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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / General Car Topics (Australian group) / October 2006Borat's Renault 16 stretch limo
Not sure if it's in the movie, but at the LA premiere of the movie about a Kazakh journo's trek across America, he turned up in what looked like a stretched Renault 16 that had obviously seen better days. A nice change from the usual bland Lincoln Town Cars at those red carpet events. > Not sure if it's in the movie, but at the LA premiere of the movie > about a Kazakh journo's trek across America, he turned up in what > looked like a stretched Renault 16 that had obviously seen better days. > A nice change from the usual bland Lincoln Town Cars at those red > carpet events. That's slowly changing. The latest trend is SUV-based limos - Escalades or Hummer H2s. However I still think the Town Cars are the most elegant looking limos. >> Not sure if it's in the movie, but at the LA premiere of the movie >> about a Kazakh journo's trek across America, he turned up in what [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Hummer H2s. However I still think the Town Cars are the most elegant > looking limos. I saw a Hummer streched to 3 times its normal lenght, and a similar length Chrysler 300C, in Melbourne recently. The Hummer had chrome spinners too!  SignatureBen Car related lyric of the week: "Can't you see me, overtakin? All the while I'm salivating. Won't you let me push a little thrust up you?" >>> Not sure if it's in the movie, but at the LA premiere of the movie >>> about a Kazakh journo's trek across America, he turned up in what [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I saw a Hummer streched to 3 times its normal lenght, and a similar length > Chrysler 300C, in Melbourne recently. The Hummer had chrome spinners too! The 300C (and the local Statesman/Fairlane) lack the width to make decent limos. For example the 300C is 1.88m wide - the other two about the same. The Town Car by comparison is just shy of 2m wide. > The 300C (and the local Statesman/Fairlane) lack the width to make decent > limos. For example the 300C is 1.88m wide - the other two about the same. > The Town Car by comparison is just shy of 2m wide. Wow, that 4 inches is just so gonna make a 300C an unsuitable car as a limo. Jesus.... -- Regards, Noddy. Yeah, they look nice, but the Lincolns SUKK to drive as they have such a slooooow steering rack ratio. The one I drive is 9.5 metres long and there's lots of places I can't take it as it can't make it around the corners (roundabouts, etc). ... but I suppose if you're sitting in the back, you don't really give a sh*t! Adam >> Not sure if it's in the movie, but at the LA premiere of the movie >> about a Kazakh journo's trek across America, he turned up in what [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > or Hummer H2s. However I still think the Town Cars are the most elegant > looking limos. Well the cars are designed for the American market where they don't have crappy roundabouts and 90 degree corners. > Yeah, they look nice, but the Lincolns SUKK to drive as they have such a > slooooow steering rack ratio. The one I drive is 9.5 metres long and [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> or Hummer H2s. However I still think the Town Cars are the most elegant >> looking limos. > Well the cars are designed for the American market where they don't have > crappy roundabouts and 90 degree corners. Er...they don't have 90 degree corners? I'm just trying to figure out if *I'm* going insane (quite possible), or does this not make a lot of sense to anyone else? Cheers, Andy. (the other Andy.) > Er...they don't have 90 degree corners? > > I'm just trying to figure out if *I'm* going insane (quite possible), or > does this not make a lot of sense to anyone else? Nah, you're fine. He's a f.cking moron. -- Regards, Noddy. I hate limo SUVs - they take the whole SUV concept (which I f.cking hate), and make it worse. I like the town car style limo, but generally wouldn't bother with one. SignatureVYBerlinaV8 Yeah, you have a point there! > Well the cars are designed for the American market where they don't have > crappy roundabouts and 90 degree corners. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>> or Hummer H2s. However I still think the Town Cars are the most elegant >>> looking limos. > Yeah, they look nice, but the Lincolns SUKK to drive as they have such a > slooooow steering rack ratio. The one I drive is 9.5 metres long and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Adam I actually quite like the unstretched Town Car as a rental option in the US. Big, solid, comfortable and you can actually punt it along nicely on intercity trips. Incredibly low tech though: 4 speed auto with a column shift! But definitely a car for the freeway not the Great Ocean Road. > Not sure if it's in the movie, but at the LA premiere of the movie > about a Kazakh journo's trek across America, he turned up in what > looked like a stretched Renault 16 that had obviously seen better days. > A nice change from the usual bland Lincoln Town Cars at those red > carpet events. "Mr Bean" started that trend with an ultra stretch mini. Have also seen a double-ended mini and stretch-limo East German Trabant. |
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