Added a Flying Spur to our collection

[Gene G]

I traded our DB11 in on this Flying Spur. All of our cars only two doors, and only the Bentley GT has usable rear seats. Being in our 70s and so are our friends the GT rear seats are hard to get in and out of. So the Flight Spur with it’s rear doors will be a blessing. Hopefully it will be as good to us as the GT has been.

[easytiger123]

Congrats. I like that colour. How are you getting on with the car?

[Gene G]

[Gene G]

I really like it so far. I like it better than the Ghost we had. I think the Ghost drove nicer but not by much. The Bentley paint finish and leather work are far better. I noticed that on my GT Speed as well

[Gene G]

[Gene G]

[Gene G]

[Gene G]

I spent two full days detailing the Spur and now it looks li’e one of my cars.

[easytiger123]

Thanks Gene. I also had a Ghost, back in around 2012, and had similar issue with the interior quality (plastic seat adjustment switchgear which in a couple of instances fell off plus one or two other niggles I've forgotten about). The Spur is a lovely, understated looking car and here in the UK at least represents great value for barely used examples. I'm pretty tempted. I'm probably one of the few who prefer the looks to the Conti GT.

[dbdb]

What a lovely car. The colour combination really works on it.

[Gene G]

I just got these shearling over rugs from Charles at Easyrider. They look fit and feel wonderful.
He even included a shearling wash mit.

[Gene G]

I replaced the rather plalooking burnt oak shift knob with a linen Mulliner knob.

[Gene G]

Found this sunglasses case on eBay all scratched up. A bit of polishing and it look new.

[Gene G]

Saw these on the 6speed forum.

[Jonnychloe]

Morning All,

Newbie here and was hoping you could assist.

I am due to collect a 15 plate Flying Spur w12 this week.

1 owner
9k Miles
Been Bentley serviced every year
Plus 12 months warranty.

I have tried to do all due-diligence before purchasing, yet know the knowledge here will outweigh anything I can research.

Having looked at previous MOT’s it continues to have the same advisory, is this something to be wary of and a standard issue fault.

Noted as : Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front suspension arm inner bush

Will this be a costly issue, will it not come into play.

Apologies for lack of knowledge, and thanks for responses in advance.

Jonny

[Jonnychloe]

Great knowledge Zulu and much appreciated. I will keep this in mind when speaking with Bentley later.

Given the age/mileage I purchasing should I be aware of any other silly nuisances that may pop up.

Reading through the forum makes it sound like hell, which in my terms means setting money on fire.

I thought a 15 plate, 9k Miles from Bentley approved should be in reasonable quality?