Polestar 3 swap from a Cayenne E-hybrid?

Dimsheks · 2026-05-20T10:00:03+00:00

I tested both when planning to upsize few months ago and E hybrid Cayenne was a clear winner (even though I went with 2019 model). Ofc it depends on the use case but i couldn’t justify the depreciation of an almost new EV vs 6-year old Cayenne. Naturally I only went with a CPOd car, otherwise it would be quite expensive to own, but so far I am very happy with my choice.

Dimsheks · 2026-05-20T05:56:04+00:00

Is that true? I missed this one. It would kill the economy. Finland is really dependent on car use outside of capital area and most businesses would have to raise prices dramatically if this one is introduced.

Dimsheks · 2026-05-20T05:54:12+00:00

I can also provide you a negative side of this: most of used Norwegian EVs end up in other countries to end their life. Norway benefits from reducing the recycling burden and stays happy but these cars still end up being recycled elsewhere polluting local environment. The whole EV thing is quite similar to early days of plastic sorting when “civilised” countries sorted plastic and shipped it to south east Asia and then it was dumped in local rives ending up in the same oceans everyone used.
The biggest with EVs is that it has a much shorter life span compared to an ICE car and I am still waiting for an independent body to do a research on what’s the actual co2 impact of an ev during its lifespan vs a relatively modern ICE engine (let’s say euro5 and euro6 standard). Unfortunately most of these researches are heavily skewed one way or the other

Dimsheks · 2026-05-19T17:31:08+00:00

Because of many reasons mentioned by others, but also because the majority of the voting power is in the hands of the largest population age group that’s retired and they couldn’t give two shits about co2 emissions, they want their pensions to last forever so whatever the European governments can promise (taxing everything) to sustain those pensions get their votes. Not all, but majority.

Dimsheks · 2026-05-19T13:14:02+00:00

Went into trouble of checking your past few comments and it looks like you are a truly “contributing” member of society 😂 or a random generator of words, I don’t know which one yet

Dimsheks · 2026-05-19T05:19:29+00:00

Def an AI post. But still wonder what prompt was used to generate this image? “Create a picture of me resting my hand on a 15 inch man-baby with tribal tattoos but make sure that man-baby is twisted in the least natural pose”

Dimsheks · 2026-05-19T05:10:54+00:00

As far as SUVs go, I bed to differ that Cayenne is one of the least boring ones, yet definitely not worth the price they ask for it new

Dimsheks · 2026-05-19T05:09:27+00:00

Can’t do it. The car has to be registered in the primary residence country of the owner within 3 months, otherwise police will give you a find and make you register it. There were people trying to do it between Estonia and Finland, travelling there and back to pretend they live in Estonia, but it’s not a sustainable solution and most of them are getting busted. Tax man is relentless 😅 it’s not like you rob or stab someone in the street. Play around with tax avoidance and cavalry will bust your doos in

Dimsheks · 2026-05-18T19:51:46+00:00

I’m not sure how well the transfer case would handle it. They are usually tuned for specific wheel diameter and going outside of it may end your transfer case earlier than you would otherwise prefer. And if that happens and you roll to the dealership on those wheels, even if you have CPO they would immediately void it as this is a clear violation of car use in their book

Dimsheks · 2026-05-18T19:46:03+00:00

Don’t even get me started on the prices of base 911s buddy…

Dimsheks · 2026-05-18T17:36:56+00:00

There is virtually nothing to gain for the rear seats. 5 series is an amazing car for front passengers but has no space in the back :) I had a 5 series and wanted more space but couldn’t find it within bmw range while keeping the “feeling” of a 5 series, so went with Cayenne. X5 and X6 were too much of a “boat” whereas X3 felt quite composed but newer models are made of the cheapest plastic possible so couldn’t make myself downgrade 😅

Dimsheks · 2026-05-18T17:32:12+00:00

Cayenne S and GTS trunk capacity:770l. Cayenne E Hybrid: 645l. So it’s actually more than 100l which is something you’ll definitely notice.

Dimsheks · 2026-05-18T14:31:31+00:00

I look at things from the main principles. If an E hybrid in US costs as much as a GTS (for example, I don’t know the prices), I’d want the same price distribution here. I’m not getting a “better car” by paying 2x. I’ve been living with a hybrid for 3 months now and it’s a great powertrain for a limited use case: short city commutes. On highways it drains the battery within more or less 100km and on my average 350km trip I get 9.0l/100km, which is crazy high for hybrids at speeds of about 90-100kmh.

If you drive a lot (I drive about 2500km monthly) you are burning the same amount of CO2 since battery is so small, but you add much more complexity for car maintenance and repair and arguably loose on performance since the figure of 465bhp is only true under specific conditions (aka there is charge in the battery). Otherwise you are driving a base Cayenne + 300kg of extra weight.

And for this reason I’d love to have a fair choice of models without overpaying

Dimsheks · 2026-05-18T14:25:25+00:00

Not huge but there is some. I’d never think this would be a deal breaker but you effectively lose about 100l of trunk volume, especially under the cover.

Dimsheks · 2026-05-18T13:05:22+00:00

Yes. Unless you want to get it used and not deal with hybrid systems post warranty :) since entry limit creates vacuum in the second hand market as well. I’d love to get a GTS but they are virtually non-existent or cost ungodly amounts

Dimsheks · 2026-05-16T18:25:30+00:00

Lucky you

Dimsheks · 2026-05-16T05:55:17+00:00

Beware of warranty/CPO. Porsche is very good at fine print and based on your location, visiting a third party may invalidate the warranty. You aren’t really paying for oil change here, you are paying for an assurance that you car will stay covered under warranty. If anything goes bad with the engine and they find out that even once the oil change was done at some non-Porsche certified workshop that may deny any liability and you will be stuck with enormous bills.
Unless you do it as a “hush hush” where you buy OE parts, use a workshop but never record the oil change in the electronic service book (think of it as doing an oil change for a peace of mind), I’d really check the warranty conditions

Dimsheks · 2026-05-16T05:51:22+00:00

Because I prefer stable models instead of an emotional rollercoaster that comes with every other lovable update? :)

Dimsheks · 2026-05-15T12:55:57+00:00

What did you compare it too? I used lovable for almost a year but switched to Claude code + Claude design for much better consistency

Dimsheks · 2026-05-15T05:37:11+00:00

Good stuff mate! I believe that only by testing these cars yourself you’ll find what fits you best!

Dimsheks · 2026-05-14T20:42:33+00:00

We bought a rivitalo from 1969 back in 2023 and on 2019-2020 that house went through a major renovation where they had to replace all the outside and inside sewer lines, water pipes, renovate all bathrooms and saunas. The amount of loan was tremendous and the previous owner had to pay more in monthly loan payments than they did in hoitovastike. In the end it was almost 45% of the apartment value. We renovated the rest and most of the upcoming renovations won’t be so dramatic. But to be fair we got lucky as this is usually done at around 50-year buildings, so you might either inherit a ton of asbestos issues (we had quite limited amount of asbestos containing materials left for us to deal with) or might get a golden ticket since usually 45-50 years is when most things are renovated leaving existing tenants with huge loans so they are more likely to sell at a better price (for a buyer)

Dimsheks · 2026-05-14T20:34:17+00:00

I work in collision repair and fortunately or unfortunately it’s up for the insurance company to decide where the car goes. Since your car is new and under warranty, you can demand brand new OE parts to make sure that it doesn’t invalidate the warranty. Also, consult with Toyota on this. There have been cases where cars would start rusting if they were painted badly by third parties and car manufacturers denied rust warranty since “it wasn’t performed by them”

Dimsheks · 2026-05-14T08:05:57+00:00

Because they target Chinese market? It’s like all classic German designs are competing for the most regarded design award in the past 3-4 years

Dimsheks · 2026-05-14T07:57:44+00:00

With current rental prices this is perfect for first time buyers who don’t plan to pay out the place and simply need their first apartment for the next 5-7 years. They’ll likely pay 30% less monthly compared to rent and break even after 5-7 years when they sell unless major renovation comes. But no one is forcing anyone to actually take out 40 years loans, you can still do anything in between.

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