Ngiqala ngokuchaza ukuthi iMaybach akulona nje olunye uhlobo lomkhiqizo, iMaybach ingumlandeli omkhulu wokunethezeka kwamaJalimane: ikhiqiza izimoto zikanokusho ezingathengwa ngemali.
Ukuya ngqo enhliziyweni yendaba, ukuze uthole iMaybach "eshibhile" futhi "enamandla" okungenani (iMaybach 57) udinga kuphela ama-euro angama-450,000. Uyathanda? Cha? Inkinga yinani? Khona-ke siphinde sibe ne-62S, inkosi yomkhiqizo, ngesamba esincane sama-euro ayizinkulungwane ezingu-600. Mayelana nani? Ini? Ungathanda ukuthenga indlu ngale mali? Ngakho ake ngikukholise. Ngesikhathi ngivakashele eGermany, ngijabulele ukushayela nokushayelwa iMaybach 57S, encane futhi enamandla amakhulu, enobude obungamamitha angu-5.7, injini engu-V12 enamandla angu-620 hp ne-torque engu-1000 Nm. Yebo ngiyazi, kuwunya nje!
Ngaphakathi kufakwe isikhumba esiseqophelweni eliphezulu esi-beige, izikhumba eziphuma ezinkomeni ezidla ezindaweni ezingenacingo oluhlabayo noma omiyane, okungukuthi izinkomo ezinesikhumba esingenasici. Ngemuva, izihlalo ezimbili ezilalelwayo ezinezindawo zokuphumula, ezifudumalayo nezinamasaji - indawo ekahle yokuphatha izwe ngokuzolile - futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ungaphucwa izingoma ezimnandi ezivela ohlelweni lomsindo lwe-BOSE. Le Maybach 57S nayo inesikrini kumuntu ngamunye, ucingo nesiqandisi, okwathi ekuqaleni kohambo kwakukhona amabhodlela amabili e-champagne anezibuko ezimbili nemitshingo emibili, konke okwesiliva.
Uhambo lwaqala ukundiza, ngazizwa ngisekhaya, kwakungekho msindo we-parasitic, ngisho naku-260 km/h autobahn, ebonakala sengathi imile. Kwakungokubheka efasiteleni noma ngesilinganiso sokucindezela esisophahleni lapho esazi khona ukuthi kwakungaphephile ukuvula umnyango. Amandla le moto esisinika wona anonya, anonya kangangokuthi ngesikhathi nginikezwa ukhiye, intengo kaphethiloli yehla (kodwa engqondweni yami kuphela). Lokhu akuwona wonke umuntu, kodwa uma une-Maybach epakwe egalaji, phinda lesi senzo ngokuphindaphindiwe, uzobona ukuthi siyasebenza...
I-Ignition key kanye ne-V12 idling, ngiqala ukucela onkulunkulu ukuthi bangivikele ngisho nokuklwebheka umsebenzi wokupenda wesigidi. Ngizwa izwi lesiJalimane elipholile lingiyalela ukuthi ngihambe. Futhi ngiholwa i-GPS yami yomuntu emgwaqeni omazombezombe ngaphandle kwaseFrankfurt, indawo ekahle yokuhlola amandla ethangi, cishe amathani angu-3 okunethezeka okumsulwa nokusebenza.
Uma ummpintsha emakhoneni aqine kakhulu, ama-driver aid awenza umsebenzi wawo, agcine enganyakazi kanye ne-champagne ezingilazini. Awuboni kukhona okungahambi kahle emgwaqeni, i-suspension iyamangalisa, ubuchwepheshe obumangalisayo. Kodwa-ke, uma uyisa ezindaweni ezingafanele - njengamasimu amazambane - ungase ugule emgogodleni wakho. Futhi uthandazela ukuthi umnikazi wensimu angabikho.
Sengiphetha, ubani odinga indlu uma unabo bonke lobu bukhazikhazi bemoto? Kodwa ngikweluleka ukuthi ube nemali ekahle yokusebenza, ngoba lo mfana uphuza amalitha angama-21 ngebanga elingu-100 km. Inhle futhi idakwe kakhulu… Le moto inamandla, iyaqonda futhi igcwele izici. Noma ngabe isikhulu noma isithandwa sokushayela, ayikho indlela yokungayithandi.
Ingabe uqinisekile futhi unentshisekelo? Ngakho-ke uyazi ukuthi uphuze kakhulu… Awusakwazi ukuthenga noma iyiphi iMaybach, ngoba ngeshwa, iMercedes yalahlekelwa yimali kuMaybach ngenxa yokungadayisi kahle, kwathi ngoJuni yayeka ukukhiqiza. Ake sibhekane nakho, azikho futhi izigidigidi eziningi ezifuna ukuhlala emotweni.
