I Sold My Porsche! FINALLY.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- I know, I know, it's been long over due. But finally, I've sold my 2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS. It's been a Beast to drive with its 4.8L V8 Engine producing 405hp but it's also had a ton of issues being a 16 year old luxury German sports car.
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Bet, those error codes are from unhooked battery an leaving car sit, and it having to reset itself. Maybe with a good trickle charger, it wouldn't light up like a Christmas tree 🎄. LoL
An owner of Porsche is happy twice: when he buys it and when he sells it 😂
And while actually driving it to be honest. =)
In the case of the 911, sometimes they appreciate. GT3 models in particular.
@@MrWr99 bs, goes for lot other cars but our Porsches have been the most reliable next to the Lexus in our car ownership. ❤️
@@godiskungen27 $5k doesn’t sound like a good price for a reliable car of such class in Ukraine, because of high taxes.
@@JohnnyFDyour lucky to get rid of the piece of junk ! I’m sure you lost out on what you bought it for and what you spent on it
The problem with the bulbs on those cars is, you can't just put in a standard bulb, because they will not resolve the error codes. You have to have the original specified bulb as it has a chip and the car will verify it.
Problem with a nice car like that is repairs are really expensive. If you get a Toyota Camry or something simple, repairs are cheaper because parts are plentiful and readily available.
They seemed pretty affordable in Ukraine though. Mechanics are scamming people more than ever in the west. I just changed my own brake hoses for $20 of parts. Shop wanted $319. Besides getting the brake line bolts loose it was as easy as changing an air filter. 30 minute job at most. It's the labor that kills you.
Fords are cheaper/easier to repair/maintain than Toyotas and nearly as reliable, but both experience problems. A reliable stick shift Focus would be ok but then that Suzuki Jimney was good too.
@@curiousnomadic "labor", anyone charging $319 for putting in a bulb is pathetic little b*tch and a scammer. Not even a CEO makes that much for putting in a f*cking light bulb.
I DON'T' HAVE TO SEE THAT DAMN WINDSHIELD CRACK ANYMORE. HALLELUJAH! LOL
That cracked windscreen made my teeth itch!
I will miss it...
You could go away for 20 years and a Toyota Camry will still be going
The battery might go flat after 20 years.
Good decision, Johnny. Your worst decision was to buy it in the first place, but as a formerly young man I understand. . . FYI, as someone else suggested, when you disconnect the battery on a car with OBD2 diagnostic computer (or later), your have to drive it for at least 100 miles with many on/off starts to clear all the fault codes that have accumulated. That pesky "Check Engine" light will keep coming on until you do so. . . By the way, I'm 76 and have owned a lot of cars (and did my own mechanic work for years) , including a '58 VW van, a "70 VW van (bought new), an '87 VW Vanagon (bought new which I still own and drive), an '86 Toyota HiLux pickup, a '97 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon, a 2017 Subaru Outback (my daily driver now) and a 2006 Lexus RX400h (which my wife still drives). Adding all of those cars together I think they still don't total up to the insane 450 hp your Porshe had. Way more power and headaches and expense than needed and difficult and expensive to fix. My recommendation: Toyota Camry or Tacoma pickup or equivalent. Be well, my SF friend.
Expensive, not fitting in to hopping lifestyle, Kiev metro sufficient, beyond another matter but so many cheaper options available !
Hi Johnny, When you disconnect the battery on Cars, it will throw up loads of fault codes, you should have asked him to clear the codes and then re-run the diagnostics, most of them should disappear
Buying this type of Porsche was a bad decision in the first place.
Well when you disconnect the battery, a ton of stuff needs to reset tajes 100-150 miles
Yep, oops.
Look forward to the vintage Lada purchase and rebuild vlogs!!!
LOL! 😂
...and moskvich 2140
Lol. Way better cars than those can be bought in Ukraine.
The issues (error codes) are totallly normal these days in almost any car
Found his car already on sale for 8k here in Kyiv)
For how much?
Very wise Johnny. No idea why a prestigious badge and extra horsepower would make anyone want to go through that nonsense. Been driving my Focus Titanium X for 10 years, and it's cost me nothing more than the expected maintenance charges. 38 mpg around town, and a whole lot more on a long, straight road. The only warning light I ever got was a reminder to pump up the tyres.
No new tires, oil changes, air filters or brake pads? What's a Focus Tit. X?
@@curiousnomadic It's a Ford. You might call it something else in the States, if that is where you are. The costs you mention were some of what I grouped together as "expected maintenance".
@@magic_hotel I know. My guy Ford is from the states. I've actually been to the first factory and Rouge River plant. Really? I mean what makes it an "X"?
@@curiousnomadic Titanium X is the edition/trim level, that sort of thing.
Good decision Johnny. You can always Uber. Donate to NAFO and later on pick up a Toyota hatchback if need one.
Johnny is a regular donor to NAFO and I'm considering if I could do that too.
Congrats Johnny. I'm glad that this will be the last video about that pain in the ass Porsche. You have already spent more money on that Porsche at the mechanic's shops than I had spent for the lifetime of my 2012 Toyota RAV4. If your home wasn't in the two biggest cities in Ukraine, I would say, maybe you will need a car, but living in a city and being a car owner makes as much sense as living in San Francisco or New York and owning a car. Not only getting rid of the Porsche will save you on your money to the mechanics, but it will save you so much headaches and time wasted finding a mechanic, taking the car to the mechanic's shop, and waiting for the car to be fixed. So much of your time had already been wasted on that Porsche.
Agreed. P.S. my Dad has a 2006 Rav4 awd and stick. It's a great car, much less headache. But honestly, you can't compare the comfort, fit and finish and driving performance of the two. But you're right, I really don't need a car in Kyiv.
Get a solid manual trans analog car next time. Digital electronic crap will always be a headache.
I loved mine but happy I sold it. I also sold mine way cheap but because it went to a friend who really wanted it. I was also tired of all the problems haha. Fun car, not worth the headaches tho
Good choice.
haha thanks Konnie.
I donated to your campaign but could only spare $50. Hurricane Beryl damages at my house. Hurricane Helene and now another storm named Milton to hit Florida. Praying for all the people and animals of the world at this point.
Take care of yourself and your home first, but thank you for your thoughts, ours are also to you.
You are so generous!! ❤ With those issues you still donated. Respect.
Most of us can spare a few dollars to help others in need. I was spared major damage - none of the trees fell on my house so I am blessed. So much devastation around the globe this year and my heart aches, powerless to stop the madness.
Relieved you finally got rid of your Porsche. With your traveling lifestyle, I agree with your assessment that using Uber for the time being is better for you. And when you do get a car, the less electronics, the better.
I also sold a car for half the price I paid for it. But it was a Peugeot. Always the same story.
Usually my cars go for scrap. I'm lucky if I get anything. I've actually had to pay for cars to be towed and scrapped.
Johnny, in Ukraine, when cars are sold off-hand, there is almost always a bargain, and in most cases the sellers reduce the price a little. Therefore, in the case of buying a car from another person, even if no problems are found, you can also try to lower the price and with a high probability you will succeed. This is roughly how the secondary market for cars and real estate works. But, of course, it is necessary to negotiate the price directly with the seller, and not with an intermediary.
I sold my 2005 cayenne for around 5k usd as well. It is a good riddance, the parts r too expensive.
Those problems are probably caused by disconnecting the battery so often . I know when we get back to our house after the summer away it sometimes takes 2 to 3 weeks for our cars to get their shit together after being hooked back up. Anyway it's cheaper to take public transport.
Any car has issues, get a “dongle,” write down codes and then clear codes on your phone and drive. Check for obvious issues first and fix. Too many electronics on vehicles…
My dad had a Datsun 200b took him all around Australia never had any issues with it
I was going to suggest painting your Porsche OD green and delivering it to the frontlines, but the Check Engine and other warning lights would give away their position.
If you are going to have a car that will be left parked up for extended periods then the older and simpler the better. We have a 20 year old VW Passat diesel that sits around in an underground car park for most of the year and it works just fine. It has lovely leather seats, air con and all that good stuff, it cost buttons to buy, buttons to run and if something does go wrong we will throw it away and get another one so we don’t have all the hassle of trying to sell it.
They made, cars like Johnny's that were diesel v6 with manual transmission. Think the ones in Volkswagen are same engines an last forever. That's why car companies now want to build junk, an make the disposable like sell phones.
These are the type of cars that pass like a swarm of bees on the freeway.
I take it you're not a car guy. When you disconnect the battery on modern cars it causes all kinds of gremlins to show up. The electronic modules on your car need constant power to not freak out.. When you connected battery, all your modules screamed errors. The mechanic who scanned your car should have cleared all the codes and rescanned, would have probably shown a few codes instead three pages of B.S.
I HATE stelling cars because most buyers want a bargain. Or theyre resellers. I will only trade it into a dealer now. Johnny did his best....
You get WAY less trading it in than selling it. Trading in is just foolish.
Not now. All buyers beat down the price to trade in value or less. This isn't the 1990s anymore. People are ruthless.
@@FreeSpeech-q7v Haha 90s no. My first car a protege I bought in 2007 for $900. I was on a remote tropical island.Put $200 into it. Sold it for $1600 a year later. Trading in is ALWAYS a loss and it is a seller's market especially now when new cars are outrageous.
You need an expensive computer to reset the codes! A cheap reader won’t reset the computer! You aren’t supposed to take the battery off if you don’t need to! You’re asking for problems!
Very expensive to repair my neighbor has a BMW SUV diesel AWD he had to do lot of work himself because BMW wants too much to fix anything. Those two drove fast as they could to complete the sale before you changed your mind.
you never used the car fully johnny and it was too much stress for you find your self a cheap japanese or korean car when you ready you never really took this car on long drives etc so no point really having one.
All the lights came on the dashboard because you disconnected the battery so it needs to reset that was a good car man.
Johnny made money on TH-cam telling that he lost money
So what sale a car is a loss you never get what you pay for it if you drive it!
My car dealer has stopped working on any auto 10 years or older. I have a 12 year old vehicle with 38500 miles. Bummer, but maybe a regular garage will be cheaper.
It is strange that those 2 guys are not at the front. They look completely fine and fit for service.
They bribed the army general with a used Porsche.
8:34. It's so easy to fix the damage. It's a VW/Audi, after all.
A car is a burden nowadays, i started to be very expensive toy in the west, insurance, tax, parking, service, tickets.. For some time it was much cheaper in Eastern Europe, then it started to be expensive as well...
There's no alternative to a car where I live in the UK. The UK is like a small version of the USA just off the coast of France. We think copying America is 'modern' even though it doesn't really work on a smallish island like ours. Everything has been designed and built around the car in the UK. Trains are very expensive and unreliable and bus services are very limited outside big cities.
A multi-page list of errors doesn’t mean you have a gagillion errors, there’s often a few small issues and the other errors flow on from there. Plus you left it standing idle for a while.
The bore scoring excuse sounded bogus, unless they were pulling the plugs and inspecting the cylinders one by one with a scope. Porsche parts are expensive and repairs complicated, however they were already getting it for a steal.
Anyway, you seem at peace with your decision, that’s the main thing ❤ car free life is a better life 🙏
Fair assessment, but either way i'm at peace and was ready to let it go for that price regardless.
@@JohnnyFD yeah bro, just pointing out the negotiating tactic. Any buyer who tells me my car is catastrophic, but still offers to buy it at a discount, will be pointed to the price they agreed to 😂 unless like you, I’m in a not giving a crap mood
That car is worth about 6500.00-7500.00 ! If you get more great! You got your use! You never get what you paid for it!
I think Johnny is right. I would sell that.
I would get 2 good Mitsubishi, Mazda, Nissan orToyotas for that.
German cars are the worst investment. Toyota is better. Just look at depreciated after 4 years. Depreciation means how good the investment
Germany has pretty durable cars like Mercedes or VW. It doesn't look like his Porsche is an original one. More like one who had a total damage and got refurbished in Ukraine or Poland from scratch. And of course such "trash" is not durable in most cases.
When I moved back from Germany after my divorce, I was able to find a dirt-cheap car. Two weeks later, the clutch went out (it was a manual) and doubled the price, but still worth it to me!
Not that my opinion matters (I am just a big fan of yours) - you did very good dear Johnny.
Same
The Sherp XT costs $146,000 and is based in Kyiv.
That is a cool truck!
Do you know roughly how much money you've spent on all the repairs and maintenance since you bought it? It must be around $3K by now?
About there.
I heard German cars are very unreliable and expensive to fix. Beautiful looking car but yeah, too much of a hassle keeping it. I also live in a city and do ask myself do I even need a car. I drove a lot up until Covid hit but everything changed after that.
Pavel and his pal look like Ukrainian hoods
Hi Johnny,
There might be no need to get another car given that you lead a minimalist lifestyle. Public Transports and Uber are always available and cheaper for your transport commute.
WTK
Glad you got rid of it.
FS: 2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS, airbags are in mint condition - see pics
Do you have some sort of car sharing service in Ukraine? Here in Bulgaria there's a Lithuanian company called Spark renting EVs, through an app, I'm not sure in which other countries they operate. I think that's the ideal option if such is available there for a person like you who occasionally needs a car to move something large or for bigger shopping.
That sounds very progressive. I would love that to be in every country in the world.
🎉🎉🎉 That car was nothing but hassle.
i like led bulbs incandescent bulbs can go out if you hit a bump to hard
german cars like that are great, as long as one has a garage and another car to put the miles on.
would no more trust them guys as far as i would throw them . stuff about the engine is bollox
They had your pants dowm there, johnny
Yes, but I was ready and willing to take it in the ass to get it over with. 😂
@@JohnnyFD fair enough lad
@@JohnnyFD sounds like you liked it
Familiar neighborhood. I called him "ZiL" when I was in college for 4 years.
You should have donated it to da army
It would be of no use on the front as it has air suspension. But if you want, we can donate your car, since you're so generous. =)
The funds you received for it went to a good cause.❤
sounds like O2 sensors, would trigger the engine light and cause it to run rich
You're right. It was most likely some sensors.
Sounds like the buyer took you for a ride
Glad you sold it. A money pit.
You should have sold before gping to Bangkok. That guy offetd 10000. But he was a dealer...or something
Next car should be Honda its practical reliable and fun. If u want premium and reliable get a Lexus or a volvo
Honda's are actually really expensive in Ukraine for some reason, and not that common. .
Since Ukraine actually has winters (you know, cold temperatures & snow & such), I'd say a Volvo would make a lot of sense. Even the blingy versions are practical & functional at their core, & coping with winter conditions is one of their core functions.🧐
+1 for a (older) Volvo.
Well done JohnnyFD! Time to move it on!
You did so much with it! I do remember when you came back from Thailand the roof had a fair dint from fallen debris & you using it on really rough roads when you volunteered with Repair Together. The rough roads when you went to the jungle spas & saunas. It's kept you going & you still are!
I donated to your 3 amigos campaign. Using a portion of your car sale is truly an honourable action!
Metro & Uber are perfectly sensible in Kyiv.
Cheers!
Thanks Steve! Lots of memories in that car!
whenever you buy another car, go cheap. like any Opel (cheap german car)
Hope you are well Johnny keep safe 🙏🏻🤗
Get Land Cruiser Prado. Little tanks.
There’s no way it’s going to be 5k to repair!
Happy you sold your car 🚗
You should have turned it into a tank and given it to the army.
Finally! Congrats!
good for you
Good you get rid of that s***
Lots of warnings, it hasn't been running, clear the codes, drive it.
Thank you Johnny! 🙏❤
Glad you got rid of that money pit. I see you really in like a Toyota Tundra TRD . Super reliable truck and most likely the last one ever need as long as you live .
german cars always have issues with their electrics and expensive to fix never again for me bmw
You can buy a cheap car like Toyota, Hyundai, Volkswagen..how can. You transfer all your things in your new apartment
A 6 cylinder Mercedes is pretty good on gas!
TAXI JOHNNY!
They were car dealers mate. They gonna flip it for at least double.
Understood, but at this point, I just wanted to get rid of it.
@@JohnnyFDdon't blame you Johnny. I don't know how you put up with that thing for so long.
had you asked them to bring you new dollars or it just happened by chance? i mean they could have brought old year dollars which banks don't like etc
I have a good advertising slogan: Porsche - never again.
You can find some Ukrainian TH-camrs who work with cars and you can sell your car to them for a reasonable price and also make a collaboration:
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Contact them and describe your situation, Im sure they can buy your Porsche for a better price
Ok, I see you sold it already
Awesome!
Nice one.
I Presume the guy who came to look at your Porsch he the next day was insured to take it for a test ride ? what happens if he crashed into a an expensive car and was not insured ? or what happens if his goal was to crash into a high pereformance car and do a runner because the person he crashed into was an accomplice ?
Instead of you pimping your ride he’s going to be pimping!
Little over emotional reply, but basically sell the suv, or donate it to the good war efforts. the video topic was not as good as others he has had recently focusing just on the selling of.
Thanks for the suggestion Erice, how much have you donated to the good war efforts this month?
You shouldn’t have bought a Porsche! I had a Cayman and the transmission went out 3 times!
😢 I lowkey loved that car!
Good for you Johnny FD that you wood able to sale it! 😊👍
FINALLY!!!
Hooray! Goodbye to the cracked windscreen at last.
Poor Porsche! 😭 What did you do to her, Johnny? 🤔
When will you go back to your old apartments? The one you own ?
They're both rented out now for the time being.