Here's What a $300,000 Rolls-Royce Was Like... in 1996

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This 1996 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur cost the equivalent of $300,000... in 1996. So what did that money buy you 20 years ago? I took a closer look to find out.

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[dreammfyre]

"Push it once and it turns on, push it again and it turns off." Thanks for letting us know how to operate a switch, Doug.

[tonyoliver]

Doug demuro just devalued that Rolls Royce carpeting by 50%

[Markworth]

Oil level indicator is pretty posh in 2017, let alone 1996.

[Juan-rimx]

Doug the type of guy to read his kids the owners manual for bedtime

[bazthehandyman]

Yes ..press a switch and it turns on...press again and it turns off....absolutely unbelievable.

[aydynx]

Apparently everything is his favorite part about this car.

[dustey_]

imagine ur in class and u whip out a roll royce pen just to flex

[lukec.]

6:55 Doug that’s actually for coke, not work

[octaviussludberry]

Back in the 1950s, Rolls Royce/Bentley had mobile detailing units which travelled round Britain. The idea was if they spotted a Roller or Bemtley which wasn't in tip-top condition, they would sort it out, for nothing, in order to maintain their prestige.

[MrRandomcommentguy]

As Jeremy Clarkson said about James May's Rolls-Royce "Hand-built is just another way of saying the door's going to fall off."

[divanosoba]

I m fucking sold. This car is so great, i m ready to get in debt just to buy it, then total bankrupcy for the maintenance

[oliwerjohansson]

0:57 the amount of times he put his hand on the trunk and crossed his legs and then decided not to😂😂

[neuralyser]

I was a London chauffeur in private service for the same chap all through the 1990s and drove this model as well as a Bentley Mulsanne and latterly an Azure. In 1993 I persuaded my employer to cough up for the RR driver's school mentioned, it was based at the factory in Crewe and was a 5 day course costing £1200, a lot of money back then but very much worth it. Being a chauffeur was like any other job with good days and bad, I once worked for 20 straight hours, had 3 hours sleep and was then on the go for a further 18 hours, had a straight month without a single day off etc. But I also used to have all expenses paid trips around Europe delivering the car to various places in which he had decided to holiday. Some great experiences

[keith]

When people started driving Rolls Royces wearing jeans, that my friends was the end of the British empire.

[Lionn]

8:50 imagine going into an rr service center and saying "hello, my rolls royce badge trunk key lock magnet has become weak, i want a new one"

[onekidneystan]

If only there was a column where I could read more about this car

[admonix]

*TEN MINS INTO NETFLIX&CHILL AND HE GIVES U THIS LOOK* 6:43

[sumeetgawai]

Doug when introducing his girlfriend to his friends.
Doug: This, is my girlfriend. I'll walk you through its quirks and features and then I'm gonna give it a Doug score.

[ChazHarding]

"My worries are gone" - immediately followed by an ominous "until something breaks!"

[L-APEX]

Those fold out tray tables weren't just for doing paper work Doug.. lol