Buying a used Taycan
Discussion
Stu-nph26 said:
MOBB said:
Lucky sod. They give me an Audi A6The odd option they almost always have is the smokers pack. When looking at used cars, I used to skip any cars with it assuming the car had been smoked in. But now I know they are likely ex-loaner cars.
Mikebentley said:
I’ve often wondered why we don’t have a thread that specifically identifies and calls out known issues with cars made by every manufacturer. It seems to me none of them can make a car that doesn’t break.
None of them can, but given the complexity of modern cars it's amazing they are as reliable as they are. The pharma / medical industry would give their right arm for anything close to the same outcomes / "reliability" from their 5-10 year development and testing programmes (which can cost £2 billion or more). And people don't thrash their new drugs / devices, park them under snow, drive them in the desert etc etc.However, when car manufacturers make a mistake they should take accountability. We are the guinea pigs in the final phase of their development programme.
Discombobulate said:
None of them can, but given the complexity of modern cars it's amazing they are as reliable as they are. The pharma / medical industry would give their right arm for anything close to the same outcomes / "reliability" from their 5-10 year development and testing programmes (which can cost £2 billion or more). And people don't thrash their new drugs / devices, park them under snow, drive them in the desert etc etc.
However, when car manufacturers make a mistake they should take accountability. We are the guinea pigs in the final phase of their development programme.
I hear you, but PADM failure has been going on for years across several model lines. However, when car manufacturers make a mistake they should take accountability. We are the guinea pigs in the final phase of their development programme.
If a new drug was causing excess mortality over a 7-8 year period, you’d be expecting an enquiry.
MOBB said:
My Taycan is in for rattle fixes today, silly OPC tried to tell me this was chargeable, soon sorted that
Anyway, very kind of them to give me this as a courtesy car
Nice car, nanny safety nonsense aside
Not a £150k car though, liked it quite a lot
Needs a few more badges on the back Anyway, very kind of them to give me this as a courtesy car
Nice car, nanny safety nonsense aside
Not a £150k car though, liked it quite a lot
h0b0 said:
Porsche USA will not allow anything other than Porsche loaner cars. My dealer gives base level but high optioned, same model of the you have one. It is effective in selling new cars.
The odd option they almost always have is the smokers pack. When looking at used cars, I used to skip any cars with it assuming the car had been smoked in. But now I know they are likely ex-loaner cars.
Back in the day, don’t know if it’s still the case, but a “smokers pack” was the way to get a 12v socket up front. Probably less of a thing nowadays with USB etc being effective enough at powering things. I have a USB-C to cigarette lighter adapter for inflating tyres. The odd option they almost always have is the smokers pack. When looking at used cars, I used to skip any cars with it assuming the car had been smoked in. But now I know they are likely ex-loaner cars.
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