Turbo R advice?

dclarke · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject: Turbo R advice?

I'm shopping for an early 90's Bentley Turbo R. Any current or past owners out there with some advice? What should I look for? Any particular issues I should be aware of? I'm pretty much a Bentley/RR newbie so any info at all would be helpful. I've just started searching for a car and purchase prices look attractive - $30-40k for nice looking examples with < 50k miles. I'm expecting around $5k/year in maintenance costs. Realistic?

Also: I'm in Northern NJ. Any recommendations for a maintenance shop nearby other than the RR dealer in Parsippany?

beemreatr · New Member Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Delaware

With prices this low on such well built cars its hard not to get one!! I think you are right on point with your $5000 a year cost. Good luck with the search...there are some very nice Turbo R's on ebay right now.

dclarke · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject:

Hey beemreatr: Saw the photo of your new Turbo R in another thread. Nice looking ride. Did you buy it locally? I'm trying to decide if it's worth the effort and expense to shop for a car that's >500 miles away, or whether I should try to find one close to home.

beemreatr · New Member Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Delaware

I bought it from Cali. Shipping wasn't too bad so added to the price I paid I still made out. I'm not too crazy about buying a 15 year old car from the east coast with our snow, and salty air. This is the 4th car from cali I bought and they all seem to be preserved well. Good luck with you search.

dclarke · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

Paying to ship the right car doesn't bother me too much, but if you buy a car sight unseen you don't know what you've got until you've paid to ship it across the country. Did you fly out to CA first to check the car out? Did you hire a local guy in CA to check it out for you? Or did you just buy it, ship it and take your chances?

Sorry to pepper you with questions but I've always wondered about how you buy a car from far away.

beemreatr · New Member Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Delaware

I took my chances. It may sound crasy, but I have had great luck getting cars this way. I bought my Porsche and my BMW this way and they turned out fine. I looked at quite a few pictures of the Bent and decided I could handle whatever I may have missed. Plus with what I paid I could drop 40K into her and still be under NADA for her.
Now saying all that, I hope she arrives fine as she is still in the shipping process! Embarassed

dclarke · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject:

That does sound a bit crazy but also pretty cool, and even cooler that it's worked out for you each time. Not sure I could buy a car without putting my hands on it first.