Guys, I appreciate your thoughts and concerns but I NEED a Cayenne Turbo. It is the only SUV I can drive without regretting it sooner or later. The ML55 has been fun but the Cayenne is THE Porsche among other SUVs and it feels and shows. However, as I pointed out, it is no 911, not even close to it and definetely no substitute. I can't afford owning two Porsche right now but it would be the perfect combo, I agree. I might be able to persuade my wife in 20 months to go for a 997 Cab instead of the SLK55. But I want her to be happy too and if she doesn't like soft tops, I can't force her to buy a car she doesn't like. And of course I could have bought the GT3 at my dealer instead of the Cayenne Turbo. But when would I have time to drive it? Weekends? Family time (and I really enjoy it). During the week? I have to work. Driving to work in a GT3? I drove in my Cayenne to work and people already commented that I must have made too much money to be able to afford such a car (one reason I drive to work in our ML55 again
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I don't need another garage queen, I need a car I can really drive. When my son is 3 years old, I can put him in the rear of a 911. Now at age 8 months, it would be really not a good idea, especially since we need to have a baby stroller with us all the time. I have to wait another 2-3 years to be able to go for another 911 but if my wife accepts a 997 Cab with Tiptronic, it would save us a lot of money. She needs her car anyway and I'd be able to drive it too with the kids together. It is no 997 Turbo and no GT3 but it is a 911.
If my wife wants to go for a SLK55 or maybe "just" the SLK350, I might buy myself a 997 Turbo and put the Cayenne Turbo on the company. I know it sounds complicated but it isn't. I just have to make compromises and as I said before, family comes first. Another garage queen would make me much more unhappy than a Cayenne Turbo.
And yes, there is no substitute for a Cayenne...if you're a car nutt and Porsche addict.