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I’m unconvinced that leasing leads to a lower, overall cost, especially if Porsche finance sets the residual value approximately correct compared to what it eventually will be. They are informed and better armed now to do that, based on prior data from the EV market. Past, high Taycan depreciation doesn‘t necessarily mean the Macan will have that (any worse than any other new EV). There were reasons Taycan did poorly, many of which won’t necessarily affect Macan (but some might). The big risk, however, for Macan, and all current EV’s, is the potential emergence of newer technologies, such as solid state batteries. I think battery degradation is a red herring, an imaginary factor; the real risk is the steady, rapid advancement of technologies.
I‘m unconcerned about depreciation (someone stated, “It’s only money”). Yet, if I were concerned, I’d never buy anything new, not an EV, and certainly not a new Macan EV (although the maintenance savings will be real on an EV, and help offset). Depreciation becomes a lesser issue with a longer holding period, and so an alternate strategy is just to keep it longer.
I‘m unconcerned about depreciation (someone stated, “It’s only money”). Yet, if I were concerned, I’d never buy anything new, not an EV, and certainly not a new Macan EV (although the maintenance savings will be real on an EV, and help offset). Depreciation becomes a lesser issue with a longer holding period, and so an alternate strategy is just to keep it longer.
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