The GodFather Posted April 13, 2020 Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) Most of the C/D crew has been holed up at home for about a month. Because of that, this long-term Cayenne, as well as the rest of our fleet, has not been gathering miles at the usual pace. During this (so far) roughly monthlong containment, our Cayenne accumulated fewer than 1000 miles. (Someone at Porsche reading this just did the mental math, and no, it will not take 30 months more to complete this test.) But we have driven it just enough to break the 10,000-mile seal, triggering an update. Three months into the loan, we were on pace for a 12-month, 40,000-mile test. While that pace has slowed, our professional nit-picking hasn't. Don't get us wrong, this is one fantastic SUV. The first half-dozen comments in the logbook all praise the Cayenne's dynamics—not a huge surprise since the Cayenne is a comparison-test winner. All Porsches are pricey, but a base Cayenne like ours is priced right against its peers. Sure, competitors do come with a longer list of standard features, things that you take for granted such as passive entry. When we ordered our Cayenne, we thought the $940 stand-alone option price was a bit excessive. Our opinion on the cost has not changed, and while we have only just gotten used to pulling the key out to unlock the car, then returning said key to our pocket before starting the car—you don't need to insert the key to start the car—we do find it a bit annoying to have one but not the other, considering our Cayenne is $80K. Staff editor Eric Stafford captured it perfectly in the logbook: "This first-world problem is a first-world pain in the ass." Edited April 14, 2020 by flaffy213 Closed topic / Complete 1 day 2
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