28 Jan 09
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Rolls-Royce Phantom
We love the Phantom. We adore its vulgarity. It screams: 'Move out the way, I'm monstrously rich'.
Although its main rival, the Maybach, has an exhaustive list of personal options to seduce the super-rich, we still think the Phantom is the ultimate statement of prosperity.
Then there's the guilt. There's no justification for swanning around in a Roller in the current economic climate, but who cares? If you've got £270K to spare, fill yer boots.
Mini Cooper
Mini, 1959-1997
Why would you feel guilty about owning an old Mini? They're great to drive, aren't they?
Sure. They're perfectly sized for the city too. They're easy to park, have peerless good looks and chrome to polish, and offer a heritage that gives you a warm glow.
But you do have to be a diehard Mini fan to buy one of these. It has a bus driver's seating position, a ride that makes you feel like you're being dragged through a hedgerow, a whiney gearbox, a gutless engine and the crash protection of a wardrobe. If you can put up with all that, then accept the fact that your driveway will soon be peppered by hundreds of thousands of black dots.
It makes no real sense and for that reason alone we'd go out and get one. Shameless.
