Well I am still thinking of a Bentley but how is the reliability on them? How much would you assume it would cost a month with warrant on a use 2009 Continental GT with less than 10,000 miles? And once the 2 year extended warranty is up, can you get another one? Also how much do you think it would cost to lease one of these for 3 years? Are they nice enough inside to justify the price comparing it to a Jaguar XJ? Whats your overall experience with your Bentley good & bad. Thank you

 

All I can say is great car.. No issues.. Buy it..

A jag will always be just a jag..

 

As you're doing, the best way to buy a car is to visit the largest forum for it because most people with problems go there first to get fixing info and prices etc, and this is where all the complaints are concentrated.

Before I bought mine I researched this forum, and there were very few - if any - real issues, but a lot of praise for the CGT. That sealed it for me.

The Bentley Continental GT is a curious case because it's one of the few luxury cars that roll up high miles. I was talking to an Aston dealer recently, and he said that you would never see that high mileage on any AM or other supercar - they seem to be weekend rides for most people.

By comparison to the harsh Ferraris, Lambo's and GT3s the Bentley is extremely smooth and driveable in every sense for both long and short trips (and fast ones), and this makes it a delightful enigma. No wonder everyone puts on the miles.

I wouldn't worry about running costs. You don't have a Ferrari or AM clutch system that needs a $15k change every couple of years. The CGT is solid.

I found the Jag not as compliant or comfortable as the CGT when I drove one 6 months back. I was looking at Jaguar because I had a Daimler 12-15 years ago that was made after the Ford ownership takeover, and had no problems at all in the several years I owned it. That experience means nothing today of course, save that there's lemons and beauties in every make.

There's not enough miles on my CGT yet to have any issues, but if a 2006 is still going well, you'll have at least 3 year's grace with a 2009

 

Buy the CGT and dont look back. I recently bought mine with 25k miles but my boss has one with 75k miles running strong. The car is much better than a jag. And a jag is just a car. A Bentley is an experience. Just my two cents as a new owner but someone who's been around them for a few years.

 

i was own 3 jag xtype,stype to xj today.mine is 2004 xj6.everything fine.only the air suspension always fault.changed two of them.front&rear.and changed one air compressor.now i got CGT still worry the air suspension one day will fault.do u guy know how much cost if change them?

 

Many years ago my son was a qualified A Grade technician (they used to call them mechanics 25 years ago), for a Jaguar dealership. Then, as now, he had to attend a large number of courses and the dealership was committed to purchasing expensive diagnostic equipment. It was an ongoing and constant requirement.

Even today it is no different, except that the cost of equipment has gone up dramatically. My Aston Martin shop - not an authorised dealer either - spent $250,000 for some essential computer diagnostics a year or two back. Without it, they would not be able to even open the bonnet.

Owners of any exclusive brand are paying not only for the shared overheads of staff and premises in the dealerships, but equipment and knowledge upgrades.

And sometimes the skill and knowledge level is such that most franchisees are not able to do the work. My Vanquish had to be shipped 1,000km away to the main dealer for some simple repair adjustments that had flummoxed the local dealer.

So yes, the cost of ownership can be expensive for the average guy, but the amounts are relative... a Bentley owner will think little of spending $5,000 on repairs, whereas that's the purchase cost of a medium priced secondhand Japanese car.

The problem with buying expensive cars is that at some point in the depreciation cycle the purchase price will become attractive to the less wealthy. So they can afford the lease payments, but are upside down on any maintenance costs because of their limited budgets.

All horns and no cattle, all flash but no cash, as the sayings go.

If they can't afford to fix and run it, they can't afford to buy it.