The Luxury of Rolls and Bentley

[gang$tarr]

Originally posted by moe182

Do yourself a favor, and at least educate yourself before you make remarks like that.....

whoa whoa whoa.... easy there tiger
i went a little extreme in saying that it doesn't compare but you didn't list the standard features of the S600!
I guess the S500 does somewhat compare, but you can't make an S500 as good as an S600

anyway... all i'm saying is Rolls is better with it being exclusive and all, but the benz does have more features and if the S600 was to have the inside hand made and the lambskin floors. Then it would be a better car than the Silver Seraph in all aspects

Originally posted by Porsche
I'd say RR and Bentley are overall better, but Mercedes does have better feautres, there's no doubt about it.

Thank You!! that's what i've been trying to get at

[Hudson]

It's kinda funny (kinda sad) to see the strength of the convictions on this thread for a bunch of people who've, at best, had rides in an S500 or, at worst, seen one of these cars on a dealership lot.

Rolls-Royces and Bentleys are outstanding cars. The are NOT worth the money over their higher-volume competition. DaimlerChrysler is an multi-billion dollar company and can invest in the best of everything and market it for $100-150k. Until Volkswagen took over control of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars just a few years ago, they did not have the money to make cars great and competitively priced.

There is something about a Rolls-Royce and Bentley (I have driven both). There's also something about an S600 that makes it a better value (if you can call a car in this price range a "value").

Base model Rolls-Royces start at US$220,700...not $300+. Bentleys start at US$210,700 (note: that's American cash...not Canadian, English, German, etc.). While the Mercedes-Benz S600 "only" costs US$117,545, this doesn't mean the English cars are better.

The S600 is a much more technologically advanced car. The Silver Seraph and Arnage have a higher level of hand crafting, but this doesn't mean their quality is above that of the Mercedes-Benz.

If someone were to give them to me, I'd take a Bentley. If I were in the market to buy a super-luxury sedan, it would not be either the Rolls-Royce or Bentley.

On someone else's question: BMW has not taken control of Rolls-Royce. Volkswagen operates the plant that produces all Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars and VW markets them around the world. At the end of 2002, the final Crewe-built Rolls-Royce will be produced and in early 2003, BMW will begin producing the brand in a new factory in England.

BMW supplies quite a few parts to the Silver Seraph and the Arnage, but they do not produce the cars.

[Chris]

You will never get the same craftsmanship from a machine. In that way the Bentley and RR are better. Plus, you can get ANYTHING you want. Some guy had a toilet in his.

[Porsche]

LOL, So was thier a toliet seat and eveything?, I'd like to see a pic of that, complete with toliet paper dispenser and all.

[gang$tarr]

Originally posted by Hudson
It's kinda funny (kinda sad) to see the strength of the convictions on this thread for a bunch of people who've, at best, had rides in an S500 or, at worst, seen one of these cars on a dealership lot.

actually I've been driven around in a brand new Bentley Arnage and I've driven an S600

so my points are pretty much based on my experience..... but you pretty much have the same point as me
(i guess the people that have been in these cars actually know )

[Chris]

Sorry Porsche, no pics. I have a Rolls Royce sales brochure from the 80's, and they mention it in there (anything you want...)

[Striker073]

My mom has a Bentley Arnage Red Label.

IN my opinion, just hte pull of that torque makes it better than the S600


IN reality, I think it is the presteige, handcrafted luuxury, and how the car is designed.

When you step into a S600, it's very teutonic, pretty cold and unwelcoming in my opinion.

WHen you step into ANY british car, may it be a Jag, a Aston Martin, a RR, or a Bentley, there is an unmistakable feel of warmth and luxury that just PERMEATES the car. The acres of the finest conolly leather and wood, and of course the lambswool rugs, all signify that this is unmistakably BRITISH and the utmost in luxury possible. No they aren't very advanced, they might not have all the advanced features. But this is why people buy antique furnitiure. It is that feeling of Old-World luxury vs the new and hip and technoigically advanced. It is a quantitative thing but if you spend time in both, you'll understand why a RR or Bentley is superior to any Benz.
Oh and plus RR and Bentleys can be COMPLETELY CUSTOMIZED to whatever the individual buyer wants. Custom made handcrafted cars are the pinnacle of luxury. Period.

[Chris]

So, your mom has an Arnage Red Label. Nice
Would you like to get me one of the old mini's Please.

One of my all time dream cars is a Bentley Continental T Mulliner. 420hp and 650lb-ft, awesome!!

[Jay!]

Originally posted by Chris
Would you like to get me one of the old mini's Please.

Stop begging! And get off the furniture! Bad Chris!

[Chris]

lol:cwn27:

Then you shouldn't have let me on the furniture once

[LiuBei]

Granted, yes I believe that Bentley and Rolls are the most Luxo. For a car that you may actually get a chance to buy someday without winng the lottery, that would go to the Lexus LS series. No not MB, not BMW, and don't even say Infiniti. For the dollar Lexus make by far the best Luxury cars you can buy. Go to the Lexus section in the LS 430 forum, I have a thread there that shows one main reason. Contact me for any more proof, HOOAH

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[gang$tarr]

you think the LExus LS430 is the best for the money?! not even close

The infiniti Q45 costs like 5-10k less, not sure how much exactly... and it has like 50 more HP and even more luxury features IMO

I would still rather have the S600

if i would choose i'd definetly go Rolls or Bentley, i'm just sayin that the S600 is almost as luxurious, just not as exclusive

[ericthegreat]

I think that the S600 is more advanced than the bentley and rolls-royce
but the car to watch out for is the 2003 Bentley GT Coupe. That car is going to not only take on the CL600 but the ferrari 575M as well. I have read where bentley says they are packing it with a load of advanced features. It has the new W-12 in it so it is going to be hot if you want to check it out go to bentleygt.com and tell me what you think.

[crayzayjay]

It's not even close. RR & B all the way. The driving experience is superior to the Benz (we're not talking about racing these cars, gang$starr), the interior is infinitely superior, you only have to sit in it once and be wafted away to realise how amazing it is (RR or B)... those huge seats, the wood, those thick, thick carpets... unparalleled luxury, let me assure you

[Chris]

Actually, a nice Bently Continenetal T Mulliner with 650lb-ft and 420hp is pretty fast and one of my favorite cars. And the Arnage now has a TT 6.75L version, with 450hp and over 600lb-ft, so dont ever accuse them of being slow.