Recent content by cometguy

Yep... Here's a shot of the relevant part of my Macan 4's monroney label:

I agree... on my fourth Porsche, and it's not because of prestige -- in fact, I special-order my cars and black out badging (or eliminate badging) and keep exterior colors subdued because I don't want to be overly obvious, for a variety of reasons including worries about parking the car in...

surround view is not standard in the US, at least on the Macan 4; I had to pay $1090 to get it...

Yeah -- ones you left out that I'd pick that aren't standard options (USA): (1) exterior colors (incl. badging colors); (2) interior colors; (3) compass with off-road precision app; (4) heated windshield; (5) surround view.

I totally understand that, and it was an issue when I bought my CPO Taycan with 43k miles on it. But I got all the maintenance records (one-owner, single dealership servicing) and read them carefully; they showed that there was no big issue in my specific 2021 CT4 -- just the recalls that were...

"a faulty charging station that sent a brief voltage spike to the Taycan, triggering an overvoltage protection fuse" ... wow... that's disconcerting. Also, as for going into the guardrail because of using LKA: I would never, ever use LKA (or Innodrive), period. Just steer the car yourself...

Is it still possible, in late March 2025 (or early April 2025), for the dealership to get the $7500 federal tax credit when leasing a new Macan 4 (and then passing that $7500 savings on to the bottom line to the customer, for the lease calculations)?

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64308066/list-of-how-tariffs-will-affect-every-car/ My dealerships here in New England are saying that they will pass most (but possibly not all) of the tariff onto the end buyer of new Porsches. They're guesstimating that between Porsche and the dealerships...

Try using the Tesla app instead of the Porsche app?

Yeah, I don't understand buying Porsches to use lane steering assist (LKA), and don't even understand why Porsche offers it. I wish they'd leave it off and cut the MSRP accordingly. I've never seen a car where lane steering assist is worth using much...

In that case, we'll find out how much Porsche sells their cars to USA dealerships for, at least more so than we know now.

I think you're wrong. Canada and Mexico are not exempt. And temporary stays of automobile tariffs on those countries go into effect on April 2. I do not think that the EU will be able to do anything to pacify Trump, just as Canada and Mexico have not been able to. As I said, Trump is not...

Trump is not rational; he doesn't care if he burns down economies -- in fact, he seems to want to do exactly that, to get back at the world for being so "mean" to him. It seems that Trump just likes to see people squirm and get angry, so he can sit back and enjoy watching the spectacles that...

My dealership says that they assume that the 25% tariff will be passed on to their customers (if/when it happens). If Porsche gets 25% tariffs on all incoming cars to the US, Porsche may struggle to survive, given how important the US market is to them (and given that perhaps 90% of Porsche...

Two things that I've liked about the Macan is its size (not as huge, vs. the Cayenne, or as long and wide as the Panamera) and its ground clearance (vs. the Panamera). The biggest problem with the Macan, in my opinion, is its not having an E-Hybrid version; having a 26-kWh battery pack like the...