Either you like Panameras, or you're wrong

"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
10/05/2016 at 14:26 • Filed to: None

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.

DISCUSSION (57)

macanamera > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:29

You probably pour the milk before the cereal

LongbowMkII > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:29

Theyre blobby. No thanks

Saracen > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:30

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

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

Looks like I’m wrong then.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:30

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

MonkeePuzzle > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:33

bad spring? you mean, perfect ride height !

CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:33

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

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

Kinja'd!!!

I agree

RallyWrench > macanamera
10/05/2016 at 14:35

Joke’s on you, I don’t drink milk.

RallyWrench > LongbowMkII
10/05/2016 at 14:36

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.

RallyWrench > Saracen
10/05/2016 at 14:37

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

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

Happens to the best of us.

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

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

RallyWrench > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
10/05/2016 at 14:37

It does look good this way though.

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

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

RallyWrench > MonkeePuzzle
10/05/2016 at 14:38

That’s what I’m liking here.

RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/05/2016 at 14:38

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

Milky > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:39

*audible gasp*

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:39

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.

CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:40

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.

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

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

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

The new one is really good.

HammerheadFistpunch > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:42

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

macanamera > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:42

Jokes on you, panameras are god awful

RallyWrench > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
10/05/2016 at 14:43

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

RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/05/2016 at 14:45

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

Honeybunchesofgoats > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:46

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.

CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:48

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.

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

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...)

RallyWrench > Honeybunchesofgoats
10/05/2016 at 14:54

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.

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

I really like the new one though.

RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/05/2016 at 14:56

I have a welder.

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

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

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

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

RallyWrench > HammerheadFistpunch
10/05/2016 at 14:58

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

CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 14:58

And I have a sawzall....

RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/05/2016 at 15:01

I like where this is going.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:02

“it’s only a $1,400 part”

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

Tripper > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:04

That 911 has got too many doors

RallyWrench > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
10/05/2016 at 15:06

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.

RallyWrench > Tripper
10/05/2016 at 15:14

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

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:25

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

Saracen > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:28

and the seats are simply fantastic.

philipilihp > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:29

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

RallyWrench > philipilihp
10/05/2016 at 15:41

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.

wiffleballtony > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 15:42

Kinja'd!!!

philipilihp > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 16:14

Besides that bad front air strut? LOL

RallyWrench > philipilihp
10/05/2016 at 16:16

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

CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 16:20

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

PS9 > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 16:57

“only a $1400 part”

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

RallyWrench > PS9
10/05/2016 at 17:03

Including most of those I’ve ever owned!

shop-teacher > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 17:34

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

RallyWrench > shop-teacher
10/05/2016 at 18:11

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

shop-teacher > RallyWrench
10/05/2016 at 18:35

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

Jobjoris > RallyWrench
10/06/2016 at 06:55

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!!!

RallyWrench > Jobjoris
10/06/2016 at 11:48

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.

Manuél Ferrari > PS9
10/06/2016 at 21:23

freaking air springs