Buying An Old Bentley Is The Worst Financial Decision You Can Make, AND I OWN 2!?!?!
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Bentley should put a *Depreciation Gauge* on the dashboard right next to the tachometer. It would have to be something like a calendar / odometer combo gauge, with a dollar figure overlay, so you could see just how much value your new Bentley is losing with every passing mile, and every passing day. This gauge would run continually in the background, so that when you get into the vehicle after a prolonged absence, it would be able to tell you exactly how much less it is worth since the last time you drove it. I would also suggest that they include a *Doomsday / Sunset* feature with the depreciation gauge, (they could market it as a package!). This feature would activate when the car has achieved *maximum worthlessness* , which can best be described as the point where it would make more sense financially to have it crushed and made into a coffee table, than it would to replace the carbon ceramic brakes.
And after every 100 miles the Price is Right wa wa wa wa waaaaaaaahhh music plays.
This is BRILLIANT!
You have to warn people not to be eating or drinking when reading this. Absolutely freaking hilarious! 😂😂
absolutely hilarious
Oh, that's pretty easy, just look at the odometer and multiply each mile by $20! IE, 1000 mi = $20,000. Seems about right to me. Tyler even said so. But I'm wrong . . . that's just for repairs.
I have a 96 Brooklands I've owned for 8 years. I've spent $22k on various repairs since I bought it and that's me doing most of the work. I just completed a 2,500 road trip and it was perfect. It has never let me down. Unfortunately the two main problems with these cars is either they are neglected because owners don't have the desire or funds to maintain them or the people working on them are completely clueless. Even Rolls/Bentley dealers are not interested or knowledgeable about working on these antiques, I already found that out. Anyone can buy an old Bentley, they're cheap but running it is the trick. If you want one, buy the best and either learn to fix it yourself or find a good mechanic who wont charge you an arm and leg. They are built like any classic British car, very simple but labor intensive. I've lost my patience many times on this car while doing a particular repair but the secret is to walk away calm down start again and stay focused. Easier said than done!
Look at his service records. The basic problem with these cars is that they are junk. Their systems are Rube Goldberg "engineering" exercises.
@JAWSDAKILLER Actually I have a 1988 420 SEL and it has been VERY reliable. I bought it with 144K miles and now have 320K miles...great car. Maintenance is not bad. The thing's a beast. You MUST have a great mechanic, however...they will SAVE you money.
@JAWSDAKILLER Man older Mercedes, especially the diesels, were fuckin solid as hell! Those things ran forever and a day. I think people crushed them just because they got scared they would be stuck with that one car the rest of their lives. Since they usually go until the car doesn't make sense to be repaired anymore and the only way to do that was to crush it lol.
Very simple?! How is that engine bay simple? Or that mechanical fuel injection? Or the hydraulic system? It's anything but simple!
Have you seen a Trabant? Now that's simple! :D
Yep, like I said: join the RROC first; then start looking for a car.
"This is now my winter Bentley". That's got to be the most aristocratic phrase of the year
IKR Imagine saying yes, this is the winter beater and it's a freaking Bentley
Sounds a lot happier than 'sunk cost fallacy'
You have to have a Winter Bentley when you already own a Bentley Convertible, which is naturally a Summer Bentley.
Yeah, having two Bentleys for the appropriate seasons is probably the most 1st world thing I've heard so far...
I thought everyone had a Winter Bentley. Guess I need to get out more.
I almost bought a Turbo R for 39K 3 Months ago. The Interior is so beautiful. Its like falling in love with a hooker.
Decided on a boat instead. Phew :)
Congrats... At least a boat will give you TWO happy days!
LOL
Good turbo R’s sell for 20,000 max
You were ripped off
When Hoovie sees his bentley: 😓
When wizards sees a bentley:🤑
@14:34 He switched on the AC and I thought I was connecting to AOL.
Haha 😂
It's the screams of all the tortured souls who assembled it originally and maintained it over the years.
That's it!! First generation telematics!!
You've got fail.
It needed to connect to dial-up internet in order to download and unleash some ghastly screeches lol
James May's first film for old Top Gear was on the joys of owning a Bentley , His mechanic lived in a mansion, May lived in a shed.. all you need to know about owning these monsters
Season 2 Episode 1; James May reviews his own Bentley T2, and explains why it ruined his life.
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that was the Rolls Royce dealer in the mansion. you need to find a mechanic can tell you whether to buy it or run away just by listening to it.
A consistent oil leak isn't a problem.
One that suddenly runs dry is.
Don't drip and drive! www.edmondswa.gov/climate/276-departments/public-works/public-outreach-education/summer-2014/1949-don%E2%80%99t-drip-drive-get-those-car-leaks-fixed.html
@@jmulvey371 it’s going back we’re it came from.
A consistent oil leak is a problem in Europe, cuz its a big fat fail on the inspection sheet
@@Leofred2000 not if you clean it before you go to the inspection, or if you leave 20€ on teh ashtray... just saying ;)
My dad taught me this lesson as a kid when he owned a Porsche 964, which was relatively new at the time, but already leaking. That car was traded 12 years later when they got to be too much to keep up with.
You know what they say about British cars "if there is no oil on the ground underneath them, there is no oil in them"
Very true
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That's how the German spotter planes found the British submarines...they merely followed the trail of diesel oil on the surface.
same with bmws haha
The sound the aircon makes is the screaming souls of all of the car's owners, past , present, and future.
Hoovey. your horse less carriage is supposed to leave a big puddle of oil on the floor . of your mews. it is what Daimler owners refer to as , the cacophony of oppulence.
I would love to see the wizard's face when you bring the turbo r back to him. 😂
Yes!! I was waiting for that at the end of the video. Sooooooo disappointed. Maybe the next video will be "return of the nemesis".
Then he might buy another Island. 🤣
Yaucht payment!
The car wizard would probably bring out his crucifix again for protection.
@@kennethhubbs3599 hahaha
14:35 Sounds like an old internet connection.😂😂😂 I was waiting for "YOU'VE GOT MAIL"
Tyler: Bentley. You would be crazy to own one.
Also Tyler: I own two.
Yeah, cheers Einstein, it was in the title. Gold sticker for you.
*SLOW CLAP*
I think he drives one to the bank when he deposits his TH-cam checks.
it never ceases to amaze me these cars are so expensive new and turn into absolute piles of sh*t
They overcharge for parts and labour, so people can't afford, or refuse, to be held hostage to repair them regularly or properly. They they were more reliable though, this wouldn't really be an issue.
BMW, Mercedes and Audi also. Engine and electrical issues are ridiculous
@@turbanwearersblow 5 series with 1000000kms: watch?v=KmsYNXALqjU 316i with 670000km: watch?v=ZHPweQuYFGM&t=305s
@@MarkGelderland Every car can reach 1 million km.
It's all about how much money you spend to repairs/parts to reach the high mileage, that separates the reliable cars and unreliable cars.
if you do the proper maintenance at the right times they are increadably reliable, but when you buy one that has been neglected you will have ongoing problems, had one for nearly 25 years
“I’d feel guilty for selling to someone else and passing on the curse.” This is largely the reason I still have my 05 Jaguar XJ8L ! Bentley style problems on a lower scale budget!😸
Financially distressed > financially destroyed
Hoovy:"This my outside summer Bentley.."
Me:"This is my outside summer AND winter Corolla".
That's some hard flexing right there.
My summer and winter Fiesta
My summer and winter Camry
Same.
Jay Leno says "reliable" meaning, "I haven't had any issues with the 10k miles I've put on it in 10 years."
I bet he didn't even put that much on it.
When it was brand new with no wear and tear.
Exactly. He also has a full time team of mechanics keeping his cars going.
I've owned several cars that I put very few miles on... some since new and some were used.
I can CONFIDENTLY tell you that age deteriorates a car just as much as mileage unless you're packing 30k+ onto it a year.
Plus he maintains his cars meticulously.
Tyler getting in on the Amber Heard shots 😂😂
Well her ass deserves every one of them doesnt it
I'd advise avoiding such landmines. The fighting on both sides is extremely bitter.
Amber is like Hoovie's cars - they all shit the bed.
@@mattevans4377
Amber admitted to hitting Depp on a voice recording and the media is still siding with her. Nah, I'll happily support Depp. If I don't, it's a bad sign of things to come for us guys (in other words guilty even if there's overwhelming evidence that we're not)
@@khstapantsog3783 - That's what Johnny said!
"A really bad Maaco Paint job"
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"This next video is brought to you by Maaco!"
Well, Tyler's Maaco paint jobs actually have been pretty good. Just don't let his daughter pick the colour for the Bentley....
It depends on the shop of course but also the level you want to pay for. You can get a good job out of the budget job but have to basically prep/mask it yourself.
you have to do the prep; Maaco paint is actually pretty good.
A proper paint correction on the Turbo R will make it look brand new. The Azure is fantastic in a lot of ways, but I think the R is cooler. Get it polished up, fix the leak, and maybe get some newer generation wheels on it and you'll probably want to drive it more.
Lay Leno with personal staff of full time mechanics: "This car has been pretty reliable"
The fact that he consistently puts real miles on it helps, willing to bet Hoovies Turbo R sat a lot with the previous owner.
I'm pretty sure Jay has to pay for the repairs on his cars and is kept in the loop as to what repairs have been made.
jezuzfreek777 he definitely does, but these cars suffer far more issues if not driven often than what you’d expect to deal with one regularly used and lightly maintained
@Mr100duke Perfect! right on the money!.
Jay: pretty reliable except for the time we had to fix it....
Bentley owner: WILL TRADE FOR ANY CAR!!!
Hoovie: "Let me introduce myself."
Bentley owner thinks:" SUCKER!"
Hoovie thinks: "SUCKER!"
Everyone else thinks: "SUCKERS!"
Wizard thinks: "KER-CHING!"
@@davesy6969 even though he was the really sucker for taking a 200k mile amg
I was once begged to take one..."Just get it out of my garage."
"I'm so stupid! I'm so stupid!" (cashes big TH-cam checks). I wish I was that stupid.
That's the point of this channel
Me too but need 900k more followers 🤣
Yeah “The stupidest automotive channel” shtick doesn’t really work anymore.
@@thebigpicture2032 Except he's upside-down on the whole thing even with his channel. I'd expect that he's still bleeding a few thousand a month overall due to Covid. And probably why he's having to sell off older cars. As for these, I'd toss them both and get something better.
I’m sure he does well with TH-cam but the Freddy’s franchises are where he makes more money. I know some very well off people with a similar franchise as he owns.
Thanks Tyler. You have absolutely convinced me to never own... BMW, Mercedes or Bentley. I was never going to do that anyways but you have driven the point home. My one flirt with this type of car was owning a beautiful example of a 1987 Jag XJ6. Not a scratch on it or a mark on the leather or wood. It could not pass a Jag dealer without turning in for another $1k repair. It often left me stranded. I never drove it in the winter but it still rusted through in multiple places. I traded in even money for a well used Couger. The dealer lost his shirt on it.
At least the story has a happy ending.
Oh yeah I went there
This channel lets me live through you which I’m thankful for because I have no money for any of this
When the cold air stops making noise..."welcome".. "you've got mail!"
Definitely sounded like dial up internet to me too. 😆
That racket is the HVAC blower motor. The bearings have gone bad. Likely a massive job. Unfortunately, eventually the motor will seize. It can short out and catch fire or it could blow the fuse, taking out other systems. Best to do it sooner rather than later.
“anniversary with Amber Heard”. That man had a family!!
A fantastic joke though - stand up comedy must be preserved at all costs
The kinda joke that stings in the middle of the nutsack
HAHAHHAHA
if ya dont want that Turbo R, i'd gladly take it
i have $12, only $11,988 short :D
wait i have $12 canadian...
thats like $7 us dollars
That's the Cars soul screaming let me die, Lol 😂
I’d have to keep the Azure. It’s just, truly beautiful . Like a beautiful woman, there probably going to be expensive.
I've always loved the azure body style, a very beautiful design. I'd love to have one, maybe once the kiddos are all grown up.
When he says $100k he means $9k. The rest is $91k of other people’s money over the last 10 years.
Indoor Bentley... In wizards shop Bentley
He does it for the pleasure of 'estimatio'
Exactly. I was thinking instead of the Wizard paying for a detail Hoovie should be paying storage.
Use it till you lose the head gaskets, then LS-swap it. That's always worked out great for you!
Charles Wassman excep for his Porsche which crapped itself on the track after an LS swap
I have had my 1990 turbo r since 2006 and haven’t had much hassle and only needed a few bits but we are lucky to have a local specialists before I bought it the previous owner has spent £25000 on one service back at Bentley
Exactly what I was going to post before I read your post. This is one of those cars that needs to go to a specialist to work on it. Not someone who is going to throw parts at it.
@@BlagoP I have only had normal servicing and one suspension part
Good consumer advice. I've been tempted on a number of occasions by nice looking Bentleys that cost about the same to buy as a decent used Camry. So far, the voice of common sense has saved me, but I need constant reminders. And I live in the UK, where you might expect it to be easier to run a Bentley. It's the maintenance and running costs that will kill you.
This is why I love Tyler, he goes with his heart not his brain
14:35 Thats not AC, that's Bentley Dialup™
"There is nothing more expensive than a cheap luxury car".
Maybe a free Passat W8?
@@moniack Phaeton.
An excellent quote and one I shall never forget.
Exactly!!! I tried at a Jaguar and soon found out call a tow truck
send it to scrap and never ever think of rebuilding anything
bought beyond my reach when was new.
Not always true always get it inspected prior to purchase and do research on the model and look for the common problems wrong with the car. This can get you a discount on the car.
Everybody: Stay away from british cars
Doug: *"Thissssssss is my new Land Rover Defender!"*
Yeap!!!
New Def is built in Slovakia so you can't blame us Brits for that one.
or anything other than Japanese cars. (Ok Tesla)
I drive a 2003 Lincoln Town Car which I bought for $2000. I've put $1800 into it what with a new fuel pump, AC service, a couple of coil packs, new brakes and two new front tyres as well as the usual fluids. It runs so smooth and there are nu bumps or rattles, the radio doesn't work, neither do the powered mirrors or the driver side heated seat. But I smile every time I drive it. It's an absolute boat with virtually no performance but I don't care. I wished the interior looked like the Bentley and not Walmart but it's a simple big lumbering cruiser of a car and like I said, it makes me smile. That's why you drive the Bentley, it makes you happy.
The British Christine, Engine assembled by Stephen King
Jean-Claude Van Damme probably left his coke in a secret spot in that Azure.
Coca-cola would have gone flat by now...🤣
@@zachr5054 and the ice will definitely have melted.
Imagine the car wizard finding it lol
@@thecrazyracoon he probably would taste it knowing him.
@@ElReySupr3me "hmmm....that's colombian alright!" Lmao
keep the Azure !!! It's such a beautiful car ! The Turbo R look Outdated...
I think with different wheels it would change the look drastically
I've always thought the Turbo R was really attractive, if a bit dated. If I was independently wealthy, and had to choose between the two cars, I'd take the Turbo R any day.
Every time Wizard sees Hoovie coming he hears CHA CHING
I thought Hoovie owned him; maybe it's the other way around.
Like an alcoholic saying he won't drink again, I won't buy another Bent! Lol
I've been running a '91 Bentley Mulsanne for 2 years. Bought for under £6,500:00, as a classic show car, I now use it as my daily driver. I spent 5 hours going through the car before buying it and I've never had a problem. It's driven respectfully but not slowly, and oils and filters are changed every 3,000 miles. It's in beautiful condition and should go on for many years to come. It's also worth twice what I paid for it. Always shop around
You have saved me so many times from getting into cars that would otherwise cost me a fortune to own
What a fantastic Channel. you truly save people thousands upon thousands of dollars thank you so much.
Funny, Tyler was actually one of the reasons I bought my ‘05 Toyota Prius. Having seen him replacing the hybrid battery gave me more than enough confidence to replace one myself, might it ever need a replacement.
He is like a Government PSA tv advertisement you see warning you about vaping, etc.. lol
Jay Leno's garage is one of my favourite's but I have always taken his reliability claims with a pinch of salt. Anyone can make any car reliable when they have an on-site team of mechanics and a couple of hundred other cars to drive.
@Mr100duke Two out of three ain't bad.
An indoor and outdoor Bentley lol love it
This is easily the best non Jay Leno Automotive Channel on TH-cam.
Tyler buys real world cars and gives realistic views on what ownership looks like, warts and all.
No pretensions, just loves cars.
Thanks Tyler!
I drive a Lexus, some parts labelled Toyota are perfectly interchangeable. Bentley are similar, sharing many components with Bedford trucks.
My uncle owned 7 during his lifetime. It was an eyeopener to see his son in law service them and using Bedford replacements...
Sounds like an old modem syncing over the phone
... or like my Sinclair ZX Spectrum loading a program from my cassette-player... :D
sounds like that year 2000 sound
The 2400 baud, those were the fun days
Came to the comments to say this. I see I'm not the only one.
@@LiveFreeOrDieDH you're not the only one older than dirt?
Next video- I’m selling my beloved Bentley” 😂
To doug..... No wait lol scotty
I was just saying
Next video, Hoovie letting F165 park his F150 with wide tow mirrors, in his garage.
@@dereksans7323 Tavish 😂
air con sounds like 90's dial up internet connecting lol
I have a 2006 Chevrolet Impala, use synthetic oil, and have a good shade tree mechanic. All options function properly ,and the V6 engine which has 235,000 km on it runs smoothly and can still slide the wheels on dry pavement if you want to. The repair bills are not frequent, and relatively cheap when needed.
Granted it's not a Bentley, but it IS good reliable transportation, and parts are available if needed.
Hoovie: I love land yachts!
Wizard: I love real yachts!
People who own Bentleys when people stare at their cars. "I bet they are so impressed with me because I own a Bentley."
What people are actually thinking after they watched this Hoovies Garage Video. "Idiot."
I mean, more power to them if they can afford owning a Bentley long term and they like it enough to go through with it.
Without anyone to adopt the cars, the alternative is having them go extinct, which isn't fun.
Instead of mumbling "Idiot" when someone is keeping an old luxury car in decent condition, maybe you could admire their dedication? Just a thought. Too many people are cynical and negative nowadays; we should me more positive.
During the 'BOOM' circa 2008 in Ireland. Every person such as Lawyer, Banker etc that had a Bentley ended up broke or in jail.
@@Jowurel I was honestly just trying to be funny. I completely agree with you. I have kept cars going while paying far more than they could ever be worth because I liked them so much, and I didn't care or think less of anyone for giving me a hard time about it. Cheers!
I don't think a 30 year old slab of a Bentley would be much of a headturner or status symbol these days... a few petrolheads would look at it, sure, but it doesn't exactly scream luxury with that boxy design nowadays. It's old and it looks even older.
@@MetalTrabant still better then looking at a dull 7 series or even a Bentley q7 or rolls Royce Cullen as they a ugly and massively pointless
Love the Depp / Golddigger reference.
That older Bentley also needs a mesh grille. It will make it look a lot younger.
I'm still driving my Winter/Outdoor Camry...
Me too. 260,000 miles 1999.
"It is stupid expensive to own and maintain a Bentley". Well, that's why they sell for residual value only.
Ha ha ha ha. Such entertainment I love it. Bentley/RR, where the dream becomes the nightmare! I'm so glad YOU own them, saving some would be fool (me) time, money and grey hair. Yor really bring out the automotive voyeur in me. Thanks for the fun. PS go see John Ross soon he needs a good helper with his Porsche.
You make me feel better about all my bad decisions, Tyler.... Thanks buddy. 😅
Unless you buy them new, they come to own you. Not the other way around.
haven’t been this early since hoovie got his AMG ML stolen
Honestly Tyler, you only have 3 options: sell it with the caveats and link your videos about it in the description, keep it and sink more money into a car that you can't find anything you like about it, or junk it.
Wizard charged him 6 grand and still broken 😯😯🤣🤣🤣
THE BIGGEST REASON YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF THESE 2 CARS IS ALL ABOUT THE COMFORTABLE RIDE THAT HARDLY CAN BE MATCHED BY NOT TOO MANY CARS
The ride is absolute heaven particularly when stationary.
Note to self: never *ever* buy a Bentley.
Hey Tyler, trade them both in for a Maybach 62 with the divider between the front and rear seats, I would love to see some content on those cars.
This is one of the reasons why this is callest "The dumbest automotive channel in all of TH-cam" and he is not wrong! 🤣🤣🤣
B is for Build called
I begin to doubt that he always buys expensive cars he likes fixes them loses money and gets sweet yt money for doing so
@@maxpowerxo5560 He doesn't lose money. I would bet he's making a good living on these vids.
@@Tr33People i know right to be able to continuously own and fix these kinda cars and make money doing it like is he really an idiot?
Hey Hoovie!!!I enjoy your videos,Thank You.Sounds like buying a used Bentley is what most people buying a used boat experience.Boat,broken down translates to(Break Out Another Thousand).Really yearly maintenance costs just don't make a lot of sense.Keep on keeping on!!!
One of the things I love about hoovie is how honest he is before putting up a car on cars and bids. We know exactly what we are getting into while buying one of those. It's like, " I know you getting married to my ex but this is how she truly is"
Thanks hoovie.
This comment has aged like wine.
Put a Lexus Ls engine and transmission in it. That’s what I wanna do with an cheap and old Rolls Royce in the future and use it as a daily driver.
Or a GM LS crate engine. Simple and reliable.
Or a Cummins
Japanese transplant is what all beautiful European cars need and they will be perfect... 1 UZ fe sounds good too in my opinion 👌🏼
Sounds like a fun project, Not sure if the lexus motor will fit though, its a pretty cramped engine bay
I prefer a Mercedes 240d engine.
You don't own the Bentley...
It owns you
🤣🤣🤣
That would be the cars inner soul screaming for mercy 🥺
my face is twitching when you said you have a winter bentley and a summer bentley.
I bought a 1948 Mk.6 in 1971. Best buy ever. nothing ever broke or fell off. in 5 years I bought 1 set of tyres an oil and petrol filter, that's about it. Sold it in 1976 at a profit. that was a mistake but it paid for my first house.
100k spent on fixing 2 old bentleys, money well spent
The Car Wizard agrees.
@@thebigguy8306 But are they practical purchases anywhere in any weather or climate conditions? I'd rather have a new Toyota Corolla hatchback.
I would never own a boring Toyota Corolla hatchback. I’d rather deal with mechanical problems then have a car that’s just lame.
Spoken like a man with time on his hands!
I have a bridge in NY to sell you.
If they buy it from you, they know exactly what they’re getting into.
$100K in repairs for us, or $15K (max) if you happen to be a car wizard. Old luxury and exotic cars are really for people who always wanted an advanced degree in automotive engineering.
$100k over two Bentleys over 10 years. So $5k per car per year. That's not particularly unusual for getting a niche ultra-luxury prestige car professionally serviced with factory parts.
The Bosch gar-ba-G-tronic mechanical fuel injection is a major reason why the European specialty shop I used to work for had a pretty firm rule of "1996 or newer only." It is such an over complicated system, and there was no reason for it to survive for as long as it did. There were good electronic fuel injection systems widely available in the early 1980s (some available even earlier than that) on cars much less expensive than this, yet some manufacturers like Mercedes, RR and Bentley kept using the garbagetronic will into the 90s.
The hydraulic system was just complicated for the sake of being complicated, and in my opinion, downright dangerous. Having so many vehicle systems that are integral for maintaining vehicle control (brakes, steering and suspension) controlled off of one massively over-complicated hydraulic system was/is idiotic.
"Just driving it to get it fixed" describes my old VW bus, though half of those trips were tows, going by distance. But my miles to $$ ratio was more like 1-2...:o
HVAC sounds like signing in to AOL in 1997🤣👴🏾
🤣🤣🤣
Its haunted. The scream is the tortured soul of a previous owner remembering how much money they wasted fixing this car.
a friend of mine told me that years ago after buying an old Bentley for next to nothing then took it to be serviced and dropped $10K....no thank you...
expect at least $10k - what?
There is an easy solution for this car. It's transmission is the lynch pin of the plan. It's a 4L80e. If I had that car the most important thing would be the body and interior. I would strip it down. Swap in a Chevrolet V8 to the transmission. I'd remove the hydraulic suspension and switch either to a modern self leveling air suspension or a steel spring suspension. I'd rewire everything and replace anything bespoke or expensive with cheap, readily available GM or Ford components. It would be as easy as maintaining a HD gas GM pickup truck when I was done with it. It would just have a cool body and interior.
Get Wizard to pull the ECM out of the azure and check for leaky capacitors. When the electrolyte leaks onto the board it will eventually eat the traces off and cause errors that cant be reset.
Well.... I think we need a plum crazy Bentley from mako 😆
Also this is a Bentley turbo R the fact that the cold climate control makes a terrible noise wouldn’t matter because then Bentley was truly British and you never need AC. Also the reason why you have this over a S class is because.... it’s a Bentley, it’s exclusive it’s a status and it’s beautiful. Not just some other Mercedes like all the millions of others on the road
"Status"? Perhaps among the ignorant. To the knowledgeable, it marks you as a fool...more concerned with appearance than substance.
@@wholeNwon hello... we’re talking about Bentley owners
when you turn on climate control it sound like connecting to internet in 98
if ya dont want that Turbo R, i'd gladly take it
i have $12, only $11,988 short :D
wait i have $12 canadian...
thats like $7 us dollars
@@BSGSV a bus pass costs $125 dumbass
Lol this is funny also I am Canadian too wanting the Turbo R I have a few thousand dollars how much you at now?
Hoovie turning on the A/C at one point it sounded like a peaceful flute playing.
Hoover takes off from the stop light like a bat out of hell leaving the bimmer in the dust and says, the power is just "OK"😂
Yes im gonna buy one of theses Bentley !
But im a mechanic
You are probably one of the few qualified to actually buy a used Bentley, lol.
lol yeah
imma just not get a Bentley and and get idk some 4 cylinder volvo v70 idk
Good buy then
Dump the engines, transmissions and breaking systems. Put a LS engine and Dot fluid breaking system then you have reliability and no more high cost for repairs
Just like the old man who should be driving it, I think it's time for your Turbo-R to get a diaper.
Okay all this makes me think of is when I turned 18 and got so happy about buying a 2013 BMW 550i M sport and I was so excited I now have a 400hp twin turbo luxury sedan and then quickly found out things where breaking right and left and I didn’t know any good independent mechanics that could do work on a bmw so I was dumb and got a evaluation done at the bmw stealer ship and they wanted 8k to sort it out. I personally wanted to do whatever I had to do and save the money to work on it and fix it instead of buying a new car but my parents and everyone pushed me into getting a reliable car so basically everything in me wishes I kept the bmw and spent all my money fixing it even if they thought I was crazy bc it brought me so much joy but now I’m on square one again financially with a boring slow but reliable car and already want another bmw just not one with a n63 v8 engine. Tyler please get a 2013 550i !
The Turbo R is absolutely gorgeous. I'd take it any day, glitches and all. The hydraulic system is from Citroen originally which is why it's so fantastically overcomplicated.
*Opens the hood* - "Welcome to hell!"
14:35 It's a 30 year-old car. The climate control is just trying to log on.
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Sounds just like a recurring nightmare where you're running away from something (any English car, or Ex-wife) that's always dragging money out of your wallet.
any car drags money out of your wallet what most people forget is they earn you money by taking you to work. most ignor issues let them build up and bin the car as a total fix scraps the car. its why i only lease new car for work now, its always someone else's problem and cost to fix. my current german shit box has had 3 major and 5 minor repairs in 18months their crap now o ly bearly last their warranty no longer built to do 300k miles
@@edwilko8819 bro dont try to justify a weak Bentley by saying all cars need repair.. Toyotas dont need repair.. I just bought a camry w 150k miles and aint nothin was changed. I just changed spark plugs for the first time in its life.. Ran great even w the og plugs..
@@edwilko8819 I have to go with the truth hurts reply. The Toyotas are great cars. Very low maintenance $$$ if you maintain them. I have had GM's, Mercedes, Fords, etc., etc. I have to go with Toyota being one of the best. I had a 2009 Corolla with 100k on it. I always used synthetic oil and changed it religiously each year whether it needed it or not (I get to work from home and don't go out much). I put on an HD suspension, coil-over shocks, body stiffeners front and rear, HD sway bars, new rims tires. I kept it in the KISS concept. Keep it Simple and Stupid. I didn't do engine mods. But, I could drive that slow car 100% around a corner. Such fun!
Tyler I would love to take the challenge of restoring the Bentley. We recently finished restoring a 64 1/2 mustang and though it was painstaking and took a lot of time and money it was totally worth it. Originally was going to show it at SEMA but that was canceled. Will be taking it to Auction early next year.
I have owned a few of these and have learnt over time that you need to have a very good knowledgeable mechanic, I have one of those I currently own a 95 Bentley RL (very rare car) and 2 x bentley continentals a GT and A Flying spur they have both had over $30k spent on them in the last year alone, So all I can add is go into ownership with your eyes wide open and a big cheque book, There is nothing like driving a Bentley