It looks like we are being offered a 2017 Macan S with 28k miles. Some friend's elderly parents are moving into a home and are getting rid of it. The price looks to be very good and knowing the owners helps as well. Any opinions about this vehicle? we already have 3 other cars to handle a wide swath of purposes for us, but this would be my wife's "middle age crisis" vehicle. Looking at some videos, fluid and filter maintenance is completely doable at home along with brakes and basic maintenance. I would love an owner's manual in PDF if anyone knows where to find that.
2017 Macan?
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Typically you can find owners manuals online.
Are you up for sharing your price? These are excellent vehicles, but like everything from Germany, thrive when operated by maintenance enthusiasts and the inverse. Especially like that you are getting a super low mileage version.... the vehicle has not had a chance for things to go wrong!
Lets just say, price wise, it's less than a base RAV4 would cost new. Yes, the low mileage is the selling point. I love cars and this one will be as over-maintained as the others in our fleet. Getting excited about changing the transfer case fluid (seems to be important to change often) already...weird, I know. Looks like it will take 0w40 castrol from my stash.
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What color is it? Any pics?
This is one of Porsche vehicles that is positioned to get more market share & it seems to be paying off. I see these everywhere these days but also it's an "SUV" of sorts & obviously why they launched the product for the US market. If you can afford & use it then go for it but getting it at a "Discount" really serves no purpose if you need to turn around & sell it at a loss due to it being "an extra vehicle" but it sounds like the wife will use it so then...what are you waiting for? 
Great vehicles, excellent, amazing actually, drivers despite being 'suv's'. Only con is that Porsche parts prices arze a bit dear, but worth it. Good luck, enjoy!
IIRC, there was a way to cross reference many VW / Audi / Porsche part #s, then go order the same part from VW at a lower rate
Can you get a copy of the factory service manual for these? Not Chilton or Haynes but the real deal. Is it a subscription where you can download the PDFs & put a manual together, download all at one time, or what?
I know you can with older models; 996/986, etc., but no experience on newer. Good to know still true.
Those 2017 models go for ~$30K with similar mileage in my market. If you can get it for a good price, jump on it.
It's a significantly better price than that with the US->Cdn conversion factored in.
We have a 19yo sienna that we've owned since new... this is a different concept completely as more of a toy.
Oil leak from timing cover due to broken aluminum bolts. There is a repair kit available for it, but to make it perfect, I believe you do need to reseal the cover.
Transfer cases are also a problem.
Transfer cases are also a problem.
This; if you get it it can be ugly (= engine out svc).
