What happened to genuinely posh cars and their targets?
Discussion
http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/ds420.html
Where are these people gone?
Ascot
Slim red-lined briefcase
Nubar Gulbekian types with sashs and white gloves
Etc
Would they chose to be driven in a modern-day Phantom? Maybach? G63 AMG?
Where are these people gone?
Ascot
Slim red-lined briefcase
Nubar Gulbekian types with sashs and white gloves
Etc
Would they chose to be driven in a modern-day Phantom? Maybach? G63 AMG?
sleepera6 said:
RMDB9 said:
Maybach, Phantom, Mulsanne - are they really on the same level as, say, a MB W100 600, a Silver Shadow or a DS420 in the old days?
The Phantom is, not the Maybach or the BentleyThe "posh", aka the not so newly rich, people who are not overly keen on displaying their financial wealth, often cash-poor but asset- and culture-rich, often shy away from cars which are overly flashy. Because their priorities lie elsewhere. Subaru/Volvo urban legends aside, their cars are often simply unassuming.
Deep Thought said:
Which brings us back round to - dont have a world of cash to spend on depreciating assets like cars. Have land which they dont want to / cant sell because they are family heritage going back generations, have houses with ruinous running costs that again they likley cant / dont want to sell, so dont spend cash they dont have on cars?
Is that "shying away" from anything overly flashy, or back to your own point that they are more-often cash poor?
Some are cash poor and have other priorities to spend their cash, some are cash rich but dont want to attract too much attention to them.Is that "shying away" from anything overly flashy, or back to your own point that they are more-often cash poor?
Flumpo said:
Well that’s the difficult bit. It’s fair to say society has changed massively since the Daimler brochure and everyone in it are likely dead or demented.
While we are at it, I would like to mention that I would both ladies, although the programme would probably have been very conservative (missionary, and a fag afterwards).Furthermore, what do you think were these people's professions?
andyalan10 said:
Here's a different angle:-
The role played by the Daimler limousine is likely now played by a Mercedes V-Class or VW equivalent. Or just maybe a Discovery 5. In other words something that can carry several people, possibly in impractical outfits and is easy to get in and out of. As I write this I realise that's also the perfect definition of an undertaker's car.
I can't imagine any people had a DS420 as their only or preferred method of transport.
Queen Mum (not sure)?The role played by the Daimler limousine is likely now played by a Mercedes V-Class or VW equivalent. Or just maybe a Discovery 5. In other words something that can carry several people, possibly in impractical outfits and is easy to get in and out of. As I write this I realise that's also the perfect definition of an undertaker's car.
I can't imagine any people had a DS420 as their only or preferred method of transport.
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