Always curious , what are the major differences between a Bentley and a roughly comparable high-sales-volume car like a Camry? engine power? transmission? suspension? interior materials? any systems less failure prone or more robust in some way? Anybody here ever owned a Bentley? Bought used o…

A 75 Caddy had front disks and 15 inch wheels… which mean those disks were 12 inches in diameter. Not nearly enough brake for 5000 lbs. They also got about 9 mpg highway a 7 city. And they were slower 0 to 60 than a modern Corolla. THAT is what’s not to like.

I have done this on a few cars myself. It is amazing how a relatively inexpensive new car price can jump to the price of a nice house pretty quickly on some of these things. I did this once at an Apple store for a top of the line iMac Pro or whatever it was and remember the price topping out at th…

I don’t know about them but a friend of my bil back in the 60s had a rolls. Spun an axle one night. They came out to fix it no charge. Warranty and customer service. One of the brands in Europe, Citroen or something, does the same thing no matter what country you are in. That’s important to som…

[image] Mustangman: And they were slower 0 to 60 than a modern Corolla +1 It seems that many–perhaps most–people are unaware that a modern-day econobox accelerates faster than full-size sedans from the '80s and previous to that decade. Perceptions of what qualifies as “performance” (in ter…

Seems the answer is yes to everything, plus better color choices & service √ engine power? √ suspension? √ interior materials? √ any systems less failure prone or more robust in some way?

[image] George_San_Jose1: any systems less failure prone or more robust in some way I give a no to this, expensive cars are by no means more reliable, especially European ones.

I wonder if there’s some sort of backup system for no-cranks? For example in case the battery gets weak? Or the starter motor solenoid contacts begin to foul. I don’t particulaly value more color choices, but a car that always started even if the main battery was a little weak, that’s something …

I am totally with you! Sometimes the more expensive cars are the most temperamental and have the most specialized maintenance and repairs. You don’t buy these for their dead solid reliability. You buy a boring Camry for that! Bugattis are not that way. https://www.bugatti-broward.com/service/se…

[image] texases: expensive cars are by no means more reliable, especially European ones. +1 Bentleys, Rolls Royces, and other extremely high-end cars have incredibly high maintenance costs–and yet–are not necessarily any more reliable than a Japanese, or American, or Korean econobox. Howev…

[image] VDCdriver: However, the folks who buy those very high-end cars probably own many cars, probably drive very few miles per year–per car, Yes. Although many are leased because the owners want the newest model and because they know how expensive repairs will be. That is why these cars get…

Bentley: What Makes it a Good Car?

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I give a no to this, expensive cars are by no means more reliable, especially European ones.

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