Giving up my GTS order arriving next month

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Hi All,
Sadly, I am giving up my Taycan GTS due to arrive next month. It was a stretch for me in December 2021. However, given the current financial conditions, I can't muster the funds for a $179k (inc tax in California) purchase.

I will beg and plead with my dealer to get my $5k deposit. I'm in the San Francisco bay area if anyone is interested and wants to see if the dealer will allow us to switch buyers

I plan to buy a used 4s, saving $40k-$50k. I have 2 questions:
1) What are the reasons to get a 2021 over 2020?
2) When looking at the car's service record, are there any red flag problems that indicate a lemon car?

Thank you!
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It's a 2022 with a great set up, as follows:
Neptune Blue
Olea Club Leather Interior in Basalt Black
Rear Axle Steering
Premium Package
Technology Package
Panoramic Roof with Variable Light Control
Ionizer
Power Charge Port Cover
Ski Bag
20" Taycan Turbo Aero Wheels
Heated Seats (Rear)
Rear 2+1 Seats
Fire Extinguisher
25 ft Charging Cable
19.2 kW On-Board Charger
Advanced 4-Zone Climate Control
On-Board 150 kW/400V DC Charger
Mobile Charger Connect
Porsche InnoDrive incl. Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Active Lane Keep (ALK)
Power Seats (14-way) with Memory Package
Porsche Intelligent Range Manager
Included 3 Years of 30 Minute DC Charging Sessions at Electrify America Stations
 

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1) What are the reasons to get a 2021 over 2020?

Thank you!
The latest uPdate makes all Taycans essentially the same. But obvious differences? Another year of warranty/free charging from EA and plug in and charge capability.
 
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The latest uPdate makes all Taycans essentially the same. But obvious differences? Another year of warranty/free charging from EA and plug in and charge capability.
That's cool. I thought the 2020 had a vastly inferior PCM. So the recent big update went onto the 2020 as well, bringing it up to the 2021 quality?
 


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If dealer is in CA, no need to beg and plead. They legally can’t keep your deposit under CA law.
 

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If no luck getting deposit back , shouldn’t be hard to find someone - check out Facebook forums too
 


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Plug and charge at Electrify America I think is a big one.
Without plug and charge, it takes an extra 20 seconds or so to activate the free-for-three-years charging via the My Porsche app. Why do you say plug and charge is "a big one"?
 

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Without plug and charge, it takes an extra 20 seconds or so to activate the free-for-three-years charging via the My Porsche app. Why do you say plug and charge is "a big one"?
When I go out and commit crimes I tend to leave my phone at home so the police can’t track me. Plug and charge gives me a roughly 200 mile radius to commit crimes
 

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Without plug and charge, it takes an extra 20 seconds or so to activate the free-for-three-years charging via the My Porsche app. Why do you say plug and charge is "a big one"?
My Porsche app used to struggle when internet was sketchy. Believe it or not, a bunch of the EA locations have very limited to non existent cell service. I haven't tried Plug and Charge at those locations but I know that a lot of other car models don't seem to have issues at those locations.
 

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Brings 2020/21/22, to MY 2023 quality ;)
Agreed.. Quality! Some of the early cars were fine. However, some were unacceptable bad. Mine is a 2020. I'll be glad to get out of it and into a new one that was built properly!
 
 




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