Had to be an error. I doubt any dealer would send a car like that to auction to begin with, and it would get a much higher price.
Should have asked them to put a number on the market value. At least you’d have a data point. That said, it could have been just as ad campaign dealers do, sending out meaningless promises like this to get people to come in to value their trade ins, while trying to sell them new cars. I took a Toyota dealer up on one of those (pre-pandemic). They showed be kbb data, said they will pay over that, but only until I said “ok, I’ll take a check”, then it turned out the value was only good if I pay full price for a new car. Lol.Does seem like a low bit for a Turbo S with 11k miles, but the seller never answered questions about the underbody shield and rear window replacement.
My dealer did send me an email wanting to know if I was interested in trading in my 2022 4S for 110% market value, whatever that is at the momentBut I'm having too much fun driving it and I'm not interested in a trade-in on another car.
When spending TTS kind of money, a lot of people want exactly the spec they want. When I was shopping for my Taycan, I couldn't find any used or inventory car which would remotely match what I wanted in a Taycan, so I had to wait 20 months.
Yes, people are willing to spend TTS kind of money on a brand new Taycan with the options they want but the trim isn't even Turbo S...more like 4s pricing with the 40% tax for brand new, which makes it way more expensive than that used Turbo S that couldn't even meet its reserve price of $126k.
+1 to this point. I have been on a lookout for 2 years and while there are amazing deals to be had on the Turbos and Turbo S, it is clear, whoever configures them, they do not know what they are doing, so the compromise cannot be accepted by purchasing say an almost new Turbo (<10k miles) at 40% discount (say $120K) vs. my ideal spec ($200K). My way to handle the wait is to convince myself that I am getting exactly what I want, having full control of it since delivery for proper care, and saving more as time goes by. I have no concerns with holding value or resale value as every single example of the car I ever owned I sold at a high premium in a private sale. The latest one I sold was at 50% premium over market in less than 2 weeks, not a Porche but just making a point that something that is specced correctly, cared for, and marketed to the right audience, will sell. However, the 3 examples at the dealer not selling for months and months: Base, 4S, Turbo S as they are not specced attractively, not cared for, and therefore, matching to a customer is not easy.
| NA19 | PDI finished | 06/13/2023 | |||
| V810 | Release for transport | 06/13/2023 |
This is generally how I think about ordering vs buying used, but I made an exception last week when I took delivery of a CPO 2020 Turbo with 14K miles. $105K + TTL for what would have been a $196K out-the-door spec if I ordered now. I probably would’ve added 1-2 things to the spec but this car seems to have been an early car that was well-spec’ed by Porsche San Diego for their showroom. Dealers tend to do a decent job of specifying the right core options. The car literally looks and drives like new. Given how close we are to a Gen 2 Taycan (2-3 years), it felt like the right move and I absolutely love the car and Carrara White/Grey + 20” combo.
