Clawhammer
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- Mark
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Hi all,
First post on this forum. I’m from the UK and looking to purchase my next car. I’m currently in a lease car that I had to take when Covid hit and I’m stuck with it until May ‘24. This gives me 12 months to sort my next car which is about the time I usually take to do so including build and shipping time.
I’ve never bought a Porsche before (been very close a couple times) or an EV. So this is all new and a bit strange. I have the option of handing over £5k to Porsche and waiting 12 months for a new Taycan. However, it seems to me the 12 months isn’t guaranteed either way I.e. could be more or less, which doesn’t suit me at all.
So now I’m thinking either used or finding a new one that I guess somebody has ordered and then backed out of. I see there are currently 18 such cars available in the UK so this is possible. Downside of new cars bought in this way is that I may have to compromise on options. Upside is I get the tax break of buying a new EV.
Buying used has the same downside with the options and I lose the EV tax break. However, I can buy a used one that has already depreciated an equivalent amount to the tax saving on new so costs ‘me’ the same amount as new. Downside is I’m in a car that’s approx 2 years old.
I’m struggling with which way to go but really don’t want to hand money over to Porsche and not really have any clue when I’ll actually take delivery of my car.
I’m asking for experience and thoughts on all the above. Is my thinking flawed in any way?
TIA, CH
First post on this forum. I’m from the UK and looking to purchase my next car. I’m currently in a lease car that I had to take when Covid hit and I’m stuck with it until May ‘24. This gives me 12 months to sort my next car which is about the time I usually take to do so including build and shipping time.
I’ve never bought a Porsche before (been very close a couple times) or an EV. So this is all new and a bit strange. I have the option of handing over £5k to Porsche and waiting 12 months for a new Taycan. However, it seems to me the 12 months isn’t guaranteed either way I.e. could be more or less, which doesn’t suit me at all.
So now I’m thinking either used or finding a new one that I guess somebody has ordered and then backed out of. I see there are currently 18 such cars available in the UK so this is possible. Downside of new cars bought in this way is that I may have to compromise on options. Upside is I get the tax break of buying a new EV.
Buying used has the same downside with the options and I lose the EV tax break. However, I can buy a used one that has already depreciated an equivalent amount to the tax saving on new so costs ‘me’ the same amount as new. Downside is I’m in a car that’s approx 2 years old.
I’m struggling with which way to go but really don’t want to hand money over to Porsche and not really have any clue when I’ll actually take delivery of my car.
I’m asking for experience and thoughts on all the above. Is my thinking flawed in any way?
TIA, CH
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