I Got A Letter From Porsche + Addressing Your Taycan Comments!

[@SISTIC1]

With regard depreciation, most people don’t buy Porsche’s worrying about depreciation, if so, then you obviously can’t afford it! I bought my Taycan knowing it’ll definitely depreciate substantially but, I didn’t care because I thought owning a Porsche Taycan with it’s good looks, horse power, road presence, quality, coupled with my love for high-end powerful cars was enough to say “sod the depreciation, we only live once!”.

[@SISTIC1]

@@brandonfromlondonuk3484 brandon from London-the troll-obviously has a screw loose in the head somewhere. You my son not only need a lesson in manners, you also need a lesson on the proper way to write “you’re”; it’s not “your”, dummy! I at least have the pleasure of experiencing depreciation on a Taycan turbo s, a car that you probably have a poster up on the wall of your bedroom in your parent’s house.

[@TABonTV]

This, I'm not worried about the depreciation, but it's almost a shame for the car. It's such a good car, it really is, but just plagued by issues that hold it back - and if even the makers of this thing get burned, what does that mean for the future? I hear they're already trying to reverse engineer ICE into some of these platforms!

[@GTI_CHHA]

Excellent inside info. Agree, Porsche is doing the right thing this time.

[@TABonTV]

Let's hope so.

[@deepblue3741]

Thanks for the update - good content 👌

[@TABonTV]

Thanks!

[@woolmer608]

This guy seems very laidback,a car being unreliable is one thing but a car that could catch fire is a very different situation.

[@TABonTV]

The risk of fire is so small it's not worth worrying about.

[@MrDead1975]

macmeister has had his home insurance cancelled after the latest taycan recall letter due to the perceived fire risk. he didn't give his details during the call but they worked it out from his phone number he rang them on lol

[@dathyr1]

Yeah I just watched that macmeister video also about insurance dropping him and not sure if he got his insurance back again. So what are insurance companies saying about this kind of recall and possible catch fires/restrictions on where to park the vehicles??????

[@andreatanzi3191]

I do not live in the UK, so I cannot comment on the specific situation (..) in Switzerland (so far) there is no limitation on coverage (..) Personally, I do not think a broader restriction will come, otherwise the entire EV-Industry can simply shut down (..)

[@TheNorville2]

@@andreatanzi3191 The Chinese are not having the same problem, Porsche should just fixed their very expensive car that has more recall that Arnold.

[@andreatanzi3191]

@, yes they should, though I till remain with my Porsches (..) cheers

[@TABonTV]

Yeah - I'd heard about that - he'll need to park it on his driveway.

[@BillB33525]

I sold my Taycan a week b4 this letter came out. Sorry for the next owner. Can you imagine buying an EV and getting a letter like this? Glad I ditched mine when I did. It was depreciating faster than I could pay it off. No more Porsches for me. I was treated like a sewer rat by the dealer at the end.

[@allomony4010]

Except you didn't have a Porsche . You had a Taycan. And would you prefer a company did a recall or did nothing? I've had several Porsches and always sold for a profit. Also main dealer service always been exceptional. You;re experience may have come down to your attitude perhaps.

[@SISTIC1]

@@allomony4010couldn’t have said it better myself!

[@jonfrench7133]

Perhaps but your post is entirely assumptive

[@TheNorville2]

@@allomony4010 That is not totally true, lot of Porsche dealer have a very bad rap... so if he did not have a Porsche, what did he have?

[@T.e.292]

@@allomony4010if a Taycan is not a Porsche, what is it?

[@rlgwoody8966]

Thanks for sharing, I received a similar notice back in November in the U.S. from Audi for my RS e-tron GT. They also confirmed in their letter that real time Audi’s battery monitoring is active and accessible on my vehicle, and my battery is currently issue free. I’m glad both J1 Platform manufacturers have taken this step towards greater transparency.

[@TABonTV]

Yeah - I'm glad they're doing this. Getting on top of things - finally

[@RBcymru]

Cupra did an over the air update similar to this a year ago to monitor the battery. Why can't the Taycan do over the air updates and monitoring if it is connected to Porsche ?

[@TABonTV]

I think the platform can't cope with a full software update over the air, only smaller incremental changes.

[@RBcymru]

@@TABonTV Have you had a battery health report yet ? There is a red Taycan 20 or 21 plate on autotrader with 33k miles and 10% loss in capacity.

[@TABonTV]

@@RBcymru I haven't yet - I'm not sure if I'm having issues as there's an OTA which keeps trying to come down and failing!

[@RBcymru]

@@TABonTV Oh hopefully not too bad. Porsche are considering doing a petrol or hybrid Taycan. So I have heard.

[@TABonTV]

@@RBcymru they've already done one. It's called the Panamera.

[@kengormley4530]

it was a great video TAB.......you have always been very measured and i really value your opinion and you highlighted something I've been saying for last 12 months......please keep going mate 👏👏👏👏

[@TABonTV]

Much appreciated and will do so!

[@kkal1183]

ICE vehicles receive just as many recalls and sometimes more. Some of those recalls can be just as serious, but you don't hear people going on about it because that is part of owning a car, especially one that is new to the market.

[@TABonTV]

You hear plenty of coverage on ICE recalls, KZbin is full of it. Good to be in the know.

[@danopdeveluwe3366]

Porsche is DRAGGING its feet ! All this has been known since the end of 2023 : I-Pace had exactly the same issues with the identical traction battery pack.. 😂

[@TABonTV]

Let's hope they can turn a corner!

[@KolGenius]

I’ve got a fire extinguisher upgrade so I’m good :)

[@TABonTV]

🔥🚒

[@SISTIC1]

I’ve also recently received the letter!

[@TABonTV]

Looks like we all will!

[@Osmosis909]

I've only just got my Turbo S and honestly, I'm already feeling dejected as there just seems to be constant negativity towards this car from EV haters of which there are plenty, to KZbin channels that just seem to bash the car. There's also a tonne of misinformation, all it does is cause owners to regret, put people off and cause the cars to depreciate even further. I think people genuinely are getting off at seeing this car and Porsche fail or perceive to fail. I have NOT had a recall letter yet, but it's already making me concerned about charging my car, to what % I charge and where it's parked when it's charging. I should be excited, not worried. Thankyou at least for putting a positive spin on this.

[@TABonTV]

Empty vessels make the most noise! Great cars! Don't listen to all the naysayers and enjoy it! Congrats on the purchase! 👌🏻

[@jonac5561]

Firstly must state I love my taycan but… it’s now on its 3rd heater currently at a Porsche centre with another electrical fault it’s 3rd in the last 18 months .Recall already attended to by Porsche centre late November.if only it worked!! Sublime combination of comfort pace and road holding .

[@bob808]

Just wondering, what year is your car?

[@jonac5561]

2022

[@TheNorville2]

Mate of mine works at Porsche, they have so many Taycans in the dealers they need extra space to keep then... first the heaters not the batteries.

[@TABonTV]

That's unfortunate - we all hoped the revised Webasto unit would work! Mine new one is still holding up (🤞🏻)

[@skimeister1620]

As you say, only a good thing. Used prices great value. My i8 depreciated steep at first then curve steadied out so hopefully the same?

[@TABonTV]

There's just too many Taycans on the used UK market - nearly 850 right now! Great for choice, but values will continue to see pressure. There's only 60 i8s.

[@skimeister1620]

The dealer took my i8 I think knowing it didn’t matter it being sat there for a while! Maybe should have kept it but I do like the Taycan, not many don’t. Converted petrol head!

[@TABonTV]

@@skimeister1620 taycan is a great looking car. i8 could be a future collectors

[@IuriRocha-l3z]

I think my battery may be faulty. Did not have any issues, but my car is the 2021 RWD with bp+ and I can only get something around 290km full charged. And before yall ask, I drive it like my grandma. I don’t race and I set the cruise control to 120km/h. My consumption is something around 23kwh after 1 hour driving on roads. But in city driving I can only get 28kwh. I’ve seen some people making 17kwh (same year, same car). I live in Porto (Portugal) and I cannot reach Lisbon that’s 360km from where I live. Despite that, I love the car. But I wish to have at least 370km of range :/

[@TABonTV]

Get it in for them to have a look.

[@kengormley4530]

Thanks for the heads up TAB on this .....1 question is it only on the turbos or all models ?? Happy New Year mate looking forward to more of your updates 👏👏👏👏

[@thorstenemberger4772]

all models

[@andreatanzi3191]

Porsche missed to enable a more sophisticated battery control from day one (..) furthermore, in my opinion they are not transparent with all the related issues (..) A pity since they have the credibility to behave differently (..) cheers

[@TABonTV]

I do wonder what the real problem & scale analysis looks like - we'll never know.

[@geoffreid1356]

Wonderful news - now instead of knowing that your £100k + electric car has broken down simply because of an electrical fault the system will tell you what type of electrical fault is responsible for you standing at the side of the road. We’re supposed to believe this is a good thing?

[@TheBajamin]

I mean ICE cars break down too. They have recalls too. I remember in 2003 my brand new 350z (before Nissan went to complete shit) needed 3 transmissions due to faulty synchros. And the AFM would break, mine left me stranded in the middle of the road because it kills the engine.

[@rasmusansin3273]

@@TheBajamin Don't make this into an ICE/EV issue. EVs in general don't have this problem. This is a Taycan issue.

[@TheBajamin]

@@rasmusansin3273 it’s a cars issue. That’s the point. Plenty of electric and hybrid cars have had recalls and issues. That’s how production works. I build tanks for a living, we even do recalls on them for the military. Despite a top notch quality program.

[@TABonTV]

Yes, for Taycan owners, it's Porsche starting to step up - I hope.

[@antster7]

The more Porsche linger, the harder the depreciation hits these cars. I think they are taking a page from Jaguar and plan to buy them back pennies on the dollar.

[@TABonTV]

No doubt the write down costs of this car for Porsche will be significant.

[@reciprocityYYC]

Gotta wonder, with the tons of Taycan’s sitting on dealer lots, will their batteries die faster? Prices are still to high in Canada, but hopefully get down to $60k so I can buy one 😊

[@TABonTV]

I think it's inevitable

[@pauljames2407]

It’s not really good news , As I’m aware your Tycan uses LG Pouch type HV batteries the same as the Jaguar i pace & bolt use. Jaguar tried 5 software updates to help protect the battery from going on fire , the last one from my understanding failed. Please check out the Jaguar issue as it seems the same as your Porsche one. They were / have been told not to park near structures to. LG have a lot to answer Apparently cars have gone on fire in California , Norway & Australia.

[@TABonTV]

In my eyes it's better than doing nothing, which seemed to be the case before this.

[@davidkeenan5989]

Good info.

[@TABonTV]

Yes, all Cariad.

[@peanutbutterjellyjam2179]

@2:47: When folks lambaste the car, and nit-pick every nook and cranny of it, most certainly the value is going to drop. People love having Porsches, and people equally love hating Porsches. I haven't watched your history of videos,, but it would be great if you would do one with you just enjoying the car, and bringing to the front the positive aspects to it. I think that we'd all appreciate that, and, who knows, by some good fortune, you, yourself, by your actions might help to bring value back to the Taycan. Thank you for giving consideration to my last comment.

[@davidkeenan5989]

I think he has done that type.

[@TABonTV]

Thanks - I would say 95% of my content on this car has been positive. But as stated, I have to keep it as realistic as possible. Will def have some more trips out of this car whilst I have it!

[@kevinburke6743]

Tesla Model "S" has been in continuous High Volume production for over 12 years now! So, taking into account "Ramping Up" at least 20% of them are 8+ years old! 12K miles x 8 years =96K miles. That means Tens If not 100 Thousand or more are out of warranty? How many have been scrapped off? Aftermarket Automotive moves like Lightening!

[@stevep9041]

Maybe you need a dash warning which says, ‘you’re in thermal runaway mode’!

[@TABonTV]

Yeah, I'm not sure how long you'd have it up for. Maybe get some marshmallows out?

[@chris-eccohealthcare]

I had the same thing last month on my Audi rs etron gt. VW group issues taycan and etron gt same horse different rider.

[@TABonTV]

Correct - it's the same platform completely. The J1.

[@loualiberti4781]

-100,000 Plus -100,000 = Bankruptcy !!!!

[@TABonTV]

Finance 101

[@Ethanf2107]

Rubbish cars. Values reflect that..... Compare it with the ice cars and save your money buy petrol 👍🏻 catching fire and burning your house down is a bit of a concern 😂

[@kevinburke6743]

Porsche playing catch up! Tesla had all this over the air software monitoring & auto update facility. 18 Years ago! Not only did Tesla turn the Automakers, Sellers, Marketers & Financiers World upside down. He also taught us that you should buy a Mobile Computer from Computer Company! Well would you buy a Mobile Computer from a Car Manufacturing Company?

[@mogsyman]

I’ve had nothing yet from Porsche, is the recall all models/years or only some? I’m also married to mine for another 24 months of lease and as mentioned previously I will change back to an ICE but I do really enjoy driving my GTS (17,000 in the last 12 months around the UK and Europe and it’s a brilliant mile-muncher). Keep up the good content, you need to report good and bad for sure 👍

[@TABonTV]

Thanks, no one seems to know for sure, but I do hope Porsche will at least install the diagnostic software on all Taycans to show a bit of pro-activity here. thanks for the comment! 👍🏻

[@rasmusansin3273]

So... it has to be connected to the internet to send back information. RIGHT after the recent Volkswagen scandal about them leaking positional data from hundreds of thousands of people... sigh.

[@TABonTV]

Yes - all Cariad

[@antman6519]

Insurance companies don’t agree!

[@TABonTV]

That's what insurance companies do. Brilliantly.

[@darrenreynolds4976]

Whilst it's a good car the downsides have ruined it. 5000 miles had to have new rear shocks. Faulty from new. Countless recalls, with very little if any support from the dealers with regard to replacement vehicles. Too top it off on the coldest weekend in ages the heater has packed up. I appreciate new technology has glitches but this is becoming a joke. Roll on next March when I get to see the back of it.

[@TABonTV]

Yeah - a lot of folk in the same boat. Great car, let down by itself.

[@AlexLancashirePersonalView]

But the environmental cost of making and recycling an EV, even if you love it, is just as bad as running a ICE car.

[@jonfrench7133]

The EV reaches carbon parity with ICE after one year of use

[@reciprocityYYC]

@@jonfrench7133 According to Volvo who did a full report on their ICE and EV models it was 148,000 km until the EV was actually environmentally better than the ICE.

[@jonfrench7133]

The data i share wasn’t from a partisan source….Reuters

[@TABonTV]

I think it's inevitable.

[@SISTIC1]

Taycan, is it the most unreliable car made by Porsche to date? It just might be!

[@Lifeisapartydresslikeit]

No. I’ve been told the Panamera is the least reliable by Porsche. Apparently the 911 is the most reliable then the boxster/cayman then the Taycan, then the ICE Macan then the Cayenne, then the electric Macan then the Panamera as the least reliable 😭

[@SISTIC1]

@ That maybe correct, but from my experience previously owning a 911 and cayenne for a number of years, both were very reliable, not needing anything apart from servicing and fuel. The Taycan, on the other hand has been in and out of the garage multiple times since my ownership, which is approaching one year. It’s a lovely car, but I do question it’s reliability.

[@Lifeisapartydresslikeit]

@@SISTIC1I don’t know how the reliability tests are taken. Is it based on parts being replaced?? Or mechanical breakdowns?? If you think about it, although we have had many recalls, all covered under warranty- it’s been solid. I love my Taycan. I haven’t had much happen to it. I own a 2020 in Canada. Knock on wood I haven’t had issues (yet).

[@SISTIC1]

@@Lifeisapartydresslikeit I would presume reliability is judged by the number of visits to the garage, not including service visits. I own a 2022 Turbo S, and I seriously can’t remember how many times it’s been in the garage. As I write this comment I have two Porsche main dealer visits booked, one for tomorrow and the other for 20/01/2025. A high voltage modem replacement (at a cost of 9k if out of warranty), and repair or replace damaged leather interior components (damaged by silly Porsche technicians on previous visit-last month). Look, the vehicle is amazing and I love it, but there has been more issues than I expected and certainly more issues Porsche would have liked. Saying that, the car is well built, comfortable, practical, turns heads and very, very fast! For this reason, it’s worth every penny!

[@Lifeisapartydresslikeit]

@@SISTIC1your comment made me smile! It is a real head turner! Mine is white with Mission E wheels (black and white painted) I only hope Porsche keeps taking matters into their own hands. I like how they have stayed on top of the recalls and I know when I do visit the dealer I’m treated with respect and like royalty. Keep in mind we are driving the first generation and even with other vehicles, the first couple of years can be problematic. I know that my dream car has been a 911 and second to that was an M3/M4. And my 2022 BMW M4 competition was EVERYTHING BUT the Taycan is better. Better in every single way. The Taycan is special and I wouldn’t trade it for another car. It does exactly what I need it to do as a daily driver. I had squeaky brakes and Porsche replaced the brakes earlier this year! Yes, they replaced the brakes!! My car still has 3 outstanding recalls to complete. Otherwise, knock on wood, the car hasn’t left me on the road 🤞🏾 Enjoy your Turbo S! That’s the next one on my list!! If I’m fortunate to ever own one. Cheers 🎉

[@AlexLancashirePersonalView]

Put a proper engine in it. EVs will not last.

[@jonfrench7133]

wishful thinking

[@TABonTV]

Incidentally, Porsche are already looking at how to ICE some of these platforms.

[@joevandura9625]

Hi! First I want to say: Season Greetings 🎉 and a happy new year 2025!! 👈 ✌️ ❤️ I didn't receive that letter until now for my 2023 oktober 4S Cross Turismo. But a friend of mine got it for a 2022 Taycan 4S. So it might be only the seal issue of the battery pack. Online data service ist the right way to check out what causes the issue and when! I think it's a good thing from Porsche to do so, you get a message if you have an issue and then you only have to charge up to 80% and use the car until it's going to the service! 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 So have a good time and a very happy new year! 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@TABonTV]

Thanks Joe! Happy new year to you too 🥳🎉 Yes, what I hope is Porsche at least install this software on all Gen 1 Taycans, as that data is going to be very important to help them keep abreast and plan for any potential replacements / failures which might occur. Have a good one! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@joevandura9625]

@TABonTV ✌️👈🙋🏼‍♂️🎉

[@valeriyo]

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