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New (to me) 2008 957 cayenne turbo

SD99

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Hi guys, just picked up an 08 turbo and thought I should join the forum as I used it a bit when researching these beasts.

Only done a few hundred miles and really enjoying it so far. Was surprised how quiet the turbo exhaust was compared to a GTS model but guess that's typical for a turbo.

A couple of initial questions;

1) Mine has PDCC and it's quite annoying the noise it makes at idle. Is there anything to quieten it down? Assume it's the pump that's making the whirring noise.

2) what tyres do people recommend. It has Pirelli's on currently but see that Yokohama V103's are also N rated.

3) received a 'check hitch" warning message today. Could be linked to the aftermarket stereo fitted as it was the first time I connected my phone. Either way there doesn't seem much info on the web about that error code.


Would be keen to hear how long others have had theirs for

Customary pic :thumb: :?:
 

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HSC911 said:
:welcome:

Wish my Mrs would have one :sad:

:thumb:

Cheers mate. They are surprisingly tame until you open the taps.
 
Congrats! Looks nice an evil looking :)
 
HSC911 said:
Any previous Pork :dont know:

:thumb:

Had a 964 10 years ago when they were 'cheap" and nobody wanted one. Unlikely that we will ever see those days again. :nooo:
 
Well, I've solved my first error code. I must have bumped the tow bar switch when loading things into the car yesterday. It wasn't fully retracted and that triggered the code 'check hitch". I don't expect them all to be this simple but at least I'm back to error code free. :thumb:
 
Quick update, 2 weeks into ownership.

Fitted new tyres, went with Michelin latitude sport 3. Got a cracking deal from national tyre chain after finding a 15% off voucher online. Almost felt like I was robbing them at £827 for a full set of 295/35/21's fitted, balanced etc.

The wipers on the car were hopeless so have replaced with PIAA. Size 26" if anyone is interested. Half the problem is usually the windscreen itself but I have found these wipers to be superior to the basic £5 jobbies.

Have identified a few little refurb jobs to keep me busy. My faded wiper cover had been bugging me so rather than buy a new one for £35 I decided to spray with some spare satin black paint I had in the garage. Only problem is now I'm going to have to paint the rest of the wiper arm as the cover looks too new.
 

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Here are the wiper specs.
 

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been toying with chopping the range rover for one of these either turbo or GTS :thumb:
 
I had a full fat rangie and these aren't nearly as comfortable. I'm really struggling with the seats. On twisty roads my cayenne handles like a sports car and I forget I'm driving an suv. The rangie would always remind me to slow down on the bends whereas the Porsche just says to me 'go faster".

Highway driving, I'd take the rangie. Anything remotely twisty and this is a lot of fun. I'd be interested to hear what the GTS seats are like and if any better to the comfort ones (which are anything but).
 
How much were the PIAAS?

My last drive down the country lanes was great in the rain, other than struggling to see out of the windscreen due to hard juddering wiper blades. As I needed to pop into Halfords (to get some CHF202 mineral oil to top up the PAS and a litre of 5W40 engine oil to top up the engine) and thought I'd get some wipers as well, but they wanted £38 for a pair of Bosch A943S Aerotwin wiper blades.
Just ordered exactly the same from Opie Oils via Ebay for £19.40! :D

I find the drivers seat very comfortable, especially as the lumbar support can move up and down, but it is on the firm and narrow side. The rear seats are like park benches IMHO!

Nice neat job spray painting the wiper trims, it looks very nice.
 
Wipers were £55 delivered from an eBay seller. I don't intend on having to replace them for a while so was worth the extra £20/£30 over stock wipers. I'm sure the bosh do exactly the same job if the windscreen itself is clean.

:thumb:
 
Some of the interior trim pieces were letting the car down and really bugging me so this weekend I tackled installing a new door handle (£25 second hand from ebay) and sanded down the gear surround. I was originally going to paint this but when I saw how well it responded to sanding, I decided to go with the "brushed alloy" look. Still have the gear knob insert to paint.

apologies for the order of the pics but you get the idea.
 

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Very nice !
 

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