Porsche Taycan

I am in the same position with a Cupra Born, its due end of September and I mentioned that if it is here by October I am OK but if it gets delayed into November or December I would wait to register it as a 231 reg plate but dealer said no, that cant happen, must be registered in 222.

The only thing is theres a shortage of everything from Cupra Born to Porsche Taycan to Kia EV6 so I cant see it affecting depreciation too much, in 2026 or whatever a 222 plate would be just as valuable as a 231 as there won't be a huge amount of anything in those years available....thats my hope anyway!!

I imagine demand for used electric cars will be pretty high in 2 or 3 years time when I will be starting to think about changing and demand for ICE will possibly be waning at that point. Its gathering pace now

I suspect you get more on the car you are trading in as well.

Having said that, if the difference in trade in isn’t to much, I’d want to wait until Jan 1st rather than a Nov/Dec reg. Not sure what the garage can do about it if they have a signed contract for supply of the car and deposit is paid.

Doesnt matter in the slightest, and just ask the salesguy to not hammer you on it come trade in time. Take it when you can, honestly getting a car sooner is worth the few lost euros.

Some rare sympathy for a dealer here, they get an allocation every year from Porsche - so if it’s not sold in the calendar year the next year’s allocation is dropped.

Yes it is. Its a relationship and it has to work for both the buyer and the seller. If the buyer is playing the paddy numberplate envy thing and it effects the dealers allocation the following year, I can understand why they would preference buyers willing to play ball. Build slots are hard to get, and some specs are more worth the dealers time than others. With all the 221,222,231,232....its all a bunch of 2's and I for one have to think about when the car was registered far longer than I would be bothered.

How long before a used Taycan or Etron GT reaches 50 grand?

10 years? More?

Saw my first Taycan in the Mamba Green colour at the weekend (rare enough to see a Taycan in the south east). Absolutely stunning colour ‘in the flesh’.

On the flip side of that Fitz, it wasn't the buyers that pushed for the introduction of the bi-annual registration system, it was the dealers, with a side of Healy-Rae thrown in.

And you can't blame a buyer for wanting to preserve value in what's probably their second largest purchase. That just happens to take the form of a newer reg in this case. Calling it Paddy numberplate envy when those same dealers knock a hefty percent off the car price when it crosses from one year to the next isn't really fair. The public can only play by the rules set by dealers.

If we keep caring about two cars that roll off the factory line at the same time with two different number plates then we deserve what we get. But honestly the difference in trade in value in minimal, and likely taken up by prices hikes anyway. You could be asked for 4 or 5k more in Jan than now and Taycans loose so little money second hand its not worth waiting.

Totally depends on your priorities. If you are driving focused or comfort focused. Personally I dont care for the self drive options, but I understand people who do. I think Torque Vectoring and Rear wheel steer are good if you want that Porsche feel. The bose stereo is excellent. The sunroof is good. Folding mirrors are essential. I think the sports sideskirts set the car off. Sports chrono also good option. But look a base spec is still better than any other car out there. What are your priorities????

Seems like €1400 to make it easier for the gangs to steal it! 😀

Nothing is standard on a Volkswagen Audi Gruppe car 😂

€1400 is absurd though, this was standard on all Teslas 10 years ago

If I were to buy a new Taycan, I would not order a single optional extra apart from colour. They can shove it. Paddy spec it is. Would I miss having all those features having got used to it in other cars over the years? Sure would.

Yeah maybe I'd just go for the black metallic, would be third black car in a row though and it is one of my least favourite colours 😂

The standard wheels look cheap but I don't particular like any of the other ones either on a black car, except the 20-Inch Taycan Turbo Aero Wheels

Pretty much all manufacturers send fully loaded cars to the likes of Top Gear for review. I'd say it's far from common to spend 33% extra on options on top of the standard car, no matter what price category the car is in.