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I have recent experience with this. The payout was actually not too far off the price of a similar CPO. I did have to negotiate a bit - basically they didn't have a complete list of the options on the car, and the names they had for some of the features were weird. "Does your car have the memory...

Agreed on go to your insurer. Let their lawyers deal with it instead of spending your own money on it. I would be very clear that the vehicle was operating normally when you dropped it off and now it will not power on or operate. Make it clear that they are claiming the battery pack is damaged...

I think it's worth noting that the range estimates are based on the Chinese market test cycle that is not as representative of reality. The EU one is most optimistic than the EPA one, and I think the China market one is more optimistic still. They almost certainly have better battery tech...

Certainly on the 2020 models the latest PCM with the modules updated is a better experience, with a more responsive UI. Porsche might be screwing everyone except its Chinese overlords by intentionally holding back features that any other manufacturer would roll out globally like CarPlay...

Explicitly ask them to update all modules and the PCM. There are subtle changes to some of the modules like the adaptive cruise control that clean up minor housekeeping issues. For example with the latest module software it will remember your previous follow distance setting in the adaptive...

Small people make messes. I keep a folded up microfiber towel in each rear door pocket and in the center console in anticipation...

I drove mine cross country through the freeze where there was all that news about people having trouble charging in Chicago two years ago. I had no issues at all that were the fault of the car. I used EA for most of my charging. At one of my stops a guy with a Rivian complained he could only...

Software update installed at your local dealer. Porsche's handling of software is still a clown rodeo.

Yep, it is complete junk. I have two of them. Buy the Tesla mobile charger and an adapter and get on with your life unless you need this thing for a lease turn in.

My CPO had this exact problem at pick up. A few months later I asked the dealer to repair it and the initial response was it was cosmetic and not covered under CPO but they'd ask Porsche to cover it anyway. There were no signs of impact or abuse and the car had very low miles with an otherwise...

They do use it to dump energy into the coolant during regeneration with a full battery, maybe it is stressed more if you regularly charge to full.

Since I've bought used Taycans twice and also watch auction prices, compare anything you see in an auction to the price of a similar CPO. You'd have to be crazy to pay what I see the cars go for sometimes when you could get the same configuration as a CPO sometimes for less. Use the option...

It seems like there are a bunch of people here who say they had to select the option in European markets at least in earlier years. Poland for example.

Standard on US builds supposedly, but seems to have been an option in some markets.

It cannot possibly be worth it to Porsche to replace heaters over and over again in the same car just to keep dealers happy about selling and servicing EV's. Look at the absurd two years service price at the dealer for a Taycan and it's obvious they already had that service revenue for dealers...

That would be my read. It is not lost on me at all that the range at 100% on my 2020 went up by 24 miles after a failing regulator finally died completely and was replaced after the AC compressor could no longer start. I could tell it was dying by the fan noises as the car was trying to cool the...

Forever ago. Look at the common failures that Porsche never learns from or decides are not ever worth the cost of doing right. Plastic coolant pipes on 955 Cayenne's and the plastic T on the backside of the engine on the 955TT's failed all the time and they never stopped making custom injection...

This aligns with my assessment. I've owned a fair number of Porsches but I rented every EV I could while traveling for work and test drove what I could not rent prior to landing on the Taycan. The Model 3/Y was probably the best at being an EV and FSD for all its limitations is still very...

It is follow time not distance, and they have changed what each bar means over the years in response to drivability concerns. You can see the follow time in the manual and they are calibrated to use average human reaction time + a margin of error. If you look on say a 2015 Macan S you'll see in...

Go into the Porsche app and tap vehicle details then functions then Apple Maps ev routing and click the thing to sync it to Apple Maps again. I'm not sure if this is iPhoneOS26 or the recent routing update to add Tesla Superchargers that broke the connectivity but it is trivial to resolve.