I've been working for Bentley for 13 years and it pains me to see you having all these issues with your car. I'm screaming at TH-cam while I'm watching saying most of these issues you are having with the Bentley are simply caused by dead or low batteries. I've seen it 100 times over the years and everybody says the same thing... "my batteries are fine". I'm going to guess you have some aftermarket Interstate or Deka batteries installed or some other low end battery and haven't kept it on a battery maintainer when not driving it. Or maybe there is a draw on the batteries but either way the batteries are definitely the main issue. When the main battery is low you need to turn the key left then right (as you were doing in the video) to utilize the secondary battery to start the car. This is more or less an emergency start feature to get you home when the main battery is dead. The more you do the left right start the more you wear down that secondary battery because it's not intended to be used 100% of the time. When the main battery is low you will get all sort of errors such as lights on the dash (traction control etc..), front end drops down, windows don't go up all the way, etc. I know you say the valve was the issue with the suspension and it probably is part of the problem but when the battery is low the front will also drop down. All I'm trying to say is that most of your issues are because of the low batteries is not a full diagnosis. I do enjoy your videos so keep up the good work. If I can help you in any way let me know and I I'll do my best. The Bentley is a beautiful car but like you said there is a learning curve. Best of luck bro I hope this one works out for ya
I watched the video and was like why is he using the emergency start procedure so much. I own a W12 Phaeton and love it. The Bentley is a little simpler due to less electronic gizmos. I do want to get one.
@@benjamingenous4889 don't be afraid to buy a Bentley just know what you're getting into and be prepared before owning one. If you buy it right and are prepared to put a little money into it you won't be surprised and you'll be ok.
You have a battery issue. There is two batteries in the back. Always best to replace them in pairs. The key getting locked in the ignition and everything dead is caused by a loss of battery power. Turning the key to the left switches from using the starting battery to using the resident battery to start it. With the starter battery good you do not have to turn the key left before starting it. That is also the cause of your windows dropping, every time it loses the battery power it loses the window position memory and you have to re synch them. The battery is likely the cause of most of your quirks. Also, you may have a steering wheel heater, it's a little round dot button on the side of the steering wheel switches.
Awesome video! Just a thought: it seems like you're putting a lot of energy into what others think. At the end of the day, people will always have opinions, but don’t let that shape how you live your life. Do you, and live on your own terms. Keep doing your thing, bro!
If you’re having to turn the key to the left before it starts you have a bad battery. What that does is switch the starter battery from right to left. The dash lights and windows confirm this. You shouldn’t have to wait to put the car in gear. Replace your batteries. You also do have a heated steering wheel. Can see the small black button on the left side of the steering wheel controls.
Lol. Trust story but after about the 2nd or 3rd time of filling a tank only for the car to sell the next day or even yet, someone to siphon all the gas out on the lot overnight, you would learn too
I daily drive my Flying Spur W12 . Never had an issue. That being said if it needs a battery or service , it gets it. Why buy a car, and not drive it due to cost of fuel or service.
1) the heated steering wheel buttons are on the back of the steering wheel controls. One on left side one on right. One side turns on wheel heat the other is to turn those wheel control lights on and off. (Little round buttons) 2) car needs two new batteries as everyone else has mentioned. 3) those dash lights come on when you unlock the car. (Tach-Speedo) 4) in snow raise the suspension with the controls on the console. 5) reset the window pinch protection and you won’t have the gap anymore. 6) You can program functions for the key in the main screen, such as lighting and climate functions. So you that full blast fan speed might be able to be adjusted in there. 7) tire pressures on that vehicle are super high something like 48psi It will affect your fuel mileage greatly if it’s under inflated. Ok… that’s all Hope you try some of these and they work…let us know!!!
I bought a German Ford Kuga '12 (Volvo 5 Cyl.)in 2018,thank God here in Argentina there's a Kuga club and we share info,otherwise I would have set it on fire.Once you get your spare parts and understand the warning lights it's a pleasure to drive!
I think there’s a way to reset the windows. You may need to roll down all the windows at the same time hold the switches down for 10 seconds then roll it up and hold it for 10 seconds. It’s a typical safety feature that happens when the battery dies or when you disconnect the battery so the frameless window doesn’t shatter.
Hi,. I own a 2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Great Car. Here in Minnesota, I keep in the garage during the winter and over inflate the tires 10% over the winter to avoid flat spots. I get 10 mpg in town and 20 mpg on the highway. I have a great place to service the car, I..... Motorsports, locally owned, that only uses new factory parts. The car is on a battery tender over the winter. I clean the leather the dealer recommended (not supposed to say the brand?) leather cleaner. It's old now, (72,000 miles) but I LOVE it. I do use the factory suggested brand batteries and don't suffer like this guy does. Thank my lucky stars!
@@terrystratford1235 watch 4 lane blacktop, he owns an older flying spur and works on it himself, they don’t seem to bad if you got patience and don’t mind turning your own wrenches. Most of the time it’s small sensors and minor electrical things that can be fixed for reasonable costs
Every Volkswagen Group vehicle has the park lights stay on if you leave the indicator on, this is so you can park on the side of the road, turn that side on, and the car is visible while reducing the amount of power used. Even have this in my 1977 Golf.
@jonaszmarek7217 I've noticed most/all German cars have this feature. Is this due to a German vehicle law? You mentioned your '77 Golf has it. My dad used to own an S500 that had it. A couple friends with Porsche 911's have this feature. I think Audi's and BMW's have it too. So that's why I was wondering if German law requires passenger cars to have this "one-sided parking light" feature. Peace and Happy New Year.
@Hans Heiser there're alot of features in European vehicles that are not law, but smart... I think this is one of them. Save you killing the battery when the car is on the side of the road and so it doesn't get hit.
Mr Brad in england rolls royce and bentley would say: sir you are not the right person for this car. So am i. Whe are considered not sofisticated enough to be worth to own these cars. We cant have our brand taken down if not the right fellows drive them can we?😉😉
Also, I commented when you first bought it and said that I could clearly see that the front suspension was losing air. When the battery dies and you can't open the trunk to access it, there is a jump point under the hood hidden right near the passenger side airbox.
Yes someone who owns a dealership can definitely own and daily drive a Bentley or any other endless money pit. Remember when the bumper cracked/fell off or you had to scan for error codes etc? An average person doesn't have such tools to diagnose and fix their own vehicle so that bumper fix would've cost an arm and leg for an average driver who owns a Camry/Sonata/Accord. Normal people want vehicles they start and drive without issues or scary sounds daily.
I work at a Euro car dealer. if you are having low battery issues even tho you changed the battery, you may need to register the battery to the car to let it know that it got a new battery. A lot of Euro cars are like this
“Clean title! Never In a accident, no repairs, no rust, always garage kept, all parts are oem, I know what I have don’t lowball me” this is the type of definition
Having this thing freeze to the ground is unacceptable. How much would that have cost the average person to repair? Thousands of dollars for nothing. Love the looks of the car too, but too many issues and gas consumption for any reasonable consideration.
Kinda reminds me of the 06 Maserati gransport I had. As much as I loved the car the little issues drove me insane! I spent three years enjoying the car but was constantly fixing something small. Maybe a few months would go by smooth but it was always something. I’m sure Jlack is probably right and most of it is battery related. Life shouldn’t have to be so frustrating though. When the power door locks went out I had enough and sold it. I started using my 08 jag Xj as my Sunday car and though it doesn’t quite fill the hole in my heart for horsepower it never lets me down either.
This video right here is how I got my jaguar X150 droptop for cheap. If you forget to do a research on a car before buying, make sure you do so immediately afterwards. Your Bentley is fine, just get better batteries. If you don't, it'll drive you nuts and someone will get it off you at a great deal.
Every VW Audi since the seventies has used the direction stalk as the parking light. Surprised that threw you. Also, +1 for batteries throwing codes everywhere. Not sure I agree that you can’t be seen in a Bentley, or other exotic by clients. I’ve had customers suggest that I’m not enjoying success, when I turn up in a cheap/average vehicle. Also, in a world full of people leasing and running things they could never actually afford to purchase outright (like we used to back in the days), does anyone (who’s opinion actually matters), give a hoot? If we think a Tennant pays rent late because of the car we drive, we are deluding ourselves, plus, if a car dealer/shop owner, ie. a car guy, can’t drive a top of the line car for fear a customer will think he’s ripping them off, then who needs that person as a customer anyway? They’re bound to be the type who don’t pay their bills, or quibble to the point you want to just give up and go fish instead.
My 1999 DeVille D elegance had massaging leather seats as standard and that back the was a 35k car back then and I paid 1800.00 and then Northstar engine was rebuilt and lasted until over 250k miles and still going after I sold it
+1 for dead batteries .. complains about always filling up but only $20 at a time 😂 just giving you a hard time.. current gas prices here in Canada works out to $7.49 Canadian per us gallon. I drive a Roush charged f150 so I feel that 7mpg entirely
Sir, with all the respect - read the manual of the car first, and change your battery as well. I drove a Continental Flyer Spur as a daily driver, without any trouble for more than 100k km. And beside this, it has a keyless go installed - so I did not have to put the key in, just press the start button.
It’s unfortunate that you did not think to read the owners manual. Had you bothered to do that, you would have known the car and it’s “quirks” before you ever stepped foot into it.
The cup holder issue comes because European cars are made for actual cups, not buckets. Americans always have buckets of liquids, the cup should fit in the cup holder and the arm rest come down on top of it to keep it safe from spilling. You've got a cup on the bottom and a bucket on top, then complain because it doesn't fit!! 🤣
Great video! I would definitely not daily a Bentley because of the cost. Although it is a very cool car. That issue with the wiper being to slow or to fast... I had to drive a older Volkswagen Transporter for work. I found out that when you set the wiper stick to interval mode, let the wipers go one time, put the stick back for the amount of seconds you want the interval to be and set the stick back to interval, the wipers will wipe every 6 seconds or 10 seconds or whatever you want it to be. Don't know if the Bentley has this feature..
The car should not drop that much unless it has been sitting for a week or so. If it is doing that in one day you have a leak in the air ride system. I know because we work with these all the time. Same thing happens on the S550's and range rovers
Great video and yes Bentleys are made to be driven otherwise you do get these 'little problems'. I have stopped referring to mine as a 'glammed up VW' after my mechanic explained a few things to me! The more i drive mine, the less issues occur. On the low battery piece, double check both the 'health' and 'state/load' of the battery as with both of mine the health was fine, but the state/load were like 33% and 60% - hence i replaced both (esp since its winter now in UK low batteries are more common).
Love your honesty! I'm the same the s class doesnt pick up rent the nissan pulsar does. In sayin that alot oth the issues you had with the Bentley are settings/ understanding how the car works. Love the videos keep it up mate
20:54 The fan going on high. I wonder, is that to adjust the interior temp to the temp YOU set as quickly as possible? If you set it for 72 and it's 30, is it preparing to heat the car as quickly as possible?
Another title for this video might have been "With gas prices so high can you AFFORD to daily drive a Bentley?" For me, no thank you! Not with all the issues it seemed to have on a regular basis....
It reminds me a lot of my 2003 S500 they have a lot of quirks. I'm sure a lot of your problems are in the settings or buttons that have been accidentally touched maybe try iCarly to adjust your settings
After watching this, Comedy Central happen to have on the Longest Yard. Poor Bentley. Your damage was definitely minimal compared to the movies Bentley.
A lot of European cars have that parking light function with the turn signal to activate one side parking lights. It's to make your car visible when parked on side of the road
I owned a 2004 Touareg…complete electrical nightmare. Tons of random warnings and errors. I eventually dumped it because it was costing far too much to maintain. They’re cool cars, but they were ahead of their time.
Cut your losses and move this along to someone at auction , make sure you include the rose coloured glasses for the potential buyer to see it as you did when it went through the auction way back when.
As a business owner, I wouldn't want to daily drive one. I know it's a $30k car, but it's flashy. I don't want my clients to think I'm wealthy. They may start to wonder if I'm overcharging them.
Not sure what you do, but if you’re a plumber or electrician or landscaper, stockbroker, dentist, or pretty much anything else, your clients can compare what you charge to what other people in the same industry charge. If it’s competitive you’re obviously not overcharging. No matter what you do I’d rather deal with someone who is successful at what they do than someone who is constantly broke from a gambling issue, drug problems, not being a good business person etc. success isn’t something to be embarrassed about. It’s none of anyones business how you make money - stock market, crypto, inheritance, investment properties, lottery, married well or just really good at what you do. It is funny though because I have a lot of people when I’m out who are more impressed with my F250 platinum (which was a $92,000 truck new) than they are with the Bentley or other exotics I’ve had. One thing people always seem to love is a G-wagen.
@@FlyingWheels your tenants can watch your TH-cam videos and see what you own. Who cares what they think. Their lease isn’t dependent on what you drive.
Craig, Thank you so much for this and all the European and American junk you buy and sell. Every one of these vehicles makes me appreciate Toyota engineering even more.
Craig, people who own cars of this value do not park them out in the snow, they are put in a garage! Dont freeze to the ground in the garage. But a great video on all the things wrong with it and why nobody else should be considering it. This is a real self defeating video that ensures nobody will buy it and you will get to keep it and all its problems----forever! But wait.....where is the owners manual for it? Reading that would get you up to speed on the quirks.
It was good to see the reason why your Bentley froze to the ground. You later highlighted it with the suspension spend when all it was, was the air valve was faulty so your car was far to low at rest.
If my math is right, that about 34 litres per 100km....at $2.20 per litre over here that is over $70 to drive 100km. A fool and their money are easily parted as the say.
I think the funniest part about the video is watching the weather change every freaking day. WTF.... Snow, sun,cold, snow, sun, cold, snow and repeat. Oh and rain!!
Your video makes me want one more than ever now. I think I would opt for the V-8, the V-12 scares me. A lot of your problems were related to the battery. The car is amazing for a car that is almost 20 years old. Thank you for great content.
Seriously, I have a 2002 Highlander with Leather and 130k miles. Thing is mint and garage kept, starts everytime and rides like a Cadillac. Love the thing. I had a 96 Camry last until 400k miles and sold it running and driving fine original engine/trans. Toyotas are the best in my opinion.
Thanks for making this video. Now I see some of the quirks of this car. I thought you had a lemon or something? How can a Bentley be that bad? But I’m glad that a professional Bentley mechanic explained that a low battery is the cause of most of the problems with your car. When I saw you struggling with the car I was thinking don’t you have an owner’s manual or a shop book for this Bentley? Anyways I wouldn’t buy your Bentley after you let your dog into it. lol. And I honestly think that you didn’t mind because you were planning to sell this Bentley after your two weeks experimentation with it- am I correct?
I can only imagine what your consumers go through with cars they buy from you. You had all these issues. You never drive what you sell. You simply fix them long enough to leave the Lott. Cars are like an hour glass. The longer you keep them. The sooner you need to rebuild them. Buying/leasing new cars makes sense.
Actually part of the blame for higher gas is the last administration. Trump asked Saudi Arabia to cut oil production. In Cali I paid 5.69 a gallon. $100 to fill my beater 2001 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer. Many factors go into the price of gas so we are all feeling the pain.
Battery, battery, battery. Cars like this are full of modules, low batteries and they begin to frustrate. You'll find the same with the DB9 when you conduct the same test. Given the age of the car the Brits upper class wouldn't be driving around with a Starbucks or a big gulp jammed in the cup holders...
Afterc25 yes as an independent used car dealer I love your channel. I knew from the jump that this was your worst decision on the $400 to a Ferrari campaign.
This car is most definitely for a Blue Collar Baller. A guy that's made some money, yet has no real idea how much it would cost to both operate and maintain this type of vehicle.
I got a 06 and like others say DRIVE THIS CAR like other high end luxury car dead batteries makes this car act up. The key getting stuck is all VW I also have a 955 cayenne witch also many VW parts and when the battery dies it does the same thing. The bumpers are definitely a much harder plastic then your average car I got mine with a cracked bumper also not saying you fixed yours wrong there's more then one way to skin a cat I used hot staples to pc. it together then a filler primer I planed on wrapping the car so thats all I needed to do and I never had a problem again with the cracked areas. The biggest issue with this vehicle by far is the VACUUM LINES I can not stress enough if you take interest in this vehicle rather to own or flip check if the vacuum lines have been redone if redone the right way the plastic lines will be some type of metal hard lines if there still plastic its not a question of if they will be a problem its just a matter of time and it will be a problem every mechanic will say its a engine out job I managed to get the job done without engine removal but took much longer no mechanic will take that kinda time . Long story short dont buy one of these unless your very mechanically literate or several thousand dollars in repairs is not a problem for you .
I just want to reiterate my irritation that you used the ferrari flip money to fund an impulse buy of a Bentley and then you basically just sat on it because you wanted to just use it for a while.
I've been working for Bentley for 13 years and it pains me to see you having all these issues with your car. I'm screaming at TH-cam while I'm watching saying most of these issues you are having with the Bentley are simply caused by dead or low batteries. I've seen it 100 times over the years and everybody says the same thing... "my batteries are fine". I'm going to guess you have some aftermarket Interstate or Deka batteries installed or some other low end battery and haven't kept it on a battery maintainer when not driving it. Or maybe there is a draw on the batteries but either way the batteries are definitely the main issue. When the main battery is low you need to turn the key left then right (as you were doing in the video) to utilize the secondary battery to start the car. This is more or less an emergency start feature to get you home when the main battery is dead. The more you do the left right start the more you wear down that secondary battery because it's not intended to be used 100% of the time. When the main battery is low you will get all sort of errors such as lights on the dash (traction control etc..), front end drops down, windows don't go up all the way, etc. I know you say the valve was the issue with the suspension and it probably is part of the problem but when the battery is low the front will also drop down. All I'm trying to say is that most of your issues are because of the low batteries is not a full diagnosis. I do enjoy your videos so keep up the good work. If I can help you in any way let me know and I I'll do my best. The Bentley is a beautiful car but like you said there is a learning curve. Best of luck bro I hope this one works out for ya
My guess is your buying a new battery real soon.....
Great info Craig has scared the hell out of me about owning a Bentley, however it makes since he is operating his Bentley on the secondary Battery…
I watched the video and was like why is he using the emergency start procedure so much. I own a W12 Phaeton and love it. The Bentley is a little simpler due to less electronic gizmos. I do want to get one.
Exactly!
@@benjamingenous4889 don't be afraid to buy a Bentley just know what you're getting into and be prepared before owning one. If you buy it right and are prepared to put a little money into it you won't be surprised and you'll be ok.
You have a battery issue. There is two batteries in the back. Always best to replace them in pairs. The key getting locked in the ignition and everything dead is caused by a loss of battery power. Turning the key to the left switches from using the starting battery to using the resident battery to start it. With the starter battery good you do not have to turn the key left before starting it. That is also the cause of your windows dropping, every time it loses the battery power it loses the window position memory and you have to re synch them. The battery is likely the cause of most of your quirks.
Also, you may have a steering wheel heater, it's a little round dot button on the side of the steering wheel switches.
Thats a valuable comment well done
Awesome video! Just a thought: it seems like you're putting a lot of energy into what others think. At the end of the day, people will always have opinions, but don’t let that shape how you live your life. Do you, and live on your own terms. Keep doing your thing, bro!
If you’re having to turn the key to the left before it starts you have a bad battery. What that does is switch the starter battery from right to left. The dash lights and windows confirm this. You shouldn’t have to wait to put the car in gear. Replace your batteries. You also do have a heated steering wheel. Can see the small black button on the left side of the steering wheel controls.
True car dealer riding on E every day and only putting 20 in 🤣
Lol. Trust story but after about the 2nd or 3rd time of filling a tank only for the car to sell the next day or even yet, someone to siphon all the gas out on the lot overnight, you would learn too
$25k a year in fuel for sold cars. It adds up fast
@@FlyingWheels I'm going to get a couple of the German shirts to help offset the costs 😄
I daily drive my Flying Spur W12 . Never had an issue. That being said if it needs a battery or service , it gets it. Why buy a car, and not drive it due to cost of fuel or service.
1) the heated steering wheel buttons are on the back of the steering wheel controls. One on left side one on right. One side turns on wheel heat the other is to turn those wheel control lights on and off. (Little round buttons)
2) car needs two new batteries as everyone else has mentioned.
3) those dash lights come on when you unlock the car. (Tach-Speedo)
4) in snow raise the suspension with the controls on the console.
5) reset the window pinch protection and you won’t have the gap anymore.
6) You can program functions for the key in the main screen, such as lighting and climate functions. So you that full blast fan speed might be able to be adjusted in there.
7) tire pressures on that vehicle are super high something like 48psi
It will affect your fuel mileage greatly if it’s under inflated.
Ok… that’s all
Hope you try some of these and they work…let us know!!!
Wow. All great info. Thabk you!
I bought a German Ford Kuga '12 (Volvo 5 Cyl.)in 2018,thank God here in Argentina there's a Kuga club and we share info,otherwise I would have set it on fire.Once you get your spare parts and understand the warning lights it's a pleasure to drive!
I think there’s a way to reset the windows. You may need to roll down all the windows at the same time hold the switches down for 10 seconds then roll it up and hold it for 10 seconds. It’s a typical safety feature that happens when the battery dies or when you disconnect the battery so the frameless window doesn’t shatter.
You need to replace the Left (auxiliary) battery with an AGM battery and replace the right (starter) battery for good measure.
Hi,. I own a 2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Great Car. Here in Minnesota, I keep in the garage during the winter and over inflate the tires 10% over the winter to avoid flat spots. I get 10 mpg in town and 20 mpg on the highway. I have a great place to service the car, I..... Motorsports, locally owned, that only uses new factory parts. The car is on a battery tender over the winter. I clean the leather the dealer recommended (not supposed to say the brand?) leather cleaner. It's old now, (72,000 miles) but I LOVE it. I do use the factory suggested brand batteries and don't suffer like this guy does. Thank my lucky stars!
23:47 A holes leaving a parking lot in the center of a parking lot!
Yes you can. I’ve owned 2 Continental GT’s for a total of 6 years. Phenomenal on the highway. Very reliable as long as it’s well maintained
I'm thinking of getting one, but it's the maintenance cost that concern me! How bad can it get with cost?
@@terrystratford1235 watch 4 lane blacktop, he owns an older flying spur and works on it himself, they don’t seem to bad if you got patience and don’t mind turning your own wrenches. Most of the time it’s small sensors and minor electrical things that can be fixed for reasonable costs
@@bigd5035 I learned along time ago.....if I want it fixed, get someone else to do it!! 😅😄😃🤣
Every Volkswagen Group vehicle has the park lights stay on if you leave the indicator on, this is so you can park on the side of the road, turn that side on, and the car is visible while reducing the amount of power used. Even have this in my 1977 Golf.
@jonaszmarek7217 I've noticed most/all German cars have this feature. Is this due to a German vehicle law? You mentioned your '77 Golf has it. My dad used to own an S500 that had it. A couple friends with Porsche 911's have this feature. I think Audi's and BMW's have it too. So that's why I was wondering if German law requires passenger cars to have this "one-sided parking light" feature. Peace and Happy New Year.
@Hans Heiser there're alot of features in European vehicles that are not law, but smart... I think this is one of them. Save you killing the battery when the car is on the side of the road and so it doesn't get hit.
You're in NH, the winter ain't over kimosabi
Thank you for curing me of ever wanting a Bentley!
Haha facts
Mr Brad in england rolls royce and bentley would say: sir you are not the right person for this car. So am i. Whe are considered not sofisticated enough to be worth to own these cars.
We cant have our brand taken down if not the right fellows drive them can we?😉😉
Yea this guy's a fucking fool.
Just buy a nicer lower mile example.
So Bentleys are elegant and sophisticated cars which are a pita to daily drive.
Also, I commented when you first bought it and said that I could clearly see that the front suspension was losing air. When the battery dies and you can't open the trunk to access it, there is a jump point under the hood hidden right near the passenger side airbox.
GT means Grand Touring - It's meant for long distance driving where the fuel economy will improve significantly. It's not a grocery getter.
I daily a 2015 Continental GT Speed. I've owned 2 of them and had great luck. Very little maintenance or issues.
19:05 I had the same problem with the Porsche. Had to get a Honda for tasks like that. I actually lost opportunities because of the Porsche.
Yes someone who owns a dealership can definitely own and daily drive a Bentley or any other endless money pit. Remember when the bumper cracked/fell off or you had to scan for error codes etc? An average person doesn't have such tools to diagnose and fix their own vehicle so that bumper fix would've cost an arm and leg for an average driver who owns a Camry/Sonata/Accord.
Normal people want vehicles they start and drive without issues or scary sounds daily.
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I work at a Euro car dealer. if you are having low battery issues even tho you changed the battery, you may need to register the battery to the car to let it know that it got a new battery. A lot of Euro cars are like this
“Clean title! Never In a accident, no repairs, no rust, always garage kept, all parts are oem, I know what I have don’t lowball me” this is the type of definition
At current gas prices it would cost me $18,000 a year to commute just to work in that car.
Having this thing freeze to the ground is unacceptable. How much would that have cost the average person to repair? Thousands of dollars for nothing. Love the looks of the car too, but too many issues and gas consumption for any reasonable consideration.
These types of daily driving/track testing cars should be a big part of the Ferrari flip series going forward
Bentley needs to be sold ASAP lol😆😆😆😆
Kinda reminds me of the 06 Maserati gransport I had. As much as I loved the car the little issues drove me insane! I spent three years enjoying the car but was constantly fixing something small. Maybe a few months would go by smooth but it was always something. I’m sure Jlack is probably right and most of it is battery related. Life shouldn’t have to be so frustrating though. When the power door locks went out I had enough and sold it. I started using my 08 jag Xj as my Sunday car and though it doesn’t quite fill the hole in my heart for horsepower it never lets me down either.
The first 12 minutes literally had me laughing out loud... comedy of errors. 🙂
This video right here is how I got my jaguar X150 droptop for cheap. If you forget to do a research on a car before buying, make sure you do so immediately afterwards.
Your Bentley is fine, just get better batteries. If you don't, it'll drive you nuts and someone will get it off you at a great deal.
Every VW Audi since the seventies has used the direction stalk as the parking light. Surprised that threw you. Also, +1 for batteries throwing codes everywhere. Not sure I agree that you can’t be seen in a Bentley, or other exotic by clients. I’ve had customers suggest that I’m not enjoying success, when I turn up in a cheap/average vehicle. Also, in a world full of people leasing and running things they could never actually afford to purchase outright (like we used to back in the days), does anyone (who’s opinion actually matters), give a hoot? If we think a Tennant pays rent late because of the car we drive, we are deluding ourselves, plus, if a car dealer/shop owner, ie. a car guy, can’t drive a top of the line car for fear a customer will think he’s ripping them off, then who needs that person as a customer anyway? They’re bound to be the type who don’t pay their bills, or quibble to the point you want to just give up and go fish instead.
My 1999 DeVille D elegance had massaging leather seats as standard and that back the was a 35k car back then and I paid 1800.00 and then Northstar engine was rebuilt and lasted until over 250k miles and still going after I sold it
+1 for dead batteries .. complains about always filling up but only $20 at a time 😂 just giving you a hard time.. current gas prices here in Canada works out to $7.49 Canadian per us gallon. I drive a Roush charged f150 so I feel that 7mpg entirely
Sir, with all the respect - read the manual of the car first, and change your battery as well.
I drove a Continental Flyer Spur as a daily driver, without any trouble for more than 100k km. And beside this, it has a keyless go installed - so I did not have to put the key in, just press the start button.
the fan is memorized in the key set up.
I find it funny that craig is going crazy about keyless entry. My old 2005 prius had this feature (thank god i got rid of it)
Very entertaining video..your a brave man involving yourself with a 05 Bentley..
It’s unfortunate that you did not think to read the owners manual. Had you bothered to do that, you would have known the car and it’s “quirks” before you ever stepped foot into it.
Parking lights are selectable, indicate one way and engage the high beam. Left indicator, left parking, right, right parking.. its simple
You Americans can be so simple at times! Thanks for cheering me a up today.
OWNS a Bentley and puts in $20 and $25 worth of gas, like he is driving a Volkswagon. ha ha ha
And premium
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The cup holder issue comes because European cars are made for actual cups, not buckets.
Americans always have buckets of liquids, the cup should fit in the cup holder and the arm rest come down on top of it to keep it safe from spilling.
You've got a cup on the bottom and a bucket on top, then complain because it doesn't fit!! 🤣
Good point!
I'll be honest I'm loving the Bentley
See if Hoovie would be interested in buying it. Could be right up his alley and he does stuff like that all the time.
Great video! I would definitely not daily a Bentley because of the cost. Although it is a very cool car.
That issue with the wiper being to slow or to fast... I had to drive a older Volkswagen Transporter for work. I found out that when you set the wiper stick to interval mode, let the wipers go one time, put the stick back for the amount of seconds you want the interval to be and set the stick back to interval, the wipers will wipe every 6 seconds or 10 seconds or whatever you want it to be. Don't know if the Bentley has this feature..
I would say get a custom air ride suspension so you can set it where you want it
The car should not drop that much unless it has been sitting for a week or so. If it is doing that in one day you have a leak in the air ride system. I know because we work with these all the time. Same thing happens on the S550's and range rovers
"Bentley is the best winter car ever made"
Great video and yes Bentleys are made to be driven otherwise you do get these 'little problems'. I have stopped referring to mine as a 'glammed up VW' after my mechanic explained a few things to me! The more i drive mine, the less issues occur. On the low battery piece, double check both the 'health' and 'state/load' of the battery as with both of mine the health was fine, but the state/load were like 33% and 60% - hence i replaced both (esp since its winter now in UK low batteries are more common).
So many issues in just 2 weeks. That is just insane for that car. Sell it as fast as possible please to continue Ferrary flip
A lot of the issues can be explained by failing batteries.
Nice seeing Lola enjoying the finer things in life. Craig seriously think you should keep that quirky car.
Bentley's are meant to be kept in a heated garage.
as for wipers sometimes doesn't matter what car you have, they will be too slow or too fast, the rain will beat you every time.
Excellent content providing value to your thousands of subscribers. Bentley? No way Jose.
Love your honesty! I'm the same the s class doesnt pick up rent the nissan pulsar does. In sayin that alot oth the issues you had with the Bentley are settings/ understanding how the car works. Love the videos keep it up mate
20:54 The fan going on high. I wonder, is that to adjust the interior temp to the temp YOU set as quickly as possible? If you set it for 72 and it's 30, is it preparing to heat the car as quickly as possible?
That's how every car with auto settings is
@@kgb4187 that's what I was thinking......
Another title for this video might have been "With gas prices so high can you AFFORD to daily drive a Bentley?" For me, no thank you! Not with all the issues it seemed to have on a regular basis....
It reminds me a lot of my 2003 S500 they have a lot of quirks. I'm sure a lot of your problems are in the settings or buttons that have been accidentally touched maybe try iCarly to adjust your settings
Definitely needs 2 really good replacement batteries .
it's a lovely choice to have between a Bentley and an Aston Martin
Thanks for the valve tip I will check that!
Excellent video as always Craig ✊
How about getting an owner's manual and reading it?
After watching this, Comedy Central happen to have on the Longest Yard. Poor Bentley. Your damage was definitely minimal compared to the movies Bentley.
Very true. Adam Sandler stealing the bentley🤣
A lot of European cars have that parking light function with the turn signal to activate one side parking lights. It's to make your car visible when parked on side of the road
I owned a 2004 Touareg…complete electrical nightmare. Tons of random warnings and errors. I eventually dumped it because it was costing far too much to maintain. They’re cool cars, but they were ahead of their time.
Cut your losses and move this along to someone at auction , make sure you include the rose coloured glasses for the potential buyer to see it as you did when it went through the auction way back when.
Putting $20 dollars in a Bentley. Did you have to go inside a pay with change? Just messing with you dude, lol. Thanks for sharing, i enjoy watching.
As a business owner, I wouldn't want to daily drive one. I know it's a $30k car, but it's flashy. I don't want my clients to think I'm wealthy. They may start to wonder if I'm overcharging them.
I agree
Not sure what you do, but if you’re a plumber or electrician or landscaper, stockbroker, dentist, or pretty much anything else, your clients can compare what you charge to what other people in the same industry charge. If it’s competitive you’re obviously not overcharging. No matter what you do I’d rather deal with someone who is successful at what they do than someone who is constantly broke from a gambling issue, drug problems, not being a good business person etc. success isn’t something to be embarrassed about. It’s none of anyones business how you make money - stock market, crypto, inheritance, investment properties, lottery, married well or just really good at what you do. It is funny though because I have a lot of people when I’m out who are more impressed with my F250 platinum (which was a $92,000 truck new) than they are with the Bentley or other exotics I’ve had. One thing people always seem to love is a G-wagen.
@@FlyingWheels your tenants can watch your TH-cam videos and see what you own. Who cares what they think. Their lease isn’t dependent on what you drive.
Craig,
Thank you so much for this and all the European and American junk you buy and sell. Every one of these vehicles makes me appreciate Toyota engineering even more.
This Bentley’s getting old. Never keep a car that long unless your killing it on you tube views. Love your Chanel
Craig, people who own cars of this value do not park them out in the snow, they are put in a garage! Dont freeze to the ground in the garage. But a great video on all the things wrong with it and why nobody else should be considering it. This is a real self defeating video that ensures nobody will buy it and you will get to keep it and all its problems----forever! But wait.....where is the owners manual for it? Reading that would get you up to speed on the quirks.
It was good to see the reason why your Bentley froze to the ground. You later highlighted it with the suspension spend when all it was, was the air valve was faulty so your car was far to low at rest.
Poor dog. Doesn’t want to be seen in a Bentley
That Bentley would give me anxiety with warning lights every time I get in it…. Craig is it truly a reliable car?
if you dont run it on the second battery as he does... they are reliable
7mpg with gas prices this high? Ouch…,,Craig thanks for the honest review of the car
If my math is right, that about 34 litres per 100km....at $2.20 per litre over here that is over $70 to drive 100km. A fool and their money are easily parted as the say.
Wow I can’t imagine living in snow. I live my Cali but I am envious of the snowy day
Dude that thing is so much like my w8 passat
"If the fuel gauge is not moving while driving its not a Bentley"
I think the funniest part about the video is watching the weather change every freaking day. WTF.... Snow, sun,cold, snow, sun, cold, snow and repeat. Oh and rain!!
Scotty and I are laughing our rears off! Thats just too much 'fun' for one video...
You can see why someone put it up at the auction. In the UK you wouldn’t be able to drive it with fuel at $10.00 a gallon.
I do I have a Bentley VS8 speed
Your video makes me want one more than ever now. I think I would opt for the V-8, the V-12 scares me. A lot of your problems were related to the battery. The car is amazing for a car that is almost 20 years old. Thank you for great content.
The 2005 Comti should have rain sensing wipers. The corner light being on is telling you there is a bad bulb or connection somewhere.
I am glad you started to enjoy the car more as time went on, as for mpg, probably not the best for mooching round with.
Beautiful car. But I would get so frustrated with all it’s quirks.If it was mine i wouldn’t be keeping it long for that reason alone.
Bentley Continental is gorgeous but I think you have put a large dent in the Ferrari Flip cash fund.
That Bentley oh I know the feeling of buyers remorse and this one hurts. it goes in the books my friend..😂
(Glances over at my 2012 131k mile Kia Forte)
… Tyrone… your alright buddy.
Tyrone: 🥲👍
Sorry Craig. I’d still rather drive a Toyota. Starts same way every time. No jiggling or fumbling.
Yep I have a Rav 4 me and my wife are super happy with it. We just love our 2021 rav 4. Can't wait for snow.
Seriously, I have a 2002 Highlander with Leather and 130k miles. Thing is mint and garage kept, starts everytime and rides like a Cadillac. Love the thing. I had a 96 Camry last until 400k miles and sold it running and driving fine original engine/trans. Toyotas are the best in my opinion.
Thanks for making this video. Now I see some of the quirks of this car. I thought you had a lemon or something? How can a Bentley be that bad? But I’m glad that a professional Bentley mechanic explained that a low battery is the cause of most of the problems with your car. When I saw you struggling with the car I was thinking don’t you have an owner’s manual or a shop book for this Bentley? Anyways I wouldn’t buy your Bentley after you let your dog into it. lol. And I honestly think that you didn’t mind because you were planning to sell this Bentley after your two weeks experimentation with it- am I correct?
I can only imagine what your consumers go through with cars they buy from you. You had all these issues. You never drive what you sell. You simply fix them long enough to leave the Lott. Cars are like an hour glass. The longer you keep them. The sooner you need to rebuild them. Buying/leasing new cars makes sense.
Actually part of the blame for higher gas is the last administration. Trump asked Saudi Arabia to cut oil production. In Cali I paid 5.69 a gallon. $100 to fill my beater 2001 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer. Many factors go into the price of gas so we are all feeling the pain.
Battery, battery, battery. Cars like this are full of modules, low batteries and they begin to frustrate. You'll find the same with the DB9 when you conduct the same test. Given the age of the car the Brits upper class wouldn't be driving around with a Starbucks or a big gulp jammed in the cup holders...
Afterc25 yes as an independent used car dealer I love your channel.
I knew from the jump that this was your worst decision on the $400 to a Ferrari campaign.
Cracks me up...so many of those little issues are the same as on my 05 Touareg. Probably a lot of the same electronics.
With the gas prices nowadays? NO!
This car is most definitely for a Blue Collar Baller. A guy that's made some money, yet has no real idea how much it would cost to both operate and maintain this type of vehicle.
your comment makes absolutely no sense 😂
I got a 06 and like others say DRIVE THIS CAR like other high end luxury car dead batteries makes this car act up. The key getting stuck is all VW I also have a 955 cayenne witch also many VW parts and when the battery dies it does the same thing. The bumpers are definitely a much harder plastic then your average car I got mine with a cracked bumper also not saying you fixed yours wrong there's more then one way to skin a cat I used hot staples to pc. it together then a filler primer I planed on wrapping the car so thats all I needed to do and I never had a problem again with the cracked areas. The biggest issue with this vehicle by far is the VACUUM LINES I can not stress enough if you take interest in this vehicle rather to own or flip check if the vacuum lines have been redone if redone the right way the plastic lines will be some type of metal hard lines if there still plastic its not a question of if they will be a problem its just a matter of time and it will be a problem every mechanic will say its a engine out job I managed to get the job done without engine removal but took much longer no mechanic will take that kinda time . Long story short dont buy one of these unless your very mechanically literate or several thousand dollars in repairs is not a problem for you .
For dinner reason the funniest video I've seen in years
I just want to reiterate my irritation that you used the ferrari flip money to fund an impulse buy of a Bentley and then you basically just sat on it because you wanted to just use it for a while.
100% this. When he said he was going to drive it for the winter I knew it wasn't going to turn out good.