BRAKING THE BANK
THE HIGH PRIEST OF BANGERNOMICS
What can you get for the price of a replacement Bentley disc?
James Ruppert
Audi TT can be seen as a junior Bentley Continental, right?
One of my mates showed me his new ride the other day: a rather wonderful Bentley Continental GT. He had picked up this 2006 example with some issues and no service history, so full marks for bravery.
Except that he found the service books and sorted out the problems, because he’s a proper mechanic, and effectively doubled its value overnight. He’s going to keep it, but he’s fully aware of the future implications. Luckily, he owns a garage –a proper one with hydraulic lifts in it. Even so, if the carbonfibre brake discs need replacing, that’s £7000 each. Which makes me think: what could we buy that’s equally interesting? It might not have 12 cylinders, but it must deliver some kind of unique experience.