The most refined car in the world .........ever!

[Kentish]

What floats along and is virtually silent inside - possibly a Lexus, Maybach, Merc S class?

I had a run of mill 406 saloon once and that had a great ride and was really quite inside - when making phone calls people at the other end often thought I was at home or work

I've been in some of the current E class Mercs and I was surprised at how much road noise was evident inside.

What have you driven that sent your passengers to sleep?

[Kentish]

I have driven the old 750iL circa 1991 vintage and that was very smooth and quiet and the torque was amazing!

[Kentish]

The E39 is very quiet and solid, I remember my old E34's were pretty good too.

[Kentish]

Good call on the Citroen C6.

My old boss yrs ago had a 1985 Daimler and I went with him to a couple of sites and that car was beautifully refined - like a magic carpet!

Not sure of the model now as I saw it as an old chaps car in those days

[Kentish]

Kentish said:

Good call on the Citroen C6.

My old boss yrs ago had a 1985 Daimler and I went with him to a couple of sites and that car was beautifully refined - like a magic carpet!

Not sure of the model now as I saw it as an old chaps car in those days

That's the one above, was the same as the XJ12 series 3 Jag - had the pepper pot alloys.

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RicksAlfas said:

Garlick said:

Citroen C6 can hold it's head up there too

I'm convinced one of these could be the ultimate stress buster for the daily commute.
They look really good too.
However I have been taking a lot of Lemsip Max recently...

I agree, they look great and have that citroen unique charm in their styling like Citroens used to have during my youth.

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richardxjr said:

evenflow said:

The Bangle 7 doesn't ride as well as the S-class of the same era IMHO. It seems to have more "sporty" pretensions and has a harder, less wafty ride.

Shame. Is it harder than the E38? The E38 740 I had was very refined... much more so than the X300 Jag.

Now, that's impressive!

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LHDisbest said:

shouldbworking said:

XJ12 series 3. Surely that has to win

+1

Only problem with the XJ12 was it was so quiet, if you farted the leather would ripple and everyone would know you did it, but good god its quick. I can only wonder what it would be like if it wasn't saddled with a 3sp gearbox.

Bentley Brooklands (Old one) - I WILL own a mulsanne bodied Bentley, just a fantastic car. You never want to go back to a pleb wagon ever again.

Bristol Blenheim - So deliciously oddball, built like no other car, never driven one but been a passenger. Just magical. But a bit severe near £200k price tag, but worth every penny IMO.

I have always loved those old Jag XJ's

[Kentish]

This is the silver Shadow II model, is it?

If so, I have driven a borrowed one of these and they are lovely!

Great "proper" Rolly Royce shape to me.

[Kentish]

Just £2k in the classifieds!

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groomi said:

Garlick said:

Kentish said:

Just £2k in the classifieds!

Isn't that just amazing value?

Yeah, those XJR 18" Penta's are like goldust. Worth half the rest of the car on their own!

Sssshhhh!

I was thinking of you earlier whilst posting on this thread and had that very photo of your car and your good self in mind.

I know I said I am not so keen on the XJ40 but that colour suits it so well, really nice!

What I really did hate was the rectangular headlights on the early ones, yours would have had the double headlights I think and looked so much better.

I do prefer the XJ40 dash to the later X300 one, much more in keeping IMHO.

[Kentish]

What are the materials of the X300 body, mainly aluminium?

I have never seen one with rust on; the XJ40's appeared to corrode a bit but not too bad.

[Kentish]

Yes, I like the old classic rangey

Very smooth V8 and soft ride.

But, that air suspension when it goes wrong!

Run for the hills