Wonderbar:
Hi RC. It's not easy to do, but I have found that as I get older that I can "lighten my load" and enjoy fewer things more. This applies to my cars as well as other things that I originally was excited about.You might consider letting some of your other cars go, to free up some cash and get the Cayenne you really want. I have also found out that the newest Porsche is also always the better one. Just some advice which may or may not apply to you, but I thought I would pass it along.
All our cars have a purpose, don't forget that both, me and my wife, are still working. So each of us has a business car, Cayenne and 911 (it would be foolish not to have one), the Mini JCW is my "difficult parking situations" car and a car my 83 years old mother drives from time to time as well. Then, there is my fun car, the R8...thats it. Nothing more in our garage. Every one of these cars make sense but the Mini will go next year because my mother is too old to drive (she just had an accident and is afraid to continue driving).
Me and my wife get new business cars, C63 S AMG Convertible and GLC 63 S AMG Edition 1. The R8 stays (I would rather use a bicycle for work than letting go my R8 ).
So three cars for us, not really many.
Our business expenses lower our tax load. Cars are usually 100% deductible but in my case, only around 50%. Only my wife enjoys 80% because she uses a driving log (I am too lazy to do that and not even sure I would hit 50%).
I agree, the latest Porsche is usually the best one (although I still can't warm up to the current 991.2 Carrera turbo engines or the 4-cyl. turbo engines in the 718 models, also not a fan of the Cayenne GTS with V6 Biturbo, the old one with a V8 engine was a treat). However, I really think the Cayenne became too expensive for what it offers.
I would have gladly taken a Macan again but not with that boring V6 Biturbo. The V8 Biturbo in a mid sized SUV (GLC 63 S AMG) is just an amazing combo and I already talked to two people at Porsche about this and they admitted that Porsche can't beat that.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet (2015), Porsche Cayenne S Diesel (2017), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mini JCW (2015)