Rolls royce phantoms being driven...

Thomas. PLease.

Thomas. PLease.

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Why is it when anyone sees a rolls royce phantom or other similar prestige cars they are always so surprised when somebody is driving it for themselves.

I mean just because its a big rolls royce why should somebody instantly have to employ a chauffeur?

Whats they difference between somebody driving their own s class or something, its just a bit bigger, probably umpteen times nicer to drive, and more comfortable.

just annoys me when people say this. "Oh I saw a rolls royce phantom, and there was just one old man driving it!"
 
I think it's because of the sheer size of them, I can't see them being that effortless to drive, especially a Maybach. You might as well be driving a Bus!
 
But arent these cars built with the aim of being chauffer driven? Its like buying a city rover and then driving it 50 miles up and down a motorway every day, yes people do it, but its not the intended use of the car by the designers.

Having followed a Maybach the other day, apart from being unspeakably ugly, I cant imagin it being a thrilling drive. If you want to buy a car that is the most comfortable thing on the road, why ruin the comfort by driveing it yourself? Its like buying the most comfortable chair for your lounge to go with your cinema setup, but then getting rid of the remote control.
 
Skeeter said:
But arent these cars built with the aim of being chauffer driven? Its like buying a city rover and then driving it 50 miles up and down a motorway every day, yes people do it, but its not the intended use of the car by the designers.

Having followed a Maybach the other day, apart from being unspeakably ugly, I cant imagin it being a thrilling drive. If you want to buy a car that is the most comfortable thing on the road, why ruin the comfort by driveing it yourself? Its like buying the most comfortable chair for your lounge to go with your cinema setup, but then getting rid of the remote control.
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This. Cars like this are awesome, but they are the sort of car to be driven in, rather than drive. They are built for ultimate comfort and luxury, to the point where you dont even drive it yourself, you just sit back and enjoy the ride.
 
well I've seen quite a few local to me back home where the owners drive themselves around. Its what i'd want to do if I had a car like this.

I just think its funny when people are so surprised by this.
 
whatleytom said:
well I've seen quite a few local to me back home where the owners drive themselves around. Its what i'd want to do if I had a car like this.

I just think its funny when people are so surprised by this.
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How could you appreciate the immense interior and comfort if your constantly worrying about steering that barge through traffic.

its not surprising people want to be a passenger all the time
 
If I won the lottery and bought one I'd certainly not be driven in it....then again I dislike being a passenger in any car, more of a control freak meh.
 
tem07 said:
Even if you are a driver you still appreciate the immense interior, beautiful suspension etc.

You can either drive a Rolls Royce or be driven in one. Driving or riding as a passenger; you both experience the same things.
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exactly, i don't understand why people seem to think you'd be mad to actually drive one yourself.
 
You'd not experience what I would imagine to be immense foot down feedback hooning around if you wanted to have some pinned to your seat action from the 450BHP 710NM V12 being though unless you were dirving it yourself!
 
I would have though the real problem was parking, I saw one parked in the Kensington Tesco and the front was about 4 feet out of the space! I wouldn't want to drive and park myself around London (or any other big city)
 
There's someone around here that has a RR Drophead Coupe, the first things that went through my mind were "damn that's huge" and "that thing looks mean!" didn't even think why are they driving it.

I imagine the majority of people who are driven around in their cars are because they're very busy people and any extra time running their business etc is a better way of spending their time than driving.
 
Maybachs definitely need to be chaffeur driven, the whole point of them is the rear cabin and its multitude of toys.

Phantoms are different, the drophead is without question a drive yourself job. Sitting in the back with a driver up front just brings on images of late 30s Germany... The Phantom saloon on the other hand could go either way although it's hardly practical to pop to the shops in one.
 
There's someone near me who drives and oldschool Rolls Silver Shadow 2 (I think) in bright red with a cream roof and pillars. It gets driven like it's stolen and looks pretty scrary seeing it come at you round a corner doing well over 60 like a jelly palace on wheels.
 
The Phantom I drove to a wedding was quite nice to drive TBH - certainly didn't feel barge like.
 
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