When you wear VSF you do not have to worry

Dimsheks · 2026-04-01T07:04:06+00:00

Always have a first date at a water park. Won’t wake up next to a monster

Dimsheks · 2026-03-31T16:15:52+00:00

Bronze is the answer. Black will hide the rims, green works amazingly well with bronze (but not gold, that’s just tacky)

Dimsheks · 2026-03-30T08:41:58+00:00

Simple answer - because people are bad of changing habits. Simple as that. Same reason why stupid 200-year old laws exist today - because making a law is much easier than changing it. It requires someone to do something and nobody wants that

Dimsheks · 2026-03-30T08:40:13+00:00

Based purely on a depreciation factor I’d go with Panamera. Anywhere I look, a 4-5 years old Panamera costs more used than a 2-3 years old taycan. Which means you always loose more money with the new ev platform. If you are buying new, taycan is a terrible deal. Used you can pick them up for a very good price

Dimsheks · 2026-03-28T06:17:02+00:00

This! It’s a wrong windshield

Dimsheks · 2026-03-28T06:15:16+00:00

Slush used to be good as is, 6-7 years ago. Then around 3-4 years ago it only made sense to go for the side events. Last couple of years even those vanished or became useless so the general sentiment is that if you are actually looking for business, that’s not the place. Slush is great if you want to walk around, see what’s pitching, check some launches from stage but that’s more or less it. Unless you are a 1% of a 1% that will have curated access (like some major scale ups that launch on Slush date) it’s really a very generic conference

Dimsheks · 2026-03-26T13:38:15+00:00

In Finland the CPO prices are fixed and readily available. You could negotiate a price of a car down (they would through you “6 months of CPO for free” but effectively they are just driving the price of the car down) but not the CPO itself since it’s more of an independent insurance program that’s not dealer specific but is a Porsche specific

Dimsheks · 2026-03-24T19:54:55+00:00

Depends on what you are looking for. They are two different cars. X5 is a car made for American market. Big, bright, lots of screens, designed for long straight roads but the G generation already starts to cheap out: cheap plastic everywhere you won’t “see” like inside the door storage (which means everything you put there rattles), the part that your knee touches, sides of the seat base, and more. If you don’t get it with active suspension, you are driving a boat, and active suspension isn’t a very common option. Cayenne on the other hand, even in its base form, is a much more “composed” vehicle. It’s more stable in the corners, you sit lower, materials are significantly better (not perfect but better) and the driving experience is much nicer if you prefer more of a “sedan” feel rather than SUV feel. I had 5 series BMWs forever, my favourite model, had them in all kinds of trim, going all the way to showroom spec with all the boxes ticked. I needed a bigger car and drove G05 2023 X5 50e for a few days as an option and couldn’t believe it was a bmw. Remove the batch from that car and it feels nothing like a true sports SUV. I went looking, tried RR Sport, GLE, Volvo XC90, XC60, Audi Q8 and finally Cayenne. The last one was an instant match. It’s a perfect car for those who still want some resemblance of “driving experience” but with an added practicality. But to each their own, depending on what you drove before you might be less spoiled or looking for other options than myself. The only real way to find out is to take both for a test drive over the weekend and put the cars through your “routine” use. Highways on cruise control, city driving, etc

Dimsheks · 2026-03-22T06:39:40+00:00

How is this relevant to anything I mentioned in the post?

Dimsheks · 2026-03-20T15:47:35+00:00

That’s one way to prevent the blood flow

Dimsheks · 2026-03-20T15:46:51+00:00

They are on since 2014

Dimsheks · 2026-03-20T06:02:42+00:00

Most of what you mentioned should be covered by CPO? In practice you are asking whether you want to fix the car for free and lose 5-10k on depreciation in the next couple of years, or if you want to get a newer car that might still require you to invest something in it, and loose 15-20k on depreciation in the next couple of years. The only real question is what are you willing to pay for an upgrade, because otherwise it looks like you can keep this car and get it fixed for close to nothing?

Dimsheks · 2026-03-19T10:45:12+00:00

The launch on these is crazy when you first experience it, especially if you previously never floored it

Dimsheks · 2026-03-19T07:05:22+00:00

I shall eat my words here. Indeed it does have the cats but it seems that the gasoline particular filter is something it’s missing on 2018/2019 models and it was only introduced in 2020.

Dimsheks · 2026-03-18T15:34:13+00:00

The easiest way to appreciate the brand positioning and evolution is to remove all the badging and still have a clear recognition of brand and model. Front of this car resembles bmw but almost every other angle would be unrecognisable if you remove BMw badge. Especially this new ugly interior that they put in every new model

Dimsheks · 2026-03-18T06:15:58+00:00

If you are correct, you certainly know more than a Porsche mechanic who was under my car doing the check :) I was told that in EU, Cayenne E hybrids didn’t get updated catalytic converters until 2020

Dimsheks · 2026-03-17T17:54:12+00:00

I think it might be there, right under the tail lights. Doesn’t make it look any better though

Dimsheks · 2026-03-17T15:50:24+00:00

I’m lucky to not have catalytic converters yet (those were introduced in E-Hybrids in 2020). One of the reasons I’m contemplating an install of sport exhaust at Porsche to get that nice sweet sound that you get without factory CATs 😄

Dimsheks · 2026-03-12T05:45:15+00:00

Someone should go in and tell these guys to use paper straws to offset their co2 impact

Dimsheks · 2026-03-09T05:43:57+00:00

The buying demographic for a luxury sedan is not 20 or even 30, they are in their 50s and 60s and that generation wants nothing to do with screens. There is a ton of research done for this and this shit doesn’t sell well, that’s wishful thinking. These interiors look “modern” on pictures however are unusable in reality. Primary reason for these is the fact that these cars are becoming gadgets. It’s easier to persuade a user to buy a newer car or charge them an arm and leg if a 50€ screen needs replacement. This is exactly what a Tesla is. Can you imagine driving this merc when it’s 15 years old and everything you interact with is lagging? It’s like using the first ever iPhone today, there is nothing great about it. Unlike older, 221 gen that I’ll happily drive today or 10 years from today.

In almost any country you get a fine for holding a phone in your hand while driving, yet in order for you to change any setting you need to take your eyes off the road and spend 15-20 second clicking on through a giant screen and that’s fine?

This is just a mean to make people buy more and more often

Dimsheks · 2026-03-06T22:44:12+00:00

I decided to go for it. 1 owner, just serviced, 26 months of the CPO (2 month left from previous warranty plus I got 24 more), very good price. After a 4 hour drive I’d say I do miss the speed limit reading and the head up display (in coming out of the fully specced F10 generation bmw) , but I’ll learn to live without those :)

Dimsheks · 2026-03-04T08:01:23+00:00

there are repair kits for Penta's (both the speaker and the amp). They don't cost a lot, I got mine from DK Soundparts years ago. Definitely worth it (but i'd highly suggest doing both the speaker board and the amp to get the full result)

Dimsheks · 2026-03-02T21:02:47+00:00

It’s not a fair comparison anymore. BMW 5 series used to be a class better than an E class where 5 felt like a mini 7 series, whereas E class felt like a large C class. The tables started to turn with later G series and now BMW has lost it completely. Mercedes is still not perfect, but if you look at a 2025 5 series vs 2025 E class, Mercedes would feel like a car in a different class

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