RE: Maybach 62 | The Brave Pill

[Welshbeef]

eldar said:

Wait a couple of years until the electrics start failing, the engine needs a fettle and rust is starting to show. The ultimate shed.

Then Jeremy Clarkson buys it in 15 years time and oh its the next Gosser I’ll show off mine get the market moving on it make a killing

[Teddy Lop]

Dunno where to start, did laugh them losing a third of a mill on every one sold though.

You compare to (BMW) rolls, but (whatever you think of them) rolls was already an iconic brand that was modernised while still retaining its own identity, even if it did utilise much of a premium brands parts & r&d. Maybach, zero real brand awareness hence cache, and looked like a fairly bland merc of the era.

Filthy rich people tend to be either pretty smart with money or want to shout about it, maybach doesn't serve either.

[Welshbeef]

Rolls is stunning
Bentley also
Maybach it’s a S class mock up


Why not make it ground up properly and visually appealing.

[gigglebug]

eldar said:

Wait a couple of years until the electrics start failing, the engine needs a fettle and rust is starting to show. The ultimate shed.

It is already 15 years old. What do you suppose is likely to happen within the next couple of years that wouldn't have already had the potential to rear its ugly head already?

[eldar]

Welshbeef said:

Then Jeremy Clarkson buys it in 15 years time and oh its the next Gosser I’ll show off mine get the market moving on it make a killing

Doubt it. The only outstanding thing about it is the depreciation and running costs.

It’ll be down there with the rusty and unloved 70s Rollers.

[Welshbeef]

eldar said:

Doubt it. The only outstanding thing about it is the depreciation and running costs.

It’ll be down there with the rusty and unloved 70s Rollers.

One PH always runs old S classes surely one for him in 10 years time £1k territory?


Late 90’s CL’s also look gopping IMHO

[Hairymonster]

Were I to consider taking the plunge on this, i think I'd want it to see the inside of a Maybach-authorised dealer workshop before going anywhere near it.

I could see this doing the airport run for an upmarket cab company, but it would cost a lot more than their normal E220d Mercs to run.

[Welshbeef]

Hairymonster said:

Were I to consider taking the plunge on this, i think I'd want it to see the inside of a Maybach-authorised dealer workshop before going anywhere near it.

I could see this doing the airport run for an upmarket cab company, but it would cost a lot more than their normal E220d Mercs to run.

The lwb S class a few years old costing £40k will be hugely superior will it not?

Did they really lose $300k on each car? Or was that R&D amortisation?

[akashzimzimma]

This car was actually based on the W140 S Class Chassis not the W220. As the W140 was of course a larger car more suited to the size and weight of the Maybach. The interior architecture also came from the W140 .

[Tin Hat]

Welshbeef said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

The above or the Maybach..... no choice really this linked one is epic the maybach is pants

Now that is value for money!!!!

[Plate spinner]

Struggling to see the target market.

Not sure many private punters would want to drive it.

And if it’s being put to work (as was the design brief) for lower tier hotels / restaurants/ airport transfers, it’ll have horrendous running costs vs the standard S320cdi that is expected at that level.

Bit of a baffling one really.

[dvs_dave]

akashzimzimma said:

This car was actually based on the W140 S Class Chassis not the W220. As the W140 was of course a larger car more suited to the size and weight of the Maybach. The interior architecture also came from the W140 .

This is a well known fact. Poor/lazy research by the PH journo. It’s based on the W140 platform, with the more modern engines, electronics, and Airmatic suspension from the W220 grafted in.

[wjb]

Not bad after a few light mods, albeit a 57...

[Escort3500]

Camelot1971 said:

Not worth it, even at half the asking price.

Ugly, old technology now, horrific running costs and 99% of people looking at you driving it would think you are a tw@t.

You read my mind.

[drjhill]

Nerdherder said:

~I think a 62 at this price is a very fun proposition. Shame I have 3 kids really.

How long before the eldest can get his/her licence? The other 2 could squeeze onto the passenger seat surely, just like in the good old days. Or the boot.

Maybach used to have a discreet ad in the Sunday Times motoring section back in the day. In fairly small print at the bottom just four words made quite a statement:

"Armoured specification to order"

I would have loved to have been in a position to take them up on that

[ducnick]

eldar said:

Wait a couple of years until the electrics start failing, the engine needs a fettle and rust is starting to show. The ultimate shed.

It’s a 90’s Merc.... you wont have to wait for the rust

[TheTwitcher]

Not one of Leepu's finest design concepts.

[172]

Awesome Uber car

[bern]

Tin Hat said:

Welshbeef said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

The above or the Maybach..... no choice really this linked one is epic the maybach is pants

Now that is value for money!!!!

I'd prefer one where the the front passenger side door is the same colour as the rest of the car.

[RobEB]

That'll make a good wedding car, it's about its only use as its too damn big for UK roads and certainly wont go into most car parks.