Only £80,000 to spend

[Kippax]

Not a headline I'd expect to write in my lifetime....

...but it's the truth. Just placed an order for the Sport Turismo and I'm under strict instruction from her indoors that £80k is the max. I've obviously added metallic and we need comfort access because of the 2 little ones but if you were in my pauper shoes, what would be your must have options to use up the other £5k ($6.5k)?

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[mutanthands]

An £80k budget is hardly pauper...usually...!
If I was in your shoes, I would wait and save some more, or wait a few years when the second hand market has (hopefully) cooled down.
Otherwise, your spec will just end up being too compromised.

 

[TaycanHero]

I wouldn't buy a Taycan with that budget - which is still significant - where you can get much better value and practicality (as a family) from other marques.

Porsche basically forces options otherwise you don't get much for your money. Their pricing model is evidently designed that way now I have obsessed over the configurator for hours (I do have a life, really).

If it must be an EV, consider:
Audi e-Tron
Jag IPACE
Merc EQB or EQC
Hyundai Ioniq 5

Their base prices start at around £30-50k, meaning you can then option them up to something luxury.

While your heart might be set on a Taycan, any one of the above sat on your drive will bring a smile - ride quality will be nice - and your family will thank you for a vehicle designed for passengers, rather than compromising on that slightly for raw performance.

 

[whan]

• Rear side airbag - 291, since you have kids
• Driver memory package (if your wife is going to drive) - 257
• Performance battery plus - 4049

Next up would be

• Turbo aero wheels - 1524
• Lane change assist 548
• Adaptive cruise 1238
• Power folding mirrors 210
• Power steering plus 203

 

[Gavgolf]

For that money I would get a fully loaded BMW i4 M50.
Very very fast and properly spec’d with nice leather and toys. I’d have san Remo green with cognac leather

 

[zzy45]

In addition to the metallic paint (£774) and Comfort access (£774)

If I am in your shoes, I will add the following if I need the additional range:

1. Performance Battery Plus £ 4,049.00
2. Driver memory package £ 257.00
3. Side airbags in the rear £ 291.00
4. Automatically dimming exterior and interior mirrors £ 294.00
5. Deletion of Model Designation £ 0.00

Total Recommended Retail Price*: £ 80,089.00​

If Range is not an issue, then (which is the route I would take as I do mostly in Town driving)

1. Driver memory package £ 257.00
2. Side airbags in the rear £ 291.00
3. Automatically dimming exterior and interior mirrors £ 294.00
4. 20-Inch Taycan Turbo Aero Wheels £ 1,524.00
5. Porsche Electric Sport Sound £ 354.00
6. Ambient lighting £ 299.00
7. Sport Chrono Package incl. mode switch £ 788.00
8. Heated GT sports steering wheel £ 189.00
9. Lane Change Assist £ 548.00
10. Electric folding exterior mirrors £ 210.00
11. Smoker package £ 38.00
12. Deletion of Model Designation £ 0.00
    

Total Recommended Retail Price*:​

£ 79,990.00​

 

[WuffvonTrips]

When my wife sets me challenges like that, I always go for my favourite option... subterfuge

 

[Kippax]

Thanks for all your input so far. I should mention that we already have a Volvo XC90 as our family car so the Taycan is more of a luxury folly.

 

[W1NGE]

Not a headline I'd expect to write in my lifetime....

...but it's the truth. Just placed an order for the Sport Turismo and I'm under strict instruction from her indoors that £80k is the max. I've obviously added metallic and we need comfort access because of the 2 little ones but if you were in my pauper shoes, what would be your must have options to use up the other £5k ($6.5k)?

Power steering plus (a must)
360 panoramic cameras (a must)
Electric folding mirrors
Glass roof
Bose if there's any dosh left

 

[Kippax]

Most of the above was on my list so that’s great. The outlier was air suspension. I thought that would come in handy in and around town due to all the bleedin speed bumps!

 

[batteredhaddock]

Most of the above was on my list so that’s great. The outlier was air suspension. I thought that would come in handy in and around town due to all the bleedin speed bumps!

100% on air suspension as you are in the UK. Tbh the state of our roads and the ever increasing road furniture is on of the reasons I stuck with the CT over the ST even. But ST with air will give you cover.

 

[Computerglitch]

Not a headline I'd expect to write in my lifetime....

...but it's the truth. Just placed an order for the Sport Turismo and I'm under strict instruction from her indoors that £80k is the max. I've obviously added metallic and we need comfort access because of the 2 little ones but if you were in my pauper shoes, what would be your must have options to use up the other £5k ($6.5k)?

My rwd was £79500 and just about got the basics: nice colour, wheels, roof,mirrors Bose and sunroof. Obv ST is a little more so think you might need to go to 83ish. Fantastic cars and don’t be put off by ppl saying you NEED 15k of extras ….maybe forsake the roof?
By the way, I have steel springs and because of the width of the car I clear those speed bumps at 15 mph easily

 

[Computerglitch]

I did get power steering plus but never driven one without

 

[Computerglitch]

I did get power steering plus but never driven one without
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I got surround view as well ?

 

[jontybutts]

Just ignore her and order what you want. Don’t buy another mark, especially a BMW, no one gives a BMW a 2nd look, why would they….

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