Taycan seems to win 1st position regardless of good or bad

[tchavei]

After finding that article on topgear that placed the taycan as the best EV to have, I just came across this article (phone suggested it... Google Assistant is scary)

https://www.hotcars.com/luxury-electric-cars-bankrupt-maintenance-repairs

Not sure this was already posted. I apologise if it has.

Unfortunately seems our beloved taycan made it to #1 there too.

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[WuffvonTrips]

Minor point- their figures don't add up- according to the breakdown of the Model X costs, it beats the Taycan to #1- $8,646 maintenance cost and $6,109 repair cost = $14,755.

Major point- their repair costs don't seem to be based on the cost of repairs-

• Repairs — because repair records vary so widely, we base repair costs on an extended 5 - year service warranty with $0 deductible.

 

[RingoDingo]

This all seems pretty bogus. The car has only been around for 3 years, so any maintenance/warranty company at best is basing its pricing on historical cost of repairs for other Porsche ICE models...

 

[Vercingetorix]

Ceramic brake replacement alone will put the Taycan on top.

 

[DennisVR]

Ceramic brake replacement alone will put the Taycan on top.

Have ceramic brakes on my 997s for 18 years now. Are the least expensive brakes i've ever had maintenance wise.

 

[RingoDingo]

Have ceramic brakes on my 997s for 18 years now. Are the least expensive brakes i've ever had maintenance wise.

Not to mention the regen limits the need to replace the brakes with the same frequency as your 997.

 

[annieland]

I got clickbaited into that article too last week and it really irritated me. Not that I have any experience in maintaining an EV or a Porsche yet, but where are the sources of his information?? Especially for the Taycan. Some of his numbers come from a 5 year True Cost to Own from Edmunds, which includes all sorts of high estimates of ownership.

I filed it under sour grapes clickbait and didn't send it along to my husband. Probably wouldn't have anyway hah.

 

[perstxx]

Luckily the author of this ............ is married and a father

 

[RingoDingo]

Luckily the author of this ............ is married and a father

Every single one of this guy's "articles" is listicle click-bait. Half of them are about the most expensive cars to maintain... Not worth the time to open the link.

 

[RichJ]

I saw this article also. My anecdotal out of pocket repair costs over 16000 miles and 20 months are zero dollars. I don't know where he came up with these numbers.

 

[SergeyIndy]

I saw this article also. My anecdotal out of pocket repair costs over 16000 miles and 20 months are zero dollars. I don't know where he came up with these numbers.

Thank you for sharing and please confirm that the first service is 2 years or 20K miles. That is the reason Taycan does not have complimentary 1 year or 10K miles as ICE models do.

I wonder if someone can share a link or copy of the maintenance journal for Taycan to verify services required. I keep track of my Cayenne services with 1 year was no cost, 2 year was $1K, and 3 year was $2K with all services itemized.

I understand that the 2 year service for Taycan is similar in the fact that it consists of list of checks, 2 year brake fluid flush and cabin filter replacement that can easily be done as DIY, and may be summer tire replacement since they are rated for about 20K miles. However, the dealer needs to make up their revenue numbers so they charge $1k for the 2 year service as some shared.

 

[gtm]

Total drivel. Basically made up numbers that they didn't even bother to proof read. No idea how my Taycan will work out maintenance and repair wise but over 3.5 years and 26,500 miles my Tesla Model S has cost me a pair of wiper blades. In fairness all recommended service I handled myself - cleaning and lubing the brake assemblies. Tires still have 1/2 the tread remaining. Hum, a pair of wipe blades translates to $11,000 R&M. Must be massive repairs on the way to make it to their number in the next year and a half.

 

[HerrCooles]

link or copy of the maintenance journal for Taycan

https://www.porsche.com/germany/acc...cheservice/serviceandmaintenance/maintenance/

only the german version.

 

[simcity]

Bingo! I’ve got the top two in the list.

Knock, knock….oh honey it’s the bailiffs again

 

[DerekS]

So here's my real world repair experience.

2021 Taycan base from June 2021 to November 2022
Put 28,500 miles on it

June 16, 2022: Put 4 Michelin PS4S tires on for $2068.46
June 16, 2022: 20K service $200.95 (supplied my own oem pollen filter and wiper blades, skipped brake flush unless needed which it wasn't.)
Jan 22, 2022: Replace rear Conti tires $1024.36

Grand total of $3293.77. So, almost all tires.

The sooner you can get PS4S on there the slower that tire spend will be; they last great.

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