9,841 Macans have been sold up to the month in the US.

42 Macans are for sale used at dealers. No idea how many privately.

Why are you surprised by this number? It's miniscule.

 

Agree.

 

By large number, do you mean hundreds? Thousands? How or where did you see this ?

Just curious because a friend of mine just looked here in Southern California and what was advertised was not really available and what was available inventory miraculously got sold just before he called them.

I'm sure there are used Macans available but I wonder what the number is relative to what has been sold and in what part of the world. Thus my question.

Just curious.

 

Most are demos, at least here in Canada. Dealers will be getting new cars for demos soon.

 

Also could be from people going from an S to Turbo

 

Unlikely. I think there are about four or five members here who have done that.

 

Almost all are dealer demos

My local dealer was providing all test drives in a 2014 Macan. That worked for 2014 and 2015, but now they are selling that model with 4k miles on it and will have a 2016 available shortly. I saw a number of low mileage 2014 models that were available but in my opinion the discount was not large enough for me not to order a new one.

 

My local dealer was providing all test drives in a 2014 Macan. That worked for 2014 and 2015, but now they are selling that model with 4k miles on it and will have a 2016 available shortly. I saw a number of low mileage 2014 models that were available but in my opinion the discount was not large enough for me not to order a new one.

There's no such thing as a 2014 Macan. Any Macans sold in 2014 (including my July 15th 2014 delivered S) are MY 2015.

 

One of the dealerships near me has (or had) what it called "auction cars"; not sure what that means. Cars coming out of rental fleets, maybe? Or does that mean offloaded lemons? They showed 4K to 10K in mileage, didn't have histories, and didn't carry much of a discount, so I wasn't interested.

The other dealership near me seems to have the occasional S traded in toward a Turbo; still not much discount, but better luck with maintenance and ownership records.

 

I was at a dealer in Florida, and someone was trading one in. Both dealerships here in Chicagoland have one for sale.

Compare that to SQ5's which a used one is pretty rare.

For a car that has been available less than a year it just seems a fair number of people changed their mind.

Just Sayin -

 

Sorry if you already posted this. Do you have a Macan on order or do you have one already?

 

During my initial search I emailed a dozen postings on cars.com to people "selling" used Macans. Only one was real. The rest were bait and switches.

Good news is my new build arrives in a week!

 

When I was doing my searches,
most of the websites have listings by dealers that have long ago already come and gone through inventory.

If you're looking at dealer listings, I wouldn't trust anything till you call and verify

 

Anything I saw about two months ago was being sold above or very near retail. Figured it was owners trying to capitalize on the demand. Other than that, I really couldn't find much.

 

It may be due to all the Macan Forum members dumping their non AS optioned cars in order to buy one with the best suspension known to man.

Just test drive both SUV's.

 

There's actually a really small group of used models I think. It's surprising how quickly used models typically show up when a car gets launched. Macan's are holding their values nearly in full so far (asking prices, which is more than other cars can say), which is most telling.

 

And then there is the one dude who must have bumped his head too many times and traded his macan in for a hideous BMW crossover. (The one that looks like it's been in a car accident when new)

 

Just to give you a bit of perspective, in Europe there are currently 462 Macans on sale with 298 of those being used. The rest are either demos or new cars.

 

The SQ5 is a very slow seller that is why there are so few for sale.

 

Hey!

I, too, came down to the Macan and the SQ5. The deciding factor was their safety ratings.

It's shocking to me that the Audi would receive 4 stars for both frontal crash and overall rating. A vehicle at this price point should be 5 in my opinion.

I've owned my Macan for about 22 hours. No regrets thus far

 

I would recommend to drive the SQ5 and Macan, preferably one just after the next. I think you will find the Macan much more pleasant and fun. However, there is nothing wrong with the SQ5, and I would have bought it if the Macan wasn't an option.

I am not going to say which suspension the Macan had , however I found the SQ5 very stiff and most uncomfortable to drive in terms of suspension. The Macan was so much more pleasant to drive and ride in. Both cars had the 21" wheels.

 

I informally discussed the cars and resale today at my local dealership. They have two Turbo cars on the lot which are available and one Macan S . I mentioned that one of the guys on the forum traded in his Macan S and got a new Macan S (different options but same model year) with a delta of 7K to do the swap . They expressed that the resale values are quite strong .

It seems to me that some of the used cars might be traded in for lacking options or to upgrade to a Turbo or simply to buy another Porsche .

 

It is certainly tempting to sell a used car for a profit. Next time Porsche comes out with a winning model, I am going to keep that in mind and order one sight unseen! First year pain be damned, I am going to make myself some money (just have to control myself when ticking the option boxes)!!>

Not very often you can buy and drive a new car and not lose money. I guess I missed the boat on this one. I am hoping this Macan will be a keeper for me. One more month of waiting.....

 

I had similar concerns when ordering my Macan, why so many low mileage cars showing up quickly on the used market? However, after having the car for six months it's been fabulous and bullet proof. Have no fear, you will love it!


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