shauni

Hi everyone, i am wondering if i could get your help, I was considering the Bmw X5 the ML350 and the Porsche Cayenne diesel. I have kind of taken the X5 out of this picture as the shape is changing next year sometime although i can get a great deal. So i am asking and as i know it may be a little bias, which do you think is the better car the ML 350 or the Cayenne diesel, and before you bought your car did you consider the cayenne?

thanks in advance!

rexgold

I considered the Cayanne diesel,and the ML350CDI... Discounted the X5 straight away as it was too big for my liking and didn't like the interior... The Cayanne I loved and really enjoyed driving it too.. Loved the interior but as Porsche did not consider talking about any discount, I went back to the ML and ordered that as I can get almost £5000 off the purchase price.. the other thing I did not like about the Porsche was the choice of interior colours. I wanted beige but it was just too yellow.. Compared to the ML navigation system which is dial based, I liked the touch screen in the Porsche... In the end the mind won over the heart...

iankayem

Not to mention the options. To bring the Cayenne close to my ML specs, I would have to add $66,000 in extras, and it would still not have it all.

Mind you I do have $25,000 over standard on the ML, but they did a deal too.

dfulgo

...not to mention the performance: torque > 20%

Porsche is asking too much for a luxury Tuareg

rexgold

To be honest, the price for the Cayenne and ML were pretty similar once I had added the options in but what stole it for me was the discount... however, I am talking about UK prices..

The performance is pretty much on par... the 0-60 times etc are very similar.. however, the interior finish in Porsche is far superior to the ML.. the other advantage was the touch screen Nav compared to the dial that you have to use in the ML.. it was their inability to talk discount that made me walk away..

dougiebear

In Canada the equal option/equipment list made the Porsche TOO Expensive and I would eat tires with that great handling :o)

rexgold

I suspect I would have too.... but it is a lovely car though!!!

shauni

thanks for the input! i do agree with the price of options on the Cayenne are a bit over board, the cayenne also has a more sporty drive, and the ML luxury.

I got offered a white ML350
with: Command online, heated seats, harmon kardon, sun roof, xenons, and a bit more. i wanted to the AMG pack but i would have to wait to order and will only get it in April 2013.

Decisions