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  1. Don Breaks His Taycan - The Saga of the 12v Battery

    Man, Heath Kits bring me back! Built an oscilloscope and used it to build other things from them. I just watched this. The guy did a good job and he has chickens. :-)
  2. Don Breaks His Taycan - The Saga of the 12v Battery

    Long hold capacitors will hold a charge forever. Why Tesla is looking to move from batteries to lighter, smaller, much higher capacity, faster charging capacitors. If you ever worked on an old CRT TV set, you know capacitors can keep a charge forever.
  3. Don Breaks His Taycan - The Saga of the 12v Battery

    That looks like it works exactly like every other Porsche. Cannot understand the 12 volt. Why not a 12v capacitor? What does it do? My Prius has a 11 year old 12 volt battery. It has never been jumped, never been replaced. My 911 battery died only a couple years in but Porsche St Paul replaced...
  4. German experts new cars will be 50% cheaper

    I am watching as Porsche is very aggressive with these leases again--thinking about all the vehicles that will come off lease in 36 to 39 months. My plan was to get a Taycan but then I dove the new 992 C4S and fell in love all over again--man what an amazing carI simply love the sound, ride...
  5. 295 Miles Range Achieved in Taycan Turbo Road Trip Test By Alex Roy

    Not sure I could own one. We had a medical emergency and had to leave our quarantine (not mandatory) in WA for MN. This trip from door to door was 1789 miles. We stopped for gas in counties reporting no covid-19 cases and took amazing precautions with gloves, masks, visors, Apple Pay (touch...
  6. German experts new cars will be 50% cheaper

    Interesting and good question. I never lost money across the index funds... It was not a single, one time, investment though and the money was spread across Fidelity funds (low load) in one "cars account." Most recently the money was in; Fidelity 500 Index Fund (FXAIX), Fidelity Total Bond Fund...
  7. German experts new cars will be 50% cheaper

    Your, or at least my, station in life, my status, is not elevated by "things." My only measure of people is how they treat others. WRT cars, I simply loved my first Porsche, love my current Porsche and will love my next Porsche. Looking at a Porsche, especially the 911, you can see the car is...
  8. German experts new cars will be 50% cheaper

    I leased cars frequently and I would take a similar approach. Leverage the low lease rate. Put the residual/buy out amount in an index fund at the end of 3 years, 39 or 42 months buy out the vehicle and still have a profit in the index fund. Once I was very lucky that a neighbor kept asking me...
  9. German experts new cars will be 50% cheaper

    No, he is saying large inventories may create pressure to drop prices up to 50% clear out dealer inventory. I doubt that. I do know of a Toyota Dealership that pre-ordered for their five locations and all their cars, still shink wrapped, are sitting the parking lot of a closed shopping mall. I...
  10. Porsche Taycan Configurator Online. Share Your Build!

    My configuration of a base Taycan 4S Volcanic Grey came to $121k. well, well, beyond the $85k they originally spoke of. I am thinking of acquiring a certified 2015 Targa for $80k and a Tesla Model S for $40K. I'll have 330 mile electric range, larger frunk and trunk, folding rear seats, a back...
  11. Tesla Model S crushes Taycan’s Nürburgring time

    The Standard Range Plus is $39k which is pretty close to $35k. After potential tax benefits its below $33k and I believe that is what Elon said at launch it would be below $35k after potential savings. I've ridden in several Model 3 and drove a number of them. Its a nice car with a lot of cool...
  12. Tesla Model S crushes Taycan’s Nürburgring time

    First, that Tesla had an entirely new non-production chassis and plaid drive train. Second it featured new motors and battery technology they might deliver in another 3-4 years. Third, it was 110% stripped of all interior, seats, carpet, dash, all non-essential to tracking, gear. There was no...


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