Well said WasserGKuehlt. I'd also add that with items like batteries and software, you're likely to discover any issues well before the warranty ends if there are indeed issues (as you note, Software doesn't 'decay' it either has bugs or it doesn't).
From following Tesla forums for many years...
I've noticed there's so much fear and misinformation when it comes to fears about EV battery life and replacement cost.
1. What you stated above: independent shops will find ways of cost effectively repairing batteries. This is already happening with some independent companies replacing...
In one of his recent vidoes (about charging a Ford lightning on a supercharger), Kyle Conner mentioned that most Tesla V3+ superchargers do support the same certificate based plug and charged protocol (ISO 15118) as EA (but also support the legacy Tesla method which i believe just uses MAC...
Totally agree...and other VAG cars offer that option as well. Our ID4 also has the blended brake pedal (I think pretty much all EVs other than Teslas have that setup), but I still prefer to drive it in its "B" (one pedal) mode. The main excuse I"ve read as to why the Taycan doesn't offer much...
Makes sense.... like you said hopefully the AAOS based system in the Macan EV will fix many of the deficits in the current PCM. Disappointing that the facelift Taycan will not get that system however. Agree on recuperation (or specificallly lift-off recuperation)-- wish that Porsche could just...
Yeah- i've noticed that some dealers (mostly in the midwest and south) price their Taycans aggressivley and sell them quickly. Meanwhile, on the west coast, dealers seem happy to ask ridiculous amounts, not negotiate and let cars just sit on their lot for months. Very odd.
I recently picked up...
Nice car! Pretty much my perfect spec (weirdly hard to find Taycans with adaptive cruise control which is bonkers to me. Not sure why you'd buy a 100k+ car without that). Looks like they already sold it. What did you trade it in for?
Yeah, I'd say its split maybe 80/20 with about 20% of reviewers saying its underpowered for the price. Then again, there's always a Porsche premium when comparing any Porsche to many of its competitors. In a weird way, I kinda like how spartan a base Porsche can be....reminds me of how all...
This is a very good point that I think often gets overlooked. There's a difference between having a NACS port (or adapter) and having access to Tesla's supercharging network. Just having an adapter isn't sufficient for Tesla supercharger access since the latter requires Tesla to grant access.
I’m surprised that they don’t seem to offer any substantive incentives and the money factor that Porsche FS uses on the leases is among the highest. Rather than spending millions on an ad like this wouldn’t they be better served offering more appealing lease terms?
oh it resets to GMT as well! (credit for consistency there). Almost like the car is saying "if you're not going to drive me I'm going back to England!" Atleast I'm well prepared for all the software quirks i'm sure to encounter if I bite the bullet on Taycan ownership.
I guess I should be...
Yeah- modern cars are very indeed very sensitive to having their batteries run low. I've never heard of a car losing track of its key fobs though. Our Land Rover likes to do more playful things when left for a week or more like resetting the language to UK English, changing the gauge cluster...
Ha- legal disclaimer noted. That's great to hear that you haven't experienced any scraping yet. Now that you have the CT, how many times have you driven your Allroad?
As for the CT at the Mini dealer, I continue to be tempted. It's got the "minimum spec" that I'm ok with (primarily adaptive...