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  • Nick Armstrong
    Host
    • Nov 2010
    • 26439
    #196
    Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
    Did you ever have a Citroen DS? There was a Maserati version of that, even closer

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_SM
    Yes a silver DS was my first ever car. Good spot re: the Maserati connection, but I never liked the look of the SM though - it was a totally different body from the DS (nasty rear end, I always thought). I was never tempted.
    "...the isle is full of noises,
    Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
    Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
    Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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    • Barbirollians
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 11516
      #197
      With this week's announcement of further legal aid cuts - I shall be lucky to have a clapped out old Volvo soon rather than a Maserati.

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      • gurnemanz
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 7353
        #198
        Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
        With this week's announcement of further legal aid cuts - I shall be lucky to have a clapped out old Volvo soon rather than a Maserati.
        According to today's Indie, no public spending worries in Dubai.

        Dubai police get $550,000 Lamborghini squad car that can hit 60mph in
        http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/dubai-police-get-550000-lamborghini-squad-car-that-can-hit-60mph-in-under-three-seconds-and-has-a-topspeed-of-217mph-8568218.html?origin=internalSearch
        In a city of boundless bling even the police are now in on the act with the 700-hp vehicle that can do 0-60 in a staggering three seconds

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        • amateur51
          #199
          Originally posted by Caliban View Post
          Yes a silver DS was my first ever car. Good spot re: the Maserati connection, but I never liked the look of the SM though - it was a totally different body from the DS (nasty rear end, I always thought). I was never tempted.
          I agree re styling, it could have been a wonderful blend of two style-conscious cultures but ended up looking like a dog's breakfast - shame

          It had a number of intriguing innovations and also a mighty Maserati engined performance but it failed to grab the public's attention and died an unloved death.

          The current Maserati Quattroporte saloon seems ridiculously understated and stylish in comparison

          http://www.maserati.com/maserati/en/en/index/models/quattroporte.html


          The current range is rather beautiful, I think

          NB: I can't drive but when I win EuroSquillions I may invite Mr Carmody to buy one of these for me and drive me to Italy for the Summer

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          • Nick Armstrong
            Host
            • Nov 2010
            • 26439
            #200
            Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
            The current Maserati Quattroporte saloon seems ridiculously understated and stylish in comparison

            http://www.maserati.com/maserati/en/en/index/models/quattroporte.html


            The current range is rather beautiful, I think

            NB: I can't drive but when I win EuroSquillions I may invite Mr Carmody to buy one of these for me and drive me to Italy for the Summer

            2Gongs will never let me forget this, but it's late and he may not see it... I did take a Quattroporte for a test drive when it came out. Didn't like it at all.... Horrible spongy gearchanges. I wasn't remotely tempted, and Carmody's silence spoke volumes.

            But I agree they are handsome-looking from the outside.

            I suspect Carmody can do rather better with Sir's squillions http://www.carscoops.com/2012/06/new...eed-coupe.html
            "...the isle is full of noises,
            Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
            Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
            Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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            • amateur51
              #201
              Originally posted by Caliban View Post

              2Gongs will never let me forget this, but it's late and he may not see it... I did take a Quattroporte for a test drive when it came out. Didn't like it at all.... Horrible spongy gearchanges. I wasn't remotely tempted, and Carmody's silence spoke volumes.

              But I agree they are handsome-looking from the outside.

              I suspect Carmody can do rather better with Sir's squillions http://www.carscoops.com/2012/06/new...eed-coupe.html
              Good man, Carmody

              The Bentley is lovely but is there room for a chap's luggage? Or a case of that amarone you picked up on your trip? (back OT at last )

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              • Nick Armstrong
                Host
                • Nov 2010
                • 26439
                #202
                Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
                Good man, Carmody

                The Bentley is lovely but is there room for a chap's luggage? Or a case of that amarone you picked up on your trip? (back OT at last )
                Oh yes a commodious boot http://www.lincah.com/2013-bentley-c...peed-rear-side ... quite enough for the plus-fours and toothbrush plus Amarone and perhaps a cheeky case of Rosso di Montalcino...

                ...of which a bottle was consumed last night http://www.tanners-wines.co.uk/rosso...iano-2010.html

                Perfectly back OT, grazie !
                "...the isle is full of noises,
                Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                • Mr Pee
                  Full Member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 3285
                  #203
                  This will be my choice when my numbers come up tonight:-



                  Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

                  Mark Twain.

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                  • Nick Armstrong
                    Host
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 26439
                    #204
                    Originally posted by Mr Pee View Post
                    This will be my choice when my numbers come up tonight:-
                    Ah.... noisy and in-your-face...

                    Oh... !




                    "...the isle is full of noises,
                    Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                    Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                    Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                    • Mr Pee
                      Full Member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 3285
                      #205
                      Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                      Ah.... noisy and in-your-face...

                      Oh... !





                      Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

                      Mark Twain.

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                      • Nick Armstrong
                        Host
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 26439
                        #206
                        I'll borrow Ammy's Bentley GT Speed and see you in Roma....

                        Last one in the REAL Forum's a sissy...



                        PS and I bet I can bring more wine back....

                        See what I did there?

                        Seamlessly back on-thread!!
                        "...the isle is full of noises,
                        Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                        Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                        Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                        • vinteuil
                          Full Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 12662
                          #207
                          ... advice for Amsy when his squillions arrive. There is only one Great Truth that you will need to remember. Never buy a Rolls-Royce unless you are always going to use a chauffeur. If you drive a Rolls, everyone will assume you are a chauffeur. This may not matter if your self-esteem is - as I'm sure it is - watertight : but it can lead to confusion with the staff at restaurants and hôtels, which can be a bore.

                          Bentleys don't seem to have this problem; gentlemen can drive Bentleys.

                          The wealthiest of the people I can really call friends* (tho' he introduced me to serious claret drinking, which is nice but stretches the wallet of impoverished gentry such as we... ) - altho' he likes his convertible Jaguars and such-like - normally drives a clapped-out Renault 15 - which he likes for its anonymity...



                          * a lawyer, wouldn't you know...

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                          • Nick Armstrong
                            Host
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 26439
                            #208
                            Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
                            ... advice for Amsy when his squillions arrive. There is only one Great Truth that you will need to remember. Never buy a Rolls-Royce unless you are always going to use a chauffeur. If you drive a Rolls, everyone will assume you are a chauffeur. This may not matter if your self-esteem is - as I'm sure it is - watertight : but it can lead to confusion with the staff at restaurants and hôtels, which can be a bore.

                            Bentleys don't seem to have this problem; gentlemen can drive Bentleys.

                            The wealthiest of the people I can really call friends* (tho' he introduced me to serious claret drinking, which is nice but stretches the wallet of impoverished gentry such as we... ) - altho' he likes his convertible Jaguars and such-like - normally drives a clapped-out Renault 15 - which he likes for its anonymity...



                            * a lawyer, wouldn't you know...





                            Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
                            gentlemen can drive Bentleys
                            A wiser word you have never uttered!
                            "...the isle is full of noises,
                            Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                            Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                            Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                            • Mr Pee
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 3285
                              #209
                              Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
                              gentlemen can drive Bentleys.
                              And footballers.......
                              Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

                              Mark Twain.

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                              • vinteuil
                                Full Member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 12662
                                #210
                                Originally posted by Mr Pee View Post
                                And footballers...
                                Mr Pee has found the weak point of owning a Bentley.

                                Certainly if you live in Cobham or Cheshire and drive a Bentley it can be assumed you are a player of ze futbol.

                                Best stick to the Armstrong-Siddley, I think...

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