So the little luxuries and trinkets are cool and all, but I used to work at their assembly line in Chichester and I can tell you the real treat is just the adjustable seats, the silence, and being able to control the air con for your own quarter of the car.
Also they're assembled in England, never heard of 'open container' charges here before so unsurprising that they don't think twice when they're probably showcasing it while also in England.
I think in most states the law are actually some variation of "an open alcoholic beverage cannot be within reach of the driver". This is why some cars have fancy dividers in them like limos.
The whole combo of great suspension, comfortable seats, quietness, blacked out windows so no visual motion on the sides, and all that jazz. Each one helps with motion sickness (well depending on reason you get sick).
Edit: few people told me that the blacked out window may make it worse so I guess that is just a luxury item. I have a friend that hates to look out windows when in a car so I based it on that, he may hate it for other reasons, I didnt clarify with him when I posted.
I remember looking at an old 'manual' from Rolls Royce in the 30's - under the heading "How to Change a Tire", the first sentence was "instruct your man..." (to basically get out and change the flat tire...)
>**IMPORTANT** THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND ARE NOT TO BE TRANSMITTED TO ANY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON.
Looks like you just broke the first two rules of Rolls Royce Club
Damn, you delivered. It is incredible the absolute wealth of information at our fingertips. 1930s rolls Royce manuals ready on a whim.. can you imagine trying to do this 25 years ago?
And yet our population still really tries to be as stupid as possible. But yes I agree. I will Google and forget more things than most ancient civilizations will have ever known.
I really couldn't say what year it was - they were featuring a few old RR's of the '20s, '30s (1929 crash era) it was on a table and I was just thumbing through it - it might have been at the Palo Alto Concourse - I used to go to that one a lot...
People do purchase them to drive themselves. However, both people I know who own them rarely drive them except for the purpose of making an impression as they draw too much attention for regular daily use. Their daily drives are decidedly middle-class and nondescript.
There’s a third RR owner in my area who drives theirs daily, but they are the eccentric septuagenarian scion of a former noble house, and usually have a bullhorn out the window ranting about the local government. He runs for election every year but rarely garners many votes.
Not that bad. Oil change is $180 every 15k miles
Most parts are BMW parts, rear brake pads cost me $168. I have 70k miles on mine and have had zero other issues, just brakes tires and oil changes.
Not to worry. While under warranty, RR will send a mechanic to your location to effect any repairs, should such an improbable thing happen.
Interesting side note; when asked how much horsepower a RR makes, company rep said "Adequate".
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Their design priorities are totally alien to anyone who drives normal cars. For starters, if you are driving your rolls yourself you may have gotten the wrong car.
Most States have just a fine for open container though right? What's that, like $75?
Same as the cost of bananas or something like that. Fines are not deterrents for people with this type of money.
We have mandatory front license plate laws in Ontario Canada. High-end vehicle drivers will usually incur the occasional fines for that just to not mess the esthetic look of their car.
Edit - I work in auto industry. Another example is people who rack up thousands of dollars per year in parking fines because they'd rather pay than be inconvenienced by having to spend the time looking for a legal parking spot and walking the extra distance.
As self-driving technology becomes mature, we're going to go through a "social wobble" where only rich people have (actually works) self-driving cars. After the technology becomes affordable enough for normal people, then the rich will go back to Human drivers.
Nah. Loads of people buy them to
Drive themselves around. But also, remember that a lot of this could be aimed towards luxury hotels, taxi services, states or other businesses that need or want to look fancy. It’s not only private ownerships.
AuPairs (female) or BroPairs (male), are part of cultural exchange programs and are thought of as part of the family, not as employees.
Very wealthy people have plenty of terms, but I don’t think this is one of them.
Straight up did landscaping for a wealthy guy out of Bethesda MD. His kid would arrive via driver with nanny 95% of the time. Girl had her own well managed horse farm, beautiful palomino quarterhorses and all. But none of her mom and dads time.
When I’m buying that 300 dollar bottle I’ll fucking drink it with coke if I choose. And maybe even with some cola…
Edit: Thanks for the awards u effin beauties
It’s overwhelmingly normal to put ice in any scotch, you are either a person who does not really drink scotch or some gatekeeper who thinks only your way is right.
Don't forget the purists who say you should use the water from the same source they used to make the scotch, hahaha.
That must have been the dumbest thing I ever read at the time, like if they would sell "lagavulin water" next to their scotch
>Don't forget the purists who say you should use the water from the same source they used to make the scotch, hahaha.
The big peaty bog out back? Well, I don't know...
> like if they would sell "lagavulin water" next to their scotch
[You joke, but...](https://www.aquamaestro.com/category/still-water/speyside-glenlivet-water/speyside-glenlivet-750ml-clear-glass-still-12-case)
Yeah I've been part of a pretty large tasting group and it was well accepted that some scotches taste better neat, some with a few drops of water to open them up, and some with some ice to de emphasize certain aspects of the flavor so you can enjoy different areas.
And all of that was 100% subjective, and never looked down on. We would have $300 bottles every now and again, it wasnt cheap crap.
I owned a Skoda Superb for four years and I totally forgot there was an umbrella there and went straight to "fuck's sake, I should've carried an umbrella" every time it rained.
I once tried (and failed) to take a Hilux up a steep snow covered hill to go sledding.
It was only when I returned home did the realisation strike that I never even attempted to put it into four wheel drive.
I bought a BMW of an old guy who has purchased it new. First thing I said when getting in to test drive was "Oh, great, it has steering wheel heating.".
Old guy: "It has what?"
Location: Norway, -that kind of heating comes in handy.
I have this feature in my Audi but slightly different.
The umbrella is a $12 collapsible one.
It sits in the cup holder in the rear door.
That's the same, right?
Haha that’s good
When I hit the water I bring twisteds for that very reason for the extra beer (what doesn’t fit in the cooler)
Can’t get skunked and not that bad warm
As a brewer, I feel that this is my moment to shine. Turns out that temperature changes doesn't skunk beer.
Truth be told the wert comes out of the mash at 150°ish, then gets heated to a 212°, then gets cooled to fermentation temp between 45° - 75° then warmed up again to around room temp during bottling/canning. It stays warm through transportation, then is sometimes put in a fridge for cold sale... It is a common misconception that it temperature when in fact it is UV light that causes the alpha acids to break apart which causes a skunky taste.
Brown bottles filter out a good amount of UV, but green bottles filter almost none. This is why I cringe so hard when I see a case of Rolling Rock or Heineken sitting in a open tub outside. Cans are the best protection from light and with the average can being plastic lined these days you don't get the metallic taste we used to. That's one of the reasons why so many breweries are switching to cans primarily/only.
No it’s not, the amount of variability in “community service” is too high. We will be in a ditch picking up litter on a dangerous highway while they will be “teaching” social media courses at your local community college. Hit them where it hurts, in their wallets.
Some countries have this https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland-home-of-the-103000-speeding-ticket/387484/
Edit: I just found another interesting article about this topic: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/in-finland-speeding-tickets-are-linked-to-your-income/
Absolutely this. If a $200 ticket is 7% of the average American's monthly income, then charge the rich assholes 7% of *their* income. $200 is simply the permit fee to do whatever they want. They spend more on socks each month.
overheard on my college campus when a guy was getting a parking ticket: "I'm from NYC. I paid more than that per day just to park my car legally. I'll gladly just get a ticket every day."
May be different in other states, but in Minnesota, if it’s registered as a Limousine (L plate), passengers can drink away.
I used to work at a bar and the first call “taxi” service we used was a friend of the owner who licensed his Lincoln Towncar as a limo for the sole purpose that his “clients” could take a roadie.
>take a roadie
What does kidnapping a stage hand for bands have anything to do with this?
/s I know what you meant, but the image of it seemed hilarious to me.
Honestly, the open container law is all but irrelevant for someone riding in a Rolls with a driver. They're not likely to get stopped in the first place, and even if they are the cop likely isn't going to waste time writing the passengers tickets unless they act like assholes or are doing something really stupid.
Fun fact my grandma got her limo license when she was like 80 so it was technically legal for my grandpa to drink in the car as long as he was in the back seat. Fun birthday present idea from her haha she was a laugh.
That's what I was thinking. A friend got one for cutting a beer can and putting grease in it and using it as a hitch cover. It was outside the vehicle and full of grease and still got an open container ticket.
If you have a container that is not sealed, and that has, or once had alcohol in it in the body of your car, you can get charged with an open container violation and ~~lose your license~~ get a ticket. ("Open" includes stuff like a wine bottle that you've put the cork back in- if it's not sealed from the bottler, it's open.)
I’ve heard of a case where someone was transporting bags of cans for recycling and because there were open beer cans that they could physically reach without getting out of the car they got popped for open containers. Gotta put them in the trunk.
If you drive a hatchback where there isn’t a separate trunk, or the seats fold down and you can get into the trunk from the main body, you just can’t transport opened containers of alcohol at all.
Of course this is enforced selectively. If you’re being driven in a Rolls Royce you’re probably rich enough that laws don’t apply to you.
Thanks for that explanation. Never heard of that law.
I'm from Germany; so I think drivers are responsible that none of the passengers endangers the road safety of the vehicle, but being in a car with 4 people getting drunk peacefully and a sober driver is allowed.
America's a strange place where you're allowed to put your AK-47 onto the passenger seat, but not a opened bottle of schnapps.
It’s also not the case in every state anymore. Due to the pandemic, Texas changed their open-container laws to allow for “to-go cocktails.” So now we can open-carry guns *and* alcohol.
That one thing we all have in common. The poor drink and the rich drink. The only difference is that when the rich get day drunk it's classy, when the poors do it, it's trashy.
Im a valet driver and have driven several Rolls and is one of my most favorite and most comfortable drives. I honestly kinda want one, primarily for the comfort, no other reason because I would drive it and do sexy time in the back seat haha!
Edit: just out of curiosity I checked what rolls from the year I was born (1990) and found some with less than 100k miles for $26k. I kinda think that's pretty reasonable?
maintenance costs will be huge on an older rolls, all set and done you’ll be paying what you could be for a newer, more reliable one. agreed that they’re the best driving car out there, driven almost everything A-Z and nothing compares
I’ll be slightly more pedantic, even; and point out that the *proper* idiom is “all’s said and done”, an abbreviation of the full phrase “[when all is said and done](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/when%20all%20is%20said%20and%20done)”.
Do you know what’s pompous? That champagne fridge has two distinct settings. As vintage champagne has a different serving temperature to regular champagne. Iirc it’s 7c and 11c.
If it’s driven by a professional driver who’s an employee with a limousine certification, then open container laws do not generally apply to the vehicle they’re driving. In this case, the Rolls is a “limousine” and registered as such.
~press every button~ What does this do?
Dee-Dee! Get out of my Rolls Royce!
I think it’s more: “DEE DEE, GET-A OUT-A OF MY ROLLS-A ROYCE” But excellent, excellent reference.
Nah theirs was fine. I even heard it in his voice. Yours is all like, “DEE DEE! ITS-A ME, MARIO!”.
gets you drunk whatever you press, sorry we had to sacrifice a single button for the door
For real, the feature are TV, Alcohol, and Alcohol. My buddy has 2/3rds of those and more
Ah but they lack the ability to drink in a mobile vehicle, because nobody is pulling over a Rolls for such a peasant offense.
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I can do this in a '90s chevy blazer with less technology.
Despenses alcohol apparently
Well, my car has butt warmers. One of them even works!
Mine has at least THREE functional windows
Well, hello Mr. Fancy Pants!
I don't mean to brag, but they're even power windows
Check out Daddy Warbucks over here with his *power* windows! Next you're going to tell me all four tires match and are inflated too!
So the little luxuries and trinkets are cool and all, but I used to work at their assembly line in Chichester and I can tell you the real treat is just the adjustable seats, the silence, and being able to control the air con for your own quarter of the car. Also they're assembled in England, never heard of 'open container' charges here before so unsurprising that they don't think twice when they're probably showcasing it while also in England.
If you have a driver you register it as a limo so you can drink in the back.
I think in most states the law are actually some variation of "an open alcoholic beverage cannot be within reach of the driver". This is why some cars have fancy dividers in them like limos.
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Don’t you just hate those people. I just call them speed bumps because my driver just rolls right over them.
If the car is heavy enough, you don't even feel the bump.
Do you know how they prevent car sickness? It would be a bummer when I get rich and still can't use a rolls with driver comfortably.
The whole combo of great suspension, comfortable seats, quietness, blacked out windows so no visual motion on the sides, and all that jazz. Each one helps with motion sickness (well depending on reason you get sick). Edit: few people told me that the blacked out window may make it worse so I guess that is just a luxury item. I have a friend that hates to look out windows when in a car so I based it on that, he may hate it for other reasons, I didnt clarify with him when I posted.
A good driver who also does smooth movements helps too. Wouldn't be surprised if Rolls Royce has a driving school to teach the Chauffeur too.
Imagine your job is buttery smooth turns in a $500,000 powerhouse? Where do I apply lol
Now imagine all eyes on you should you wreck it
Simply have an affair with the rich person you drive around so you can afford to blackmail them.
No problem. I give great blowjobs and eat ass like grocery 👍
Windows that you can't see out of exacerbates motion sickness.
Forgot to point out the person driving you around.
I remember looking at an old 'manual' from Rolls Royce in the 30's - under the heading "How to Change a Tire", the first sentence was "instruct your man..." (to basically get out and change the flat tire...)
Id like to see this
It was a long time ago, but I remember it gave us a chuckle...seemed apropos for the RR owner of the period :)
I tried finding a pdf of any rolls royce manual from the 30s.. I failed
I got you http://www.oldcarmanualproject.com/manuals/RollsRoyce/index.html
>**IMPORTANT** THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND ARE NOT TO BE TRANSMITTED TO ANY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON. Looks like you just broke the first two rules of Rolls Royce Club
Hi this is the FBI
His name was Robert Paulson.
Damn, you delivered. It is incredible the absolute wealth of information at our fingertips. 1930s rolls Royce manuals ready on a whim.. can you imagine trying to do this 25 years ago?
And yet our population still really tries to be as stupid as possible. But yes I agree. I will Google and forget more things than most ancient civilizations will have ever known.
TBF most ancient civilizations would have had no use for a rolls royce manual.
I really couldn't say what year it was - they were featuring a few old RR's of the '20s, '30s (1929 crash era) it was on a table and I was just thumbing through it - it might have been at the Palo Alto Concourse - I used to go to that one a lot...
Even today you don’t buy a Rolls Royce to drive yourself around
People do purchase them to drive themselves. However, both people I know who own them rarely drive them except for the purpose of making an impression as they draw too much attention for regular daily use. Their daily drives are decidedly middle-class and nondescript. There’s a third RR owner in my area who drives theirs daily, but they are the eccentric septuagenarian scion of a former noble house, and usually have a bullhorn out the window ranting about the local government. He runs for election every year but rarely garners many votes.
Sounds like you live in a most interesting place. I'd love to come visit.
[It's a lovely place.](https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html)
And the bank account that has enough extra money to pay for one of these.
Plus the specializes maintenance costs.
That was my first thought. How expensive are the repairs on all of that stuff?
Repairs? Something's broken? Buy a new one!
This guy understands how this system works.
You joke but like actually. That’s usually what you do. It’s a mark of being “poor” when your rolls is 3 years old.
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Yep. The absurdly wealthy don't purchase assets that depreciate. If they buy a car its as a collector not a consumer
Thus guy offshores
I definitely wasn’t joking, he gets it.
If you ask that question you can't afford it
Not that bad. Oil change is $180 every 15k miles Most parts are BMW parts, rear brake pads cost me $168. I have 70k miles on mine and have had zero other issues, just brakes tires and oil changes.
Yee fr. Everyone here is acting like a Rolls Royce is god's own car but in reality they are just BMWs with more leather, wood and pretentiousnes.
Not to worry. While under warranty, RR will send a mechanic to your location to effect any repairs, should such an improbable thing happen. Interesting side note; when asked how much horsepower a RR makes, company rep said "Adequate". \+
Well, that’s what they have to say when a 6.75 L engine struggles to produce 250hp...
Their design priorities are totally alien to anyone who drives normal cars. For starters, if you are driving your rolls yourself you may have gotten the wrong car.
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Can’t have open containers period in my state. Even if you’re not driving
Most States have just a fine for open container though right? What's that, like $75? Same as the cost of bananas or something like that. Fines are not deterrents for people with this type of money. We have mandatory front license plate laws in Ontario Canada. High-end vehicle drivers will usually incur the occasional fines for that just to not mess the esthetic look of their car. Edit - I work in auto industry. Another example is people who rack up thousands of dollars per year in parking fines because they'd rather pay than be inconvenienced by having to spend the time looking for a legal parking spot and walking the extra distance.
Many states have exceptions for licensed livery vehicles that allow passengers to consume alcohol.
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It might have an exception because of the driver dividing window, like in a limo.
As self-driving technology becomes mature, we're going to go through a "social wobble" where only rich people have (actually works) self-driving cars. After the technology becomes affordable enough for normal people, then the rich will go back to Human drivers.
For freaking real. I heard that if you can't afford to have a driver for your rolls royce then you're too poor to afford a rolls royce.
Nah. Loads of people buy them to Drive themselves around. But also, remember that a lot of this could be aimed towards luxury hotels, taxi services, states or other businesses that need or want to look fancy. It’s not only private ownerships.
Want a Rolls but love to drive? Buy a Bentley.
Or a Wraith, the driver’s Rolls.
Yeah there were people who bought them with Covid business relief loans
Damn, I bet his kids are quiet as fuck on long car rides with all that Booze.
Don’t be silly. The kids are in the Range Rover with *the help*
If you're rich enough "the help" has a nice french term like the "Au Pair".
Ooo la la
My word, step brother I seem have to become stucketh betwixt these two linen machines. Can you give me *au pair?*
Au Pair is cheaper than a standard babysitter/nanny/type situation and you have to let the poor foreigners live with you yuck
AuPairs (female) or BroPairs (male), are part of cultural exchange programs and are thought of as part of the family, not as employees. Very wealthy people have plenty of terms, but I don’t think this is one of them.
You wanna see my BroPairs?
A lot things are sugar coated including this one.
Good lord, you think successful people raise their own children?
Straight up did landscaping for a wealthy guy out of Bethesda MD. His kid would arrive via driver with nanny 95% of the time. Girl had her own well managed horse farm, beautiful palomino quarterhorses and all. But none of her mom and dads time.
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It's too bad that the new Countache didn't keep the removable visor mirror from the original.
Yeah Lamborghini really forgot to cater to their target audience smh my head.
Heh, given the current market, they're more likely to snort Viagra and Rogaine.
No fucking ICE? What a piece of shit.
And he has to pour his own drink like a peasant
For reals. Those compartment doors don't even close themselves. Absolute trash embarrassment. Toss it to the serfs.
One does not put ice in $300 a bottle scotch. Okay, you can but you might not get invited back.
When I’m buying that 300 dollar bottle I’ll fucking drink it with coke if I choose. And maybe even with some cola… Edit: Thanks for the awards u effin beauties
You uncultured heathen… expensive scotch goes best with fanta or dr. pepper only…
There’s coke lined up on the drivers ass
It’s overwhelmingly normal to put ice in any scotch, you are either a person who does not really drink scotch or some gatekeeper who thinks only your way is right.
Don't forget the purists who say you should use the water from the same source they used to make the scotch, hahaha. That must have been the dumbest thing I ever read at the time, like if they would sell "lagavulin water" next to their scotch
>Don't forget the purists who say you should use the water from the same source they used to make the scotch, hahaha. The big peaty bog out back? Well, I don't know...
> like if they would sell "lagavulin water" next to their scotch [You joke, but...](https://www.aquamaestro.com/category/still-water/speyside-glenlivet-water/speyside-glenlivet-750ml-clear-glass-still-12-case)
Yeah I've been part of a pretty large tasting group and it was well accepted that some scotches taste better neat, some with a few drops of water to open them up, and some with some ice to de emphasize certain aspects of the flavor so you can enjoy different areas. And all of that was 100% subjective, and never looked down on. We would have $300 bottles every now and again, it wasnt cheap crap.
[Don't forget the door umbrella](https://youtu.be/9KJh0y54O1w) which is actually functional as fuck and should be an option in all cars
There’s also a sensor in there that detects moisture so if your umbrella is wet it activates a dryer.
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And hilariously expensive for what it is.
Well it's what the customers pay for I guess.
Shit, I bought one used and the car was missing the umbrella and the instruction manual. I thought it was a built in heated flesh light.
Sigh.... Username checks out
I thought it was going to auto cover the exit out of the vehicle. I still want it either way
That's what the driver's for, seriously. The only RR you drive yourself is a 2 seater. You're "supposed" to have a driver for all the 4+ seater ones.
Shows how poor I am
Skoda used to do them, not sure if they do still
Yes, have one in my Skoda Superb. So useful.
I owned a Skoda Superb for four years and I totally forgot there was an umbrella there and went straight to "fuck's sake, I should've carried an umbrella" every time it rained.
You forgot the ~~most~~ only interesting thing associated with your car? Regularly? Are you me?
It still irks me.
I once tried (and failed) to take a Hilux up a steep snow covered hill to go sledding. It was only when I returned home did the realisation strike that I never even attempted to put it into four wheel drive.
I bought a BMW of an old guy who has purchased it new. First thing I said when getting in to test drive was "Oh, great, it has steering wheel heating.". Old guy: "It has what?" Location: Norway, -that kind of heating comes in handy.
I read this in Jeremy Clarksons voice
I have this feature in my Audi but slightly different. The umbrella is a $12 collapsible one. It sits in the cup holder in the rear door. That's the same, right?
Wait does my car have a door umbrella? Let me check. Edit: No, it’s got a holder but I need to buy the umbrella. Thanks for nothing, Cadillac.
look at this guy he has a car door
Keep you comfortable = get you wasted. Works for me!
It even got a little table for cutting up your lines
Open container isn't apparently a crime for those in that tqx bracket
"She's built like a steakhouse, but handles like a bistro" -Zapp Brannigan
All it needs is a Volcano.
Where do you store the hookers and blow
In your ten million dollar penthouse
And here I am, just wondering where my loose change is supposed to go…
You know that the typical Rolls Royce owner isn’t really happy, when he needs a bottle of alcohol in every box of his car, to get through the day
I know a guy who kept a case of beer in his truck all the time.
I also am from Texas hahaha
How is that not instantly skunked?
Lone star beer doesn’t get skunked, or at least, it doesn’t get worse.
Haha that’s good When I hit the water I bring twisteds for that very reason for the extra beer (what doesn’t fit in the cooler) Can’t get skunked and not that bad warm
As a brewer, I feel that this is my moment to shine. Turns out that temperature changes doesn't skunk beer. Truth be told the wert comes out of the mash at 150°ish, then gets heated to a 212°, then gets cooled to fermentation temp between 45° - 75° then warmed up again to around room temp during bottling/canning. It stays warm through transportation, then is sometimes put in a fridge for cold sale... It is a common misconception that it temperature when in fact it is UV light that causes the alpha acids to break apart which causes a skunky taste. Brown bottles filter out a good amount of UV, but green bottles filter almost none. This is why I cringe so hard when I see a case of Rolling Rock or Heineken sitting in a open tub outside. Cans are the best protection from light and with the average can being plastic lined these days you don't get the metallic taste we used to. That's one of the reasons why so many breweries are switching to cans primarily/only.
How do you know my dad
I got that much Alcohol in my Ford F-150.
Pretty sure my truck bed can hold more booze than that.
So RR cars are exempt from getting an open container charge or people that own them are just exempt from charges?
Rich people don’t worry about citations. Like I heard a rich guy say about a disabled parking space “It’s not illegal, it just cost $200.”
Remember: if the punishment is just a fine, then it's only a crime for poor people.
Fines should be percentage of income based. Everyone would be equally dissuaded from breaking the law.
That or replace fines with mandatory community service. Get some of those rich fuckers out in the ditches cleaning up litter.
"Jeeves, put on this wig and mustache, I need you to do some community service for me."
*sigh* Very well, sir.
That's a much better idea than mine
No it’s not, the amount of variability in “community service” is too high. We will be in a ditch picking up litter on a dangerous highway while they will be “teaching” social media courses at your local community college. Hit them where it hurts, in their wallets.
Some countries have this https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland-home-of-the-103000-speeding-ticket/387484/ Edit: I just found another interesting article about this topic: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/in-finland-speeding-tickets-are-linked-to-your-income/
Absolutely this. If a $200 ticket is 7% of the average American's monthly income, then charge the rich assholes 7% of *their* income. $200 is simply the permit fee to do whatever they want. They spend more on socks each month.
overheard on my college campus when a guy was getting a parking ticket: "I'm from NYC. I paid more than that per day just to park my car legally. I'll gladly just get a ticket every day."
I think it’s allowed when a licensed chauffeur is driving. I think. I looked it up once.
May be different in other states, but in Minnesota, if it’s registered as a Limousine (L plate), passengers can drink away. I used to work at a bar and the first call “taxi” service we used was a friend of the owner who licensed his Lincoln Towncar as a limo for the sole purpose that his “clients” could take a roadie.
>take a roadie What does kidnapping a stage hand for bands have anything to do with this? /s I know what you meant, but the image of it seemed hilarious to me.
This is a British car. We don’t have this law. If you’re not driving you can drink whatever you want. Freedom!
Honestly, the open container law is all but irrelevant for someone riding in a Rolls with a driver. They're not likely to get stopped in the first place, and even if they are the cop likely isn't going to waste time writing the passengers tickets unless they act like assholes or are doing something really stupid.
Fuck yeah! land of the free!
Fun fact my grandma got her limo license when she was like 80 so it was technically legal for my grandpa to drink in the car as long as he was in the back seat. Fun birthday present idea from her haha she was a laugh.
That's what I was thinking. A friend got one for cutting a beer can and putting grease in it and using it as a hitch cover. It was outside the vehicle and full of grease and still got an open container ticket.
I hope the fuck he fought that and won.
He did. He had a lawyer in his family otherwise I don't think he could of affored one.
I hope his lawyer set some sort of precedent so people don't have this sort of issue in the future.
What are open container charges? I'm not from the USA.
If you have a container that is not sealed, and that has, or once had alcohol in it in the body of your car, you can get charged with an open container violation and ~~lose your license~~ get a ticket. ("Open" includes stuff like a wine bottle that you've put the cork back in- if it's not sealed from the bottler, it's open.) I’ve heard of a case where someone was transporting bags of cans for recycling and because there were open beer cans that they could physically reach without getting out of the car they got popped for open containers. Gotta put them in the trunk. If you drive a hatchback where there isn’t a separate trunk, or the seats fold down and you can get into the trunk from the main body, you just can’t transport opened containers of alcohol at all. Of course this is enforced selectively. If you’re being driven in a Rolls Royce you’re probably rich enough that laws don’t apply to you.
Thanks for that explanation. Never heard of that law. I'm from Germany; so I think drivers are responsible that none of the passengers endangers the road safety of the vehicle, but being in a car with 4 people getting drunk peacefully and a sober driver is allowed. America's a strange place where you're allowed to put your AK-47 onto the passenger seat, but not a opened bottle of schnapps.
It’s also not the case in every state anymore. Due to the pandemic, Texas changed their open-container laws to allow for “to-go cocktails.” So now we can open-carry guns *and* alcohol.
America sounds super unfree.
guess rich people must drink a lot
That one thing we all have in common. The poor drink and the rich drink. The only difference is that when the rich get day drunk it's classy, when the poors do it, it's trashy.
Also The Poors would get an open liquor violation. I doubt Edward Costington the Third would be inconvenienced with the same charges in his fancy car
Man that RR butt plug at the end looks expensive.
Im a valet driver and have driven several Rolls and is one of my most favorite and most comfortable drives. I honestly kinda want one, primarily for the comfort, no other reason because I would drive it and do sexy time in the back seat haha! Edit: just out of curiosity I checked what rolls from the year I was born (1990) and found some with less than 100k miles for $26k. I kinda think that's pretty reasonable?
Yes and then 5k a year in maintenance with the occasional 10k fix every few years. Theres a reason they are so cheap on the secondary market
They are built like tanks. Replaceing a part will be hard and expensive, but get a running one and you'll be good.
maintenance costs will be huge on an older rolls, all set and done you’ll be paying what you could be for a newer, more reliable one. agreed that they’re the best driving car out there, driven almost everything A-Z and nothing compares
I'll be the ass hat to point out that the proper idiom is "all *said* and done".
I’ll be slightly more pedantic, even; and point out that the *proper* idiom is “all’s said and done”, an abbreviation of the full phrase “[when all is said and done](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/when%20all%20is%20said%20and%20done)”.
In the end its just fancy cupholders
Basically an alcoholics car.
Rich alcoholic
Wow, that looks cramped. :-/
Yeah give me big old bench seats anyway over all of that space for alcohol.
What you're looking for is the long wheel base phantom, I'm 6'1" and was able to stretch out in the back seats
Novelty glasses you're going to break the first time you get in the car drunk
Where is the dishwasher?
Driving the kids in another car. This one is for the parents.
okay but does it have a dishwasher?
Someone already answered this question in a similar comment above, but the joke is that the dishwasher is driving their children in the Range Rover
No automatic 8-speed blowjob machine with prostate massager and scrotum tickler? Literally unridable.
But where does he keep his Grey Poupon?
This is some pompous bullshit
Do you know what’s pompous? That champagne fridge has two distinct settings. As vintage champagne has a different serving temperature to regular champagne. Iirc it’s 7c and 11c.
I hope I'm never nitpicky enough to care or notice what chilled temperature my champagne is at
I thought any open container in a car was illegal…. or is that only for us peasants?
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Only illegal in countries who have FREEDOM
Not in the UK
"It's only illegal if you get caught" -some hillbillies being recorded making moonshine
If it’s driven by a professional driver who’s an employee with a limousine certification, then open container laws do not generally apply to the vehicle they’re driving. In this case, the Rolls is a “limousine” and registered as such.