RE: Maybach 62: Spotted

[jontykint]

ducnick said:

And with that number plate everyone will think you are used to burning your money.

My father in law used to have the plate KLF 1, I think it was on a Singer.

[pimpchez]

sidesauce said:

fernando the frog said:

"Sick of hearing about rappers and their Rolls-Royce Phantoms? Then take a look at the Platzhirsch 'Benz"

If you're implying rappers don't talk about Maybach's you couldn't be more wrong

Indeed - Florida rapper Rick Ross actually named his production company Maybach Music Group (or MMG) and liberally sprinkles the vocal tag "Maybach Music..." on everything he features on; that's before we even talk about the songs he made called "Maybach Music" as well as "Maybach Music part 2" and "Maybach Music part 3"...

I think it's fair to say that to Americans at least, Maybach as a brand is far more recognised, at least within hiphop culture, than Rolls Royce!

I was about to say that , i am not happy with him anyway as he was supposed to be in Birmingham on saturday playing .....

[alec.e]

Can't make my mind up on these, part of me thinks these are the bargain of the century, a £300k plus car new for £50k. But if you compare to a newish S Class for the same money, the S Class would probably be better.

[rodericb]

jontykint said:

ducnick said:

And with that number plate everyone will think you are used to burning your money.

My father in law used to have the plate KLF 1, I think it was on a Singer.

That's justified 'cos they're ancient.

[Escort Si-130]

ducnick said:

And with that number plate everyone will think you are used to burning your money.

????

[Escort Si-130]

big_rob_sydney said:

Don't really care what it used to cost.

From my point of view, I just look at the sheer size of it, and think it would be trouble in London. A private owner would struggle to park it (almost anywhere). Does it even fit into a standard sized parking space?

Alternatively, how many 500 bhp-ish cars are out there from BMW, AMG, Audi, etc that have a LWB option? I'm guessing a few, and they probably cost nowhere near 60 large, along with ongoing running costs being closer to "normal".

This thing to me isn't much more than a car crash; people will rubber-neck it, sure, out of idle curiosity, yet simply drive by.

Total bullst! So I guess the Merc Sprinters that regularly drive up and down London would have the same problem, but yet still manage to go down side streets making deliveries etc on a daily basis and park in car parks.

[Twoshoe]

Escort Si-130 said:

ducnick said:

And with that number plate everyone will think you are used to burning your money.

????

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Foundation_Burn_a_Million_Quid

[WCZ]

alec.e said:

Can't make my mind up on these, part of me thinks these are the bargain of the century, a £300k plus car new for £50k. But if you compare to a newish S Class for the same money, the S Class would probably be better.

I'd still take the Maybach if I was being driven in it.

I know a property developer who had one of these, had presence but also looked subtle and sophisticated

[MJK 24]

I spotted a Maybach 62 Zeppelin on the M62 this evening. Registration WOB 631.

Huge lump of a car.

[ES335]

In terms of heroic German failures, I think I'd prefer a VW Phaeton for a lot less money.

Or a black LWB W140 600 - which has all the sinister and tragic bases covered with a lot more style.

[Talksteer]

sidesauce said:

fernando the frog said:

"Sick of hearing about rappers and their Rolls-Royce Phantoms? Then take a look at the Platzhirsch 'Benz"

If you're implying rappers don't talk about Maybach's you couldn't be more wrong

Indeed - Florida rapper Rick Ross actually named his production company Maybach Music Group (or MMG) and liberally sprinkles the vocal tag "Maybach Music..." on everything he features on; that's before we even talk about the songs he made called "Maybach Music" as well as "Maybach Music part 2" and "Maybach Music part 3"...

I think it's fair to say that to Americans at least, Maybach as a brand is far more recognised, at least within hiphop culture, than Rolls Royce!

You mean Rolls-Royce the most name dropped product in all music (Inc hip-hop):

http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/14030/rolls-roy...

[CDP]

Black S2K said:

A Toyota Century V12 is rather pleasantly more restrained.

And a Rover 75 far more elegant...

I’ve always thought of these as a vulgar stretch on a Rover 75 too.

Give me a Daimler DS420 over this any day.

This budget wouldn’t reach a decent Mercedes 600 though I think more value would be retained...

[R400TVR]

stongle said:

That's full PH lunacy in effect.

No, that's quite correct. The 75 is still an excellent design, and the LWB was better looking inside than this Merc, too.

[Eviltad]

ducnick said:

And with that number plate everyone will think you are used to burning your money.

That's KLF, not KJF

[Triumph Man]

R400TVR said:

stongle said:

That's full PH lunacy in effect.

No, that's quite correct. The 75 is still an excellent design, and the LWB was better looking inside than this Merc, too.

I like the Rover 75, but the seat switch had already broken at the time of that marketing photo?!

[Helicopter123]

Triumph Man said:

R400TVR said:

stongle said:

That's full PH lunacy in effect.

No, that's quite correct. The 75 is still an excellent design, and the LWB was better looking inside than this Merc, too.

I like the Rover 75, but the seat switch had already broken at the time of that marketing photo?!

Wasn’t it better known as the Rover over 75??

[R400TVR]

Helicopter123 said:

Wasn’t it better known as the Rover over 75??

Shush, I'm only 38! A bargain at £500, and is the best motorway car I've had.