The first picture of the Panasonic makes the fork looks a little funny. Definitely check that out; feel the downtube and top tube to make sure there's no buckling at all and eyeball the fork to make sure it's in line with the head tube. My hunch is it's just the picture angle. Other than that caveat, I would go for that bike. It's not a crazy screaming deal but that's a really solid bike with good components that's in good shape (as long as that fork thing checks out). The Panasonics that I've ridden have been some of the best riding bikes I've been on. They also built some of the best riding Schwinns of the '80s and I'm pretty sure they built frames for Centurion as well...so you're not that far, really, from that Ironman that got away.
Last edited by due ruote; 11-06-13 at 01:55 PM.