Finding Joy in a Gen 1 Taycan 4S

KGB_Spy said:

I wanted to share a bit of positivity for anyone out there considering a used Taycan, especially CPO. A couple of months ago I picked up a 2021 Taycan 4S (CPO) (fulllll of options, price tag 156,000 euros paid it 58,000) with 98,000 km on the clock. Since then, I’ve already added another 5,000 km — and I couldn’t be happier.

All recalls were completed early in the car’s life (most before 12,000 km), so there haven’t been any surprises on that front. Maintenance has been far lighter than I expected given the mileage, which makes the ownership experience even more enjoyable. A lot of pieces are now available (on Ovoko for instance) and repairs with other garage - not porsche - make all the repairs a fraction of the "porsche cost".

The car itself is simply beautiful. On 21" E-Design wheels with C-rated energy tires, I’m still getting around 400 km of range. With A-rated tires, it could likely stretch to 425–440 km, which is impressive for a first-gen Taycan. They rated my battery degradation at 88%....but it's reallllyyyy weird cause when I did a long enough discharge I calculated 88 kWh in the battery pack. Oh well! Great news anyway!

Of course, no car is perfect, but overall the experience has been overwhelmingly positive. For those who, like me not too long ago, are browsing the market and wondering if a CPO Taycan is worth it — my honest opinion is: they are bargains right now, and a joy to drive every single day.

Here are a few photos to share the excitement:
PS : the interior is PRISTINE...like NEW condition (I'll take some photos if you want to see)

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KGB_Spy said:

I wanted to share a bit of positivity for anyone out there considering a used Taycan, especially CPO. A couple of months ago I picked up a 2021 Taycan 4S (CPO) (fulllll of options, price tag 156,000 euros paid it 58,000) with 98,000 km on the clock. Since then, I’ve already added another 5,000 km — and I couldn’t be happier.

All recalls were completed early in the car’s life (most before 12,000 km), so there haven’t been any surprises on that front. Maintenance has been far lighter than I expected given the mileage, which makes the ownership experience even more enjoyable. A lot of pieces are now available (on Ovoko for instance) and repairs with other garage - not porsche - make all the repairs a fraction of the "porsche cost".

The car itself is simply beautiful. On 21" E-Design wheels with C-rated energy tires, I’m still getting around 400 km of range. With A-rated tires, it could likely stretch to 425–440 km, which is impressive for a first-gen Taycan. They rated my battery degradation at 88%....but it's reallllyyyy weird cause when I did a long enough discharge I calculated 88 kWh in the battery pack. Oh well! Great news anyway!

Of course, no car is perfect, but overall the experience has been overwhelmingly positive. For those who, like me not too long ago, are browsing the market and wondering if a CPO Taycan is worth it — my honest opinion is: they are bargains right now, and a joy to drive every single day.

Here are a few photos to share the excitement:
PS : the interior is PRISTINE...like NEW condition (I'll take some photos if you want to see)

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blackvipergts said:

Thank very much interesting ,from which Italian's region are You from?I bought in August a Taycan 4SCross Turismo -2021-44000km directly from Porsche Milano Nord with 1year full guarantee and still 4 years warranty on battery [ or 160K km] rated at 90%....The listed price for mine was above 160K€ and I paid 70K€.[ in reality I leased for 36 months....I shall decide what to do later on ]..under the official Porsche certified system the car has all the recall and controll updated and 111 various controll ... I also have 21"wheel ,black paint and a very long list of optionals [and most probably few I consider not relevant, like passager monitor...] Nice instead the 4 steering wheels,refrigerate seats,pre-heating battery,driving assistence..
I'm still in a <discovery phase> but the overall impression is positive...I had two years experience ,and about 80K kilometers, with a different EV [ Subaru Solterra] and despite the negative reviews and comments about, I was fully satisfied...now it's my Partner's car.
Just curious to know if You decided to renew the Porsche's warranty [ it seems feasible till 14th years],if You subscribe for the Porsche charge with Ionity[ I have the impression that directly with Ionity is less expensive].I own a wall-box where I charged for 70% of the time and when travelling I opted forTesla's Supercharger but now I understood being Taycan on 800V platform at Tesla's Supercharger shall be limited to max 150Kw...Did You have experience about.
Thank in advance and ejoy...I'm leaving in Lombardia ,more precisely in Brianza between Monza and Lecco....regards.paolo

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Sly_North said:

Nice car, belle caisse! And nice (jolies) photos too. An Italian car you got imported in France?

Pedantic note: we all have gen1 Taycan Taycan gen2 is not even announced yet. There's only the refreshed gen1 in 2025+, aka J1.2 (or rather 9J1.2 - 9J1 is the car type, like all 99x and 98x; J1 is the platform code).

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