MikeInWimbledon
Hardcore MB Enthusiast
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- (Ex S211 E500, W212 E500, C216, S212 E500, W211 E500 5.5, W221 S500, S211 E500, SL500, S500, E55)
For sure he was generous on numbers, it was a casual conversation along the lines of "these things have dropped in value."As a vehicle they were astonishing, ours just didn't work, then the dealer backup was just a shambles. The big issue being when something occurs to the car (accident etc) you are restricted to one of 12 centres in the entire UK which have either one or two employees trained to repair them. So the entire UK Taycan fleet has circa 18 trained techs to effect mechanical repairs in the entire UK. It's not parts that are causing the wait times, it's lack of trained techs and facilities.
They also aren't a patch on a Panamera for quality fit and finish, but then a Panamera is more money, quite a lot more money like for like.
Your neighbour is being generous with his numbers. Look on Autotrader at the number of Taycan's for sale at non Porsche dealerships, it's an eyeopener. Porsche don't want them unless you give them the car on an SOR arrangement.
And a chuckle that its been so much money for a garden ornament that barely goes anywhere, like so many top end EV's.
Quality and reliability? "Shurely shome misteak?" EVangelists have been saying loud and clear since day one that EV's don't require maintenance, offering a huge saving in running costs. No engine, no clutch, no drivetrain, barely any brake use. It's only sceptical old dinosaurs, like me, who've raised issues of innovation risk, software gremlins, adjustment, component availability, lack of engineering support outside the Main Dealer Centres, and the risks around new tech, and new production plant at the new factories.
Still, we can't take it with us, can we? If we didn't borrow and spend money on new vehicles that lost half their value in the first three years, we'd only give the money to the tax man or ex-wife.
And, like the £100k CL500, I bought at 7 years old for £20k, it'll be jolly good value for someone "brave enough" to take on a seven year old luxury car.
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