bentley or rolls royce?

i'm not quite sure of whether or not there was a thread comparing these two marquees. personally, my choice is rolls royce, simply because there seems to be more of a history, more recognition. what is everyone's thoughts? you don't have to base your thoughts off of the new rolls royce, because personally i prefer the older, thru 2002 models. so...thoughts, please

 

I used to say Bentley, and still have a hardcore love affair with the Arnage, but Rolls are looking more and more appealing, not becuase of the Phantom, but it becoming more classy then a bentley. Plus my great grandfather was the first electrition for Rolls, and my grand mother started a company called Magnito Repairs which rebuilt the Magnitos of Rolls and Bentley, also a lot of the wiring and the lamps that go in them. So a lot of family ties with the brand. My Mum sold the company about 22 years ago, but Magnitos Repairs is still around today.

 

If you are considering the days of old, Bentley meant speed, Rolls Royce meant luxury. Depended on the image you desired. I liked the RR's of the '50's with the single headlights.

The new Bentley is an Audi A8L, the new Rolls Royce is some sort of BMW. I now prefer the Bentleys as the RR's is just too large.

 

Rollers were always large, thats the appeal.

Un opposed luxury, now they are once again living up to their "Best car in the World" tag that started with the Silver Ghost

The charachter that was once associated with Bentley has evapourated thanks to zee Germans

 

Today RR has the better product. I love the Phantom and you will find nothing on it from any other BMW product. This is not a re-hashed 7 series.
The Bentley on the other hand is very VW. An inflated Phaeton or A8.

Regarding recent older cars, bentley had the better product IMO.
Especially the 90's Continental T and R and the 80's Turbo R.

And sorry man but that grates
A marquee is a tent. You mean marque.

 

Phantom if you are talking about 2004 and up... Bentley if earlier!

 

^ What he said !

 

I'll take the Bentley Speed 8 please. The Phantom looks great, though.

 

Today’s Bentleys are too bland; they should have followed on from the 90s models, which were excessive in everyway. The Phantom is a little too vulgar and in your face for my liking, I prefer the almost understated elegance of the 60s and 70s rolls.

 

I also think Bentley's production numbers and downmarket move take some of "exclusive" luster away. The Arange is a beautiful car, but the other models seem too bland for the price.

 

Dont get me started

 

please don't get him started!!!

 

Please PLEASE don't get him started.

 

pleasseee?

 

Why choose? Get one of each...

 

Bentley hands down...

 

hmmm...let me think....oh alright

lol, wanna lend me money for both?

 

Rolls-Royce or Bentley?
BMW or Volkswagen?
It's as simple as that!

 

hmmmm...let me think....oh..nah!

 

very well said, touche or whatever you spell it by

 

I love my Azure, though im looking forward to buy a Phantom, but that'll be probably next year probably before I hope

 

lol, aww, c'mon, spot a fellow f-chatter, say, 1, 2, 300 thousand?

 

i'll wire you a nickel

 

On my way to work I say a powder blue(baby blue) Bentley GTC in London Victoria looked really nice. Def would have one over the standard GT or the bland Flying Spur which are all too common now a days

 

the azure is one nice car. i've seen a few of them up here in st louis, but not very many, i've had my eyes on one of those mulliner final series editions, but that's gonna have to wait a couple of years. what color combo is your azure?