Lots of details in this thread about battery SOC after track sessions. Maybe you can glean some good info here:
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/taycan-turbo-vs-virginia-international-raceway-full-course.5302/
I did not order them. I would rather skip a few ~$500 options and get something like rear axle steering (which is what I did) that makes a difference in driving.
My $0.02
I looked at buying a used CPO Taycan, but there was just not enough savings to make it worth it. With the $7500 tax rebate on a new one combined with the discount I got on a custom order, used ones were nearly the same price.
Its funny...these are two reasons I usually DON'T lease. The way I see it, leasing is more restrictive than buying. If you buy, you have full control to sell the car after 3 weeks, 3 months, or 3 years, etc. With a lease, you are kinda stuck with it for the lease term (sure, there's some...
Yup, and the cost of buying the "put" is the cost of money difference between lease and buy.
It may very well be worth it for something like the Taycan.
I completely agree. At the end of the day, it comes down to the interest rate charged on the lease, which generally is higher than buy rate, BUT...it may not be higher than what you could be making on investments elsewhere (if you are considering paying cash).
If you are taking out a car loan...
In some ways, leasing (not taking into account mileage restrictions) feels like buying a Call option on the Taycan, where:
Strike Price = the Residual Value
Premium = the “extra” financing charge (Lease Rate vs Buy Rate) over the lease term.