Any weak points on the Bentley Conti GTC's? What are maintenance costs vs an S-Class / 7 series? Anyone able to post recent Manheim prices?
Loved mine. Started every time I turned the key ( novel idea on some exotics). They are known for TMPS failures ( pesky light going off on dash after 5 miles). LED brake light in rear window fails. Don't ask the cost...
I do not have a GTC but I do have a GT with now over 40,000 miles on it. The car has been fantastic. The best all around car I have ever owned. For the first time ever I'm not thinking about the next car, I'm just enjoying this one. As far as maintenance costs, the 40,000 mile service is the most expensive and that was only about $2,400 at a Bentley dealer. Not bad at all. (coming from a guy who is used to Countach and Diablo bills)
Well aware of the LED 3rd brake light,... but not an issue with the GTC. I'll look in to the TMPS... Thanks for the 40k service info. Very helpful. Are parts costs insane?
Haven't had to replace any parts yet but I suppose it depends on the part. Since there are a lot of VW/Audi parts it should be too bad. As for the body, somebody rear ended me and the new rear bumper was $2800. (Their insurance covered it.) I expected it to be worse.
Agree completely with the comments you have so far. Love my GT, it is in a class by itself in and an amazing car and when it comes time to get rid of it, another Bentley GT will take its place. But do not compare it to a BMW or Mercedes. First it is a British car (even with VW bits), and second, it is a British car. I plug mine in, which you would never need to do with a German car. I too have had the rear window fail, and a few annoying but not horrible problems (like tire pressure monitoring system faults, and an overadaptive trany that needed to be retrained), but nothing has cost more than I would expect for a $200k car.
