You Can Keep Your Lambos And Ferraris When I'm Rich I'm Driving Ultra-Luxury Cars.

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
09/09/2015 at 16:49 • Filed to: None

Everyone has their automotive preferences. For me going fast is not really a priority. I’ll take a ultra luxo-barge before a supercar any day. When I daydream of being rich and famous, I’m not ripping around the Nurburgring in a Koenigsegg Agera. I’m driving to my holiday house overlooking the mountains in a Rolls Royce.

DISCUSSION (52)

jjhats > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 16:55

the problem with those cars is that they are made to be driven in not made to drive. yes a maybach is gorgeous but driving one is bleh so you need a chaefuer. if you don’t have one your much better off driving something actually fun like a Porsche

Party-vi > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 16:58

Kinja'd!!!

I did not know Volkswagen made ultra-luxury cars. Neato.

RyanFrew > jjhats
09/09/2015 at 16:59

Conti GT is the exception in this post. Not only is it made to be driven, it’s ridiculously fast.

El Rivinado > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:00

Yes, this. I approve of this.

Some of you may scoff at people like us, telling us that we’re not going the “proper” route. That if we must spend money and we can’t go carve corners or have 0-60 times under five seconds, that we’re spending it the “wrong way”. But let me tell you something, what good is a performance car, if you can’t live with the positives on a daily basis, and instead have to live with the drawbacks?

Yes, you can tell me that high performance engines and grippy tires are what “proper luxury cars” should be about and that’s the only way to justify the price. But I think in practical terms, if I don’t live in twisty mountains or can’t hammer down without getting a ticket, those positives are gone. All I’m left with now is a car that’s hard to see out of, has rock-hard suspension that makes my back ache, is incredibly loud to the point of being uncomfortable, and makes me look a noveau-riche asshat or an exchange student going to college at USC (University of Spoiled Children)

So for me, comfort, isolation, quietness, and a long hood are what people like us prefer. We understand the appeal these supercars have, but it’s not worth the drawbacks. For us, we would rather have comfort we use everyday, than performance we can’t.

You only get one life, and your car should reflect that. For us, we want to slow down and enjoy it, instead of speeding up and getting it done as soon as possible.

Long live the Comfort Kings.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Party-vi
09/09/2015 at 17:01

They did! Second best VW ever made after this one.

Kinja'd!!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:01

Agreed 100%. Fast cars are lovely and I still want a bit of power, but I’ll take ultra-luxury over ultra speed.

Fortunately none of the above cars are in any way slow.

Party-vi > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:02

No no, that’s a Bugatti . Can’t you see the logo?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > jjhats
09/09/2015 at 17:03

A Rolls Wraith is made to be driven in? I’d like to see the sucker that buys one of those and crawls in the back seat every time he wants to go somewhere.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/09/2015 at 17:05

Yes a 500+hp Rolls is plenty to cruise around in.

djmt1 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:08

Kinja'd!!!

Bah! While you’re being overtaken by diesel Audis, I’ll be in my comfy cloud on the way to Nandos (Yes I would still go to Nandos if I could afford a 650S).

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > El Rivinado
09/09/2015 at 17:10

Well worded response. That is 100% exactly how I feel. True car guys will notice you in a Rolls if you are desperate for attention. You don’t need a lime green lambo so everyone everywhere(including the cops) is ALWAYS looking at you.

If you are buying for the attention you are buying for the wrong reasons as well.

I’d much rather cruise in a Rolls or Bentley and have 95% of the people not even notice because in reality it’s for me and not for others.

Now make me a grey poupon samich damn it!

CRider > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:13

Kinja'd!!!

If only RR could make wheels that didn’t look like hub caps.

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V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:16

Exactly. Of all the cars I could have if I suddenly became very wealthy, it would be a new S600 or a S65 coupe. Keep your lambros and ferraris, I’ll take my big body Benz, thank you very much.

Milky > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:20

Ferraris, Lambos, Bentleys and RRs are all pleb cars.

Kinja'd!!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jjhats
09/09/2015 at 17:20

Depends how you define “bleh”. It’s not engaging or electrifying, for sure, but it’s easy and relaxing and supremely plesant in a different way. The way the car drives has been just as thoroughly engineered as the rest of the car, just not to be a Miata.

Wurrwulf > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:21

Bentley Brooklands for me, please!

deprecated account > Party-vi
09/09/2015 at 17:22

Pretty sure that’s a Lambo, dude.

scoob > Milky
09/09/2015 at 17:23

How are Spyker’s sales going? :P

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Milky
09/09/2015 at 17:23

I agree Spiker has an interior that’s simply stunning but I thought they were no longer?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:24

As good of a point as you have, I don’t fit the the imagine of “old money” like that. If i was rich, I’d have a garage full of ferrari’s because...well just because

Cherry_man1 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:24

Well I mean you could get a Maserati ya know....but a Bentley defiantly something I would get as well.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Wurrwulf
09/09/2015 at 17:26

I did not even know that existed! What a beaut!

Kinja'd!!!

Milky > scoob
09/09/2015 at 17:28

Considering (IIRC) they only wanted to sell 40 cars a year, probably “okay”.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Cherry_man1
09/09/2015 at 17:28

Maserati is nowhere near high end enough for my taste. That’s a luxury car not an ultra-luxury car.

Milky > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:29

Website is still up, counts for me!

Kinja'd!!!

Milky > Wurrwulf
09/09/2015 at 17:30

We need a damn Mulsanne coupe. I LOVE big 2 door Bentleys.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
09/09/2015 at 17:30

The only Ferrari I want is the Enzo. That would be my only supercar. The rest would be ultra-lux cars as pictured above.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Milky
09/09/2015 at 17:35

I know where you can get one if you’re in the market soon ;)

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Milky
09/09/2015 at 17:39

Yes we do!

wiffleballtony > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:43

Kinja'd!!!

I hear ya

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:49

Kinja'd!!!

Why am I so broke. And why isn’t there a 7 series on my driveway.

I hate being a college runt.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > wiffleballtony
09/09/2015 at 17:50

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
09/09/2015 at 17:52

A 7 series is but a toy in comparison to what I’m talking about but at least it’s better than an M3.

Cherry_man1 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:52

Fair enough.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 17:54

For me, there’s nothing better than getting inside, settling down and feeling a warm embrace from the seats; as if the car was whispering “everything will be all right” while playing Footsteps in the Night Sky.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 18:05

Yes.

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Milky > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 18:07

Well since you said you didn’t know they existed, enjoy.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Milky
09/09/2015 at 18:10

Kinja'd!!!

JGrabowMSt > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/09/2015 at 18:19

So today at a clients house I saw a 57S. Did you know they’re becoming “in demand?” You may have trouble finding one for a discount, but then again, no one wants to be a ‘discount baller.’

Unfortunately I cant really say anything else about the garage. Guy was super nice though. Awesome collection of cars.

JGrabowMSt > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
09/09/2015 at 18:21

Go to the older ones. I spoke to a cool guy today that said the interiors in the newest ones are a bit sub-par as far as the Maybach name goes. And yes, he has the garage to back up his claim.

Truly a case of not building anything like they used to.

JGrabowMSt > jjhats
09/09/2015 at 18:22

Sorry, but if you ever pass up the chance to drive a 57S because theres no chauffer, we cannot be friends.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > JGrabowMSt
09/09/2015 at 18:23

I’d prefer the 62 but still it’s nothing to sneeze at.

Kinja'd!!!

jjhats > JGrabowMSt
09/09/2015 at 18:24

I would hoon the fuck out of a maybach but also feel awkward sitting up front when the backseat is where it's at

JGrabowMSt > jjhats
09/09/2015 at 18:26

Its the biggest baddest S Class that no one thought of taking to the track. I would LOVE to see any Maybach at the drag strip. Things are WAY faster than most people realize.