JNS Daily Drives

Hi there, I am looking at buying a 2011 (970) Porsche Panamera 4S and i'm looking for any insight on what to look for in terms of mechanical/electrical issues that could be present! The car is at a Porsche Dealer and i trust them, but any advice on what to look for would be fantastic!

Base - Panamera 4S
150,000km or 93,000 miles
$29k CAD or $21k USD
1H - Platinum Silver Metallic
237 - All-season Tyres For 19-inch Alloy Wheels, Reduced Rolling Resistance
250 - 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)
345 - Heated Steering Wheel
350 - Adaptive Air Suspension
415 - 19" Panamera Turbo Wheel
425 - Rear Wiper
446 - Wheel Caps With Colored Crest
541 - Seat Ventilation (Front)
619 - Bluetooth® Phone Interface
625 - Porsche Entry & Drive
640 - Sport Chrono Package Plus
810 - Floor Mats
818 - Brushed Aluminum Interior Package
870 - Universal Audio Interface
AB - Black
P61 - BOSE Audio Package
P68 - Comfort Plus Package
P80 - 14-way Power Seats With Memory Package
XYV - Porsche Crest Embossed On Headrests (Front)

rgfinnegan

Make sure the free recall AH08 has been completed. I suggest you buy a Panamera with PDCC and PTV systems installed. Look them up and read about them, they turn the Panamera into a very fast sports car.

Outlaw

I could have bought a 18 PTT for 34k off sticker, and opted for a 19 with PDCC. Heavy cars like this that start to roll are no fun.

Posts like this make me grateful I made that choice.

Fulwild

Do you have access to repair records? CarFax?
Front bushings/control arms are a fairly frequent trouble area. If you are adventurous this is a doable weekend fix.
With the air suspension, measure corners over night to see if any corner is sagging/loosing air.
Get error codes pulled by a dealer to see if they point to any problems. (Note: old/failing battery can generate spurious error codes)
I second the thoughts about PDCC and PTV. I also think the Burmester sound system is a good deal on the used market. I have found Sport Chrono and sport exhaust to be fun but not something that is necessary. But definitely fun. Definitely.

NJRon

IzzyCab

Check to see if the air suspension was replaced. With that milage im sure its going to fail if it hasn't already.
Also make sure the front upper and lower control arms were replaced.

vlameda

I have 2011 970 , four months ago I replaced front right shock abs and air compressor, worked fine until two weeks ago. Now it doesn’t activate air compressor and front and back left side is down, any idea how to manually activate pump to inflate shocks to take car to a dealer again

skiracer

Check compressor relay or fuse first, could be an easy fix. Best of luck

vlameda

thanks, I checked and replace relay, 40amp fuse was blow out, installed a new one but still air compressor doesn’t run