I know It's got A TON of miles but

"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
02/04/2015 at 21:45 • Filed to: Panoz

How cool would this be. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Lol was looking about and found it and I was like ZOMG a Panoz! FOR 25K NOT WRECKED!

Should I consider? Cause my dad said keep looking but nothing will happen till we get a house/summer.

DISCUSSION (57)

jkm7680 > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 21:46

Kinda overstyled looking, and basically a Ford. Qvale, I'm looking at your Mangusta or whatever also.

Cherry_man1 > jkm7680
02/04/2015 at 21:47

Ya but Mangusta is like meh compared to this.

TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 21:49

I'd go hell yeah, because Panoz, and because instant street-cred.

jkm7680 > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 21:50

But remember....... still a Mustang.

Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro
02/04/2015 at 21:50

That's what I;m thinking and no one will have one at the Local C&C

Cherry_man1 > jkm7680
02/04/2015 at 21:51

Mustang Engine but not chassis.

jkm7680 > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 21:52

True that, haha.

f86sabre > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 21:57

Why not? Mustang power train so easy maintenance and mod possibilities. Looks good. Company is still in business so there may bome support.

Clay_T > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 22:00

It doesn't matter how many miles it has on it.

All that matters is how many it has left!

Conan > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 22:10

I'd drive it and look for a manual with less miles.

greenagain > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 22:12

How many miles is a ton?

greenagain > jkm7680
02/04/2015 at 22:13

No, this a far nicer looking car than the Mangusta.

Cherry_man1 > f86sabre
02/04/2015 at 22:45

That's what I'm thinking but the Miles. lol

Cherry_man1 > Conan
02/04/2015 at 22:46

But really for that price and with it being a mustang I bet I could get a manual swap.

Conan > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 22:55

That makes a lot of sense! I'm sure you could do it cheaper than the price difference between these and the manuals out there.

Cherry_man1 > Conan
02/04/2015 at 22:57

I'll talk to my dad about it as something we might wanna do but I don't know he kinda loves Jags and he loves the M6 I found as well. Personally I want a viper or BOSS 302 or this Old Porsche like 1980 year

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 22:58

Looks kinda Aston Martin-y here... Ands dat drop top yo. Oh and Magnaflows

Kinja'd!!!

Cherry_man1 > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
02/04/2015 at 22:59

Mhm

Conan > Cherry_man1
02/04/2015 at 22:59

Totally makes sense to me. All logical passions (if such a thing can exist.)

Cherry_man1 > Conan
02/04/2015 at 23:06

I mean Here are the car's I'm lookin at

Viper in Copper Head Orange

07 M6 In Indy Red

07 Jaguar XK-R

1980 Porsche 911 SC

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 03:19

143k miles , just broken in.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 03:45

I would take a Viper over this. Too many miles, and a 4spd auto? Yeesh. Still, I understand the allure. Neat looking and unique, with some racing cred in the Panoz and Esperante name. At least this car was driven and enjoyed instead of coddled in a garage somewhere.

Conan > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 10:15

I'd probably go Viper or SC myself, but I get the lure.

Cherry_man1 > All Motor Is Best Motor
02/05/2015 at 10:32

well the trans is actually a 5 speed looking into it and trans choices don't really matter to me.

Cherry_man1 > Conan
02/05/2015 at 10:33

my dad likes the SC but more the. Likely won't let me get one cause of what he did in a turbo of that year/style about 25 years ago

Sn210 > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 10:51

I think the coolest thing about this one is that somebody actually DROVE it

Cherry_man1 > Sn210
02/05/2015 at 10:54

They drove the piss out of it possibly.

Rainbow > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 10:55

I've seen lower prices for lower miles. That said, I live not 30 minutes from Braselton, GA, and have seen members of the Panoz family in traffic.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 10:58

It's a Ford 4.6, so it should last forever.

Sn210 > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 10:59

wouldn't you? I know I would. I'm actually pretty impressed by the mileage. I'd consider it as a toy, but Id be too scared for a daily.

Cherry_man1 > Rainbow
02/05/2015 at 11:08

Oh nice. Also where?

Cherry_man1 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
02/05/2015 at 11:10

That is true. I have seen the 4.6 DOHC is like a god motor.

Cherry_man1 > Sn210
02/05/2015 at 11:12

Oh I would daily the shit out of this and maybe termi swap it.

WhereAreMyPants > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 11:12

Awesome car, but that is all the crack pipe, right there.

Way too many miles, wrong transmission. That's a max $15k car right there.

Sn210 > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 11:15

THAT would be awesome. Ok, I approve. Go buy it

Cherry_man1 > WhereAreMyPants
02/05/2015 at 11:15

Trans doesn't matter. really, for that price you could easily swap the trans. IDC about auto vs stick.

WhereAreMyPants > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 11:17

My point is just that it's more money, and more work, to do a trans swap, on a car that's already massively over-priced.

I love the Panoz cars, and the whole story behind the brand. America, fuck-yeah, and all that, but this is just way too much money for a car that isn't worth it.

Cherry_man1 > Sn210
02/05/2015 at 11:20

I mean if that's the aluminum block I could do a little modding because that block is a little temperamental but if it's the cast one out of the termi then oh hell yes.

Cherry_man1 > WhereAreMyPants
02/05/2015 at 11:21

where you gonna find another Panoz for $25k?

WhereAreMyPants > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 11:29

You aren't. That's not my point, at all. If you want to buy it, go ahead. All I'm saying is that it's not a good deal.

For $10k more, you can get a perfect, ultra-low mileage, manual car:

http://classiccars.com/listings/view/…

That's close to what you'd have to pay to have the right trans put into this run-out one.

Rock Bottom > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 11:34

10/10 Would Dragon

Seriously, consider the type of person who likely put all those miles on it. It was a rich old guy who wasn't afraid to spend the coin to maintain it properly and probably treated it really well. A comparable Mustang, on the other hand, might have been driven by someone like me... a man with zero mechanical empathy and a deep love of burnouts, power slides, and general automotive shenanigans and tomfoolery.

Buy the car, man!

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 11:35

These are all really different cars. What's the most important thing for you in a car? What benefits are you looking for it to deliver?

Hans Kuiper > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 11:44

If I had the money i'd totally rock that Panoz, Mustang engine and trans. Best case: Its ok and you'd be rocking an ultra jalop car. Worst case: Engine sucks, go out buy a Mustang engine and rock it, and those engines should be cheap or pretty affordable.

Cherry_man1 > WhereAreMyPants
02/05/2015 at 11:47

Ya but thats 10K I don't have and also I hate verts

WhereAreMyPants > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 11:49

We're just getting pedantic, now, but if you don't have any more than the initial purchase price of the first car, where are the funds for the trans, and the swap coming from?

Cherry_man1 > Twinpowermeansoneturbo
02/05/2015 at 11:51

Performance, speed, and sound. Really in any shape that is a coupe or in a viper case I can go vert. Really I also want the holy shit aspect of the car. Like with my Gran Torino it's a car you don't normally see and and you do people geek out. I wanna be that guy who drive's a car that people will like really get hyped about but knows his shit about that car. I also wanna DD the thing's people don't want to DD cause they are afraid of the outside with their garage queens.

Cherry_man1 > WhereAreMyPants
02/05/2015 at 11:52

I have money in stocks. A good share of funds from there.

WhereAreMyPants > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 11:55

You're obviously missing the point. Enjoy your $25k Esperante.

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 12:10

Based upon that, it sounds like the Viper is the way to go. The SC is out for sure. I love those cars to death, but they aren't fast, and they don't deliver any sort of holy shit factor. The M6 is too heavy and bloated, and also won't really stand out. The Panoz has too many miles for the price. The Viper is the only logical answer. It's a rolling exclamation of speed and ridiculousness, especially in Orange.

Cherry_man1 > Twinpowermeansoneturbo
02/05/2015 at 12:14

Well an Air cooled Porsche showing up to a C&C Being Daily Driven Also there is an M6 in the running as well as a CTS-V Wagon I found lastnight also a Jag XK-R I have found as well I have the link to them somewhere

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 12:24

The SC is probably the second most capable at DD duty next to the the M6. I would definitely recommend you drive one if you're considering it. It's a really unique car that is unlike any of the others you're looking at. It is amazingly analog. You can feel every part of the car working as you move along. As I said though, they aren't so fast. They don't need to be though. If you add a chip it will feel perfectly balanced. You may also want to look into a Carrera 3.2. The entry price is slightly higher, but it would still be within your budget. The additional power over the SC offsets the weight difference (about 300-400 pounds)

Cherry_man1 > Twinpowermeansoneturbo
02/05/2015 at 13:19

Ya I'm thinking about the Viper as a DD as well but the SC I found is really cheap but I see what your talking about and I get what you mean about analog I got my Gran Torino that amazing feel

Conan > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 19:47

He gets credit for liking the SC but does he really think you'll be safer in a Viper?

Cherry_man1 > Conan
02/05/2015 at 22:07

It's newer and has air bags. If it has air bags he likes it. He had some friends killed in 60's and 70's Muscle cars w/o air bags.

Conan > Cherry_man1
02/05/2015 at 22:15

Fair enough. I think my Mom only got happier about the idea of me (or my Dad) in something without them once she had her Jaguar air bags not deploy upon hitting a deer. She always worried a lot before (she had a really bad Pinto crash pre airbags).

Cherry_man1 > Conan
02/06/2015 at 00:08

Huh, Ya my dad trusts me in the Gran Torino because IT'S A FUCKING TANK. Also my entire family is car people/nuts.

Rainbow > Cherry_man1
02/06/2015 at 09:36

Lawrenceville, GA. There aren't any for sale currently, but still. It's pretty neat having such famous (even if only among car and/or wine enthusiasts) neighbors.