Awkward moment New Jersey man discovers his 1-of-100 Porsche Panamera is not worth the $300,000 he thought it was
Published on Nov 12, 2026 at 6:17 AM (UTC-5)
by Henry Kelsall
Last updated on Nov 12, 2026 at 6:28 AM (UTC-5)
Edited by
Mason Jones
This man thought his one-of-100 Porsche Panamera was worth $300,000, so imagine the shock when he found out that wasn’t the case with the luxury car.
Content creator and car dealer George Saliba was brought the Panamera by a customer, who claimed its status meant it was worth the hefty price tag.
Saliba evaluated the car and took a good look at its condition, mileage, and all the features that made it stand out.
But the customer was shocked when he was told the real value was nowhere near that.
The gap in the valuations
The customer is asked what he thought the car was worth. “In the $300ks,” he is heard saying to Saliba.
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The car dealer gave the Porsche a very thorough look-over to see if that valuation held any solid ground.
“This Panamera is awesome,” said George Saliba, clearly excited by the car,
The car is a Panamera Turbo S Executive Exclusive Edition, with the owner stating it is just one of 100 and he has number 65.
“It has ceramic brakes; that is pretty cool, I gotta say,” Saliba said as he kept checking the car over.
It was then that he offered his own valuation of the car.
“This Panamera I’d value at $55,000,” he told the owner, with it having an auction target of $50,000.
The owner sat in silence, shocked at this very different valuation.
Why is it worth so much less than the owner expected?
Saliba did admit that it is a hard car to evaluate.
The cars do not come up for sale often, and they had an original MSRP of around $263,000 when they went on sale in 2014.
Some cars can depreciate rapidly, which explains why the appraisal is so much lower than the original retail price.
Demand can also have an impact on a car’s value.
Are that many people clamouring for a Panamera in this condition? If not, it will be hard to sell it.
That is the market reality for luxury sedans.
While this one-of-100 is clearly special, its only real appeal will be to collectors and Panamera fans.
For those who just want a luxury sedan, they won’t care whether it is an Executive Edition or not.
What does the Porsche Panamera market say?
A look at Classic.com gives us an idea of how much some of these cars are worth.
The average sale price of a Panamera is listed at $42,250, which is well below what this owner expected for the car.
Some have sold for around $200,000, but these are newer than this particular example.
Earlier versions of the Porsche Panamera have sold for as little as $16,000.
A graph on Classic.com shows how volatile the market for the cars is, with most sold below the $50,000 mark.
Saliba may well have been right in how he appraised the car.
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Henry joined the Supercar Blondie team in February 2025, and since then has covered a wide array of topics ranging from EVs, American barn finds, and the odd Cold War jet. He’s combined his passion for cars with his keen interest in motorsport and his side hustle as a volunteer steam locomotive fireman at a heritage steam railway.
