More money than sense (or taste)

[outlaw118]

 

This baddass mofo - as listed in Ebay tat(!) has caused some "opinions".

 

It's foul, I wouldn't touch it with yours...

by Eddy Ramrod

Poor man's Silver Spirit.

Mr Leonard Hatred

Rather like that....

Negative Creep

I'd rather drink white spirit than drive round in that hideous heap of shit.

Cavette.

 

What's the thought of the masses?

 

(And how do you do a poll?) (I R STOOPID)

[dollywobbler]

I was going to say it's the most hideous thing I've ever seen, but then I spotted the X6 in the background.

 

Actually, I don't mind the (black paint) Roller that much.

[outlaw118]

X6=FAIL.

 

I can't see it becoming "classic" or Autoshite approved, it's just horrible, and, in the main, driven by absolute tossers.

[Guest]

What type of person would like that?

[autofive]

i thought this thread was about a Holden

 

....and the mattblack penis chariot roller looks crap

 

EDIT: has that prick got any money left?

 

i assumed he spent it all on charlie and preperation H

[Guest]

Last I remember he was a bankrupt binman.

[Negative Creep]

I stand by my comment, it does have that "get out of my way peasant" feel to it, though I'd imagine you'd spend a fair bit of time cleaning spit off the windows. That X6 is shit though

[Mr Lobster]

Horrible.

[trigger]

It reminds me of a matt black coffin, You'd have to be a bellend to own it.

[pogweasel]

Vile.

[seth]

Horrid. But more tasteful than this Mayfair based Maybach I spotted a couple of times.

 

[Guest]

Looks rubbish and so does the base car.

[eddyramrod]

So far we've had two pictures on this thread, and three of the four cars shown in them have been deservedly panned. In fact there isn't enough vitriol in the world to spread around the cars involved, and their owners. Notice that the only car to escape all this is in the background of the Maybach pic: a Black Cab!

[michiel]

I'd like this in matt black if I had the money...

 

[garycox]

Why? It would look shit.

[michiel]

I know... and I wouldn't, really.

A vinyl wrap'll do.

 

Truth is, I would love a really scruffy RR to just drive around in, go to the shops etc. No rat, no matt.

[dollywobbler]

Truth is, I would love a really scruffy RR to just drive around in, go to the shops etc. No rat, no matt.

 

I'd love to do that. Especially with my weirdie-beardy looks. Might even have to wear a Friends of the Earth T-shirt as I swan about in it.

 

I'm really, really tempted to see whether it's possible to run a Roller on a budget. After all, if it knackers up, there's a fair chance of getting a large dollop of cash back for bits. In a way, I think the Land Rover is just a trial run for the fuel costs...

[George-Roper]

Have an old skool yo geezer mota

[barrett]

I'm really, really tempted to see whether it's possible to run a Roller on a budget. After all, if it knackers up, there's a fair chance of getting a large dollop of cash back for bits. In a way, I think the Land Rover is just a trial run for the fuel costs...

 

Classic Cars mag did this several years ago (I think it was a Bentley T1, but you get it). Probably worth hunting down some old copies if yu decide to go through with it. It was tax exempt which probably helped offset the fuel bills a tiny bit, they didn't LPG it iirc, which would be the way to go for sure. I reckon it could be done but you'd have to be prepared to shell out a bit for a decent one to avoid (or postpone) a ridiculous engine rebuild bill. Or just buy a rusty £300 '80s Silver Shadow and know you can punt it on to someone who'll send it round the oval after it does eventually grenade itself halfway over a Welsh dale.

[autofive]

ive just seen that roller on ebay

it's half a million quid

[retrogeezer]

surely that is just a vinyl wrap isn't it?? (I've not seen the ad)

 

And once again, I mistook the X6 for a Mondeo..

[Futuramic]

I never liked the Phantom much anyway. It's just too big - you'll know if you've seen one in the metal. As a serial user of the undercalss end of the A12 I have spotted AMS1 a few times. The other night one nearly ran my work car off the road as some poor immigrant Chauffer tried to punt it down a narrow lane. It was enormous; like a toppled building. The proportions are all wrong. It bloats wildly in every direction; dominating all with sheer, vast expanse.

 

I don't mind large vehicles that make no secret of their size. Big commercials, military stuff - especially military stuff - is wonderful. But they are the sumo wrestlers of the vehicle world. They are fat; they don't care and it doesn't matter. The Phantom, on the other hand, is an obese Plutocrat in vertical pinstripes. It tries, and fails, to hide its 5,000 a day calorie habit. It's wrong.

It has normal car details on a frame too large to cope. The bumper is the third chin atop a vast roll of neck fat. The radiator grille the size of my front door. There is nothing dignified about it; a fatal flaw in a Royce.

 

The modified on is a bit crap too.

[steve austin]

I do not profess to being a car design genius but I am also not a chav. Here goes, I actually like it. At least it doesnt appear to be a polished by the chauffeur snob wagon. Only my very humble opinion.................

[Justin Case]

surely that is just a vinyl wrap isn't it?? (I've not seen the ad)

Sadly it isn't , it's a creation, if that is the word, of Mansory, German defilers of exotic motor carriages without regard to either money or taste. If the Phantom is not entirely to the liking of the Autoshite community, than alternatives are available :

 

[garethj]

If you find yourself in a social situation where you’re unsure what to do, imagine what the mouthbreathers would do and you choose the opposite.

 

It looks like what the average tattooed meathead thug would choose if his Mitsubishi ANIMAL was found to be too cheap. Good taste is free, but if you don’t have it, you can’t buy it

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Sir_Ranulph_Bol's 'cut out and keep' automatic thread reply, simply copy to your clipboard and Ctrl+V onto all threads:

 

I H8 IT. IT LOOKS SHIT, THE OWNER IS A CLUELESS BELL END WHO MUST DIE, ITS TOO MODERNS, ITS BIG AND FAT, WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY IN BRITAINS. I BLAME THE PARENTS EVERYBODY SHUD LITE A CANDLE 4 MADDIE. U R IN R HEARTS ALLWAYS LITTLE ANGEL

[morris_ital_lover]

Oh my... that roller is a little rank, but the bentley and bmw are feral.

 

As for how a roller should be done, there is someone in Belfast who is chauffeur driven around town in a buge white beast with the numberplate UZI. Rollers have two roles; 1. transport royalty/heads of state etc 2. transport shit scary people around the world (i.e. peeps worse than bricktop). The matt blck look just screws up these dynamics.

 

m0rris

[forddeliveryboy]

Bloke bought a flat twin Citroen for £8k+. Limited production run of black/yellow paintwork, 1982/3 only. Except this one was '88, so really crap steel. Rebuilt on a shaky but shiny chassis. Paint very shiny, but quite a bit of black where should have been yeller and vice-versa. Drove like a dog. Felt sorry for the guy - he knew I know about them and asked for my help. Tracking so far out one tyre (cheapest available) was worn out in under 3000 miles. Down to the canvas. Steering so worn that impossible to set tracking right, but at least the new tyres would last longer than 3k. Engine wouldn't pull car faster than 55-60mph. His old car, traded in p/ex, would apparently sit at an easy 70, 75-80 on a good day. Rot was pouring through the tail panel. He took it back. Bloke refused to co-operate, then reluctantly 'sorted' rust, said engine was 'tight' after rebuild and no two engines the same. 4 months later rust was back worse than ever, engine no better. Trader specialist bloke very reluctantly replaced affected panel and put new piston rings on. Engine no better. Trader specialist bloke told his customer to eff off when car returned again. I had a look at engine, two rings broken. Rest of it looked well shagged. Binned it and put in another, unknown condition but couldn't be as bad. Changed the box at the same time as the original was nasty and scrapey. Front wheel bearings done also since they were noisy. Recon steering rack, old one almost fell apart. And 2 kingpins. Car went shedloads better, easy 70. But this highlighted summit else. Whole thing shook and shimmied violently above 60, like nothing I've ever known. Sent wheels to be balanced - "where the fuck are these from?" tyre man asked. They were shiny, but not round, unfortunately. They were also about half an inch out of true. Made in South America. Holy moly. Found a set of old but good wheels, 'Michelin, Made in France'. Car begun to go somewhere near, as much as it could on a chassis which shimmies all over the place.

 

Most sad of all, his old car (same sort) was on a decent chassis and just needed some panels and paint. Think he got £300 for it.

[Volksy]

Sir_Ranulph_Bol's 'cut out and keep' automatic thread reply, simply copy to your clipboard and Ctrl+V onto all threads:

 

I H8 IT. IT LOOKS SHIT, THE OWNER IS A CLUELESS BELL END WHO MUST DIE, ITS TOO MODERNS, ITS BIG AND FAT, WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY IN BRITAINS. I BLAME THE PARENTS EVERYBODY SHUD LITE A CANDLE 4 MADDIE. U R IN R HEARTS ALLWAYS LITTLE ANGEL

 

You forgot Diana.

[Cavcraft]

Good point, I bet she'd have something derogatory to say about modern cars too.