Owning a former fleet vehicle always carries some amount of risk. You never know how hard they were driven, how well they were maintained, or what conditions they’ve seen through their life. Sometimes, though, the car in question is just too good to pass up — like this Cayenne that lived a past life as a Delta airport shuttle.
Delta has a long history of using Porsches as shuttles for its fanciest travelers — even going so far as to add a 911 GT3 RS to the stable — but it’s not often you see one of these cars make it out to the market. This Cayenne’s window sticker is even marked PCNA CAR NOT FOR SALE, stamped across half the page.
Yet, here the Cayenne is, for sale at a dealer in Los Angeles — perhaps coming off of work ferrying folks between gates at LAX. Even its sill plates still bear the Delta logo, leaving no questions as to the car’s provenance.
The Cayenne is a 2019 with 38,500 miles and an asking price of $45,000. It’s a fair deal even outside of the car’s unique origins, assuming it’s been well-maintained through its life of Rich People Ferrying. Also, assuming it doesn’t smell like a mess of Black Ice air freshener inside. With porter cars, it’s a very real risk.
Intriguingly, the offering is said to be a consignment deal — its current owner still has a balance left to pay to a vendor. This opens the question of whether it’s actually being sold by Delta, or whether there’s another owner in between. If it’s the latter, the risk of Black Ice skyrockets. Be very, very careful with ex fleet cars.