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Damn you defblade I think you jinxed it! Had the magic trifecta and speedo fail, thankfully wheel speed sensor fixed it though. Had a bit of time to add up all the invoices for servicing/maintenance inc MOTs and tyres - worked out at an average of £890/year excluding fuel, insurance and RFL. If I exclude the chocolate gearboxes (yes plural) and torque converter bills, that drops to £528/year. Infinitely cheaper than a lease of any kind, might do some more research into B10s though, how eye watering could a 3.3 be?
Bentley Continental GT. 79k. Looks good. Twenty grand. V12. Pile in.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
ATM said:
BIRMA said:
Yes it's a twin turbo W12, I guess if you have a decent repair fund handy why not?
Do people like the shape?I prefer the looks of the Flying Spur too. And this one looks in better nick, notwithstanding the higher miles: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Jobbo said:
I prefer the looks of the Flying Spur too. And this one looks in better nick, notwithstanding the higher miles: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
So do I, did not realise they are also in budget. Far less footballer than the GT.Great ad for that one: "Full service history 1 owner, Blue, £18,000"
...really?!
hornetrider said:
Jobbo said:
I prefer the looks of the Flying Spur too. And this one looks in better nick, notwithstanding the higher miles: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
So do I, did not realise they are also in budget. Far less footballer than the GT.Great ad for that one: "Full service history 1 owner, Blue, £18,000"
...really?!
Helicopter123 said:
hornetrider said:
Jobbo said:
I prefer the looks of the Flying Spur too. And this one looks in better nick, notwithstanding the higher miles: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
So do I, did not realise they are also in budget. Far less footballer than the GT.Great ad for that one: "Full service history 1 owner, Blue, £18,000"
...really?!
hornetrider said:
So do I, did not realise they are also in budget. Far less footballer than the GT.
Great ad for that one: "Full service history 1 owner, Blue, £18,000"
...really?!
How many private sellers of £100k+ Bentleys which they've owned for over 10 years know how to write an ad? That's a perfect description Great ad for that one: "Full service history 1 owner, Blue, £18,000"
...really?!
If you can find a good independent garage to look after it just one drive in those cooled massage seats will convince you. You may strike lucky too, when I bought my Phaeton I set aside £20K as a bork fund. In my four years of ownership I've only paid out £500 for PAS pipe replacement. Major expense will be fuel as you probably won't be able to resist flooring it.
That Benters is on Ebay... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bentley-Continental-Flyi...
The ad has been expanded to another sentence!! Two sentences !!!
Looks nice though
The ad has been expanded to another sentence!! Two sentences !!!
Looks nice though
BIRMA said:
If you can find a good independent garage to look after it just one drive in those cooled massage seats will convince you. You may strike lucky too, when I bought my Phaeton I set aside £20K as a bork fund. In my four years of ownership I've only paid out £500 for PAS pipe replacement. Major expense will be fuel as you probably won't be able to resist flooring it.
Did you mean to put £20K there or was it a typo? Assuming as it needed a "fund" it was out of a 3-year warranty at the time of buying, add on 4 years in your possession puts it on a '10 plate at best.Was £20K so you could just throw it away and buy another if it broke?
Have a soft spot for the Phaeton, such an understated but hugely capable car. Would guess that 95% of people have no idea what it is. Would love a drive/ride in a W12 but they are like hen's teeth.
OzzyR1 said:
BIRMA said:
If you can find a good independent garage to look after it just one drive in those cooled massage seats will convince you. You may strike lucky too, when I bought my Phaeton I set aside £20K as a bork fund. In my four years of ownership I've only paid out £500 for PAS pipe replacement. Major expense will be fuel as you probably won't be able to resist flooring it.
Did you mean to put £20K there or was it a typo? Assuming as it needed a "fund" it was out of a 3-year warranty at the time of buying, add on 4 years in your possession puts it on a '10 plate at best.Was £20K so you could just throw it away and buy another if it broke?
Have a soft spot for the Phaeton, such an understated but hugely capable car. Would guess that 95% of people have no idea what it is. Would love a drive/ride in a W12 but they are like hen's teeth.
I have now put the car up for sale for £4K as I've just bought a Mercedes CL65 AMG to replace it
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