big spend on Panamera GTS suspension bits-but what a change!
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Dear All,
In September I picked up a 2012 Panamera GTS for £26.5k with 85000 miles. It is in great condition, interior like new and body in good form. It is covered by the official Porsche warranty until April 2024 and I will be extending it to its 15th year (for £3k) as I am paranoid about the air ride, aircon, PDK or other expensive bits going pop.
However, it was driving a bit loosely and creaks and tapping noises coming from the front suspension, just didn't feel on top top form.
So I was recommended a fab garage in Tring - Morningside Motors. Their hourly rate is a fraction of OPC so I took it there and we just decided to get it all sorted and renewed - new sway bar bushes, new lower and upper control arms (front and rear). They also found lots of rotten bolts and clips (ffs Porsche!), a power steering pipe that was loose and rubbing on the drive shaft, and replaced the gearbox mount as it was also rotten.
So £4800 later and it drives like a brand new £100,000k car! Because of the warranty all the parts had to be OEM (despite totally identical Lemforder parts being less than half the price), OEM parts added roughly £1500 to the bill.
My opinion is that around 2008-2015 was probably the time when the greatest ICE cars will ever have been produced - natural aspiration V8 with no stupid filters. No stupid infotainment touch screens etc. It is such a wonderful car!
So all in I have spent £31800 (inc. 2 new tyres and an air con service). Perhaps I am crazy but it doesn't seem too bad to me for such a machine.
What say you? Would you have done the same? :-)
Cheers
Jack
In September I picked up a 2012 Panamera GTS for £26.5k with 85000 miles. It is in great condition, interior like new and body in good form. It is covered by the official Porsche warranty until April 2024 and I will be extending it to its 15th year (for £3k) as I am paranoid about the air ride, aircon, PDK or other expensive bits going pop.
However, it was driving a bit loosely and creaks and tapping noises coming from the front suspension, just didn't feel on top top form.
So I was recommended a fab garage in Tring - Morningside Motors. Their hourly rate is a fraction of OPC so I took it there and we just decided to get it all sorted and renewed - new sway bar bushes, new lower and upper control arms (front and rear). They also found lots of rotten bolts and clips (ffs Porsche!), a power steering pipe that was loose and rubbing on the drive shaft, and replaced the gearbox mount as it was also rotten.
So £4800 later and it drives like a brand new £100,000k car! Because of the warranty all the parts had to be OEM (despite totally identical Lemforder parts being less than half the price), OEM parts added roughly £1500 to the bill.
My opinion is that around 2008-2015 was probably the time when the greatest ICE cars will ever have been produced - natural aspiration V8 with no stupid filters. No stupid infotainment touch screens etc. It is such a wonderful car!
So all in I have spent £31800 (inc. 2 new tyres and an air con service). Perhaps I am crazy but it doesn't seem too bad to me for such a machine.
What say you? Would you have done the same? :-)
Cheers
Jack
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