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Cars that aren't meant to be driven.

post #1 of 17
4/16/09 at 8:20pm
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That is, cars that are designed to cater to the passenger, rather the driver. Maybachs and Rolls Royce come to mind, but I cant think of anything else.
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post #2 of 17
4/17/09 at 4:53am
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That is, cars that are designed to cater to the passenger, rather the driver. Maybachs and Rolls Royce come to mind, but I cant think of anything else.

I´m not sure about the Maybach. It´s a fast car, so there might be some fun in driving one - I was passed by one going well over 100 mph/160 kph.
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post #3 of 17
4/17/09 at 10:32am
Daimler Landaulette springs to mind.
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post #4 of 17
4/17/09 at 10:52am
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I´m not sure about the Maybach. It´s a fast car, so there might be some fun in driving one - I was passed by one going well over 100 mph/160 kph.

A Maybach is fast, but 100 mph is a pretty normal driving speed.
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post #5 of 17
4/17/09 at 5:47pm
I worked for an attorney who drove his '06 Phantom all over the place.

He eventually sold it for a Bentley Continental GTC.

What a tough life.
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post #6 of 17
4/17/09 at 9:14pm
its pretty easy...just look at what limo companies drive. Towncars, Escalades and Navigators? Conversion vans?
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post #7 of 17
4/18/09 at 6:13am
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I worked for an attorney who drove his '06 Phantom all over the place.

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post #8 of 17
4/18/09 at 1:07pm
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Not really. The Phantom is meant to be driven. I love to be driven around and don't mind the presence of a chauffeur but many people hate to have a stranger next to them.

Back on track, you have the Toyota Century:
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post #9 of 17
4/18/09 at 2:34pm
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Not really. The Phantom is meant to be driven. I love to be driven around and don't mind the presence of a chauffeur but many people hate to have a stranger next to them.

Nope, the Phantom line has been intended as a chauffeur-driven car since around WW2, if you know RR history (some before then, but it's a bit murkier). The "Silver" cars (Dawn, Wraith, Cloud, Shadow, Spirit/Spur, Seraph) are the owner-driver range. While a lot of the initial buyers drove them, I've met several that concede its design tends towards an owner-passenger feel.
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post #10 of 17
4/19/09 at 2:00am
ls460l/600hl with the rear executive seating package?
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post #11 of 17
4/19/09 at 2:51am
The Phantom should be chauffered. The Maybach 57 is meant to be driven. One should be driven in the Maybach 62. Lincoln town car should be chauffered as well.
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post #12 of 17
4/19/09 at 6:04am
An old Mercedes 600.
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post #13 of 17
4/19/09 at 6:59pm
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cost for maitaince and fix these car is more expensive than modern cars

Really? Given the choice between maintaining a modern Mercedes-Benz S600 or BMW 750i that's out of warranty, or a Rolls-Royce Cloud, I'd have to go with the Rolls, which will be less complex by several orders of magnitude.
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post #14 of 17
4/19/09 at 7:09pm
I don't know why, but I really like this thread.
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post #15 of 17
4/19/09 at 7:25pm


Mercedes Benz with the Pope package.
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