Are razors like cars?

Are razors like cars?
Famously, B&B member Bosse, turned down a free British Aristocrat #16 a few years ago. His thinking was essentially that British cars are rubbish (please use an appropriate English accent when reading this word!) while German cars are brilliant.

bosseb said:

The British Gillette #16 was the razor I had been offered as a gift 7 years ago, even though that one was not in this nice shape. Only an equally arrogant and ignorant noob would have thought that his only German made razor was enough to shave with! I knew in my heart that that beat up #16 was a better shaver than my Merkur, but I fell for the car analogy (Mercedes vs Austin) when I respectfully turned down the free offer.

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Of course, Bosse eventually saw the error of his ways and picked up (more than) his fair share of gorgeous British Aristocrats. However, his car/razor analogy, which he ultimately dismisses, deserves further discussion.

The British Aristocrats, in my opinion, are a luxury item. So, the cars in this analogy should be luxury cars. For the English, Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls, and Aston Martin all jump to mind. For the Germans, we have Mercedes, BMW, and Audi.
We all know the British luxury razors. Are there any German contenders? I nominate the Rotbart pictured below (next to a British #16). Any other nominations? What about French luxury razors? Would that be Citroen and Peugeot?

I love my Renault.

It depends ... if you want only luxury and comfort, or if you want to have fun too. I say this because I have tried many TTOs ( never a #16 though) and none of them impressed. So I think I prefer performance and having fun, rather than aesthetics only.

How about American cars? You know ... those American muscle cars ...


As a side note, I have the little brother of that Rotbart, with the thinner regular handle ( I know you have one too) and I love it.

As for the French ... I really like my Leresche #44, but my favorite French is the Gardette, hands down:

How could you forget Porsche?

nuclearblast said:

How about American cars? You know ... those American muscle cars ...

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We're talking about luxury cars, not sports cars! Although that one might qualify in both categories ...

nemo said:

How could you forget Porsche?

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We're talking about luxury cars, not sports cars! Has Porsche ever made a decent luxury car?

DrAwkward said:

We're talking about luxury cars, not sports cars! Although that one might qualify in both categories ...


We're talking about luxury cars, not sports cars! Has Porsche ever made a decent luxury car?

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Porsche Panamera

Luxury, schmuxury, most of the time I drive my Dodge Dart-

But if the grandkids are with us, I drive the Station Wagon-

Joe Walsh said it best, "I'm just an ordinary average guy!".

Are razors like cars?

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No they are like hammers!

Where does the Pils razor fit in this discussion.

Maybe Pils = Ducati????

rabidus said:

Porsche Panamera

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A Porsche with four doors!! My eyes, my eyes....

After some pondering I have come to the conclusion that the car analogy is as dead as Sigmund Freud and his cigar.

On the other hand:
Nah, doesn't work either as I can't find anything matching German or French...

I can go with that, always loved those ducks...Pils-Ducati comparison

bosseb said:

A Porsche with four doors!! My eyes, my eyes....

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Exactly! There some things you can't un-see (but wish you could).

DrAwkward said:

Exactly! There some things you can't un-see (but wish you could).

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There is nothing wrong with a 4-door Porsche! Personally I prefer this one:

jovan said:

I can go with that, always loved those ducks...Pils-Ducati comparison

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Ducati is an Italian company that makes bikes. We are looking for luxury cars. Since Pils is German and very heavy, maybe it's like a Mercedes S-Class?

Doesn't make much sense though ... Ducati makes expensive and exuberant bikes ... I can only think of FaTips ...

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nuclearblast said:

There is nothing wrong with a 4-door Porsche! Personally I prefer this one:

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OK, so what is the DE equivalent of that luxury car? Where are the German luxury razors?

DrAwkward said:

OK, so what is the DE equivalent of that luxury car? Where are the German luxury razors?

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IDK ... modern I would say PILS ... Vintage, perhaps not so luxurious but certainly classy, the Emir :

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/327309-My-1st-Emir-set?highlight=emir+razors

Probably there is even classier than this set ... i think I saw Jake posting a couple of others.

The Germans might know how to make luxury cars, but I'm not impressed with the entries I have seen so far in the luxury razor category.
The French, on the other hand, have not made many luxury cars that can hold a candle to a Mercedes or Jaguar, but they do have Leresche, Kirby, and Le Coq razors.
The Leresche #51, all by itself, establishes France as a major player in the luxury razor market. (the razor pictured below is not mine)