The Old Man's Wheels
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:38 am
Spiff - from the "Atta boy!" post that I made, you said you prefer the Porsche two door vehicles, but the Panamera is still a nice ride. And I have to agree. It is a pretty cool ride. While I still like 2 door, 2 seat sports vehicles, I believe that as I get older I find a nice sports sedan to be pretty cool as well. OR, could just be that 10 years ago there were no such things as sports sedans that were worth a crap -- and now with technology on the move as it is, it's not out of the question to make a high performance four door ride.
My parents, Dad in particular, are big car enthusiasts. His brother owns a high-end exotics dealership, so there's always an influx of super nice wheels that I sometimes have the good fortune of getting my hands on for a day or two sometimes, if not for just a few hours to kick around town in for the experience.
They both own some very nice vehicles and I am envious of them. One day though, I might be able to do the same, if I save my money and play my cards right.
Right now the current cars in the old man's stable are: the 2011 Panamera, a 2005 AMG E55 wagon, I think it's a 2007 Lexus LX and a 1960 Austin Healey. Mom drives the 05 CLS 55 AMG.
I think the CLS is really my favorite as far as sedans go. Too bad they had to go and mess up the flowing lines of the original body though. The new model is just butt-ugly.
Anyway -- I don't own any of them, but I get to play with them and that's fine by me. Like a rental - I can have all the fun without any of the expense or hassle of owning or maintaining.
I grabbed these pics of the Panamera for you last week while I was at his office. It's a 2011 Turbo-S, basalt black metallic (almost a dark grey) with a dark grey interior. Car is awesome as far as performance. It has launch control and the chrono package, so it gets off the line to 60 under 4 seconds. He's had a couple of performance chips put in, don't know anything about Porsche mods so I can't tell you what, but I know it's removed the limiter of 155 mph and increased the hp just a few notches. I think track speed is 190 on the car, don't remember what he said. And that's the only place I'd ever take it that high. Not afraid to, and I will one day maybe, but for now, let's just say I do know for a fact it can go well over 150.
I remember how amazed I was at how fast the CLS moved with all it's weight, but the Panamera, in my opinion, leaves Mom's car in the shadows. BUT - Mom's car is unmatched as far as its beauty. The Porsche, while not the most attractive car when you first see it, does grow on you after a while, but it still can not hold a candle to the looks of the CLS.
*no, that's not oil on the ground. It's condensation drip from the A/C running. We were in the 100's last week.. Freakin HOT!
My parents, Dad in particular, are big car enthusiasts. His brother owns a high-end exotics dealership, so there's always an influx of super nice wheels that I sometimes have the good fortune of getting my hands on for a day or two sometimes, if not for just a few hours to kick around town in for the experience.
They both own some very nice vehicles and I am envious of them. One day though, I might be able to do the same, if I save my money and play my cards right.
Right now the current cars in the old man's stable are: the 2011 Panamera, a 2005 AMG E55 wagon, I think it's a 2007 Lexus LX and a 1960 Austin Healey. Mom drives the 05 CLS 55 AMG.
I think the CLS is really my favorite as far as sedans go. Too bad they had to go and mess up the flowing lines of the original body though. The new model is just butt-ugly.
Anyway -- I don't own any of them, but I get to play with them and that's fine by me. Like a rental - I can have all the fun without any of the expense or hassle of owning or maintaining.
I grabbed these pics of the Panamera for you last week while I was at his office. It's a 2011 Turbo-S, basalt black metallic (almost a dark grey) with a dark grey interior. Car is awesome as far as performance. It has launch control and the chrono package, so it gets off the line to 60 under 4 seconds. He's had a couple of performance chips put in, don't know anything about Porsche mods so I can't tell you what, but I know it's removed the limiter of 155 mph and increased the hp just a few notches. I think track speed is 190 on the car, don't remember what he said. And that's the only place I'd ever take it that high. Not afraid to, and I will one day maybe, but for now, let's just say I do know for a fact it can go well over 150.
I remember how amazed I was at how fast the CLS moved with all it's weight, but the Panamera, in my opinion, leaves Mom's car in the shadows. BUT - Mom's car is unmatched as far as its beauty. The Porsche, while not the most attractive car when you first see it, does grow on you after a while, but it still can not hold a candle to the looks of the CLS.
*no, that's not oil on the ground. It's condensation drip from the A/C running. We were in the 100's last week.. Freakin HOT!