Good morning everyone. Looking for 970.2 Panamera and I'm wondering if a very well equipped, low mileage '14/'15MY is better, equivalent, or not as desirable as a '16/'17MY with higher miles and/or less options? I appreciate the feedback.

 

I think that’s subjective.
If you like and can live with and drive the non refresh then that’s great. Especially if has all the options you want.
Mileage and wear and tear vs year is a great argument but other things to keep In mind are maintenance of the car even with low mileage and type of driving.
also CPO vs not CPO.
lastly and probably important to most of us is depreciation by year of car. You’d have less to lose (depreciation wise ) with the older one than the newer one.

 

err.. 2016 is a 970 (in the US). 2017 is a 971. So they're going to be quite different.

choosing between the 2014 - 2016 cars (970.2) doesn't matter a lot.. there was not a change that I'm aware of during that time. What matters is mileage and how well the car has been taken care of.

 

Really depends on the dealer and whether it's a CPO? I just bought a CPO 2014 Turbo with 96!000 miles. Seems crazy to many, but for me---one owner, service records at Porsche dealer ever 8,000 miles or so, and the CPO warranty brought peace of mind to pull the trigger.

 

I don't think year matters nearly as much as milage. As long as both are 970.2 there isn't any differences that I know of and only issue is resale value for newer might be a bit better. Options mattered most to me

 

I am looking for a CPO as well. I'd feel more comfortable knowing it's there for at least the first two years. Also, I am considering some of the performance options which can be costly to fix, such as air suspension.

 

Personally, would rather get the newer car with the higher mileage if all the maintenance was done on time.

Feels like the older, low mileage cars run into more problems because they haven't been driven enough.

 

I agree 100%. One of the best vehicles I've ever owned had 135K miles and a two inch stack of records when I bought it.