Looking to buy a used Mulsanne
Discussion
Hello everyone, I've been looking at buying a used Bentley for a while now. I'm torn between an early Mulsanne or a slightly newer v8 continental GT coupe and would love some advice from any owners out there!
Reasons behind my dilemma:
I want the Bentley for comfort and luxury, mostly short weekends away and the occasional need for 4 seats. Handling and speed isn't really a priority for me. Comfort and ease of driving is though.
I know it's not going to be cheap to run, but servicing/economy is a factor for me.
I wondered if the size of the Mulsanne made day-day driving a difficulty, for example reversing out a drive and parking in supermarkets/multi-storey etc?
Also is there much a difference in real life fuel economy and servicing between the 2? Are the seats in the back of the GT ok for a 2-3 hour trip for 2 adults or is that a definite no go?
I love the look of both cars and it looks like reasonable examples of both can be had for around 100-110k mark. I would appreciate any advice/thoughts from you guys, especially anyone who has experience of both models.
Cheers
Reasons behind my dilemma:
I want the Bentley for comfort and luxury, mostly short weekends away and the occasional need for 4 seats. Handling and speed isn't really a priority for me. Comfort and ease of driving is though.
I know it's not going to be cheap to run, but servicing/economy is a factor for me.
I wondered if the size of the Mulsanne made day-day driving a difficulty, for example reversing out a drive and parking in supermarkets/multi-storey etc?
Also is there much a difference in real life fuel economy and servicing between the 2? Are the seats in the back of the GT ok for a 2-3 hour trip for 2 adults or is that a definite no go?
I love the look of both cars and it looks like reasonable examples of both can be had for around 100-110k mark. I would appreciate any advice/thoughts from you guys, especially anyone who has experience of both models.
Cheers
Thanks for the info. Is yours the v8 or w12?
I really do love the Mulsanne, I feel it's such a lot of car for the money right now. Just a shame about the gargantuan size!
Good news about the back seats in the GT, obviously much better than the ones in a California.
I'm going to pop to the local dealer in edinburgh and hopefully get a comparison of both models side by side.
I really do love the Mulsanne, I feel it's such a lot of car for the money right now. Just a shame about the gargantuan size!
Good news about the back seats in the GT, obviously much better than the ones in a California.
I'm going to pop to the local dealer in edinburgh and hopefully get a comparison of both models side by side.
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