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Nicest car to sit in
What, in your opinion, is the nicest A) Mercedes and B) any car interior you have had the pleasure of being inside, in ambience, quality and appointments?
I was just thinking about how nice it would be to come out of work and step into the dark leather lined, fully equipped interior of a W140 S600 and cruise on home with the music on quietly and no other noise at all.. Some modern mainstream cars (Audi A4,A6) have nice interiors, but I think you have to step up into the A8 or perhaps Mercedes CLS class to get that special feeling. What's your ideal?
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B) Any Rolls Royce, Bentley or Aston Martin. The brits can't wire a light bulb but they sure know how to put an interior together.
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1920s Deusenberg and a Maybach 62.
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I have to add a 1955 Gullwing to the list. |
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We can wire lightbulbs
Its just that we need to get permission from the Union and give up those liquid lunches.
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Jag Jag Jag. I bet a Bentley Arnage or RR is quite nice as well.
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okay, we're only talking about seats here- (gag) our old 1984 Olds 98 Regency Brougham.
It had dark brown crushed puppy upholstery, and was just like sitting in your sofa. Only thing was, the car accelerated and handled like one, too.
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A) 1955 Gullwing (one more vote)
B) 2000 Rolls Royce Silver Seraph - great seats, nicely finished wood and berber carpet |
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The 600's with the alcantara headliners and the hand stitched leather dashes look very nice. Over the winter while we were slow, I had the great pleasure of enjoying The Matrix in the back of a Maybach 62 with one of my techs. Good stuff for sure. The CLS interiors are really not all that nice. The matte finish wood loks fake, the visibility is poor and the overall feeling is not nearly as satisfying as even the 211's.
I personally think Audi makes very nice interiors in their new cars. I wouldn't want to own one, but as a sheerly subjective observation, they are outstanding. I'll agree with MM that the Brits really have the market cornered on the oppulent interiors. Last edited by PHAEDRUS242; 06-02-2005 at 11:53 AM. |
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I've sat in and driven several Rolls and Bentleys from the 60s and 70s in particular -- all had breathtakingly beautiful and comfortable interiors. I really don't get the Gullwing thing -- fabulous ride, but interior comfort leaves a lot to be desired. The 300SL roadster interior was much more comfortable than the Gullwing. To each his own...
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Which makes you wander, what do the Japanese do when they are stuck in those Tokyo jams then? I guess they just play with all the gadgets.
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