About three weeks ago I got rid of my 2009 W211 E63. I've picked up a new Cayenne S. My E63 was flawless and had no issues (although sometimes I felt like I was just keeping my fingers crossed all the time.) But in the end, I discovered that I'm just not a Mercedes sort of guy. And with MB depreciation it was time to either keep it forever or let it go.

I personally prefer lighter sports cars for fun (I also have a 993 and a 997.2) and I like a more tactile sort of driving feel. The Cayenne will be a daily all around utility vehicle, plus I like to go into the mountains and explore, hike, etc..

Anyway, I realize this is the W212 forum, but I've been on these boards for a while with some of you who used to also have W211s. It's been fun. Good luck to everybody and adios.

 

Will miss your posts 220S. Come check in on us from time to time!

 

You will be missed on this site. It was always enjoyable to read your fact based posts and sometimes very humiliating when on the losing side of an argument. Best of luck.

PS I'm with you on Porsche. I've been an owner since 1983 and there simply is no substitute. Hope to see you on the Rennlist boards.

 

how does the new cayenne feel? any better in the corners than the E63?

 

congrats 220s and yes, your informative, helpful posts will be missed man!
whenever I saw that you posted somewhere I had to read.....
sounds like you have quite the Porche fleet now.....
bet it's a lot of fun....
many thanx for all your help over the past year....
good luck and good health....

 

Very nice... seriously considered a used Cayenne GTS before getting my E550, then I saw pics of the new Cayenne interior and it was so much nicer than the last Cayenne so dumped the idea of getting a used GTS. E550 became the more affordable choice

 

Damn, how quickly do you work?! Already a family of children that you need to tote around to Soccer Practice?!

Kidding. Congrats. The new Cayenne is so much nicer than the old one. The 997TT is amazing obviously, but I think by the time the 991TT rolls around, you're gonna have quite a decision, the 991 looks fantastic!

Your blood definitely never seemed to mix well with Mercedes. At least you didn't get a BMW (they're trying to do their best Benz imitation lately, so it woulda been a matter of time....).

 

Bummer to hear that you are leaving. Despite the fact that Mercedes weren't your thing I think that you got what they were supposed to be about. I enjoyed your posts uber alles.

 

Congrats on the Cayenne. My new Cayenne rocks! (...as does my 993) I love them both! But my new E isn't bad either. =)

 

of you tracking, AXing the Cayenne.

 

More pics of the E with its cousins in CT.

 

Sorry keep missing to include this one...cayenne with the e.

 

SICK PICTURE!!

Father and son, amazing. More of those two please.

 

Thanks!

Here are some "Father and Son/Grandson/Cousin (and my nephew)" photos. ;-]

 

And against my CL600 wheel (last October during the MBCA CT/NY dine and drive).

 

Wow, great pics! As soon as I get enough room, I want some father/son M-B combos! I'll take that 600 to have along with my E just fine!

 

Sorry, I meant here it is with it's SUV brothers playing in the snow. (Please ignore the previous post, sorry.)

 

How do you like the Cayenne? I know it's a much different car than the E-Class, but in terms of ownership pleasure for what the cars intent is to you, etc.?

I checked one out when I went to take a look/drive with a Panamera. I like it a lot more than the previous one, but SUV's are just overly unnecessary for me (hell, even a 4-Door Sedan is technically unnecessary) and I do crave the more dynamic and sharp looks of the Merc, but I do think the Cayenne provides a nice "open canvas" smooth look that with some sprucing up, can turn from very passive to pretty beefy, like yours.

Just checked some ads on some to see what they're selling for, and in typical Porsche fashion, it's night and day between the "normally equipped" ones (which consist of like 99%) and the "rightly Optioned" ones, which totally transform the car. Same deal with the Panamera.

 

K-A, I like the Cayenne. But I am with you on SUVs. I like smaller cars but I recently bought two SUVs for business. That said, I think the Cayenne drives more like a sports car. It has an airplane like cockpit and handles extremely well. It has a very solid and planted ride without being jarring. I recently had a new C Sport as a service loaner and it's ride was quite harsh.

More importantly, I wanted a AWD that could match the acceleration of the CL600 which I was trading in. With the installation of the Fabspeed cat bypass my Cayenne not only sounds mean but accelerates like an SUV shouldn't. I believe Car & Driver recoreded a 0-60 in 4 seconds.

 

Congrats to the 220 on the new Cayenne S. I've had mine since new in '09 and it has been great. Interestingly, like dbtk, I'm not a SUV fan overall, but it is truly a nice utility vehicle to have in the winters of Chicago and it is very easy to forget you're in an SUV at all. If I were to buy an SUV for the West Coast, a Cayenne would again be at the top of the list.