View Poll Results: Which would you take
Mercedes-Benz S600
29
45.31%
BMW 760Li
2
3.13%
2003 Audi A8 W12
0
0%
Bentley Arnage T/Red label/green label
30
46.88%
Rolls Royce Silver Seraph/Park Avenue
3
4.69%
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Which is the best high rollin car?!
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Since I own a 2001 S600, have to vote for that! When new S with V12 came out, Automobile magazine did a comparison against Arnage. S600 won in all areas...even "most leather" for interior.
That being said, I am driven around in an Arnage when I stay at the Lanesborough in London....it's an awesome car. One thing, sitting in the back is fine......it's horribly uncomfortable to drive....compared to the S600.
Since I was involved in a hit and run this past Friday....can't wait to get my S600 back from the body shop. If I had been in a Bentley it wouldn't have handled like my S600, where I was able to avoid a horrible offset head-on against an LX470.
That being said, I am driven around in an Arnage when I stay at the Lanesborough in London....it's an awesome car. One thing, sitting in the back is fine......it's horribly uncomfortable to drive....compared to the S600.
Since I was involved in a hit and run this past Friday....can't wait to get my S600 back from the body shop. If I had been in a Bentley it wouldn't have handled like my S600, where I was able to avoid a horrible offset head-on against an LX470.
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In HK if you have the money for one of these cars, you'd better have a driver. Everyone with a Rolls, Bentley, S600, 760Li have drivers, so if your driving the car around, chances are people will be looking in the back seat so see who's the owner. Personally i would roll(in the back) of a Bentley Red Label. Sure it might not be the most advanced car on the market but it IS one of the most expensive, that should show people you've got the real money to spend on your luxury items.
Musfather, what about the Maybach??
Musfather, what about the Maybach??
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Re: Rolls-Royce Misnomer
Originally posted by maybach
FYI it is the Rollys-Royce Parkward not the 'Park Avenue'!
FYI it is the Rollys-Royce Parkward not the 'Park Avenue'!
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I choose the Bentley
The mercedes is a great car but the Bentley is just more unique and has a certain kind of individuality about it that separates it from the pack.
1) A Bentley interior is world-class. Not even the maybach can touch and Arnage T.
2) A bentley can be customized to the customer's liking. Mercedes has yet to do that with the Maybach.
3) The Bentley name carries more weight than Mercedes.
4) Mercedes is a common car, the Bentley is not.
The mercedes is a great car but the Bentley is just more unique and has a certain kind of individuality about it that separates it from the pack.
1) A Bentley interior is world-class. Not even the maybach can touch and Arnage T.
2) A bentley can be customized to the customer's liking. Mercedes has yet to do that with the Maybach.
3) The Bentley name carries more weight than Mercedes.
4) Mercedes is a common car, the Bentley is not.
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The maybach (i hate that name) will not come close to the Bentley at all. For starters, the Maybach is a mini limousine and wouldn't be suitable for families. Instead, expect it to be used to for celebrities and the sort. Also, because the car isn't being labelled under the mercedes name, most people wouldn't even know what it is. But when people see Bentley, they know that the owner paid some serious cash. The maybach has to prove itself, the Bentley doesn't.
But most importantly...
1) The Bentley is more practical than the Maybach
2) The Maybach's interior isn't as tastefully accented as the Bentley's. Just because you throw wood and leather all over the inside of a car doesn't make it luxurious and plush. Even though taste is very subjective, most will agree that a Bentley interoir is top of the line.
3) Also, the maybach is more gadget over-kill than anything.
But most importantly...
1) The Bentley is more practical than the Maybach
2) The Maybach's interior isn't as tastefully accented as the Bentley's. Just because you throw wood and leather all over the inside of a car doesn't make it luxurious and plush. Even though taste is very subjective, most will agree that a Bentley interoir is top of the line.
3) Also, the maybach is more gadget over-kill than anything.
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I agree with you that mercedes is on top of their game when it comes to mass appeal and styling. However, the Maybach is technically not a mercedes and it is in direct and isolated competition with Bentley/Rolls. On this level, the maybach has a lot of shortcommings when compared to an Arnage.
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I don't agree - I think the Maybach will do very well.
Your average Joe has no clue what a Bentley is, either - they see the big grill and figure it is a Rolls.
"Joe" will not know what a "Maybach" is, either, but it will still impress.
If you are going for pure "high-rollin" and impressing "Joe", the RR is the most identifiable of any.
If you are out to impress the automotive connoisseur, the Maybach shows you are on the leading edge.
Your average Joe has no clue what a Bentley is, either - they see the big grill and figure it is a Rolls.
"Joe" will not know what a "Maybach" is, either, but it will still impress.
If you are going for pure "high-rollin" and impressing "Joe", the RR is the most identifiable of any.
If you are out to impress the automotive connoisseur, the Maybach shows you are on the leading edge.
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Originally posted by internet_mafia
Neither. I got those pics from a dealer's website. Those are stock wheels. Most rappers and ballers would never go with factory rims. It's all about customization and making a statement.
Neither. I got those pics from a dealer's website. Those are stock wheels. Most rappers and ballers would never go with factory rims. It's all about customization and making a statement.
or TV's everywhere! lol
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No matter how you look at it, brand recognition is a well-balanced dilemna on both sides. However, there is not one soul on this earth that does not equate the pinnacle of success with either a Bentley or a Rolls, namewise, period. Even average Joes have heard about them, or seen them in mags, tv, etc. Now how many people have heard of a "my back"?
The Biggest problem with the Maybach is the exterior body. It's just not stylish enough. It's big, comfy and fast, but beyond that, it just doesn't spark my interest. They can't expect the car to sell on the basis on gadgets. How often do you use all of the crap that comes on a S class? You buy an S, SL, CL, or any other mercedes car because of its stylishness, not the features.
This super luxury market is not expanding, infact, it's shrinking. The Bentley/Rolls are the product of a proven formula and I think that the their customers will remain loyal. If you are simply out to impress someone (like you mentioned), then the maybach will do that. However, the trully rich are all about style. And that can only be found in a Bentley/Rolls.
The Biggest problem with the Maybach is the exterior body. It's just not stylish enough. It's big, comfy and fast, but beyond that, it just doesn't spark my interest. They can't expect the car to sell on the basis on gadgets. How often do you use all of the crap that comes on a S class? You buy an S, SL, CL, or any other mercedes car because of its stylishness, not the features.
This super luxury market is not expanding, infact, it's shrinking. The Bentley/Rolls are the product of a proven formula and I think that the their customers will remain loyal. If you are simply out to impress someone (like you mentioned), then the maybach will do that. However, the trully rich are all about style. And that can only be found in a Bentley/Rolls.
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Originally posted by vraa
of course.. no real rapper would be w/o 22's or something of the equal! lol
or TV's everywhere! lol
of course.. no real rapper would be w/o 22's or something of the equal! lol
or TV's everywhere! lol
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2003 Toyota Prado
sorry guys but the bently wins this one hands down, if your high rollin, warranty,performance,reliability and driver satisfaction aint worth ish, exclusivity on the other hand is the no 1 priority
