I’d cancel and just buy used. The market for these cars has softened a lot, so think a gently used CPO car would be a great deal. I love my car, but wasn’t happy with the fact that I got my 2022 delivered right after Christmas 2022. I was on the verge of cancelling - main reason I didn’t was I...
For me, I chose to stick with 20s mostly for the protection of a thicker sidewall. These cars are as heavy as most ICE crossovers so for me using it as a daily driver and having to drive over rougher roads form time to time, I felt more at ease with the 4.35" sidewall vs. 3.65" of the 21s. On...
I generally feel the same way. I’ve typically had pretty good luck with car depreciation in the past, but I knew coming into it this was going to be the opposite. Big luxury sedans always do terribly, and is not specific to the Taycan. For comparison, look at used prices of the 2022 Mercedes S...
Think almost everyone can agree that that ACC is very nice to have in stop and go type traffic and generally works well in those circumstances. I agree that in more typical highway driving scenarios, there are limitations in terms of potentially inviting people to cut in, or ending up just...
Agree that we are reverting back to more of a normal environment where luxury sedans depreciate a ton.
That said, it is interesting to see lucid’s struggles relative to the competition, given the rave reviews from journalists. That example from BAT of a $150k+ MSRP 2022 car with <1k miles...
RWD, getting 215-220 miles at 85%, implying 250-260 miles at 100% when I leave the house in the morning at ~60F temps. This is driving in normal A/C, normal driving modes, and low ride height all the time.
Pretty satisfied with the range, since the meter is pretty accurate from what I can tell...
I mean, SUVs (especially CUVs) are generally more efficient from a width/length perspective than sedans in general. That’s why they’re so popular among the general population
From a length perspective, because the passenger compartment is taller, and is often raised up further from the...
This is correct. I specifically didn’t spec ambient lighting and am happy with the decision. I didn’t find the Taycan’s implentation that attractive with it just being more of a flood of light vs. strips like in newer BMWs. Also in general prefer a more dim cabin at night overall. I think the...
I think they look pretty good for 19s (think I mentioned it previously too), certainly better than the factory 19 wheels.
@dmb, Bottom line is with china unbranded stuff it’s just a bit of a dice roll. I think most likely the wheels actually end up being fine for daily purposes - it seems...
Re: wireless charging, I knew the OEM area sucked so I just double sided taped a magsafe here. Works great, just take phone out of pocket and easily stick it to the magsafe when needed. I pulled the cable tight against the passenger side of the center console that plugs into the USB port, so...
I think for some reason the Taycan’s design just picks up a lot of windshield rock chips. There’s been a lot of rain and some road construction in my area, but still have gotten quite a few in only 4k miles
Agree with others, taycan is very quiet, but road noise probably the biggest contributor to cabin noise. Depends on pavement conditions - over moderate to good pavement, the cabin is very quiet, but on bad pavement the road noise becomes pretty noticeable. At least in comparison to our GX460...
I bought my car in Oregon and immediately drove it home to CA for a 10 hour drive. Found the seats very comfortable. I can have issues with lower back fatigue in lower / sporty cars (I did on my gen1 R8 and 5th gen Camaro 1LE) but was able to get the 14 ways adjusted so that I had no problem
I...
Honestly, if I was in your shoes, I'd pick up a nice used Taycan. Depreciation is finally starting to hit the Taycan (for a while it wasn't because of limited supply of cars), and there's no tax credit to make a new car more attractive. That wasn't the case last year, since a new Taycan after...
As referenced in my previous post, the best way to expect the Taycan depreciation curve will go is just to look at Panameras prior to covid. There are a few opposing factors unique to EVs that will take time to play out (lower maintenance and general EV demand a positive, fast advancement in EVs...