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Originally posted by mmm3587
Yeah, you've got to really wonder about those losers who don't consider all the image-related implications of buying a Mini. What a bunch of losers! Don't they realize that they should be lusting after something portraying a better image, like a ten year old Bentley?
By the way, your $35k Bentley will cost you three times per year in depreciation, insurance and repairs as would a similar vintage $35k 911, which is already way more expensive to maintain than anything else on the road.
There's a reason the exotic dealer near me can't sell the $4k Maserati biturbo. There's no warranty, and the first repair is going to end up costing more than the purchase price.
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Magnificent job of fleshing out the obvious!
The sole reason I even toyed for a brief moment with the absurd notion of buying a used Bentley was because my commute is about a mile to the train. And the insurance would not be all that high on a used Bentley. I'd maybe see an increase a few hundred a year over what I pay for my truck.
I hate 911s. I'll NEVER own one. I appreciate their performance and respect that they are great vehicles, but I think they're ugly and uncomfortable.
I saw an E 65 last weekend - THAT is a fucking car. Its a biturbo 12 cylinder Benz convertible. Fucking crazy ride. Makes most 911s look like dogshit.
I know what you're saying about the Maserati. Those neat new Maserati coupes are already going for pretty low prices in the used market. The Bentley is actually not as complicated to fix as those Italian sport rides. It doesn't have the crazy racing suspensions they slap into Maseratis or Ferraris or Porsches. The cat who sold me my used trucks has a mechanic who services Rolls, and he's nothing special - just the average solid mechanic. Parts is parts unless they're the high performance kind.
