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Ray White
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Location: Derby
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 Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:06 pm Post subject: Bentley special ...to order. |
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https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1624268
The car shown is a demonstrator.
Perhaps for the Bentley enthusiast who wants a bespoke sports car in the 'Saville Row' tradition this is the answer.
Personally, I would be inclined to concentrate on the question will it make me happy.?.
The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius famously said "Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself... in your way of thinking".
What do we think? |
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alastairq
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Location: East Yorkshire
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:39 am Post subject: |
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Cockpit too small for me, too much plush and padding.
Wheelbase could do with being a bit longer, IMHO.
Everything looks rather squat and cramped.
With the hood up, still very little weather protection. [My head would create a bulge in the hood anyway]
If exposed to the weather, then the interior needs to be a lot more robust & simple.
Definitely a gucci toy....especially at that price.
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mikeC
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Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:05 am Post subject: |
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For that money you could buy the real thing:
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1605757
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Ray White
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Richard Biddulph is a dealer who knows his onions. I would sooner go to someone like him with a good reputation if I was in that market.
As you say, Mike, you could have the real thing for that money... (rather than something phoney.)
The '26 Bentley would make me happy but poor.
The so called 'special' would just make me poor.
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Rick
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Ray White
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Rick wrote: | It looks very well turned out and I quite like the look of it (not something I'd level at most Mk6-based specials), but it looks more MG than Bentley and as Alastair says, it looks a bit too squashed. I too would opt for the original in Mike's link for that level of ££££££
RJ |
I suppose to be fair, the car shown is just an example of their work. They make it clear that if you were to order a Mark 6 Bentley 'special' you could specify a bespoke car built to your specific requirements; hence the 'Saville Row' suit analogy. |
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