Fixing my BROKEN Porsche!

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In this video I try to make my old 2007 Porsche Cayenne Turbo like new by fixing all the faults. There are quite a few such as a leaky roof, smoke from the exhaust, faulty electrics and many more. How much will all this cost me? Watch the video to find out.

[@MatWatsonCars]

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[@JimnysOffRoad]

Will u go broke 😭

[@ruthlessgod1freefirename603]

Mat You should drive the 957 Cayenne GTS Naturally aspirated version of this 4.8 V8 with 405 hp and even better driving dynamics

[@simonelliott2945]

I tried carVertical and got no report when I complained I got no response. It would seem I am not alone when you look at trust pilot.

[@snakeeyes9246]

You said at 20:21 that no horsepower was lost. Maybe run it on a Dyno?

[@OtshelengOlaotse-rt5it]

Mat can you race your gt3 rs with a gt2 rs

[@mrnicktoyou]

I love that you actually own old cars that you fix and keep running on the road.

[@superflyguy4488]

Its about creating content, its been bought through his company purely for content creation. No different from Mat Armstrong as an example, obviously Armstrong actually works on the cars.

[@phcollins101]

Fully agree. Much more satisfying to save older cars than watch content on brand new ones.

[@bluepurplepink]

11,000 pounds for a 500 hp old Porsche is not bad at all. You can’t get any fantastic car like this for this price.

[@HansPeter.MrUniverse]

In Germany you can get these cars for free. You have to pay triple the price for gas in a year. Nobody wants that

[@85NickT]

@@HansPeter.MrUniverse You say nobody wants that, but it depends on how many miles you do. I only do about 2500-3000 in my silly second car (not a Porsche). If it did 30mpg that would cost me about £700 per year in fuel. If it does 20mpg it costs me £1050. Even if you only get 15mpg it's going to cost you an extra £700. £350 per year isn't a big price to pay for the lols. You could buy a much newer, very fuel efficient car, but A) You won't have as much fun and B) You can lose more in depreciation in a couple of years than my entire car cost, including fuel and the occasional unexpected repair bill.

[@user-tg6vq1kn6v]

@@85NickTrespect for the ott comment reply reply

[@peterpanini96]

Yesh people in postsoviet countries buy those cheap then yu go to postsoviet country and be like I live in rich part of eu but people in that country makes you feel poor... but then yu be like this porshe have 300 000km and be like... yesh have fun fixing them with parts of other broken cars... 🤣🤣🤣

[@stef1833]

@@HansPeter.MrUniversezeig mir bitte wo ich die um sonst finden kann. Sind hier noch mal ein tick teuerer.

[@sibbinnn]

4.85 seconds 0-60 is really good

[@artiszube9383]

This guy reminds me of Mat Watson

[@mannine99]

new thermostat more power, ok mat calm down

[@Durgam.Bhargav]

You mean he reminds you of the dude from carwow 😂

[@OratileTrusts]

😂😂😂eh. Wow

[@BlackBirds93]

19:41 I expected Mat to by instinct say "I'm Mat Watson, and you're watching Carwow"

[@richieduck67]

No such thing as a cheap Porsche

[@BobbyDazzler888]

A 1/36 die cast is pretty cheap

[@Islam_is_the_truth.4]

Thats not a porsche lol thats a toy​@BobbyDazzler888

[@lukasbormann4830]

924 is one

[@johncoote5134]

Funny - I’ve never spent a bean on my 911 C4S or both Boxsters I also now have a 955 cayenne which is at 84k but needs boot struts Runs like a dream

[@lm1314]

I had a 1978 Porsche 924 (I know VW Porsche but looked good) It needed a new cigarette lighter so I could use my radar detector. Went to Porsche to see what I needed and how much. (Before internet like today) They told me what I needed and was around $60 to $70. They told me to go to the auto parts store and buy a VW one. I did and like $12. I do like how some brands you can interchange the parts and bypass the brand increase in price. I am sure Lexus and Acura do the same.

[@shanewaller2864]

Hi Matt would really like to see a few videos with your porsche. I full deep detail and paint correction possible at auto finesse. A full underside dry ice clean to bring the underside back to life ,and a before and after dyno video. A bigger intercooler, some performance air filters new spark plugs and fuel filters and a ecu remap .I'm sure this big old girl still has more to give . Looking forward to seeing what you get up to next . Then I would love to see how the porsche stacks up against the modern big suvs on the drag strip 🇩🇪👍

[@chir0pter]

How much does the dry ice clean run?

[@bryanmauroner3347]

Nice Job Mat getting it all sorted out. I’m an Original Owner of a 2005 Touareg 4.2 V8 and it truly is my baby 😉😏 Now it’s time to get it detailed & ceramic coated. We want a detailed episode 😁

[@MrAnderson321]

Nice update Mat.😁👌 (You failed to mention the price of all 4 tyres on top of the Porsche bill though.)

[@richardshaw1968]

And wheels

[@adamhani5078]

Probably another 1k lol so nearly 5k all in

[@stevennazar2102]

Hats off to Porsche Reading for allowing you to film!👏👏

[@oaga71625e]

Really? It's free marketing.

[@a.t1701]

When you're asking people questions, make sure to allow them enough time to respond.

[@bigboost2641]

Wow the underside of that Porsche looks like it’s been in the ocean!!😮 Those prices were eye watering 😢

[@ChileVuela]

If you're handy with a wrench, a lot of that can be done for cheaper. I did the water pump and thermostat on my 2010 Turbo with no problems, cleaned the intake ports (necessary), and replaced a bunch of spent bushings for just around $1200 dollars. Just don't ask about replacing the brake rotors!

[@ch4.hayabusa]

Do the oil yourself... Everything else was reasonable even for an economy car. I feel like the oil is so high because they really don't want to do it... It's like asking an astronaut to drive you to McDonald's.

[@VengFPV]

@@ch4.hayabusa £571 is reasonable for a rear wiper blade and switch?

[@jeyendeoso]

thank you for showing the pricing and stuff, its very helpful for consumers to decide to use the dealer or not. Also keep in mind that if an owner had fixed these problems as they appear, the total price would be spread over a longer period of time, making it easier to digest.

[@jasons4745]

I just purchased a 2015 cayenne turbo, loving it, the pdcc active sway-bars are incredible, how flat this big tall heavy thing corners is a credit to Porsche engineering , then the sway bars de couple in a straight line for such a soft ride wow

[@TheHutchRuns]

Great video Mat, love these ones where you get an old car and update it, hope you have plenty of miles of enjoyment with the car!

[@chir0pter]

Really happy to see someone on KZbin has picked up one of these to restore. I’ve got an 08 Cayenne GTS 6MT, they’re great cars, especially when optioned with PDCC and locking rear diff

[@lalitkishore2979]

Brilliant. Yeah I've got the same car but auto. Will check if I have those options.. Amazing car either way 😂

[@TITANICO41]

Good job...those are the videos who's the people want to see. This video it's one of the best,the information is worth all the money

[@AS-so2rx]

Next step: getting it detailed. Would love to see it being restored to its former glory!

[@senianns9522]

Too much plastic used in newer cars! Looks nice Mat! Greetings from Thailand.

[@ademineshat]

I really like these kind videos of videos, when someone really appreciates thr value of old cars ❤

[@ruymanbr]

NOW THIS is so interesting in many ways for me at least. Considered buying this one for quite some time, and now I got a trustworthy source of knowledge. I'd love to see more follow ups from your Cayenne Matt!! :) Please.

[@flippingcars101]

I’m a big fan on the Porsche cayenne so really love the content on it. I do have 2 myself and both in need of a little bit of tlc il be getting on it as soon as the days start getting longer.

[@smithjohn2416]

I dig your love for older luxury cars. I love my 04 Lexus LS, and I have been restoring it over 5 years. My dream car is a 1999 7-Series, which I want to get and restore one day

[@charliewilson3528]

The braking number surprised me the most. Good job. Cheers from Texas.

[@macstar8317]

Jesus, those repair bills are insane! £406 for an oil and filter change is criminal!

[@JackV-tw8bw]

That's why old luxury cars are cheep, you don't buy an old porsche or Mercedes unless you can fix and service them yourself

[@TVCHLORD]

@@JackV-tw8bwor find a mechanic that’s not into scamming

[@jameslovering9158]

Yeah the oil change and filter is a simple job why that fee ? Go to your local local specialist avoid dealers, these costs were ridiculous, what was the hour rate I wonder ?

[@John_3_16]

And that was with discounted parts and labour

[@fl1xmeister699]

it is porsche mate, complexity and most of that price was probably the labour, most main dealers like audis charge around 200GBP/h labour so it being porsche could easily be 250-300

[@R.Sripper]

Great video pal, loved it, theres nothing like knowing you car has a clean bill of health, well done Mat👍

[@smithyc2051]

What a brilliant guy John is.

[@Project40Cars]

Glad to see the Cayenne in better shape. I still need to sort the gearbox/transfer case/differential oil changes in mine. I find the Cayenne is best in flowing corners, tight ones. Mine lacks PDCC so you really feel the weight if you have to turn sharply.

[@thisisadebrown]

That specialist tool cost £5.99 from Amazon. All people with rear wiper blades on windows should have them

[@moobaz8675]

Cracking. There's no substitute for quality.

[@khaks87]

Brilliant as always MAT.. 👍

[@seedybee7201]

That was surprisingly satisfying.

[@StrongLuxa]

Love these kind of videos

[@theclutch19]

I love this "fix it all" video!

[@rayclarke5367]

Great video Mat. Very useful for those of us considering a 2nd hand Porsche. The bill is eye-watering, but not crippling, considering you have fixed so may issues and brought a 17yr old car back up to snuff. Also, as you suggest an independent specialist may be cheaper. And some of those jobs could even have been done by my local garage. Overall, reassured. Now back to browsing Autotrader...😅

[@rufus_mcdufus]

Really enjoyed that. Having past experience of Porsche prices I actually thought it might be more like 10k for repairs! The cost of individual items seem ridiculous but as a whole and put against the s/h value of the car it's not totally stratospheric.

[@vwgolffancarreviews7111]

Nice car from 2007 love these classic Porsches and the new ones as well. Well done matt some people would have scrapped it but you have saved it from the breakers and you kept it on the road 😊

[@kriskalpa]

great video and the Porsche bill isn't nearly as high as I thought it would be. I have a very early Boxster and would love to give it the Porsche treatment! Maybe next year.

[@steveong4738]

Great video. A lot of car for GBP11,000. Please do more of these videos of great modern classics.

[@nelsonbaracat]

Sir! awesome content by the way, big fan! Suggestion: make sure the drain plugs on the sunroof area are clean so that you dont get water leaking into the vehicle also.

[@SistersForever-es4hc]

really interesting I like this format

[@gordoncrouch7766]

love these type videos

[@robsawalker]

Loved this video! Looks like a bonkers car, excellent

[@kevinliu6002]

Very useful Mat thank you!!!!!!

[@akhilamg5418]

Mat can you do a video on your restore BMW X5 and this cayenne also. Really like to know how they are after all these work done on them

[@teddiephillips9672]

TODAY MAT PASSED ME IN HIS GT3 RS COULDN'T BELIEVE IT !! BASICALLY A BIRTHDAY PRESENT AS IT'S IN A FEW DAYS

[@philippestrickler3461]

I am glad you get a nice and efficient car after this service . Enjoy !!!!

[@LuxuryMate]

Cool - Love also My Cayenne. We Need more Videos Like That

[@mortenberg2897]

Turned out a very nice car 😊

[@PhilbyFavourites]

It’s not “classic”. It’s just “shagged”……

[@michaelchristou5127]

Hi Matt.. this is why i bought a base 3.6 with no sunroof! I had the problem with my previous porsche.. but they all have issues if that helps 😊

[@paulgray9989]

12volt Carplay modification would be good. Just had it done to my 991.1 and makes the interior feel more modern

[@MrSparsilis]

I love these cars there so good nothing new can compare to them there amazing

[@MrSparsilis]

I can't wait to buy one like this one day

[@muhammadeesaalaher6481]

My dad gave me his old ‘08 cayenne what a gem , but it’s a money pit I literally had 4 of the issues Matt mentioned not to mention fuel 😪.

[@muhammadeesaalaher6481]

I’ll buy it back if I find it 😂

[@erhantimur]

Ouch! That is a huffy bill. I believe if you buy an older car you have to be able to do certain things yourself otherwise it’s uneconomical however each to their own. Great video.

[@banjocapital9807]

These cars especially the 955s are becoming quite popular. I hardly saw any but their ulez exemption status seems to be bringing them back on the roads. For really good value as well.

[@rboeken6376]

I have the non turbo version and had similar bills in year 1 and 2 and now I try and do the work myself. Oil change and filter for £100. Brake bleeding and nipples £80. Full brake refresh (pads/disc) coming up this summer. Dealer would be at least a 1k.

[@cabottaxi]

Bet Mrs Watson was happy to see Matt part with nearly £4K for repairing a 17 year old Porsche.

[@matenagypal7322]

He has made far worse financial decision than that 😂😂

[@edventures9884]

I almost bought a Porsche cayenne for $10k a few years ago but the maintenance cost convinced me not to get one but I honestly really like them. I think they look good, sounds good, feel good. Everything about them I love except for the maintenance costs 😂 Maybe in the future I’ll end up owning one. I would like a 2017+

[@AronE36]

Ive gotten to drive a 1st gen cayenne turbo s and they are absokutely mad, the one in question had some sort of tune so it made 550ho instead of 521, they also handle insanely good when u put the suspension in sport

[@DaveSurreyUK]

Ok it's about content creation, but I like the content! The amount of debris in the engine bay was mind blowing. I like to use OPC's as my cars are quite new, but I'm not sure I'd have given them an '07 model as I think a good Indy (and we probably all know one or two of those) would have done the work for a much lower price, depending on how much the standard OPC rate is discounted by for a classic. My thought was that for not much money overall, Matt now has a very nice car. Yes it guzzles gas, but if you don't do many miles or can afford the cost it's a hell of a car!

[@plastbestikk]

Youre so happy with the ride, and still you’re missing the PDCC experience, it’s really magic for a 2500kg tiger tank!

[@perarduaadastra873]

I had a Cayenne Turbo, and it was just not chilled enough for daily life, being a manic engine. I moved to the effortless low rpm torque for daily driving of a diesel V10 Touareg.

[@SealsWheels]

I really want a V10 Touareg. What one did you go for?

[@perarduaadastra873]

@@SealsWheels V10 Touareg are pretty much all the same. Paddle shift is nice on the column, but the tiptronic does the same on the gear selector. There are R line and Altitude versions. One could also try a W12 Touareg from Europe, where LHD in the UK is fine once one’s mind and body (autonomic nervous system) are given the time to adjust.

[@TheMrMarkW]

The leaking pano roof / blocked drains is a known & common fault with all VAG vehicles that have that design of Pano roof. I had a Skoda Superb that suffered, and it was the same on the Audis, VW’s, Seats & Porsches that had the same roof.

[@navaho5430]

Glad you got a good one.

[@bluesky4733]

I’ve just replaced rear wiper on my e class it was £10 looks as good as original

[@cranialnerv]

Is a real advantage to knowing what needs to be done on the car. Money well spent.

[@germancarfan360]

Pull the mini blind off that raises up a few inches when you open sunroof, then push a seal down inside and silicone flush to the channel where the seal sat in for the fabric wind deflector, no more leaks after that and rodding drains from bottom up

[@timwest4891]

There may slso be a small extra thermostat on the EGR. I changed the main thermostat on my BMW E39 525d and it still wouldnt warm up. Discovered theres a second one by the EGR.

[@louisapaul5786]

Jon's 30+ years Porsche experience is worth paying for..

[@sleepyjordan887]

Never seen such a good case for a catch can

[@joshswan06]

Loved this one 👍👍👍

[@ianashton1593]

Had an engine to gearbox gasket failure on a 2012 Cayenne Diesel, quote to fix was £4500 -£5000 and that was from a specialist. Had quite a few other issues with it that were all expensive to fix. Great car, really nice to drive but it was my first and last Porsche.

[@NamCars.]

Trust Mat to have a whole collection of Pooshe(porsche)

[@brucecoudrey1246]

I loved this video... great story!!!

[@mikestewart7322]

Great stuff Matt, that’s a great car. You did take a big risk though. What’s it worth in that condition? What would you get for it? I really like it, get the body scratches sorted and maybe the right wheels. What discount did you get from being a classic Porsche? Nice daily driver/ good family car although maybe has a bit of a thirst.👍🏻😎😎

[@abdelmoneim3796]

The 500£ for earwindow wipers was not necessary.

[@michaelcrisolito1051]

@HighPeakAutos Mat doing a Matt, parking somewhere scenic and going through his costs 👍

[@msgg81]

Matt are you sure it's not an actual ICU that your Cayenne is in. Lots of organs I mean parts missing plus it's all jacked up. Car Vertical is a very amazing bit of tool. Honestly overall not bad the unit u have. Was a pretty good catch.

[@kickddownbg]

Do the PCCM+ upgrade on the multimedia, its worth every penny. And its a DIY!

[@ashystyle]

They opened you good!

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

Tbh for an almost 20 year old car, 4.85 seconds to 60 mph is still quite quick and impressive for a car that has a 6 speed automatic.

[@samcoatham2400]

Cannot wait for the sequel in a couple of weeks time….

[@usedelectro5648]

Brilliant car

[@4g5y]

Nice one Mat, get some new alloy wheels too.

[@bogdanbogdan4290]

I've been watching your videos for a long time. Please review the car lada vesta

[@Gromit243]

Quality video, wonder why they never recall if the issues are known?

[@oler777]

Hey Matt, did you fix the scratch on the hood?

[@itsjoel]

My Cayenne’s wiper arm took a blow torch and cutting to get it off! They’re a nightmare…

[@JeffPower-dv3zl]

Lovely Guy good Technician 😊

[@user-ve9sr6zw2j]

Do more videos like this 👍🏾

[@NicholasChiboma-yr4kt]

Hi mat, I am Nicholas from Zambia Central Africa. Love your shows. Bring your Porsche to test our rugged roads out here.

[@lancethompson6758]

I’m curious if the PCV system is overloading your intake with oil. If so just replacing the intercooler hose would only be a temporary fix.

[@lesbrook]

Do we know why the boost pipes were full of oil. It shouldn't be there. Where did it come from?

[@DougC83]

nice watch matt

[@mariusnenu]

I've been trying to book my car in with Porsche, and every time, it looks like the soonest availability is always 3 months away. Now I know why, Matt is there mucking around and being in the way 😅

[@Eatcrow]

Love my old 955 V8 ❤

[@simong6855]

7:15 That must be that new plastic corrosion 😂

[@laurence9618]

obviously it will cost more than it is worth, however the cost will be offset a fair amount by a your satisfaction when it is all sorted and also the car will actually be worth more than pre-sorting the issues!