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by Paul1970
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: EU Regulators Tell Manufacturers to Dial back use of Haptic screens
Replies: 12
Views: 623

Re: EU Regulators Tell Manufacturers to Dial back use of Haptic screens

They have said that the increased use of screens for control of the vehicle, is basically getting out of hand. And is distracting and dangerous, while driving. If they want to get and keep the top NCap rating, they must get back to the old way of controlling functions. Starting from Jan 2026, Indic...
by Paul1970
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: What will they think of next?
Replies: 5
Views: 495

Re: What will they think of next?

Browsing around and noticed on the Taycan config, a new PTS Plus at a mere £17200. Comes to mind the old saying ‘A fool and their money is easily parted’ Saw that also. I thought maybe Porsche were having an internal competition to see if there is anyone out there mad enough to go for it. As if 50%...
by Paul1970
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: What a tool.............. (new vehicle, as requested)
Replies: 41
Views: 2093

Re: What a tool.............. (new vehicle, as requested)

The sport- tourism is stunning and I wish you many happy miles. My business partner, a fellow petrolhead, has just swapped his BMW M4 for an £80k I5 M Sport. Contract hire is £700 pm including maintenance. Put through the business, his car tax is around £40 a month. The incentive to move to EV, part...
by Paul1970
Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Order Forum
Topic: Porsche inflation (sometimes best not to look)
Replies: 66
Views: 4145

Re: Porsche inflation (sometimes best not to look)

I think the days of people buying cars on HP or for cash and getting full ownership are pretty much gone. Most people are on a PCP type deal with an optional balloon that they’ll never exercise and so all that really matters is deposit size and monthly repayments. So the fact that a car as utterly s...
by Paul1970
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Soddin’ SatNav.
Replies: 19
Views: 786

Re: Soddin’ SatNav.

Had to drive from Milton Keynes to London yesterday, a journey I have done many times. However with the new 14 mile roadworks on the M1 that journey has now become a potential nightmare. Using waze I discovered a scenic route that was mainly traffic free, meandering through God knows where but avoid...
by Paul1970
Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Car Insurance ( Again)
Replies: 75
Views: 5898

Re: Car Insurance ( Again)

My Cayenne was £1100 last year (an increase of around 50% if I recall). Just tried to get a quote on Confused.com out of interest and the cheapest came out at £2k with £925 excess! I can get a £400 reduction if I have a black box! Coincidentally my current insurer came out the cheapest. Dreading ren...
by Paul1970
Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: News & Reviews
Topic: Macan ICE expiry
Replies: 24
Views: 2283

Re: Macan ICE expiry

Let’s see who can attack the motorist most, and what devisive mechanisms can we use. Haven’t Paris just voted to charge SUV,s parking there, 4 times the cost of a normal vehicle. If the lefties get their way, and vehicles are totally eradicated from the roads. Should they not stop to think where th...
by Paul1970
Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Sat Nav
Replies: 10
Views: 543

Re: Sat Nav

Just use Waze or Google. Beats the installed sat nav hands-down Have you decided that by comparing them "side by side"? I nearly always look at Google before I set off, to decide when to leave, then use the car Sat Nav, nearly always different but I've never been able to decide a winner. ...
by Paul1970
Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Journey so far…….
Replies: 14
Views: 855

Re: Journey so far…….

I was disappointed that I had to go bigger from my Macan GTS, so the Cayenne GTS was the only option. Absolutely love it, but the GT is different gravy, stunning car. I’m surprised you downsized back to a Macan, especially with teenagers, which is why I had to go bigger. They loved the Macan from th...
by Paul1970
Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: Main Porsche Macan Chat
Topic: Interesting loan car
Replies: 29
Views: 2040

Re: Interesting loan car

I note it was 28 degrees or so during that test which will make quite a difference . The instrument cluster said 66F, which is about 19C, so probably no need for either heating or aircon. Not that it makes much difference, but I presumed the bit circled in red is the outside temp (which I read as 8...