Motoring Discussion > Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Falkirk Bairn Replies: 10
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 11:38 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - Falkirk Bairn
www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motor-shows/detroit-motor-show/9004667/Detroit-Motor-Show-2012-Bentley-Continental-GT-V8.html

For the economy minded Premiership Footballer

(and me if I could spend £150K on a car! and the teens mpg)
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 12:11 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - DP
Heh heh. If you would even notice the difference in running costs between the two, you can't afford the car.
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 12:13 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - Falkirk Bairn
I>> Heh heh. If you would even notice the difference in running costs between the two,
>> you can't afford the car.
>>
I could buy the car today, cash - but I would not spend £150K on a car.
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 21:54 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - swiss tony
>> I could buy the car today, cash -
>>
No you couldn't.


There are limits in place regarding the amount of cash accepted - to stop money laundering.
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 22:03 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - rtj70
But he meant he could buy one if he wanted without borrowing the money. So effectively cash. He's not likely to pop along to the dealer with a suitcase full of bank notes is he - you'd use electronic transfer or cheque.

Same as when buying a house for 'cash'... I didn't turn up to my solicitors with the cash either. Only options were bank transfer or cheque. Same as when I got the cash for our house sale.... I could have got a cheque but paid the solicitor to transfer it immediately. I'd have lost more than the cost in interest in the time a cheque took to clear.
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 22:15 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - swiss tony
>> But he meant he could buy one if he wanted without borrowing the money. So
>> effectively cash. He's not likely to pop along to the dealer with a suitcase full
>> of bank notes is he - you'd use electronic transfer or cheque.
>>

I know... I was being pedantic!
;-)
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 22:47 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - rtj70
When we deposited the money from a house sale we had to provide no details of where it came from. You only had to do that when trying to withdraw it ;-) I suppose that makes sense in terms of what they are trying to avoid.

Had to make two money transfers (10% deposit and the remainder of the balance) when buying. Told these would cost etc. and had little option... except the bank to this day has never charged us for it.
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 22:47 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - rtj70
Back to the original thread.... the V8 is still pretty powerful. I'd like one in an Audi S6 or similar.
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 22:50 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - Zero
>> When we deposited the money from a house sale we had to provide no details
>> of where it came from.

Your solicitor did that before he gave you the money.
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New Wed 11 Jan 12 23:31 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - Stuu
I cant help but think, if I had the Bentley, id long for an Audi R8.
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New Thu 12 Jan 12 01:07 
 Bentley Continental GT - V8 available - 40% more fuel efficient than V12 - rtj70
Fair enough. I was thinking along the lines... happy to take the money but you had to have details to use it. If it was illegal money then getting it into a bank should be easy. Getting it out shouldn't.
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