ACC and LCA worth the price?

[MKM]

2 Turbo Taycans has nearly same specs apart from 1 have 40k miles and no LCA or ACC while the other have 8k miles and both ACC and LCA.

Both are My21.

Is it worth to pay an extra £10-£12K to have both features together with low milage, given that Taycan is Depreciating like crazy?

Below are link to the cars.

N.B The last link is an extra one, that I'm is love with but discouraged as it is My20.

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB...mfort-assistance=acc-incl-pas&order=price_asc

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB...oups=int-beige&interior-color-groups=int-grey

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB...t-grey&mediaCenter=true#media-center-interior

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[Murph7355]

I'm a big fan of LCA (blind spot assist). But note that those cars don't have it - they have Auto Lane Keeping, which goes with ACC to keep the car smoothly between white lines (I don't have this. Don't miss it but may be useful).

I also wanted ACC on mine, though do use that less (it's most useful, IMO, in speed restricted contraflows).

I think a bigger factor on those prices is the mileage difference. And.....

Note that the more expensive car also has PDCC (not tried it, but plenty rate it and it was an expensive option). And PCCB (not really necessary on a Taycan, but also an expensive option). Burmester ditto. Additional onboard chargers (useful if you have 3-phase power and/or use Tesla chargers). Insulated glass (does make the car quieter, does make phone reception worse! Also has park assist support - I was a non-believer, but 3 times recently cars have parked so close to me in car parks that I couldn't get in the car. This function allows the car to self drive out...I'd have it again out of preference.

This one is personal preference, but I really don't like the body colour wheels on the Cherry car (not a massive of them on the white one). And am not a fan of the beige interior (child of the 70s, don't want to go back ).

So....the difference isn't only the three things you note, it's much more.

 

[W1NGE]

2 Turbo Taycans has nearly same specs apart from 1 have 40k miles and no LCA or ACC while the other have 8k miles and both ACC and LCA.

Both are My21.

Is it worth to pay an extra £10-£12K to have both features together with low milage, given that Taycan is Depreciating like crazy?

Below are link to the cars.

N.B The last link is an extra one, that I'm is love with but discouraged as it is My20.

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB...mfort-assistance=acc-incl-pas&order=price_asc

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB...oups=int-beige&interior-color-groups=int-grey

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB...t-grey&mediaCenter=true#media-center-interior

LCA on its own is a definite 'must have' for me - I have it on my Taycan and Macan - Taycan has a bad blind spot and this just takes the stress away. It should be standard without question and may now be featuring on J1.2s and Macan EVs but worth checking.

ACC - personally I would never use it (some people see it as a 'must have') as I don't need a 3rd speed control device on top of the 2 standard ones already provided. Adding InnoDrive (subscription) on top is probably pointless given the known mapping issues leading to unintended consequences - not the fault of the tech but just poor data.

The price differential is more to do with mileage (significantly different - 6x more), higher quality leather (Olea - £3K option) and superior audio as ACC + LCA is only a £2K option when new and probably adds around £500 2nd hand if that.

What is 'odd' is 3 owners for the Cherry one and < 7K miles - why, was this car problematic from day 1? Not a popular colour in UK and the interior is not to everyone's taste (Neodyme gold finishers).

Wait another month and both cars will be cheaper still!

 

[f1eng]

Whilst the legacy of choosing an IC engined car by mileage will probably persist for a very long time, technically the mechanical parts of an electric motor and reduction gear won't suffer the same degradation, or at least be less of an unknown, because they don't burn their own lubricant so don't need the frequent replacement and filtering IC engines have to have (and may not have had).
The part that will degrade is the battery and that looks like it is more related to time and charge practice - ie old is worse and charging to 100% all the time is ill advised for long life but some owners won't have known to maybe cared - therein the unknown...
Any EV being sold by somebody who is convinced charging to 100% all the time is fine is best avoided IMO.

I like cherry red, the atacama/black oleo leather is a gorgeous and expensive addition and much to my personal taste, I am bored rigid by decades of unimaginative black, still a bit too much black but better for me.

Personally i don't use any driver over-rides in mine so things like innodrive etc would not sway be but the chassis upgrades, PDCC, rear wheel steer and torque vectoring (which may be standard on Turbo anyway) would be must haves for me, I hardly ever get chance of full throttle for more than a fraction of a second but the chassis improvements get enjoyed on every drive, I would choose a 4S with all chassis upgrades over a Turbo without every time.

 

[Sace]

Having had ACC in every car I've had the last 10 years I would never go without it. Keeping a safe distance to the car in front is just a nice thing to have. I commute in mine and it takes the stress out of dense traffic.

ALK/Innodrive I've had (as FoD trial) but I was not impressed. It performed worse than the system in my Previous Audi and way worse than the "Travel Assist" seen in other VAG cars. I don't mind having it but it's not a must for me.

 

[MHC]

I owned a 2020 turbo that was produced in August 2020 and I had no issues with it - so although there were many issues with the 2020 model year the ones produced at the end of the model year have a better rep. The one you’re looking at looks like it was produced 8/2020 given September delivery. I would try and figure out why miles are so low. I would definitely favor a lower mileage car given the significant differences in mileage all else being similar. The colors and options are largely a personal preference . The ALK that comes with ACC is crappy compared to most other automakers but ACC works well if it’s something your used to having. I only use it on long highway drives. If your driving is largely non highway ACC won’t get much use. Cherry red will be a tough resale as very few people are looking for that color and dealers won’t want it on trade for fear of holding it for ever to resell. Good luck whatever you do - on the low mileage cars I believe future depreciation will be reasonable given the steep depreciation that has already taken place . Lastly, maintenance will likely be more on the high mileage car and brake pad replacement is very costly on turbos . Also note no heads up display on 2020 but may be on the 2021’s . It’s a mediocre heads up display compared to the best versions available but some people really like this option.

 

[Dick G]

2 Turbo Taycans has nearly same specs apart from 1 have 40k miles and no LCA or ACC while the other have 8k miles and both ACC and LCA.

Both are My21.

Is it worth to pay an extra £10-£12K to have both features together with low milage, given that Taycan is Depreciating like crazy?

Below are link to the cars.

N.B The last link is an extra one, that I'm is love with but discouraged as it is My20.

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB...mfort-assistance=acc-incl-pas&order=price_asc

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB...oups=int-beige&interior-color-groups=int-grey

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB...t-grey&mediaCenter=true#media-center-interior

 

[W1NGE]

Having had ACC in every car I've had the last 10 years I would never go without it. Keeping a safe distance to the car in front is just a nice thing to have. I commute in mine and it takes the stress out of dense traffic.

ALK/Innodrive I've had (as FoD trial) but I was not impressed. It performed worse than the system in my Previous Audi and way worse than the "Travel Assist" seen in other VAG cars. I don't mind having it but it's not a must for me.

ALK is not LCA (blind spot monitoring).

 

[Dick G]

LCA is useless. You can download ALK on line which IS useful. ACC is a must have to me. Great in traffic, stop and go all automatically.

 

[W1NGE]

LCA is useless. You can download ALK on line which IS useful. ACC is a must have to me. Great in traffic, stop and go all automatically.

LCA is useless? Blindspot monitoring has to be a definite benefit IMHO.

ALK is pointless along with LKA - both highly irritating.

 

[Dick G]

LCA is useless? Blindspot monitoring has to be a definite benefit IMHO.

ALK is pointless along with LKA - both highly irritating.

LCA is lane keep assist, nothing to do with blind spot.

 

[SergeyIndy]

LCA is lane keep assist, nothing to do with blind spot.

That is not correct. You confused everyone.

LCA is Lane Change Assist and a blind spot monitoring alert system. Lights in the mirror.
LKA is Lane Keep Assist that alert the driver and tugs on the wheel when close to lane marker, also known as a ping pong lane system, so it is not keeping you centered in the lane system.
ALK is Active Lane Keeping that keeps the car in the center of the lane and can only be had if optioned with InnoDrive when ordered from factory on top of ACC (at least in the US)
ALK can be FOD on J1.1 if you only have ACC from factory
InnoDrive is additional FOD on J1.1 if you have ACC from factory

 

[W1NGE]

LCA is lane keep assist, nothing to do with blind spot.

Lange Change Assist (leds in mirrors, blind spot monitoring)

Lane Keep Assist (steering wheel tug)

Active Lane Keep (with ACC) self steering

Check your acronyms!

And OP is asking about ACC and LCA (Lane Change Assist) but suspect they meant ALK.

 

[MichaelPNW]

I am a fan of ACC. I use it anytime I get caught in stop and go traffic. I wouldn’t call it any sort of necessity so not sure I’d stack rank it too high as you decide, but it is somewhere on the list.

 

[Dick G]

Lange Change Assist (leds in mirrors, blind spot monitoring)

Lane Keep Assist (steering wheel tug)

Active Lane Keep (with ACC) self steering

Check your acronyms!

And OP is asking about ACC and LCA (Lane Change Assist) but suspect they meant ALK.

Sorry you're correct

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