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Nice colour combo. Interesting to see what it sells for.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-CA-...t_61538wt_1088
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Yea colour is definitely a personal thing. I am definitely looking for a beige or grey interior as I find black takes away light in the interior. On another note I definitely need the tow pkg and would need to use it right away so would not have time to do the install. This one does not have the tow pkg.
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We will have to wait until tomorrow morning to see where the bidding ends. There is usually a bit of action in the last minutes. It will give an indication of what people are willing to pay for these at this time. Not often you get a no reserve with a vehicle in this condition. I would not be surprised if there are phantom bidders.
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FWIW, you may try reding the owners manual before buying one.
ALL the options are "al la carte" on a Cayenne so it really pays to know what you are looking at when shopping. This car is a perct example of that. I has a wood steering wheel but no matching wood trim. Any steering wheel wood/CF looses the heated steering wheel feature. So only full leather wheels have it.
All these sellers/dealers will list these as "loaded" and that is simply not true. I have seen heavily optioned Cayennes missing some very basic things (like homelink) because someone forgot to check the box.
If you read the owners manual (free download on renntech) you can become familiar with what all teh buttons look like. So when you are looking at picture you can get an idea what options a car has or doesn't have.
You can also ask the sellers to send you a picture of the options label in the spare tire well. It's a little 3x5 white sticker with a bunch of 3 letter codes on it under the rear floor(upper right hand corner). Renntech also has a options decoder that you can enter these codes into to see what options the car has. Lots of times the seller won't actually know since some of them are random. For example, my car had the keyless entry and drive system and the previous owner had no idea. He thought the little plastic key was some sort of spare thing.
The pictures of this car are awful. There is no shot of the radio/climate control area, no shifter area, no overhead control area. These are all critical shots for telling what options a car may or may not have.
ALL the options are "al la carte" on a Cayenne so it really pays to know what you are looking at when shopping. This car is a perct example of that. I has a wood steering wheel but no matching wood trim. Any steering wheel wood/CF looses the heated steering wheel feature. So only full leather wheels have it.
All these sellers/dealers will list these as "loaded" and that is simply not true. I have seen heavily optioned Cayennes missing some very basic things (like homelink) because someone forgot to check the box.
If you read the owners manual (free download on renntech) you can become familiar with what all teh buttons look like. So when you are looking at picture you can get an idea what options a car has or doesn't have.
You can also ask the sellers to send you a picture of the options label in the spare tire well. It's a little 3x5 white sticker with a bunch of 3 letter codes on it under the rear floor(upper right hand corner). Renntech also has a options decoder that you can enter these codes into to see what options the car has. Lots of times the seller won't actually know since some of them are random. For example, my car had the keyless entry and drive system and the previous owner had no idea. He thought the little plastic key was some sort of spare thing.
The pictures of this car are awful. There is no shot of the radio/climate control area, no shifter area, no overhead control area. These are all critical shots for telling what options a car may or may not have.
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It matters if you have to spend thousands to add the stuff you want or are unhappy with an expensive vehicle that doesn't do basic stuff.
Keep in mind you could literally get a "zero option" Cayenne. Sure it would corner well for an SUV but is frustrating to not have basic features most rental cars have.
Keep in mind you could literally get a "zero option" Cayenne. Sure it would corner well for an SUV but is frustrating to not have basic features most rental cars have.