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Great - thanks for the link!! I'll have to check that out. I'm going to ask the shop what the error codes are when they hook up the machine. I'm planning on making a video of my Cayenne on the Autobahn as soon as possible. I've met some other folks on Twitter that want to know about it because they want to switch from Volvo or something similar, so I'll definitely do that! Living in Stuttgart (Porsche headquarters) there are a TON of Porsche vehicles rolling around here, but not so many Cayennes, ironically. It might be because those are made in Leipzig and not here. The Cayennes I do see are mostly the S models. Since I got the car last week, people have been rubber-necking non-stop and staring at the car. Driving a Porsche here in Europe is almost more prestigious than driving one in the US and I was wondering why everyone was staring at me until I remembered what I was driving!! :-o In Stuttgart it's about what you drive, what clothes you wear, and wear you live. Unfortunately, I can't afford to "keep up with the Joneses" on every front, but I sure do love driving the Cayenne and would have one whether I lived here or not. I'll probably be a Porsche driver for a very long time... :) I'll post the video somewhere in the forum once I've got someone to hold the camera when I'm up to 100+ mph - my wife is pregnant, so she's out!!

Thanks so much for the tip! Where can I get a code reader and what are they called? I'll have to call them and tell them I want to try a new fuel cap and see what they say. I'll probably just order one, but it won't arrive here before I get the car in the shop. He said that I could drive with the light on because it's not hurting anything, so maybe it can wait until I try the fuel cap. Thanks again!

I'm new to RennTech and this site is great! Thanks for this community. So, I have a 2005 Cayenne S that I bought from the US (I'm an American living in Germany - Stuttgart, actually - go figure!) and picked it up last week. On Thursday after I filled the tank, the Check Engine light came on. I took it by the Porsche Center here in Stuttgart and they found out that my gas cap wasn't fastened tightly. It was the 2nd time I got gas, and I've used a car before....so I'm wondering how that happened. Anyway, since they cleared the fault on Thursday, I was driving around on Saturday and the light came on again. I hadn't filled the tank since then, but I checked the gas cap anyway with no issues. So I didn't drive it until today when I went back to the shop and they said there is a defective fuel or vapor sensor (my German is very good, but there are still some words that fail me, so I'm not 100% sure of what exactly it is, but I'm 95% sure) and that it would need to be replaced. He couldn't tell me off the top of his head what it would cost and he didn't really have time for me because I didn't have an appointment, but does anyone have an idea of what this should cost? I'm in Germany at the Porsche Centrum where they build other models (albeit not the Cayenne) so the parts will be there, I'm just curious what exactly could be broke and a general idea of what to expect on Thursday when I get it fixed. Thanks for any help!! Again, I really appreciate this community (since I'm a brand-new Porsche owner!) and plan on being a productive contributing member here. Thanks again! Wes