"TheOnelectronic" (theoneelectronic)
10/20/2014 at 19:31 • Filed to: None
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"TheOnelectronic" (theoneelectronic)
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So, a while back it came time for my parents to get a new car to replace their quite elderly LR4 (120,000 miles is like 250,000 Land Rover Miles... they're like dog years)
I pointed them towards the Cayenne Diesel because they don't really go off-pavement, and having a 700 mile range is fun. Also, when you put as many miles on a car as they do, every MPG counts.
Except... it needs the oil changed every 5000 miles. That's the same as my Tacoma, which was designed for the 2005 model year and starts at ~$15,000. I would think that a brand new, top-tier SUV from a "premium" manufacturer could go a bit longer than that. For reference, my previous S4 went 12,000 miles between changes.
It wouldn't be so bad except they've literally had to take it in for an oil change three times in the past month.
So... is this a consequence of the Diesel? Is it yet another example of Porsche saying "fuck you, we do whatever we want?" (There's a reason the best Porsches are the ones with the least screens) Is it simply a "first 50,000 miles" sort of thing?
Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
> TheOnelectronic
10/20/2014 at 19:38 |
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I think that is if you run non synthetic oil... my TDI runs 10K miles between changes on Full synthetic (VW Spec even!)
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> TheOnelectronic
10/20/2014 at 19:38 |
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My diesel is 15k changes and my mams diesel car is somewhere over 10k too. Must be just because Porsche.
Baeromez
> TheOnelectronic
10/20/2014 at 20:05 |
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Most diesels have high oil change intervals because they have greater oil capacities. Must be a Porsche thing.
norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> TheOnelectronic
10/20/2014 at 20:12 |
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Depends on what type of oil was used. Blends or non-Synthetic won't last very long but the Full Synth will go further. Could also do with Porsche being Porsche.
NWAForester
> TheOnelectronic
10/20/2014 at 23:54 |
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American solution to better maintenance, just throw some lube on it and give it hell.....
Europe routinely has 10-15k mile service intervals, as oil is much more expensive there. Its cheap here, so throw more in and it'll live longer....'Murka!!!