Cheap Bentley Turbo R Project! What Could POSSIBLY Go Wrong?

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@CarMechanicsTV 11 ай бұрын

To answer some FAQs... .COST: Including the purchase of the car, all parts (new and used, bought from Flying Spares) and labour, the Turbo R owed us around £15,000. .FUEL ECONOMY: We managed 15MPG (18.8L/100KM or 12.5MPG US) on a run, as little as 6MPG (47L/100KM or 5MPG US) in town... .DIY: Every job on these cars - except hydraulics-related - can be done from home by the keen DIYer, just make sure you've got the hefty sockets and spanners the Bentley requires. COSTS: These cars are temptingly cheap, but brace yourself for expensive parts, hefty thirst and tyres that are £250+ EACH! If you're happy to spin spanners yourself, though, you can save a fortune in specialist labour.

@artistglyn 11 ай бұрын

Interesting, but I would like to have seen a cost breakdown. All that labour could have been very expensive.

@TheGramophoneGirl 11 ай бұрын

Maybe cos I grew up in the 80s but I've always loved these. The wood and cream leather interior is just something else.

@alancrisp1582 11 ай бұрын

😂😅 In a single word, they are fantastic to drive. Old - school luxury and elegance !..

@andrewh.8403 11 ай бұрын

Back in the day, I knew the driver for the CEO of a large Auatralian bank. I think it was Wheels magazine wanted to do a road test and York (Aus dist) Motors wouldn't allow some magazine hack drive a brand new Turbo R and the only recognised/ RR certified chauffeur was my mate, so they got him to do the road test. Hat and uniform, the works. He loved it.

@CarMechanicsTV 11 ай бұрын

Haha, love it!

@derekstocker6661 11 ай бұрын

Very well done on the rear bumper job looks very fair! Fabulous cars, reasonable to buy, but maintenance can be expensive if not doing it yourself, the brake pipe issue fairly common and if the car is over 60k miles the head gaskets can be a big and expensive issue. Driving is glorious so the down issues are made up with the up feeling of driving these fabulous cars that have so much road presence.

@francis2811 11 ай бұрын

Cylinder head gasket can be an expensive repair. Make sure coolant is fresh and the strongest mixture.

@gebe8978 9 ай бұрын

03:23, "With the sun shining" (I love the concept of shining sun by British standards...) Now back to the video.

@banterman 11 ай бұрын

Great vid/great car :D. Pro-tip (if you're using Vegas or similar to edit), right click on the footage on the timeline>properties>disable resample. And export as 1080p / 29.970 NTSC with Progressive scan (no interlacing). Should get rid of the ghosting and bad upscaling. Peace

@modelcitizen72 11 ай бұрын

Can you do the same thing on a first or second year Tesla Model S? Those thihgs are monstrously impressive and kind of interesting. And, at least in the United States, used ones are getting less expensive, tempting!

@gerry5134 11 ай бұрын

You'd think the metal from RR would be more corrosion resistant

@GlennPowell-ls3lg 11 ай бұрын

Rollers have always been known to rust as badly as they do.In fact I would place a bet that in the 70,s and 80,s they rotted as quickly as a Ford did. They were built I think to be premium but not to still be on the road 10 years down the line because that defeated the point somewhat.

@2006gtobob 10 ай бұрын

Truly rich people view these cars as just another car, a stylish device to get from A to B, and RR/Bentley (all of the upper echelon manufacturers really) understands that concept, knowing that these cars will be sold on fairly quickly, with little regard for the 2nd owner and beyond. The disregard for durability and reliability with HUGE markups for basic maintenance and repair parts is the reason these cars are generally worthless down the road and appear to be "cheap" to purchase. German cars used to be TANKS, engineered to last. That's LONG gone. And now that RR and Bentley are now German cars, forget it. The Continental W12 is a wonderful engine once it's rebuilt properly to get rid of all the plastic crap from the engine. But, from the factory, they are built-in-obsolescence machines. RR's may not rust out now due to a 100% aluminum structure, but the engine is based upon the BMW V12 with the same shortcomings, but at least it's simpler to repair in general.

@AkramBaig2689 10 ай бұрын

I love old classic Bentley

@MH-fb5kr 11 ай бұрын

Indeed, what could possibly go wrong?

@kasperkjrsgaard1447 11 ай бұрын

To run out of money? 🤔

@alancrisp1582 11 ай бұрын

😂😅 Everything associated with a Bentley modal of the Era and vintage !. What ever you pay for your Bentley Turbo R. Put that same amount of money 💵 aside for on going repairs and servicing. Trust me you will need it !!....

@jiyushugi1085 11 ай бұрын

A small oil leak is a good thing as it prevents corrosion.

@oldrrocr 11 ай бұрын

you forgot the most important thing: JOIN THE CLUB... THEN start looking for a car (usually from one of the other members).

@ClotEastwood 5 ай бұрын

Great Vid. Thank you

@worldhello1234 4 ай бұрын

@0:05 There is no cheap Bentley, mate. They are cheap because they need repairs and parts are crazy expensive as they are for an ultra luxury car.

@English_Speaking_Fox 11 ай бұрын

It’s ridiculous you didn’t tell us how much you pay for it in the first place.

@alancrisp1582 11 ай бұрын

🤑🤔 All the information you seek ,has already made available on this channel before. On the earlier postings of this video. Other wise Google this Bentley model for your own country. I myself paid 36.000 dollars 💵 for my 1995 mint - example approximately 4 years ago !!....

@jefdamen2977 11 ай бұрын

A fixed portable motorola hehehe

@siriax1691 11 ай бұрын

Finally, how many loaves of Tesco garlic bread can you cram into the glovebox?

@CarMechanicsTV 11 ай бұрын

Just one - it's not a big glovebox!

@siriax1691 11 ай бұрын

Glorious.@@CarMechanicsTV

@alisteeaiken7667 11 ай бұрын

Just wish I had the balls to buy one!

@goodknight5861 Ай бұрын

Interesting..

@frankibabi1 11 ай бұрын

Old video?

@cunjoz 11 ай бұрын

>with the sun shining >sun in fact was not shining ah UK weather

@CarMechanicsTV 11 ай бұрын

We always live in hope...

@SkysaxonDragonslayer 11 ай бұрын

Can you transform this experience one to one on a RR SilverShadow?

@alancrisp1582 11 ай бұрын

🤔 Answer - absolutely not, they are nothing like driving 🚘 a silver shadow. They are much better !!...

@SkysaxonDragonslayer 11 ай бұрын

@@alancrisp1582 Made my driving license on a SS2 when I was an exchange pupil in the late 80s. That has spoiled me for any other car - on reason why I prefer to ride motorcycles and don’t own a car 😇 SS can be found here in Germany in running conditions with 2year TÜV (MOT) for 10-20.000€, but I fear the running cost and the problems you might buy with a low end car that has been brought down by dozens of owners.

@gregtaylor6146 10 ай бұрын

The elephant in the room ............ FUEL COSTS!!!!

@seahorse7784 11 ай бұрын

What’s the point of this video if you don’t say how much you paid for it ?

@tomthompson7400 11 ай бұрын

Still a nice car ,,, what does it do to the gallon in real life though.

@TheGramophoneGirl 11 ай бұрын

10-15 mpg on a good day. Single digits if you 'utilise' it's power.

@tomthompson7400 11 ай бұрын

@@TheGramophoneGirl well ,, it still will take a while to get through 90k worth of fuel , so really its almost a bargain,

@alancrisp1582 11 ай бұрын

If you have to ask that question 🙋 on petrol ⛽ consumption. Then you clearly can not afford to buy and drive one .Answer - its high !!..

@tomthompson7400 11 ай бұрын

@@alancrisp1582 Thats the most un original answer that most morons repeat , I know what the fuel curve on my 52ft blue water cruiser looks like , and I seldom fly without knowing my fuel weights ,,,, because I know the costs certainly does not mean I cant afford them ,,, now go and try to have an original thought of your own .

@sprezzatura8755 Ай бұрын

End of this generation had four-speed automatic and Zytec engine management. Got low to mid-twenties miles per gallon. US gallon.