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My dealer insisted the brake pipe replacement did not require a flush and they did do the flush and fluid replacement and bill for it at the service a few weeks later.

I think it is fairly sad to need an update on a domestic appliance. I bought a Devialet D-Premier amplifier for my HiFi 15 years or so ago, it was the first domestic appliance I had with updates and whilst being able to set input titles and sensitivities then download the settings to a SD card...

I use a CTEK 12V lead acid charger on all my little used cars to keep the battery in reasonable shape so I ordered the Lithium ion one to try on my Taycan, at least it will show where its at.

If true it will probably be related to the calculated fatigue life of something in the transmission like a gear tooth or drive shaft joint. I have used launch control twice in over 2 years, both occasions to amuse some children, so it wouldn't be a limit for me...

This is true but I wanted Sport Chrono and the clock is available on the dash too so in the end I just preferred the look of the compass in the little binnacle to the clock :)

If you look at the old economies, Europe and North America, which got used to a standard of living that is way more expensive than their own today's industry has the income to support the prognosis is poor. IMO. 25 years ago only about 10% of the population in the UK worked in wealth creation...

So true. For my older cars I work with old school mechanics but when there is a warranty involved you are a bit stuck. I can usually diagnose faults myself it used to be part of my job.

There were a number of reasons I chose a CT4S over a ST GTS and the compass was one of them :)

I have owned one Ferrari for 28 years and several Toyotas in that period they have all been 100% reliable. My Taycan has broken down once, at home, with a flat 12V battery, so not too bad so far.

Mine died too after 9 days unused over Christmas, I had to do the manual procedure to get to the battery and jump start the car. I has come up very occasionally when I get in the car with a warning that an accessory is drawing too much power, the only thing I had plugged in was a USB stick of...

And better than anything made in the USA too, probably.

Why would a Chinese EV manufacturer copy anything Taycan? It superficially looks similar on the outside but the interior and probably the engineering will be quite different. Chinese manufacturers have hired experienced stylists and design engineers. I know good experienced chassis designers...

I have never bought a car because of its styling. Ever. It is a bit of a factor but not the crucial one, in fact for me the interior is much more important than the exterior since that is what I look at and interact with. I bought the Taycan because it drove so well and I liked it. For those...

That confirms what the Porsche service adviser told me.

Ah I had originally understood from the letter I received the software would be delivered OTA but the dealer told me they would load the software and the monitoring would be OTA. We'll find the truth of the matter in due course I suppose.

I rather hoped they would do whatever the tests were when I took it in. They couldn't download data from it and I suppose these days anything that doesn't show up on a laptop remains a mystery. A load test used to be the first thing to try on a 12V battery back pre-computer!

I have had a flat 12V battery in conditions where the manual implies it would be kept charged, so either I have a fault they didn't find when they checked (I drove straight to the dealer as soon as I got the 12V alive again) or the 12V battery is of marginal capacity for its functions.

Well of course and I expect the service advisor was just subtly explaining it was unlikely to be early.

The ARB6/7 is a prelude to monitoring and is a preliminary check. The appropriate one was done on mine during its first service and it was when I picked the car up after Porsche had signed off the check that they told me the letter about monitoring software and leaving the car connected for long...

Don't know how it is in your country but here most people choose monochrome paintwork, coloured cars are unusual but I would always prefer a colour and Porsche have quite a few nice ones. Mine is Mamba green which they don't do any more but I like Gentian blue, Purple sky, and the frosted blue...