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Article: Motoring: The non-Roller for high-rollers You've got the Lear jet and the house at the end of a long drive. Now all you need, says Michael Booth, is a Maybach to complete the picture
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 21, 2004
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In a Maybach there is no speedometer, there is a "current velocity
indicator". And neither are there such things as Maybach showrooms,
only "studios", if you please.
The UK's sole Maybach studio is beneath a Mercedes dealership on
the corner of Portman Square, metres from London's Oxford Street. But
you'd never know it from the outside. It does not invite passing
trade. If you'd like a "consultancy", you must make an appointment
or, better still, get your secretary (or someone pretending to be
your secretary) to make one for you.
Put on your best dark suit, polish your shoes, and buff your nails
as best you can. You'll need to borrow something with a list price of
at least pounds 60,000 to ...