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Greetings all!
My “Porsche Story” is probably different than most. I was actually in the market for a Lexus LS460L. At first it was only to be a "dignified Sunday Driver" (I am a sales executive and an associate minister) but I decided to change my criteria to make it a daily driver. We looked at several of them and while nice, with my long legs and two replacement hips, I could never get the seat just right to make the car comfortable. It was also a nice "sensible" choice but it never made my blood boil.
With my wife’s urging, I went back to the drawing board. She asked me point blank, “What would you LOVE to have?”
Well, I have always lusted after a 944 – since I was in college in the 80’s. I also had been keeping tabs on the Panamera since before it was introduced. The concept of a 4-door Porsche was always something that appealed to me but I’d never actively pursued it. I answered her by saying. , “Well – the Porsche Panamera is a VERY COOL car.” She was like, "Ok - Let’s find one!
A day later, we bought this car. It's a 2013 Panamera 4, Platinum in Basalt Black, CPO with 25,000 miles. I LOVE THIS THING. It makes me grin every time I look at it, it fits like a glove, and it drives like a dream. I was worried about the maintenance but with the Porsche CPO, I got 2 years of unlimited bumper-to-bumper coverage.
Sometimes I feel like it screams, “HEY -- LOOK AT ME” a little more than I’d like but truthfully, it’s no more ostentatious than a 7-Series BMW or an S-Class Mercedes and its way more fun to drive.
I can’t wait until the Minnesota weather breaks so I can properly enjoy it!
My “Porsche Story” is probably different than most. I was actually in the market for a Lexus LS460L. At first it was only to be a "dignified Sunday Driver" (I am a sales executive and an associate minister) but I decided to change my criteria to make it a daily driver. We looked at several of them and while nice, with my long legs and two replacement hips, I could never get the seat just right to make the car comfortable. It was also a nice "sensible" choice but it never made my blood boil.
With my wife’s urging, I went back to the drawing board. She asked me point blank, “What would you LOVE to have?”
Well, I have always lusted after a 944 – since I was in college in the 80’s. I also had been keeping tabs on the Panamera since before it was introduced. The concept of a 4-door Porsche was always something that appealed to me but I’d never actively pursued it. I answered her by saying. , “Well – the Porsche Panamera is a VERY COOL car.” She was like, "Ok - Let’s find one!
A day later, we bought this car. It's a 2013 Panamera 4, Platinum in Basalt Black, CPO with 25,000 miles. I LOVE THIS THING. It makes me grin every time I look at it, it fits like a glove, and it drives like a dream. I was worried about the maintenance but with the Porsche CPO, I got 2 years of unlimited bumper-to-bumper coverage.
Sometimes I feel like it screams, “HEY -- LOOK AT ME” a little more than I’d like but truthfully, it’s no more ostentatious than a 7-Series BMW or an S-Class Mercedes and its way more fun to drive.
I can’t wait until the Minnesota weather breaks so I can properly enjoy it!
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Nice, enjoy it! Pana 4 is good in the snow too if you are inclined to use it as I do. I can never stop and get gas that someone doesn t comment on how nice the car is(even when the blue car is pure white from the salt LOL), so I understand the attention thing you stated. Great find on a CPO with 25K, I found similar. It is much more of a drivers car than the others. God bless!
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Nice, enjoy it! Pana 4 is good in the snow too if you are inclined to use it as I do. I can never stop and get gas that someone doesn t comment on how nice the car is(even when the blue car is pure white from the salt LOL), so I understand the attention thing you stated. Great find on a CPO with 25K, I found similar. It is much more of a drivers car than the others. God bless!
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