Rover 75?

[alanuk400]

 

[abecketts]

mini maybach?

 

[EDZ649]

That's horrid!

 

[James Rothwell]

Where did you find that?

 

[Lugy]

Here's a Roewe 750E....

And here's a Maybach 57

 

[alanuk400]

[Where did you find that?]
Auto Trader UK - MAYBACH 57 5.5

Alan

 

[christopherwk]

I don't think much of the "full description" in the Auto Trader advert mentioned above, apart from the 20" alloy upgrade, I don't find anything out of the ordinary in a say top spec Mondeo, let alone a £100,000 car.

 

[Lugy]

[Where did you find that?]
Auto Trader UK - MAYBACH 57 5.5

Alan

If I had £100k burning a hole in my pocket and I needed a big saloon there's only one manufacturer I'd be looking it! It's not Maybach either!

 

[wemorgan]

Rover 75, Jag S-Type and now Maybach 57 are all children separated at birth

 

[renault12ts]

Hey Alan, you left your post code in.

 

[tali]

I don't think much of the "full description" in the Auto Trader advert mentioned above, apart from the 20" alloy upgrade, I don't find anything out of the ordinary in a say top spec Mondeo, let alone a £100,000 car.

Agree- and top spec Rover 75Conns SE HL Nav would appear to be even better specced

 

[timskemp]

Or just get a long wheelbase 75.

I ran a 75 for a couple of years, an early BMW Oxford one, and it was a nice car let down by reliability issues. The 2.0V6 was a lovely engine too, super smooth but needed lots of revs.

 

[Sonny Burnett]

maybachs are not made for the looks

 

[James Rothwell]

I'd rather a Maybach than a Phantom, it's less shouty and more German.

 

[LTD]

I'd rather a Maybach than a Phantom, it's less shouty and more German.

I'd like to be in the position to choose.

 

[Dryce]

I ran a 75 for a couple of years, an early BMW Oxford one, and it was a nice car let down by reliability issues. The 2.0V6 was a lovely engine too, super smooth but needed lots of revs.

Coincidentally I had a 75 for three weeks with the 2.0 V6 and an auto box.

It was a nicer vehicle than I expected it to be. (refined rather than dynamic).

I concur that the engine, while smooth, was gutless low down and the match-up with the auto box was one of the worst I have encountered.

 

[James Rothwell]

I'd like to be in the position to choose.

Yes indeed. Although if I had £300k to spend on cars I'd buy neither. I could buy 5 or 6 cars that I really like and have a car for everything I could ever need.

 

[timskemp]

Coincidentally I had a 75 for three weeks with the 2.0 V6 and an auto box.

It was a nicer vehicle than I expected it to be. (refined rather than dynamic).

I concur that the engine, while smooth, was gutless low down and the match-up with the auto box was one of the worst I have encountered.

Mine was manual... Still to this day one of the best cars I'd owned for doing long distances in, suspension tuning (on 16" wheels) was just perfect in UK and across europe and it would sit at 100-110 mph as well as the Volvo and Mercedes that followed it. And the interior was a nice place to be too.

 

[stumpy1]

Yes indeed. Although if I had £300k to spend on cars I'd buy neither. I could buy 5 or 6 cars that I really like and have a car for everything I could ever need.

The people in my experience who are in this market tend to have many other cars too, but yes like you I wouldn't drop large money into one. The maybach drives like a big 220 S Class and contains most of the same switchgear. Only the Phantom gives you a sense of occasion in keeping with price. The maybach is more comfy though.

 

[LTD]

The people in my experience who are in this market tend to have many other cars too, but yes like you I wouldn't drop large money into one. The maybach drives like a big 220 S Class and contains most of the same switchgear. Only the Phantom gives you a sense of occasion in keeping with price. The maybach is more comfy though.

Both are not intended to be driven - that is the job of the hired hand.