Bit by a Tiger Options

[Bulldog9]

Yeah Macan is Tiger in Indonesian or something like that. Went to the Dealer the other day to try to run down a few parts and found my next vehicle. As the 912 gets close to completion, I've decided it is silly to have all these cars, and as much as I like the M3, I'm really not a BMW guy. I am also spread pretty thin with all and really want to spend all my 'wrenching' time getting the 912 perfect. It's been on my mind for a while, but nothing really 'met the need' Untill I saw the Macan. Will replace the Commander, M3, Cutlass and Saab, all going to a good cause...... I'm chafing at the idea of a car payment again, but hey, I haven't had one in 5+ years and when I consolidate my insurance payments and gas and repairs and maintenance on the departed 4, will not be that big of a deal.

All the ones in the dealer lots are bloated up with gizmos, I'm going for the S with the Spyder Rims, Sunroof, Trailer Hitch and Roof Rack. Is a 4 month wait for the order. Trying to decide on color, but will likely go Black/Black.

[Tom_T]

Very popular with the SoCal Porsche crowd - 6-8 were in display at the San Diego Concours last weekend, & several at our OC Concours in June, including this beautiful blue one....


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Several longtime 911/etc. Porsche owners I know are saying it's "...the best Porsche they've ever owned!"

If you'll be towing with it, then you may want to wait to order the Macan Deisel which is due out late 2015 ore early 2016 (they're out in Europe, so look for the UK specs, which should be close to ours).

The new 2016 Cayenne S is using the Macan Turbo S's 3.6L V6 TT gasser, & the 2016 Cayenne Diesel is the same as the Macan's - so it's engine specs should be the same or close.

We looked at the Macan S/TS/D as an option for our tow vehicle, but my wife wanted more cargo room of the Cayenne, so we're looking for a nice low mile used 2006-10~11 Cayenne S gasser V8. The Cay-TDI's didn't come out til 2013 & are still way up there in price at 2-3+ x the price of a gas Cay-S + higher maintenance costs, so we're sticking with the older V8s for a 3rd car to sit a lot of the time.

Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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