130,000 Mile Continental GT
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You might have 5 years of trouble free motoring or you might need to have the engine out in 6 months time. If it's fsh and been garaged and looked after I would say it's 75/25 you'd be OK, especially if it's had all the updates. They are odds though and they're called that for a reason.
If it's been serviced with Bentley, call them or better still go in with the advert and the reg number and see if they'll tell you anything about the car.
Please bear in mind that you can't scrimp with these cars or run them on the cheap. You can bank on 1-2k per year running costs if nothing major goes wrong. A few minor jobs added together (e.g. heater motor, steering gaiter, fault code locating) could easily run to £1k.
This is just my opinion and should be taken as such. I'm sure others have theirs.
If it's been serviced with Bentley, call them or better still go in with the advert and the reg number and see if they'll tell you anything about the car.
Please bear in mind that you can't scrimp with these cars or run them on the cheap. You can bank on 1-2k per year running costs if nothing major goes wrong. A few minor jobs added together (e.g. heater motor, steering gaiter, fault code locating) could easily run to £1k.
This is just my opinion and should be taken as such. I'm sure others have theirs.
As has been said - if it's been meticulously serviced and looked after, it will be fine with good odds you will get lots of trouble free motoring. The servicing has to absolutely stack up - ideally with the same main agent. And it should have, ideally only 1 or 2 previous owners.
I bought a 130,000 mile Audi S8 6 months ago. Zero problems to date - this car had been used normally, never modified, and serviced in line with the the schedule always as the same main agent, and only 2 owners from new, the last since 2005.
The right (note: right) high mileage car can be a real bargain.
I bought a 130,000 mile Audi S8 6 months ago. Zero problems to date - this car had been used normally, never modified, and serviced in line with the the schedule always as the same main agent, and only 2 owners from new, the last since 2005.
The right (note: right) high mileage car can be a real bargain.
I wouldn't be overly concerned if the car was 'right' and the history was evidenced.
Many moons ago I saw a one-owner Bentley T2 at a main dealer (car was then approx 8-years old), which looked immaculate. I initially thought it had covered 13,000 miles, then realised it was actually 130,000.
I looked at the service history books and it had been back to Crewe every 3 months for a service. Can't get much better than that. I wasn't really looking for one, but the mileage would not have put me off on that particular one.
Many moons ago I saw a one-owner Bentley T2 at a main dealer (car was then approx 8-years old), which looked immaculate. I initially thought it had covered 13,000 miles, then realised it was actually 130,000.
I looked at the service history books and it had been back to Crewe every 3 months for a service. Can't get much better than that. I wasn't really looking for one, but the mileage would not have put me off on that particular one.
Edited by tonys on Sunday 20th September 18:16
GekkoRules said:
Looks a beauty and seems at the right money.
Just looking for thoughts or opinions from fellow PHers.
1 owner. FSH. Not Mulliner spec but Silver with Black
£22k
Hmm, you don't say age but I would say that looks a little pricey for 130k miles. Around six months back I picked up a 2004 non-Mulliner in silver/black with less than half that mileage from a dealer for 28k. In the interests of resale I would spend a wee touch more. They're cracking cars - I'm doing around 1000miles a month in it as my daily and it hasn't missed a beat. Just looking for thoughts or opinions from fellow PHers.
1 owner. FSH. Not Mulliner spec but Silver with Black
£22k
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