Used 4CT Feedback Request -- Bellevue WA & Deerfield Beach FL

[Jonathan S.]

Spare in the cargo area which is definitely longer than the i4 but alas not any wider or taller given the styling concessions. But I’ll still have the A6 Allroad for the foreseeable future for big load needs.

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[Jonathan S.]

Testing the jack I bought from Modern Spare for the i4. I love its ratcheting action.
Fits into the jack point but with some extra space that might take up with some sort of plastic…hmm, Lego could work perfectly for this really!
(And yes, I put it into Jack mode first.)
In the background although washed out you can see the FedEx truck arriving with the title.

 

[Jonathan S.]

I spent over an hour last summer positioning these parking stops so that I could always pull in with just enough space to open the door to the garage while still having enough space around the back and sides of the A6ar.

But something about the Taycan front end doesn’t allow enough clearance for the door to open to the backyard.
Time for more experimenting.
And then more duct tape!

 

[violuma]

Maybe one of her other gifts can be the EVSE bag, which together with its manuals weighs almost nine and a half pounds!

At the risk of losing the entirety of the audience that's under 50, that's the donkey hiding behind door #3 that Monty Hall is offering to trade you for the 5 $100 bills that he just peeled off his stack and handed to you.

something about the Taycan front end doesn’t allow enough clearance for the door to open to the backyard

The Taycan is perfect. The door is installed improperly, and should swing out into the garden.

 

[Jonathan S.]

Took only a minute or two to install the StoNSho. Love this product!

Now been standing in the RMV line for almost an hour. Have not yet even reached the window to get a number so that I can sit down.
The previous appointment system apparently worked so well that it was discontinued?

 

[whitex]

Wish I had recorded the look on our daughter’s face!
I volunteered to drive her to school.
As we approached the door to the garage, I motioned for to be as quiet as possible.
I opened the door, and she was absolutely amazed that my A6 Allroad had magically been replaced by…
Daddy, what is that?!?
A station wagon EV, just like you told me to buy yesterday morning.

Unfortunately I then had to redirect her to the i4 given the lack of plates. (Typing this now as I wait in line for that…)

Returned home and told my wife that I was going back to bed to get more sleep after my big hike yesterday followed by how they kept waking me up last night when I had tried to go to bed early.
Omitted for the moment the additional factor of the 3:10am delivery.

Awoke an hour later just in time to see my wife driving away from the house.
Did not find any note with the contact information for her legal counsel in the upcoming divorce proceedings.

Was in the garage setting up the Taycan when she pulled in…

I see good news all around. Taycan is in one piece, your wife came back, you are still able to stand, and you have not been served. ?

Now all we need is your reaction on how it feels to drive it.

 

[Jonathan S.]

Finally got a number and can sit down.
Lots of security here. Probably because this place could send even a pacifist into a violent rage.

 

[Jonathan S.]

It’s official, after an hour and a half, I’m …

SAVING THE PLANET!

And helping out the state treasury.

 

[snstevens]

@Jonathan S. - Like I said in an earlier post, you are a bit goofy, but I like it! ?

I just came back from a trip to Tanzania, and it took me 45 min to read through this purchase saga. I hope you are still happily married, and that you are loving driving the Taycan.

Congratulations!

 

[Jonathan S.]

^ Wow, Tanzania, now that sounds even more adventuresome than braving the MA RMV!

 

[WasserGKuehlt]

Spare in the cargo area which is definitely longer than the i4 but alas not any wider or taller given the styling concessions. But I’ll still have the A6 Allroad for the foreseeable future for big load needs.

You're doing it wrong, mate. Need to weld a swinging-gate holder for the wheel, supported by a bsclywilly plug-in platform and wear the spare at the back like the proper offroadies.

 

[whitex]

It’s official, after an hour and a half, I’m …

SAVING THE PLANET!

And helping out the state treasury.

Taxachusetts and yet so much cheaper than sales tax and registration here in WA. Sales tax alone is almost 11% on cars. Annual registration is over 1% MSRP in first year, than following an un realistic depreciation table (e.g. 2 year old vehicle is worth over 90% MSRP - I asked DMV once if I cap give them my car and get it credited as tax payments towards sales tax, property taxes, etc - they said no LOL ).

 

[Jonathan S.]

You're doing it wrong, mate. Need to weld a swinging-gate holder for the wheel, supported by a bsclywilly plug-in platform and wear the spare at the back like the proper offroadies.

How about if I mount it on the roof rails?
Or maybe just place it directly on the glass roof then use some bungees to secure it in place to the roof rails.

 

[Jonathan S.]

Taxachusetts and yet so much cheaper than sales tax and registration here in WA. Sales tax alone is almost 11% on cars. Annual registration is over 1% MSRP in first year, than following an un realistic depreciation table (e.g. 2 year old vehicle is worth over 90% MSRP - I asked DMV once if I cap give them my car and get it credited as tax payments towards sales tax, property taxes, etc - they said no LOL ).

Ah, but ... you have no state income tax in WA.
We pay 5% here in MA.

Getting back to car sales tax, in NJ the usual 6.625% rate is waived entirely for EVs!

 

[whitex]

Ah, but ... you have no state income tax in WA.
We pay 5% here in MA.

Getting back to car sales tax, in NJ the usual 6.625% rate is waived entirely for EVs!

WA just got a payroll tax instead (which differs from income tax by the fact that it's a flat tax on all payroll, stock options/awards, etc - no deductions apply). It's 0.65% IIRC but that's because they just started it earlier this year, so needed it to be low to get voted in. Increases don't require voter approval. They did it with EV fee, voted in $10 a year, raised 1,000% the next year, then another 50% the following year -it's $150 now. Btw, I am not against the EV fee as it offsets gas taxes which maintain the roads, just commenting on how sneaky the politicians' M.O. is.

As for sales tax exemption, WA did have sales tax exemption for EV's long time ago, but that was cancelled by the "why should we help Tesla sell cars" sentiment. The dealer association lobby even tried banning Tesla sales in the state completely and they came scarily close to succeeding. There are some EV incentives but they are carefully crafter to exclude Tesla, though Tesla keeps on qualifying by lowering their prices just enough. Also, WA cars never got any HOV access though, since according to our DOT "Washington does not have a pollution problem, we have a congestion problem".

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