I made a series of S/H and new car purchases starting in 2008 that went on for about 2-3 years. In that time I bought 4 new cars and a couple of second hand. Did it make me happy? Briefly. But I lost money on them all, especially a new Jaguar XF

Nowadays I drive a 2006 Ford Fiesta (basic model) and I'm happy. It's just a car and gets from A to B which is all I want nowadays.

Yup, that's my mentality as well. Maybe if I lived somewhere remote with little to no traffic I would feel differently but having to drive in Miami completely sucks any and all fun out of the experience.

It all just depends on what you like. I have an SUV for a daily driver, and a Mustang for some weekend fun, and that's worth the money to me because I just enjoy it.

OG, that's a great deal on that car - good purchase, in my opinion. My Mustang is about the same in performance, and it was a little less expensive, but it's not a Bentley.

Thanks Arthonon. There are faster cars, but not so much around the area I live. Also they don’t know mine is the Speed version which has more power. They also think it is just a luxury car not knowing what the Continental GT has in it. I’m sure someone will smack me down someday but not yet. The electric cars are very quick with their instant torque. Haven’t been tried by one of them yet.

I grew up with the great love of cars. I can understand why some like Panzer just consider it transportation because of the traffic where they live. That’s why I’m not a city guy.

I'm just going by what I've read, and the Continental GT Speed reviews I saw had it hitting 60 in 4.6 seconds, and the quarter in about 12.6. My Mustang is supposed to be able to hit 60 in 4 seconds and the quarter in under 12, but all of that depends on the conditions and, more important than that, the driver. Those numbers are really impressive when you consider that the Continental GT Speed weighs about 1,000 pounds more than the Mustang.

EVs do have a lot of get-up-and-go, and I think the ones with some level of performance (not counting the really high-end cars, like Porsches and the Tesla Plaid) would be really tough for most ICE cars to keep up with up to about 50mph, but after that, the ICE cars would reel most of them in. I've seen some Teslas leave an intersection in a hurry, and it's impressive.

Times can be tricky. I have seen 4.0 and 4.6. The best sources seem to fall on 4.0.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/road-tests/reviews/a13922/2008-bentley-continental-gt-speed-1/


https://www.zeroto60times.com/vehicle-make/bentley-0-60-mph-times/

My Maserati is a 4.6 car and the Bentley is much faster.


But, regardless of published times, it sure is a hoot to have that kind of a kick in seat of the pants go. It makes me happy that when I get on it just a bit I can feel the power and know that there is still a lot more there. Such a sedate car that sometimes when at a stop I will look at the tach to ensure that the engine is still running.

Fortunately I live away from cities and can enjoy the driving experience. While getting a seat massage.

I have never understood why someone would want to have a sports car with our busy road system. National Legal Speed Limit is 70mph, Urban roads are littered with speed bumps, often leading to scraped undersides and lost exhaust expansion boxes or cracked sumps on performance cars, particularly in London,where many roads are also restricted to 20mph.

If I drive to London without hold-ups on the M40 motorway, it takes me as long to drive the last 9 miles to my daughter's house in Whitechapel as it did the previous 120 miles! Plus I have to pay ULEZ and Congestion Zone tariffs that are the equivalent of 35$ per day.

I think I'd be much more comfortable sat in a traffic jam in Chucky's Fiesta than i would a Porsche 911. (Presently on my third VW Passat, the previous two written off in accidents.....third time lucky eh?)

Update.

I’ve now had it for a bit over two years. Still only that air-conditioning repair. Three oil and filter changes.

It has been rock solid as my daily driver. I have put on a couple very small paint chips that I’ve done touch-up paint on. Very minor, but each one makes me wince.

It is still a lift every time I drive it. Still haven’t been beaten yet but had a Z06 run side by side. Someone out there will take me someday. But not yet. Funny that it is faster than the 2022 Mustang GT drag cars I raced. I am tempted to take the Bentley to that track and get printed numbers on it.

There are an unbelievable amount of fast cars around now, within like a two block radius of my house are 3 600+ horsepower Honda Civics, a 500+ horsepower Mitsubishi Lancer Evo and a Lamborghini Huracan.



It's too bad that you can't really push a fast vehicle anymore, there's too much traffic and surveillance and the nearest racetrack is ridiculously busy.