They are beautiful to behold and go like stink.

But to own one, you just about need to own an oil refinery. In fact, most owners do!

Carry mineral oil with you wherever you go, lots of it!!!!!

Definately a hoot to drive, here is Clarkson sliding one around and drifting one in lurid looping slides (the Bentley) on the track.("Blemheim Palace going sideways"!!) However, after this little caper, the entire braking system failed!!!

Click to see the fun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ux-eGJoP0

"If you want perfection, buy a Mercedes....or marry an accountant" classic Clarkson


Real life ownership experiences were just the other day described on Benzworld:

read:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/off-topic/1330322-any-bentley-owners-here-advice.html

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)