Either you like Panameras, or you're wrong

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10/05/2016 at 14:26 • Filed to: None

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Admittedly I prefer them in darker colors, but I’ll be damned if this one doesn’t look good to me. And they drive so, so well. This one has a bad air spring at the left front though, it’s only a $1,400 part.

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DISCUSSION (57)


Kinja'd!!! macanamera > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:29

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You probably pour the milk before the cereal


Kinja'd!!! LongbowMkII > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:29

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Theyre blobby. No thanks


Kinja'd!!! Saracen > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:30

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I like them. Amazing to drive. Even a base V6.


Kinja'd!!! FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:30

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Looks like I’m wrong then.


Kinja'd!!! BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:30

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For a second I thought it was slammed. Luckily it is just broken...


Kinja'd!!! MonkeePuzzle > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:33

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bad spring? you mean, perfect ride height !


Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:33

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They are neat, still need to drive my friend’s so I can truly like them or not.


Kinja'd!!! Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:34

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I agree


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > macanamera
10/05/2016 at 14:35

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Joke’s on you, I don’t drink milk.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > LongbowMkII
10/05/2016 at 14:36

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There is a bit of that, yes, which is why I like darker colors. But this one is working for me. Maybe it’s the wheels, maybe it’s the borked air suspension. They really are amazing to drive though.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > Saracen
10/05/2016 at 14:37

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That they are, I absolutely love the interiors. Buttons, buttons everywhere.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
10/05/2016 at 14:37

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Happens to the best of us.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:37

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Still not loving the styling, but I like the car overall.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
10/05/2016 at 14:37

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It does look good this way though.


Kinja'd!!! 404 - User No Longer Available > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:37

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This one, no to the hell no. New one, yes with multiple capital Ys.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > MonkeePuzzle
10/05/2016 at 14:38

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That’s what I’m liking here.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/05/2016 at 14:38

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Just imagine it like a really nice, much faster, much more comfortable 928.


Kinja'd!!! Milky > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:39

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*audible gasp*  


Kinja'd!!! BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:39

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It doesn’t look too bad, but it would look better if it was at least a bit higher, so you just could see the top op the tire. That’s just my opinion though.


Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:40

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Hunf, well I gave only driven a broken 928 maybe up to 35 mph to your shop and back. Probably not a high point for comparison.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/05/2016 at 14:40

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I admit I didn’t like them at first, but I’ve come to really like them outside and in.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > 404 - User No Longer Available
10/05/2016 at 14:42

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The new one is really good.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:42

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They look really great in person, but in pictures they look like extruded metal turds.


Kinja'd!!! macanamera > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:42

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Jokes on you, panameras are god awful


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
10/05/2016 at 14:43

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Oh it’s definitely undriveable as is, another 3/4" would be good.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/05/2016 at 14:45

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Just imagine that car’s concept though, totally sorted out and with, you know, door panels. ;)


Kinja'd!!! Honeybunchesofgoats > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:46

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The Panamera is a sedan that I would buy if I already owned a Porsche and wanted an expensive sedan, but not if I didn’t already own a Porsche and wanted an expensive sedan.


Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:48

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Make it a 2 door then we will talk

I am single with no kids. My friends can squeeze into too small back seats meant for child seats.


Kinja'd!!! Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:50

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I always like being reminded I’m right about at least something in life.

Some of the panameras came with standard spring suspension, right?

(Waits for Cayenne levels of depreciation...)


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > Honeybunchesofgoats
10/05/2016 at 14:54

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Expensive or otherwise, I’d buy one if I just wanted a fast, comfortable, practical, well made sedan. I’ll never afford one, but they’re nice.


Kinja'd!!! FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:55

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I really like the new one though.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/05/2016 at 14:56

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I have a welder.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
10/05/2016 at 14:56

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Yep, most of them I’ve seen are steel springs.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
10/05/2016 at 14:56

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Me too, they did give it a bit more edge.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > HammerheadFistpunch
10/05/2016 at 14:58

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I agree, pictures do not do them justice. I didn’t like them until I saw a dark blue Turbo in person.


Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:58

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And I have a sawzall....


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/05/2016 at 15:01

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I like where this is going.


Kinja'd!!! unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:02

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“it’s only a $1,400 part”

I can go on vacation with that money and still buy tires.


Kinja'd!!! Tripper > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:04

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That 911 has got too many doors


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
10/05/2016 at 15:06

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No shit, this is why I don’t buy nice things. I like the car and all, but even at my cost I can’t begin to afford to take care of it.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > Tripper
10/05/2016 at 15:14

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I’m a family man, that’s an advantage.


Kinja'd!!! AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:25

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I kind of like the idea of a lowered Panamera after seeing the lead image.


Kinja'd!!! Saracen > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:28

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and the seats are simply fantastic.


Kinja'd!!! philipilihp > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:29

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I do love these so much... Never really understood the hatred for them.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > philipilihp
10/05/2016 at 15:41

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I didn’t care for the style at first, but they’ve grown on me. And not a lot seems to go wrong with them, which is rare for a large German sedan.


Kinja'd!!! wiffleballtony > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:42

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Kinja'd!!! philipilihp > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 16:14

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Besides that bad front air strut? LOL


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > philipilihp
10/05/2016 at 16:16

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I didn’t say nothing goes wrong with them. ;)


Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 16:20

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Maybe we could get that shop you want to buy and start making custom cars...


Kinja'd!!! PS9 > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 16:57

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“only a $1400 part”

ONLY?? THERE ARE WHOLE CARS THAT COST LESS THAN THAT


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > PS9
10/05/2016 at 17:03

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Including most of those I’ve ever owned!


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 17:34

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They’ve grown on me, but I’m still not crazy about the rear 3/4 view though.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > shop-teacher
10/05/2016 at 18:11

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That’s the car’s only weak angle, to me.


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 18:35

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Yep. Although what I’ve seen of the new one, it appears that they’ve fixed that weakness.


Kinja'd!!! Jobjoris > RallyWrench
10/06/2016 at 06:55

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Yes, totally. And a lot started with hating it but Porsche proved them wrong in the end. If I’d had to drive a big premium car this is the only choice. Especially when you keep in mind how the next gen is gonna look!!!


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > Jobjoris
10/06/2016 at 11:48

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I admit I didn’t really care for the look at first ( in pictures), but the first time I saw one that went out the window. Then I drove a Turbo, and it was love. These things are badass, and the new one, man they look good. If ever I have the coin for a fast dadmobile and I can’t find a good E39 M5, I’ll look for a nice Panamera S.


Kinja'd!!! Manuél Ferrari > PS9
10/06/2016 at 21:23

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freaking air springs