RE: Mercedes S-Class Coupe: Review

[Maldini35]

Dagnut said:

Maldini35 said:

Dagnut said:

Maldini35 said:

You miss the point entirely.
He never said Premiership footballers are the only market.
The point being made is most Premiership footballers are richer than Croesus and, as a rule, purveyors of bad taste with a healthy appetite for the vulgar.
As such some of them will buy this car - after all, it's prohibitively expensive and will be regarded by most people (maybe not PH'ers) as a vulgar display of conspicuous consumption.
Hence the comment "soon to be seen at Premiership grounds around the country".

Edited by Maldini35 on Thursday 3rd July 18:34

We'll you missed my original post then, if it's a matter of taste, why don't you name a 100k + coupe you won't see a footballer driving ? You should take a trip to Knightsbridge if you want to see vulgar expensive cars or what ever fits your definition.
The implication is that if a car is " vulgar", it will appeal to footballers , or that if a footballer chooses a car it , by association , becomes vulgar. That's just horsest. You will see footballers, just as you will see in any walk of life, driving a wide range of cars from classic cars, astons, suvs , ferraris , buggattis ...modest family cars.
As a highlighted above well paid footballers are a rare breed, spread across the country, you're more fair likely to see " conspicuous consumption" in around the city of London and chelsea...but hey don't let facts and figures get in the away of some good old fashioned snobbery

It's a stereotype.
Unfortunately there are plenty of high profile footballers who fit this stereotype.
Of course there are plenty that don't but that's how stereotypes work.
The OP might well have said, 'soon to be seen hooning outside Harrods by young arab princes'. Again, not all arab princes do this but the few that do are pretty conspicuous.
Footballers earning £200k per week will always be a soft target. It comes with the territory - don't expect anybody to feel sorry for them.
Same goes for bankers.
I really can't see what you're getting so upset about.
Don't hate the player, hate the game.

I'm not even slightly upset, I don't care about footballers, they are so few of them it is waste of time...it's just Clarkson nonsense that people devoid of any imagination continue to perpetuate and I'm sick of reading.

Glad you're not upset but if you're on a one-man crusade to rid the world of stereotypes you might be on the wrong forum....

[speedjockey]

mini1380cc said:

So what are they over there? FWD or AWD? I can't imagine a BMW not being RWD. What could possibly be gained by making FWD and RWD.

Sorry for the late reply. They only offer awd..

[speedjockey]

kor0 said:

FWD??

They probably get the xDrive/4matic variants only..
Because, you know, snow.

Total misconception. We never get any serious snow over here as one would think. My E46 325i on all seasons can tackles just about as much snow as you can throw at it! Don't ever need 4matic/xdrive really..