£55k Taycan - Private Purchase

[3xAAA]

I’m looking to buy a second-hand Taycan with a budget of around £55k, ideally a Cross Turismo 4S with a few well-chosen options.

I’ve just missed out on this one at £52k:
https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/5ZP2K9...

I’ve driven a couple of Taycans and they seem to fit my needs, but I’m wondering if there are any years or models I should avoid. I know some manufacturers temporarily reduced specifications during the COVID supply issues, and I’m not sure if Porsche was one of them.

Also my biggest concern is battery longevity, as I tend to keep my cars for a while. Am I likely to be looking at a £40k battery replacement in five years? Or, if I get bored and sell it in two years with another 15,000 miles on the clock, could I be facing £25k in depreciation?

[modeller]

big change was 2024 with the facelift model, bigger battery etc.

[Murph7355]

8yr/100k miles battery warranty on the car, so the answer to that question is no.

Covid supply limits? Yes. Electrically adjustable steering columns were stopped for a while (yes really!). And I think some other options were in short supply (matrix headlights for a period, Bose stereo. Key thing is to make sure the options you want are on the cars you're looking at.

MY22 moved from gloss button packs to satin...and IIRC there was some small software improvement. That was it.

[3xAAA]

modeller said:

big change was 2024 with the facelift model, bigger battery etc.

Good point. A quick search shows they are out of my price point at the moment by a good £15-20k.

Perhaps I need to consider if it's worth holding off until they come down in value.

Murph7355 said:

8yr/100k miles battery warranty on the car, so the answer to that question is no.

Covid supply limits? Yes. Electrically adjustable steering columns were stopped for a while (yes really!). And I think some other options were in short supply (matrix headlights for a period, Bose stereo. Key thing is to make sure the options you want are on the cars you're looking at.

MY22 moved from gloss button packs to satin...and IIRC there was some small software improvement. That was it.

Thanks for pointing that out, both helpful!

My other concern is, having done some more searching, is anyone actually buying these cars privately (second hand)? I feel like I'm looking at a car nobody else wants!

[Frimley111R]

3xAAA said:

My other concern is, having done some more searching, is anyone actually buying these cars privately (second hand)? I feel like I'm looking at a car nobody else wants!

You are. If it was a big petrol of diesel it would be just as bad. The market moved mostly to SUVs so these suffer mostly because they are the wrong body shape but they do represent great value and if you are in for the long term than it won't be so bad.