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Excited owner

Original Poster:

86 posts

34 months

Wednesday 19th January 2022
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Hello,

I have just bought my dream car, a 2004 Bentley Continental Gt. 114k but not much hostory from prior 2014, but its had a major service a few months ago.

So I bought it with my heart rather than my head.

I did the buy car on a limited budget though and it does need some work doing on it.

Unfortunately, I cannot afford Bentley Servicing etc, but will look after it as best as I can, I only intend to do 3000 miles and will do 3000 miles.

While I save up, I can start with cleabnng the car inside and out, which am good at doing.

Just wanted do say hello and apologise in advance if I ask a few questions.

Kind regards

Niaz

BenTurboR

18 posts

37 months

Thursday 20th January 2022
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Hello and welcome!

Where are you based? I'm sure people here will have some independents they can recommend. I use Prestige Services in Leeds for example, if you're near there give them a call.

Excited owner

Original Poster:

86 posts

34 months

Thursday 20th January 2022
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BenTurboR said:
Hello and welcome!

Where are you based? I'm sure people here will have some independents they can recommend. I use Prestige Services in Leeds for example, if you're near there give them a call.
Thank you, am near Manchester so there is an Indy in Staybridge so not far from me

Armitage.Shanks

2,444 posts

92 months

Thursday 3rd February 2022
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Looking forward to hearing of your experiences as you're in my neck of the woods. I keep getting drawn to an early GT and the prices they now go for, although the 'what could go wrong' causes me to wobble.

Excited owner

Original Poster:

86 posts

34 months

Thursday 3rd February 2022
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Hello,

I bought my CGT with my heart and not my brain.

I also bought it fairly cheap, as it needs some work doing to it, however, that is the way I want to do it.

I think it also depends on your mileage, mine is 4000 miles a year, so petrol wise am OK with the 8 mpg.

Also, you need to know a good mechanic as most garages will not help you when you mention you have a Bentley.

So good luck, buy it at a good price making sure you have a min of £2k a side annually for repairs




Monkrover

38 posts

55 months

Saturday 12th March 2022
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Bowling and Ryan in Kearsley, Bolton just off j2 M61.

Fiammetta

404 posts

95 months

Saturday 12th March 2022
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What “ work “ are you aware of that needs doing ?

Excited owner

Original Poster:

86 posts

34 months

Saturday 12th March 2022
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Sorry is that question regarding my car or generally on the Bentkey Continentak Gt?

Fiammetta

404 posts

95 months

Sunday 13th March 2022
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Your car , but I see you have multiple thread running .Just saves joining up the dots .

Excited owner

Original Poster:

86 posts

34 months

Sunday 13th March 2022
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Most of the work has been done, rear brakes, rear caliper, rear screen demister (relay)

Need one TPMS sensor, tyre garage will fit this, missing when 4 tyres replaced by last owner.

Vibration coming from steering wheel from around 50mph plus, balancing done on front tyres, made a difference, lbuy its still there not as bad, ooks.lmaybe somethibg to do track rod end, bearib or suspension Bush, not been garage yet.

Car is otherwise great


sandysinclair

304 posts

214 months

Sunday 13th March 2022
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I love this thread , don to be disheartened by the amount of work needed to be done , just plod through it , bit by bit , the GT is a fantastic car and greatly underestimated as a mile muncher , and when it's all working and in tip top condition it's an astonishingly fast cross country beast, as in I don't know of many cars that can haul ass quite like the big GT when you are properly on it . I remember a drive with a very very capable driver and a tuned M5 with 670hp 2 wheel drive , cross county, I left him in the dust, he said to me afterwards f**k me that GTC has got some some serious speed I simply couldn't keep up !! Looking forward to the next installment !
As far as the vibration goes you really need the full laser geo set up done on the this car a simple wheel balance isn't really enough buddy . It should be billiard table smooth and the full Geo will accomplish that . Also look out for a buckled / bent alloy wheel . not uncommon when they are curbed it's 2.5 tonnes bending that alloy out of shape ... so could be a good place to look !

Excited owner

Original Poster:

86 posts

34 months

Monday 14th March 2022
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Thank you, wow that is impressive.

They are renarkable cars and they keep going and going.

The front nearside alloy needs to be refurbished, it is the only one and was not good when I bought the car, the alloy sprcialist guy said he can do it , but wsnts the wheel off and 2 days as it diamond cut. I don't have a spare wheel just compressor and tyre foqm thing.

Just thinking should I buy one of those orange spacesavers they cost about £250, but I will still won't have a jack, so rely on RAC.

I presume geo is pointless unless I get the alloy done first?


Fiammetta

404 posts

95 months

Tuesday 15th March 2022
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The inner front upper control arm bushes wear out of sight .
The lower front is obvious it clunks .
When doing a proper geo on Hunter disks if they turn from lock to lock then it becomes apparent they can’t quite align it up because of the excess play of the upper inners .

So start figuring to replace them .Oh they can pass MOTs ok btw . You have to drop the strut to get to them .

Transforms the handling and steering feel when done .

Fiammetta

404 posts

95 months

Tuesday 15th March 2022
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The inner front upper control arm bushes wear out of sight .
The lower front is obvious it clunks .
When doing a proper geo on Hunter disks if they turn from lock to lock then it becomes apparent they can’t quite align it up because of the excess play of the upper inners .

So start figuring to replace them .Oh they can pass MOTs ok btw . You have to drop the strut to get to them .

Transforms the handling and steering feel when done .

Excited owner

Original Poster:

86 posts

34 months

Friday 18th March 2022
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Thank you very much,

Will get that sorted now

Excited owner

Original Poster:

86 posts

34 months

Saturday 2nd April 2022
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Fiammetta said:
The inner front upper control arm bushes wear out of sight .
The lower front is obvious it clunks .
When doing a proper geo on Hunter disks if they turn from lock to lock then it becomes apparent they can’t quite align it up because of the excess play of the upper inners .

So start figuring to replace them .Oh they can pass MOTs ok btw . You have to drop the strut to get to them .

Transforms the handling and steering feel when done .
Hello,

Replaced new tyre and alloys refurb and made by a big difference to vibration

However issue I have is with harsh suspension and harsh ride and clunckind noise.

Wbere do get these control arm bushes please