Porches....tell me your experience

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like of you need to ask these questions, a Porsche is not for you.

Why would someone want to buy a car that needed frequent, expensive repairs?

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like of you need to ask these questions, a Porsche is not for you.

Why would someone want to buy a car that needed frequent, expensive repairs?

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Have you ever driven a new Porsche? Porsche engineering is tops in the world. Fit and finish, the ride, the engines, the interior layout, they have it all. And even the SUVs are gorgeous.

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I have two, front and back. We use the front porch more though.

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I am soo disappointed in this thread. I’d much rather hear about porches.

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90% of my seasonal decor goes on my porch, so if you care to be festive for Halloween or Christmas, porches can add a lot of fun flair! Otherwise, they're just another thing to clean.

[Anonymous]

I am an original owner of a 1998 Carrera. I have put close to 100k miles on it and the vehicle has been highly reliable, comparable to what one would expect from a Toyota. Nothing other than scheduled service performed to date. Service, repairs, insurance, and taxes will be significantly higher vs Japanese or domestic brands. I’ve owned other German cars but Porsche is the only brand I feel is still well put together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am an original owner of a 1998 Carrera. I have put close to 100k miles on it and the vehicle has been highly reliable, comparable to what one would expect from a Toyota. Nothing other than scheduled service performed to date. Service, repairs, insurance, and taxes will be significantly higher vs Japanese or domestic brands. I’ve owned other German cars but Porsche is the only brand I feel is still well put together.

I'm an advocate for Porsche's reliability, but you arrived at this conclusion from owning one built-in 1998? Any more recent experience?

To the OP, here's some real actual data showing that Porsche ranks fairly high on reliability, and substantially because of how reliable the Cayenne is:

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My husband drove a Cayman S as his fun car for a few years, and loved it. He picked it up used and we never had any serious issues with the car. We live near a dealership and had it checked on schedule.

My in-laws have Cayennes and Macans and can't rate them more highly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband drove a Cayman S as his fun car for a few years, and loved it. He picked it up used and we never had any serious issues with the car. We live near a dealership and had it checked on schedule.

My in-laws have Cayennes and Macans and can't rate them more highly.

Do you recall if your husbands Cayman was a 4 cylinder? I have an issue with paying so much for a 4 cylinder.

[Anonymous]

We sadly don’t have a porch but we do have a Cayenne. It’s got 110,000 miles on it and we’ve had it for 9 years (bought it new). It’s been super reliable. The regular services are expensive but we’ve had very few problems with it compared to other cars we’ve owned (BMW, VW, Volvo). Only our Honda has been less expensive to maintain. The Cayenne is super comfortable for long drives and fun to drive as SUVs go.

We are planning to get a new car post pandemic, when we will once again need 2 cars, and will very likely get a Porsche Macan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an original owner of a 1998 Carrera. I have put close to 100k miles on it and the vehicle has been highly reliable, comparable to what one would expect from a Toyota. Nothing other than scheduled service performed to date. Service, repairs, insurance, and taxes will be significantly higher vs Japanese or domestic brands. I’ve owned other German cars but Porsche is the only brand I feel is still well put together.

I'm an advocate for Porsche's reliability, but you arrived at this conclusion from owning one built-in 1998? Any more recent experience?

To the OP, here's some real actual data showing that Porsche ranks fairly high on reliability, and substantially because of how reliable the Cayenne is:

A bit disconcerting that a $100k+ car can't beat a Mazda or Toyota in terms of reliability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband drove a Cayman S as his fun car for a few years, and loved it. He picked it up used and we never had any serious issues with the car. We live near a dealership and had it checked on schedule.

My in-laws have Cayennes and Macans and can't rate them more highly.

Do you recall if your husbands Cayman was a 4 cylinder? I have an issue with paying so much for a 4 cylinder.

What about the people paying for Teslas, so much money for no cylinders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an original owner of a 1998 Carrera. I have put close to 100k miles on it and the vehicle has been highly reliable, comparable to what one would expect from a Toyota. Nothing other than scheduled service performed to date. Service, repairs, insurance, and taxes will be significantly higher vs Japanese or domestic brands. I’ve owned other German cars but Porsche is the only brand I feel is still well put together.

I'm an advocate for Porsche's reliability, but you arrived at this conclusion from owning one built-in 1998? Any more recent experience?

To the OP, here's some real actual data showing that Porsche ranks fairly high on reliability, and substantially because of how reliable the Cayenne is:

A bit disconcerting that a $100k+ car can't beat a Mazda or Toyota in terms of reliability.

Is the difference between a 75 and a 77 that meaningful, particularly when some cars are in the 30s?

I owned a Mazda with tons of issues and now own a Porsche with nothing but routine maintenance. I guess Mazda has improved but we had to get rid of that car earlier than planned because it was so repair prone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an original owner of a 1998 Carrera. I have put close to 100k miles on it and the vehicle has been highly reliable, comparable to what one would expect from a Toyota. Nothing other than scheduled service performed to date. Service, repairs, insurance, and taxes will be significantly higher vs Japanese or domestic brands. I’ve owned other German cars but Porsche is the only brand I feel is still well put together.

I'm an advocate for Porsche's reliability, but you arrived at this conclusion from owning one built-in 1998? Any more recent experience?

To the OP, here's some real actual data showing that Porsche ranks fairly high on reliability, and substantially because of how reliable the Cayenne is:

A bit disconcerting that a $100k+ car can't beat a Mazda or Toyota in terms of reliability.

There is no direct correlation between the cost of a vehicle and reliability. In fact, many of the demands on a high-cost vehicle usually run counter to reliability: lots of features, lots of electronics, natural materials (full-grain leather, open grain wood, etc), high output drivetrain, etc. To the extent that Porsche as such a high-cost brand making highly complex vehicles nearly equaling Toyota on reliability is a testament to the quality control and process/engineering capability of the folks at Porsche.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an original owner of a 1998 Carrera. I have put close to 100k miles on it and the vehicle has been highly reliable, comparable to what one would expect from a Toyota. Nothing other than scheduled service performed to date. Service, repairs, insurance, and taxes will be significantly higher vs Japanese or domestic brands. I’ve owned other German cars but Porsche is the only brand I feel is still well put together.

I'm an advocate for Porsche's reliability, but you arrived at this conclusion from owning one built-in 1998? Any more recent experience?

To the OP, here's some real actual data showing that Porsche ranks fairly high on reliability, and substantially because of how reliable the Cayenne is:

A bit disconcerting that a $100k+ car can't beat a Mazda or Toyota in terms of reliability.

Is the difference between a 75 and a 77 that meaningful, particularly when some cars are in the 30s?

I owned a Mazda with tons of issues and now own a Porsche with nothing but routine maintenance. I guess Mazda has improved but we had to get rid of that car earlier than planned because it was so repair prone.

Meanwhile, people who harp about reliability will continue to ignore just how far Honda and Acura have sunk, with people still pushing the MDX on this forum as if it is a good car to buy, with its poor reliability performance being the biggest reason why Acura as a brand is now rated just barely above Alfa Romeo.