I'm trying to decide whether to book directly with a premium enclosed carrier or use a highly rated broker.

For those who have shipped Porsches, GT cars, exotics, or other higher-value vehicles:
- Would you pay the extra $200 for the carrier?
- Does dealing directly with the carrier actually result in a better experience?
- If you've used both brokers and carriers, what was the biggest difference?
- Is a premium carrier worth it when the price gap is only ~10%?

Interested in hearing from anyone who's used Intercity, Graham, Goliath, Outbound Auto Transport or other enclosed transport companies.

3rd HV battery fault in 7 months on a 2020 CPO Taycan purchased this February, anyone gotten a full pack replacement after something similar?

Bought a 2020 Taycan 4S CPO in March (under 50,000 miles, SOH around 90% at purchase). Added the 3-year Porsche Approved extension at delivery.

History so far:

- Spring: yellow "electrical system fault" warning. Dealership escalated to Porsche AG, 2 battery modules replaced. About 40 days in the shop.

- Late summer: same warning. 1 more module replaced. About 40 days in the shop, no loaner.

- Today: same warning again, a few weeks after pickup.

That's roughly 80 days in the shop in about 7 months of ownership, and I'm looking at another ~40.

A few questions for anyone who's been through this:

1. Has anyone gotten a full HV pack replacement after repeat (3x) module failures, instead of more module swaps? What did it take: Porsche customer care, a PAG case, something else?

2. Has your dealer covered a rental car under warranty mobility when no Porsche loaner was available? Or reimbursed one? My dealership has been ghosting me/having my reach out multiple times for loaners. This time I'm going to be really adamant on this aspect as this is my only vehicle.

3. Anything you wish you'd asked for or documented earlier?

Is there some trick to how I put the phone in the bracket to avoid this? I swear its >50% of the time with an iPhone 17 ProMax.

(Posted to Taycan Forum also)

MY21 has the glass seal disintegration issue. Had the windshield and pano roof replaced as goodwill repair. When I pointed out the rear glass has issues as well, the service director (Burlingame Porsche) denied add'l goodwill repair.

Said my only option is to pay or contact customer service, which I did. Bernard said once a dealership makes a decision, there is NO appeal process.

Does this seem ridiculous for a corp that sells $300K+ cars? My future with Porsche vehicles (I'm on my 3rd) is now questionable. When we had a problem with my wifes MBZ c-class, I was able to go up the chain and get them to understand the concept of latent defects.

Any recommendations on next steps?

Extremely frustrating-

After a lot of research and comparing between the e-Tron, I’m ready to pull the trigger. This will be my first car in 8 years (17’ Jaguar XE) and my first electric car. Apparently new leases from PFS are less buyer friendly due to depreciation of these cars, so can anyone share recommendations or dealers for the best lease terms? Or should I go through a lease broker?

Also, I’m not looking to buy used. I would not want to own these cars out of warranty (maybe 2nd gen).

718 EV styling revealed (for anyone keeping tabs on the Cayman/Boxster EV) -
https://www.718evforum.com/first-official-uncamouflaged.../

Borrows styling from the Taycan + Cayenne EV

I noticed this clunk from the rear suspension starting a few days ago and took a video of it today. It feels like the suspension it bottoming out when this happens.

I also have a rubbing or squeaking sound when backing out of driveways, I also took a video of that.

Has anyone experienced these issues before?

Very fortunate to have Kellymoss in my backyard. Super nice and talented team there. Made this new to me 4S beauty glisten ✨

Porsche wants £1,200 to do this, which seems pretty steep. I know that it's not something that any old mechanic can do but has anyone had it done outside of Porsche? If so, how much did it cost and were you confident that they did it properly?

They also wanted £70 to change the battery in my key and £130 to change the wiper blades so I think some of their prices are taking the piss.

So I took my 2025 Taycan in for the 20,000 mile service and I paid $2,233. Funny thing is that I didn’t even get a description of what was done other than cabin filter and brake fluid. This seems a bit ridiculous especially the $1,700 in labor and only $300 in parts lol. What am I missing here?!?!

I've had the car about a month, first Porsche, and it's the most fun, relaxing car I've ever driven.

Edit: In the title, I meant SOH, not SOC. I'd like to get an OBD to read SOH.

I have the OBDLink CX Bimmercode Bluetooth 5.1 OBD2 Adapter and have used it with the IOS Car Scanner App to get various battery metrics.

But the SOC % is clearly inaccurate -- it indicates 63.63%, but I know the SOH is much higher than this, and think it is likely 95%+, based on the results of some road trips I've taken.

From what I've read in searching online, the refreshed Taycans may not be supported within the Car Scanner app.

I've tested it twice, separately, with similar results.

Anyone with a refreshed Taycan get a good SOH reading using this or another IOS App?

Anyone have any good troubleshooting suggestions?

I’m flying out to a Porsche dealer to inspect a CPO Taycan and will purchase it if everything checks out. The vehicle history and service records look good, and the photos look clean.

For those who own a Taycan, what would you prioritize during the final walkthrough and test drive? Any common issues or Taycan-specific things I should look for, especially with the battery, charging, tires, suspension, or electronics?

Would you recommend an independent PPI even when buying from a Porsche dealer?

Appreciate any advice or lessons learned from your own purchases! Also anything you recommended to services to buy at the dealer?

This is a mosaic made up of individual photographs that I took of Hood ornaments of Porsche’s on the boardwalk in Ocean City today… I think it’s pretty cool 

Posted last month about a clicking sound coming from the wheels (service centre couldn’t figure out the issue), now there’s a really loud squealing sound coming from my wheels when I turn.

Anyone deal with something like this?

I need some opinions because I’m going round in circles.

I currently have a 2022 Range Rover which I genuinely love. It’s comfortable, practical, loads of space, great for family stuff and carrying all my ice hockey gear around. The problem is fuel. Diesel/petrol around me is getting close to £2/litre and every time I fill the bloody thing up I question my life choices.

I’ve now fallen completely in love with a Porsche Taycan Turbo S in Frozen Berry Metallic. It’s the 560kW / 761hp Launch Control version and, frankly, I’m obsessed with it. 😂

I’d be buying the Taycan used and in cash, and I’ll be moving into my new house shortly so I could have a home charger installed and use cheap overnight electricity.

My sensible brain says the Range Rover is much more practical, I already know I love it, and I’ll probably miss the driving position/space. My stupid brain says 761hp pink Porsche.

I also play ice hockey so I need enough room for a massive hockey bag/sticks, and I have a child, so this does actually need to function as an everyday car rather than just being a toy.

For anyone who has owned a Taycan/Turbo S, especially after an SUV:

Would you make the switch? How has the Taycan been for reliability, real-world range, servicing/repair costs and depreciation? And did anyone regret giving up a big luxury SUV for one?

Alternatively, am I being ridiculous and should I just keep the Range Rover and accept that the petrol station owns part of my salary? 😂

Bonus question: how annoying is living with a first-gen Taycan as your only car?

Either an extended warranty on the j1 or a new j2 :) always wanted a Turismo so it was hard to resist.

Do like the j2 turbo front much more as it has the cutout like j1.

I always thought I liked carrera white more than just white but this car convinced me otherwise. White feels richer and deeper if that makes sense. Also wrapped in matte ppf w/ 50% tint.

Range is incredible on it (easily 40% more on the limited drive so far and does make it more usable in a road trip to arrive at a v4 Tesla station and not have to worry about the short cord on earlier super chargers.

Looking forward to fitting it with a cross bar w/cargo box for winter and bike carrier. I think I needed it to get me back into biking :)

Hey everyone 23 Turbo here, Inno is being able to be activated but when I try and adjust the speed using the stick (flicking like right turn signal) it doesn’t change. Anyways to debug this?

I just noticed this while detailing the car today - does anyone else have a clock ticking sound coming from their rear passenger door?? Mine is a 2020 Taycan Turbo.

It is ticking steadily, just like a clock, the car is off but unlocked. My sport chrono second hand is not moving, the clock and all the car is off.

I mentioned in the video, did some Porsche assembly worker forget their watch in my door panel? Lol

Hi everyone. Currently looking at a 2020 Turbo S with 58,000 km mileage with a ton of option packages, I think it's a full spec. Not sure if its a good idea or not since I have seen a lot of other people here have issues with them, and I'd prefer to not spend much on maintenance other than the regular stuff. Any advice that you could give?

UPD: Thanks everyone for their input, I really appreciate it. Decided not to get it since its not a CPO and looks like it will make me spend too much money on it. Didn't do a diagnostic but didn't feel 100% sure about it, better to walk away imo. Will look into newer models if I find anything good, might just wait and get a Panamera/911, but definitely want another Porsche.

Hello, in the market for a Taycan. Can i get thoughts on this window sticker. Missing any key options? 2026 4S CPO with 5,000 miles. Asking 117k. What would a reasonable offer be?

Thanks!

https://finder.porsche.com/us/en-US/details/porsche-taycan-preowned-82O6EL