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From my own experience my advice is: steer well clear of a Cat-S Taycan!... 1) I had a Cat-S Panamera a few years ago: good car but turned out to have far more damage than the seller admitted to. The big problem was trying to sell it: dealers won't touch Cat-S for trade-ins, auctions aren't...

I've owned several Panameras and they've all been rock solid: no squeaks, rattles, loose trim, ...; the Taycan is a completely different ball-game. Maybe Porsche should build the Taycan in Leipzig?

Thanks for posting your experience to the forum. This is a great example of why the Porsche warranty is worth its weight in gold: you don't get any of this back-n-forth, is it covered, whose fault, etc., etc.

£600 (~US$800) for an as-new leather wheel on ebay; fitted it myself.

Yes, slippy: if I grip the wheel as normal the weight of my arm drags my hand down the wheel, even when the wheel was 'new' (128 miles on the clock). I find moisture in my hands makes them stick to a leather wheel. Quite the reverse: I bought a leather wheel to replace the factory RaceTex...

🤣 TBH my GTS was specced (not by me) with full leather, but retained the RaceTex steering wheel - which I hate: too slippery. I was going to get it re-trimmed but haven't got round to it.

(sorry for late reply - only just seen your post) You could do what I did: replace the wheel with a leather one - my RaceTex wheel is pristine in a box!!!

Question: where does Warrantywise come in? - you don't have a warranty with Porsche?

I sincerely hope not - the Taycan hardly uses the mechanical brakes so the wear will be minimal. The cost, however, will not be 😲. Maybe it's an excuse to change the car before 6 years... 😉

Me too.

The front tyres have to STEER the car, too.

The fronts work harder, especially with 'spirited driving' ;)

I've never seen 85% quoted, only 80%.

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Drives badly? Compared with the Taycan it felt like a boat! Slow, ponderous gear changes, vague steering, leaning in corners, ... To me it felt like I was kinda there for the ride, rather than actually driving.