easy_rider911:
If you're lucky, both methods yield the same result :)
You really want to make our car choices based on female intuition ?
I'm not stupid, I know why my wife wants a Panamera, she is more of a show-off than I am and I understand her very well. She works hard, she has her own business and she deserves to show off her success but unfortunately my business is a little bit more delicate and people don't really appreciate financial success, no matter how satisfied they are with your business. To combine both is kind of difficult because I can afford to lease such an expensive car and my wife can't for fiscal reasons.
I am willing to try the Panamera but being "stuck" with it over 4 years is kind of a deal breaker. Especially since the facelift is due 2013 and from what I heard, it will make the Panamera look smaller and...better (just compare the first gen Cayenne pre-facelift and facelift, huge difference already). On the other hand, I doubt that Porsche will offer any substantial performance upgrades for the Panamera Turbo S, even after the facelift because the Turbo S is already fricking fast. 20 horses more or so (rumored facelift power increase for Turbo) don't really matter anymore.
The next generation Panamera is due 2015, so the lease would be perfect to be able to switch to the next generation Panamera Turbo or maybe even Turbo S.
On the other hand, I really like high performance SUVs, the high seating position, the advantages during winter time...I love SUVs.
Oh boy...I should order a VW Beetle and be done with it.
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