Bentley V8 Reliability

No proof, but I'd be willing to be they're quite reliable, it's an Audi V8.


Continental GTs are tacky and played out imo.

 

i have been following the V12 continental and the resale value is a masacre. It makes Aston and Benz look really good. Do these car have such maintenance issues?
I mean an 06 typically goes inthe 40s to 50Ks with very little miles that is unheared off for the high end cars.

For what i recall, they got good reviews back then and the interior is high quality. what happened?

 

Scott, I owned a 2013 GT V8 for 2 years. It was a fantastic car. No problems whatsoever. It was so luxurious and comfortable I would be doing 100 by accident and felt like 65mph. I never had one issue. My friend just bought a new GTCV8. He was in a 2 dr Maserati. He loves his as well. They are solid cars.

I would own another one in a heartbeat and if I don't get a Ghost for my next driver I will get another Bentley.

Also I see you are in Hollywood. We are neighbors I'm in Miami Beach

 

I don't think that's unheard of. An '06 is an 11 yr old car! What's a '06 S500 sell for? Luxury cars typically depreciate considerably because most buyers don't want a 6 yr old car and the ones that might can't afford to maintain it without a warranty. You can buy a 3 yr old RR Ghost that cost $350,000 new for $150,000 at the dealer. I just looked at one.

Doesn't mean they are bad cars. It's a personal financial decision. Does someone want a used Bentley or RR with no warranty for the same money as a loaded S63 with full warranty???

 

I've owned a W12 (2009 GT) and now a V8 (2014 GTC) Bentley, as OP said they are reliable cars and I have had no issues. The V8 variants are well within CPO range and most are still under factory warranty. I would not pay for the CPO ($4k/yr) imho.

As for depreciation, it seems about right. An 06 Vantage can be had in the 40s and even less so can a Maserati. Ferrari's around that model year are around or sub-100k even.

 

Hey Town, how did your W12 compare to your V8 performancewise? I loved the V8 but never drove the W12.

 

I posted in another thread i spent some time a few mos back picking the brains of some of the techs and service managers at our dealer. They said the GT/Flying Spur platform is the best used Bentley choice, and that dealer warranties are available pretty far back (8-10 model years?).