One car I always thought should have been more successful was the Oldsmobile Intrigue. It was easily the best looking of 2nd generation "W-Body" vehicles. It had the best engine of any of the mid-size GM sedans the 3.5 liter 215hp Shortstar V6. It handled fairly well, and the interior was actually fairly nice for GM…
As far as utility goes the Ford Flex is the best CUV Ford makes. Far more practical than the Edge, better for families than than the Explorer, and don't even mention the ancient Expedition. I think the styling was just too polarizing for most people. Ford set the sales bar too high for this vehicle and it didn't help…
I work in an old money area, and you would be amazed at how many multi-million dollar homes in the historic district have pristine W 126 S-Class Benzes, 80's era 911's and Mercedes SL's. You will also see the occassional 80's 928 and first generation Range Rovers parked behind their gated driveways. It is almost a…
Fisker Karma... The bad celebrity driver will be further distracted by the fact the car may burst into flames at any given moment.
Actually that person is now driving a 5 year old Cadillac DTS. You can see him driving it around on a recent CBS Sunday Morning Piece called "Just a Regular Billionaire"
I didn't see your post before I made my reply, but I agree 100%. A W126 reflects the kind of old money that isn't interested in being trendy.
A W126 Mercedes S Class still looks like old money as long as it is un-molested and in mint condition. It says, "This is the best car ever made, the very pinnacle of German engineering. It was good enough for my grandfather and my father and is good enough for me.
The mid-late 80's Toyota Cressida had a dash lovingly referred to as "Tokyo by Night."
As a kid, the digital dash on the Subaru XT Coupe was the height of cool!
Cadillac XLR Base price when new $101,300.00 You can buy them all day long for $29,000 today.
The provenance of this vehicle as the last of the E23 series makes this a "Nice Price" for me. While the interior looks to be in good condition, I would be more worried about the 142,000 miles.
The maintenance costs would probably eat me alive, but I would love to own a pristine example of a 1995 Porsche 928 with 67 miles on the odometer.
Although it is not new. There really is only one choice... A 1996 Buick Roadmaster Limited Estate Wagon!
The gondola car Roger Moore drove across St. Mark's Square in Moonraker. Easily the most ridiculous gadget/car in the whole series.
I am inclined to agree that the A4 and definitely the A5 is a wankers car, and possibly even the A7 but the A8 is not common here in the states, and it really is the classiest of the large German Sedans. I would have it over a 7 Series or S-Class any day.
It is a real chicken or egg conundrum then isn't it. Does the douche define the car? I think the A8 is the classiest of the large German sedans but if it a douche buys it does that make it less classy?
The "C" pillar shape makes me think this might be a late 90's Chevrolet Prizm but I don't they ever came from the factory with rear deck-lid spoiler.
If someone will be driving you it doesn't get any classier than this...
If we are talking classic classy I submit for your approval this vehicle:
If it is a current automobile you don't get much classier than this:
