My first drive of a Rolls Royce - what to expect?
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A good friend is getting married next Saturday and is going to use a Rolls Royce owned by his uncle to go the Church and then the Reception etc.
On Friday, I have to go down to Leicester to collect it and do the driving on Saturday.
What to expect? I've driven most cars but I'm finding it hard to liken it to anything? A quieter, lazier and softer XJR perhaps?
I know you want to know the model, so do I! All he can tell me is that it's not a Phantom but it has a RR x or x RR numberplate!
On Friday, I have to go down to Leicester to collect it and do the driving on Saturday.
What to expect? I've driven most cars but I'm finding it hard to liken it to anything? A quieter, lazier and softer XJR perhaps?
I know you want to know the model, so do I! All he can tell me is that it's not a Phantom but it has a RR x or x RR numberplate!
MJK 24 said:
A good friend is getting married next Saturday and is going to use a Rolls Royce owned by his uncle to go the Church and then the Reception etc.
On Friday, I have to go down to Leicester to collect it and do the driving on Saturday.
What to expect? I've driven most cars but I'm finding it hard to liken it to anything? A quieter, lazier and softer XJR perhaps?
I know you want to know the model, so do I! All he can tell me is that it's not a Phantom but it has a RR x or x RR numberplate!
If its a Silver Spirit it will have good view over the bonnet which does beat a Jag, but if you're expecting it to be quieter and better riding than an XJ you'll be disappointed.On Friday, I have to go down to Leicester to collect it and do the driving on Saturday.
What to expect? I've driven most cars but I'm finding it hard to liken it to anything? A quieter, lazier and softer XJR perhaps?
I know you want to know the model, so do I! All he can tell me is that it's not a Phantom but it has a RR x or x RR numberplate!
There are different ways of getting thrills from a motor car.
You will sit higher than an XJ, and everything will be smoother, if such a thing is possible. You will aim the flying lady, control it by fingertip from a thin bakelite steering wheel, and you will wonder why people fit those big thick chavvy things. It will not be a car to corner on it's doorhandles, but you will float along feeling entirely superior to everything else on the road, rather as if you were driving Blenheim Palace. Your stress levels will drop to zero, and a smile will appear on your face. The countryside will waft past as if by royal command for your express pleasure, and when you get to your destination you will get out feeling considerably, considerably, better than when you got in.
You will sit higher than an XJ, and everything will be smoother, if such a thing is possible. You will aim the flying lady, control it by fingertip from a thin bakelite steering wheel, and you will wonder why people fit those big thick chavvy things. It will not be a car to corner on it's doorhandles, but you will float along feeling entirely superior to everything else on the road, rather as if you were driving Blenheim Palace. Your stress levels will drop to zero, and a smile will appear on your face. The countryside will waft past as if by royal command for your express pleasure, and when you get to your destination you will get out feeling considerably, considerably, better than when you got in.
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