inspected by a local garage that works on Mercedes, BMW and Porsche. The guy missed a few things, but also caught a few things that more than paid for his inspection.

[deilenberger]

One thought - a cheap Cayenne may be the most expensive car you'll ever own. These aren't known to be trouble-free, and buying one where the common failures have been addressed might cost a bit more initially, but will cost a bunch less down the road.

[Doohan]

There are loads available here. I usually search on Craigslist and Autotrader. You can find them from $10k upwards, but the sweet spot seems to be mid $20's will get you a 2008 Cayenne S.

Depending on your budget and technical skills, you could either invest in a Durametric cable and check over the cars yourself. (One off fee of $300 ish to buy it), or pay someone else to inspect the cars for you. This can cost anything from $150 upwards. I had my 2004 Cayenne Turbo inspected by a local garage that works on Mercedes, BMW and Porsche. The guy missed a few things, but also caught a few things that more than paid for his inspection.

That's why I'm choosing to buy a family Porsche, I have all the equipment to fix it, included the Durametric cable :) I would llike to keep my budget around 15K, I'm also looking around to create a list of things to check before buying it...