Q: Hello. We are looking at purchasing a 2009 cayenne for our daughter to drive to school and in the local area. No more than 8

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Hello. We are looking at purchasing a 2009 cayenne for our daughter to drive to school and in the local area. No more than 80K miles, one to two owners, vehicle maintenance records, no accidents or salvage records. I have 20K to spend, it I purchased the vehicle for $16K, will $4K cover the maintenance for about 5 years.

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