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Advancing technology is certainly a reason for depreciation. Digital interfaces, in particular, tend to look dated very quickly. ICE cars actually are no different in many respects. Every aspect of a car has evolved tremendously: the performance, fuel consumption, emissions, safety, comfort...

Only approximately. MTG is a manufacturer; you will need to find a local specialist to install the battery. They offer two options: just the modules (upgrade kit) or a complete battery. I have heard prices of around 6,500 USD + shipping. Due to the higher capacity required, a Taycan battery will...

I am not going to address all the comments here, but I stand by the original poster. It is not unusual to use a car for longer than 10 years. The average age of a vehicle in the EU is about 18 years (30 years the more you go East). Take, for example, a retiree who bought a nice car, doesn't...

Well, ain't that something. Twelve pages of searching without finding an alternative? Makes you wonder why many people have jumped ship. 🙂

The man looks like a 911 in the flesh. :cool: Many brands update their design language so often that, over time, there's no coherence left and they start to look haphazard. The fact that a 911 has remained true to a particular design language is precisely its greatest appeal. He did great...

I'm afraid I've lost count. Webasto must be in double digits by now when it comes to the number of revisions? :clap:

Well, I've changed my mind a bit after seeing the sales figures. It’s surprising to me as well. I think VW can hold its own, at least in Europe, for a while yet. How can a traditional car manufacturer like VW (which we consider to be lagging behind and which many Tesla fans thought was doomed to...

I don't want to take anything away from what you said, on the contrary, except for that last comment, because meanwhile the headlines seem to be in VW's favour: “VW Sells More EVs in Europe Than Tesla and BYD”. The ID.7 Tourer is even selling better than VW expected.

Love you Chun, but in all honesty, after having a look at Porsche‘s YouTube channel, it seems to me that you can cherry pick the video’s to match any bias… e.g. they also have video‘s about racing, Formula-e, GT series, Le Mans, world record attempts (the longest drift), and even Gran Turismo...

There you go, the beginning of the solution: Starting in 2026, owners will have choices to protect high-voltage batteries for more years. The update will use a subscription model, so owners can pay each month and keep coverage going after the original warranty ends...

And still the original heater? o_O:headbang::lipssealed:

Je bent van boven de Moerdijk zeker? A rather harsh, but not inaccurate comment, but it still gets to me. As we all know, there’s a fundamental difference between an incidental malfunction and a common fault. And if I'm not mistaken, it sounds like this happens quite often? One owner reported...

Belgian car, not a German import? Years ago, I had a problem with an Audi that was out of warranty, but because it was quite common, they showed goodwill and I only had to pay for the parts (which meant I paid less than half the price). I had this in mind: even though your car is out of...

Yeah, in the long run. I’m not talking about the Chinese market when stating that manufacturers do too little to convince the private buyers. In the EU/US, ICE dominated markets, private buyers are resilient to change and very skeptical. I would say >90% don’t have any confidence buying an EV...

It’s useless to have more volume than the market dictates, that’s true, but it is also useless for Porsche to be active in an EV market with a product that isn’t competitive. They really need to stay on top of things or they almost certainly will get humbled by the Chinese… which you could say...

So many short sighted decisions indeed… For one, I always thought to be relatively liberal in general, but admittedly have issues with certain products being made elsewhere (outside of the EU or even Germany, for example). It’s only because you realize how many people locally need an income...

I understand that there are people who are not enthusiastic about an EV and therefore prefer to call it an appliance, but IMHO that is only the case when the prices drop to a level where you can treat it in such a way. Not in your way, then you simply have too much money to be insensitive to...

There is quite a bit of margin compared to a brand new "appliance". Given that the costs of production, materials, environmental impact, ... is huge, these appliances cost well over 100k. The environmental impact alone is something I can imagine the EU stepping in to enforce regulations to not...

IMHO not really an issue when you want to keep the car for longer. Having a new and more reliable option is worth a lot, but arguably not at the expense of a whole new car either. (We have an 12y old car in the family, a regular service can cost more than the car is worth. :giggle:) Judging by...

I wanted to share that I might have inflicted this myself after power washing the wheel arches. ? Days later, mine made a creaking noise, only when backing up and going over a bump (backing up from my driveway or other parking spots), coming from the front suspension, left upper side...