Considering how NICE the local Bentley service waiting room is… Clearly that IS the case! There is a lot of high-end stuff in a Bentley not in lesser cars that is more expensive to service and replace. But buyers have no clue about all that. Many don’t have a clue about service costs until the first visit!
Since his company owns quite a few older Euro cars as test vehicles, I asked my friend how they hold up as they age in the Florida sun. The Bentley my friend’s company owns has held up VERY well as do the other Volkswagen Audi Group cars. Far better than the BMWs, Land Rovers, Jags or Volvos. Porsches, since they are now a VAG product, are getting better. Mercedes, not so bad but the interiors are not that great. Don’t even consider the Italian stuff.
Part of the reason I bought a used Audi…at a bargain price!