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Old 12-01-2008, 04:05 PM   #1
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Thumbs up Hows this for comfy? I think i'll ride in the back for once.

And i thought my p6 ltd was roomy in the back.




Oh and also the recliners.Did i mention the electrostatic sunroof in the above shot.



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Old 12-01-2008, 04:14 PM   #2
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yep, thats a maybach alright.........you'd want that kind of luxury in a $1m car
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yep, thats a maybach alright.........you'd want that kind of luxury in a $1m car
for $1m i'd want the girl and the chauffer as well.
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Old 12-01-2008, 04:37 PM   #4
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And i thought my p6 ltd was roomy in the back.
Yeah but the Maybach doesnt have red velour.

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for $1m i'd want the girl and the chauffer as well.
o.....k.......
what you do in your own bedroom........
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Yeah but the Maybach doesnt have red velour.

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either does my ltd




looks a bit dissapointing after showing the maybach but im sure my insurance is a lot cheaper, maybe i'll get the big screen installed in the back.
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If you get sick of riding in the back you can always have a drive or send a quick post to the the forum from your laptop.

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That's sick
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And a shot from the front and the rear.Im not that fussed on the front end styling but i do like the look of the rear.



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thats not a maybach, its a merc, notice the merc badges, maybach has different badges, looks like a maybach though
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Isnt Maybach linked to Mercedes somehow ? That may explain the badges. It is definetely a Maybach but i remember reading about them and Mercedes was mentioned in the article. Hence the styling cues, grille etc etc. The Maybach name goes back a long way. Personally i would rather a P6.

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thats not a maybach, its a merc, notice the merc badges, maybach has different badges, looks like a maybach though

yeh i know .i recieved it in an email and at the start it mentioned the price was $426,000.
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thats not a maybach, its a merc, notice the merc badges, maybach has different badges, looks like a maybach though
ahh thats right, when i saw the front interior pic i thought hmm..

its a bit smaller than maybach, with a smaller engine... same basic car though i think
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Tell the mole to get her blood heels of the leather FFS.
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ahh thats right, when i saw the front interior pic i thought hmm..

its a bit smaller than maybach, with a smaller engine... same basic car though i think
Yeah there were two versions available IIRC. One so called base model and a limo version. Not as in stretched but slightly longer wheelbase.
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Before harbhajan made it big in the cricket world he was not always able to afford such luxuries as his new merc.but most would have to agree its a major step up from his old wheels.

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Maybach is the LUXURY side of Mercedes..
like Lexus is to Toyota (yes i know in japan they are all toyota but its as close as you can get)

i think the Exelero(spelling is wrong).. was $1m which did a lap around bathurst from memory? is a batman mobile looking type thing

do a search on youtube it will be on there somewhere
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That's weird. It looks similar to a Maybach but at the same time is different. It also looks like a Mercedes badge on the steering wheel

Here's how a Maybach is meant to look


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Some sort of Merc concept based on the maybach?
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sure looks like it says Maybach on the boot to me.
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sure looks like it says Maybach on the boot to me.
It does have a Maybach badge on the boot. I cant explain the Merc badges but now that we have two different images, i think that explains my theory about the two different models. I may be wrong but. Post 20 may be the more expensive, slightly longer model.
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i think they may have dropped the name of maybach and just called it a mercedes, the maybach might just be the model name thesedays... that one in post 20 is called the maybach 62? i think? the one with the wool from new zealand sheeps or something crazy like that...
and i think for a millionj dollars they actually use real wood for the woodgrain lol
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i think they may have dropped the name of maybach and just called it a mercedes, the maybach might just be the model name thesedays... that one in post 20 is called the maybach 62? i think? the one with the wool from new zealand sheeps or something crazy like that...
and i think for a millionj dollars they actually use real wood for the woodgrain lol
Maybach 62 sounds familiar. IIRC the upper class model was 6.2 metres in length. Hence the 62 prefix.
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Maybach and Merc may as well be the same thing. As stated, its the upmarket Merc, which is ironic really. I seem to recall you needed to have some ridiculous $$$ amount in assets to even be considered to own one, having the dollars to pay for it was not enough.

Im guessing but Id suggest Merc was trying to get its reputation back, BMW was the what you bought if you couldnt afford a Merc, not so much now, Merc just upped the ante with the Mayback and are probably in the process of combining the names to recapture their reputation as the 'choice'.
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Old 12-01-2008, 11:02 PM   #27
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IIRC you could basically order any interior and exterior trim you wanted as well.
the option list was out of this world.
if you wanted gold plated seats - you got it
want diamond studded foot mats - you got it
want some cheap looking floosie with her shoes on the leather seats - you got it

is it possible that this is either:
a) either the 62 or the 57 (or whatever the shorter one is)
b) a Series 2
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Tell the mole to get her blood heels of the leather FFS.
Agreed, off the seats and onto the windscreen...
Shes not that hot, but you can always take in the rest of the view.
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Maybach 62 sounds familiar. IIRC the upper class model was 6.2 metres in length. Hence the 62 prefix.
There is 3 Maybachs available in Australia.

The Maybach 62, Maybach 56 and the Maybach 56S.
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There is 3 Maybachs available in Australia.

The Maybach 62, Maybach 56 and the Maybach 56S.
You mean the 57 and 57S. There was never a Mercedes-Maybach 56.

Not a Maybach fan. I wouldn't want to fork out $1,000,000 on a car which is basically a big back seat.

Now from the same company, for the same money you can have...



Mercedes-McLaren SLR 722 Edition

5.4litre V8 Supercharged, 478kW 820Nm, 0-100 in 3.5, 334km/h top whack and a ball more fun then any Maybach. Plus its got the prestige in spades. :

I'll pass on the chauffer :evil3:
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