Any Bentley Continental Owners?

You can say that again. I always stayed away from dirt bikes but I thought since I'm older and more mature, I thought why not. Well big mistake. Got a CR250F and while its a blast, I have done a bunch of crazy things.

Speaking of, a friend rolled a Honda Odyssey 4 wheeler this past week end and rolled it shattering his arm 5 places. Guess what he forgot to put on?

Ouch!

 

I'm already paranoid with the IRS so probably not the wisest thing to register a 200K car as a business vehicle. I need less red flags when they review my returns.

 

Yikes !!! 60 to 90K and the cars are "running fine." I would certainly hope so. My volvo has 200K and is now just broken in.

 

Have a 05 GT and had to replace the power steering, the rear brake light and now the tyre pressure sensor, gas temperatur sensor and parking sensor have to be replaced after the car went into limp mode while being in the garage for a flat tyre all after only 20.000 miles.
Horrendous costs, very bad service from various official dealer maintenance shops and little knowledge on site. The sensors alone are £ 2,000.00 not to mention the rest.
I would never buy one again.

 

Wow. Never heard of a cgt going into limp home because of a faulty tyre sensor.....maybe it's just on federal cars...what symbol came up on the DIP?

 

I had to replace all my tire sensors, but that did not cause any other failures on the car. It only meant I got an annoying message that my tire pressures. No big deal really. I am now over 40k miles after 5 years driving it and drove it just yesterday and it is still an amazing car. Running costs have been lower than with my Ferrari that I drove 1/10 as much.

 

Are you sure you paid £2000? Those sensors are around £140 each ( genuine), seems exessive...

 

I have an 06 Continental GT and I have the EXACT same problem. I have no idea how to fix this. Every time I have checked, the brake lights all seem to work but I get the dash warning light (check brake lights) about 50% of the time and sometimes it goes away completely after I drive for a while and sometimes the reminder light on the dash stays there. Any ideas anyone?

 

Pull the bulb out of the warning light.

 

This is a well known problem with the early style 3rd brake light, which is susceptible to moisture intrusion. The answer is to replace it with the new style that addresses the issue. Any Bentley dealer or knowledgeable independent will be fully aware of this and able to replace the 3rd brake light in a few hours. There IS a technique to do so WITHOUT removing the rear windscreen. No biggie, actually.

Alex

 

Even better, aftermarket but functionally identical sensors are widely available for $140 for a set of *4*. I know this for a fact as I just bought a set for the winter wheels for my CGT (which I love). I bought mine from OEM Wheels, LLC, IIRC.

Alex

 

Does anybody have any experience with the flying spur in snow? Does it really behave as well as they claim? Does the 4 wheel drive work?

 

If it snows in Socal, I'll let you know

 

Yes, it really works. Bentley sells a winter wheel and tire package for the GT and Spur, which you'll want. With 4 snow tires, it's a tank. I use my CGT to commute in and out of NYC from Dutchess County. With 4 snows it's as capable as anything on the road.

Alex

 

thanks alex.
i guess its the same 4 wheel drive system as audi and porsche, so it must work reasonably well. do you have a separate set of rims for the winter tires?

 

My wife had one for 2 years as daily/family car (Chicago).
Had Winter tires (always put them on all my cars,should be criminal not to have them in snowy climate) and that car was unstoppable no matter how bad the weather was.

 

Yes, I have a second set of 19" rims specifically sold by Bentley for winter tires (they are narrower - 19x7.5). That said, you could easily buy Phaeton rims from TireRack for this purpose if you wished - same wheels.

 

Great car in the snow/slush/ice! Use the Blizzak LM60 on both the GT and GTC, with the car handing like an Audi/Subie in deep snow only *far* better. As others have suggested, use another set of rims for winter tires as you can get Bentley rims for under $1k/set in the 19" size if you keep checking eBay. Reliability is very good other than few normal niggles, which are all well-known. Guys on the 6Speed forum have an abundance of info. And yes, far lower operating costs than a Ferrari and it gets driven quite a bit as the GTC is my daily driver 24/7/365.

 

Purchased Bentley GT new 2006. Always maintained by Bentley dealership. Repeated tire failures. Occasionally immediately after service which did not find problems. Always blamed on need for alignment. Get all new tires and start over. Then new tires fail again in the same manner. Have gone through 3-4 sets in this way. Now -- air suspension failure. Blamed on long history of lack of maintenance. BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP which has always maintained.

Great engine /drivetrain. Tires suspension -- not so much.

 

I have a 08 Bentley Conentinal GT Speed and haven't had any problems with it. It is beautiful. It is Bronze with a coniac and burnt oak interior. Fit and finish of it is to a Mercedes as a Mercedes is to a Chevrolet.
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beautiful color!

 

Gorgeous! Have you had any seat time or owned a base GT? I'm in the market for an 09/10 and debating between Speed and Base.

 

The Speed is spectacular. The throatiness of the car coupled with the space and luxury is hard to find better.

I am considering a 2015 flying spur V8 as a daily driver...


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My '12 Conti GT. Sorry for the rotated view I can't seem to upload my pics such that they post normal. Is there a trick I'm missing?
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Looks good from any angle!