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London / Getting Our Tourist On Pt. 3

November 15, 2013 by Jonathan Chow in London

Closing up on our day as London tourists, we went over towards Green Park, Dover Street specifically. As one can imagine, being located just behind Regent Street and Savile Row means it's still a pretty posh area and is full of several high end flagships. 

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Of course, with high end shops come high end cars too! This Infinit FX is in fact the limited Vettel edition. Of course, not everyone in the car community was impressed by it, and the staggering price tag of £100k ($160,000!!) certainly didn't help. Is it really worth $60k more than a new Range Rover that's more powerful, more capable, has more features, and holds higher "brand prestige"? Good thing it was limited to just 200 examples...

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I'm a big fan of the Sebastian who races for RedBull, just not this one.

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Gettin' that Quattro love set in early.

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Finally! The first proper classic car I've shot while in the city. I mean, who wouldn't want to take a pic of an XKE? It's just one of those cars everyone can agree on being so pretty. Even Ferrari's proud and egotistical founder Enzo Ferrari was a fan of the Jag, quoted famously by calling it "The most beautiful car ever made". 

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I would have shot more pics of it and done a spotlight on it if the rather grouchy-looking owner wasn't sitting in it glaring at me. Be happy man! You have a great car!

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BMW's Grand Coupes seem to be a hit over here. I see more of the 4 door variants than the traditional 2 door coupes. Personally, I'd take any version. I'm a big fan of this gen 6er. 

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Ok, last car pic. Never cared much about 80s/90s Bentleys (Sorry Jay-Z) but then again I rarely spot them in perfect condition like this. Knowing you can pic one up used for around $20k back home, it's something one can consider for having a timeless luxury car. Gotta be in a dark color though, bright colors make it look a little cheesy IMO. 

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AKIRA!!!!  The front pillars of Dover Street Market, which was an interesting boutique to say the least. Unfortunately they were pretty strict with the photography inside, so no pics of that. Afterwards we headed to Regent Street to visit one more shop for Michelle's class project. 

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It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...

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Michelle with a few of her classmates.

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November 15, 2013 /Jonathan Chow
Porsche, Jaguar, XKE, Roadster, BMW, Gran Coupe, Bentley, Regent Street, London
London
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London / Holland Park Pt 1

November 04, 2013 by Jonathan Chow in London

Once again we find ourselves in west London, this time heading towards Holland Park. I normally don't like the 1 series (1 M Coupe being an exception, of course) since I'm not big on the styling, but in this dark grey, I gotta admit it looks pretty good.

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Our first American store! Unfortunately, it didn't have much and whatever it did have was either too overpriced or available in other stores. The best place to buy American food is still Chinese grocery stores.

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Great cafes and bakeries everywhere you go.

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Like Michelle's new haircut? She loves it!

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Some nice cars over here, like this RS5.

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And some really, really nice cars. Black Bentleys in autumn…

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The wheels have seen better days though.  All those leaves must be hiding some nasty curbs, er, I mean "kerbs". 

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The park had a pretty fancy entrance.

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Did I mention I miss nature? Because I really miss nature.

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I will definitely be coming back here again. 

November 04, 2013 /Jonathan Chow
Holland Park, Bentley, Audi RS5, Park, Nature, Trees, London
London
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