Preowned Taycan 4s "as is" with some factory warranty remaining

[Gino]

While I don’t know what your other cars are, but I would all but guarantee they are in fact depreciating assets whether or not you drive them. A Taycan is not a collectible car. The concept to “save miles” and depreciation on your existing cars is to buy a new ICE Porsche makes no sense. The depreciation driving a new car off the lot vs the minimal added depreciation to your existing cars from added mileage in addition to age is going to be much higher other than in very unique circumstances. Your logic doesn’t add up. Sorry to high jack the thread this was just confusing advice regarding CPO, hedging future battery cost, future Taycan devaluation. Talk about overcomplicating something that just isn’t that complicated.

I don’t know why you keep saying I’m trying to save on depreciation. I don’t care about depreciation since I have no plans to ever sell any of my vehicles, ever. I may buy additional ones but in my eyes they are collector’s items for me but not in the sense that they are investments. I would just prefer yo cost to maintain them does not get so expensive that I would be paying an ungodly price to repair any of them.
I have a 2007 Aistream Interstate which I bought new for $104K. 18 years later with 142K on it I spent $30K to redo the roof, replace the AC, rebuild the transmission and fully repaint it so it looks like new. This was an easy decision because the base model Airstream Interstate costs $220K before options and the 2.7L Turbo diesel engine I have will last over $1M miles.
I can sell it for $65K to $75K today but I never would.
I also have 2003 Hummer H2 in perfect condition with only 85K on it which I paid $50K originally. I’ve had to replace the transmission once for $5500 & that’s it. I have no reason to sell it or replace it when I only use it a few times a year when I take it to Utah & Lake Tahoe to go skiing. We still have a 2005 Honda Accord which is in perfect condition with 90K on it just as a backup but it never gets used. It just sits there in case we need it or if someone visits and needs a car while they’re in town.
We thought we would use it more when the Taycan is in the shop but they always give us a loaner which my wife would rather drive.
I guess I just hate selling cars so I usually just give them to my nieces & nephews or to close friends for their kids or I donate them if nobody else wants them.
My wife bought the Honda so I’m happy to give it away if someone in my family wants it but every vehicle I’ve bought serves a specific purpose forever.
I almost bought a limousine, a backhoe & a bulldozer in my younger days just in case I needed them.
Thank god my wife stepped in to stop those purchases!

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[Scandinavian]

You’re rolling the dice like I am considering the possibility a huge battery cost surprise is looming after 100K which you will get to much sooner than I will. The big question is when will replacement batteries be reasonably priced? Until there are licensed & approved 3rd party EV battery replacement shops Porsche can charge whatever they want to motivate you to trade in your Taycan at a huge loss.
It really comes down to how cheap you can buy a Taycan from a private or non-dealer source. If it’s low enough then you may be able to swallow an expensive battery replacement.
There is no data yet to show the durability of the Taycan outside of the main battery so with the miles you plan to drive (25K+/year) you will be one of the first on this forum to find out the cost to replace the front & rear drive units which I anticipate will be at least $10K to $15K but likely more.
When you add that to a battery costing as much as $57K then you’d have to get the car pretty cheap.
Once we know the prices on the batteries and rebuilt drive assembly rebuild/replacement costs are then it won’t be so scary. I’m only driving 4K to 6K miles max per year on my Taycan since I have 3 other vehicles I drive 5K to 10K per year as well. My Taycan is on permanent vacation so I can wait until people running theirs hard can report on the reliability & lifetime of everything from the main battery to the drive modules and electronics.
Good luck!

I have a completely different view on this. I will try to use my Taycan as much as I can during the 8 yer battery warranty! Long distance driving, frequent HPC charging to use the car! My belief is that I will challenge the battery that way, still respecting the 80 % charge level and not abusing the battery in either 100% or 0% charge level. But keep it 10 -80%. I think that might bring out any faults in chemistry, manufacturing in the cells and they will break.

If you listen to several presentation by Jeff Dahn, who probably is one of the most knowledgable person re lithium batteries, if there is no fault in the cells, they will outlast the car. They are good for maybe 500,000 miles!

I have already had two modules replaced but that does not change my strategy. I will use the car as much as I can and enjoy it! When it comes to driving dynamics there is nothing in the market to compare to the Taycan. Apart from the newer model 2025 Taycan that according to track drivers is a further improvement. Subtle but very noticeable.

If you let the car sit in the garage and not being used it will depreciate as fast as one being used, and in my mind you have just wasted a lot of money and only got worries and concerns in return.

Go and use your car and enjoy it as it should be done. Will be better for the car and probably for your mental health as well.

 

[Gino]

Unless they are offering a price to good to pass, I consider buying from Porsche CPO only.
Taycan is by far a car with most issues I've ever owned. Although all the issues are not serious enough for me to get it fix immediately, but it's nice to know I have plenty of time to address those issues at later time.

Fully agree.

I have a completely different view on this. I will try to use my Taycan as much as I can during the 8 yer battery warranty! Long distance driving, frequent HPC charging to use the car! My belief is that I will challenge the battery that way, still respecting the 80 % charge level and not abusing the battery in either 100% or 0% charge level. But keep it 10 -80%. I think that might bring out any faults in chemistry, manufacturing in the cells and they will break.

If you listen to several presentation by Jeff Dahn, who probably is one of the most knowledgable person re lithium batteries, if there is no fault in the cells, they will outlast the car. They are good for maybe 500,000 miles!

I have already had two modules replaced but that does not change my strategy. I will use the car as much as I can and enjoy it! When it comes to driving dynamics there is nothing in the market to compare to the Taycan. Apart from the newer model 2025 Taycan that according to track drivers is a further improvement. Subtle but very noticeable.

If you let the car sit in the garage and not being used it will depreciate as fast as one being used, and in my mind you have just wasted a lot of money and only got worries and concerns in return.

Go and use your car and enjoy it as it should be done. Will be better for the car and probably for your mental health as well.

Good for you that you have the time to drive your Taycan so much. You will surely be among the drivers to push the batteries to their limits. Unfortunately I don’t have the time available in my life to drive my beautiful Taycan and yes it is a waist to let it sit in the garage but on the flip side I don’t care about depreciation and would rather drive something special for the specific times I have available. I have no interest in buying a cheap throw away car that costs 80% less just because I won’t use it very often. It just depends on your priorities in life. If you can afford luxuries in your life that make your life worth living then you should do it. Only buying an expensive car if you can drive it a lot is not what many of us subscribe to. We would drive our toys more but we can’t because some of us have other things to do in life which are more important than our things. Luckily my work and family are very important to me and it requires I travel practically every week both domestically & internationally. I do very well for myself but I don’t want to buy 15 homes around the world with a Taycan in every garage so I can enjoy driving one. If I only get to drive it a few times a month, so what, I can afford it. If the battery dies after 15 years with only 75K on it, then so what, I can afford it. Are you supposed to only buy nice things that you will use all the time? In theory that makes sense to get the most out of what you buy. When I was in my 20s & 30s that was the way I thought but as I get older and my life gets busier & more hectic with no interest in retiring that I realize I must enjoy luxuries as much as I can and if I die before they have been used up then someone will get to experience the joy of these luxuries after I’m gone. I can’t take it with me so I try to strike a balance of how much I save & how much I waist to live life to the fullest. You are so fortunate to have a life where you get to stay in one place but I am fortunate to be needed all over the world for as long as I can endure all the travel which so far is a small price to pay for the satisfaction I get out of my life. My life has been a dream and I only wish I had many more years to continue living it! I will leave a lot of nice things behind when I go but such is life!

 

[FlyingPoint]

I have owned two Taycan's. I have had no real service issues with either of them. Having said that, there is no way I would own one of these cars without a full factory warranty.

 

[Gino]

I have owned two Taycan's. I have had no real service issues with either of them. Having said that, there is no way I would own one of these cars without a full factory warranty.

I agree completely. Even though I have always prided myself that I could & would repair or rebuild anything which I have done in my youth. Today I no longer have that interest, energy or confidence to repair these EVs.
I’m happy to have the extended warranty and hope Porsche offers a yearly warranty service like I heard they are offering in France for $150/month or something reasonable like that.
I would jump at a $2000/yr service contract on my Taycan after 8 years or 100K miles since I keep my cars in perfect condition and I don’t drive them real hard. A yearly service contract would just give me peace of mind rather than get a big surprise every few years. Not sure what Porsche plans to do?

 

[SHM]

I would skip on a "premium car" with "sold as is", even though you might get the car cheap, the rist is higher regarding high maintanance costs.

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