What’s the Borkage potential on a Turbo R?
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Thin White Duke said:
It would certainly be a very piston heads thing to move house just so you can have a space that will fit.
Would a standard wheel base model fit?
I had the garage built extra big in our extension to fit my yank ( unbought at the time) at the expense of a bedroom. Does this count? Would a standard wheel base model fit?
stuartmmcfc said:
Thin White Duke said:
It would certainly be a very piston heads thing to move house just so you can have a space that will fit.
Would a standard wheel base model fit?
I had the garage built extra big in our extension to fit my yank ( unbought at the time) at the expense of a bedroom. Does this count? Would a standard wheel base model fit?
On one of the Covid threads in NP&E someone said their wife was going to buy a car because she didn't want to wear a mask on public transport. That is piston heads.
When my Dad and I were deciding how big to build our garage, we decided to make it long enough to fit a big Yank also.
FWIW, I think the price is a tad high given the current issues. However, the upside is that buying it off a dealer it should come with a warranty. Make sure you get one and you know what it covers. Personally, I went for an Arnage as there are many parts that are available elsewhere (7 series rear brakes, filters from BMW too etc). Plus the price difference is not that great. My 2000MY Arnage was only slightly more than the one you've seen and mine came from a specialist dealer, where they provided me with a list of things they attended to before I collected it. It's not perfect being 20 years old and you need to factor between £1500 and £3K a year for general servicing and little things that go wrong. Plus there are some things you can't avoid. Shock absorbers are around £1200 each new, for example. If you went for a Green Label Arnage you could probably run it cheaper as it has the 4.4 BMW engine in and not the very specific Bentley 6.75L.
All Bentleys seem to have their own issues - Arnage is electrical gremlins, I'm not sure mine has ever had no problems electrically (Drivers window currently won't open). However, I would be gutted if I had to get rid. After 38 years of driving, it's the best drive I've had and I've had more than 30 cars.
You pays your money you takes your choice.
All Bentleys seem to have their own issues - Arnage is electrical gremlins, I'm not sure mine has ever had no problems electrically (Drivers window currently won't open). However, I would be gutted if I had to get rid. After 38 years of driving, it's the best drive I've had and I've had more than 30 cars.
You pays your money you takes your choice.
Best advice - buy one that has been regularly used! They suffer badly from being garage queens (which unfortunately a lot of them are).
And if you get one always drive 15 miles to warm the engine before flooring it and the head gaskets will be fine.
If it seems a bit sleepy consider taking a closer look at the boost solenoid, they are notorious for getting gunked up and not unleashing the true potential of these cars.
And if you get one always drive 15 miles to warm the engine before flooring it and the head gaskets will be fine.
If it seems a bit sleepy consider taking a closer look at the boost solenoid, they are notorious for getting gunked up and not unleashing the true potential of these cars.
Edited by breakfastmeansbreakfast on Monday 25th January 23:56
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