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Mobius
07/29/09

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Drop these on Morris Marinas. The world will become a much better place.
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fanboy.took.my.star
07/28/09

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its our friends from atlas air again...
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AmishJohn
07/28/09

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Q: How should you load 31 Panamera into a cargo plane?
A: Wood Chipper. You can fit in twice as many that way.
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Tossed Accord taco salad over Malibu face
07/28/09

@AmishJohn:

Actually...
They could probably store more on the plane...
If they were put in end on end...

Or just drop them out of a C-130 at about 40,000'
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Mobius
07/29/09

@Tossed Accordtaco salad over Malibu: Are you using Careless Air like the Top Gear Pianists Association as well?
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engineerd
07/28/09

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As you may have noticed, I haven't yet responded to this post. There's a reason for this.

I'm beginning to like the Panamera.

I had to work up the courage to say that. It's not a popular opinion in these parts.

The styling is a little bloated looking, but they kept the Porsche DNA in it. You look at it and immediately know what its a Porsche.

Looking past the styling, though, is the performance. You have a family car that performs like a Porsche. A car for running to get the groceries, that runs to 60 mph in 4 to 5 seconds, depending on trim. Strap the kiddos in their car seats, the wife in her leather-clad throne, and pilot the family to the Grand Canyon in luxury and speed.

Can you get other cars that are just as fast for the same money (or less) and seat the family? Of course. You can make nearly every car in this segment of the market look like an unjustifiable expense. But no other car can do all that and say Porsche on the nameplate.
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FormerlyPreferredCustomer
07/28/09

@engineerd: I'm happy to look past the ugly. I'll put a paper bag over my head when I am walking out to the car. But no stick? No deal. If I want to settle for an automatic (and I don't care what anyone says, a good auto and those horrible flappy paddles are essentially the same thing), there are dozens of interesting/cool cars out there that I'd buy before I bought this (Ben's XJR, for instance).

It I'm spending the extra money for the Porsche badge, it better a) be fast and c) have three pedals. Otherwise it is just a waste.

Besides, the M3 does everything in your description above, has the right number of pedals, saves you something like 30-40 grand, and doesn't have the stigma of saying "Porsche" on the nameplate. With the money left over, you can buy an Elise.
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Maymar
07/28/09

@FormerlyPreferredCustomer: Blame America(ns) for that, you can get it with a proper transmission in 'Yurip.
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pauljones
07/28/09

@engineerd: That was beautiful, man.

By injecting our own eloquence and sense of inner beauty into the car that we drive, any car can be beautiful.

Brilliant, my friend.
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lpartridge
07/28/09

@FormerlyPreferredCustomer:

Love the regular ol' stick too, but it strikes me as odd that cars like the Panamera get whacked for not importing it with a stick, yet you can only buy a Ferrari with paddles now. Would you say no to the new 458 based on that sentiment? I wouldn't. bring on the paddles.
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FormerlyPreferredCustomer
07/28/09

@lpartridge: See my comments in the other thread. The 458 is dead to me. If I want to shift using buttons I'll stay home and play Forza.
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Mobius
07/29/09

@FormerlyPreferredCustomer: "doesn't have the stigma of saying "Porsche" on the nameplate"

You have got to be kidding me by suggesting a propellor badge as an alternative without stigma.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
07/28/09

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So, if I back my plane up to the factory's loading dock, will they fill me up too? You can start loading 'er up, Helmut. I better go check for that purchase oder on the clipboard back in the office. And keep the engines running.
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dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
07/28/09

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Approximately? How can someone not be sure how many cars are in a plane? If they accidentally loaded an extra car, I'll take it off their hands...
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maximum-sienna
07/28/09

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I support this because it supports giving Al Gore an ulcer by:

1) Driving a gas guzzling car.
2) Transporting it to the US in the most environmentally damaging method possible.

Infact, I probably could buy one if it I didn't have to pay taxes so other people can buy new cars.

*Sorry, I can't get off my soap box just yet. It makes me sick.
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layabout
07/28/09

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I see the usual boring ugly comments dominate another Panamera thread. I'm wondering how many of these people have actually seen one,as they don't look bad atall close up & at least they offer a better look than the overused rep-mobile look that BMW lexus Audi & Mercedes are going for.
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mikedrawcar
07/28/09

@layabout returns: you would rather have a bloated 911 than a CLS?
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pauljones
07/28/09

@mikedrawcar left his star around here somewhere...: Given the choice, I'd rather walk.
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layabout
07/28/09

@mikedrawcar left his star around here somewhere...: Yes,but then i wouldn't buy either of them in the first place.
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Adam Spano
07/28/09

@layabout returns:

Having seen AND driven them... I agree wholeheartedly. You must SEE to appreciate. Pictures do not do it justice, it's much the same as when the Cayenne launched.

Personally I did find many parts of this car quite unattractive, however seeing in person, from all angles, really changes the perspective.
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Maymar
07/28/09

@mikedrawcar left his star around here somewhere...: Yes. Very yes. The CLS isn't a very attractive car. The Panamera isn't gorgeous, but that's not why you buy a Porsche.
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Number_Six
07/28/09

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Porsche Panamera photographed while stuck in the midst of ugly tree.
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bmoreDLJ
07/28/09

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I flew United Airlines on my way to the US

The plane departed Stuttgart, connecting in Chicago's "O'Hare".

While on the ground, a passenger said from the seat behind me,

"My God, they're throwing Porsches out there!"

My chums and I exchanged a look, best described as terror

At the action on the tarmac, and knowing whose vehicles these would be

So before I left Chicago, I alerted three employees

Who showed complete indifference towards me

United...
(United...)
You broke my Panamera
United...
(United...)
And you didn't even care-a...
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fmcfad01
07/28/09

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How To Load 31 UGLY Porsches Into A Cargo Plane

fixed.
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pauljones
07/28/09

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That's a whole lot of ugly for one 'bus to handle.
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FormerlyPreferredCustomer
07/28/09

@pauljones: I was going to make some crack about Airbus finally meeting its match in terms of taking something that should be beautiful and making it ugly, but it looks like that's a Boeing.
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pauljones
07/28/09

@FormerlyPreferredCustomer: Not since the DeHavilland Comet has there been a good-looking jetliner.

I will admit that the new Boeing 787 is a bit of a looker, though.
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EzraKaploodle
07/28/09

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Why on earth would Porsche not just send these PanAmerica's by sea instead of air? I bet you they could have saved a bucket load of cash.
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
07/28/09

@EzraKaploodle:

They wanted to deliver the ugly faster to all the tanned people in Orange County.
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pauljones
07/28/09

@EzraKaploodle: Why settle when you can put them in an Ekranoplane and achieve both at the same time?
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smalleyxb122
07/28/09

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Even before its introduction, the Panamera is struggling to find fans, so it has been forced to act in infomercials for Little Giant ladder "systems" to make ends meet.
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tenbeers
07/28/09

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I really want to drive one of those flatbed lowrider car trailer...damn...things
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