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

[@CarMechanicsTV]

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]

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

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

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]

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

[@andrewh.8403]

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]

Haha, love it!

[@derekstocker6661]

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]

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

[@gebe8978]

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

[@banterman]

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

[@gerry5134]

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

[@GlennPowell-ls3lg]

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]

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.

[@modelcitizen72]

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!

[@AkramBaig2689]

I love old classic Bentley

[@ClotEastwood]

Great Vid. Thank you

[@worldhello1234]

@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]

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

[@alancrisp1582]

🤑🤔 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 !!....

[@oldrrocr]

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

[@MH-fb5kr]

Indeed, what could possibly go wrong?

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

To run out of money? 🤔

[@alancrisp1582]

😂😅 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]

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

[@SkysaxonDragonslayer]

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

[@alancrisp1582]

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

[@SkysaxonDragonslayer]

@@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.

[@seahorse7784]

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

[@frankibabi1]

Old video?

[@goodknight5861]

Interesting..

[@jefdamen2977]

A fixed portable motorola hehehe

[@siriax1691]

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

[@CarMechanicsTV]

Just one - it's not a big glovebox!

[@siriax1691]

Glorious.@@CarMechanicsTV

[@alisteeaiken7667]

Just wish I had the balls to buy one!

[@cunjoz]

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

[@CarMechanicsTV]

We always live in hope...

[@tomthompson7400]

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

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

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

[@tomthompson7400]

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

[@alancrisp1582]

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]

@@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]

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

[@stephencox1955]

Would it be rude to ask how much you paid for the car.

[@CarMechanicsTV]

In total, it owed our team north of £15k with parts...

[@gregtaylor6146]

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

[@stevefairbanks835]

Why bother, it’s ugly

[@dillonfernandez6160]

Are you blind?