Thank you all for the input. Unfortunately CPO, 911, or another car aren’t really options – the deposit is paid because a new Taycan is the car that we want. Our hard requirements were sedan + BEV, and test drives disqualified everything but Lucid and Porsche. We decided on the Porsche for essentially emotional reasons, despite the poor value, and we don’t like pre-owned in general.
I have no problem eating the depreciation and getting an objectively “bad deal” compared to other vehicles, but I’d still like to get screwed over as little as possible under these circumstances.
@SchmohawkLD Purchasing is an option, especially after seeing these lease rates. I was thinking of a lease for the tax credit, and to create a sort of self-timed upgrade path as BEV technology advances.
From what I’ve been able to gather here and elsewhere, here’s what’s currently on my mind:
- Push for discounted MSRP, which seems to end up near 5-7%. How did this guy get 19% off?
- Everyone wants 4S and up, not base or 4; low demand for these trims could help me.
- Leasing terms are generally inflexible but I should try to get buy rate money factor.