Test drove a Panamera today....
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Well, is Panamera a (far) superior car to E by most parameters? IMO, absolutely yes (except maybe for the exterior design, which is subjective for each individual).
Is Panamera (about $90K for a moderetly to well optioned 2012 V6 sold at MSRP; other realy nice available options can add at least an other $10K) worth 50% "premium" over similarly equiped E (about $63-65K - 5% discount for 2012 V6)? IMO, absolutely not.
Is Panamera (about $90K for a moderetly to well optioned 2012 V6 sold at MSRP; other realy nice available options can add at least an other $10K) worth 50% "premium" over similarly equiped E (about $63-65K - 5% discount for 2012 V6)? IMO, absolutely not.
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bump this one...
ran into a guy today with a nice Panny4S.....I was on my way to my car and saw him, he parked right near me so I told him I was glad to see it was a 4S, you know in a jokingly, "your car is badarse" kind of way...
and we got to talking about how he wanted to get rid of it, so I asked him what he wanted instead....and his reply? "Thinking about the new cls63"......and of course I exploded into a "ME TOO" rant......
haha, so it seems possible that we may have another Panny driver defecting to the MB side
I will also say that standing next to that car kind of renewed my appreciation for it a bit more.....those things are BIG cars....
and have lots of curves and long lines
it was a black one too which made it all the sweeter, it was dirty, but still.....black cars are bossington as hell when they're clean
ran into a guy today with a nice Panny4S.....I was on my way to my car and saw him, he parked right near me so I told him I was glad to see it was a 4S, you know in a jokingly, "your car is badarse" kind of way...
and we got to talking about how he wanted to get rid of it, so I asked him what he wanted instead....and his reply? "Thinking about the new cls63"......and of course I exploded into a "ME TOO" rant......
haha, so it seems possible that we may have another Panny driver defecting to the MB side
I will also say that standing next to that car kind of renewed my appreciation for it a bit more.....those things are BIG cars....
and have lots of curves and long lines
it was a black one too which made it all the sweeter, it was dirty, but still.....black cars are bossington as hell when they're clean
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The Panny seems to be underappreciated on the styling front IMO. Its stark imperfections force a lot of people to write it off altogether. However, I think that it has a lot of very positive aesthetic points as well. I've heard of a few Panny owners going the CLS route. Personally, I think the Panny is a higher level car than the CLS, not any worse looking, and a far more functional design.... Aside from that massive width making it difficult to "live with", perhaps. The Panny grows more and more on me all the time.
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Panamera should be the ugliest car ever made by Porsche , genital wart -not my quote lol 
Well, however interior is a different story ,it's so classy . I believe no one cares whether Panamera is ugly or not ,they just buy it for name or badge may be for uncanny performance .
I prefer E63 anyday to Panamera
Well, however interior is a different story ,it's so classy . I believe no one cares whether Panamera is ugly or not ,they just buy it for name or badge may be for uncanny performance .
I prefer E63 anyday to Panamera
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