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Old 02-17-22 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by LexBob2
I think he was just kidding.

I hope so......I'd hate to see Rolls and Bentley, for six-figure sums, start doing to their interiors what Jaguar did when they stopped the real wood...genuine Burned Walnut.
Old 02-17-22 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
answering my own questions:

2009 Bentley Brooklands

PRICE: $129,995 MILEAGE: 23,625
so bentleys are not going up in price like the rest of the used car market?
Old 02-17-22 | 05:31 PM
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who says there is a world wide supply shortage? look at all those cars sitting there.
Old 02-17-22 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Stormwind
who says there is a world wide supply shortage? look at all those cars sitting there.
Probably because those cars sitting there are all being sold around the $100K mark.
Old 02-17-22 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
I'm a fan of fine hardwood but there is too much of it. The parking brake pedal is close enough to the rest that is looks like a clutch pedal.
It's not close, the pedal box and actual pedals are huge. This car is extremely large, it doesn't hit you until you get close to a Bentley just how massive they are. The presence is on a totally different level as is the quality
Old 02-18-22 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
answering my own questions:

2009 Bentley Brooklands

PRICE: $129,995 MILEAGE: 23,625
I have seen the Brooklands once on the road in NYC. The car has tremendous presence. It is the last of the “old” Bentley company and styling era.

Unfortunately nothing loses value like a Bentley or Aston Martin.
This car was over $250k new I believe.
Edit: It was $350k!! And that’s in 2009 dollars. Wow 😮

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Old 02-18-22 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
I have seen the Brooklands once on the road in NYC. The car has tremendous presence. It is the last of the “old” Bentley company and styling era.

Unfortunately nothing loses value like a Bentley or Aston Martin.
This car was over $250k new I believe.
Edit: It was $350k!! And that’s in 2009 dollars. Wow 😮
Tell me about it- you can buy a low mileage mid-2000s Arnage for $50K. Over $200K when it was new. The Brooklands holds its value *slightly* better than the other Bentleys of its era because only 500 were ever made.

What's crazy is that the Brooklands, being the coupe version of the Arnage, is actually longer than the Arnage.

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Old 02-18-22 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Motorola
Tell me about it- you can buy a low mileage mid-2000s Arnage for $50K. Over $200K when it was new. The Brooklands holds its value *slightly* better than the other Bentleys of its era because only 500 were ever made.

What's crazy is that the Brooklands, being the coupe version of the Arnage, is actually longer than the Arnage.
yeah i don't get it either, you figure it'd be selling for near or over new if it was that rare.
Old 02-18-22 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Stormwind
yeah i don't get it either, you figure it'd be selling for near or over new if it was that rare.
It's not a supercar so there's not much collector demand for it, unfortunately.
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