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Panamera BUYINGCARS

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OURVIEW

THEPanameradoesn’tsellinbigenoughnumberstoget

intoourDriverPowersurveys,andPorscheisn’tincluded

inourannualbrandssurvey.ButPanameraownerswho

haveleftreviewsoncarbuyer.co.ukgivethethumbsup,

withanaverageof4.8starsoutoffive.They’renearlyall

dieselbuyersandtheylovethedrivingexperienceand

buildquality;eventherunningcostsaren’ttoobad.

YOUR VIEW

MICHAELRickworthfromNorwichownsa2014Panamera

Diesel.Hetoldus:“IownedanAudiA8beforethisand

thePorscheisinadifferentleague.Thecabinfeelsmore

special,it’sfuntodriveandthehatchbackisuseful,

althoughthebootisn’tthatbig.Reliabilityhasbeen

excellentandrunningcostsarefine.It’snotcheap

torunassuch,butit’sdefinitelynotpoorvalue.”

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THEPorschePanameraisthefirst-ever

GranTurismotobebuiltbythefamous

Germansportscarmanufacturer.Ithasa

luxuriousandspacious-enoughinterior,

whilealsoofferinggreathandlingand

performance.Thedownsideisthat

thepurchasepriceisratherhigh–

especiallyforhybridmodels–while

optionalextrasdoraisethecost

significantly.ThePanamera’slooks

arealsoquitecontroversial.

Commonfaults

FREQUENTrepairrequestsinclude

issuesrelatingtothegearbox,differential

andengine.Theseproblemsaverage

between£1,000and£8,000torepair.

Pricesstartfrom£59permonthwithWarrantywise

NEEDTO KNOW

Four-wheeldrivewasoptional

(standardonTurbo);six-speed

manual,orsevenandeight-speed

autogearboxeswereavailable,

dependingonmodel

ALLPanamerasneedservicingevery20,000milesortwo

years.Schedulesarecomplicatedandpricesvary,since

differentversionsneeddifferentthingsdoingeachtime.

Porschedealersofferfixed-priceservicing,andyoucan

findservicesheetswithpricesatporsche.com/uk.

APanameraDieselcosts£495-£1,195toservice,

whilethe4and4Sare£495-£1,895.You’llpay£525-

£1,895tohaveaPanameraTurboorTurboSmaintained.

Therearenocambeltstoreplace,whilefreshbrake

fluideverytwoyearsisbuiltintoroutineservices.

ALMOSThalfofthefirst-generationPanamerasforsaleare

diesels.Therestarepetrol,withonein10aplug-in;we

couldn’tfindasinglenon-plug-inhybrid.Justonecarhada

manual;a59-plate,27,000-milePanameraSfor£27,495.

Fewcarsarebelow£21,000,andthere’snoshortage

oflow-mileageexamples;£40,000securesadieselor

aTurbowithlessthan20,000miles.MostE-Hybridsare

pricedover£40,000,butafewarecheaper.Theceiling

forfirst-generationPanamerasis£60,000foralow-

mileageTurbo,TurboSorGTSwithafewchoiceextras.

THEPanamerahasbeenrecalledseventimes,firstinApril

2010asfrontseatbeltscoulddetach.Turbofailureon

TurboandTurboSmodelsledtoarecallinJuly2012;

possibleE-HybridfuelleakscausedaJanuary2014action,

withtheHybridrecalled12monthslater.Threein2018

startedwithafaultythrottleinApril,rearsuspension

issuesinJune,andasteeringglitchinDecember.

Pricesfora2013PanameraDieselS3.0.Dealerfigures

suppliedbyPorscheGB(www.porsche.com/uk).

Independentprices:www.eurocarparts.com.

Fuel CO 2 Annual

economyemissionsroadtax

Model

PanameraS3.0 46-50 31-32mpg204-207g/km £325

Panamera4S3.0 49-50 30-31mpg208-211g/km £325

Panamera3.6V6 46-48 25-33mpg199-265g/km £300-£570

PanameraTurbo 50 24-27mpg239-270g/km £555-£570

PanameraTurboS5024-27mpg242-270g/km £555£570

PanameraDiesel 46-48 43-44mpg169-172g/km £235

PanameraE-Hybrid 50 91mpg71g/km Free

DealerpriceIndependentprice

Part

Frontbrakepads(axleset) £232.40 N/A

Frontbrakediscs(pair) £507.00 £392.58

Doormirrorglass(electric) £68.83 N/A

Frontwiperset £51.02 £59.69

RadiatorsEnsurethe

radiatorshaven’tbecomecloggedup

withleaves;thiscanleadtocorrosion

andthensomequiteheftyrepairbills.

Model

PanameraS3.0 £43,463 £38,318 £33,977 £30,451

Financepermonth* £649 £572 £507 £454

Panamera4S3.0 £42,973 £38,073 £33,732 £30,184

Financepermonth* £641 £568 £503 £451

Panamera43.6 £38,222 £33,761 £30,135 £26,754

Financepermonth* £570 £504 £450 £399

PanameraTurboS4.8 £63,749 £56,742 £49,980 £44,361

Financepermonth* £880 £783 £690 £612

PanameraDiesel3.0 £35,380 £32,536 £28,998 £25,768

Financepermonth* £528 £486 £433 £385

*PricesfromBuyaCar.co.uk;quotesbasedona10%deposit

12Months’ExtendedWarrantyPrice:£658