Poor(ish) man's Rolls Royce

[Dr Jekyll]

In the 1960s the Rover P5 was often referred to as the poor man's Rolls Royce, plush and classy with the emphasis on comfort rather than handling. So what's the current PMRR? Apart from a second hand Rolls that is. Mercedes S class? Jaguar XJ?

[Strawman]

The Chrysler 300c is the poor man's Bentley, well at least from the number of re-badged ones it seems to be,

[Dave Hedgehog]

range rover

[Magic919]

VW Phaeton.

[swisstoni]

Phaeton - if you can find one that hasn't been cabbed.

[Dakkon]

Ausi S8 make a great second hand buy if you are after big and luxury, and as already stated Phaeton's

[TheEnd]

VW Phaeton?

[Dr Jekyll]

Strawman said:

The Chrysler 300c is the poor man's Bentley, well at least from the number of re-badged ones it seems to be,

And is clearly inspired by the Rover P5, bringing us full circle.

[dbdb]

I'm surprised so many people are saying VW Phaeton. I don't think they're like a Rolls-Royce at all.

[g3org3y]

Dr Jekyll said:

In the 1960s the Rover P5 was often referred to as the poor man's Rolls Royce, plush and classy with the emphasis on comfort rather than handling. So what's the current PMRR? Apart from a second hand Rolls that is. Mercedes S class? Jaguar XJ?

Comfort wise? Perhaps a big Citroen of sorts?

Otherwise old Jag XJ on small (16 inch?) alloys.

[TooMany2cvs]

Given the Rolls Ghost, surely it has to be the 7-series...?

Poor man's Bentley? VW Phaeton.

[Robscim]

Ironically, I have both a VW Phaeton and a Rover P5b on the drive!!!

Both great cars - both engineered ahead of their times (in my humble opinion!).

Rob

[Sump]

Poor mans Porsche...

Boxster / Cayman.

[snotrag]

Citroën C6.

Nothing German.

[ChasW]

dbdb said:

I'm surprised so many people are saying VW Phaeton. I don't think they're like a Rolls-Royce at all.

I was passenger in a Phaeton, a limo service while on business in Germany for a few days. It felt like a bona fide luxury car from the inside. I was quite impressed.

[feef]

snotrag said:

Citroën C6.

Nothing German.

C6 in terms of comfort, but perhaps not in terms of looks.

[EskimoArapaho]

A new Phaeton (great car, BTW) isn't a poor(ish) man's anything!

A used Phaeton may be a bargain, but then so is an older Rolls Royce, so you might as well buy one of those.

(As an LS400 owner, I'll resist the urge to do the obvious Partridgeism.)

[PHmember]

Sump said:

Poor mans Porsche...

Boxster / Cayman / 11 year old 996

EFA

[BGarside]

Mitsuoka Galue

[V8forweekends]

dbdb said:

I'm surprised so many people are saying VW Phaeton. I don't think they're like a Rolls-Royce at all.

No, you're right - the Phaeton is more like the Bentley it shares a platform with.