Yesterday I saw a PROPER car.

[Thankyou4calling]

I was in a car park in Nottingham and in swept a Bentley Arnage T. Silver, Mulliner wheels driven by someone who looked like they "Belonged there" it just looked fantastic. Might have been ten years old, didn't matter. Much as I love the S class Merc, 7 series, A8 etc which ostensibly compete, this looked in every respect in a different league and it was refreshing to see one.

[Passeyfier]

You're right about it being way above the usual luxo-barge offerings from the Germans. I saw a dark blue one the other week and it looked magnificent compared to the dull silver and grey boxes that are diesel S Classes and A8s. A car with real presence for sure!

[TREMAiNE]

Agreed on this one... A 10 year old Bentley in good nick still looks 100x classier than a brand new top end S Class/7 Series ETC.

So much class, elegance, and dare I say passion!

[soad]

Saw one of those myself, last week. Looks classy.

[Krikkit]

100% agree - a lasting memory for me is seeing a similar thing; a proper Arnage with a chap in a pinstriped suit behind the wheel, quietly wafting his way through the centre of Manchester. It looked absolutely right, not louche like the modern Bentleys.

[treetops]

British Racing Green + Red Label....Heaven!

[SiH]

Thankyou4calling said:

I was in a car park in Nottingham and in swept a Bentley Arnage T. Silver, Mulliner wheels driven by someone who looked like they "Belonged there" it just looked fantastic. Might have been ten years old, didn't matter. Much as I love the S class Merc, 7 series, A8 etc which ostensibly compete, this looked in every respect in a different league and it was refreshing to see one.

I'm not sure someone who 'belonged' in a car park is quite the clientelle that Bentley had in mind.

[Thankyou4calling]

SiH said:

I'm not sure someone who 'belonged' in a car park is quite the clientelle that Bentley had in mind.

He looked like he belonged in the car, and we all have to use car parks.

[NLB]

Not wholly convinced that an Arnage is a 'proper' car... but this 1950-something S1 Continental I saw parked outside the shops by Kew Gardens Station the other day certainly is!




I love the fact that some people - Arnage owners as well as S1 Continental owners - actually 'use' them damn things...

[6750cc]

NLB said:

Not wholly convinced that an Arnage is a 'proper' car... but this 1950-something S1 Continental I saw parked outside the shops by Kew Gardens Station the other day certainly is!




I love the fact that some people - Arnage owners as well as S1 Continental owners - actually 'use' them damn things...

I like the Arnage, but that Continental really is magnificent.

[k-ink]

TREMAiNE said:

Agreed on this one... A 10 year old Bentley in good nick still looks 100x classier than a brand new top end S Class/7 Series ETC.

So much class, elegance, and dare I say passion!

Absolutely. I'd say the older cars in general are cooler anyway. More old money, less footballer in image.

[moreflaps]

Thankyou4calling said:

I was in a car park in Nottingham and in swept a Bentley Arnage T. Silver, Mulliner wheels driven by someone who looked like they "Belonged there" it just looked fantastic. Might have been ten years old, didn't matter. .

You saw a 10 year old driving a car and it doesn't matter? I'd have called the plod...

[Thankyou4calling]

moreflaps said:

You saw a 10 year old driving a car and it doesn't matter? I'd have called the plod...

Ha ha! It does read like that. But the fella was more than ten. It got me looking at used examples though and there are some beauties (at least in the ad) for less than 30k. Look magnificent with quilted leather and embossed seats.