Top 10 Crucial Questions About Buying a Used Porsche Taycan Answered!

My first Taycan video generated a lot of views, likes and viewer questions - thank you to all my viewers for your likes, comments and questions.
In this video I would like to answer ten of the key questions and share my personal views with you - and please do comment and ask new questions. You will hear my subjective take on the Porsche Taycan and possible residual value development. There is a DC-charging test (10-80%) and an acceleration test 0-100 km/h with my Taycan 4S. And I share with you the real-life consumption I have experienced as well as the expected annual cost for running a Taycan 4S (excluding purchasing or financing costs).
I hope you enjoy the video!
Filmed in Switzerland in May 2024. Produced by DNTS Productions.
DISCLAIMER: All the views expressed on this channel and in this video are mine alone and are to be considered my personal opinion without any responsibility for the decisions you make for yourself when making a purchase. I shall not be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising from the my views and opinions expressed on this channel.
0:00 Introduction
0:34 1) How fast does the Taycan charge?
1:31 2) What is the consumption of the Taycan?
2:12 3) How much will a used Taycan depreciate?
4:15 4) How will prices of the new 2024 Porsche Taycan develop?
5:41 5) What are the expected maintenance costs?
8:13 6) Which model do I choose?
9:21 7) Should I import a Taycan from abroad?
10:20 8) How does the Audi E-tron GT compare to the Taycan?
11:07 9) Did I get a battery health read-out?
12:08 10) Would I buy from a private seller?

[@wattyzcrewz8106]

no bullshit❌ no music❌ no unnecessary infomation❌ go straight to the point ✅

[@Thisismyhandle218]

Excellent video. I purchased a 2020 4S just last week from an OPC in the UK with 2 years warranty with a discount offer to extend to 3 years. The battery warranty has 4 years remaining and the car has only covered 13,700miles with a phenomenal spec. Overall I’m very pleased with the deal 👍🏻

[@morten_hannesbo]

Great to hear!

[@aleksisofevil]

if you don't mind my asking, were u able to negotiate the asking price? i'm kind of in the same position with a meeting with local OPC tomorrow.

[@morten_hannesbo]

@@aleksisofevil Sure, yes, you should be able to negotiate a bit, say 3-5%. Check other offers and be prepared to walk away if your max price is not achieved

[@aleksisofevil]

@@morten_hannesbo Understood, thanks for the swift response sir.

[@CHfondue]

@@morten_hannesbo I bought a Taycan Cross Turismo from August 2023 with less than 13,000 km, with almost a full option pack, including full leather seats, rear axle steering Sport Chrono package, sports seats, etc. CPO until 2027. Negotiated 3% rebate and a set of winter tires.

[@MrSchn3ll]

#1 question "How much do you hate money?" if you answered "more than anything" then the Taycan is for you.

[@morten_hannesbo]

😅😁🥴

[@samnnamani]

Now this is a masterpiece.

[@morten_hannesbo]

Sounds like a good move! Congrats!

[@callelindstrom4789]

Best video out there for buying used Taycan. Very honest and no fuss. The right question were answered. Thx! ☺️ ✌🏼

[@louishendriks8054]

Excellent insights provided here. Thank you 🙏👍🏼

[@cyberslim7955]

The only thing Porsche needs to do to offer an absolutely super hot deal for a new larger battery, where neither Porsche nor the dealership for replacement work makes money, valid over the next 3 years. That would put a lot of owners and second hand buyers at ease. Selling the old battery, which is still good for second life, would make these Taycan cars very hot...

[@AZ-bd7ux]

Excellent presentation and quidance ! Bravo ! Regards from Greece !

[@morten_hannesbo]

🙏

[@tomasondrejka7569]

I was trying to find answers to the exact same questions! Thank you 🙌

[@morten_hannesbo]

👍

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

Very nicely presented. Never had a chance to sit inside a Porsche.

[@zackzada]

Brilliant presentation. Thank you.

[@morten_hannesbo]

Glad you like it

[@philippW5049]

I like your videos about the Taycan! 👍

[@morten_hannesbo]

👍🙏Planning to do a video on the battery condition soon, how to test it etc

[@sggbcn]

Great Report. 🙂

[@Cincy3]

Very good analysis based on facts and common sense. I agree with GTS as best combination of luxury and performance. I just bought a 2024 GTS and want to move into it and live there. Just gorgeous.

[@morten_hannesbo]

Enjoy! Lovely car💪

[@Showmustgoon111]

Really great video. Could you explain a bit more why you calculate so high yearly service costs? Its seems tremendous to me after having a tesla for several years. Would be very thankful for an detailed answer

[@morten_hannesbo]

Thank you for watching. As you correctly state, my estimate is on the conservative/high side, however, I have owned about 30 Porsches over the years and I have kept a record of the actual costs of running Panameras, Cayennes, Taycans, 911s and Macans. In my experience you are more likely than not to experience costs of 2-3'000 CHF per year for a Taycan after year 3: The bills for oil/liquids and normal service work is 5-600 CHF/year, aircon service 250 CHF. A spring service/overhaul is 200 CHF, 2 x wheel change winter/summer 400 CHF incl. storage, alloy rim repairs 1x per year 400 CHF. On top of that brake pads and brake disc will need maintenance or replacement, too. And if you scratch a door or bumper....then $$$$$ bills are coming your way. I find this allright, but many will be surprised how expensive it can be.

[@Showmustgoon111]

@@morten_hannesbo oh, thx for answering, got it. So you calculate small things like air filter and seasonal tyre change and storage too

[@morten_hannesbo]

@@Showmustgoon111 All costs included excl electricity and purchasing/financing.

[@starcam22]

What is a must for any taycan is extended warranty (1400 EUR/year).. If anything goes wrong, service cost is enormous.

[@panameradan6860]

@@morten_hannesboelectric cars are supposed to be able to go 100k miles or more without the need to replace brakes or rotors due to regenerative braking that makes rare use of the brake pads …

[@andreatanzi3191]

Great Report, I can fully endorse (..)

[@morten_hannesbo]

🙏

[@darryljackson2877]

Great video!

[@morten_hannesbo]

🙏

[@erinator1703]

Great video except the maintenance costs. The Taycan has a 2 year or 30.000 km service interval where the first one costed me 546€ at the local Porsche dealer. Sure prices are a bit higher in Switzerland but not anywhere near your 2000-3000 CHF per year especially when you got the warranty where all unexpected failure is covered. In fact the Taycan has half the maintenance cost than my second car which is a BMW G21 330d. I would love to know how you came up with your calculations cause they are far from reality.

[@morten_hannesbo]

Thank you for watching. As you correctly state, my estimate is on the conservative/high side, however, I have owned about 30 Porsches over the years and I have kept a record of the actual costs of running Panameras, Cayennes, Taycans, 911s and Macans. In my experience you are more likely than not to experience costs of 2-3'000 CHF per year for a Taycan after year 3: The bills for oil/liquids and normal service work is 5-600 CHF/year, aircon service 250 CHF. A spring service/overhaul is 200 CHF, 2 x wheel change winter/summer 400 CHF incl. storage, alloy rim repairs 1x per year 400 CHF. On top of that brake pads and brake disc will need maintenance or replacement, too. And if you scratch a door or bumper....then $$$$$ bills are coming your way. I find this allright, but many will be surprised how expensive it can be.

[@cfmc6201]

12 year warranty would increase the price even further . Warranties are secure by underwriting. Cost would be silly

[@morten_hannesbo]

It would be quite inexpensive for Porsche to extend the warranty. Porsche gives 8 years/160000 km anyway, extending to 12 years/300000 km would only really be relevant for very few customers because very few Porsches ever reach so high mileages (compared to e.g. Tesla Model S which is used for Taxis). If you look at how many Porsches would fall into the warranty it is just 3%-5% of the cars which are 160000 km. Further, Porsche only guarantees 70% of Battery capacity at the end of the warranty. The battery is likely to perform much better than that. The game here is to install confidence in the product.

[@martinorlandogolian9213]

Hi. Quick question. I went to a Porsche dealer in St gallen , where he mentioned that there is a possibility to extend every year the warranty , which cost around 390chf. ( they just need to do a quick inspection of the car) do you know know anything about it ?

[@morten_hannesbo]

Hi, do not know this product - I assume it is a 3rd party product from Quality1 or similar and would have some limitations. The Porsche Approved Warranty costs approx 1600 CHF per year and covers the traction battery. The Porsche Appoved Warranty can be extended every year up to 200000 km and I'd recommend to buy this and not the other

[@MR-AK]

This guy is right. Porsche will depreciate like a rock. They are too over priced. It's a no brainer to buy a model S plaid.

[@morten_hannesbo]

🙏

[@CHfondue]

Thank you for this heöpful video. I live in Switzerland and am in the market to buy a used Taycan Cross Turismo. I notice that Porsche Centers have inflated expectations of the sale price they can get (for 2022 or 2023 models) Any tips on how to get them to reduce the asking price?

[@morten_hannesbo]

Well, I think the Porsche dealers will be flexible if you show what the autoscout.ch price picture is. I wish you good luck with your search, and do look around! I think a 4S Cross Turismo should be around 80-95K for a very low mileage 2022 Model from a Porsche dealer.

[@testattestdotnet]

Porsche doesn't price their cars to compete with Tesla, they price their cars like Porsches.

[@morten_hannesbo]

Sure, and they should. But Porsche also plans residual values, insurance costs and maintenance costs etc for their cars and for Taycan it went terribly wrong. A Porsche is not a Bentley or a Ferrari. Porsche is a volume brand (volume 20x Bentley or Ferrari) which relies on model mix management to balance CO2 fleet average. The Taycan, as well as Macan, Cayenne and Panamera need robust residual value planning to be supported by leasing companies as most cars are bought on finance. Leasing rates are a function of Price, Interest and Depreciation.

[@Veloscape]

Great video but I would recommend to quote the prices in Euros (or Swiss Francs + Euros) to address a wider audience

[@morten_hannesbo]

Thx, fair point, will discuss with my production team

[@cyberslim7955]

These used prices could change quickly, if gas prices go up significantly in the coming years...

[@marielle5893]

The biggest problem... the infra structure to charge. I think there will come other solutions like making gasoline more clean. Never forget, we still need fossil fuel to get electricity. Not speaking about all the battery minerals and child labour needed. EV = woke

[@asphalthedgehog6580]

Do you want out of this world depreciation? Do you accept a Hyundai is faster than that Porsche? The first question I would answrr before answering the next 10...

[@morten_hannesbo]

Cannot fault a Hyundai. Beauty is always in the eyes if the person watching.

[@user-sb6ij3kp6q]

Taycans in the UK are dropping like stones. Porsche dealers are not buying them (even for £30/£40k for zero miles cars)! They are also not taking Taycans in part exchange (when disgruntled owners give up and want an ICE car again), almost no fast charging and vast numbwers already for sale (1000+) and you have a £120,000 car thats worth £35,000 in two years, more than £115 per day!!! Complete joke...

[@morten_hannesbo]

Wow, that is pretty bad. Thank you for your insights.

[@Wolfson47]

Thankfully, we in the USA have Lucid Air, a far better alternative to the Taycan

[@morten_hannesbo]

Will test it in June, very much looking forward.

[@cyberslim7955]

BTW Your pronunciation of Taycan is wrong.

[@morten_hannesbo]

🤣🥴

[@cyberslim7955]

WAAAAHHHHH T junk? Anybody who looks at a Porsche would NEVER EVER looks at that T junk.

[@cyberslim7955]

Porsche does not need to lower prices! Total and utter nonsense. If you want a Porsche, pay up, otherwise go somewhere else (other than T junk of course, unless you are stupid wasting money on junk) What Porsche needs are larger more powerful batteries to compete. I have a Zeekr 001 with 140kWh battery. Gamechanger EV!

[@morten_hannesbo]

💪👍

[@marielle5893]

Never an EV !!!! Xiaomi offers so much more for a far better price and better looking exterior design. But still an EV 😢 Porsche is leaving there legacy. Those terrible headlights 😢😢. With all these digital screens. I am driving all kind of Porsches for 30 years now. But there EV move will end it 100%.

[@trinky5415]

Ok Boomer…

[@shaheene3510]

Hey mortan! Love the content mahn💪 Is there anyway i could get your email? Would love to send you something!

[@morten_hannesbo]

Got your email, thx