DanTheManc
Prominent Member
Now that is one clean looking R
Cheers Gary
Now that is one clean looking R
Cracking cars, I love my manual M140i Can’t think of many better cars for similar money
very nice - gentian blue? 2.5 GTS?
Spot on.very nice - gentian blue? 2.5 GTS?
I have had mine for 20 months now - what a car!
I share your frustration in being limited in enjoying your car
Spot on.
Yours is lovely. Do I see a hint of red interior? Stunning.
No (this forum keeps me busy enough) and yes.have you joined the 718 forum and a certain WhatsApp group ?
Insightful, witty and charming?ah I thought I recognised the input
by the way you have some very nice AV kit there as wellSpot on.
Yours is lovely. Do I see a hint of red interior? Stunning.
How have you found the long term reliability of this? I have never owned a Porsche beyond the warranty period but my current one is a keeper.Porsche Cayenne. Owned for four and a half years. Love it! Hardly worth anything now so probably will keep until it stops working as its so comfortable and practical and (aside from MPG - and heated seats if I'm picky) is everything I need in a car.
How have you found the long term reliability of this? I have never owned a Porsche beyond the warranty period but my current one is a keeper.
Good summary, thanksSo far, it has been pretty good. Its a 2005 model, so 15 years old now, so would expect some problems as things start to wear out. My previous Porsches have been quite costly to run, but this one has been pretty good so far (touching lots of wood!). I keep a blog of it online (motorcloud.net), but here is a breakdown as of January time:
COMPLETE COST OF OWNERSHIP UP TO FOUR YEAR MARK
The car was due a service when I bought it which started things off:
TOTAL RUNNING COSTS FOR 4 YEARS OWNERSHIP: £3162.50 (£65.88 per month).
- Minor service, wiper blades and brake fluid: £254
- Number plates for my personal registration: £20
- Valet to get rid of the smoke smell (can’t remember the cost, lets say £80)
- New key fob (it only came with one and I wanted two): £239
- Alternator refurb and refit: £216
- 4x budget tyres (Top-notch stuff isn’t really required for our use): £350
- Annual / Oil Change service: £118
- MOT: £88
- Window Regulator and new rear glass micro switch: £330
- Major service including spark plugs and brake fluid, plus a new rear wiper blade and front side light bulb: £394
- Replacement of driver side Window regulator: £258
- Oil Change service: £120
- New front headlight bulb from Porsche: £18
- Front Tyres: £195 (Black Circles)
- Tracking for tyres (they were wearing unevenly: £30
- 2019 – Rear Tyres (Black Circles) £188.50
- 2019 – New wiper blades and fixing of the fuel flap switch (which broke so I couldn’t open it). £90
- 2019 – Minor Service £174
DEPRECIATION (Purchased at £7k, I think it is now worth perhaps £3200): £3800 (£79.17 per month).
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (not including tax, petrol or insurance): £6962.50 (£145 per month).
There are a few other bits that could do with repairing now as well that have broken, such as the LCD display in the centre of the speedo fades after about 15 mins of driving (common fault for this model), and the warning buzzer if you have left your lights on no longer buzzes. But these are age related issues and minor relative to what could go wrong on these!
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Gave the Golf a maintenance wash today whilst it was overcast just in time for when the sun made an appearanceView attachment 1307032
Is that the factory fitted Akropovich exhaust?