Two Aventadors revving and spitting flames in London
Discussion
aspirated said:
Aleem Iqbal, son of Salim Iqbal who owns Platinum Executive Travel (PET)
The 'story' goes he started off with one RR Phantom (RR56 PET) in 2006, fair enough, but how do you start with a fleet worth £300k one year, and end up with one worth over £3 million just 7 years later? What's the secret? I've also seen a picture of him as a youngster (circa 2003) posing next to his dads 360 and M3, so clearly he'd done something previously.
On the other hand, I'm glad he shares what he has for others to enjoy, and if you watch the R8 V10 Spyder 'review', when the old fella comes out to take a look he seems like a decent guy, a little arrogant and flashy but wouldnt you be if you were 19 and had access to cars like that?
It looks to me that he's achieved absolutely nothing other than playing in his dads cars. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that of course but he comes across as a tThe 'story' goes he started off with one RR Phantom (RR56 PET) in 2006, fair enough, but how do you start with a fleet worth £300k one year, and end up with one worth over £3 million just 7 years later? What's the secret? I've also seen a picture of him as a youngster (circa 2003) posing next to his dads 360 and M3, so clearly he'd done something previously.
On the other hand, I'm glad he shares what he has for others to enjoy, and if you watch the R8 V10 Spyder 'review', when the old fella comes out to take a look he seems like a decent guy, a little arrogant and flashy but wouldnt you be if you were 19 and had access to cars like that?
t on twitter etc by referring to everything as 'my cars' etc. I would be far more impressed with someone of his age who 'only' had a r8 or a Porsche or something but had legitimately earned it themselves 
Little bit odd, dont get it.
What next, farting competitions with a lighter? Or maybe this is why they both stopped on Basil street and opened their doors up!
As a side note can we have a super car drivers thread for super car spotters spotted? I saw two just off sloane street a couple of weeks back, we were in the GTC .. Got snapped loads
What next, farting competitions with a lighter? Or maybe this is why they both stopped on Basil street and opened their doors up!
As a side note can we have a super car drivers thread for super car spotters spotted? I saw two just off sloane street a couple of weeks back, we were in the GTC .. Got snapped loads
Edited by F355spider on Monday 12th August 19:24
The 70's, 80's and 90's wore Supercars well but i can't help but think that this type of behaviour will see the demise in the attraction of owning such modern beautiful exotica.
I noticed another thread recently were it's "on trend" to pelt Supercars in London with eggs. The antics in this video do nothing but instigate this type of behaviour.
Did the previous decades have a romanticism surrounding modern supercars whereas todays media b**sh*t society is helping breed the abnoxious vulgarism of celebrity lifestyles & wealth that surrounds these modern cars?
I'd rather be driving quietly out of the West End in a 512BB towards the open country rather than sitting revving the nuts off a 458 being called a cock & having eggs thrown at me in West London?
I noticed another thread recently were it's "on trend" to pelt Supercars in London with eggs. The antics in this video do nothing but instigate this type of behaviour.
Did the previous decades have a romanticism surrounding modern supercars whereas todays media b**sh*t society is helping breed the abnoxious vulgarism of celebrity lifestyles & wealth that surrounds these modern cars?
I'd rather be driving quietly out of the West End in a 512BB towards the open country rather than sitting revving the nuts off a 458 being called a cock & having eggs thrown at me in West London?
london, rich idiots showing off to other rich idiots because nobody else gives a st.
I think most of us with that car and disposable time and money would be burning down the autobahn or renting monza by the day not doing endless laps of knightsbridge hoping to impress the local high class prostitutes by revving loudly at 8mph.
t.I think most of us with that car and disposable time and money would be burning down the autobahn or renting monza by the day not doing endless laps of knightsbridge hoping to impress the local high class prostitutes by revving loudly at 8mph.
Funnily enough this chap used to go to my kids' school. I think he had a very big reputation there.... Some supercar owners like to share the experience with others and some like to just show off. Better not to be judgmental but he seemed more like the latter.
Whether you see that sort of thing as harmless fun or cringeworthy, everyone will have their view but either way I think it doesn't do supercar owners any favours.
Whether you see that sort of thing as harmless fun or cringeworthy, everyone will have their view but either way I think it doesn't do supercar owners any favours.
Fantuzzi said:
NRS said:
Fantuzzi said:
If it was 2 250 SWB doing that, by two 60 year old men, I wonder if the responses would be different.
Or two Corsas with big exhausts?Problem is as pointed out above. Good in a car meet away from places. Bad when in the same place all the time and makes a problem for those who do not do this but have nice cars.
Just thought the opinions might differ if the car was seen as 'classy' rather than flash, or if the owners were seen as connoisseurs rather than posers.
NRS said:
Fantuzzi said:
NRS said:
Fantuzzi said:
If it was 2 250 SWB doing that, by two 60 year old men, I wonder if the responses would be different.
Or two Corsas with big exhausts?Problem is as pointed out above. Good in a car meet away from places. Bad when in the same place all the time and makes a problem for those who do not do this but have nice cars.
Just thought the opinions might differ if the car was seen as 'classy' rather than flash, or if the owners were seen as connoisseurs rather than posers.
It was a more a musing on what even Petrolheads see as some one being flash and showing off and what we see as someone just having fun, it wasn't really a great comparison.
I'm rather selfish, I would love to have some flash gits rev the tits off of their v12s near me, because I am a car nut and like such things, however I fully understand the bloke who is popping into Harrods for some overpriced jam may think its a load of intrusive noise.
I wouldn't do it myself, unless a fellow car nut want to hear the noise then a couple generous revs is just good charity, but driving around endlessly revving wouldn't be my idea of fun.
While their actions are inconsiderate and immature, but I am completely bias as I don't often get to hear v12s revved very often, and even if I did live in central London where a 458 is commonplace, I'm sure I would still like to hear it.
I watched his video that was linked earlier on talking about the yellow Aventador and thought to myself. 'Fair enough, who wouldn't make a video?' People do a driving video of themselves at track day in an MX5 and it's nice to see a real world view of the car.
However I then looked at his twitter feed as it seemed like it might be interesting. It started badly with the motivational bio. it then goes on to show he responds to the news article and this Pistonheads thread. Unfortunate really, as I had him down as lucky individual, but not so sure now. If you've clearly caused some upset then apologise and move on and don't react to it. Especially if you run a business that will rely on reputation. Whether he earns money from the family, or on his own.
However I then looked at his twitter feed as it seemed like it might be interesting. It started badly with the motivational bio. it then goes on to show he responds to the news article and this Pistonheads thread. Unfortunate really, as I had him down as lucky individual, but not so sure now. If you've clearly caused some upset then apologise and move on and don't react to it. Especially if you run a business that will rely on reputation. Whether he earns money from the family, or on his own.
jhoneyball said:
He's not exactly Mel Nichols is he? Why does every wker with a rich daddy want to pretend to be a TopGear presenter?
Oh, and mounting cameras on the outside of cars on the public road is illegal in the UK, according to a Director of Photography mate of mine. That's why TopGear use rangerovers -- the camera is inside the vehicle. That's unless you have a closed road and/or police permission.
A producer friend of mine mentioned to me when i got a gopro that the legality is regarding the types of mounts as opposed to the camera itself, and a bit of googling for the laws pretty much confirmed it. Its basically just to do with the danger-factor of having something fall off a moving car into something else, so generally when big rigs are attached it needs to be on closed roads etc. Ive driven past, been alongside, etc etc, police cars with gopros and bullet cameras hanging off my car and they have no issue, I think the laws are a bit older in regard to big camera rigs. Even top gear regularly mount cameras externally on public roads.ker with a rich daddy want to pretend to be a TopGear presenter?Oh, and mounting cameras on the outside of cars on the public road is illegal in the UK, according to a Director of Photography mate of mine. That's why TopGear use rangerovers -- the camera is inside the vehicle. That's unless you have a closed road and/or police permission.
Sorry for getting off topic!
Fantuzzi said:
Well I was thinking the imaginary 250 owners gave the impression of being connoisseurs, due to their age and the type of car, rather than embedded had any of the attributed qualities of connoisseurs (although what the qualities of a car connoisseur are, I really don't know, apart from owning and having an interest in only the best cars).
It was a more a musing on what even Petrolheads see as some one being flash and showing off and what we see as someone just having fun, it wasn't really a great comparison.
I'm rather selfish, I would love to have some flash gits rev the tits off of their v12s near me, because I am a car nut and like such things, however I fully understand the bloke who is popping into Harrods for some overpriced jam may think its a load of intrusive noise.
I wouldn't do it myself, unless a fellow car nut want to hear the noise then a couple generous revs is just good charity, but driving around endlessly revving wouldn't be my idea of fun.
While their actions are inconsiderate and immature, but I am completely bias as I don't often get to hear v12s revved very often, and even if I did live in central London where a 458 is commonplace, I'm sure I would still like to hear it.
I don't think people here disagree about it sounding good. The thing they disagree is about the amount it was done and the location. It's caused a lot of people to hate supercars and increase the chance of cars being damaged by people who are pissed off with it. Imagine it was airhorns going off where you live. Effectively that is what it is to them - just a lot of noise. There's a time and a place, and continuous circuits of London is not one of them.It was a more a musing on what even Petrolheads see as some one being flash and showing off and what we see as someone just having fun, it wasn't really a great comparison.
I'm rather selfish, I would love to have some flash gits rev the tits off of their v12s near me, because I am a car nut and like such things, however I fully understand the bloke who is popping into Harrods for some overpriced jam may think its a load of intrusive noise.
I wouldn't do it myself, unless a fellow car nut want to hear the noise then a couple generous revs is just good charity, but driving around endlessly revving wouldn't be my idea of fun.
While their actions are inconsiderate and immature, but I am completely bias as I don't often get to hear v12s revved very often, and even if I did live in central London where a 458 is commonplace, I'm sure I would still like to hear it.
Was thinking the same , there is a time and a place , I thought Harrods was a department store for shoppers , not a hotspot for kids showing off and disturbing the peace and tranquility of the shoppers . No sense , no class , no respect for others , deserves to be jailed . And I like the sound of a v12 in an enclosed space as well as the next petrol head . I just have a bit more respect for those that don,t
It's a real shame as most of us love to see supercars on the road, and quite nice to see one zooming off with a bit of noise, but the reving thing just makes the driver look like a tt.
A couple of weeks ago we walking into town and waiting for a pedestrian crossing to let us cross, a chap come round the corner in a nice 430 spider and a nice understated colour (I prefer red
) and just as I turned to the family to say how very nice, the middle aged drived, dipped the clutch and revved as he went round the bend and then did this all the way down the street.
Unknown to him his coolness just went from super to tt instantly, real shame 
t.A couple of weeks ago we walking into town and waiting for a pedestrian crossing to let us cross, a chap come round the corner in a nice 430 spider and a nice understated colour (I prefer red
) and just as I turned to the family to say how very nice, the middle aged drived, dipped the clutch and revved as he went round the bend and then did this all the way down the street.Unknown to him his coolness just went from super to t
t instantly, real shame It is no wonder that the residents get pissed off when these bell-ends do this.
Dont get me wrong - i love the sound of a V8, 10 or 12 being revved & driven as god intended however like they are doing in the video?
No. Its pathetic & smacks of 'look at me in my nice car'. Tossers.
It gives the genuine owners, drivers etc a bad name as everyone will just look at them & think 'prick' even though the vast majority of super-car owners drive their cars sensibly.
I dont understand the love people have for morons who do this on a crowded street in central London. As i said - bell-ends.
Dont get me wrong - i love the sound of a V8, 10 or 12 being revved & driven as god intended however like they are doing in the video?
No. Its pathetic & smacks of 'look at me in my nice car'. Tossers.
It gives the genuine owners, drivers etc a bad name as everyone will just look at them & think 'prick' even though the vast majority of super-car owners drive their cars sensibly.
I dont understand the love people have for morons who do this on a crowded street in central London. As i said - bell-ends.
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