I Fell for a Cheap Auction Bentley SCAM and it's REALLY BAD!

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I thought I was getting a deal on a lightly damaged Bentley Continental GT Convertible. Turns out, the seller got the better end of the deal...
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[@Samcrac]

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[@tonybrown9875]

This is the classic death of a thousand cuts. Sooo many little things like switches not working that it becomes a write-off. I had a nice S-Type R, 120,000 miles, but unlike the Bentley it only cost £3500, kept it for 3 years, bought only 1 tyre for it, sold it as scrap with a broken gearbox in 1 day on ebay for £1000. All good!

[@3ffrige]

Haha you don’t learn, huh? Well…on my way to see this one lol

[@brettallenthomas]

As a Mechanical Engineer, the idea that a car needs a computer module to open the trunk is maddening... a simple solenoid (or god forbid a cable and spring loaded latch) is all it needs.. and yeah i know, it has an auto-close function... for those people who find closing a trunk to be too much work... sheesh... makes me shake my head...

[@kotimoto]

Even with electronics, it can be made simpler.

[@gedd6750]

I'm a mechanical electrical engineer and I agreed with you Brett. Cable and spring to open the mechanical latch,simple and must be cheaper than filling a car with electronics. I restore Japanese sports cars and I don't even consider anything after about 2005.

[@marksmallman4572]

I used to use a key..

[@Nebbia_affaraccimiei]

what amazes me is that a car of that class still uses the cheapest electronic components available and they inevitably fail after a decade or so. other car manufacturers use QUALITY electronic that still works after 30 years.

[@Spazik86]

Yea I am also suprised why modern cars are so complicated. For example I do not understand electric windows and electric seats. I have car with mechanicaly set windows and seats and I do not find it complicated or not comfortable to set. (how often do you set the seats in the car or pull down the window anyway....) If you make it electrical, you create 10 more ways how it can break and the repair is also X times more costly...

[@89escalade]

Sam......I have dealt with a few of these at work... GET THE TOP WORKING FIRST. if it thinks the top isn't fully closed, the windows won't work, the trunk will not open, etc. Check the hydraulic fluid to see if it's low. If not, there's a switch on the left side of the top ...barely accessable in the trunk and that switch has a tendency to fail. I've fixed two of them. One I had to extend one of the plastic arms slightly, the other I had to add a spring to make the switch fully close as the microswitch was a little stiff. Rosstexh vcds will access some of these systems but without being a Bentley engineer it's kind of hard to do specific testing. That front bumper is stupid money to replace btw. Good luck homie. These cars are terrible to work on. One bonus....you didn't have to use a jump box... On these if the main battery is dead on the left side of the trunk, insert the ignition key in and turn is counterclockwise for a few seconds...this will activate the auxillary battery in the right side of the trunk and allow you to start the car.

[@Chris-hw4mq]

He will fix it in 2, 3 years or never as many of his projects

[@charlies418]

You're right - you can also see the RED roof warning. My roof has flaps that open and close with the roof - I found that a nut was missing off the end of one of the flap actuators push rods where it mates to the flap. I fitted a new nut and that solved the sensor issue. I also cleaned the grease off the tracks of the actuators (common issue). Before the roof opens or closes it drops the windows half-way - this is probably why you have the window issue if it thinks the top is in "no-mans land". I also advise against the repair kits unless on a really tight budget - based on experience, I would opt for the full mechanism (also be aware that there are adjusters that you can fine tune the position of the glass height).

[@Chris-hw4mq]

@@richrichy732 while watching this video youtube recommended the Q7 head gasket video and taught ahh another sam crack buy and never fix car

[@Samlol23_drrich]

He should have answered this one. Great info in your post.

[@samholdsworth420]

Pro tip!

[@lyfandeth]

I had a similar problem on the gas fill. There's a drain tube to prevent that pooling. It was clogged from grass and leaves. After I cleaned out, I put a large piece of Scotchbrite over it to filter the drain. Works perfectly.

[@griswald7156]

My filler cap on my golf7…the drain hole got blocked and it filled with water..

[@lyfandeth]

@@griswald7156 Same thing, precise German engineering. So easy to fix with Scotchbright, but I've never had a car before that had that whole area closed off that way.

[@wilsjane]

That as always a problem on the Jaguar XJ range. Once water in the fuel tank reached the pumps, you had endless problems.

[@rintamarotta]

Fix the roof convertable top detection first. That leads to all kinds of issues in Bentleys.

[@nv1493]

As I remember, the boat oar was a $1500 option on these cars.

[@kjprice1443]

Hilarious! I guess there's no such thing as a base model on these luxury vehicles anyway, eh?

[@chriswhite9912]

The aged barrel oak Oar was a $1500 option. The Honduran Mahogany with hand burnished finish was $3500 and was the best seller. The oars always sold as the buyers did not want to be left up the river without one.

[@terencegalati970]

I think the mother of pearl inlay was another $700.

[@ralphe5842]

It’s just a crappy English car built out of German parts bin what could go wrong

[@keithbenson4915]

@@chriswhite9912 LMFAO 🤣

[@johnstedman4075]

It is always interesting to see how and why cars such as this Bentley collapse in resale value after a very few years. The principal reason is that their elite original target purchasers will soon dispose of these vehicles once they become unreliable and prove to be problematic to maintain. Rich people generally attain that title by not accepting second best. Once these vehicles are offered for sale outside their original niche market, there is no 'second line' of semi-wealthy buyers who are eager to take over the depreciation liabilities and horrendous maintenance and running costs, so the cars quickly fall into the hands of those who neglect them and treat them as 'average' vehicles instead of the highly complex 'trophy' creations which they are, so the downward spiral rapidly develops. This generation of Bentley is rarely seen on the wealthier streets of London any longer, and the marque has undoubtedly suffered greatly from the poor reputation that continues to tarnish the Brand even today.

[@djohnson5469]

If you make a quality car there are wealthy buys who will buy some cars over original msrp as well as its a pristine example

[@jouleskelvin]

Well said!

[@quademasters249]

@@djohnson5469 I don't agree. At this level, someone paying $250,000 for a car. They lease it, drive through the lease then trade it in on a newer model. The lease car becomes a certified pre-owned car so they can make more money off it. Why would rich people want to drive old cars when they can simply trade up to a newer one?

[@davidquinn9676]

I spent a short time in my life trying to find a way to maintain a solid lifter Porsche cheaply. I discovered I couldn't do it, the car was a money pit and it was the slowest car I ever had because the cops would pull me over for 5mph over the limit in that car.

[@09NXN06]

Correct!

[@mathewwarner4233]

Hey sam, love the videos and what you do! You must love the challenge of doing what you do, I can't believe you're throwing in the towel allready! I see lots of B's where I live, the factory is not very far away, It would make some great content if you were to carry on with it!

[@Thankingyou1]

All of these car companies still want their dealers to make money in repairs. It's ridiculous. If you pay over $200,000 + for a car, it should run perfectly like a Swiss Watch for years. There is no excuse for this kind of sub-standard lack of quality. If they were smart, they would make these cars robust with the strongest most durable parts possible.

[@tavpsp]

I have a feeling the reason the windows are in that position has to do with the top, this is also most likely why the trunk wasn’t opening. It most likely thinks the top isn’t closed/latched completely since it’s showing red on the dash..

[@slasher9883]

I think this is a very sound theory.

[@demetri1651]

Me too.

[@demetri1651]

As a rocket scientist I’d have to agree.

[@bretjjjohnson7942]

@@demetri1651as einstein, i couldn't have said it any better myself

[@demetri1651]

@@bretjjjohnson7942 😂😂🤣😁

[@johnhutchison9782]

You know, Sam, your stepmom is the voice of reason, listen to her more. She's talented, as well. 👍

[@digital4282]

“talented” :p

[@VadersRage]

@@digital4282 I guess we could say she is a "classically trained actress".

[@sergiorosales1689]

She's loves male genitalia

[@zxggwrt]

At least she understands the difference between an asset and a liability

[@anthonykiedis1765]

Is that Cory Chase? Are they married?

[@azmike3572]

Would be interesting to know how many other bidders he was competing against for this car...one bidder to another: "okay, let's let him learn his lesson from this one."

[@johnreed6495]

It is admirable how you temper your passion with cold calculation. Good show!

[@slasher9883]

I feel ya Sam. I am going through something similar with an auction bought BMW convertible. It looked great on the outside, low mileage, history etc, but was actually hiding a lot of mechanical/electrical issues that I am slowly working through. I have bought a lot of cars at auction and consider myself a savvy buyer, but this time I got done hard. Live and learn.

[@HemiLyfestyle]

I've had that issue before with a car, got it from auction and wow I thought i got it for a steal but all the parts i had to put in it, i could've bought another auction car LMAO

[@davidquinn9676]

@@HemiLyfestyle but ... the other one may have had problems too. Another auction scam would be to price a decent looking car high because buyers would assume it's sorted -- but it's not.

[@sebastian3004]

You really don't know he's happy about it? it's great for contents. they (plus hoovies) are doing this shit intentionally

[@slavabtomat]

Rich people can afford BMW's. But nobody can afford a used BMW.

[@runningkirkwa2934]

Mr. Slasher. U should have bought a honda civic

[@bandicoot2016]

Love the fact that stepmom made an appearance. You should keep the Bentley and let stepmom work on it. I would care if she couldn't fix it. In fact, the longer she can't fix it the better! Love the vids Sam. Keep em coming👍

[@officerdb3786]

Are they together?!

[@seephor]

I'm seriously curious about "stepmom". At first I thought it was a joke, now I don't know if they're a couple or if she really is his stepmom. Either way, it's entertaining.

[@Start_TheArt]

@@seephor me too! I wonder if he's really friends w. A porn star

[@FXCartel]

She's an actual porn star

[@M3OffRoad]

I wondered if that was her.....

[@jazzy276]

There should be a small drain channel once you open the fuel flap, just give it a clean as it appears to be blocked 👍🏻👊🏿

[@Lilbuckaroo]

I agree on the cost, but by going through the fixes and totaling up the cost for everyone (running and at the end), along with the wok involved with those fixes, you show everyone what an upside down proposition these vehicles can be without knowledge. Now this may deter people, but it also helps to inform those that are staring at their dream car for a "good" price and if they want to take it on and repair them. Bentley's are truly beautiful cars and some probably deserve to be saved, but your efforts will help educate, and either dissuade or entice others to take on a project car like this (or at least bid/pay appropriately). For what it's worth, just the take of a dreamer and car enthusiast.

[@hanzalaguy9500]

Hi Sam, just to let you know it will work out cheaper to get the wing from the main dealer rather than eBay. There is a KZbinr in the UK called Matt Armstrong who repaired a salvage continental and think he saved around £1000 around $1400 by doing this!

[@genoangelica1354]

It was really nice to see your stepmom again I hope she's doing well it' would be nice to see her in more of your videos good luck with the Bentley

[@chadharrison8653]

@Geno Angelica Damn you beat me to it! LOL

[@akidim13]

Am I missing something?

[@chadharrison8653]

@@akidim13 He has a very entertaining stepmother!

[@chadharrison8653]

@Paul That's the talent I was referring to.😜

[@alexmanojlovic768]

@@akidim13 his "stepmom" makes very interesting video content. Doesn't spend a lot on wardrobe.....

[@ingresswizard9044]

Your trunk problem is because of the top. The trunk opening is disabled when the car thinks the top is not closed. You need to short or fix the micro switch (located left side of top accessible from the truck)for the top closed and then your trunk will work. Micro switch probably failed or is out of alignment. Should be a easy fix.

[@fiily1]

Our Audi a5 convertible trunk wouldn't open due to a malfunction in the microswitches of the convertible top and we had to use the key to open it. Once I replaced the convertible hall sensor and adjusted the microswitch, the convertible top worked with no issues, the trunk open with the remote fob and the trunk button, alarm worked, rear passenger overhead lights worked. I was thrilled to have no lights on the dash and a working top for $70 plus my labor.

[@danrook5757]

Nice info

[@danrook5757]

@@fiily1 : nothing nicer that a car dash that doesn’t look like a Christmas tree

[@paulsengupta971]

So after all that complaining, a £5 microswitch will fixed 80% of the issues...? :-) Go for it, Sam!

[@knightsofengland1]

Ok for those who do not know this, the Bentley Continental GT GTC and flying spur have a master key and a slave key. The master key has the trunk release option on the key. All slaves do not. If you unlock the doors with a slave key the trunk release will not work from the boot (trunk) B or the internal door release. The trunk is designed only to open with the doors unlocked by the master. This is a security feature of the cars. So make sure you are using a key that is and is programmed as a master key or nothing is going to change no matter what you do

[@spencermeeks9705]

🤔🤔🤔huh

[@andrew_koala2974]

Steve Winfield If you unlock the doors with a slave key the trunk release will not work SHOULD CORRECTLY READ When the doors are unlocked with a slave key - the trunk release will not work /// Your poor English has neen corrected. Undertake an extensuve reading program to improve your knowledge of the lanuage and correct usage Good luck and good bye

[@rawcuss3447]

@@andrew_koala2974 🤣🤣🤣

[@knightsofengland1]

@@andrew_koala2974 dude get a life, and You should check your own English before correcting anyone else… my reply was designed to assist and help… yours well who knows …

[@michaelbamber4887]

That was what I was thinking, just looking at my keys. Only the main key has the boot open option. It's to stop the hotel bell boy robbing ya stuff! But his roof not being shut won't help or his shit battery.

[@hamskyxxx]

One of the best lessons I learnt early on in my life is never, I repeat never to buy am old European gremlin thinking I can completely bring it back to life. Thanks Sam for continuously proving that right with your videos.

[@chiefrocka8604]

One of the best lessons the Europeans ever learned EVEEEEEEEER Don’t buy a pos yank tank thinking they drive as good as the look You think they look a cream puff yet you end up with Sam’s moms cream pie and she’s got a lot of cream pies under her belt

[@mikimoto99]

You better tell Billy Joel that then! His main car is a 60 yr old Jag😁

[@rahimi4762]

This is a bad one. Bentley is normally reliable. Yes expensive tho. That’s to be expected

[@scottbarron1427]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaa! You bought a wrecked pile of shit at an auction, and it had other issues. That's not a "Scam". That's "predictable". There are companies who specialize in post collision electronics failures. One of my neighbors owns one, they work with body shops and dealers to sort out all of the little electrical gremlins that pop up after a collision. It isn't uncommon for these sorts of issues on any car that's been wrecked.

[@SlickArmor]

No, you're wrong. He's a victim. Everyone is a victim of something and we have to stop putting our heads in the sand and denying their victimhood.

[@mystified1429]

electronics don't like Newton's Law of motion.😆

[@SJ95507]

I feel like a $250,000 car should last longer than 60,000 miles.. that’s insane

[@slavabtomat]

You underestimate the raw narcissism of most rich people.

[@bart2903]

all Modern VAG product only last 200.000 KM after it, the maintenance cost you more than the same car NEW .. i dit 20.000 miles and it cost me 5000.- maintence. I never ever will buy a Vag product again..

[@ARCTCFOXMAN]

I can assure you I know of other expensive cars lasting even less miles.. not mine, I look after mine!

[@Jairan78]

I agree. I’m not rich but my next car will be a Toyota truck or F-150 paid for cash. Most other cars worry me, if I’m wrong PLEASE let me know. A friend of mine just bought a 09 Porsche 911 w/ 80k miles cash from a Buy Here Pay Here, and I’m worried for him🫠

[@Paul-sk2pc]

These cars aren’t meant to be purchased new or used. Rich people lease them under business name and get full tax write off. They only keep it for 3 years and that is pretty much how long these cars last before having issues.

[@chipburns4123]

Get a scan tool. A nice one. You can activate the modules from the tool and verify if you are even getting a signal. You cant just swap parts without verifying a control signal lol.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Which one reads Bentley codes

[@JohnnyHotspurGT]

@@thedevilsadvocate5210 Ross-tech VCDS

[@akshonclip]

The car was probably put in valet mode. The trunk won’t open with the fob or proximity sensor until it is deactivated in the radio head unit.

[@skliros9235]

It has that option? Interesting

[@JohnnyHotspurGT]

@@skliros9235 No, it does not have a valet mode such as the press of a button in the glovebox, or in the Infotainment head unit (radio) as stated above, the valet is the keys themselves, a 2 button fob is the valet, and the 3 button fobs are full access.

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

I would expect about two electrical issues like that per year, any auction car is going to have a few years worth of issues stacked up. Never buy any modern car from anyone without scanning the car first. There will be issues that are not even issues yet.

[@johnny-z]

Even visually, that car spells roached. The top, the bumpers- easy $10 right there. Obviously it was bought to make this video, overpriced a bit. He said he paid 10k under market. a sorted model is about 60k.

[@rp9674]

And make sure that codes haven't been cleared recently

[@frankiebguitar]

Owning a car like this (age and complexity) is an adventure of continuous DIY maintenance if you like that as a hobby. Otherwise, even using a decent independent mechanic will likely exceed the lease cost of a new luxury vehicle. Even just sitting there the plastic degrades and the cheap electronics corrode. Throw in the frustration factor and it's easy to see why the only true value is to scam poor posers in search of bling.

[@KameraShy]

And rarity translates into parts extremely expensive or not available at all.

[@TheExileFox]

The odd thing is that the guy doesn't seen to understand it might be as simple as the exterior trunk button being broken.

[@rahimi4762]

This is a bad one. Bentley is normally reliable Rolls too due to no plastic parts

[@roberto3420]

That opening trunk issue is common to some VAG models. In my case the problem was an small switch in the opening button. The problem is that is almost impossible to replace without breaking the latch. In my passat in was also integrated in the trunk logo.

[@marks4973]

I feel for you, I had a phaton that gave me numerous electrical problems. It had 2 batteries one for start the other for computers (gel matt) Funny I took the center arm rest out to get trunk open with a putter and the emergency release handle (glows in the dark)

[@ecksray48]

I went to Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale in 2019, and there were a TON of these for sale. I thought maybe rich people were just replacing their daily drivers but now I suspect that they were dumping them with all these issues

[@albertsmit9741]

thats it, same here

[@robs7446]

Maybe there’s a fail safe which stops the boot opening if it detects the roof not fully up or down ?

[@Thankingyou1]

These cars are notorious money pits. If you buy one, even at a reasonable price, you'd better have a Bentley mechanic on staff, that you know, or have a strong mechanical knowledge and be able to make all the repairs yourself. .

[@tollefreyerson6710]

Love the Bentley videos from this era. I think with all the consistent problems that go wrong making a package to fix all things might make money???

[@89escalade]

That would be a crate containing a brand new bentley

[@dennisilic81]

As a neighbor in Florida I’d like to say I love your channel Sam thanks for posting

[@Hard_Right]

Salty army is legion

[@MrMrbrianbechtel]

Orlando is in the 🏠

[@stuartatkins5425]

Thank you for reminding me why I keep my 2012 Honda CR-V and don't trade it in for a newer model (of any brand).

[@therealchayd]

On the other hand, I've got a 2010 VW Phaeton and (touch wood), it's been very reliable electricals-wise (apart from trunk lid wiring issue and the parking heater stopped working due to water ingress). Looks like this Bentley has just been run into the ground.

[@TerrasClip]

Please always make sure to check and clean your water cowl so your interior won't flood, it can drown the keyless module causing all sorts of problems

[@therealchayd]

@@TerrasClip Excellent advice! :) KESSYs are expensive!

[@johnsonrepp]

I’ve personally dealt with every single one of those problems. A lot of the electrical issues are caused by the water coming into the cabin behind the dash and under the seat. Water comes in through the windshield whipper pans and the drains are plugged from debris. It’s the most common issue on 2004-2008 Bentley GT and GTC.

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

There are always options. That bumper could be repaired. The only reason bumpers are not repaired is because it's cheaper to buy new in most cases. Not in this case...

[@brentfarvors192]

Not even. No way to repair that bumper...That previous owner was laughing all the way to the bank on that POS!!! Goes to show; Do your RESEARCH on cars to buy at auction, and the ones like that, you stay as far away as possible...

[@leolego2]

@@brentfarvors192 custom fiberglass could repair that shit easily

[@brentfarvors192]

@@leolego2 "Custom fiberglass"...Hmm...Sounds expensive...? Because IT IS!!! Here's a "hint", there genius; If "custom fiberglass" bumper fixes were economical, BODY SHOPS would do that INSTEAD of installing a new bumper...Deerrrupp!!! I just CAN'T with you idiots, anymore!!!

[@luisislas2162]

My 2014 M6 had me also. The auction listing showed damage to the front end. It stated that it ran. Once I got it, only one side ran (V8 engine). Turns out, the oil cooler sits in the bottom front without any protection. Seized one head on the engine. So, I decided to replace the entire head. $1k, which is a good price for an expensive performance car. It's been driving ever since. Anyway, don't buy from Salvageworld... Ever!

[@john-ok9id]

I thought you said many years ago, don't buy from dealers in auction because they just fix little things to make it look ok and tricking people

[@BigtimeBigA]

I bought this same car new in 2010 and it was the best car I ever owned, I only traded it 10 years later in 2020. The one bad thing of a car this age is that all the engine and turbo seals will start leaking and you literally need to drop the engine out of the car to do that work, so $6k plus to drop engine before price of repair, was only reason I got rid of mine.

[@benlee6500]

Agree not to disagree....

[@kingdomfunding]

I love Bentleys

[@Globbs]

​@Mr B You don't know anything about euro repair bills.

[@Hunter-yy4es]

@Mr B I bet my money at the dealership it does and that would be the only place l trust with that kinda car.

[@elmonteslim3711]

@Mr B It does if you take it to Bentley and who is going to let some hack mechanic work on it.

[@jamesbrown7991]

Thanks for the content Sam. Sorry for the probs on this one. I only wish I had the collection of rides you do and you knowledge to repair them!

[@rossmcwatters2716]

Have seen that one of the VW "incentives " to ensure 7 to 10 year old cars are sent to the junkyards is to use poor quality electric components. They have used low quality solder on their circuit boards and it corrodes and the result is gremlins. The ABS systems glitch and they have made them incredibly hard to replace with model coding programming making swapping used units impossible. Some smart electrical engineers can disassemble and resolver the components and fix the boards. One of engineers simply stated the boobie trapped these products to ensure they become difficult or uneconomical to repair intentionally.

[@Thankingyou1]

You would think that for all the money they charge for a car like the Bentley that they would make the car virtually trouble free for at least 100,000 miles. How difficult can it be to make the window regulators more robust? And, other components like the vacuum lines more durable. If you pay a huge dollar for a high end watch like a Rolex, it will last for years, and just requires routine maintenance every five years and then it's good as new.

[@dmorga1]

Sam, the number of auction scams you have pointed out over the years is pretty much a public service.

[@melvinlewallen7796]

You provide a great service😎

[@chuckschillingvideos]

That's because he's an idiot and falls for them. All of them.

[@Swedefool]

You can buy a volvo with a billion miles on it and nothing is broken, it just goes! 40 k miles bentley super luxury car badaboom = its crap 😂

[@philiprice7875]

old engineer told me KISS keep it simple stupid and as for modern electronics how well will your cell phone work after getting wet?

[@shawnhascall2420]

It may have water leaking into the car from somewhere. I have a 2004 BMW 750 that had clogged sunroof drains. Water ended up in the foot well on the driver’s side and shorted out power seat module. That module controlled a bunch of things in the car, and caused random electrical gremlins. Since this is a soft top there may be a drain port that is plugged causing water to come in and shorting out things.

[@fiily1]

Sam, our Audi a5 convertible trunk wouldn't open due to a malfunction in the microswitches of the convertible top and we had to use the key to open it. Once I replaced the convertible hall sensor and adjusted the microswitch, the convertible top worked with no issues, the trunk open with the remote fob and the trunk button, alarm worked, and the rear passenger overhead lights worked. Once you sort the convertible top, a multitude of electronics will start working is my educated guess as the car disabled features when the convertible top is in a malfunctioned state, as was our A5.

[@daviddabo2682]

All this trouble to say I’m driving a Bentley?! No thanks even if I had the money

[@samivwow]

After hearing Sam say that this car is good looking, I am not sure I can keep watching without feeling disgusted

[@DerekMantei]

I had my brow raised from that moment as well.

[@aspedasped]

The trunk wont open if you have a fault in your convertivle. The rear tanneau cover should be locked and and the convertible should know that its fully locked and closed.

[@richardautenzio8117]

It's a real shame that Bentleys have come to this. A Toyota Camry is more dependable than a renown car maker like this that other makers once aspired to. And your right It's the electronics. The better cars were made in the 90's, but after that most car makers went with over engineering and far too many electronics. Mind you it's the modern motorist that wants far too many electronic gadgets etc. Good luck.

[@perarduaadastra873]

The pain, despair and resultant torture of insane faults makes for more dramatic viewing. Like so many things, it’s an easy fix if you know how......... The lack of longevity / durability generating faults can be sickening. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, one needs to be mentally resilient and stoic. Thought, patience and time reveal that which at first eludes.

[@truetech4158]

Ok, let's use it as a platform for a serious mod. We can make it into a 40ft limo that has stowaway inflatable pontoons for the many florida water based highways to beat traffic. Never overlook your potential for making something amazing from discounted purchases that need work.

[@therealchayd]

I don't think that's Sam's M.O; he just buys cheap crap from auctions, spends several videos repairing them (or not in some cases), then sells them on and goes onto the next piece of crap. No long-term projects here. Which is a shame, but hey....

[@gskills]

I agree. The roof might think it's going down and causing the trunk not to open

[@Tinrs80]

Happens to the best of us...but im 42 years old and i was told all my life even as growing up never buy a used High end lux car. But you live and learn so lets see what you learned to do next.

[@CyberCurtainTwitcher]

There's a lot to be said for older cars that didn't have all this electronic junk in them.

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

older expensive cars used to have a medusa hair of vaccum hoses and tubes - with electromechanical servors - insane

[@rafaeltorovip]

I am just wondering how is possible for a so called luxury car company to build a pile of garbage like that and charge insane amount of money for it? Worse than that, how can someone knowing the horrendous quality of those cars still buying them?

[@maxmeier532]

And 4 grand for a used bumper and 7 grand for a new roof? I mean, just scrap that shit. But I guess this is another one of those cars will never see Samrac put out another video :D

[@kwakgreen]

Wondering not wandering.

[@Nova-uh9mo]

Volkswagen bro, that’s the answer. Those Bentleys are among the worst cars you can buy used, especially the first versions until 2010, they’re built like shit. Everybody acts like those cars are insane but in reality they don’t have anything special apart from a huge amount of problems, way more than an Aston Martin rapide or quattroporte gts for exemple

[@cardinaloflannagancr8929]

Sadly they care only about the initial owner and bank on them not caring about warranty repairs. Much like the Titanic they were concerned more with form(appearance) than function. Which in the boat's case allowed improperly mixed metal used both in rivets and on the hull up towards the bow. That is bad even for the day none the less modern standards. No-one bothered to analyze the new softer mix allowing rivets to be done by hand where the large machine riveter could not fit would be up to the task. Allowing the side to split open and tear beyond the impact point and contrary to expectation based on the original spec. Luxury vehicle mfg's are the same concern on looking fancy without care for what is underneath holding up or operating all that fancy. Nor concern for what could happen if something fails while driving. Not only should luxury look higher quality it should be higher quality. It is crazy that a hyundai elantra would be expected to go at least 100,000 mi before serious repair. While a $250,000+ bentley or ferrari anything over 30,000 mi is doing good.

[@Nova-uh9mo]

@@cardinaloflannagancr8929 that’s 100 percent right, and it’s for me the biggest problem of Volkswagen, they found ways to reduce costs even going for non homologated vacuum lines and non repair ability, they do this with every car they sell, sometimes it works and they make huge markups, and sometimes they bring back 2 or 3 million cars and they loose billions. Hate this way of doing things where your client is a tester without knowing it

[@benfel9403]

May sound crazy, and I am only at 8.38, have an Audi A6 Avant Quattro from that age, had issues with the motorized boot door. Turned out to be that the latch in the floor section needed a really good hoover out and clean and re-lube and replacement of the very small spring. That was 3 years ago and it has not done it since. Reckon it was the dog hair causing the issue.

[@yomammaspoodle]

As a general comment for the auto world. You'd have to be an idiot to buy a high end luxury product from the VW group from dates: whenever to: whenever. New or Used. If you buy it new, you overpay for a fast depreciating piece of crap. If you buy it used, you have a expensive to repair piece of crap.

[@richardg8651]

So nice to see your stepmom , on her feet .

[@goncalosantos350]

Cory chase, am not seeing things

[@curtisaverett9929]

Sam, at least your stepmom is in mint condition.

[@crkproductions5000]

We need to see a lot more of stepmom

[@muskokamike127]

yeah that would be a no.....good condition? yes...mint? hahaha I don't think so......

[@gabbyshutup8802]

the best car my brother believed he owned , , was a 69 Biscayne . dull paint , dingy appearance . . . but it was bulletproof . never let him down . lower than low maintenance .. . his body shop friends got drunk and convinced my brother he needed to change his image . . they threw a sledgehammer party and beat that loyal Dailymotion machine into the ground . . . shameful reward for loyal service. and regretful on my brother's part . . . if your Bentley is giving you major losing battles , , , , you could . . . . just saying . . . . .

[@bruceleealmighty]

The biggest issue I've had on several cars that wasn't easily noticeable has constantly been electrical. The biggest problem there has been COLD CONNECTIONS. Most or at least many people tend to try to replace or ignore these parts. For some reason assembly of these items is done at a modicum of soldering and heat, so they fail or at least eventually fail. Take apart most of your parts clean them at a minimum use a heat gun at a maximum go through them under a scope and solder any primary systems. More than likely your car will run better than any other on the road. This may seem daunting but, is really quite easy.

[@jayb8439]

This car has been through the the hands of many armchair mechanics who had no idea what they were doing

[@MrTilbin]

People in the US love to be ballers until it's time to repair it.

[@johnsamu]

Very expensive brands like Ferrari, Bentley etc. have known electrical issues due to their low production numbers. There's a reason "boring" " normal" cars like Honda etc. are very reliable due to high production numbers they take the time(testing) to iron out electrical and other issues. With those low production " specialties" you're effectively always driving a " prototype“ because the problems got no chance to show up (due to low production numbers)

[@beemer1111]

Remove the latch mechanism. Put a screen door latch and loop set up on the trunk lid and fascia, with some self tapping screws. Use a Master lock with its own keys, and all will be good. Use stainless steel screws and a really nice brass coloured lock, to maintain the upscale image of the car.

[@bryanwiltshire5052]

Man buys a “cheap” Bentley with known faults, then seems surprised it’s faulty. Then complains about the cost of Bentley parts. you knew all these “faults” then still purchased it anyway 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤡🤣🤣

[@HemiLyfestyle]

You must be new here 🤨

[@MatArmstrongbmx]

8.24 🤣🤣 "THATS UNFORTUNATE" 🤣🤣

[@eurowerx4267]

I’ve seen several auction cars that appear to only be front end damage, air bags deployed. These buyers thought it was a straight forward repair only to find seized engines!! Essentially lost their shorts!! Be careful,

[@toneybradford3338]

Can’t wait for a follow up video.Just curious do a run down of what cars you still have.

[@mannye]

I'm interested in what would happen if we found a way to make a "kit car" out of an LS 430 and a Bentley. Let's put a number of $60K on a Bentley with Toyota reliability. The motor on the LS 430 is so reliable it was classified as an aviation motor. An AVIATION motor!!!!!

[@simonainscough619]

they have failing electrics today as well as basic maintenance on those v8s, have you seen where the starter motor is ?

[@mannye]

@@simonainscough619 I've got two LS one is a 430 and aside from the Florida sun completely destroying the dashboard and the finish on the steering wheel, it's given over 160K worth of trouble-free miles. The drivetrain is as close to bulletproof as I've ever seen. Cost of maintenance isn't the cheapest, but I'll bet its a fraction of maintaining a Bentley for 16 years. Even with the failing electronics. Which you are right, is going to eventually be a problem.

[@rahimi4762]

Bentley is normally reliable

[@johncollier608]

As a Bentley owner, I can attest to the fact that the issues you have and never mechanical/drive train related. it's always electrical. I've had a number of problems that have taken specialists hours and hours to chase down. When it's sorted, it is one of the bes cars to drive. I love mine and I would have another in a heart beat - but now I know what I'd be on the look of for before parting with any case.

[@rahimi4762]

Most the time they are reliable

[@aalabbasi]

I've bought a handful of RR and Bentley cars from the pre VW era. What's been consistent is: 1) How badly misrepresented these cars are when sold 2) How shoddy the repairs are. It's almost as if whoever worked on these cars was not even a mechanic. Examples of this was splicing of electrical wiring to hotwire blower fan switch and using painters tape to wrap the wires. Not even an oil change or tire shop mechanic would work to that kind of standard.

[@emmettdriggers1602]

Thank you for sharing. My first visit viewing your channel! Saddened that I would have bought this if I had the means(pre owned)!

[@brothersgarage3748]

I had less troubles with a flood bentley then you did with this one lmao 🤣 mine had the alarm going off randomly and a smell of burned plastic (was a wire sparkling ✨️) and the seats not functioning. Most of it I fixed with new wires and fuses just replaced 1 module since then no issues. 🤞

[@carycoplon5681]

This one sounds like a theft recovery to me. Also given the water in the fuel filler area, look for water ingress around the control modules.

[@manp1039]

how do you think it got water ingress? top down in rain? i am wondering how water got into the fuel fill area. possibly the fuel fill door was left open in rain? or?

[@carycoplon5681]

@@manp1039 not sure how water got into the car, but given water in the fuel filler; I wouldn't rule out it being deliberate.

[@manp1039]

@@carycoplon5681 that seems like highly plausable, considering there were only 2 original owners.. perhaps a combative divorce? or business partner squabble that became malicious?

[@carycoplon5681]

@@manp1039 any of the above could be the situation. Funny how great minds think alike.

[@gailmrutland6508]

*Being quite a bit older than you I use to import grey market, and high end Bentley, Rollers, Jags etc.. But having found every defect known to man with Hilborn injection and Lucas wiring it just became too much of a PITA. Jag six's that snowed in the cabin when running the A/C due to a near impossible engineering flaw. Windows that for no apparent reason would stop working especially when it rained. Rewired starters in classics that you needed to take out a mortgage for. Ahhh, those were the days.*

[@ze_german2921]

A friend of mine fixes these Bentley Bumpers all the time, He uses CA Glue, Epoxy and Window screen as a backer to glue these back together to a point that he can perform bodywork and repaints them.

[@tonygSDWR]

I'd like to see follow through on these videos. Did you decide to just unload this car due to the issues or will it be addressed later?

[@PDLM1221]

Amazingly how the owner trashed this expensive car what a shame

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Vehicles like this are typically leased. There's no reason whatsoever for a short term leaser who doesn't intend to keep the vehicle beyond the lease term to look after it.

[@rahimi4762]

@@chuckschillingvideos this has the best parts. Bentley normally reliable. This bad example

[@chuckschillingvideos]

@@rahimi4762 GTFOH. Bentley is part of the VW-Audi group. They use parts straight out of the VW/Audi parts bin, and they are straight rubbish, as are all VW and Audis. You' don't know what you're talking about.

[@rahimi4762]

@@chuckschillingvideos I do know what I’m talking bout. They also have Bentley parts that aren’t plastic. The hand built parts. Don’t be disrespectful. I can prove mine. All the parts aren’t VW

[@hussainali1340]

Plot twist: Thats how every Luxury car goes after it gets to +5 years. They turn into junk and endless money pits. Reliability with these cars is zero to none.

[@Mpowerurmind777]

Ahhh I love you said you can’t find anything pleasurable during the process while you have Cory chase standing there 😂😂

[@richardrekedob962]

Send it through another auction , cut your losses !!!

[@danrook5757]

I’d like to send my wife to auction, she’s to much to maintain

[@richardrekedob962]

I spend way more on my lover than my wife but she knows it ! My lover is a 1985 359 Peterbilt ! But it pays me back in dividends! But it took buying 3 different wives and sending 2 back through the auction to find the right one ! Good luck with it !

[@MartinJones123]

Don't listen to the hate, I admire your knowledge on cars and cheap ways to fix them... There are lots of dodgy cars out there but you do live and buy cars in Florida afterall...

[@michellefernandez3155]

He smokes CRACK and you know it!

[@PedroMiguel-mk1us]

Volkswagen, Audi , Bentley use the same kind of modules. The same module can control lights doors and trunk at the same time. When they failed, you have that kind of electronic defects. You can change all the locks, headlights. What you have to change is the module. Before VW group used just the ECU to control everything but now they have ECU and those small modules and that's the problem. Small modules that need to be replaced

[@rafaelmoya9617]

I just love to see stepmom 😍 those 4 seconds made my day

[@johng.7560]

The more videos I see about buying old overpriced luxury cars, the happier I am to drive a Toyota. There are much better things to spend money on, than trying to look like you have money when you don't. I'll take a used Toyota Avalon over any of these poorly made junk luxury cars any day.

[@philiprice7875]

the uk top gear had a piece used cars same price as a pixo hammond found a rolls royce clarkson said saying something is hand built in Britian is code for "the doors will fall off"

[@rahimi4762]

Bentley is normally reliable tho

[@joshacevedo2274]

Step mom!

[@chubbysumo2230]

i mean, just because it says "as is" does not absolve the auctionhouse or listing agent of all responsibility, especially if they tried to conceal issues or failed to disclose them by not listing them.

[@Michael-si2ln]

I enjoyed your video and thank you for being honest about the car. I hope you get your money back and then some

[@rahimi4762]

It’s a bad Bentley however they are usually reliable

[@tmdillon1969]

I owned a 2008 Audi A6 for two years. I imagine a lot of the same electronics were shared. From an electrical point of view, I'd say it was the worst ever and that includes British Leyland. I had a chance to buy a VW Phaeton at the same time and I'm sooooo glad I passed. Either way I bought garbage.

[@sgfreak96]

I bought that same gen a6 at a copart auction and man that thing was a nightmare. Ended up dumping it and taking a loss.

[@DerekMantei]

Had a friend with the same car from brand new. It ended up with a Lemon law from the fiber optics being undiagnosable

[@tmdillon1969]

@@sgfreak96 so many engineering screw ups. The fact they put the timing on the back of the engine even knowing the chain guides fail. You have to remove the whole engine to redo the timing chains. The intake is an active intake with servos in the plenums. You can't access them without replacing them. 7K at the dealer. I checked and found out I could throw in a used S6 engine for the same price as just the intake. Tailights with chips in them that burn out. It was 1500 to fix the taillights just because of those chips. You can't put in aftermarket because they won't "talk" to the computer. And on, and on, and on....

[@tmdillon1969]

@@DerekMantei the stereo wouldn't work. It had that older MMI system. Turns out the dealer had tested it and knew the satellite module was out and the previous owner said no thanks. The MMI system has 8 linked modules including the stereo. If any of them fail you have to fix that one before any of them work. It would have been 3K to repair it and no guarantees on the other 7 modules.

[@dave3657]

I’ve always thought that it would be easier on some cars to gut all the computers and rewire the car with a universal wiring harness. You might loose some features, but reliability and usability increase by a big margin.

[@rp9674]

Take it to an EV conversion shop, start from scratch

[@jamesjameson2576]

Lol no.get a good mechanic.thats easier

[@michaelc5769]

After two Ferrari convertibles that are costly & complicated to repair you'd think that you'd realize exotic convertibles are money pits... but you obviously have a lot of hope and patience when you bid. Meanwhile: please please please update the Mustang video for those of thus that appreciate a car you can actually fix up and drive.

[@Samcrac]

Coming very very very soon

[@jurgeenhandazola3006]

Many of those issues in the dashboard cluster are due lack of use, you"ll have to reset them all, and not just disconnecting the battery, you have to do it with a proper scanner, it will take time and patience.

[@g3user1usa]

OMG! I've always wanted a car where you need to use a boat oar to open the trunk. I can't believe Sam keeps buying these clunkers thinking they're great deals. I could never, ever put up with cars like that Bentley. It's hard to understand how those companies stay in business except for the reason that there are wealthy suckers born every minute.

[@Presleydc1989]

Make them cheap. So when they break, the rich folk just buy another one.

[@rahimi4762]

Nope. Bentley is normally reliable by his a bad example

[@Jmega1999]

My first exposure to this channel was the RS7. A victory for sure.....seems like there are no Ws of that magnitude here lately

[@Samcrac]

That Blue Ferrari was a steal IMO

[@robertboshae8764]

I own the same year hard top mine is at 95k miles runs perfect with no issues so there is still hope lol. The trunk issue, this might sound silly but the trunk will only work when the MAIN key is near it reads the key and will open it will NOT open with the back up key that could be the issue you dont need to press anything on the key fob just needs to be in you pocket ,the windows falling it does do that because the doors self close and with no post im gonna assume its to make the window more stable but they should go up when door is fully closed. hopefully that helps