Porsche Panamera £20-25K Worth a punt?

[wca]

I was thinking of replacing the Range Rover, The issue is the wife likes it.

Previously we had an A8 and a CL600 which she also like so I am hoping I can ween her away from the big SUV.

The trouble as always is the budget but there seem to be a few 3L diesels and the odd 4.8V8 for between £20-25K.

Is buying one of these a bad idea? Why? what do I need to know?

All the normal questions and advice sought.

Cheers

[jamoor]

I’ve driven one of these a fair bit (the v8 400hp)


It’s just a big fast car nothing else reallly. The paddle shifters are terrible which is poor form for a Porsche.

[wca]

I also have a SLK Kleemann S8 which has the Mercedes paddles which are also crap. The Panamera is to give the wife a nice comfortable car.Previous choices were an Audi S8 and a Mercedes CL 600AMG. She prefered the Audi but I found it souless and dull to drive. The RR is fine for what it is but I don't like the big 4x4 thing

[Plate spinner]

You’re more likely to find owners in the Porsche section.

Perhaps a mod could do the honours?

[livinginasia]

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/used-cars/used-...

[randlemarcus]

Bought a 2010 Turbo this summer. If you get your head around what it is, which is a great big family hatchback, with a drink problem, it's an absolutely wonderful place to spend time. Lovely interior, PDK works on all three modes for what you are asking of it, and that engine just delivers

[EGTE]

Fantastic cars; you don't hear much about them, because they rarely give cause for complaint.

If you're bothered about the paddle-shifts - which are really counter-intuitive, I agree - TechArt do a paddle-shift conversion which was remarkably good value last time I looked. In fact, I might get one for my Turbo, now I think about it.

Check out p.68 of the TechArt brochure: https://www.tech-9.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/0...

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