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Newbie Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Bhubaneswar
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| ![]() congratulation on the excellent choice. love the color on the car!! My suggestion would be to upgrade the steering wheel to new gen one. its the best mod i have done to my cayenne. completely changes the overall feel. can u share the cost of the alloys? |
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BHPian Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Dehradun
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| ![]() 50% Proud and 50% Angry at you for getting MY Dream car! Well I’m sure you’re gonna take good care of it. Congratulations! |
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BHPian Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Champaign
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| ![]() Hearty congratulations on the Panamera! It is a sweet car! I was in the market for one in 2019, and I TD'd three different 970 Panamera 4's before deciding on the final one, which got bought the day before I went with the money to the dealer (this was in the US). I was never lucky enough to find a pristine one, and ended up getting a WRX instead. The Porsche petrol V6s till 2012 had a catastrophic camgear aluminium bolt failure, which had many cars (including the Panameras and Cayennes) under recall, but because of Porsche's stinginess, they didn't recall 'all' the affected cars. So, it was a big deal to find the perfect car, with perfect specs, being in that recall list, or with the recall already complete. I am not aware of the diesel ones having a problem, but I would recommend you to get it checked nevertheless. You're also correct with the fact that the air suspension till 2015 Panameras was really terrible, and the compressor would go out often. Quote: Petrol V6 ![]() Petrol V8 In the V8, you probably wouldn't have enough space to put your finger. ![]() Wish you long and happy miles with your car! Drive it till the wheels fall off! | |
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BHPian Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Pune
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| ![]() Many congratulations Tanveer on your perfect upgrade. You have been quite lucky to find such a gem with so less kms on it. What is your experience while driving/ tackling blind spots with such a heavy A pillar and quite wide car. Also please share your experience (fatigue level of any) after your longest drive in it. Have thousands of miles with this new beauty. Please keep updating the thread. Cheers. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Congratulations Tanveer on the new purchase. The pic with your car and Innova really puts into perspective how wide it is. Did you do any exterior detailing on it too when you bought it? Overall, awesome thread and so glad you shared it with us. |
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BHPian Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Hyderabad
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| ![]() Congratulations on such an exclusive car Tanveer. In our country where people are apprehensive about purchasing any used German trio, you went ahead with such an exotic steed, which in itself is commendable. Also, excellent review which matches up with the official T-BHP reviews with personal inputs which may inspire other petrol-heads to take such plunges! One thing I failed to notice in the review is the MY of the car and also it may help other potential buyers if you give a rough estimate of the damage to your wallet. Thanks! |
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Newbie Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Noida
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| ![]() Thanks for writing such a detailed and informative review. Loved every bit of it, especially the pictures. I also learnt about joyeauto car play and am considering getting it retrofitted in my car but don't know where to get it done. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() MAJOR UPDATE : Roughly about 1.5 years into the ownership, I have already clocked more than 27000 kms. Got it at 5500 kms or so and now the ODO reads around 32500 kms. Did many many highway trips with the family & man, it's great when there is no discussion on which car to take now. If the roads are fine near the destination, it has to be the Panamera. Comfy for 4 & a big enough boot. I was also irritated with the minor nicks on the rear bumper and one on the left door and stone chips on the bonnet and front bumper. Akshay from Redline recommended that instead of painting each panel, the car would look like new with a full overcoat & boy he was correct! Decided to get a full overcoat done. Great work done by Akshay at Redline AutoHaus. Pictures taken when the car was being sent to me after the overcoat. ![]() ![]() ![]() Along with the normal servicing, I also decided to go for some preventive maintenance on the car. Got new new engine mounts, transmission mount and of course, its original brand new from Porsche only. ![]() ![]() Swapped all the brake pads before they were fully worn down to EBC yellow stuff as I had several back to back highway trips planned. They are great, but the brake dust, as usual, is a lot. One specific trip I'd like to highlight: It happened during the peak of summer with temperatures reaching 47-48 and mostly around 45 out on the highway (at least that was shown in the car). The car was running all the time, even when we had stopped for a break with all 4 AC temperatures set at 20 as it was crazy hot outside. The home run was 520 kms in the last day. ![]() I was surprised to see the trip details when I got home just to see the FE stats - 14.9 KPL with 3 adults and a full luggage. Total trip details were these ![]() A week-long trip with 3 adults and luggage during peak summer! I never really bought the Panamera thinking of getting such fuel efficiency, but well, it's always good to see. ![]() On one of the recent trips a couple of weeks ago, saw the elevation jumping to 1400 meters! ![]() 1421 Meters to be exact! Wilson Point at Mahableshwar. ![]() 1421 Meters from outside, Everything was covered with heavy fog. ![]() Mahableshwar is full of such narrow roads, ,many of them are not in very good condition. It's actually amazing how the car handles bad roads with 19" wheels. Takes them on beautifully with absolutely no "Khat" or "harsh" sounds from the suspension at all. The suspension is completely silent when working hard on bad roads. ![]() The view. Was sure to engage the electronic parking brake! ![]() The other car for the trip. Along with the mighty Endeavour. ![]() It was still and always the Panamera leading with the Endy following. ![]() Corners? Don't really need to brake many times! ![]() Rs. 117 Per Litre for normal diesel at Shell. Felt no different. ![]() My trusted Petrol Pump at BKC. Always a full tank of 100 litres of diesel here. ![]() Late night drives are always fun. ![]() Barely fits in any parking place comfortably. ![]() A nice wash after every long drive. The colour seems best when clean. It's such a lovely car to drive, The more you drive it, the more you fall in love with it. It's meant for touring and that can be felt when out on the highway. The Panamera also commands attention and other drivers usually even give you way to overtake or wait if you are changing lanes. It's such an attention magnet, not that I like it. But, it's actually a very easy car to drive once you get used to it. More pictures coming sooon..! Last edited by Aditya : 1st July 2022 at 06:14. Reason: Edited for better readability |
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BHPian Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Mumbai
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| ![]() Those are some serious miles and some seriously impressive FE. Always nice to witness somebody making the most of a machine like this. |
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BHPian Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Mumbai
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| ![]() So nice to see a Panamera being used the way it should be! What are the FE figures she is returning in peak Mumbai traffic? The FE on these runs were absolutely fabulous for a car of this size and power. Have the new mounts made any difference to the smoothness etc? Would love to read more threads on this beauty in the future! ![]() |
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BHPian Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Bahadurgarh(NCR
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| ![]() Congrats for the awesome experience so far. Was still addicted to your earlier F10 530d ownership thread and now this is just amazing That’s some great mileage you are getting that most of petrol cars can only think of. |
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Newbie Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Bhubaneswar
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| ![]() lovely to see the panny getting to strech her legs in some beautiful landscapes. can you elaborate on the paint overcoat part? did u add one new paint coat or a protection film? Btw way i have one newer steering wheel lying with me .let me know if you are interested. ![]() |
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