Carpokes Porsche Forum

Thinking of finally jumping into a 970. Thought it may be helpful to make one thread to keep all questions and answers for future buyers to see all the info in one place.

Would be helpful for a rough idea of annual maintenance, which model you recommend, bottom price you’d pay, top milage you’d consider, and any other thoughts you’d like to share.

Personally I know the GTS appears to be the 970 to own but I think the twin turbo V6 S is the one I’d like due to the ease of maintenance and lower weight and better balance. Thoughts ?

I bought my 2010 Panamera 4 S brand new and I still have it.it has 275 thousand miles. Other than routine maintenance and a couple of early warranty covered issues it has been reliable and fun. I live in North Ohio and drive it year round, switching tires. I have had 2 major issues. A few years ago one of the rear suspension springs broke and of course both had to be replaced. Most recently, the PDK failed and they can’t be repaired. I A new one is about $21k. have a great mechanic, so I bought a used one on eBay ( with about 70k miles on it) and replaced it. So… I will continue to drive it. As you can see it is not a “ garage queen “ I highly recommend it, I never had a more trouble free car, nor one that I have kept and drove so long. I posted some pictures of it on this web site. And by the way if you’re a do it yourself person, it’s very easy to do all routine maintenance including oil, filters, spark plugs, and brakes.