Bentley warranty

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cho

Original Poster:

927 posts

282 months

Tuesday 22nd February 2011
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Got a 2008 continental gt's warranty running out soon. Been quoted around £4000 for a two year warranty from dealer to offer same cover as before. Any thoughts on if I should go for it or not?

Cho

buyer&seller

802 posts

185 months

Wednesday 23rd February 2011
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If you're planning on keeping the car then it may well be as repairs will be expensive, or even if you are planning to sell it sooner it will be an excellent selling point. But read the policy carefully as I doubt that the extended warranty will be as comprehensive as the new car 3 year warranty you are looking to replace.

Markymark69

474 posts

179 months

Wednesday 23rd February 2011
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Take the warranty if you are keeping the car.

MarsellusWallace

1,180 posts

208 months

Wednesday 23rd February 2011
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The warranty is well worth the cost on this car.My pal had a 05 GT Mulliner and didnt bother with the warranty.He had a few little problems with it(handbrake,airbag light,rear brake light problem,rear spoiler problem,battery drain problem)and spent over £6k on it in the year or so he had it.Every time it went in even for something small the bill was never less than £1000.

cho

Original Poster:

927 posts

282 months

Saturday 26th February 2011
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thanks for the replies! Looks like an expensive service this time around. I will double check to see if the warranty is as comprehensive as the new car one before deciding and report back.

Cho

cho

Original Poster:

927 posts

282 months

Saturday 5th March 2011
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First things first new warranty is not as comprehensive. I was told it doesn't cover water inbreed damage but I'm not sure it was covered before anyway.

The worst thing is that I was told it would be possible to transfer to a new owner if I sold the car unfortunately a dealer told me today that if I sold back to a dealership then the warranty is void! Doesn't really make sense except for the fact that dealer used cars are sold with a one year warranty but if mine lasts longer why not go with that?

On another note does anyone have any idea why continental supersport's have dropped so drastically in price? I assume a new one is about 170k basic but a six month old one is now mid 130k. Another six months and it's almost dropped 50%. Seems 'good value' compared to some other similar marques.

christofmccracke

881 posts

207 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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Price drop for supersports is because of the new model coming out,

cho

Original Poster:

927 posts

282 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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But there won't be a new supersport's for at least a year maybe. Or I could be wrong! Didn't think that they would come out with a more powerful model so quickly.

Dealer said that the updated infotainment system would be on the supersports in June which could mean a new model version but he said it is going to be current model