Chapter 1 · Buying your first Porsche · by HBi Auto
Buying a Macan
The compact Porsche SUV, petrol 95B and the new electric Macan.
The Macan is the best-selling Porsche of the last decade: a compact SUV that drives like a hot hatch. The first generation (95B, 2015–2024) uses petrol engines and a PDK; the second generation is electric.
911 Tracker does not follow the Macan yet, so this page has no market numbers. HBi Auto can price one for you directly.
95B (2015–2024)
Four-cylinder, V6 and twin-turbo V6 versions, updated in 2019 and again in 2022 with the GTS at the top.
- Buy for
- A practical daily Porsche
What to look for
PDK service
The transmission fluid is on a schedule; check that it was done.
Brakes and tires
Heavy and fast: they wear quickly.
Maintenance
Maintenance planner
Pick the car, enter its miles and model year: the planner shows what is due now, the next services and the full schedule, whichever comes first, miles or years.
| What is done | 10k | 20k | 30k | 40k | 50k | 60k | 70k | 80k | 90k | 100k | 110k | 120k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil and filterEvery 10,000 mi, 1 yr · US Porsche dealer · Includes brake, tire, axle and tie-rod checks | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Brake fluidEvery 2 yr · US Porsche dealer | ||||||||||||
| Spark plugsEvery 40,000 mi, 4 yr · US Porsche dealer · Macan Turbo: 30,000 mi / 4 yr | ● | ● | ● | |||||||||
| Engine air filtersEvery 80,000 mi, 4 yr · US Porsche dealer | ● | |||||||||||
| Front differential oil (all-wheel drive)Every 120,000 mi, 12 yr · US Porsche dealer | ● | |||||||||||
| Rear differential oilEvery 120,000 mi, 12 yr · US Porsche dealer | ● | |||||||||||
| PDK / automatic transmission oilEvery 60,000 mi, 6 yr · US Porsche dealer | ● | ● | ||||||||||
| Tire sealant (if fitted)Every 4 yr · US Porsche dealer |
Macan (95B), 2015–2024: what is done, version by version
Not verified yet: Transfer case and drive belt; Cabin filter interval.
Confidence: Medium. Sources: 1.
Intervals are whichever comes first, miles or years. "Porsche factory (converted from km)" means Porsche's own figure for another market, turned into miles with the same km-to-mile pairing Porsche uses in the US. Your car's own maintenance booklet is the final word. HBi Auto's recommendations for cars that are tracked, driven hard or stored are being added by our service team.
Electric Macan (2024 on)
A new, fully electric Macan on Porsche's new EV platform.
- Buy for
- An electric Porsche SUV
What to look for
Battery warranty
Check the remaining battery warranty.
Maintenance
We have not found a factory maintenance schedule for these cars that we can verify, so we do not print one. Older Porsches are best serviced on time rather than on miles: oil and brake fluid at least every year or two, and a specialist inspection every year.
The pre-purchase inspection
How we inspect every Macan before we buy one. Use the same steps wherever you buy.
VIN, history and build
Decode the VIN, match the build sheet and options, read every service record and the history report.
Factory scan
Read every control unit with Porsche PIWIS: stored faults and, on manual cars, the over-rev history.
Engine health
Compression and leak-down on older engines, a borescope where the model calls for it, oil checked for metal.
On the lift
Leaks, coolant pipes and hoses, mounts, bushings, brakes, tires and any sign of accident repair.
Road test
Cold start, clutch or PDK behaviour, gear changes, brakes and noises at speed.
The HBi Auto 111-point Certified Pre-Owned inspection
The list our technicians sign on every car we certify, in ten sections. Download the blank 111-point form (PDF, free).
- AVehicle data
- BDocumentation
- CAnalysis log
- DInterior
- EWheels and tires
- FDrive system and underbody
- GExterior
- HEngine compartment
- IFluids
- JTest drive
The 111-point checklist: Macan
HBi Auto's full 111-point inspection, the same list our technicians sign on every car we certify. Tick as you go; your ticks stay on this device. Print it, or download the blank form (PDF) and take it to your inspection.
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The buying process
Find and price it
Compare the car with what the same model actually sold for, adjusted for miles, options and records.
Ask the right questions
Who serviced it, why it is for sale, any accidents or paintwork, and can you see every record before you travel.
Inspect it
A specialist pre-purchase inspection, paid by you, reported to you.
Agree the deal
Price, what is fixed before delivery, deposit terms and a written bill of sale.
Pay safely and ship it
Wire only to a verified account, never on instructions that arrive by email alone. Ship enclosed for anything rare or valuable.
Dealers we trust
Independent Porsche specialists we know and buy from.
Written by the 911 Buyers and HBi Auto team in Mocksville, NC. Market numbers come from 911 Tracker's VIN-checked US sales and say what they are based on; maintenance intervals say where each one comes from. This course is general information, not an inspection, an appraisal or legal or tax advice.