Exiotic cars in London?
 

London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and lamborghini's !!
I want to know what do these people work in London? How they learn to drive such kind of cars?

Exiotic cars in London?
 

"KilieLaurissa" wrote:

London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!
I want to know what do these people work in London? How they learn to
drive such kind of cars?

Hedgies playing with (your) money.

Exotic cars in London?
 

"KilieLaurissa" wrote in
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London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!
I want to know what do these people work in London? How they learn to
drive such kind of cars?

It's even more bizarre to see high performance cars like these in
Jersey, which has a maximum speed limit of 40mph on open roads, and
limits as low as 15mph on Green Lanes. Many of these cars in both Jersey
and London are owned by rich foreigners (which, if registered abroad,
means they escape parking fines and congestion charges unless clamped --
see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-10810772).

Exiotic cars in London?
 

On 01/06/2011 06:27, KilieLaurissa wrote:
London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!

Ah, thanks for this. I was wondering where I'd left them.

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

Exiotic cars in London?
 

In message , KilieLaurissa
writes

London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!

I want to know what do these people work in London?

They probably work in financial services - London is the largest
financial centre in the world and huge salaries and bonuses are still
being paid out, despite the global downturn that affects ordinary
mortals.
--
Paul Terry

London is full of these cars, these expensive cars, like for examples, a mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and lamborghini's !!
i wanna know what do these people work in london and what kinda study did they do to drive such kinda cars?

Exiotic cars in London?
 

How they learn to drive such kind of cars?

The same way that you learn to drive any other car - you take lessons
and then you rake a test. If you are taking the thing on a track,
then you may wish to take specialist lessons, but driving around the
centre of London, such things aren't really needed ...

Is it "ask the bleedin' obvious day" or something?

Exiotic cars in London?
 

"M J Forbes" wrote in message

How they learn to drive such kind of cars?

The same way that you learn to drive any other car - you take lessons
and then you rake a test. If you are taking the thing on a track,
then you may wish to take specialist lessons, but driving around the
centre of London, such things aren't really needed ...

Is it "ask the bleedin' obvious day" or something?

Actually, driving cars like that in London probably does need some extra
training (not, of course, that most of the drivers of such cars are
likely to have had it). They're much wider than normal cars, and
certainly won't get through a 2m width-restricted road, which means that
the driver needs some route awareness and a good feel for the size of
the car.

They also have very low ground clearance, and can ground all too easily
(and expensively) on ramps or speed bumps (as happened recently with the
POTUS Beast in Dublin). So forget trying to get into a multi-story car
park, or fitting into a normal parking bay.

Visibility is poor, too, as they're low and often have a very restricted
rear view, and it's even worse if they're left-hand drive, as most of
the really exotic cars are. Over-heating might be a problem in traffic
jams. And that's before you think about driving car with such extreme
acceleration that's completely out of synch with the buses and taxis
that set the normal road speed.

So, basically, they make no sense at all in a crowded, urban environment
like London, where the one thing they're really good at (driving at
speeds over 125mph) is completely useless. It's even worse if the driver
is young and unused to driving in London.

Exiotic cars in London?
 

On Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:01:31 +0100
"Recliner" wrote:

So, basically, they make no sense at all in a crowded, urban environment
like London, where the one thing they're really good at (driving at
speeds over 125mph) is completely useless. It's even worse if the driver
is young and unused to driving in London.

And is a stupid spoilt rich kid with no respect for anyone else on the road.

B2003

Exiotic cars in London?
 

"KilieLaurissa" wrote in message
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London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!
I want to know what do these people work in London? How they learn to
drive such kind of cars?


There's a rather nice 1960s red Mercedes sports car parked down the road
from where I live. I've no idea who owns it, but if I ever felt the urgent
need to spend my way out of a mid-life crisis...

Martin

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"Martin Rich" wrote in message
o.uk...


"KilieLaurissa" wrote in message
...

London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!
I want to know what do these people work in London? How they learn to
drive such kind of cars?


There's a rather nice 1960s red Mercedes sports car parked down the road
rom where I live. I've no idea who owns it, but if I ever felt the urgent
need to spend my way out of a mid-life crisis...

190 SL perchance? Gorgeous aren't they?


--
Cheers, Steve.

Exiotic cars in London?
 

On Jun 1, 3:00*pm, Mike Hughes wrote:
In message , KilieLaurissa
writes

London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!
I want to know what do these people work in London? How they learn to
drive such kind of cars?

Many are owned by rich people from (mainly) Arab countries. They usually
come over here in July/August to escape the heat in their own country,
returning for Ramadan.


They come to *London* in *July & August* to "escape the heat" ?

Wouldn't it be better to go to the North of Scotland, or Scandinavia,
to do that? Anwhere in England or southern Scotland gets rather
unhealthy in those months.

Exiotic cars in London?
 

On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:20:32 -0700 (PDT)
"alexander.keys1" wrote:
Wouldn't it be better to go to the North of Scotland, or Scandinavia,

When was the last time you heard of a Harrods in John O Groats or Bergen?
Anyway, when they're in london they can just go to Islamic Republic of
Edgware Road and feel right at home.

B2003

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In message
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alexander.keys1 writes
On Jun 1, 3:00*pm, Mike Hughes wrote:
In message , KilieLaurissa
writes

London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!
I want to know what do these people work in London? How they learn to
drive such kind of cars?

Many are owned by rich people from (mainly) Arab countries. They usually
come over here in July/August to escape the heat in their own country,
returning for Ramadan.


They come to *London* in *July & August* to "escape the heat" ?

Wouldn't it be better to go to the North of Scotland, or Scandinavia,
to do that? Anwhere in England or southern Scotland gets rather
unhealthy in those months.

It all very cool compared with temperatures well over 40 degrees C

--
Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England
Interested in American trains real and model?
Look here http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikehughes2011/

Exiotic cars in London?
 

On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:05:01 +0100, Mike Hughes
wrote:

In message
,
alexander.keys1 writes
On Jun 1, 3:00*pm, Mike Hughes wrote:
In message , KilieLaurissa
writes

London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!
I want to know what do these people work in London? How they learn to
drive such kind of cars?

Many are owned by rich people from (mainly) Arab countries. They usually
come over here in July/August to escape the heat in their own country,
returning for Ramadan.


They come to *London* in *July & August* to "escape the heat" ?

Wouldn't it be better to go to the North of Scotland, or Scandinavia,
to do that? Anwhere in England or southern Scotland gets rather
unhealthy in those months.

It all very cool compared with temperatures well over 40 degrees C

Sweater weather, almost.

Exiotic cars in London?
 

"Steve Dulieu" wrote in message
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"Martin Rich" wrote in message
o.uk...


"KilieLaurissa" wrote in
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...

London is full of these typed of expensive cars, for examples, a
mercedes mclarren and lots of bugatti's and paganni zonda and
lamborghini's !!
I want to know what do these people work in London? How they learn to
drive such kind of cars?


There's a rather nice 1960s red Mercedes sports car parked down the road
rom where I live. I've no idea who owns it, but if I ever felt the urgent
need to spend my way out of a mid-life crisis...

190 SL perchance? Gorgeous aren't they?



googles

No - it's the later, more angular, 230SL. One reason that it caught my eye
is that its 'D' registration dates it to 1966, and it must have looked very
modern at that time. But I agree - the 190SL looks particularly gorgeous.

Martin

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On 10/06/2011 13:20, alexander.keys1 wrote:

Wouldn't it be better to go to the North of Scotland,

One word, midgies.

The reasons for the growth in exotic car rentals are also rooted in the fact there are so many exotic car models from which to choose. Before Henry Ford's development of the assembly line, that made it possible to assemble simple designs efficiently and quickly, all cars were hand-built in small shops, and only the wealthy could afford them. As robotics, computer-aided design, and just-in-time manufacturing techniques now make it possible to build custom models or even unique cars on an assembly line, exotic cars can be built competitively, with high-quality components and skilled labor devoted to hand finishing.