Quote from: OliverD on January 11, 2024, 08:55:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 06:43:43 pmQuote from: JohnnyMac on January 11, 2024, 05:32:45 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 04:22:28 pmQuote from: rrocket on January 10, 2024, 02:20:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 10, 2024, 10:45:27 amFound a 2008 Cayenne S on marketplace not too far from me, it has a dead starter and possibly a bad valvetrain sensor or similar. Guy just wants it gone now, should I look at it?I approveLooked at it a couple of hours ago. From the outside, it looks perfect. Open the doors and the bottom is rusting out on 3 of them, driver's the worst with holes in the bottom. Driver's seat is hard like plastic and has a crack in the leather, don't know what they used on it. Passenger seat is fine. Underneath it could be worse, but has the same rust spots as mine on control arms, fuel-tank straps, etc. I could get it for $2k, certainly cheap enough, but I don't want to deal with the rust. I don't mind working on the mechanical/electrical stuff, but the rust makes it still look like crap every time you open the doors.Will keep looking I guess.How about a manual GTS? https://www.facebook.com/share/3qRCVXYKNcNwtcLZ/?mibextid=79PoIiThat came up in my feed as well. Nice, but the wife wouldn't want to shift gears. This might be more in line https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/356191460295171That looks like a scam to me.So many look like scams. What looks particularly scammy about it to you...apart from the guy's profile?
Quote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 06:43:43 pmQuote from: JohnnyMac on January 11, 2024, 05:32:45 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 04:22:28 pmQuote from: rrocket on January 10, 2024, 02:20:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 10, 2024, 10:45:27 amFound a 2008 Cayenne S on marketplace not too far from me, it has a dead starter and possibly a bad valvetrain sensor or similar. Guy just wants it gone now, should I look at it?I approveLooked at it a couple of hours ago. From the outside, it looks perfect. Open the doors and the bottom is rusting out on 3 of them, driver's the worst with holes in the bottom. Driver's seat is hard like plastic and has a crack in the leather, don't know what they used on it. Passenger seat is fine. Underneath it could be worse, but has the same rust spots as mine on control arms, fuel-tank straps, etc. I could get it for $2k, certainly cheap enough, but I don't want to deal with the rust. I don't mind working on the mechanical/electrical stuff, but the rust makes it still look like crap every time you open the doors.Will keep looking I guess.How about a manual GTS? https://www.facebook.com/share/3qRCVXYKNcNwtcLZ/?mibextid=79PoIiThat came up in my feed as well. Nice, but the wife wouldn't want to shift gears. This might be more in line https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/356191460295171That looks like a scam to me.
Quote from: JohnnyMac on January 11, 2024, 05:32:45 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 04:22:28 pmQuote from: rrocket on January 10, 2024, 02:20:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 10, 2024, 10:45:27 amFound a 2008 Cayenne S on marketplace not too far from me, it has a dead starter and possibly a bad valvetrain sensor or similar. Guy just wants it gone now, should I look at it?I approveLooked at it a couple of hours ago. From the outside, it looks perfect. Open the doors and the bottom is rusting out on 3 of them, driver's the worst with holes in the bottom. Driver's seat is hard like plastic and has a crack in the leather, don't know what they used on it. Passenger seat is fine. Underneath it could be worse, but has the same rust spots as mine on control arms, fuel-tank straps, etc. I could get it for $2k, certainly cheap enough, but I don't want to deal with the rust. I don't mind working on the mechanical/electrical stuff, but the rust makes it still look like crap every time you open the doors.Will keep looking I guess.How about a manual GTS? https://www.facebook.com/share/3qRCVXYKNcNwtcLZ/?mibextid=79PoIiThat came up in my feed as well. Nice, but the wife wouldn't want to shift gears. This might be more in line https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/356191460295171
Quote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 04:22:28 pmQuote from: rrocket on January 10, 2024, 02:20:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 10, 2024, 10:45:27 amFound a 2008 Cayenne S on marketplace not too far from me, it has a dead starter and possibly a bad valvetrain sensor or similar. Guy just wants it gone now, should I look at it?I approveLooked at it a couple of hours ago. From the outside, it looks perfect. Open the doors and the bottom is rusting out on 3 of them, driver's the worst with holes in the bottom. Driver's seat is hard like plastic and has a crack in the leather, don't know what they used on it. Passenger seat is fine. Underneath it could be worse, but has the same rust spots as mine on control arms, fuel-tank straps, etc. I could get it for $2k, certainly cheap enough, but I don't want to deal with the rust. I don't mind working on the mechanical/electrical stuff, but the rust makes it still look like crap every time you open the doors.Will keep looking I guess.How about a manual GTS? https://www.facebook.com/share/3qRCVXYKNcNwtcLZ/?mibextid=79PoIi
Quote from: rrocket on January 10, 2024, 02:20:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 10, 2024, 10:45:27 amFound a 2008 Cayenne S on marketplace not too far from me, it has a dead starter and possibly a bad valvetrain sensor or similar. Guy just wants it gone now, should I look at it?I approveLooked at it a couple of hours ago. From the outside, it looks perfect. Open the doors and the bottom is rusting out on 3 of them, driver's the worst with holes in the bottom. Driver's seat is hard like plastic and has a crack in the leather, don't know what they used on it. Passenger seat is fine. Underneath it could be worse, but has the same rust spots as mine on control arms, fuel-tank straps, etc. I could get it for $2k, certainly cheap enough, but I don't want to deal with the rust. I don't mind working on the mechanical/electrical stuff, but the rust makes it still look like crap every time you open the doors.Will keep looking I guess.
Quote from: blur911 on January 10, 2024, 10:45:27 amFound a 2008 Cayenne S on marketplace not too far from me, it has a dead starter and possibly a bad valvetrain sensor or similar. Guy just wants it gone now, should I look at it?I approve
Found a 2008 Cayenne S on marketplace not too far from me, it has a dead starter and possibly a bad valvetrain sensor or similar. Guy just wants it gone now, should I look at it?
Quote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 09:09:08 pmQuote from: OliverD on January 11, 2024, 08:55:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 06:43:43 pmQuote from: JohnnyMac on January 11, 2024, 05:32:45 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 04:22:28 pmQuote from: rrocket on January 10, 2024, 02:20:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 10, 2024, 10:45:27 amFound a 2008 Cayenne S on marketplace not too far from me, it has a dead starter and possibly a bad valvetrain sensor or similar. Guy just wants it gone now, should I look at it?I approveLooked at it a couple of hours ago. From the outside, it looks perfect. Open the doors and the bottom is rusting out on 3 of them, driver's the worst with holes in the bottom. Driver's seat is hard like plastic and has a crack in the leather, don't know what they used on it. Passenger seat is fine. Underneath it could be worse, but has the same rust spots as mine on control arms, fuel-tank straps, etc. I could get it for $2k, certainly cheap enough, but I don't want to deal with the rust. I don't mind working on the mechanical/electrical stuff, but the rust makes it still look like crap every time you open the doors.Will keep looking I guess.How about a manual GTS? https://www.facebook.com/share/3qRCVXYKNcNwtcLZ/?mibextid=79PoIiThat came up in my feed as well. Nice, but the wife wouldn't want to shift gears. This might be more in line https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/356191460295171That looks like a scam to me.So many look like scams. What looks particularly scammy about it to you...apart from the guy's profile?Price seems too good to be true, no license plate visible, it's clearly lowered but there's no mention of that, and the description is ultra generic.
Quote from: OliverD on January 11, 2024, 10:05:57 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 09:09:08 pmQuote from: OliverD on January 11, 2024, 08:55:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 06:43:43 pmQuote from: JohnnyMac on January 11, 2024, 05:32:45 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 11, 2024, 04:22:28 pmQuote from: rrocket on January 10, 2024, 02:20:34 pmQuote from: blur911 on January 10, 2024, 10:45:27 amFound a 2008 Cayenne S on marketplace not too far from me, it has a dead starter and possibly a bad valvetrain sensor or similar. Guy just wants it gone now, should I look at it?I approveLooked at it a couple of hours ago. From the outside, it looks perfect. Open the doors and the bottom is rusting out on 3 of them, driver's the worst with holes in the bottom. Driver's seat is hard like plastic and has a crack in the leather, don't know what they used on it. Passenger seat is fine. Underneath it could be worse, but has the same rust spots as mine on control arms, fuel-tank straps, etc. I could get it for $2k, certainly cheap enough, but I don't want to deal with the rust. I don't mind working on the mechanical/electrical stuff, but the rust makes it still look like crap every time you open the doors.Will keep looking I guess.How about a manual GTS? https://www.facebook.com/share/3qRCVXYKNcNwtcLZ/?mibextid=79PoIiThat came up in my feed as well. Nice, but the wife wouldn't want to shift gears. This might be more in line https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/356191460295171That looks like a scam to me.So many look like scams. What looks particularly scammy about it to you...apart from the guy's profile?Price seems too good to be true, no license plate visible, it's clearly lowered but there's no mention of that, and the description is ultra generic.That seems to be about the price of of a GTS. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/338083648992650 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/917524506667108 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1261864454532395
According to me wife this is not a suitable daily driver
Quote from: Arthur Dent on January 21, 2024, 12:39:29 pmAccording to me wife this is not a suitable daily driver Well maybe for her.
Now this is a classy wagon. https://www.autotrader.ca/a/Mercedes-Benz/E55%20AMG/Langley/BC/5_60112241_20181018141023369/?loc=V3A5E6&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=dsp&utm_campaign=O-CA-DSP-DM-EN-ALL_VISITORS-DYNAMIC-REMARKETING-JUN21-TRAFFIC-CLICK-V2&fbclid=IwAR2bEpt8E-50-WpH268mCE0J0i3sh_kq9GHhh5TjISBYOePZ86dtFoiYToQ_aem_AesLz8idTPK9-TOS2KKgNX1wbuYmlX7CB0CxhU-XnXEiuQiKpaa1D3z3ttD1stb8tPVV4Fyol7w-ZhOCpWovyQ6W
Interesting build.
Too bad it is the smaller V6. When I bought my XJR there was an X-type for sale locally that had the 3.0 V6 and a manual. I always thought these looked pretty good.
