Happy New Year to you too. Wishing you continued success with your forecourt, youtube, and tutoring businesses. All the best for 2022, hope you dodge the Omicron, and greetings from Prague.
I have owned a couple of Bentley's and you really do have to choose carefully. My advice if you are seriously looking for one of these is: FSH is a must (and DO check it out, in detail) Mileage: Better to go for one that has been used rather than sat in a garage gathering dust Understand almost any problem will carry a minimum £500 cost There's a reason why they are one of the least reliable cars in the JD index Lastly, still not put off? Barter. So many out there now it's a buyers market Get the right one and you will be well rewarded with a smooth as turbine, fast as funk, beautiful car.....get the wrong one and OUCH......
You're quite right, I have the big brother to the Continental GT but the same rules apply. I took mine straight to a specialist, given a complete top to tail and fixed anything that needed doing. Apart from that, it's been servicing and general wear and tear and it's been sweet as a nut. I would one other peice of advice. Buy a Ctek trickle charger. Even if it's sat for a coupe of weeks, it will drian the battery.
@@johncollier608 Aren't VW parts compatible? I would like to buy it or DB9 in next year as my third car that I will do miles on and keep forever. Thanx
@@damirbajic4579 Quite possibly. I've replaced a couple of sensors brake pads, front calipers and a gear box service. Apart from the calipers, most parts are fairly generic. Good luck with your search and happy driving, Sir.
"The backlight broke, making the clock as dim as a footballer" - hilarious! 👍 Way beyond my price range, however. My target car is a Lexus SC 430. Not in the same league, but good bang for your bucks.
Lovely car but my best car was a Mercedes Benz S class 3.0 diesel 6 cylinder with 29,000 miles 2006 models finished in magic blue(6 in the country) Faultless car real luxury . I bought it from a business acquaintance of my brother in law, with full service history and the price you ask? £10,000. Bargain. Kept it four years and sold it to a golfing Buddy still going strong still looks immaculate .
Every time I got a glimpse of the infotainment it just reminded me of a passat, yes I know they part share as it makes sense and it's only a small minor detail, if they changed the font slightly for the buttons it would make a difference. Other than that small and rather irrelevant detail, everything about that car is sublime. Great video!
I have an 09 XF Jag naturally the infotainment system is ancient and ugly but you can turn the screen off and it just has a nice black screen with a Jag logo, looks clean. Sure you could just have the screen off in this
Had a number of Bentley motor cars through my hands over the years and worked on them, including the VW based cars and I have to say the quality isn't a patch on the earlier cars. The Arnage is also a troublesome car in particular with the electrics.
The one thing I took from enjoying a Bentley Continental W12 for a weekend was the feeling that you never run out of power and that any gear could be endless if you just keep your foot down. Amazing piece of British engineering.
@@HighPeakAutos A friend of mine has an Aston Martin Vanquish V12. That’s the only other car that I’ve been in that gives the same feeling of unlimited power. Enjoy the Bentley, it’s different class 👍
@@HighPeakAutos It is the best car I’ve ever been in, it really is the ultimate driving machine, words don’t do the Vanquish justice. The Lynn sound system in it is worth more than my Audi A4 lol
@@HighPeakAutos Haha, you'd get 60% of one of the winter tyres for £300. Great videos btw, really like the channel, great advice, and love the humour. 👍
Great review and I love the car. Personally, I'd have a fear over hidden costs that go with it. I agree about GT cars being the best. Why have a dream car you can't comfortably drive any decent distance
This would be my dream car. If only for twelve months. Wouldn't have thought reliability should be an issue with a car like this. I think the wife would notice if I traded the Motor Home in for one though.
To this day I can’t understand why Matt hasn’t made it onto Top Gear or put together a new version of Fifth Gear with Henry Catchpoole and Rory Reid in tow would be bloody amazing
@@HighPeakAutos Matt plz get them on your channel- the cinematography of carfection is outstanding, Rory’s presentation and comedy is only equalled by yours the three of you talking cars doing road trips would be a bigger hit for viewing figures than Baywatch in its prime
Depends how important the drive is to you , I am running a DB11 and prefer my old conti to drive , as a luxury GT the continental out performs the Aston , the DB9 ride is in the same league , my advice drive both 🤔
Watched your first video, the 2005 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT, fantastic video btw. Got inspired which accelerated my pursuit in purchasing one. Mulliner options at the time were rather slim, and demanding in price likewise. I picked up a 2004 version of the Continental GT in Dark Sapphire, with a lightish brown leather interior! After 2,000+ miles already I have to say am thrilled with how much car this' for the money. After this many years they still have that distinct look and big road presence! If you genuinely do low miles daily, or monthly and are interested in one of these get One! Yes there isn't a better car for the money, infotainment system looks upgradable, overall engineering and build quality is underrated. Have some money on the side if something were to go wrong after all it's still categorised a high end "luxury" coupe. Thus far car feels solid and looks to be very reliable if willing to look after it. ----------- Make longer videos 2022 👍
@@HighPeakAutos the car hasn't been used much in the last 4 years so had to take it for a good blast (benchmark) in the first 2 weeks. hopefully this won't sound rare but everything in the car is alive and in good condition (electrics), can't complain at all 👍
Immediately started looking on Autotrader, thinking how cool I would look parking outside Greggs and wandering in for me vegan sausage bake, then I looked at fuel consumption at 3.16 at nearly 13 mpg, realised I’d have no money to afford a chuppa chup lolly and am now back in land of reality and not a Bucks Fizz song😀
Hi Matt, always enjoyed watching your vids. You make the comment that the Bentley has no real competition as a continental cruiser. I disagree, I own a 2015 Mercedes S Class Coupe , S500 V8. It’s a brilliant car with more than adequate performance 0 to 60 in 4.5sec yet delivers 32mpg on a run and 23 around town. It’s loaded with all the toys a petrol head needs. Like the Bentley the seats are supremely comfortable. I have owned it for over 2 yrs now and the reliability is faultless. But with all luxury cars, go for the most you can afford, don’t buy cheap, as it’s cheap for a reason. I hope you can get yours hands on an S Class Coupe to test, I’d love to know your opinion. Keep up the good work, long live the V8 ‘s. All the best Graham (from down south)
I'm probably in the minority who didn't laugh at the cupholders. To me, cupholders (and bottle holders in the door cards) are almost mandatory. One thing I don't like is that there is no cover. My XF's cupholders have a cover (which the smaller XE originally didn't) and I end up putting small valuables e.g. coins
I agree that the styling on this second generation Continental is much improved, but overall I like the fact that throughout its life Bentley have chosen to improve the Continental generically. Although I've seen some enticing prices for older cars, my understanding is that Bentley have chosen to make their replacement parts subtly different from the standard VW issue, thus ensuring that you always have to pay through the nose via a Bentley dealer and hence the lower purchase price.
I am, by belief an anti-luxury, basic, reasonable car guy...but each time I see you reviewing one of these, my breath relaxes, an involuntary smile builds up and I think I hear classical music, coming from somewhere...
Great video Matt !! It was your first Bentley GT video that helped me in the process of finding my perfect example Continental GT (after searching for 18 months and viewing nearly 30 cars). lol. The best value for money (in my opinion) is to get a 2008/2009 Speed model, as all of the costly gremlins from the older versions were all sorted out. With the 2008 (onwards) model, it also has the latest type of steering wheel, soft close doors, electric boot and mine even has the lovely heated steering wheel. There was a facelift version made in 2010 where they made the car a couple of hundred kilo's lighter, but I was advised that the drive on this shape (before the Gen 2 came out), wasn't very Bentley and one to avoid. I was actually offered a 2010 model for £26k as it had no service history !! (Valued at the time at £35K if it had the correct history). Although I was very tempted to own a 2010 GT at that kind of money, (again) I was advised by two Bentley specialists not to risk it !! With regards to MPG figures, I was pleasantly surprised at just how good they are considering the size of the engine and weight of the car (I actually did a video on it if interested).😉 Full Service history is an absolute must and also check that they were either done at least every 10k miles or every twelve months. If it's missing any history just ask yourself why anyone wouldn't bother to do it on such a prestigious car ??! If the car has been looked after then of course the service history should be there. If these cars are driven and not sat in a garage doing only a few hundred miles a year, they are bullet proof !! It is the ones that are not used regularly that seem to get the costly repair bills over time from perished pipes etc, and although the pipes are only usually a couple of hundred quid from Bentley, the labour side of things can be thousands (about £6k in labour alone to replace the turbo coolant pipes as it's an engine out job) !! My advice would be if you love the Bentley GT and can afford one, you should get one !! Even if to just say you've experienced it !! Trust me, there really is no other car out there like it to use as a daily drive.
very well written. you must have a lot of knowledge about these cars if you have been looking for the perfect copy for so long. It's a pity that we live so far from each other - I would love to meet you and talk about cars. I live in Poland - I have 5 cars in my collection and the last one I want to buy is a Bentley GT. It's just that I service my cars myself and I wonder if I can handle the Bentley GT, but rather yes. I have a mercedes w221, a bmw e65 4.4 d v8, a porsche 911 S (2007) in my collection and it works fine for now.
Great video, interesting evaluation. I cant imagine how unreliable these cars are, and £800 for a few sparkies? I can understand why these cars get changed regularly, each owner goes bankrupt and the bank sells the car on...
As I am currently working out how to get the 250 for new tyres for my 8 year old Jeep the answer to this question is a resounding no!! 🤣 All joking aside another great video.
excellent review Matt. I am in south africa and I have been buying and selling preowned cars for about a year and a half now. please advise if your course would work in south africa?. lastly I am about to buy a 2006 Bentley continental gt Mulliner spec. keep up the good work
Happy New Year Matt, if you can get hold of a BMW 630D GT, i'd love to see your review of it and compare it to the other luxary GT's in the series that you have done. Great review again.
I didn't like the first gen model of the Continental and sadly I don't like this one either and if my grasp of basic arithmatic is correct, your mate spent just over a tenner on getting it fixed for every mile he drove. I find that eye watering to be honest.
I own one beside my ferrari f430 it’s very reliable I didn’t have any of the issues u mentioned at all it runs like a camry and it has 85000 km on the clock
For around 20k more you can get a 2014/2015 spec. If you get a chance to drive one of that age - would be interesting to see how it compares with the 2011 spec and state whether the 20k hike is worth it or not.
But it doesn’t need a 12, the v8 is perfectly suited for the task, and you don’t need ridiculous amounts of power in a GT anyway. If it was a supercar then yeah I can see why a v12 would be nice, but the w12 in the Bentley doesn’t even sound much better than the v8. I just don’t see why it’s needed. Unless you want to stop at the petrol station more often…
@@salvi1398 agreed. I meant that, if a car has a 12-cylinder option, it is special enough to be in one's garage - and I'd also take the V8 over the W12.
What a pleasure, a car enthusiast who respects his privileged position, dreams about cars as all us petrol heads do and gets to drive and admire his dream. I shall be subscribing, I don't like to be preached at in an Alan Whiticker affected voice and I enjoy being talked to as a human being who will probably only ever be able to read about owning a car like this, thankyou
Happy New Year Matt, thanks for the entertaining videos and special thanks for the footballer comment, brilliant. Wishing you an even more successful 2022.
HNY Matt: Buying one of these is very tempting, especially now it comes with decent cupholders! (I share your obsession, by the way - I have a 2005 Jaguar XR8 on which the cupholders are an embarrassment) I liked the mk1 GT you had previously and ALMOST got in touch. I know an "almost" doesn't pay your bills, but as they say, "we judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions".
I was lucky enough to drive a 1953 Bentley Continental . It was a great experience and its good to see they have preserved the shape ,its recogniseably a Bentley Continental . I expect that the steering is a little less Mr Toad in The Wind in the Willows . Steering wheel the size of a bus one .Memory lane .
Drive it and you'll learn to love it, mile after mile you'll get more respect for it. At least I did. W12 is mandatory for me though to make it "picture-perfect". B.t.w. love your video!!! Thanks.
@@HighPeakAutos Yes I have, it's in winter storage until May. It's not a daily driver, which makes every mile even more special. Never thought I would respect this car so much.
I always enjoy your reviews. They're informative & mostly extremely amusing. Going off subject for a moment, if you ever decide to go on a cruise, I'd love to hear your commentary & thoughts. I'm already cracking up just thinking about it! Happy 2022.
What a lovely big lump they are. Totally agree with you on everything you said. But they do like a drink 🍸, you can't stick a score in one and use it for a day. That just warms it up 😆.
Hey mat ,only just watched video, excellent review for a superb car . Way back in around 2002/3 an old school friend ( very successful) had the first generation Bentley, I drove it numerous times, always a thrill .cheers mat, keep them coming.
Happy New year Matt, you've certainly been knocking the videos out over this holiday season, always look forward to them ..have good prosperous 2022..bests wishes
Happy New Year mate. Hope you have a wonderful year. I'll never Not love the Bentley Conti - it's such a Handsome car, like a E39 5-series. I wish I could get one.
Great video. Drove the mark 1 W12 convertible from Norwich to Manchester and got 21mpg at around 75mph. Sound was fantastic. This one sounds muted. Oh I can see some branded manbags on the way 😀
@@euanboard6417 Croats. Not legal but we do have amazing highway network and all you have to do is pray interceptor doesn't get you. Did 207 mph according to Garmin in M5 7 years ago on a slight downhill arround Ravna Gora. Fastest I have been in any car ever.
I'm wondering how I can put a wrist strap on the Breitling clock because at £600 it's a shedload cheaper than a Breitling for Bentley watch ... And the 12v feed might be an issue too. 🤔 Nothing like a challenge to start the year, eh?
Happy New Year. Another fantastic video and review, again another absolute stunner of a GT. Seeing this has put my head away as I’m still deliberating over having one as my next daily, however I couldn’t afford one at this year. Hope you have a great 2022 and can’t wait to see what fantastic content you have in store for us. Keep up the excellent work 😉👌🏻👍🏻
Nice car Matt I wish I could afford one. But before I get to the Pearly gates I will own such a good car 🚗 as this Thanks once again for your superb video Kevin
Totally hear you on the cup holders. I recently bought a 1992 Mercedes 300E (don’t ask me why because I can’t answer that question) and it has none! Seems like a minor problem until you experience it (I still have the Stinger GT by the way).
When you pushed the throttle and accelerated, it took me back to my days in the used-car trade. I drove a plethora of Continentals. There's nothing quite like it!
Happy New Year Matt - some great viewing in 2021. I am still trying to get my head around the fact that my Mk4 Honda Jazz has a heated steering wheel and that Bentley doesn't. Fab car though.
I love Bentleys,,,,and when the Continental arrived on our shores (California, USA) I began to lust for one. Since I am a Californian, I particularly have a bias toward convertibles. What is your opinion on the convertibles? Are there any mechanical or road handling issues you are aware of? Is the Mulliner W12 better than the V8 model? Also, I really appreciate your discussion on buying used. You do get what you pay for!
If the same issue arises with spark plugs, could you not try a set of surface discharge plugs ? As long as they're of the same or colder heat range {and thread/reach, obviously}, I don't see they could do any harm. You're a straight up guy and I don't like to see anyone get ripped off. Frankly, I wouldn't piss on franchised dealers if they were on fire.
Possibly the only car I'd trade my TT Mk2 in for! Mine's got that lovely cream leather interior. I'll probably update the leather to a quilted finish at some point after watching this!
The MK1 CGTs all had push button boot open/close. Not an accurate opening salvo for the MK2. There are inexpensive plug ins that allow the MK1 to be hands-free bluetooth for music and phone. Let's try to be a bit more accurate.
luetooth fm transmitter for music and no whining, just boght supersport 2010 and cant be more happier, also bought back s63 facelift. U need w12 to be happy
Happy 2022 Matt - keep up the great work. You're obviously too young by the way! I seem to recall 4-star was actually 98 RON, so cheapskates would have been using 2 or 3 star. It all phased out as I became a teenager I think.
Happy New Year guys! Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great 2022!
Happy new year
Happy New year, best wishes to you and your family and thanx for great content.
Happy New Year to you too. Wishing you continued success with your forecourt, youtube, and tutoring businesses. All the best for 2022, hope you dodge the Omicron, and greetings from Prague.
Happy New Year keep the uploads coming👍
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My son's studying at the Faculty of Arts - what a wonderful city you have and thank you for the welcome you've given him.....
I have owned a couple of Bentley's and you really do have to choose carefully. My advice if you are seriously looking for one of these is:
FSH is a must (and DO check it out, in detail)
Mileage: Better to go for one that has been used rather than sat in a garage gathering dust
Understand almost any problem will carry a minimum £500 cost
There's a reason why they are one of the least reliable cars in the JD index
Lastly, still not put off? Barter. So many out there now it's a buyers market
Get the right one and you will be well rewarded with a smooth as turbine, fast as funk, beautiful car.....get the wrong one and OUCH......
Good advice
You're quite right, I have the big brother to the Continental GT but the same rules apply. I took mine straight to a specialist, given a complete top to tail and fixed anything that needed doing. Apart from that, it's been servicing and general wear and tear and it's been sweet as a nut. I would one other peice of advice. Buy a Ctek trickle charger. Even if it's sat for a coupe of weeks, it will drian the battery.
@@johncollier608 Aren't VW parts compatible? I would like to buy it or DB9 in next year as my third car that I will do miles on and keep forever. Thanx
@@damirbajic4579 Quite possibly. I've replaced a couple of sensors brake pads, front calipers and a gear box service. Apart from the calipers, most parts are fairly generic. Good luck with your search and happy driving, Sir.
@@johncollier608 We don't havr Bentley dealer in Croatia (it is done by VW), so it means a lot. Thank you Sir and have a great year.
"The backlight broke, making the clock as dim as a footballer" - hilarious! 👍 Way beyond my price range, however. My target car is a Lexus SC 430. Not in the same league, but good bang for your bucks.
I love the SC. I’ll have to try and get one on the channel
I'd like to see an sc on the channel
You seen the video of those kids smashing up a Lexus SC430 the owner was, a right wrongen, so to speak.
bro i had one a few years ago and man i miss that car!
Nice! SC430s are really unique.
Those alloy wheels would look amazing on that Skoda Superb Estate.
And they'd also fit lol. Good old VAG group also, PAULIE GO GET THE BOLT CUTTERS OUT OF THE CAR
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Yeah seen the Eastern European guys have them on the Octavia looks really good.
Lovely car but my best car was a Mercedes Benz S class 3.0 diesel 6 cylinder with 29,000 miles 2006 models finished in magic blue(6 in the country)
Faultless car real luxury . I bought it from a business acquaintance of my brother in law, with full service history and the price you ask?
£10,000. Bargain. Kept it four years and sold it to a golfing Buddy still going strong still looks immaculate .
Every time I got a glimpse of the infotainment it just reminded me of a passat, yes I know they part share as it makes sense and it's only a small minor detail, if they changed the font slightly for the buttons it would make a difference. Other than that small and rather irrelevant detail, everything about that car is sublime. Great video!
I have an 09 XF Jag naturally the infotainment system is ancient and ugly but you can turn the screen off and it just has a nice black screen with a Jag logo, looks clean. Sure you could just have the screen off in this
Had a number of Bentley motor cars through my hands over the years and worked on them, including the VW based cars and I have to say the quality isn't a patch on the earlier cars. The Arnage is also a troublesome car in particular with the electrics.
I’m looking at a ‘15 Flying spur. I feel like newer generation mitigated many of the expensive faults. Or am I just going to go broke?
The one thing I took from enjoying a Bentley Continental W12 for a weekend was the feeling that you never run out of power and that any gear could be endless if you just keep your foot down. Amazing piece of British engineering.
Thats right. The way it does speed is like nothing else
@@HighPeakAutos A friend of mine has an Aston Martin Vanquish V12. That’s the only other car that I’ve been in that gives the same feeling of unlimited power. Enjoy the Bentley, it’s different class 👍
@@davidbrooks187 the Aston V12 sounds better. It’s awesome
@@HighPeakAutos It is the best car I’ve ever been in, it really is the ultimate driving machine, words don’t do the Vanquish justice. The Lynn sound system in it is worth more than my Audi A4 lol
@@ronmccullock1407 they’re built in Crewe, Cheshire. Which is also known as ‘nowhere near Germany’.
I don't need Bluetooth. I listen to the radio.
However, I really DO need a 6.0L w12
Back to reviewing the cheap stuff 😂😂😂 Love it ! I couldnt even afford the spark plugs 😭
£300 Saab last week. I like to keep it varied
@@HighPeakAutos Haha, you'd get 60% of one of the winter tyres for £300.
Great videos btw, really like the channel, great advice, and love the humour. 👍
I have a Bentley lookalike. S type jag 55plate 1500quid goes great looks fabulous
Great review and I love the car. Personally, I'd have a fear over hidden costs that go with it. I agree about GT cars being the best. Why have a dream car you can't comfortably drive any decent distance
This would be my dream car. If only for twelve months. Wouldn't have thought reliability should be an issue with a car like this. I think the wife would notice if I traded the Motor Home in for one though.
The world of second hand cars is a mind field
To this day I can’t understand why Matt hasn’t made it onto Top Gear or put together a new version of Fifth Gear with Henry Catchpoole and Rory Reid in tow would be bloody amazing
Thank you! Maybe that will happen one day
@@HighPeakAutos Matt plz get them on your channel- the cinematography of carfection is outstanding, Rory’s presentation and comedy is only equalled by yours the three of you talking cars doing road trips would be a bigger hit for viewing figures than Baywatch in its prime
I can’t think of any car I’d rather have if I could afford it. Truly beautiful.
Great video as always Matt. Unreal amount of car for the money and the mpg is not as bad as I thought it would be! 👍🏽😁
Totally agree - they're great value for money
@@HighPeakAutos $30k of repairs at 50k miles. WTF?
Computer (missus) says no!
Happy New Year Matt & everyone on here! 🥳
Happy New Year!
Nice motor Matt, I think I'd prefer a DB9 if I was going to spend that much on a GT car. Though that interior looks almost Bugattiesque
Depends how important the drive is to you , I am running a DB11 and prefer my old conti to drive , as a luxury GT the continental out performs the Aston , the DB9 ride is in the same league , my advice drive both 🤔
@@brentpowell7889 That's very interesting - thanks for that - good advice....👍👍
DB9 interior looks down market. Which is a shame as the exterior looks great.
Watched your first video, the 2005 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT, fantastic video btw. Got inspired which accelerated my pursuit in purchasing one. Mulliner options at the time were rather slim, and demanding in price likewise. I picked up a 2004 version of the Continental GT in Dark Sapphire, with a lightish brown leather interior! After 2,000+ miles already I have to say am thrilled with how much car this' for the money. After this many years they still have that distinct look and big road presence! If you genuinely do low miles daily, or monthly and are interested in one of these get One! Yes there isn't a better car for the money, infotainment system looks upgradable, overall engineering and build quality is underrated. Have some money on the side if something were to go wrong after all it's still categorised a high end "luxury" coupe. Thus far car feels solid and looks to be very reliable if willing to look after it.
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Very nice! How’s it been going for you? Any issues?
@@HighPeakAutos the car hasn't been used much in the last 4 years so had to take it for a good blast (benchmark) in the first 2 weeks. hopefully this won't sound rare but everything in the car is alive and in good condition (electrics), can't complain at all 👍
Immediately started looking on Autotrader, thinking how cool I would look parking outside Greggs and wandering in for me vegan sausage bake, then I looked at fuel consumption at 3.16 at nearly 13 mpg, realised I’d have no money to afford a chuppa chup lolly and am now back in land of reality and not a Bucks Fizz song😀
Hi Matt, always enjoyed watching your vids. You make the comment that the Bentley has no real competition as a continental cruiser. I disagree, I own a 2015 Mercedes S Class Coupe , S500 V8. It’s a brilliant car with more than adequate performance 0 to 60 in 4.5sec yet delivers 32mpg on a run and 23 around town. It’s loaded with all the toys a petrol head needs. Like the Bentley the seats are supremely comfortable. I have owned it for over 2 yrs now and the reliability is faultless. But with all luxury cars, go for the most you can afford, don’t buy cheap, as it’s cheap for a reason. I hope you can get yours hands on an S Class Coupe to test, I’d love to know your opinion.
Keep up the good work, long live the V8 ‘s.
All the best Graham (from down south)
Good choice! I’ve loved the S Class coupe since it was launched. They’re now somewhat affordable too. I’ll have to try and get hold of one. Cheers
I'm probably in the minority who didn't laugh at the cupholders. To me, cupholders (and bottle holders in the door cards) are almost mandatory. One thing I don't like is that there is no cover. My XF's cupholders have a cover (which the smaller XE originally didn't) and I end up putting small valuables e.g. coins
I agree that the styling on this second generation Continental is much improved, but overall I like the fact that throughout its life Bentley have chosen to improve the Continental generically.
Although I've seen some enticing prices for older cars, my understanding is that Bentley have chosen to make their replacement parts subtly different from the standard VW issue, thus ensuring that you always have to pay through the nose via a Bentley dealer and hence the lower purchase price.
I am, by belief an anti-luxury, basic, reasonable car guy...but each time I see you reviewing one of these, my breath relaxes, an involuntary smile builds up and I think I hear classical music, coming from somewhere...
Great video Matt !!
It was your first Bentley GT video that helped me in the process of finding my perfect example Continental GT (after searching for 18 months and viewing nearly 30 cars). lol.
The best value for money (in my opinion) is to get a 2008/2009 Speed model, as all of the costly gremlins from the older versions were all sorted out.
With the 2008 (onwards) model, it also has the latest type of steering wheel, soft close doors, electric boot and mine even has the lovely heated steering wheel.
There was a facelift version made in 2010 where they made the car a couple of hundred kilo's lighter, but I was advised that the drive on this shape (before the Gen 2 came out), wasn't very Bentley and one to avoid.
I was actually offered a 2010 model for £26k as it had no service history !! (Valued at the time at £35K if it had the correct history).
Although I was very tempted to own a 2010 GT at that kind of money, (again) I was advised by two Bentley specialists not to risk it !!
With regards to MPG figures, I was pleasantly surprised at just how good they are considering the size of the engine and weight of the car (I actually did a video on it if interested).😉
Full Service history is an absolute must and also check that they were either done at least every 10k miles or every twelve months. If it's missing any history just ask yourself why anyone wouldn't bother to do it on such a prestigious car ??! If the car has been looked after then of course the service history should be there.
If these cars are driven and not sat in a garage doing only a few hundred miles a year, they are bullet proof !!
It is the ones that are not used regularly that seem to get the costly repair bills over time from perished pipes etc, and although the pipes are only usually a couple of hundred quid from Bentley, the labour side of things can be thousands (about £6k in labour alone to replace the turbo coolant pipes as it's an engine out job) !!
My advice would be if you love the Bentley GT and can afford one, you should get one !!
Even if to just say you've experienced it !!
Trust me, there really is no other car out there like it to use as a daily drive.
Sounds like it was well worth you shopping around
very well written. you must have a lot of knowledge about these cars if you have been looking for the perfect copy for so long. It's a pity that we live so far from each other - I would love to meet you and talk about cars. I live in Poland - I have 5 cars in my collection and the last one I want to buy is a Bentley GT. It's just that I service my cars myself and I wonder if I can handle the Bentley GT, but rather yes. I have a mercedes w221, a bmw e65 4.4 d v8, a porsche 911 S (2007) in my collection and it works fine for now.
Thanks for adding the km/L figures
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 star “You can’t hide money” content👍
Great video, interesting evaluation. I cant imagine how unreliable these cars are, and £800 for a few sparkies? I can understand why these cars get changed regularly, each owner goes bankrupt and the bank sells the car on...
what would you take, a continental gt or a AMG gt or a 911 991.1 or 991.2?
As I am currently working out how to get the 250 for new tyres for my 8 year old Jeep the answer to this question is a resounding no!! 🤣
All joking aside another great video.
To be fair, that you bought a jeep tells me you're not immune to poor decisions when it comes to car purchases. 😜
excellent review Matt. I am in south africa and I have been buying and selling preowned cars for about a year and a half now. please advise if your course would work in south africa?. lastly I am about to buy a 2006 Bentley continental gt Mulliner spec. keep up the good work
Happy New Year Matt, if you can get hold of a BMW 630D GT, i'd love to see your review of it and compare it to the other luxary GT's in the series that you have done. Great review again.
I didn't like the first gen model of the Continental and sadly I don't like this one either and if my grasp of basic arithmatic is correct, your mate spent just over a tenner on getting it fixed for every mile he drove. I find that eye watering to be honest.
I own one beside my ferrari f430 it’s very reliable I didn’t have any of the issues u mentioned at all it runs like a camry and it has 85000 km on the clock
Thats good going
Another outstanding video - Thanks Matt and wishing you, and your family the very best for 2022....
Thank you! Same to you and yours :)
Great description of how it rolls multiple types of uses the car has
Everyday usable, fun ,great top speed and room for 4 adults
Another great review with the added bonus of the best commentary about Man Bags in the world
😉
For around 20k more you can get a 2014/2015 spec. If you get a chance to drive one of that age - would be interesting to see how it compares with the 2011 spec and state whether the 20k hike is worth it or not.
As long as you do regular service this car is a dream, my family had a 2012 model and still running no issues at all!
Prosperous and joyful New Year Matt and awesome beginning with a W12.
once again: if the cylinder count is 12, the answer to the question is "yes"
Word.
But it doesn’t need a 12, the v8 is perfectly suited for the task, and you don’t need ridiculous amounts of power in a GT anyway. If it was a supercar then yeah I can see why a v12 would be nice, but the w12 in the Bentley doesn’t even sound much better than the v8. I just don’t see why it’s needed. Unless you want to stop at the petrol station more often…
@@salvi1398 agreed. I meant that, if a car has a 12-cylinder option, it is special enough to be in one's garage - and I'd also take the V8 over the W12.
Ancient aliens agree!
12 cup holders, that's what we want.
What a pleasure, a car enthusiast who respects his privileged position, dreams about cars as all us petrol heads do and gets to drive and admire his dream. I shall be subscribing, I don't like to be preached at in an Alan Whiticker affected voice and I enjoy being talked to as a human being who will probably only ever be able to read about owning a car like this, thankyou
Thanks
Just subscribed - A very happy new year to you - Excellent real world review, straight direct talking - my kind of channel.
Thanks for subscribing! All the best
I really need to buy one of these, I’ve been talking about it for years ! Love the videos, very inspirational.
Happy New Year Matt, thanks for the entertaining videos and special thanks for the footballer comment, brilliant. Wishing you an even more successful 2022.
Idk about new year but your accent and that car were close to perfection on this review
HNY Matt: Buying one of these is very tempting, especially now it comes with decent cupholders! (I share your obsession, by the way - I have a 2005 Jaguar XR8 on which the cupholders are an embarrassment)
I liked the mk1 GT you had previously and ALMOST got in touch. I know an "almost" doesn't pay your bills, but as they say, "we judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions".
I was lucky enough to drive a 1953 Bentley Continental .
It was a great experience and its good to see they have preserved the shape ,its recogniseably a Bentley Continental .
I expect that the steering is a little less Mr Toad in The Wind in the Willows .
Steering wheel the size of a bus one .Memory lane .
Happy new year!
Happy new year!
It would be a nice car to show off I suppose ! as usual matt your content is bang on !
Thanks!
Drive it and you'll learn to love it, mile after mile you'll get more respect for it. At least I did. W12 is mandatory for me though to make it "picture-perfect".
B.t.w. love your video!!! Thanks.
Thanks for watching! Do you still have yours?
@@HighPeakAutos Yes I have, it's in winter storage until May. It's not a daily driver, which makes every mile even more special. Never thought I would respect this car so much.
I always enjoy your reviews. They're informative & mostly extremely amusing. Going off subject for a moment, if you ever decide to go on a cruise, I'd love to hear your commentary & thoughts. I'm already cracking up just thinking about it! Happy 2022.
Nice video. The weather makes me laugh, I used to live in Higher Disley and remember it well!
What a lovely big lump they are. Totally agree with you on everything you said. But they do like a drink 🍸, you can't stick a score in one and use it for a day. That just warms it up 😆.
Hey mat ,only just watched video, excellent review for a superb car . Way back in around 2002/3 an old school friend ( very successful) had the first generation Bentley, I drove it numerous times, always a thrill .cheers mat, keep them coming.
Happy New year Matt, you've certainly been knocking the videos out over this holiday season, always look forward to them ..have good prosperous 2022..bests wishes
Thanks! Happy new year
Happy New Year mate. Hope you have a wonderful year. I'll never Not love the Bentley Conti - it's such a Handsome car, like a E39 5-series. I wish I could get one.
Great video. Drove the mark 1 W12 convertible from Norwich to Manchester and got 21mpg at around 75mph. Sound was fantastic. This one sounds muted. Oh I can see some branded manbags on the way 😀
Haha good idea!
Manbag = Nasty CSA letters or Drugs! 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂 Thanks for the New Year laugh, and have a great 2022 👍
Thanks for watching! I thought that was fairly accurate 😂
A proper impression including MPG and costs .Well done .
Loved the video Matt thank you, A Happy and prosperous New year to you, the channel and all subscribers 😃
What a great way to start 2022. Thank you! And happy new year!
Wishing you happy new year. And thanks for the Craic. ‘As dim as a footballer’ will go down in history
Thanks! Happy new year!
@@HighPeakAutos Thought the GT was derigeur for Manu football players
Great vid, love how many views you’re bringing in with the content. When you say premium fuel is that the “v power” more expensive stuff?
Love it,love the exterior color,the alloys,the interior color and spec,would not care about mpg.
Great video :D as always
Thanks
@@HighPeakAutos I Wish you a happy new year from Croatia Mat :D
@@md-detailing thanks! Same to you
I thought the rangie was costly to run, it's a good looking car but I couldn't justify that expense. Who is ever going to see that 198mph?
Exactly, all very well being capable of 198mph but will travel the same speed as everyone else in the real world!
Nice to know it can though, no?
Germans.
@@euanboard6417 Croats. Not legal but we do have amazing highway network and all you have to do is pray interceptor doesn't get you. Did 207 mph according to Garmin in M5 7 years ago on a slight downhill arround Ravna Gora. Fastest I have been in any car ever.
My son and me did a 1.100km "race" through germany. He in his E63AMG, me in my E220D...guess who had a higher average speed...
You’re car reviews are awesome: I’ve seen millions and you’re the one I’d take advice from
Thanks! I appreciate that
I'm wondering how I can put a wrist strap on the Breitling clock because at £600 it's a shedload cheaper than a Breitling for Bentley watch ... And the 12v feed might be an issue too. 🤔 Nothing like a challenge to start the year, eh?
That’s what I was thinking £600 cheap
Put an automatic mechanical movement in it
Happy New Year Matt, Many Thanks For All Your Videos!! Peace From London. 🙏🙏
My wife is "mental" about these cars, but me, nah! This should help me understand the hype. Thanks, Matt.
Happy New Year. Another fantastic video and review, again another absolute stunner of a GT. Seeing this has put my head away as I’m still deliberating over having one as my next daily, however I couldn’t afford one at this year. Hope you have a great 2022 and can’t wait to see what fantastic content you have in store for us. Keep up the excellent work 😉👌🏻👍🏻
Nice car Matt I wish I could afford one.
But before I get to the Pearly gates I will own such a good car 🚗 as this
Thanks once again for your superb video
Kevin
Thanks for watching
Another great video Matt.
Love the production.
Hope for more like this in 2022
Happy New Year Matt. Looking for a coupe to buy and Audi A5 quattro is what I am looking. Did you had one of these so far?
As ever great video! I have been wanting one of these for a while…. I am going to get one after watching this!
Totally hear you on the cup holders. I recently bought a 1992 Mercedes 300E (don’t ask me why because I can’t answer that question) and it has none! Seems like a minor problem until you experience it (I still have the Stinger GT by the way).
The white/black interior in that is stunning 😍
When you pushed the throttle and accelerated, it took me back to my days in the used-car trade. I drove a plethora of Continentals. There's nothing quite like it!
Happy New Year Matt - some great viewing in 2021. I am still trying to get my head around the fact that my Mk4 Honda Jazz has a heated steering wheel and that Bentley doesn't. Fab car though.
Man bag part. Brilliant. Happy New year to you. Great work!
Thanks! Happy new year
Please keep going it's educational comical and I've never wasted so much of my life on auto trader after every upload!!
Was the milk tray in the boot, Matt? Great review, happy new year :)
Haha Yes it was! Cheers
I love Bentleys,,,,and when the Continental arrived on our shores (California, USA) I began to lust for one. Since I am a Californian, I particularly have a bias toward convertibles. What is your opinion on the convertibles? Are there any mechanical or road handling issues you are aware of? Is the Mulliner W12 better than the V8 model? Also, I really appreciate your discussion on buying used. You do get what you pay for!
ooo nice video pal! need to get a v8 one on channel asap as you've had the w12 ones on channel and v8 is wild- great vid pal love it
This is the best car you've reviewed all year.
Haha I see what you did there
Great video again Matt enjoyed this 👌👏love the Bentley. I will stick with the RR Dream, just can’t fault them 👌
Good choice! Cant argue with that
Happy New year Matt, another great video ! I hope you topped up your mates tank going from Mellor to Buxton in the gt can't be cheap.
Yes I did 😉
If the same issue arises with spark plugs, could you not try a set of surface discharge plugs ? As long as they're of the same or colder heat range {and thread/reach, obviously}, I don't see they could do any harm. You're a straight up guy and I don't like to see anyone get ripped off. Frankly, I wouldn't piss on franchised dealers if they were on fire.
The answer, without an iota of doubt, is a resounding yes. Happy new year Matt! Have fun and a happy motoring!
Thanks! All the best
Love the upgrades. Not a fan of the latest models though. I think the MK 2 is the last one with that unique lovely seagull-like dashboard design.
Good point
Possibly the only car I'd trade my TT Mk2 in for! Mine's got that lovely cream leather interior. I'll probably update the leather to a quilted finish at some point after watching this!
The MK1 CGTs all had push button boot open/close. Not an accurate opening salvo for the MK2.
There are inexpensive plug ins that allow the MK1 to be hands-free bluetooth for music and phone. Let's try to be a bit more accurate.
luetooth fm transmitter for music and no whining, just boght supersport 2010 and cant be more happier, also bought back s63 facelift. U need w12 to be happy
Happy 2022 Matt - keep up the great work.
You're obviously too young by the way! I seem to recall 4-star was actually 98 RON, so cheapskates would have been using 2 or 3 star. It all phased out as I became a teenager I think.
Before my time 😂 Happy new year
I have been waiting patiently for this vid after seeing it on your insta, personally one of my favorite cars
Mine too! Thanks for watching!
Hi there, great video a lot of people put the GT down but me personally I think is fantastic. Cheers Phil.
Happy New Year Matt, hope all goes well with you for 2022.
Thanks! Same to you
Tremendous VFM and Bentley do interior's better than anyone!
Happy New Year Matt.
Cheers.
Fantastic in-depth review of one of my top 5 car’s to own before I kick the bucket 👍🏻
Congrats on the training course
Thanks!
Happy New Year Matt - great video as always. Cheap for a Breitling as my watch was 10x the price :-)