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  1. smoothound

    all has been great so far - 6,000 miles and 8 months in

    Not wanting to tempt fate... but..... I just wanted to say that my first 6,000 miles and 8 months have been virtually trouble free - a couple of tiny hiccups is all - nothing to cause me heartache. It's natural for forums to contain a lot of complaints and problem solving type posts - Which...
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    Tesla range complaint suppression

    Not sure if its news......... hope the teslarati get this - cheers https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/#:~:text=About a decade ago, Tesla,recharge, a source told Reuters.
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    service interval glitch?

    Sorry if these potatoes have been boiled before - I did search honest.. Since Day 1 of ownership (8 months in now), my APP has shown next service at 18,000 miles/2yrs, whichever is soonest. But I bought the car on the basis of 20K/2years; and, I recall this is in my contract. Anyone else had...
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    rear camera lens fell out - any ideas?

    Hi Folks. Anyone experienced this? ... any ideas how to fix please? Moved my CTT off the drive to allow the car behind off - When I reversed back the camera was completely blurred - thought it needed cleaning - Which is weird cos it was clean and working last time I drove it. Gave it a...
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    completely off topic..... a 900hp 911!

    Shy - it ain't....
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    Changing sat-nav 'Home' address?

    Hi Folks, Can't find this in the PDF manual or online.... How do I change the 'Home' address in Taycan's sat-nav? Trolled thru the PCM menus and the App and tried 'press and hold' on map screen, which doesn't offer the option either. Any hints welcome - Ta!
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    New build housing - EV charging point regs?

    Can anyone please direct me to access the actual regulation document, that requires new build housing in England to be fitted with an EV charging point? I can find articles on this, but these are not detailed enough and I cant find the text of the regulations itself - Or can anyone clarify how...
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    Always air-conditioning & switching things on when unlocking?

    Hi folks Every time I unlock the car to get something from it - or to put luggage in - or to check/set the PCM or whatever, I get a notification a few minutes later - telling me my air conditioning complete..... It always assumes when I unlock it, I am going to drive it - and it switches...
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    Superb in heavy rain

    On Thursday, I finished my 5th longish trip (~750 miles of mixed motorway and backwater roads) in my CT Turbo - and the 3rd of those in THE most horrendous rain - deep standing water sections 100+yds long - torrential rain - lorry spray - and at night. Those conditions - some the of worst I...
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    privacy mode fault - odd nuanced error

    Searched for this and couldn't find an answer..... Car slipped itself into privacy mode - This showed up on both the Phone APP and on the PC version of My Porsche. - no car data visible and functions blocked on both versions. The PCM in the car however, showed that privacy mode was not...
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    in parkassist surround view - how to activate junction view?

    Disappointed there is no fly around option in 'surround' view (MY23) For 'park assist with surround view' option the blurb says it includes....... 'A junction view (from front and rear of vehicle) provides assistance at more complex exits. Images are displayed on the screen of Porsche...
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    What happens at the end of an FOD trial?

    Please advise, at the end of the trial FoD, will I be asked to confirm the order before any payment is taken? .... or will it default to continue the function at my cost, unless I proactively cancel the order before the end of the trial? If the latter - who do I contact to preemptively cancel...
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    My Porsche App - SOC at destination

    Folks - Short version....Please advise, how to set desired SOC at destination in the Phone MyP APP to allow me to send that to the car? Can it be done? longer..... In the Car's PCM - in the Charging plan - You can manually set a desired SOC % with which to arrive at your destination (for my...
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    One month in Cross Turismo Taycan Turbo Acid Green PTS.... fantastic!

    One month in tomorrow and so far my CT-T has behaved impeccably - It is a nice comfortable car with easy overtaking - love the driving dynamics - and I am starting to really appreciate what Porsche has made here - it's such an accomplished piece of well-thought-out engineering. ....and like my...
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    BMW i5 as an Estate too

    Looks promising.... - I needed 5 doors and not an SUV so the Taycan CT-T sort of chose itself.... glad I got it too - and so far (touch wood) I wouldn't change it. But an i5 Estate would also have been tempting if it had been available.....
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    Main battery preheat timer?

    Folks, The preheat timer seems to work well for aircon and seats etc, but it does not preheat the battery, which I would have thought would be useful for better health/performance etc? The battery was around ambient at time of departure. Is timed battery preheat before departure a Taycan...
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    Dirty to Clean Acid Green PTS

    I quite like to dirty look after a 400mile round trip to Silverstone - reminiscent of the crackin Dirty Matrtini Taycan - but all that salt had to go......
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    PEC Silverstone today - 1st class!

    My son and I shared my PEC Silverstone this afternoon at the fourth time of trying. Wow, what a wonderful facility - loved the kicker-plate and the shorter 'technical' circuit - pushed it as hard as my ancient stomach would allow ;) The hospitality was relaxed and top quality - and the whole...
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    UK - Porsche list of discounted charging networks?

    Folks - Tried to answer this by searching honestly - but it must have been answered before somewhere....?? Aside from OPCs (and I know OPCs charge per minute too) and Ionity ....... What other en-route public networks (not destination sites) - allow the Porsche discounted electricity rate...
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    Delivery service mileage indicator

    On delivery my service mileage indicator showed 18400 miles to next service - when its supposed to be 20K - anyone take note of the service indicator on their car? was it <20K? cheers


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