£600 for an air filter and a cup full of washer fluid, absolute bargain 😂 The rest is what your your local mechanic would do during a MOT test for less than fifty quid.
Thanks for another informative video. That thermal unit recal I am going to check with my dealer. I have already had my Taycan's battery tested at an independent garage. The results were good. At least, the examiner had not seen before that the differences between the battery cells were so small (apparently an important indication of the health of the battery pack). The trigger for the test was thermal problems/leakage in the cooling system that ultimately prevented the battery charging rate from exceeding 150kw. It proved difficult to detect but eventually they found the cause; a leak at one of the sensors in the cooling system. Since that last visit, I feel like the car has gotten a lot more fuel efficient in range mode. But maybe they immediately combined that with the recal you show in your video. Thanks!
£616 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I was at my local OPC just at the weekend with my GT3, we got talking about service price on a Taycan as there was one on the stand next to mine. The Tech said that what they actually check on them is literally next to nothing, checking battery is the main effort obviously and that the price for the service on them is beyond criminal 😂😂 I agree with him.
So pleased you mentioned the Bermester sound system, it’s a must for me no matter what line of Porsche you are in for….. pity it’s standard on many Mercedes vehicles….. £300+ a year covering a service plus tyres etc looks great value considering this is a Porsche….
Just remember, at Porsche you have to pay for each knob, color, fit, or you name it extra!! You never get a complete car as standard! In Germany we say you bought an "nackter Hirsch!" On a Taycan there are some must have! Burmester if you like music. Rear wheel steering. A Chrono clock to get the knob on the steering wheel to change the drive modes directly! Rest is your personal choice.
@@TABonTV The components of BOSE and Burmester are not really that expensive they take the price for. You get better components on the aftermarket! But! The sound controller Burmester uses is better designed and optimized than BOSE do. On the 1997 Audi A8 4,2 Quattro I had BOSE as top level sound system who won many prizes from the Hi-Fi sector, but in real it was just an radio like other automakers... Here was the same issue, if your setting of the radio is "BOSE" you get an limited characteristic of sound. So that days I programmed all my buddies in the A8 club Germany on non BOSE installed! And you may believe me or not, but then the soundsystem was open and had a great sound 🔊.
@@TABonTV The thing is what you pay for to get the name Bose on the speaker... 😉 Same issue you can get with Harman Kardon..... And others. So the name on car audio systems don't say nothing about the quality! If you know Burmester on Hi-Fi audio systems you know about the expensive materials they use. On a car stereo system it has to be build very much cheaper! And that's what happens with all sound solutions. So it's always the same, on car stereo systems you have to pay for the highest level to get a good sound system. So if the most expensive car sound system is Bose, you get a great sound! At other OEMs are other names on the stereo and you only have to pay the most expensive ones to be satisfied! 👍 So, Bose can be good and worst just as they are priced in the car level... 😉
As a note, if you are buying used, get the underside looked at. If it has a dent/hit with more than 3.5 mm in depth Porsche will say you must replace the whole battery.
Thanks for the video. Mine is having the brake recall in Oct, so will be interesting to see if they change the fluid given they'll have to bleed the system. We should really consider the work they have done, not the cost of the car. And for an electric car the service cost seems ridiculous. Most of the work is visual and can be done by the most junior of workers. And circa 10x mark-up on screen wash is madness unless they’re draining, cleaning and refilling the container. And charging for a full brake fluid change when they’re replacing the hoses seems like profiteering; a partial charge would seem more appropriate. By comparison, for under £350 a year my Golf R had an annual service, MoT, MoT insurance and a full VW warranty.
I would check back with the dealer about their charge for the brake fluid change if I were you -- I had mine (a GTS Sport Turismo) in for the same warranty service in August and my Porsche dealer included this at no extra cost, since it had to be done in connection with the change of the brake hoses up front anyway...
@@TABonTV In my case I was told they did a full fluid replacement. I just booked my first service (the car will be two years in November) and told them that I had just had received an instrument panel message that the brake oil needed replacement, I was informed that I could disregard from that as they already did that when they upgraded the front brake hoses... Sounds like I better double-check when I drop the car off to make sure I got it right :-).
Thanks for the video 👍 I am looking at a used taycan but they are taking the xxxx with the service costs. I have ev never been serviced for 4 years. Why because it doesn’t need it and only gets checked during its MOT. They are for me one of the best Evs on the road but just put off with the service costs long term. Not sure if this is correct but 3 year extended warranty cost 3. Grand if so I think this is reasonable . I am caught in 2 minds to buy the updated Y when it comes out in2025 or a used Sports Turismo. Help!!
100% agree the bose Audio in a taycan 4s is a real poor version , my Bose Audio in my cayenne S e hybrid is way punchier with much clarity . Interesting info as always
I bought mine and will be delivered by Monday/Tuesday. I’m a happy S90 owner and the standard sound system (10 speakers) is really good. Lacking a bit of bass due dedicated bass absence. But I assume the Bose 14 speakers will sound at least equal or better
dont forget to mention that you will have to pay for the Porsche-Connect-Online-Service after three(?) years additionally. Yes, that is okay and decent. What I dont like: I pay all those (software) fees, but Porsche does not care to provide software improvements at all (that have been implented into the facelift).
I would take recommended service intervals with a pinch of salt, my diesel defender has a 2yr 20,000 mile service interval but general advice is annual regardless. companies are now giving long service intervals to make initial ownership period look cheaper for fleet/company cars. depends if you want to keep it longer term or bin it after a shorter period
If your keeping it like I am do oil change every 5000 miles I'm doing my own after a couple of bad experience with jag dealer never changed it and independent jag dealer left it 2 litres low
£600 not bad for a performance car. However, they didn't really do anything apart from very basic stuff and of course xheck that everything was still bolted together and working, i believe servicing within warantee should be free unless the owner has abused the car somehow. The manufacturer should be responsible for making sure the car is working as it should within warantee imho and at no cost to owner.
Which is far too long for an ICE. Oil changes should take place at least once a year irrespective of mileage, as oil is hydroscopic, and ideally after no more than 5000 to 7500 miles.
@@Argiersthanks for the info. The Porsche main dealer assured me it’s 2 years. Had first service last year and next one is 2025. Will have an intermediate one thanks to your advice
I just scheduled my 20k service with a non-Porsche shop. They want 1600USD dollars for that service. Local shop is going to charge me 800USD. I will then take for the brake hose recall.
Cayenne ehybrid first service at 20,000 miles or 2 years was around £1k. So at least yours was less! Also makes the Cayenne service seem a good deal, with expensive engine oil needed! 🙄🙄🙄Agree, my thought at the time was not bad for 2 years maintenance cost.
You just repeat wrong info,What’s car just put tesla Y as the most reliable car. I have a Y after 3 BMW and 3 mercedes and it is the best car I ever had.
Erm! My previous ICE Porsche cars were 2 years or 20,000 miles. So Taycan should be longer!! Not that unusual to have longer service intervals. EV shouldn’t need much. Less use of brakes etc due to different braking in EV. Check out and some fluid changes. So should not be that expensive!
I've just bought mine with Bose. Didn't test it yet. My current car is a S90 with the standard sound system (10 speakers, no dedicated bass) and it's really good. If it's at least as good as my S90, I'm happy.
Not sure why you need maintenance on electrical cars. It should be like my washing machine, cleaning up the filter once in a while. Happy to report no maintenance required for my Tesla in over 2 years and almost 50000km.
Taycan has a gearbox so they over complicated it. Plus services are how garages and dealers make money so they will find a way. My Teslas also cost me nothing in 3 years
That's a really cheap service. We have to take in consideration it still being a Porsche car. My 2018 S90 Volvo just made the scheduled service and it costed 580,00 euros. So well, really cheap.
Get ready for the luxury car tax coming into play March next year!! No more free tax boys! Taycan owner need to pay probably in excess of £700 annually in road tax!
@@saviomoniz6089 Are you sure? Because from what I’ve read on the Gov.uk website it states all vehicles over 40k list price will be affected. The wording is quite vague and not particularly clear and concise which would leave some to assume all vehicles that meet the criteria are liable. Let me know?
@@zijn8541 yes, ev’s will no longer be entitled to free road tax starting end of March 2025-basically in 6 months time. They will be moved to the standard level of road tax, which is £180 annually.
Hi. Really not that expensive for the value! The Porsche Taycan needs a lot of tests during the service because Porsche will get every single code of each car since manufacturing! So there a secret informations Porsche get what the Porsche Center never is going to see. Porsche has the mindset to know everything about your car, especially about the new technology of BEV cars, to dive deep in the construction, software and all digital solutions. So of course you have to pay for that, but it's 8n the end much cheaper than on an ice car! 👍 👍 And Yessss, the Burmester Sound is phenomenal! 👍 👍 👍 Same on the rear wheel steering, it's a must have! The car is long! We just drove the Porsche Alpentour start of September and we took the sharp corners round the Alps in one fast turn while all off the GT3 and GT3 RS had to make a wide turn to get up the hill or down! To be fair we didn't have any turbo problems as some 911ns from 2500 meters attitude! 😅 So they couldn't be as fast as we with our super heavy Taycan 4S Cross Turismo included package and 2 dalmatians in the back! 👍 👍 👍 😂 Aaaand, on the serpentine tour of about 365 kilometers with about 10 passes we didn't have to charge! We went back to the hotel with 95 kilometers rest and got our hotel wallbox, while the ice cars had to find a fuel pump for 100 octane in about extra 30 kilometers! So some had to fill up their gasoline spare canister! 😉✌️🤗 We also had a Facelift Taycan 4S Cross Turismo from Porsche Zentrum Heilbronn and he came back on the long tour with about 245 kilometers rest!
I don't think it's too bad, but there's a lot of looking at stuff that probably doesn't need looking at. You'd know if it broke! Sounds like the facelift did well! How did he rate it?
I have owned a Tesla Model S for 6 years and 60k miles. Zero servicing costs. None. Just tyres, washer fluid and wiper blades.
They did nothing but look round and give you report
£600 for an air filter and a cup full of washer fluid, absolute bargain 😂
The rest is what your your local mechanic would do during a MOT test for less than fifty quid.
I've owned my Tesla Model 3 Performance for 5 years - servicing cost to date = £0.00
Congrats. If u drive a porsche no one cares about ur ugly tesla
That’s why it’s called Tesla
No brake fluid change, no cab filter etc?
@@billyboy3053 Nope, not a thing - only had one heater element replaced at a cost of £278.
Thanks for another informative video. That thermal unit recal I am going to check with my dealer. I have already had my Taycan's battery tested at an independent garage. The results were good. At least, the examiner had not seen before that the differences between the battery cells were so small (apparently an important indication of the health of the battery pack). The trigger for the test was thermal problems/leakage in the cooling system that ultimately prevented the battery charging rate from exceeding 150kw. It proved difficult to detect but eventually they found the cause; a leak at one of the sensors in the cooling system. Since that last visit, I feel like the car has gotten a lot more fuel efficient in range mode. But maybe they immediately combined that with the recal you show in your video. Thanks!
Thanks for the comment - be good to hear the updates if you do need / get that recall done!
£616 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I was at my local OPC just at the weekend with my GT3, we got talking about service price on a Taycan as there was one on the stand next to mine. The Tech said that what they actually check on them is literally next to nothing, checking battery is the main effort obviously and that the price for the service on them is beyond criminal 😂😂 I agree with him.
Starting to see some service pack / plan offers.
Great video as always. Looking forward to visiting the new Porsche Centre Guildford when it's completed, they're struggling in those portacabins!
Thanks for the comment!
So pleased you mentioned the Bermester sound system, it’s a must for me no matter what line of Porsche you are in for….. pity it’s standard on many Mercedes vehicles….. £300+ a year covering a service plus tyres etc looks great value considering this is a Porsche….
Just remember, at Porsche you have to pay for each knob, color, fit, or you name it extra!!
You never get a complete car as standard!
In Germany we say you bought an "nackter Hirsch!"
On a Taycan there are some must have!
Burmester if you like music.
Rear wheel steering.
A Chrono clock to get the knob on the steering wheel to change the drive modes directly!
Rest is your personal choice.
Yeah - it blew me away just how much better it was that the bose. I think bose have let themselves down putting their name on that!
@@TABonTV
The components of BOSE and Burmester are not really that expensive they take the price for. You get better components on the aftermarket! But!
The sound controller Burmester uses is better designed and optimized than BOSE do.
On the 1997 Audi A8 4,2 Quattro I had BOSE as top level sound system who won many prizes from the Hi-Fi sector, but in real it was just an radio like other automakers... Here was the same issue, if your setting of the radio is "BOSE" you get an limited characteristic of sound. So that days I programmed all my buddies in the A8 club Germany on non BOSE installed!
And you may believe me or not, but then the soundsystem was open and had a great sound 🔊.
@@joevandura9625 there's also more speakers / power with the burmester. I have BOSE on my SL55 and to me it sounds better than the Taycan.
@@TABonTV
The thing is what you pay for to get the name Bose on the speaker... 😉
Same issue you can get with Harman Kardon..... And others.
So the name on car audio systems don't say nothing about the quality!
If you know Burmester on Hi-Fi audio systems you know about the expensive materials they use. On a car stereo system it has to be build very much cheaper! And that's what happens with all sound solutions.
So it's always the same, on car stereo systems you have to pay for the highest level to get a good sound system.
So if the most expensive car sound system is Bose, you get a great sound!
At other OEMs are other names on the stereo and you only have to pay the most expensive ones to be satisfied! 👍
So, Bose can be good and worst just as they are priced in the car level... 😉
As a note, if you are buying used, get the underside looked at. If it has a dent/hit with more than 3.5 mm in depth Porsche will say you must replace the whole battery.
Good shout, I would be inclined to buy used via CPO
Great video
Thanks for the video.
Mine is having the brake recall in Oct, so will be interesting to see if they change the fluid given they'll have to bleed the system.
We should really consider the work they have done, not the cost of the car. And for an electric car the service cost seems ridiculous.
Most of the work is visual and can be done by the most junior of workers. And circa 10x mark-up on screen wash is madness unless they’re draining, cleaning and refilling the container.
And charging for a full brake fluid change when they’re replacing the hoses seems like profiteering; a partial charge would seem more appropriate.
By comparison, for under £350 a year my Golf R had an annual service, MoT, MoT insurance and a full VW warranty.
Thanks for the comment. I spoke to them about the brake fluid. It's only a partial bleed / top up for the hoses. So, it was a partial charge there.
It's not the service costs, it's the huge depreciation
We nearly got through a comments section without someone mentioning depreciation
I would check back with the dealer about their charge for the brake fluid change if I were you -- I had mine (a GTS Sport Turismo) in for the same warranty service in August and my Porsche dealer included this at no extra cost, since it had to be done in connection with the change of the brake hoses up front anyway...
More so if the brake hoses had to be replaced as a recall… 🧐
I did, it's a partial charge as they only top up the fluid and bleed with the hose change. It's not a full fluid replacement.
@@TABonTV In my case I was told they did a full fluid replacement. I just booked my first service (the car will be two years in November) and told them that I had just had received an instrument panel message that the brake oil needed replacement, I was informed that I could disregard from that as they already did that when they upgraded the front brake hoses... Sounds like I better double-check when I drop the car off to make sure I got it right :-).
I never paid anything in the 3 years of owning a Tesla modal 3 I covered just over 30,000 miles before I sold it.
Thanks for the video 👍
I am looking at a used taycan but they are taking the xxxx with the service costs. I have ev never been serviced for 4 years. Why because it doesn’t need it and only gets checked during its MOT. They are for me one of the best Evs on the road but just put off with the service costs long term. Not sure if this is correct but 3 year extended warranty cost 3. Grand if so I think this is reasonable . I am caught in 2 minds to buy the updated Y when it comes out in2025 or a used Sports Turismo. Help!!
What's the 3 most important things you want out of the car? This should help with the decision.
100% agree the bose Audio in a taycan 4s is a real poor version , my Bose Audio in my cayenne S e hybrid is way punchier with much clarity .
Interesting info as always
Thanks. Yeah - I was seriously impressed. If I get another it will have that!
I bought mine and will be delivered by Monday/Tuesday. I’m a happy S90 owner and the standard sound system (10 speakers) is really good. Lacking a bit of bass due dedicated bass absence. But I assume the Bose 14 speakers will sound at least equal or better
dont forget to mention that you will have to pay for the Porsche-Connect-Online-Service after three(?) years additionally. Yes, that is okay and decent. What I dont like: I pay all those (software) fees, but Porsche does not care to provide software improvements at all (that have been implented into the facelift).
Yes, that will be a subscription cost to you after 3 years.
I would take recommended service intervals with a pinch of salt, my diesel defender has a 2yr 20,000 mile service interval but general advice is annual regardless.
companies are now giving long service intervals to make initial ownership period look cheaper for fleet/company cars. depends if you want to keep it longer term or bin it after a shorter period
Yeah - it's the trend but I don't think you can over change oil really, but you can certainly under change it!
If your keeping it like I am do oil change every 5000 miles I'm doing my own after a couple of bad experience with jag dealer never changed it and independent jag dealer left it 2 litres low
Did you have the software update for the high tension battery unit?
None that were mentioned
£600 not bad for a performance car.
However, they didn't really do anything apart from very basic stuff and of course xheck that everything was still bolted together and working, i believe servicing within warantee should be free unless the owner has abused the car somehow.
The manufacturer should be responsible for making sure the car is working as it should within warantee imho and at no cost to owner.
Crying out for a free service pack!
Two years is standard on most current Porsches. Not just the Taycan. My 992 911 is two years intervals
Which is far too long for an ICE. Oil changes should take place at least once a year irrespective of mileage, as oil is hydroscopic, and ideally after no more than 5000 to 7500 miles.
@@Argiersthanks for the info. The Porsche main dealer assured me it’s 2 years. Had first service last year and next one is 2025. Will have an intermediate one thanks to your advice
I thought the 992 was a 10K / 1 year oil interval? Either way, there is no way I'd be letting it go to 2 years in that.
@@Argiers just not required! Modern oils are no the same as they were years ago!
I just scheduled my 20k service with a non-Porsche shop. They want 1600USD dollars for that service. Local shop is going to charge me 800USD. I will then take for the brake hose recall.
Seems like the right approach
Cayenne ehybrid first service at 20,000 miles or 2 years was around £1k. So at least yours was less! Also makes the Cayenne service seem a good deal, with expensive engine oil needed! 🙄🙄🙄Agree, my thought at the time was not bad for 2 years maintenance cost.
Yeah - it's not too bad, but for what they do (mostly inspection) I think it could be cheaper.
Good value?
Just to give the dealers some income. Tesla are too busy selling cars to waste time raising pennies in the servicing.
@@melcragg7814 even Tesla’s needed maintenance checks. Brakes and the fluids . And tesla do have a service centre so what you say is not exactly true.
Teslas are garbage with terrible build quality. Also the service center and the dealer get separate pay.
You just repeat wrong info,What’s car just put tesla Y as the most reliable car. I have a Y after 3 BMW and 3 mercedes and it is the best car I ever had.
@@deutzbruno8083 if u can only afford a model Y I doubt u had any top trim NEW bmw or mercedes. Stay in ur average joe lane buddy.
@@G82Watts I am smart enough to got serie 5 and E class paid by my employer ‘buddy’
so impressive compared to an internal combustion????
Most, if not all Porsches have been 2yr service interval for years!
Yes, but I've said before. I'm never leaving oil in any combustion car for 2 years, no matter what they say.
Erm! My previous ICE Porsche cars were 2 years or 20,000 miles. So Taycan should be longer!! Not that unusual to have longer service intervals. EV shouldn’t need much. Less use of brakes etc due to different braking in EV. Check out and some fluid changes. So should not be that expensive!
I always thought that 911 oil was better done at least every year / 10k miles (I would be - if not more!).
I m having the Bose and I m quie disappointed by it, it doesnt sound much better than ANY other cars sound system tbh.....
Compared to the Burmester it's not up there!
I've just bought mine with Bose. Didn't test it yet. My current car is a S90 with the standard sound system (10 speakers, no dedicated bass) and it's really good. If it's at least as good as my S90, I'm happy.
Not sure why you need maintenance on electrical cars. It should be like my washing machine, cleaning up the filter once in a while. Happy to report no maintenance required for my Tesla in over 2 years and almost 50000km.
Tyres? Do they last long? Hear stories about higher wear due to weight?
Taycan has a gearbox so they over complicated it. Plus services are how garages and dealers make money so they will find a way. My Teslas also cost me nothing in 3 years
These things are just a typical money grab.
You know all these car companies Today operate like crooks.
That's a really cheap service. We have to take in consideration it still being a Porsche car. My 2018 S90 Volvo just made the scheduled service and it costed 580,00 euros. So well, really cheap.
Yeah, I would say that it isn't too bad on a yearly compare. It's just they don't seem to do a for the money 😆
Mine just cost me a AC recharge So nothing
Get ready for the luxury car tax coming into play March next year!! No more free tax boys! Taycan owner need to pay probably in excess of £700 annually in road tax!
Only for cars registered after April 25. Current ones will pay standard rate
@@saviomoniz6089 Are you sure? Because from what I’ve read on the Gov.uk website it states all vehicles over 40k list price will be affected. The wording is quite vague and not particularly clear and concise which would leave some to assume all vehicles that meet the criteria are liable. Let me know?
Wait, is this for all EV'S?
@@saviomoniz6089 How certain are you of this, because from what I’ve read on Gov.uk website it states all EV’s.
@@zijn8541 yes, ev’s will no longer be entitled to free road tax starting end of March 2025-basically in 6 months time. They will be moved to the standard level of road tax, which is £180 annually.
Sorry to demur, but having an expensive car does not justify such a rip off at servicing. Truly outrageous. Nice video though, thanks.
This is the comments section so it's all about having your own opinion. Good to hear yours!
Hi.
Really not that expensive for the value!
The Porsche Taycan needs a lot of tests during the service because Porsche will get every single code of each car since manufacturing! So there a secret informations Porsche get what the Porsche Center never is going to see.
Porsche has the mindset to know everything about your car, especially about the new technology of BEV cars, to dive deep in the construction, software and all digital solutions.
So of course you have to pay for that, but it's 8n the end much cheaper than on an ice car! 👍 👍
And Yessss, the Burmester Sound is phenomenal! 👍 👍 👍
Same on the rear wheel steering, it's a must have! The car is long!
We just drove the Porsche Alpentour start of September and we took the sharp corners round the Alps in one fast turn while all off the GT3 and GT3 RS had to make a wide turn to get up the hill or down!
To be fair we didn't have any turbo problems as some 911ns from 2500 meters attitude! 😅 So they couldn't be as fast as we with our super heavy Taycan 4S Cross Turismo included package and 2 dalmatians in the back! 👍 👍 👍 😂
Aaaand, on the serpentine tour of about 365 kilometers with about 10 passes we didn't have to charge! We went back to the hotel with 95 kilometers rest and got our hotel wallbox, while the ice cars had to find a fuel pump for 100 octane in about extra 30 kilometers! So some had to fill up their gasoline spare canister! 😉✌️🤗
We also had a Facelift Taycan 4S Cross Turismo from Porsche Zentrum Heilbronn and he came back on the long tour with about 245 kilometers rest!
I don't think it's too bad, but there's a lot of looking at stuff that probably doesn't need looking at. You'd know if it broke!
Sounds like the facelift did well! How did he rate it?
I thought you didn't service electric cars
Did you not watch the video?
Tesla claim there is No service schedule. But a check of the brakes tyres and filters are recommended every couple of years.
Re the brake fluid.
They charged you more to dispose of the old fluid than they did buying 1 litre of new fluid?😅
F***ing bargain
Easy sub. Great coverage overall. Appreciate your work 🫱🏼🫲🏾
Thanks, and very much appreciated 👍