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Originally Posted by jamesinaz
I am resurrecting this thread from before the lockdown. Life was so much better then. But, soldier on and I am still looking at the June deadline of needing a car.
I've been running through various other alternatives in a different thread but since I decided the X3/GLC/Macan are all too small have circled back to this thread. Today I visited my BMW dealer to get a pre-inspection of my lease return. A little surprised I hope they don't ding me for. My return will be WELL under miles on return at about 24000 for a 36000 lease. Only issue with it is one tire had a large screw in it and I had to buy a replacement. The local tire store couldn't get the same brand (Eagles I think) for a while. So i bought a different equal in run flat and specs brand tire.
The inspector says they have an issue with different tires on the same axle. Well color me surprised since I called the dealership BEFORE I bought the replacement tire and was told an equal tire in specs was OK. We will see when I finally bring it in. 
Since I was there I decided to visit the Porsche dealer next door. Literally a walk across the lot. I was going to look at the Macan on more time and again - too small. Looked at the Cayenne and realized that really is appealing.
They have a good salesman who when he noticed I like the Cayenne better and mentioned I like but don't like the price said "I have a 2019 just like this one with less than 2000 miles". Color me interested.
We took a nice test drive and yeah. I like it better than an X5. It truly handles better and has equal performance. And the interior is awesome (this had an upgraded interior with a lot of added options).
I looked at Carfax and it was sold new there in January. Someone turns over a lot of cars. Anyway, this is an update of my search. As of this instant if I was to buy a car it would be the Cayenne. It fits the needs and wants and used the price tag. |
Curious, which trim Cayenne was it (base, S, hybrid, etc)?
I know that if you get an E-Hybrid you can get around $8k in rebates (dependent on state) and that more equipment is standard lowering the MSRP, although I imagine going used would still be cheaper.