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| A LONG STRETCH: Top from left Ryan Bunting, Terry Morris and Peter Bunting next to their limo coach. Above the luxurious interior. |
IT IS the ultimate party bus for a stag do, hen night, school prom or other event.
The Volkswagen limousine coach is the first in the UK to seat 16 people and features a bar, fridge and 42in plasma TV screen. With tinted windows and more than 2,500 light permutations it is like having your own private mobile nightclub.
The vehicle is the brainchild of Hampshire-based firm Limo One. Ryan Bunting, from Southampton, is one of four directors of the company.
He said: "We've had a great response so far. It's got a unique full perimeter body kit with extreme built-in exterior and interior lighting and at night it looks like no other limo."
The limousine coach is the first to receive a Certificate of Initial Fitness from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency to seat 16 people legally. This initial model has already been sold to an operator in Northern Ireland but the firm plans to make more to order for the basic price of £86,500.
6:34am Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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CommentPosted by: jebus, greenchester on 7:20am Wed 3 Sep 08
This will have the climate hippies choking on their muesli.
I want one.
This will have the climate hippies choking on their muesli.
I want one.
Posted by: Taste Police on 7:28am Wed 3 Sep 08
To me it just looks like another tacky chav waggon for ferrying the drunks and slappers around the nightspots of our fair city.
But may be I'm just a miserable old s.d
To me it just looks like another tacky chav waggon for ferrying the drunks and slappers around the nightspots of our fair city.
But may be I'm just a miserable old s.d
Posted by: Casual, Outside the ground on 8:54am Wed 3 Sep 08
Was the inside designed by Mikey from Big Brother?
Was the inside designed by Mikey from Big Brother?
Posted by: hulla, baloo on 8:56am Wed 3 Sep 08
Just another mini bus with some added extras.
Just another mini bus with some added extras.
Posted by: Simon, Southampton on 9:18am Wed 3 Sep 08
Well At least it will require a PCV licence to drive which should mean more control. The current long limo ones should not have more than 8 passengers if the driver is to use a normal car licence!
Well At least it will require a PCV licence to drive which should mean more control. The current long limo ones should not have more than 8 passengers if the driver is to use a normal car licence!
Posted by: ossiesaint, at the bar on 9:27am Wed 3 Sep 08
New Saints team coach?
Posted by: the vengeful cabbage on 9:30am Wed 3 Sep 08
Looking at the interior whilst sober is bad enough i think half cut it will just be a hurl inducing nightmare.
Looking at the interior whilst sober is bad enough i think half cut it will just be a hurl inducing nightmare.
Posted by: gorf, soton on 10:07am Wed 3 Sep 08
how do i book one
Posted by: Christoff on 10:21am Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]Taste Police[/bold] wrote:
To me it just looks like another tacky chav waggon for ferrying the drunks and slappers around the nightspots of our fair city. But may be I'm just a miserable old s.d[/quote] no, you are right...it is a chav wagon.
The inside would make me puke
Taste Police wrote:
To me it just looks like another tacky chav waggon for ferrying the drunks and slappers around the nightspots of our fair city. But may be I'm just a miserable old s.d
no, you are right...it is a chav wagon.
The inside would make me puke
Posted by: Know it all, Southampton on 1:52pm Wed 3 Sep 08
Tacky Chav mobile, you have to be living in a tower blocks or Thornhill to hire one, when it goes past we can all point and shout, "Chavs."
Tacky Chav mobile, you have to be living in a tower blocks or Thornhill to hire one, when it goes past we can all point and shout, "Chavs."
Posted by: Mad Max, The Prairies on 2:11pm Wed 3 Sep 08
Good luck to Pete, Ryan & Terry with the new limo, I know Pete has been pushing for pcv licences for drivers and proper operator licences for years...
Good luck to Pete, Ryan & Terry with the new limo, I know Pete has been pushing for pcv licences for drivers and proper operator licences for years...
Posted by: Bailey, Soton on 2:15pm Wed 3 Sep 08
Why can't you just look at it for what it is, a giggle.
I bet that if it was hired by any of your mates for a night out you'd ride in it!!
Why can't you just look at it for what it is, a giggle.
I bet that if it was hired by any of your mates for a night out you'd ride in it!!
Posted by: if you sleep with dogs you get fleas, southampton on 2:16pm Wed 3 Sep 08
Limos are tacky - unless they are black and kept in Las Vegas.
Having some knowledge, much to my regret and bad fortune, of the Limo business I found most of the people unsavoury - especially a character from East Sussex.
Limos are tacky - unless they are black and kept in Las Vegas.
Having some knowledge, much to my regret and bad fortune, of the Limo business I found most of the people unsavoury - especially a character from East Sussex.
Posted by: Christoff on 2:39pm Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]Bailey[/bold] wrote:
Why can't you just look at it for what it is, a giggle. I bet that if it was hired by any of your mates for a night out you'd ride in it!! [/quote] We are, it's a chav mobile.
Of course if a mate hired it out I would ride in it, to refuse would be rude and ungreatful. I would just be glad for the tinted windows!
I would never hire one myself though.
It always make me laugh when you see people trying to look into a limo that drives past as if it is going to be carrying someone famous...no, just a load of dinlos on a night out
Bailey wrote:
Why can't you just look at it for what it is, a giggle. I bet that if it was hired by any of your mates for a night out you'd ride in it!!
We are, it's a chav mobile.
Of course if a mate hired it out I would ride in it, to refuse would be rude and ungreatful. I would just be glad for the tinted windows!
I would never hire one myself though.
It always make me laugh when you see people trying to look into a limo that drives past as if it is going to be carrying someone famous...no, just a load of dinlos on a night out
Posted by: Pootle, Romsey on 2:50pm Wed 3 Sep 08
I dont want to sound like an old bottom burp but I thought sideways seats were banned from minibuses years ago. I doesnt appear to have seatbelts either. Just what you need when the driver is distracted by a mirror full of 16 drunk minskirts.
Ho hum.
I dont want to sound like an old bottom burp but I thought sideways seats were banned from minibuses years ago. I doesnt appear to have seatbelts either. Just what you need when the driver is distracted by a mirror full of 16 drunk minskirts.
Ho hum.
Posted by: King Mush, Woolston on 3:44pm Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]if you sleep with dogs you get fleas[/bold] wrote:
Limos are tacky - unless they are black and kept in Las Vegas. Having some knowledge, much to my regret and bad fortune, of the Limo business I found most of the people unsavoury - especially a character from East Sussex. [/quote] lol
Seems like a bad personal experience has prejudiced your general thoughts?
The limo trade has been tighened up in recent years and most companies seem to run things right.
Mind you - I do notice that many drivers seem to be rather intimidating and I wonder if this is because they need their other 'talents' as doormen aka bouncers etc?
If you are ferrying a bunh of drugged up boozeheads then maybe things can turn nasty?
I know of many stories where the poor driver has to clean up the puke and other unsavoury items after disgorging the latest bunch of idiots onto a High St bar area.
Add trying to get the whole daft bunch into the limo again as the chavs are scattered across several bars and gutters or just having a punch-up at the burger bars.
if you sleep with dogs you get fleas wrote:
Limos are tacky - unless they are black and kept in Las Vegas. Having some knowledge, much to my regret and bad fortune, of the Limo business I found most of the people unsavoury - especially a character from East Sussex.
lol
Seems like a bad personal experience has prejudiced your general thoughts?
The limo trade has been tighened up in recent years and most companies seem to run things right.
Mind you - I do notice that many drivers seem to be rather intimidating and I wonder if this is because they need their other 'talents' as doormen aka bouncers etc?
If you are ferrying a bunh of drugged up boozeheads then maybe things can turn nasty?
I know of many stories where the poor driver has to clean up the puke and other unsavoury items after disgorging the latest bunch of idiots onto a High St bar area.
Add trying to get the whole daft bunch into the limo again as the chavs are scattered across several bars and gutters or just having a punch-up at the burger bars.
Posted by: Reggie Kray on 4:41pm Wed 3 Sep 08
Nice of the Daily Echo to give coverage to two well known thugs in southamptons gangster fraternity. Maybe whoever did this article should head of to old bill and get these two dicks crime sheets.
Nice of the Daily Echo to give coverage to two well known thugs in southamptons gangster fraternity. Maybe whoever did this article should head of to old bill and get these two dicks crime sheets.
Posted by: Mad Max, The Prairies on 5:11pm Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]Reggie Kray[/bold] wrote:
Nice of the Daily Echo to give coverage to two well known thugs in southamptons gangster fraternity. Maybe whoever did this article should head of to old bill and get these two dicks crime sheets. [/quote] Easy Reggie, I use to work for Pete and I won't have anything bad said against the family.... or I'll send the boys round...
Reggie Kray wrote:
Nice of the Daily Echo to give coverage to two well known thugs in southamptons gangster fraternity. Maybe whoever did this article should head of to old bill and get these two dicks crime sheets.
Easy Reggie, I use to work for Pete and I won't have anything bad said against the family.... or I'll send the boys round...
Posted by: Mad Max, The Prairies on 5:17pm Wed 3 Sep 08
but seriously, the Bunting family help me and my family when we were in need... as they do with a lot of people.... so I say good luck to them in all ventures...
but seriously, the Bunting family help me and my family when we were in need... as they do with a lot of people.... so I say good luck to them in all ventures...
Posted by: George2000, Southampton on 5:42pm Wed 3 Sep 08
Call me ‘open minded’, but having some chav-tastic fun is what hiring a Limo is all about surely!? If you're missus, kid sister or best mate hired one I'm sure most would all partake in a touch of harmless fun in the back of it, and don’t say you wouldn’t, because no-one believes you!
King Mush is right, regulations have tightened up, and if you ask me, this idea is the future of the Limo trade. Before you disagree, check out the facts, many of today’s Limos are in fact breaking the law, and the vast spec this one has to offer will provide a legal alternative for those who have to earn a crust in this business. At the end of the day, if there’s sufficient demand for these things, who wouldn’t use their loaf and innovate a great new concept.
Hash words Reggie Kray, has someone been watching too many Guy Ritchie films? Over the years I’ve done a lot of business with this firm, and always found them to be honest, efficient, compliant, and believe me they seriously know their stuff when it comes to the motor trade.
Call me ‘open minded’, but having some chav-tastic fun is what hiring a Limo is all about surely!? If you're missus, kid sister or best mate hired one I'm sure most would all partake in a touch of harmless fun in the back of it, and don’t say you wouldn’t, because no-one believes you!
King Mush is right, regulations have tightened up, and if you ask me, this idea is the future of the Limo trade. Before you disagree, check out the facts, many of today’s Limos are in fact breaking the law, and the vast spec this one has to offer will provide a legal alternative for those who have to earn a crust in this business. At the end of the day, if there’s sufficient demand for these things, who wouldn’t use their loaf and innovate a great new concept.
Hash words Reggie Kray, has someone been watching too many Guy Ritchie films? Over the years I’ve done a lot of business with this firm, and always found them to be honest, efficient, compliant, and believe me they seriously know their stuff when it comes to the motor trade.
Posted by: joe, brighton on 6:00pm Wed 3 Sep 08
this is what the limo trade as been looking for. actually i work for an events management firm and we could do with this company on our books. bright and brash it may be, but with a waiting list they must be onto something...
this is what the limo trade as been looking for. actually i work for an events management firm and we could do with this company on our books. bright and brash it may be, but with a waiting list they must be onto something...
Posted by: paul b on 6:53pm Wed 3 Sep 08
Scum driving scum about, great
Scum driving scum about, great
Posted by: lowrider, pimptown on 7:15pm Wed 3 Sep 08
Not exactly news this is it, nice bit of free advertising for them there, though. Wonder what The Echo reporters are getting out of it in lieu of the fee to the advertising dept?
Not exactly news this is it, nice bit of free advertising for them there, though. Wonder what The Echo reporters are getting out of it in lieu of the fee to the advertising dept?
Posted by: Mad Max, The Prairies on 7:47pm Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
Scum driving scum about, great[/quote] you don't know the drivers or the owners... yes they might end up driving scum from time to time, but it doesn't mean the drivers are scum!!!
paul b wrote:
Scum driving scum about, great
you don't know the drivers or the owners... yes they might end up driving scum from time to time, but it doesn't mean the drivers are scum!!!
Posted by: Mad Max, The Prairies on 8:38pm Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]lowrider[/bold] wrote:
Not exactly news this is it, nice bit of free advertising for them there, though. Wonder what The Echo reporters are getting out of it in lieu of the fee to the advertising dept?[/quote] not the only company to get free advertising from the Echo... Gordon "f-ing" Ramsey farted near a restaurant in Romsey and it was headline news...
the Echo regularly gives local companies free adverts... i.e. Gary Glitter was looking at cars in Peter Nash... with the company name coming up numerous times...
lowrider wrote:
Not exactly news this is it, nice bit of free advertising for them there, though. Wonder what The Echo reporters are getting out of it in lieu of the fee to the advertising dept?
not the only company to get free advertising from the Echo... Gordon "f-ing" Ramsey farted near a restaurant in Romsey and it was headline news...
the Echo regularly gives local companies free adverts... i.e. Gary Glitter was looking at cars in Peter Nash... with the company name coming up numerous times...
Posted by: Denzil, Chilworth on 9:14pm Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]Mad Max[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]lowrider[/bold] wrote: Not exactly news this is it, nice bit of free advertising for them there, though. Wonder what The Echo reporters are getting out of it in lieu of the fee to the advertising dept?[/quote] not the only company to get free advertising from the Echo... Gordon "f-ing" Ramsey farted near a restaurant in Romsey and it was headline news... the Echo regularly gives local companies free adverts... i.e. Gary Glitter was looking at cars in Peter Nash... with the company name coming up numerous times...[/quote] Did he bum you inn jail and you enjoyed it. It's just you seem overly protective so I'm guessing it wasn't forced sex. Sex is involved though, you protect to much.
Mad Max wrote:
lowrider wrote: Not exactly news this is it, nice bit of free advertising for them there, though. Wonder what The Echo reporters are getting out of it in lieu of the fee to the advertising dept?
not the only company to get free advertising from the Echo... Gordon "f-ing" Ramsey farted near a restaurant in Romsey and it was headline news... the Echo regularly gives local companies free adverts... i.e. Gary Glitter was looking at cars in Peter Nash... with the company name coming up numerous times...
Did he bum you inn jail and you enjoyed it. It's just you seem overly protective so I'm guessing it wasn't forced sex. Sex is involved though, you protect to much.
Posted by: Mad Max, The Prairies on 9:41pm Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]Denzil[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Mad Max[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]lowrider[/bold] wrote: Not exactly news this is it, nice bit of free advertising for them there, though. Wonder what The Echo reporters are getting out of it in lieu of the fee to the advertising dept?[/quote] not the only company to get free advertising from the Echo... Gordon "f-ing" Ramsey farted near a restaurant in Romsey and it was headline news... the Echo regularly gives local companies free adverts... i.e. Gary Glitter was looking at cars in Peter Nash... with the company name coming up numerous times...[/quote] Did he bum you inn jail and you enjoyed it. It's just you seem overly protective so I'm guessing it wasn't forced sex. Sex is involved though, you protect to much.[/quote] Not at all thank you, if you noticed in an earlier thread, Pete and his family were good to me and my family when we fell on really hard times... so as you appear to be a friendless gimp, you wouldn't understand about sticking up for your mates...
Denzil wrote:
Mad Max wrote: lowrider wrote: Not exactly news this is it, nice bit of free advertising for them there, though. Wonder what The Echo reporters are getting out of it in lieu of the fee to the advertising dept?
not the only company to get free advertising from the Echo... Gordon "f-ing" Ramsey farted near a restaurant in Romsey and it was headline news... the Echo regularly gives local companies free adverts... i.e. Gary Glitter was looking at cars in Peter Nash... with the company name coming up numerous times...
Did he bum you inn jail and you enjoyed it. It's just you seem overly protective so I'm guessing it wasn't forced sex. Sex is involved though, you protect to much.
Not at all thank you, if you noticed in an earlier thread, Pete and his family were good to me and my family when we fell on really hard times... so as you appear to be a friendless gimp, you wouldn't understand about sticking up for your mates...
Posted by: paul b on 10:35pm Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]Mad Max[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
Scum driving scum about, great[/quote] you don't know the drivers or the owners... yes they might end up driving scum from time to time, but it doesn't mean the drivers are scum!!![/quote] How do you know who i know
Mad Max wrote:
paul b wrote:
Scum driving scum about, great
you don't know the drivers or the owners... yes they might end up driving scum from time to time, but it doesn't mean the drivers are scum!!!
How do you know who i know
Posted by: Mad Max, The Prairies on 10:38pm Wed 3 Sep 08
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Mad Max[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote: Scum driving scum about, great[/quote] you don't know the drivers or the owners... yes they might end up driving scum from time to time, but it doesn't mean the drivers are scum!!![/quote] How do you know who i know[/quote] Just guessing, because if you knew a lot of the drivers, you would know they are hard working people, i will not deny that you get the rent a thug driving limos, but they are out numbered by the decent chaps and chapesses who put up with an incredible amount of c**p from some very drunk people...
paul b wrote:
Mad Max wrote: paul b wrote: Scum driving scum about, great
you don't know the drivers or the owners... yes they might end up driving scum from time to time, but it doesn't mean the drivers are scum!!!
How do you know who i know
Just guessing, because if you knew a lot of the drivers, you would know they are hard working people, i will not deny that you get the rent a thug driving limos, but they are out numbered by the decent chaps and chapesses who put up with an incredible amount of c**p from some very drunk people...
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