Maybach!!!!!!!!!!!
09-06-2002, 12:27 PM
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Maybach!!!!!!!!!!!
I was walking to work in NYC(Midtown Manhattan) this morning and lo and behold in front of my eyes was a Maybach automobile!
It was obviously being test driven because the chap in front was pushing the 500hp twin turbo V12 to the Max.. well as far as he could go on Fashion Avenue (7th Ave).
Thoughts:
Its such a large car in person. Very intimidating presence and longer than anything on the road. Lets just say if you get this thing as a result of ***** envy, you would satisfactorily be the biggest on the road.
Anyway time to go back to scolding developers!
It was obviously being test driven because the chap in front was pushing the 500hp twin turbo V12 to the Max.. well as far as he could go on Fashion Avenue (7th Ave).
Thoughts:
Its such a large car in person. Very intimidating presence and longer than anything on the road. Lets just say if you get this thing as a result of ***** envy, you would satisfactorily be the biggest on the road.
Anyway time to go back to scolding developers!
09-06-2002, 12:47 PM
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Originally posted by BenzE
No way!!!!! I wonder if he was on a test drive from MB Manhattan...
Are you working in NYC now?
No way!!!!! I wonder if he was on a test drive from MB Manhattan...
Are you working in NYC now?
By the way, i always worked in Manhattan..... 40th & Broadway now, but i used to be at 1 World Trade Center, 31st floor.
09-06-2002, 05:47 PM
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How the heck could he test the engine on 7th Ave???
unless it was 3am.
more like testing the brakes!
Anyways, do you think my dealer will let me take one for an overnight test drive?
unless it was 3am.
more like testing the brakes!
Anyways, do you think my dealer will let me take one for an overnight test drive?
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09-06-2002, 10:20 PM
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Originally posted by JamE55
That must be the car in the MT magazine being tested??
That must be the car in the MT magazine being tested??
09-07-2002, 01:13 AM
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1M, F550M, F550B, F40, S600, 365GTC, DBSx2, etc.
Originally posted by mrgolf25
anyone who owns one must be comensating for something
anyone who owns one must be comensating for something
Just giving you a hard time.
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09-07-2002, 04:58 AM
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WOW that must be one heck of a sight! Ya I know seriously... what the heck can they test in Manhattan. maybe they were drivign it to MB of Manhattan or away from MB Manhattan. 
09-08-2002, 02:06 AM
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Originally posted by dallasdriver
i saw that on the today show early in the summer, how many does the dealership have around? It seems like most people would order it custom.
i saw that on the today show early in the summer, how many does the dealership have around? It seems like most people would order it custom.
09-08-2002, 04:22 AM
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I saw a picture of an S320 next to the Maybach, and the Maybach is almost double the size.
09-08-2002, 04:36 AM
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well the maybach 62 is double the size. with a wheelbase of 6.2 meters, it's twice the wheelbase of the current S at 3.1 meters. which makes you think....HOLY CRAP!
09-08-2002, 09:41 AM
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I saw that car last Thurs goin to work...
I walk in from Port Authority to 46th and Park and saw it driving down 7th Ave (Fashion Ave) at about 45th St. This was during the midst of the rush hour... about 8:15am. The car is stunning. It is bar none, the biggest thing Ive seen on the road other than a full size bus! This thing is long. I didnt see them pressing it much but the streets are packed at that time of the day.
09-09-2002, 02:51 AM
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Re: Maybach!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by Silver_Lana
Anyway time to go back to scolding developers!
Anyway time to go back to scolding developers!
09-09-2002, 06:14 PM
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99 e430 Green
Originally posted by Silver_Lana
You cant order it any other way...
You cant order it any other way...
10-01-2002, 06:47 PM
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2003 S500 4-matic, 2003 SL55
If u have to pay 10 million to be a maybach dealer and u make 20% on a car which is extremely high then your breakeven is 166 cars based on average selling price of 300,000, and that does count paying salesman lights etc.That figure seems very high unless it is the price of building the seperate facilities they want.
