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May 10, 2012 12:33 pm
May 10, 2012 12:33 pm
Subject: Re: LR132 Bonhams 19 May
@ Simon, No offence taken at all (and I didn't mean to give any contrary impression). Yes, I hope to be at the auction on the Saturday and the Concours on the Sunday.
@ Christian, I am not at all sure what you mean. By 'original' do you mean 'original and unrestored'? If so, you may well be correct although a cynic might respond with 'and, so what?' If you mean 'to factory specification precisely as per build sheet and build' you might also be correct. But, a cynic might respond similarly. If you mean 'to the factory specification as per build sheet but ignoring minor upgrades and improvements' I doubt that you are correct. But, again, the cynics etc. etc..
My short point is this: If you want to buy a Rapide, my 'counsel of perfection' is to 'buy the best car you can find and afford' OR buy a 'special build' car OR buy a 'special history' car. If you are lucky enough to own already a car falling into one or more of these categories, why would you buy another comparable car - surely, you'd look for something better?
@ Simon, No offence taken at all (and I didn't mean to give any contrary impression). Yes, I hope to be at the auction on the Saturday and the Concours on the Sunday.
@ Christian, I am not at all sure what you mean. By 'original' do you mean 'original and unrestored'? If so, you may well be correct although a cynic might respond with 'and, so what?' If you mean 'to factory specification precisely as per build sheet and build' you might also be correct. But, a cynic might respond similarly. If you mean 'to the factory specification as per build sheet but ignoring minor upgrades and improvements' I doubt that you are correct. But, again, the cynics etc. etc..
My short point is this: If you want to buy a Rapide, my 'counsel of perfection' is to 'buy the best car you can find and afford' OR buy a 'special build' car OR buy a 'special history' car. If you are lucky enough to own already a car falling into one or more of these categories, why would you buy another comparable car - surely, you'd look for something better?