"greek_philosophizer" <greek_philosophizer@hotmail.com> wrote in message

You might need a bit more than a weekend...

That is the part that I have been unable to decide upon.

I have never been to England and so I am allocating
a weekend to correct that situation. I am flying in
on a Friday and flying out the next Monday.

I have not been able to choose between getting
a car and being extremely mobile or just getting
a hotel in some part of London or some other city
and just meandering about.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated!

.

In which area are you going to stay?  Just curious.

DAS

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Frank Kemper <spam-muelleimer@gmx.de> wrote in message

There is a British look feel and SMELL????

Could you elaborate on this? I am visting London
in three weeks and I need to be prepared.

( Hopefully this look, feel and smell is
like Elizabeth Hurley ).

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"the guvnor" <pizzalovingcriminal@allstar.pg> haute in die Tasten:

No. Both are manufactured in the UK. There may be quite a share of parts
made in Germany, which are asembled with those cars, i.e. the engine and
the gearbox, but in the early days Rolls also got their gearboxes (Borg
Warner, GM, maybe ZF) and other components delivered by a 3rd party
source. The old Rolls Royce V8 engine was a modified GM design, and the
complete sheetmetal work for the bodies was made by another contractor. I
assume that the share of aquired parts and contractor work did not
increase after VW and BMW bought the companies and the name copyright.
However, I assume that most of the r&d work for Rolls and Bentley is done
in Munich or Wolfsburg by now. The new Rolls Royce was entirely developed
in Munich, you could even see Rolls prototypes running around in the
munich city traffic, with Munich licenseplates on them. In order to look,
feel and smell british, both companies have their interior and exterior
design department in the UK.

Frank

"Ernie Sparks" <earnest37@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message

Don't panic, Rolls and Bentleys are made in Germany these days (as far as I
can see they're built up third world style from German CKD kits)...

Simply because it's built in Germany and not England. Ever owned a
British-made car? Now we're talking serious wallet fatigue from repairs!

I agree. One of the ugliest cars ever made. Who in his right mind
would buy one of those instead of a Bentley or Rolls?

Certainly one of the ugliest vehicles I have ever seen...  Including the Pacer.

Marty

Hello all,

Last Saturday, I tested the 57 MAYBACH. I thought it was interesting. I was
wondering if anyone had the pleasure?

I will post a brief on my experience, within week or so.

Regards,
Jayanthan (Jay) Bala.