RE: Bentley Flying Spur | PH Used Buying Guide

[NGK210]

Blackpuddin said:

If it's not mentioned, I take that to mean there are no reported problems with it on the Bentley. It might become a tad boring if the story went through each and every component telling you that one's OK, that one's OK, that one's OK etc.

A “tad boring”?
It’s a used buying guide, so knowing if a component is shared with other VAGs and likely to fail repeatedly might be useful, for anyone actually considering buying, albeit not so much for widow-lickers and blinkered fanboys.

[ducnick]

NGK210 said:

How / why? Please stop making this type of statement, week after week, with neither clarification nor examples.

Last week’s VAG, Audi RS6, suffers recurring failure of its 48v starter generator / mild hybrid thingy. Anyone know if the Spur’s similar system relies on the same / shared component?

Edited by NGK210 on Sunday 5th May 10:54

Have the starter generators begun failing on v8 Audis now too? The one use on the v6 is very prone to failure. I was under the impression that the v8’s used a different component.

[Louis Balfour]

Nish Gnackers said:

I don't like the Cullinan at all.

My point being that neither marque has the monopoly on vulgarity or elegance.

You can also spec both marques to achieve very different results. The Cullinan can look not totally awful. I've yet to see a good looking Bentayga though.

[biggbn]

Louis Balfour said:

You can also spec both marques to achieve very different results. The Cullinan can look not totally awful. I've yet to see a good looking Bentayga though.

I feel exactly the opposite way!

[Skaben]

Every angle on this looks good... Except the rear. It looks a bit bland compared to the aggressive front and purposeful side angles.

[Blackpuddin]

NGK210 said:

Blackpuddin said:

If it's not mentioned, I take that to mean there are no reported problems with it on the Bentley. It might become a tad boring if the story went through each and every component telling you that one's OK, that one's OK, that one's OK etc.

A “tad boring”?
It’s a used buying guide, so knowing if a component is shared with other VAGs and likely to fail repeatedly might be useful, for anyone actually considering buying, albeit not so much for widow-lickers and blinkered fanboys.

I think I would want blinkers if I was licking a widow.

[Louis Balfour]

biggbn said:

Louis Balfour said:

You can also spec both marques to achieve very different results. The Cullinan can look not totally awful. I've yet to see a good looking Bentayga though.

I feel exactly the opposite way!

To be fair, they are both automotive munters.

[Blackpuddin]

Louis Balfour said:

biggbn said:

Louis Balfour said:

You can also spec both marques to achieve very different results. The Cullinan can look not totally awful. I've yet to see a good looking Bentayga though.

I feel exactly the opposite way!

To be fair, they are both automotive munters.

Funny isn't it, I didn't like the Bentayga or the Cullinan when they came out but they've both grown on me since.

[NGK210]

Blackpuddin said:

I think I would want blinkers if I was licking a widow.

Thus enabling more focus on the window. Admirable dedication.

[Hifiman2007]

"Problems are few" they listed quite a few known problems in the review alone which isn't acceptable on a car at this price point.

[Blackpuddin]

NGK210 said:

Blackpuddin said:

I think I would want blinkers if I was licking a widow.

Thus enabling more focus on the window. Admirable dedication.

I aim to please.

[Louis Balfour]

Blackpuddin said:

Louis Balfour said:

biggbn said:

Louis Balfour said:

You can also spec both marques to achieve very different results. The Cullinan can look not totally awful. I've yet to see a good looking Bentayga though.

I feel exactly the opposite way!

To be fair, they are both automotive munters.

Funny isn't it, I didn't like the Bentayga or the Cullinan when they came out but they've both grown on me since.

Like warts?

I saw a Cull in Mayfair a while ago finished in sand. It didn't look awful. In fact quite classy. But the colours and specs chosen by your drug dealers done good are typically horrific. Extra points for orange highlights on the interior.

[Blackpuddin]

Louis Balfour said:

Blackpuddin said:

Louis Balfour said:

biggbn said:

Louis Balfour said:

You can also spec both marques to achieve very different results. The Cullinan can look not totally awful. I've yet to see a good looking Bentayga though.

I feel exactly the opposite way!

To be fair, they are both automotive munters.

Funny isn't it, I didn't like the Bentayga or the Cullinan when they came out but they've both grown on me since.

Like warts?

I saw a Cull in Mayfair a while ago finished in sand. It didn't look awful. In fact quite classy. But the colours and specs chosen by your drug dealers done good are typically horrific. Extra points for orange highlights on the interior.

Sure. Hard to know what a 'classy' paint would be for one of those. Dark colours just make it look like a taxi. The vast majority of the used ones are either black, dark grey or white.

Edited by Blackpuddin on Monday 6th May 18:31

[BunkMoreland]

Louis Balfour said:

You can also spec both marques to achieve very different results. The Cullinan can look not totally awful. I've yet to see a good looking Bentayga though.

Spec and colour is SO important!

Betayga is probably my prefrence. Mulliner S Touring spec in a nice colour (ie not black or grey)



Bentley toyed with the idea of a coupe apparently. That looks great!




Cullinan looks OK in dark blue



I'll take my Flying Spur in blue as well please

Edited by BunkMoreland on Monday 6th May 21:45

[Louis Balfour]

BunkMoreland said:

Louis Balfour said:

You can also spec both marques to achieve very different results. The Cullinan can look not totally awful. I've yet to see a good looking Bentayga though.

Spec and colour is SO important!

Betayga is probably my prefrence. Mulliner S Touring spec in a nice colour (ie not black or grey)



Bentley toyed with the idea of a coupe apparently. That looks great!




Cullinan looks OK in dark blue

The problem I have with them both is that they have apparently been designed in a game of "exquisite corpse" with the insistence that the design language of the marque must prevail.

When I first saw the Bentayga, I thought it was a prank. The chap who designed it, Sangyup Lee, is now at Hyundai. He should not have been allowed to design for Bentley, who have made some really beautiful cars.

[chappardababbar]

What does one use a Flying Spur for?

4-up, I don't imagine you have space in the boot for anything more than a long weekend?

I think this is why, for multi-person trips only an SUV makes sense or a large estate.

[Ken_Code]

I was thinking of getting a first generation Bentayga to replace my Range Rover, but decided that its looks were too much of an issue.

I might get a newer one, but while better, they still aren’t great.

I agree that the Cullinan looks a bit too much like a London taxi.

[Louis Balfour]

chappardababbar said:

What does one use a Flying Spur for?

4-up, I don't imagine you have space in the boot for anything more than a long weekend?

I think this is why, for multi-person trips only an SUV makes sense or a large estate.

This is a good question and it's why we don't have one.

To buy one we'd have needed to get rid of one of our other cars. A car which does something better than the Flying Spur.

It doesn't stop me wanting one though!

[NGK210]

Louis Balfour said:

The problem I have with them both is that they have apparently been designed in a game of "exquisite corpse" with the insistence that the design language of the marque must prevail.
…

Genius summary of (almost) all of the premium marques’ designs c. post-2015. Chapeau, chapeau and thrice chapeau!

Latest example: the Ferrari Dodi.

[Louis Balfour]

howardhughes said:

I beg to differ. London is propped up with Russian and Chinese money, without them, it would resemble Middlesborough.

I get that impression too. Or at least that the wealth there is not British and instead derived from foreign / other. It's a but depressing actually.