Bentley Flying Spur

[cardigankid]

Does he not fancy an Arnage?

[JakeR]

cardigankid said:

Does he not fancy an Arnage?

yes, absolutely.

However, he wants something reasonably low mileage, and he hasnt seen an Arnage that suits for much less than £100k... His budget is more like £60k, so they are a bit out of reach...

Edited to add that a good search of classifieds has revealed Arnages at reasonable money. My Dad has been advised... cheers

JakeR

Edited by JakeR on Monday 25th May 20:38

[stain]

Arnage running costs are in another league however, and the reliability is not quite up to scratch compared to the GTs. My Spur 30k mile service only cost me 850 at Jack Barclay which was a pleasant surprise.

[rbolesworth]

To the op, how did your dad get on finding one?
I have been keeping an eye on things now since jan/feb and the prices are going up all the time, went to bentley pangbourne and they said there is a real shortage of cars at the moment and they are paying upto £5k more now than in the early part of the year.
Bit gutted as i wanted one soon but don't intend buying while the market is so short of supply.

[cardigankid]

stain said:

Arnage running costs are in another league however, and the reliability is not quite up to scratch compared to the GTs. My Spur 30k mile service only cost me 850 at Jack Barclay which was a pleasant surprise.

Try a good independent if your Bentley dealer can't offer a reasonable deal. I suspect he will though. Gone are the days when you could just assume that your customers don't care about the cost of servicing. There are plenty of independents who are more than capable of dealing with an Arnage. As to reliability, that is a new one on me. I would think that the 6.75 V8 is pretty well sorted by now. They have been developing it since 1959, and it's awesome by the way.

[JakeR]

He picked up a low mileage 2007 5 seater flying spur in dark blue. It is lovely.

Now I just need to persuade him to let me on the insurance!

cheers

JakeR

[rbolesworth]

Thanks jake, do you mind telling me if it was above or below £65k and if it was from a bentley dealer, independent or private?
Cheers russell

[JakeR]

OK, I think he paid 65 or 66 for it. Edited to say, sorry, got that wrong, it was £69k...

8k on the clock. a1 condition...

Bentley dealer.

cheers

JakeR

Edited by JakeR on Wednesday 17th June 19:01

[rbolesworth]

Thankyou very much for your feedback jake.
I have decided i am definatly going to get one, just waiting for prices to drop later on.
Cheers russell.

[nickco201]

Couldnt the warranty be voided by not using a Bentley approved dealer to service it ?

[JakeR]

nickco201 said:

Couldnt the warranty be voided by not using a Bentley approved dealer to service it ?

I thought the EU had made that illegal?? could be wrong tho...

[Bluebottle911]

JakeR said:

Just to drag this slightly back to the middle, my Dad is 63, so the chances of him taking 3 lovelies home are remote.

However, the search continues. He has the idea that he wants to scour the auctions to pick up a bargain. Any comments on this idea?

thanks again

JakeR

Dangerous for the uninitiated on a number of levels - don' go there unless you know what you are doing or have money to burn