Conti GT Warranty.

[Markymark69]

What is involved in getting an approved Bentley warranty on a car from outside the dealer network?

Are there any alternatives that are worth the paper they are written on?

Many thanks in advance.

[MarsellusWallace]

The Bentley warranty is the best available and judging by the 6 GT's I've had experience of it's essential!

[Markymark69]

Nice one cheers for that.

[t1blk]

Hi there Marcellus!, would you care to clarify the problems you've encountered that has proved your warranties invaluable. Also does this mean that the GT is problematic, I only ask as I am considering buying one, or a DB9 and am tring to weigh up the pros & cons of both as well as general running costs, I'm looking at an '05/06 model of both, however this all hinges on funding and could mean I'd drop to 04/05 just to cover all angles.

MarsellusWallace said:

The Bentley warranty is the best available and judging by the 6 GT's I've had experience of it's essential!

[Markymark69]

Well it seems that from January no more official warranty from Bentley if purchased outside the dealer network

Edited by Markymark69 on Monday 2nd August 15:33

[MarsellusWallace]

t1blk said:

Hi there Marcellus!, would you care to clarify the problems you've encountered that has proved your warranties invaluable. Also does this mean that the GT is problematic, I only ask as I am considering buying one, or a DB9 and am tring to weigh up the pros & cons of both as well as general running costs, I'm looking at an '05/06 model of both, however this all hinges on funding and could mean I'd drop to 04/05 just to cover all angles.

MarsellusWallace said:

The Bentley warranty is the best available and judging by the 6 GT's I've had experience of it's essential!

Mechanically the GT is quite a robust car(I did have one which needed new engine mountings at 18000 miles though..),however the main problems owners have is with electrical problems,minor complications on normal cars but on a GT it can result in a four figure bill!Things such as rear brake light malfunction,usually the rear screen has to come out for this to be fixed,water leaks into the cabin(sometimes as a result of the rear screen not being bonded in correctly after a rear brake light replacement),electric handbrake problems,electric rear spoiler problems,airbag malfunctions,multi function display in between speedo+rev counter failures etc etc.

[Vipergreen]

My GTC is just coming up to 3 years old and hence I am considering the warranty extension.

Local dealer has qouted £2043 + VAT, Warranty direct is £1500.

Any others to consider