Othile owazicabangela kakhulu wathatha i-Rolls Royce Phantom Series II yezicukuthwane futhi wavusa ngayo isitayela sakhe "sendawo yonke".
I-Rolls Royce, okungenzeka ukuthi iyibhrendi “eyizicukuthwane” kakhulu futhi ehlonishwayo embonini yezimoto. Ngingalokotha ngisho ngaphandle kokudelela ezinye izinhlobo, ukuthi ukube bekukhona imoto emhlabeni enegazi eliluhlaza, ngabe iRolls Royce. Ngoba kuwuphawu oluhlale lubonakala ngokuhlukanisa, ikhwalithi, ukucwengwa nokuqonda. Ukuqonda okukhulu kangangokuthi namagama ngokwawo abhekisela ezipokini: Silver Ghost, Phantom, Wraith, njll.
Futhi njenganoma yimuphi umndeni wasebukhosini ozihloniphayo, kukhona amahlazo emndenini wakwaRolls Royce. Akekho ongagonyiwe emahlazweni, ngisho noRolls Royce. Eyakamuva kakhulu ibandakanya iRolls Royce Phantom Series II esesimweni esingesihle semoto yomndeni ekahle. Kule vidiyo engezansi ungabona yona leyo «Bastard Rolls» ikhukhuleka, ivutha futhi ijabule njengokungathi uyimoto yaseMelika engcolile enenjini ye-V8. Bona futhi ushaqeke:
Eqinisweni, umuntu ngamunye kumelwe abe yilokho akuqondayo. Futhi yini evimbela imoto eyi-V12 ene-6750cc, isisindo esingaphezu kwamathani angu-2.5 kanye nengaphakathi eligcwele izinto eziwubukhazikhazi ekubeni imoto ye-rally? Lutho neze. Njengoba sesishilo lapha, akukho mingcele yokuzijabulisa kwezimoto. Ngenhlanhla kubonakala sengathi umnikazi ocebile wale «bastard» ucabanga okufanayo ngathi. Ifanele “ukuthanda” akunjalo?
Umbhalo: Guilherme Ferreira da Costa