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JMapleton said:
Drive your kids to school in a Rolls Royce? Way to get your kids bullied.

Very stupid on your cousins part.
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If I had money to shit on a RR, you can bet I'll be paying someone else to take the kids to school. It's like having a dog and barking yourself.
 
thescreensavers said:
^ Avatar win

And Jealous Much?
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It was meant as more of a joke. Naustica is a fellow Corvette owner and we've exchanged messages before so it wasn't any personal. Plus traffic is truly horrible ones school starts because so many parents drive their kids to school in Atlanta. Anyone that's been stuck for hours in traffic can understand.
 
Naustica said:
Of course he bought it for himself. It's going to be his daily driver. He drives his kids to school in the morning before work so he'll use it for that too.

He likes big rims. He puts big aftermarket rims on all his cars. It's the first thing he does when he buys a car. Even his Ferrari has 20 inch rims.

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he just ruined a Ferrari.
 
I knew a guy with a Rolls Royce and a Ferrari ...
And a BMW M6 and a Corvette ZR-1 ...
He was a drug dealer ...
And had to flee the country ...

True story.
 
sdifox said:
changing a finely tuned road dynamic for the sake of looks=ruining.
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I agree. I don't like seeing wheels bigger than 17"-18" unless the brake discs fill up the whole inside of the wheel... or the manufacturer got stupid with the body and made the wheel wells massive.
 
Got to see and drive the car today. First, the car is massive. Definitely a car you can't miss. Interior isn't flashy but luxurious. Back seat sort of wrap around so it looks very far and spacious when you look back from the front seat. The engine is very quiet and the car rode incredibly smooth even with the 24" wheels. The steering felt responsive and I loved the feeling of the steering wheel. Felt way lighter than I expected. Given the size of the vehicle and the wheels, I was pleasantly surprised by the handling, ride quality, and the relatively small turning radius. I thought it would drive more like my cousin's old Mercedes S420 which drives and handles like a boat. The V12 gives it pretty good power and torque but I was little disappointed it didn't have more. I know the car weighs like 6,000 pounds but I expected little more kick from 500+ lb torque V12. Maybe it's by design but when I floored it from the stoplight and also while cruising, it just didn't feel that powerful. Everything is so smooth and gradual. I wanted more snap me back to the seat kind of feeling. I guess that kind of sudden power delivery could cause backseat passengers to spill their drink and food from the airplane like food tray in the backseat and upset them.

One thing I didn't like too much was the attention this car got while driving. I mean I thought it was bad in the Ferrari. This car is even worse. People will stare and point like crazy. Drivers will speed up and follow you. I had a crazy dude in a Saleen Mustang follow us home. He watched us get out of the car and then revved his engine couple of times and took off. Don't get me wrong. I like little attention. But when people start following you to gas stations and off exits, that gets little creepy. Overall, it's a nice cruiser but definitely not something I would buy. Give me CTS-V or a M5 and let me ride in obscurity.

some pics

http://picasaweb.google.com/Naustica/RollsPhantom#
 
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