2005 Bentley Arnage T Review: Incredible Luxury for Used Mazda MX-5 Money

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[@JayEmmOnCars]

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[@toyota420xp]

I assume the repairs are also used MX5 money by that I mean the repairs will cost as much as buying an MX-5

[@specialagentdalecooper5367]

This channel is like a digital museum of ugly shirts and the one being worn in this episode is the crown jewel of the collection.

[@malcolmyoung7866]

😂😂😂😂

[@JimmyJ2J]

Will any of the shops he buys them at pop up in a Google search after I type in "ugly shirts"?

[@jaysteele1031]

It was such a loud shirt, people could hear the Bentley coming from a mile away.

[@duncanhamilton5841]

Saw the comment before I saw the shirt. Then my eyes ruptured with the exquisite pain of trying to look at that... thing

[@Tracertme]

I see it more as James is an individualist and I respect that totally, you don’t have to wear it do you. Why follow fashion, it’s so boring and predictable.. cars are the same, buy something interesting not another SUV.. coupe with no headroom in the rear..😮❤

[@neiladam2832]

Hope all is well Jay. 🤞

[@lptomtom]

Yeah he looked really shook up in the last video, I hope the driver's doing better since the accident

[@huzzzer6083]

@@lptomtom It was heartbreaking seeing him like that. His mouth was literally shaking as he spoke. Hopefully nothing of this sort ever happens again.

[@markcompton6750]

I’ll second that 👍

[@user-tn1vc1xz5d]

Mr Clarkson: "Ever wondered what Blenheim Palace would look like going sideways? I'll turn the traction control off and you need wonder no more". 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@justsomeguy1141]

Iconic quote

[@Fc-cb3tn]

The perfect Supercar for someone who has gout🤣 (edit: that might be on the Brooklands)

[@yama-fanboy]

uh uh... no fam... too soon!

[@ThunderChunky101]

Haha!

[@ThunderChunky101]

​One of his best lines.

[@AntoniusTyas]

1. I hope you're doing well, man. 2. The 6.75-litre V8 is just... bonkers. It is a stupid engine but it's kind of charming. Revs like diesel, sounds like thunder. I think if conditions are possible you should revisit the 2008 Bentley Brooklands. One of my absolute favourite Bentley alongside the Conti SS and GT3R. 3. That history of Bentley video is one of my favourite. Shame not many people watched it...

[@POVwithRC]

Yes, the cover charge is used MX5 money, but the drinks cost ten times as much once the waitress comes around 🔧

[@JamesAllmond]

well said.

[@RichardHarrold1991]

@@JamesAllmond And yet, you still would, wouldn't you...

[@manoman0]

@RichardHarrold1991 would

[@jsmith8255]

@RichardHarrold1991 yeah

[@paulallen6915]

My boss many years ago had one back in the day. i used to drop him at Manchester airport and I had t he use of it over the time he was away. Happy days !

[@romac9516]

Oh nice perk!

[@paulallen6915]

@@romac9516 it was. I also got use of his S500 and a few others. He was a nice fellow and set me on the career I still have.

[@riseandshine75]

how cool is that 🥰

[@ThunderChunky101]

Being able to drive one without all the problems of owning it? You, my good sir, should said no, and instead bought a lottery ticket. What a privilege! I'm properly jealous. Also - your boss is a top bloke.

[@Kacpa2]

I dont have a problem wit evening shoot. Its nice to see dash illuminated in fading light. I wouldnt mind seeing other cars in such time of day in your videos

[@jagtem]

The glow of the Bentley's gauges did look quite pleasing.

[@ThunderChunky101]

Twilight is when cars look their best. No exceptions. The optimum would be half filming in gorgeous sunshine, and half at twilight. Alas - this is England! 6 months ago and back, we had nearly a solid year of rain every single day! There were about 10 days of gorgeous sunshine interspersed, and then the other 9 moths were literally 100% rain. Like living in Scotland... Only they get 9 less days of sunshine! 😂 Aside - Mate of mine in Edinburgh had a friend from Australia to stay. Ozzy said "hopefully the rain will clear up before I go home!" Oh dear dear friend... Oh deary deary me! My mate said "the last 81 days were solid rain! The 82nd to 88th were snow... Good luck!" BTW the day he left was gorgeous sunshine 😂 Scotland seems to KNOW when foreigners visit, and makes sure not to lose her reputation!

[@damirzanne]

I’m watching this while awaiting on delivery of my 2001 Bentley Arnage red label 😊…

[@markwood7045]

For years I've browsed the Autotrader classifieds, looking at big engined splendour and wondering what it would be like to drive some of them. Well, thanks to JayEmm, I get to drive them now as he puts us in the driver seat. Thanks James. Hope you're well.

[@smokeymotorsport]

I used to drive a couple of these years ago and they were my favourite luxury saloon by a mile. They're quiet as standard, but there's a lot of resonator/muffler going on - with a little less of that, they don't seem much louder but do growl more under load. One of the ones I drove was one of the B6 armoured versions, and weighed more than a small moon. It had bigger turbos though, and the exhaust was more open, so it just made more noise, more of the time. It was lovely. It had around 600hp and weighed 3 tonnes or so, 0-60 was somewhere in the 5 or 6 second range. It was no rocketship but it just felt like it would never end. It comfortably, and I do mean COMFORTABLY did 175mph as well, and the brakes were very capable of bringing it to a stop - but only once. It had one big stop in it and then the brakes needed some miles of airflow to get back to usable temperatures. It was like driving an MX5 in the snow as well - due to the weight, it would slither around really easily, with my preference being for Continental tyres as they would smoothly transition between grip, a bit of slip, and full on slide, while Pirelli P Zero Rossos had more outright grip but then let go in one sudden moment and vapourised into a pungent cloud before you could lift your foot back up. I've driven and owned all sorts since, and barring my old E39 M5 I've never driven anything that felt so naughty and lovely at the same time - your nan would say it was a beautiful gentleman's car, but then you could do laps of roundabouts looking where you're going out of the side windows. Gah I want one again. Thanks James. Git.

[@JelloTypeR]

Firstly, glad to see a video from you James. Secondly, It looked like, just for a second, that was a shirt in homage to the 80s coin op ‘Rainbow Islands’ On second inspection it isn’t and it’s a crying shame. Thirdly, a Bentley with a deerstalker, coat hanger and what appears to be a pink tutu in the boot would seem to be driven by the correct type of owner. Finally, I truly hope all is well after the news from the other day with both the injured driver and yourself, James.

[@BartMGRX]

A car from the days when manufacturers did proper luxury without everything being ruined by trying to be sporty and dynamic.

[@manoman0]

That's exactly the problem for legacy luxury brands. They turned Luxury into "technology". Every chinese car brand can do what Mercedes is doing in terms of assistance systems and what have you.

[@nickz4993]

Craftsmanship has been lost in today’s automotive world

[@b71071]

​@@manoman0Yup. There is little to no real luxury left in modern Mercedes.

[@rqstaffan]

"If you're buying the fuel, that means you're driving it, and that means it works" - the best summary of British Luxury Car Ownership I've ever heard!

[@allareasindex7984]

If you do have the GM four-speed, do not despair. There is a huge, sophisticated aftermarket because they made so many of them for many decades, and in several upgrade versions. You can tune the shift behavior to be smoooooth, normal, brisk, sharp, up to brutal. The kick down can be set to respond to your right foot for mpg, normal, or very high rpm’s which drops it right back into the fattest part of the torque band. Overdrive is available, too.

[@Canadian_Gamer]

The minimal lighting and dark ambiance actually suited this video well!

[@malcolmyoung7866]

I did The Bentley Drivers course in 2009. 1 week of learning Bentley cars range and foibles.. and driving. Nothing flash, no J turns or that kind of stuff … after all we were driving Arnage mostly. The set up at Bentley Motors was a revelation. A typical Arnage took 3 months to build(IIRC) the more recent Bentley Continental or Coupe took 16 days. The cars were part assembled in Germany(body specs and paint all complete) as well as power train etc… all assembled on the same production line as per customer specs. Convertible, couple and saloon.. each stage was started at different times.. the furthest out being the leather upholstery (again IIRC) Whilst there the final Arnages were being completed. All In all a great week and a privilege to have attended..

[@malcolmyoung7866]

P.S. Nice shirt Jay…

[@ThunderChunky101]

Easily the best car channel on KZbin. I've long complained that a lot of KZbin people in former times would have had their own TV show in better times. This one is my go-to example. Jay is the best of the best. That being said, even those TV channels have seen horrible accidents happen. All of them. From top to bottom. It's tragic feature of, well... Life! I'm extremely proud of your channel. Very very proud, totally vicariously of course. And we all see the pride that you have. Your concern is who you are. You're a good bloke What I'm trying to say is, your channel is legitimately a grear automotive history. And we all know that there's been a tragic and upsetting accident. But it is and accident. A terrible accident. My prayers and love and (whatever your values) hope?, go out to the contributer who kindly lent his passion to this channel. A lot of people have a lot of passion for this little thing you have created here on social media. And I'm sure the gentleman who lent his own passion would agree - this is an important and lovely little group of enthusiasts here. I'm genuinely praying for his family. I hear that he will, God willing, make a full but hard recovery. If the family would like to ask for help, or privacy, either way, I'm sure that this wondeful community of lovely people will do their level best to help in any way they can even if that means just not prying! Peace and love and all the best. And please, Jay, we are all here for you!

[@cafe405]

Helmingham Hall is where I saw you when on holiday in Cromer a few years back. You'd not long released the Maseratti intro video. A lovely place and a great car show. My family were skeptical but they all loved it.

[@ComeJesusChrist]

I hope you both are recovering well. I always liked this era’s Rolls more than the Bentley as this shape, for example is a weird mixture of old and new industrial design. I terms of the shirt, I suspect that soon, if this hasn’t happened already, you will have to start buying up old fabric stock from closing down sales or ask shops to check their end-of-roll stock, then getting your shirts tailor-made.

[@jamessheehy4895]

Welcome to the Layer cake son! ❤

[@forrestrobin2712]

Lovely car Jay. Hope you're doing ok since yesterday. Nothing to do with Bentleys but I'd love to see your review of a late phase 1 (2004 or 2005 before GM destroyed it by penny pinching) Saab 9-5 Aero. Do you think you could do that? I know you had a Saab at one time (9-3?) and didn't get on with it, but an OG 9-5 is a very different beastie. A much underrated car in my opinion (I'm not at all biased. Honest 😂).

[@St_McC_Sloth]

Hope you’re holding up well! My late Grandad had this same Mulliner level 2 spec in a later car that was Champagne Gold car with a cream interior (sounds garish, but looked absolutely sensational!) & he adored it! He had a lot of Bentley’s in his life & they were his favourite cars to own. We sold it when he passed, but kept some of the other cars…and yet I still do really miss it! Because it was GLORIOUS! Loved seeing this & it made me think of going to & from some good trips to the football with him!

[@vindevhunta4905]

How Luxuriousness is supposed to be…. Oh nice shirt sir

[@markherd3116]

Much love to JM and all involved in making us these brilliant video's.

[@DannyCannon-p4j]

One car you should drive in your lifetime Always watching these on the online auctions Definitely a brave pill but my word what a machine

[@RussellHarding-d2o]

The Arnage T will always have a special place in my heart, it’s the car that took me to my school prom with a very pretty girl in a particularly flattering little black dress, fond memories.

[@barrettwbenton]

Quite the Bentley tour! Also hope stuff on your end is being well sorted-out.

[@musoseven8218]

That is an awesome motor, I salute those two guys, big spherocals.👍👍 I hope things are bearing up Jay, for your viewer, his family and you🤞🙏😊💜

[@mattiasjohansson7231]

And service cost for the same price as your small business-jet. The later 6-speed ZF really makes the car soo much better so go for a 2007-2009. Besides the Brooklands; Bentley’s finest.

[@Veryperceptivecat]

Opinion on this versus an early Mulsanne?

[@paulblair898]

The ZF gearbox in the later cars weren't as strong as the earlier 4L80E and do suffer more failures, however the cars that came with the ZF gearbox got roller lifters which fixed the camshaft wear problem that the earlier cars could develop.

[@Veryperceptivecat]

@ and what's your take on both in terms of general usability, handling and quality? I have a sentiment for late Arnages, but the Mulsanne seems to be a slightly more appealing package... haven't driven either of them.

[@RichardHarrold1991]

@@Veryperceptivecat Arnage is miles better in every objective way, but there are those who, while acknowledging that, feel that the older cars feel more special and have more sense of occasion to them.

[@Kyuzeth]

@RichardHarrold1991 I'm interested to learn about your insights into Arnage and Mulsanne. Could you tell me more?

[@praveenhegde8107]

Those shirts of your can brighten up any gloomy day. I dare say not many can pull it off like you do .

[@quackman]

Beautiful car! Back around '08 my dad bought a used '03 Arnage in this color combo and a later one with these headlights. They're one of my fav luxury cars, below the Phantom!

[@rcmakingtracks18]

Hi Jay, yep love the Bentley, but the best part of owning my 2006 continental gt, was selling it... john

[@jtreut]

Had the pleasure of driving one - felt like a fast tank!

[@norwegianzound]

My mate bought one for 15k on private plates. He was an IT contractor. He was fired as they assumed they were paying him too much.

[@Paul-zu2hf]

That didn't happen.

That didn't happen.

[@surreyguysurrey4898]

That didn't happen.

[@JulianPhilipNicolls]

Hope you're taking care of you Jay

[@ollycollie]

Oh look, it's the rich man's Rover 75. Utterly, utterly wonderful.

[@johnj3577]

I was looking at my 75 the other day and I actually thought it looks like a poor man's Bentley, even down to the wheels!

[@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya]

Low light works well… Always Luv’n the shirts!!! 👍🙂

[@justsomeguy1141]

I’m a bit confused why you didn’t tidy the boot before the beauty shot? Other than that, excellent review!

[@catkin1671]

The shortbread is there for scale

[@jackthewisedog5171]

Excellent video thanks - I have always wanted a Bently and maybe some day but I agree with you - you need to be brave to buy one

[@DodgerBlueRobert]

As the owner of a Civic Si with warm orange instrumentation, seeing the same color in this Bentley is a very nice surprise. I didn't know they were lit up in that color.

[@amaj7313]

Something to do with cavemen sitting around the communal fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@DodgerBlueRobert]

@@amaj7313 Yeah, orange and amber are easiest on our eyes. It's my favorite color for interior lighting. I hate cars with blue instrument lighting, like Ford vehicles.

[@derekstocker6661]

Well done on this, brilliant cars and looks great and fabulous comfort, but as you say the downside can be expensive as far as repairs or replace parts but what an amazing drive.

[@jamesonslow]

Ah, the BY821. Thanks for showing the boot. I can see some of my engineering handywork on show there having been on the team 2003-6. 😊

[@stevenschiff808]

Well done, interesting history. Thank you.

[@karmadyllic]

The Bristol vid was epic boss. Ty.

[@SCDC-Channel]

My favourite Bentley ever!

[@richardstamper5630]

We took our Continental R through Europe and it cost us £900.00 in petrol. Ours had the 6.75 V8 with a single turbo and it was always entertaining. When opening the taps the Turbo would spool up with a satisfying whistle and then boom!, you were gone. Absolutely nothing went wrong even when crawling through traffic at 38 degrees. Like your Bentley reviewed here they always want some kind of attention and that never stops, just when you think it's right something else will empty your wallet. That said, what a fantastic experience.

[@muckle8]

When did you make that trip Richard?

[@richardstamper5630]

@@muckle8 2023

[@FbtGl]

The T from the first series does french autobahn with 130 kmh at 12 litres/100km. Thank you for the video. Always love to see this car miving from outside 😊

[@1968spikey]

Good to see you back again squire.

[@notroll1279]

I guess it's one of the episodes that had already been produced before the accident.

[@Michel-r6m]

Never drove one but I believe you it is a serious car 😃

[@eric-wb7gj]

TY J 🙏🙏, They certainly have presence!

[@maxtorque2277]

The Black label twin turbo's were developed by Cosworth of course, and that was actually one of my first jobs their,started in 1998 iirc. We were really limited on turbo's back then, compared to the massive high efficiency snails, and that made thigns quite hard in terms of the trade off between power, torque and of course boost threshold, hence the "loose" TQ in the tranny allowing a fair few revs under even quite light throttle inputs so as to get some airflow through them. The brakes undoubtly were the weakest link, you never quite knew if you were gonna get the things stopped for the bends if you were on it :-) Also little know fact, for the original twinturbo with the garret blowers, we actually did the power certification tests twice, because we made too much power! Yes, we accidentally made the best part of 470bhp, and had to turn it down a bit and restest to allow the marketing team there 450bhp target figure!

[@power2me1]

I've had this on my maybe list for years. Now it's back in the top 5, nice work J.

[@weallfollowmanutd]

Awwwww my heart melts when I see this car. Absolutely love it. Its a cathedral on wheels, its unreliable BUT its soooo classy.

[@Medge2sc]

These facelifted cars look amazing

[@LRSTGS]

Hope you're ok Jay. Hang in there.

[@venom5809]

The Arnage was always god tier. As much as I love the Mulsanne in my opinion it was the last real Bentley.

[@mark120964]

Blimey Jay, you have almost as bad taste in shirts as myself. Absolutely cracking 😅 On a serious note, I hope your subscriber who had accident is recovered 😊

[@bentleyspotter]

Always wanted an Arnage

[@nimedave]

James I so love these old Benters however….. I had a TurboRL from the era before that shat its head gasket at 38k miles for a paltry £5.5k at an Indy. I’d love to but I can’t afford her. Great video though.

[@richardcobern6287]

Top shirt! (Jealous) Surely there’s a shirt sponsor out there

[@ajpdaniels]

I think I'll take the MX5 reliability & servicing and maintenance costs but a great video.

[@ManssourJ]

I just bought one today !!😂😂😂😂😂

[@ZE_Racing]

That's me shopping for things i shouldn't buy for the next few hours!

[@kevindunham3669]

Was a Chauffeur had two Red Labels and one T the T was very special amazing cars

[@skiptumilu2620]

You may feel rich when driving an Arnage, but I guarantee you will feel poor when you get the repair bill. BTW, love the shirt James.

[@rosschurchouse2794]

❤❤❤ passing on best wishes

[@zairomolino4074]

It's astonishing! Every single time i think about a goddamned car jay has a review for it! Hey jay do you work for alexa? Im serious this morning i was looking for some videos of this car. This F morning

[@zairomolino4074]

You only miss a v8s

[@acalthu]

Love your shirt!

[@FoggyPigeon]

I genuinely think the Arnage T is the last truly cool car that Bentley ever made.

[@maprow]

Next time I get a call about extending my car warranty I'm going to tell them I have a 20 year old Bentley . . .

[@E7DMG]

From experience I can tell you. The purchase price of an old Bentley (I'm a past owner of a Turbo R & a Continental R) is the entry price. its the up keep that takes it toll. That said, its a great way to go bust!

[@igormac88]

Loved the meticulously messy boot 😂

[@astront917]

Knowledge and entertainment all wrapped up in a car review Bloody marvellous 👍👍

[@lloydchalke1768]

I have a 1999 4.4 BMW V8 Twin Turbo . And love it Just get it out of the garage and all is well in the world .

[@ChicagoItalian]

The six and three quarter/6.75 is such a better engine than the yawn BMW engine…big mistake putting it in the car to begin with.

[@yama-fanboy]

Jay I'm reluctant to post this comment because I'm unclear regarding your current mental state, "post incident", however if you read this I hope you take it positively. The Grand Tour was one of the greatest automotive shows of our generation and their health and safety budget and oversight was probably unparalleled even by today's standards, yet still, Hammond's rimac "incident" was a harrowing experience that no one will ever view as a shortcoming or a strike against the producer, director or any of the presenters of the Grand Tour. As much as we try our best to avoid them, accidents happen, even to the best drivers in history. I hope your mental health is in tact and I wish the driver a full recovery.

[@zubinp]

Ive been leaving comments on multiple videos of yours asking you to do a review on the Mulsanne but never saw one or a reply. I just picked a Mulsanne up myself to go alongside my DBS. The Arnage is nice, but do yourself a favor and go and grab a Mulsanne with full mulliner spec.

[@bk_nreynolds3278]

One of my favorite ever Luxo Barges. Aside from the Brooklands, Bentley have yet to make a car with more presence

[@charleigh195]

Jason ole chum please do a video explaining the newton thing and pound feat of talk etc I’m a bit thick and don’t understand if you do one in laments terms it would be greatly appreciated by a lot I reckon.x Cheers ole bean brilliant as always.

[@RichardHarrold1991]

Both are units of torque, i.e. the maximum amount of force being applied to the crankshaft. A newton-metre is a smaller unit than a foot-pound, so 1000Nm is 737.562ftlb.

[@charleigh195]

@ Thank you buddy x

[@Surestick88]

Torque, not talk. Torque is a measure of turning force. 1 pound foot is a turning force of one pound at the end of a foot long lever. Horsepower is related to torque and RPM (horsepower = (torque X RPM)/5252. That's why every torque and power curve graph has the two lines crossing at 5252 rpm. You can look at it like this: Let's say your 100 lb dog fell down a cliff (don't worry, it's okay). You have to rescue your dog so you hook an electric motor that can make 100 pound feet of torque up to a 1 foot diameter pulley, put some rope around the pulley and hook it up to your dog. Assuming the rope weighs nothing the motor could just barely pull your dog up. Now, let's say with this set-up it takes a minute for the motor to winch your dog back up the cliff. If you found another motor that could do it in 30 seconds the second motor would have double the horsepower of the first. Looking at the torque and hp curves of an engine will tell you a lot about how it will drive.

[@charleigh195]

@ I know buddy it was tongue in cheek x

[@Surestick88]

@charleigh195 Well, that was a lot of typing wasted!

[@liamegan4303]

Hello from Ireland again, Jay. I bet it costs a fortune to get Serviced lol. Jesus, 175k, that's Crazy money 💰 when new lol. Thanks, Jay, brilliant video again, buddy. 🥰👌👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@pleappleappleap]

One of my dream cars.

[@colinmeechan587]

✊keep the faith, big man✊

[@NGMonocrom]

You take into account insurance rates. You take into account that anything breaks or malfunctions on it, you'll be re-paying the full cost of said used Mazda MX-5 each time it's in the garage.... Plus, road tax in that nation; no it's not remotely worth it.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

The comparison with it`s brother from another mother, the Rolls Royce Silver Seraph are interesting. Both great cars in their own way but i think the Roller would be more fun to live with, ( ownership ) and most likely more reliable!

[@adamsangels9874]

Your special mate greetings from Australia

[@niffty5087]

Your reviews always make me feel like I'm in the car. I can almost smell the leather in my dreary at work cubical😂

[@jondonnelly3]

Lovely car, such quality.

[@blackland1233]

Love the shirt :D

[@sandersson2813]

Always loved these wven though the boot looks wonky and from another car as if its off a Bristol.

[@Tangelos]

One of these with a ZF8HP swap would be great

[@anastasiosjohn3307]

Jay, I've tried writing - is the curry Night still on?

[@Ashfielder]

“Jeeves, to B&M. And do spare the horses, have you seen the price of fuel lately?”

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

Phew.... this one remained in one piece.

[@Rob-zd2be]

Now that’s class. I want one.

[@ronschwolsky1626]

Indeed, one needs to be very brave!

[@LynGriffiths70]

Fabulous car in every way, did someone empty a skip in the boot ? 😂

[@czarekaj1098]

If you are stupid enough to buy used Bentley with anything over 10 years on the clock... good luck. After a year that MX-5 will start looking pretty sweet

[@turbowankel1264]

These truly are magnificent

[@ram318yt]

Yes, the early ones can eat their camshafts, and replacements are no longer available. Really you're looking for a replacement engine by that point - good luck on that. Same with several of the electronic modules that can fail, though most of those can be repaired at significant expense. Suspension components are pricey and ball joints and bushings wear as you'd expect on a car of this weight. After driving several with obvious and obviously expensive faults, i gave up and bought a SZ platform Bentley instead. Driving dynamics on those are much older feeling, but for just cruising around they're great, and better supported for parts.

[@loganlefley1616]

I got mine for 9k usd. Been great