I am sorry, It looks hideous. If I am going to drop a MEG or more on a car, I want people to go “Oooooh!!!”, not “Dude’s got more money than brains because that car’s butt ugly!!!”

1. If I am dropping a MEG or more on a car, I am not interested in miles per gallon, horsepower or driveability. I want the puppy to scream opulence!!!

2. That means, I don’t want rounded edges or drag co-efficients or any of that nonesence. I want a classy car like…a Dussenberg or CORD with a spaceage saloon in the back (satelite phone, high speed internet like they have in planes, a full bar and enough leg room where I can design a Powerpoint presentation while a Hooker is on her knees taken care of business as I am taking care of business.

3. And I want it nice enough where I can cruse around Washington DC, pull up to Nancy Polosi and sneer “Yo’ Bitch!!! You know that $500K salary cap you put on us Cryco Boys?!!! Well, I am now ’seconded’ out to FIAT, which means I WORK for FIAT—so you can take your little $500K salary cap and shove it!!!” Then I would have the hooker titty-flip her off as I laughed “Hey Nancy—ya got any GREY POUPON?!!!

The S550 is better as a fleet vehicle.

The Maybach is for plutocrats that demand the best. Truth is, most rich people don’t flash their money all the time – which is why many of them DON’T drive super luxury vehicles. I was reading in a newspaper that a survey of people making over $250K a year showed many of them drive “regular” cars like Malibu, Accord, Infiniti, etc.

I’m almost 30 and most of the time when I see people driving an S550 like mine, they are old people. I also see alot of middle aged women driving them or being driven in them as they sit in the back.

Alot of rish people drive Lexuses, BMw’s Benzes or Audi’s. I rarely see them in Maserati’s, Bentleys,etc.

If I had Billions, I’d either have Veyron as a personal car.

And a similar number of Maybachs serve guests at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai. Along with a similar number of RRs, of course.

Just cause they want people to think its for their own driver doesn’t mean that isn’t just an advertisement.

For God’s sakes – I’ve heard how “great” Mini’s and Smart Fortwo’s are in AD’s. That’s a blatant lie.

And what part of my conclusion doesn’t agree with you?

Why not attack other limos?

This car is a LIMO…not a driver’s car. Neither the 62 or the 57 is a driver’s car. Its for chaeffuers lucky enough to be in one rather than a Lincoln or Hummer limo.

You get embedded internet acccess in the seats, tray tables, wine racks with wine flute holders, hummingbird feathers in your pillows, thick, comfortable carpet ( I took my shoes off to feel it) and a bunch of other amenities like a fridge and heated/ventilated/massage chairs.

TELL ME SOMETHING TTAC…

WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER RIDE IN?

This car has more interior space than an ESV.

http://www.mbgrand600.com/Page65.html

Maybe the Maybach is first and foremost a fleet car?
Wikipedia’s RR Phantom article mentions 16 examples built for a Hong Kong hotel’s fleet.

Fast forward 100 years: Wilhelm turned in his grave.

Next – the Maybach IS A LIMO. When you compare it to other limos (the Hummer H2 Limo, the Chrysler 300 Limo, the Lincoln Town Car Limo, the (anything else limo) which would you rather be in?

The Maybach has full reclining seats, tray tables for laptops, wine cooler with wine flute holders, in seat computer/ in seat television, and a bunch of other shit including HUMMINGBIRD FEATHERS in the pillows.

My uncle has the first generation Maybach 62 which he got for a little under $200,000.

As far as I’m concerned, this car is cool – albeit ludicrous in terms of amenities and the amount of clutter.

I’d rather a Maybach than a Phantom. The Phantom looks alot better inside and out but it bores the shit outta me.

However, for $350,000 I’d save alot of that cash and upgrade my S550 to an S600.

But who in their right mind needs a V12 when you live in Manhattan and sit in traffic all day?

I know how you feel. But I suspect most of those who buy one or several of these things do not go to the website to build their car.

They have the secretary or executive assistant open the site, tell them what the options are, then instruct said sec/asst to either go order the thing or call the private banker to do it.

The point is not that one seeks stealth as such, but that some people buy a product that pleases them, however pricey, because they like it. Whether it catches attention or not is irrelevant.

Parallel example – a lot of people would wonder what you’re thinking when you buy a Ruf Rt12 for Euros270,000. What? An interior that’s no different from a Turbo, perhaps even more plain? A grill that to many is just plain ugly and in any case not that special next to a GT3/2?

But if you like the way it drives, you buy it. What they think is irrelevant.

Or, why buy a $100,000 Patek that many will think is a $5,000 Dunhill? There’s a certain satisfaction from using and owning some really expensive but superbly crafted products. It’s a very subtle thing; not every highly priced object will provide that satisfaction to its owner. Ultimately, it’s a subjective thing.

But if a large part of the satisfaction one seeks when purchasing a very expensive product is to see the awe and even envy of others, . . Well, as I said, in that case the issue of what’s in good taste rears its difficult head for me.

In addition to the armor, please do something with that Soviet grille.

Thanks.

I can see your point, though if true it proves that the Maybach is targeted at idiots. And as GM could tell you, targeting the stupidest consumers of a given demographic really isn’t all that good an idea.

The Maybach is the anti-LS400. It doesn’t do anything better then the competition, and costs exponentially more money, kind of like a 80s Rolls-Royce. Contrast to the LS, which is as luxurious as any car on the planet for 1/4 the cost of a roller, and built with Toyota reliability.

Did you get that tirade directly from the Maybach PR team?

In the U.S., yes. In Europe, it can be a bit different. Wealth is often not admired but scorned, as is conspicuous consumption (just like, erm, rgith now in the US, for that matter!).
Especially when it comes to cars. Most Europeans have the car engine marker stickers at the back removed, especially if it’s a large engine. Looks better, and that way, only car nuts know you’re driving an S4 instead of an A4 1.6l.