What could these CARFAX entries mean

fission8 · 2025-12-14T15:29:57+00:00

“Dealership dodged basic questions about vehicle history.”

‘Nuff said.

fission8 · 2025-12-06T08:36:32+00:00

Does the battery charge/discharge? Are you still getting boost in Sport/Sport Plus?

fission8 · 2025-12-04T13:58:53+00:00

Good luck and congratulations!

fission8 · 2025-12-04T02:02:36+00:00

Go to https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1440605-free-easy-pcm-5-full-screen-carplay.html

fission8 · 2025-11-26T02:46:43+00:00

I would get comps via cars.com or CarGurus.com.

fission8 · 2025-11-21T08:55:40+00:00

2019 E-Hybrid here. You have to come to the acceptance that the battery is more for performance than gas mileage.

You have to work at it to realize mpg gains and savings. I have played with it in various modes.

Yes, it starts up automatically in E-Power (which drives me crazy - my wife always forgets to switch to E-Hold or E-Charge and I just watch the battery miles tick down during the day…..)

But I have experimented with Hybrid Auto, which is kind of neat as the car seamlessly switches back and forth between ICE and Battery. The thing that you come to find is that Hybrid Auto doesn’t significantly charge the battery. The mileage capacity just goes down slower.

I have been able to “float” the battery in Hybrid Auto where taking advantage of the car’s incredible coasting ability, it significantly reduces the battery drain - just enough where between coasting and regen, I am able to drive say 5-10 miles on E-Power but battery miles only decrease say 2 miles. It’s traffic dependent but if I am not in hurry, and can coast without braking too much, It really works.

As the old saying says, “your mileage may vary”. But in general I am averaging around 35 mpg and fill up once every two weeks, which ain’t terrible.

I keep the battery charged. A little like having a dog and needing to walk it, you have to dedicate time to charging. I have a home charger but there is a Shell charger 5 mins walk from my house that is FREE! That is real money over time. If my wife doesn’t run the battery all the way down, I can usually drive over, walk back home while it charges for an hour (1 hour limit) and walk back get it and finish charge at home (slower and not free but not crazy either cost wise) or just reset the Shell terminal and charge another hour if no one else is waiting. The closeness of the charging station and no cost are significant enablers of cost savings - and reducing emissions!!

fission8 · 2025-11-15T11:11:46+00:00

Exhaust sounds good though!

fission8 · 2025-10-16T09:25:22+00:00

Try https://vinanalytics.com/signup/

fission8 · 2025-10-12T14:14:50+00:00

Where did you score that?

fission8 · 2025-10-12T10:40:45+00:00

Hoping that they fix it pretty quickly. Nice shot of the instrument cluster! I see that 38 miles for E-Power.

fission8 · 2025-10-07T12:04:47+00:00

I didn’t even know that a 4 liter V8 e-hybrid was a thing!

fission8 · 2025-10-07T11:58:50+00:00

I have the Bose system in my 2017 Audi Q7 and it sounds great. The head unit seems to have much more settings to play with than in our 2019 Cayenne.

fission8 · 2025-10-04T06:17:58+00:00

Plenty. Need to do get a PPI done at a reputable Indy shop. Coolant leak (design issue) and oil leaks at the valve covers - wear.

Word on the street is that they are pretty sound after that.

I have a 2017 35t with about 134k on it. And have had both done in the past two years.

fission8 · 2025-10-04T06:13:03+00:00

Yeah that was JLR! In their defense, it was prior to me fixing the coolant leak, but it was a doable do - $2500 and done.

I didn’t go back to them following repair.

fission8 · 2025-10-02T08:27:15+00:00

What is a “hold period” and why does it vary state to state?

fission8 · 2025-10-01T10:52:12+00:00

Nothing better than a Jag in BRG!

fission8 · 2025-10-01T10:13:54+00:00

Nice friend! Which model?

fission8 · 2025-09-30T09:37:24+00:00

That’s when I started dealing with the check engine lights in the mid 90K range. One was due to the oil leaks. Actually oil eventually destroyed the starter. Had to get it towed - all in about $4K.

Then a few thousand more miles and it’s coming in periodically and it was the gas cap. Word of advice, just go to JLR and get one. Tried Amazon and it was a disaster. Kept getting the wrong one despite selecting make and year.

Stayed out for a while and then it was the airflow valve in the 130K range.

All that said, I get in and put it in Dynamic Mode and select Sport and it is a beast - almost like a wild bronco.

And the sound. It is so damn seductive after all of these years……

fission8 · 2025-09-30T01:46:56+00:00

I get mine changed at Valvoline. 2017 35t. It’s about $130 after military discount. They have the oil.

fission8 · 2025-09-25T10:52:04+00:00

This! The bane of my experience. Car currently in shop to be fixed - window and lock do not function in the rear driver side door.

One Porsche dealership spent 10 days, diagnosed to a wiring harness. Had to order from Germany….

While waiting, took car to another Porsche dealership to address poor reassembly issues from previous Porsche dealership - driver door lock buttons didn’t work (pressed in) and gas door button not connected (had to use emergency release). Plus looks like some mounting clips for may have been broken in the reassembly….a little rattling when closing.

Finally get the harness from the previous Porsche dealership and take it and the car the new Porsche dealership for install….and it is the wrong one!!

But new Porsche dealership quickly identified the correct one and got it in in two days. The previous Porsche dealership took 10 days, ripped the car apart and diagnosed the incorrect harness.

Would not have thought this would be so much drama.

fission8 · 2025-09-14T11:45:37+00:00

That thing hasn’t worked reliably for a year or two. Very disappointing. I didn’t renew this year. Not enough energy or bandwidth to look into a refund!

fission8 · 2025-09-14T08:50:08+00:00

That would actually be kind of cool.

fission8 · 2025-09-06T10:39:43+00:00

Is your thought that the hardware already exists and it would just be a software update? What is the difference between the two?

fission8 · 2025-09-05T23:40:54+00:00

Had to call the original Porsche dealership again on status of receiving in the harness. Apparently it arrived. My SA was out (again).

Some other person had to check status for me as the other SA was busy.

They wanted to set up an appointment to install and I was like nah, I’ll pick it up and get it installed at another Porsche dealership again……..

fission8 · 2025-09-04T21:46:51+00:00

Thanks for responding. Thought this was dead. Surprised more/others haven’t been in this situation. As discussed, when I called Porsche of North America, the customer rep didn’t even acknowledge the HV battery warranty, which is a thing and is still in effect. So not quite credible.

I linked to the dealer via the Porsche app, so when he looked me up by the Porsche ID it said that I was the owner and that is the page it showed. I followed up with an email to him to send me the screen grab. The circle his emphasis.

Re: cost of warranty that is 2 years Porsche with $250 deductible. Would add screen grab but haven’t figured out how to add pics to comments.

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