New engine required, 5 years old and 58,000 miles! - 6SpeedOnline

Apr 17, 2026 | 03:19 AM

AshLyas

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New engine required, 5 years old and 58,000 miles!

5 years old. 58,000 miles. Full Porsche service history. New engine required. Our Cayenne — maintained properly, serviced on time, every stamp in the book — has been told it needs a complete engine replacement. The quote? £30,000. That's effectively the market value of the car. Porsche's mechanics and their own staff acknowledged this is not wear and tear. Yet Porsche UK's response was to offer 50% contribution — and to have one of their own staff suggest I "get rid on We Buy Any Car." I refused. I wasn't prepared to knowingly pass a faulty car to an unsuspecting buyer. This is not my first experience of a serious Porsche failure. My previous Cayenne suffered a £9,000 technical fault. I stayed loyal. I shouldn't have. ❌ The car has been sitting at Porsche since February with no proactive communication. ❌ Porsche have failed to honour their legal obligation under a Subject Access Request — the statutory one-month deadline has passed with no response. ❌ Legal proceedings are now underway. If you are considering purchasing a Porsche, please factor in what happens when things go wrong. Based on my experience — twice over — the answer is: very little. I am sharing this publicly because I believe consumers deserve to know.