Buying Advice, new Porsche (Taycan Turbo S)

[Grah_offline09]

That sounds great!! I'd love to see a picture if you had one

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[SergeyIndy]

Looks amazing. The color of the mission-e wheels is officially called bright silver in case you thought they are white.

 

[Grah_offline09]

Looks amazing. The color of the mission-e wheels is officially called bright silver in case you thought they are white.

I did think they were white!! Now I’ve looked closer can see they are silver!

 

[Boss Hogg]

Get a price from your local dealer for a battery health check and try to negotiate the same amount off the new car price if the supplying dealer refuses to do it for you. Also get confirmation in writing that the under tray is undamaged with photos, this would be a deal breaker for me given the potential cost implications. It's a buyers market, hold out!

car looks lovely

 

[TXAG]

Thankyou for the advice! It has 20,811 miles, I think that’s reasonable for its age? The dealership isn’t local to me where I am buying the car, but i am planning on dropping my local dealer to say hello and Find out what services they offer etc..

i am still waiting for the dealer where I am buying the car to get back to me with pictures of the battery tray so I can look for dents. It should have had a full service today and four new tyres as the tread was too low, I have also asked for pictures of the tyres to see if the wear is even.

Happy to help, @Grah_offline09 ! I think 21k miles is fine for a 2021. FWIW my 2022 RWD has 26,600 miles. Its rear tires were replaced at 20,000 miles, but the front tires were still good as the RWD doesn't have the additional weight of a front motor.

You may want to go to the UK section of this Forum to ask for feedback on your local dealer. Using the search feature (the little magnifying glass at the upper right) might be useful in finding info about your local dealer, too.

Every now and then I forward links of these Forum postings to my dealership, so they can see first-hand what we're experiencing. Good rapport is a must ...

If you end up buying that awesome-looking Turbo S, and are into details, feel free to check the first few paragraphs of my delivery day checklist (USA-based, sorry ...) in my autosignature below. Cheers! And keep the questions coming ...

 

[Screen Protech]

That is a very well done car! It looks amazing. Normally I don't like rims like that but they really work on this car!

 

[Grah_offline09]

Firstly, thanks everyone for the really helpful advice, I got pictures fo the battery tray and everything looks fine, no visible dents, just some scuffing and all fasteners are in place!

I also asked for a battery health check and have got that back.... I no reference point if this is good or bad, hoping the forums can help me here ? The battery capacity is at 91%, this is a Jan 21 vehicle, I have no point of reference to know if this is acceptable? For a car of this age? (will do some research!)

 

[SergeyIndy]

Firstly, thanks everyone for the really helpful advice, I got pictures fo the battery tray and everything looks fine, no visible dents, just some scuffing and all fasteners are in place!

I also asked for a battery health check and have got that back.... I no reference point if this is good or bad, hoping the forums can help me here ? The battery capacity is at 91%, this is a Jan 21 vehicle, I have no point of reference to know if this is acceptable? For a car of this age? (will do some research!)

We have plenty of data on this and your SoH looks good. See this thread and we would like all owners to participate in the data collection when you get it.

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/?-baseline-for-hv-battery-soh-performance-battery-degradation-data-by-taycan-owners.12815/

 

[SergeyIndy]

Firstly, thanks everyone for the really helpful advice, I got pictures fo the battery tray and everything looks fine, no visible dents, just some scuffing and all fasteners are in place!

I also asked for a battery health check and have got that back.... I no reference point if this is good or bad, hoping the forums can help me here ? The battery capacity is at 91%, this is a Jan 21 vehicle, I have no point of reference to know if this is acceptable? For a car of this age? (will do some research!)

I would still be cautious about the undertray. Scuffs are normal, but anything that is 3mm or more in the center is catastrophic, so I would ask them to lift it up and you inspect it in person before taking delivery.

 

[Grah_offline09]

Well, tomorrow is the day I'll be going down, inspecting the car and if everything is good, driving it back home, wish me luck!!

 

[TXAG]

Well, tomorrow is the day I'll be going down, inspecting the car and if everything is good, driving it back home, wish me luck!!

Good luck!

Before driving your beauty away, make sure it shows up in your My Porsche app, and there's a green LED light in the console above the rear-view mirror to verify it's YOUR car communicating with Porsche.

Enjoy the drive!

 

[Screen Protech]

Well, tomorrow is the day I'll be going down, inspecting the car and if everything is good, driving it back home, wish me luck!!

Good Luck!! Remember to enjoy it. Either way, Enjoy it.

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