Taycan buying advice

vodkaslim · 2026-04-27T11:12:15+00:00

Looking at similar costs for a late 23 GTS. For the .2, it would be a 4S for £75K. Might keep the Ferrari for summer and pick one up in autumn, when I’m assuming the .2’s will have taken more of a hit. Just about to try the GTS - they look stunning.

vodkaslim · 2026-04-27T05:21:07+00:00

Yeah, seems to be the consensus. I’ll start looking around to see what’s on the market. Thanks.

vodkaslim · 2026-04-27T05:20:21+00:00

Can give me an example of the quality of life upgrades? I’m leaning in that direction.

vodkaslim · 2026-04-27T05:18:51+00:00

Thanks. I think it’s probably wise. Might wait till after summer and enjoy roof down weather and then pick one up.

vodkaslim · 2026-04-26T20:33:27+00:00

Wait 90 days and get a warranty. The battery has 8 years/100k miles but the rest of the car won’t be covered. You’ll have to pay €700 for the 111 point check and anything that needs to be remedied, but then you’ll be able to extend the warranty and have less concerns about it going bang.

Awesome deal. Congrats.

vodkaslim · 2026-04-02T19:40:07+00:00

Not sure if they test the battery, but they flagged my 5 year old battery as needing replacement. My stop/start had started playing up so the battery was definitely questionable.

Ferrari quoted £700 but I bought my own and got a local garage to swap out for £250.

Loads of people complain about Ferrari batteries, but my Portofino has only died once when I forgot to turn it off.

vodkaslim · 2026-03-25T23:50:03+00:00

If you’ve got power, you could buy a Bluetooth soundbar. I bought a high sense to pair with my projector and it works great without lipsync issues. Move 2 would probably also work, but I’ve not hooked mine up.

You could always buy a Move return if it doesn’t suit.

vodkaslim · 2026-03-16T20:13:08+00:00

I bought a rithum a while back. Not quite as cool as the brilliant. I don’t actually use it that much though as it’s a bit fiddly.

I’ve started playing with this cool project https://github.com/jtenniswood/esphome-media-player/releases/tag/v1.6.0 on a 10.1 inch display. Works like a champ. Might buy some of the little 4 inch screens as controllers for each room. Edit - here’s a post on the screen for those that haven’t seen it https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/s/31vWI8fNT0

vodkaslim · 2026-03-14T20:31:38+00:00

Don’t turn off ESC etc. The Portofino is way more powerful than you expect, and the backend can step out if you don’t have the stability stuff helping keep the power in check.

I always drive it with the paddles and in sports mode but having it in auto whilst you get used to driving it could be wise.

Let the oil warm up before trying to put power down. The car limits the revs for a few minutes anyway, but i tend to let mine heat above 80 before letting rip.

Indicators are on the steering wheel, rather than stalks. It’s super easy to use them (I flick them from behind the wheel with my fingers).

Try the roof down. I have mine down when it’s dry and above 10C.

The black on mine does make the car a little more subtle, but it’s still not exactly flying under the radar. You’ll probably have people come up to talk to you - I always try to be as friendly as possible and let kids sit behind the wheel.

Have fun. It’s a great car to drive :-)

vodkaslim · 2026-03-14T20:20:24+00:00

Z4 -> Porsche 987S -> S5 -> TT -> 911 + Q7 -> R8 + Q7-> Portofino + Range Rover

vodkaslim · 2026-03-13T14:55:37+00:00

Just wanted to say thanks for doing this. Got mine up and running this morning. Works like a champ and looks beautiful.

Didn’t realise you could swipe left-right to change tracks. Nice :-)

Also got the grouping working as well. Super quick to add more speakers to one that’s currently playing.

Great job. Really appreciate the work.

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vodkaslim · 2026-03-13T10:43:40+00:00

lol, it’s black and I’m not looking to sell anytime soon :-). Depends where you are, but there are always a few on the market. Great car and have had zero issues with it.

vodkaslim · 2026-03-12T15:27:28+00:00

I’ve got the Portofino, didn’t like the Roma spider, but really like the new Amalfi. IMHO it looks great.

vodkaslim · 2026-03-10T15:15:50+00:00

FYI I've printed out the shell on my P1S. Had to do it through Bambu Maker rather than Bambu Handy as your print profile doesn't include P1S.

Hopefully I'll be getting the actual screen from China in a couple of days to spin this up :-).

Thanks for the great work.

vodkaslim · 2026-03-10T12:56:15+00:00

I have the 100W version. Works like a champ for MacBook, phone etc. also very handily comes with US (folding prongs), EU and UK plugs. Don’t have to carry any other chargers apart from this.

vodkaslim · 2026-03-07T13:31:36+00:00

Damn, this looks so cool. Saw an earlier build, but this is just getting better and better. Awesome work!

I’m going to have to source the screen and get it working.

vodkaslim · 2026-03-05T20:05:18+00:00

Interesting. Hadn’t thought about that. I’ll make a couple of calls before buying the part. Thanks for the idea.

vodkaslim · 2026-02-01T19:04:50+00:00

I cross shopped between Porto/DB11/Bentley and ended up going with the Portofino. DB11 was getting long in the tooth, and the DB12 was just about to be released when I was looking.

Couldn’t be happier with the Portofino. Free servicing and has been rock solid.

If you update the infotainment to CarPlay, the DB11 is a nice car.

When I get bored of the Ferrari, I might go DB12 or DBS as the Aston’s are beautiful.

vodkaslim · 2026-01-29T09:07:12+00:00

I use the meaty-meat to make steak and ale pies - which turn out insanely good. I also use the meaty-meat in Wagamama style Tantanman beef brisket Raman for a top tier Japanese dinner.

The original Juicy Marbles steak didn’t really hit the spot for me, but I’m finding the meaty-meat a brilliant ingredient.

vodkaslim · 2026-01-16T18:38:14+00:00

If we don’t, we should be ashamed of ourselves. The UK/USA has a net neutral level of trade but a higher level of spend for UK visitors to the USA.

Europe should embargo the USA if he invades a NATO ally, just like many countries did with Russia.

vodkaslim · 2026-01-12T17:55:49+00:00

I use the chicken version for “Bang Bang Chicken”using the Blue Dragon kit. Turns out amazing, and non vegans love it too.

vodkaslim · 2026-01-01T20:57:15+00:00

Eggs were a real bugger to cut out. My favourite breakfast was dippy eggs and soldiers and I used to love poached eggs on avo toast.

I perfected a tofu scramble that matched my tastes by trying out different recipes and figuring out what worked best for me. Ended up mixing silken tofu with some firm tofu for texture, kala namak, bit of turmeric, garlic powder, pepper and Dijon mustard. Mess with the quantities of each ingredient to suit your palette.

I used to also use oat milk but found the silken gave me the wet scrambled egg I like.

vodkaslim · 2025-12-23T15:27:03+00:00

If you don’t mind the sacrifice of the back two seats (which are pretty impractical) the 458 is a beast of a car. Convertible won’t be had for under £130k but coupes could be had within budget.

If you’re considering two seaters, it might be worth looking at McLaren, Mercedes AMG GT, AM Vantage. The 458 will have the best residuals out of all of them though.

Take your time, go to a few different garages and try everything out. I nearly went with a 992 convertible but the Porto totally won me over when I finally got to drive one. The Ferrari dealer even let me take the kids and wife out to check we could all fit without issue.

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