Rode in a Maybach 57

[James3shin]

nice ride

 

[MisterCornell]

Fvcking A-mol. You lucky dog. Take it for a joy ride some time.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Huh. I don't think I _get_ the Maybach, exactly. It seems to me a Rolls or Bentley offers a lot more cachet and, er, specialness, and I think I'd honestly rather have a CLS 55 (still very expensive, but well under a third of the cost of the Maybach).

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Amol
Geez, all I wanted to do was supply pics of a beautiful car to ATOT, not make a debate on whether or not the guy should have bought it.

Jealous people
Now if Jay Leno was your neighbor I bet nobody here would be posting anything negative.

What does Jay Leno have to do with it?

In any case - at the very least, it seems a tremendous lack of imagination. I can think of alot better ways to blow $300K then on a car

Jay Leno is a car nut.... With dozens of ridiculous vehicles in his collection.

Yep - I know that.

 

[Electric Amish]

What an ugly POS.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

that car is super sexy

not as sexy as 300,000 dollars, but still....

 

[dandruff]

Indians are cheap!

The Car for indians is the cheapest way to proclaim their $$$worthiness and $$$visibility.

and trust me - that sticker is going to stay on that car for as long as it can stay (read till all neighbors / relatives can see it) ...

this is just an observation.

 

[RiDE]

Originally posted by: dandruff
Indians are cheap!

The Car for indians is the cheapest way to proclaim their $$$worthiness and $$$visibility.

and trust me - that sticker is going to stay on that car for as long as it can stay (read till all neighbors / relatives can see it) ...

this is just an observation.

That's not an observation, it's a blanket statement.

 

[OutHouse]

i have never heard of a Maybach.

thanks for posting pics, nice car BTW.

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: Citrix
i have never heard of a Maybach.

thanks for posting pics, nice car BTW.

fyi, wilhelm maybach designed the first mercedes and the current maybachs are made by mercedes

 

[NeoPTLD]

Change the thread title already.

 

[TomKazansky]

san marino? that's a 20 min drive for me, lets go on a cruise, i'll invite my friend and his phantom over.

btw nice camera, i hav it too

 

[phreakah]

ive seen a few of these in west LA.. nice cars

 

[exdeath]

Lol! I got it beat in the HP department easy! And I bet it weighs like 7000 lbs too meheheh

Anyhow looks a bit gaudy to me. I still prefer the sleek class that is the S55 AMG (if I absolutely have to have a MB)

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101052

to me its a car you'd rent for a wedding. otherwise its sorta disgusting if you know what i mean.

From the article

But, he says, in some developed economies such as Germany the cars are politically incorrect.

what is that supposed to mean?

It means that it's a symbol of excess and that such things are frowned upon everywhere that isn't populated by
A) Americans
or
B) Oil Sheiks

yup, vulgar excess of the classless rich or new rich.

 

[Cristatus]

Tell me whether the Bentley, or the RR (any of the models that they offer) have:

Reclining back seats
two disc brakes on each whel
900 Nm @ 2300 rpm
550 hp @ 5250 rpm
electrochromatic sunroof
a 600 watt 21 speaker entertainment system

and please don't tell me that any of the items can be installed on any other car (except the sunroof).

On another note: the 57 is meant to be owner driver, and the 62 is meant to be chaffeur driven. You may think that you would let any one else drive the 57, or drive the 62 yourself, but it's a bit like saying that the Bentley is meant to be driven by the chaffeur, and the RR is to be driven by yourself. That is the complete opposite principle to the cars (the RR and the Bentley).

And if I had the money, I would spend the money on that, and wouldn't care what any body says, because that is the epitome of richness.

edit: I have also heard somewhere that you got a free Mercedes - Benz with the purchase of a Maybach, but I think this was promotional. Also, in the beginning, you had to be chosen to buy a Maybach, and you could not just walk in to the dealership. It is only after a couple of months after launch that you could choose to buy a Maybach. (could be wrong on this last point tho)

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Tell me whether the Bentley, or the RR (any of the models that they offer) have:

Reclining back seats
two disc brakes on each whel
900 Nm @ 2300 rpm
550 hp @ 5250 rpm
electrochromatic sunroof
a 600 watt 21 speaker entertainment system

and please don't tell me that any of the items can be installed on any other car (except the sunroof).

On another note: the 57 is meant to be owner driver, and the 62 is meant to be chaffeur driven. You may think that you would let any one else drive the 57, or drive the 62 yourself, but it's a bit like saying that the Bentley is meant to be driven by the chaffeur, and the RR is to be driven by yourself. That is the complete opposite principle to the cars (the RR and the Bentley).

And if I had the money, I would spend the money on that, and wouldn't care what any body says, because that is the epitome of richness.

And a Maybach doesn't have umbrellas installed in the rear doorsills (a la R-R Phantom) . . .

I guess I just find the Maybach vulgar and lacking in character. I don't seriously question that they are great cars, or that they are equipped with nearly every conceivable luxury feature - I just don't care for them. I think the CLS 55 is a prettier and more desirable car in nearly every way, for a small fraction of the price.

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: logic1485
Tell me whether the Bentley, or the RR (any of the models that they offer) have:

Reclining back seats
two disc brakes on each whel
900 Nm @ 2300 rpm
550 hp @ 5250 rpm
electrochromatic sunroof
a 600 watt 21 speaker entertainment system

and please don't tell me that any of the items can be installed on any other car (except the sunroof).

On another note: the 57 is meant to be owner driver, and the 62 is meant to be chaffeur driven. You may think that you would let any one else drive the 57, or drive the 62 yourself, but it's a bit like saying that the Bentley is meant to be driven by the chaffeur, and the RR is to be driven by yourself. That is the complete opposite principle to the cars (the RR and the Bentley).

And if I had the money, I would spend the money on that, and wouldn't care what any body says, because that is the epitome of richness.

And a Maybach doesn't have umbrellas installed in the rear doorsills (a la R-R Phantom) . . .

I guess I just find the Maybach vulgar and lacking in character. I don't seriously question that they are great cars, or that they are equipped with nearly every conceivable luxury feature - I just don't care for them. I think the CLS 55 is a prettier and more desirable car in nearly every way, for a small fraction of the price.

Never seen a picture of those umbrellas, care to show me one?

 

[Sureshot324]

No way i'd spend $300 000 on that, no matter how rich i was. Now this is a different story.

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324
No way i'd spend $300 000 on that, no matter how rich i was. Now this is a different story.

That is just a prototype to test out these new extra wide tyres. It is not intended to go into production

edit: my bad: check out this article.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324
No way i'd spend $300,000 on that, no matter how rich i was.

 

[andylawcc]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/koldapu/Maybach/IMG_1255.jpg

who's the girl on the right? (your left)

 

[isekii]

What I'm wondering is, the Car is over 300k. Why are there options on it ?
Sh!t like the options listed should come standard for cars costing over $100k....

 

[icejunkie]

Originally posted by: logic1485

Originally posted by: Sureshot324
No way i'd spend $300 000 on that, no matter how rich i was. Now this is a different story.

That is just a prototype to test out these new extra wide tyres. It is not intended to go into production

edit: my bad: check out this article.

It's the frickin' batmobile!

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: OS
I'm surprised no one has mentioned it, but it's probably a lease. Still expensive, say 2K a month, but nothing unaffordable to someone well off.

Much more than 2k a month. The SLR lease per month is over 16k.. assuming that the Maybach is 1/2 or even 1/3 of the price thatas still 8 or 5.5k a month.

Anyhow, you guys would make different decisions than these fellows would, the fact is that most of you guys will never have to make this decision, so stop being so critical.