YouTuber worried about Porsche Taycan being worthless goes to the 'dark side' and gives in to Tesla

A YouTuber and former Porsche Taycan owner has decided to join the ‘dark side’ and buy a Tesla Model Y.

The YouTuber gave up on his Porsche Taycan for a reason that’s becoming surprisingly common.

There’s one thing about his new purchase that stands out, though.

And some people might call this a ‘downgrade’.

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Why he replaced his Porsche Taycan with a Tesla Model Y

Lee Alexander Davey, known online as The MacMaster previously went viral when he explained to his audience the sky-high maintenance costs for his Porsche Taycan.

He also revealed he’d been told his Taycan was now basically worthless.

He said this didn’t just affect his wallet, but also his ability to enjoy the car.

In the end, after trying out a few different options including the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai, he gave up and joined what he described as ‘the dark side’.

On the face of it, switching from a Porsche Taycan to a Tesla Model Y might be seen as a downgrade.

The Model Y is obviously a lot cheaper than the Taycan, but it’s also not even in the same market segment.

The Taycan is a luxury sedan, whereas the Model Y is generally considered a compact SUV, even though the IRS briefly begged to differ, but that’s a different conversation altogether.

But Lee’s argument makes sense.

For starters, the Porsche Taycan’s maintenance costs didn’t seem justified.

The Taycan is electric and EVs generally have lower maintenance costs by simple virtue of having fewer components, ie fewer things that can go wrong.

But that was not the case, because servicing a Porsche Taycan was basically just as expensive as servicing his old Porsche 911.

Also, the Model Y does appear to hold on to its value a lot better than the Taycan, probably also because it’s cheaper to begin with.

Do EVs depreciate faster than gas cars?

Some people argue that EVs depreciate faster than internal combustion cars and, broadly speaking, that seems to be the case.

A while back, we covered the story of a guy who bought a brand-new Ford Mustang Mach-E for $72,590 but was told it was worth just $31,000 two years later.

And the situation is even worse with the Porsche Taycan, which costs a fortune when new but can sometimes be had for peanuts in the pre-owned market.

EVs have been around for a while, but it’s still probably too early to tell.

So the jury is still out… for now.

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