need help deciding BMW X5 v Range Rover v Porsche Cayenne

landyzoner · Jul 29, 2020

hey peeps need a bit of help deciding which car to go for

ive narrowed it down to the BMW X5, Range Rover or the Porsche Cayenne

obviously want to spend as little as possible

price range is from around 05-08 plate

so looking at the E53 BMW X5, the L322 Range Rover and the MK1 Porsche Cayenne

reliability is important to me more then performance

im looking at a petrol so has to be ULEZ Free

any help would be appreciated, many thanks

gold rover · Jul 29, 2020

I know I say this every time one of these kind of posts come up , but..... buy the one you like.
I will never understand asking strangers which car you should buy. It's a really personal, subjective thing.

marjon · Jul 29, 2020

All I can say is any of them badly maintained will be as bad as each other.

I would pick the Range Rover.
Reasons. Always thought BMW over priced compared to Audi’s (which I found very reliable) oh and you know BMW stands for Bombay Motor Works

And I have always though porches belong on the front of a house

So there you have my non biased opinion

RR it is then

J

RangeRoller dt · Jul 29, 2020

You called yourself Landyzoner so you know what you want really. They are all gonna be trouble so why not the one you can get help with.

Tenebreaux · Jul 29, 2020

A similar age Cayenne and L322 are the same price?

RangeRoller dt · Jul 29, 2020

Same reliability

Mark Piercy · Jul 29, 2020

From experience, if they badly maintained.. They are all shït...
You need to find one of the one you prefer that was owned by a bm, land-rover or porche nut.. Maintained regardless of cost and was loved right upto the day it was sold... Rare but out there somewhere.

Whichever floats your boat, they are all expensive to own and run that's why they are special... Bmw... Really

Beneagles · Jul 29, 2020

If the area you live and/or drive in is subject to flooding or standing water, do NOT get the BMW.

backinblack · Jul 29, 2020

landyzoner said:
im looking at a petrol so has to be ULEZ Free

Don't know anything about ULEZ but are any of them ULEZ free?

landyzoner · Jul 29, 2020

gold rover said:
I know I say this every time one of these kind of posts come up , but..... buy the one you like.
I will never understand asking strangers which car you should buy. It's a really personal, subjective thing.

nah i can make my own mind up its just more to gauge peeps experiences and see what sort of feedback i get tbh

landyzoner · Jul 29, 2020

marjon said:
All I can say is any of them badly maintained will be as bad as each other.

I would pick the Range Rover.
Reasons. Always thought BMW over priced compared to Audi’s (which I found very reliable) oh and you know BMW stands for Bombay Motor Works
And I have always though porches belong on the front of a house

So there you have my non biased opinion RR it is then

J

lol @ bombay motor works

landyzoner · Jul 29, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
You called yourself Landyzoner so you know what you want really. They are all gonna be trouble so why not the one you can get help with.

true say, i should be ashamed to have a username like this and even create a thread with this question lol

Mark Piercy · Jul 29, 2020

Your biggest enemy is chains, on bmw and on the lr/jag scene.. Cheap setups from new and a must is newly changed timing chain and tensioners.

gold rover · Jul 29, 2020

landyzoner said:
nah i can make my own mind up its just more to gauge peeps experiences and see what sort of feedback i get tbh

Then you need to ask about Green Oval experience on here, ask about Porsche experience on Porsche forum and Beemer from beemer nuts. Your initial question was " need a bit of help deciding which car to go for", not, what is people's experience of owning any of these vehicles.

P.s you already own/ed a gaylander so, you know the thi gs that come with green oval, now all you have to do is speak to those who own the cheap version of a Range Rover, and Porsche forums.

gold rover · Jul 29, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
You called yourself Landyzoner so you know what you want really. They are all gonna be trouble so why not the one you can get help with.

Nopey, nopey, nope, nope, nope. He called himself that because he has/had a gaylander. Whilst the unreliability is familiar, it's not the same as an L322. For one thing MUCH more expensive to repair and L322

landyzoner · Jul 29, 2020

Tenebreaux said:
A similar age Cayenne and L322 are the same price?

yea not too far off tbh

gold rover said:
Then you need to ask about Green Oval experience on here, ask about Porsche experience on Porsche forum and Beemer from beemer nuts. Your initial question was " need a bit of help deciding which car to go for", not, what is people's experience of owning any of these vehicles.

P.s you already own/ed a gaylander so, you know the thi gs that come with green oval, now all you have to do is speak to those who own the cheap version of a Range Rover, and Porsche forums.

Yea will need to post on a bmw and Porsche forum when I get a chance hopefully

marjon · Jul 29, 2020

landyzoner said:
lol @ bombay motor works

I had an honest driver when I lived in Bombay (Mumbai) what can I say

J

gold rover · Jul 29, 2020

landyzoner said:
yea not too far off tbh

Yea will need to post on a bmw and Porsche forum when I get a chance hopefully

Good idea.Best to get views of those who drive each marque daily, and know the ins and outs of them. Then after you've weighed it all up

Still go for the one you like best

Grrrrrr · Jul 29, 2020

landyzoner said:
nah i can make my own mind up its just more to gauge peeps experiences and see what sort of feedback i get tbh

I think @ukadamwest has one of each, or has had.

If you don't really want a proper 4x4 I might be tempted by the Porsche, otherwise it is Rangie for me.

landyzoner · Jul 29, 2020

marjon said:
I had an honest driver when I lived in Bombay (Mumbai) what can I say

J

did you really? lol

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