Hi all,
I'm hoping to pick some brains and get some advice before my wife and I jump into the world of Porsche ownership.
We recently moved to the highlands of Scotland and given the snow (and poor experiences with the Mercedes main dealer) have decided it's time to swap my wife's e-Class Mercedes for something with higher ground clearance and 4WD: first choice is the Macan Turbo.
We've decided on the Turbo as the model we want as we don't do a lot of miles and it has the closest performance to my Audi S8+! Swapping that one is not an option for either of us[
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I've done my homework on the major common faults but I would like any advice from owners of what else to look for before I part with my pennies. We'd like to spend around 35K on it.
We've found a 2015 model for about 7K less than that: it has 93K miles on the clock and a full Porsche Main Dealer Service History. It was MOTed last month and has no advisories listed. It is the exact spec that we want but am I buying myself more than £7k worth of problems with the high mileage? Low residual value is not really an issue as we expect the car to outlast the pair of us.
If we decide to go for it, is there any day one preventative maintenance that we can do?
Also, if anyone knows a good Porsche specialist in the Inverness (or north of) area that would be great. Our nearest Main Dealer is a 5 hour drive away in Aberdeen.
Thanks in advance.
I'm hoping to pick some brains and get some advice before my wife and I jump into the world of Porsche ownership.
We recently moved to the highlands of Scotland and given the snow (and poor experiences with the Mercedes main dealer) have decided it's time to swap my wife's e-Class Mercedes for something with higher ground clearance and 4WD: first choice is the Macan Turbo.
We've decided on the Turbo as the model we want as we don't do a lot of miles and it has the closest performance to my Audi S8+! Swapping that one is not an option for either of us[
I've done my homework on the major common faults but I would like any advice from owners of what else to look for before I part with my pennies. We'd like to spend around 35K on it.
We've found a 2015 model for about 7K less than that: it has 93K miles on the clock and a full Porsche Main Dealer Service History. It was MOTed last month and has no advisories listed. It is the exact spec that we want but am I buying myself more than £7k worth of problems with the high mileage? Low residual value is not really an issue as we expect the car to outlast the pair of us.
If we decide to go for it, is there any day one preventative maintenance that we can do?
Also, if anyone knows a good Porsche specialist in the Inverness (or north of) area that would be great. Our nearest Main Dealer is a 5 hour drive away in Aberdeen.
Thanks in advance.