Thinking of selling my Phantom for a Bentley GT

[toggie]

Since your RR is a white one, one of the fun things you should do before you sell it is donate it to be used in a wedding.

Ask a local bridal shop to recommend a beautiful bride that has a limited wedding dress budget and send that person a note saying the RR can be used for the trip to the church and then to the reception.

It would mean a lot to that young couple.

Take lots of pictures of the event and post them here.
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[DriveAfterDark]

Originally Posted by toggie

Since your RR is a white one, one of the fun things you should do before you sell it is donate it to be used in a wedding.

Ask a local bridal shop to recommend a beautiful bride that has a limited wedding dress budget and send that person a note saying the RR can be used for the trip to the church and then to the reception.

It would mean a lot to that young couple.

Take lots of pictures of the event and post them here.
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Now that is class. If you were standing next to me right now I would applaud for you

[pingi3]

Originally Posted by Zack

I got tired of the attention too. Truck and van drivers craning their necks to look and almost steering into me. Girls flashing me (don't get me wrong, that was nice, but really, it too got old). Guys asking who I am, what I do, how much it cost, etc., etc. So, some techniques I developed:
- For all questions, if I was not in the mood to answer, it was simply "I don't know, it's my brother's car".
-If someone was approaching, I would put my cellphone to my ear and start being very busy talking.
-For the more persistent, who waited for the phone call to end, I would walk into a building, etc.

I was once asked if I minded being asked a few questions, and when I said, "Sorry, yes, I am very busy right now" (and I really was), the guy stood there with his mouth open, unable to believe his ears, and then proceeded to keep trying to talk to me. I just ignored him and after a few minutes he left. You can be polite, you can be brusque, but you have to be firm. I cannot bring myself to answer the same question(s) 1,000 times.

I don't know how Jay Leno does it. He actually manages to be nice all the time, and patiently answers everyone's questions. I was going nuts after a few hours with him on a few separate occasions. He is a far, far better man than I and is genuinely interested in meeting people. I wish I could do that too, but I can't, especially when I know that most people's questions can be answered with a simple google query from their phone. Price, performance, options, availability, history, it's all there in far better detail than I could ever provide.

As for RR vs. Bentley, think long and hard, then do what you want. Who cares about money or what others think? Those are not important considerations. Your answer should come from within. Personally, I would switch, but I would make sure that I got my fill of the RR first. I have driven both, and I prefer the Bentley, though it does not compare to a Ferrari for driving involvement. I think Bentley plus F-car make a nice combo. RR with a chauffeur would be nice, at times, but I prefer to drive and I don't like the attention either. Nothing to do with self-importance, I generally just like being private and not the center of attention.

Great write up...

[pingi3]

Originally Posted by toggie

Since your RR is a white one, one of the fun things you should do before you sell it is donate it to be used in a wedding.

Ask a local bridal shop to recommend a beautiful bride that has a limited wedding dress budget and send that person a note saying the RR can be used for the trip to the church and then to the reception.

It would mean a lot to that young couple.

Take lots of pictures of the event and post them here.
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I have driven a friend from their reception to their hotel after their wedding once. That brings back memory. I had a pic of one of her friends who was on another season of Big Brother. She was chatting with my wife at a table, I took a pic and didn't realize it showed her private. It is on my computer somewhere. My friend said to save it cause she was back on the show and I could sell it. Ahhhh... I said I don't roll like that. She was kidding... I hope!

[raptorduck]

Originally Posted by pingi3

raptor.... from reading your previous posts, you sound like a true "driver." Can you share the seat of the pants feel from your GT? After several years ownership, is the interior feeling dated to you now?

Thanks

No I am not. I used to race motorcycles and won several championships, so I have always been sensitive to squids (i.e. motorcycle posers who pretend to be good on sportbikes). So because I know the difference between a real motorcycle rider and a squid I am cognizant that I am not a true "driver."

I have taken just a couple of track schools (Audi R8 and Aston Martin and AMG schools). While I was one of the fastest students at those schools and that probably puts me well above average as a driver, it does not make me a "true" driver. I know very little about fixing cars or how they operate, other than the basics from physics classes. To boot, on tracks where I have ridden a stock sportbike around with ease, I am a good 30 seconds or more per lap slower in an exotic car while thinking I am about to kill myself! I have been driven around by real drivers and even when doing my best to fake it, don't begin to resemble them as children. There are real "drivers" on this board, but I am not one of them, although I wish I were.

As for the GT, in terms of performance, what I love about it most is that you can be just floating on air in it at 50mph while listening to opera music and then hit the sport mode, tighten the suspension, and punch it, and by the time you say holy****enhausen, you are going 150 and it still feels like you are still just crusing to opera music. As for the interior, I have had mine for 5 years now and it feels the same as when I first bought it. The Nav seemed dated to me (compared to my Audi's) until I recently bought a Cadillac Escalade, who's NAV makes my Bentley's look like a product from the future. I will replace it, eventually, with the exact same model.

[pingi3]

Raptor.... I meant that very loosely. And I do understand "squids." Seen a bunch during my riding days. My favorite is watching guys on sportbikes tucked under the screen and I am passing them at 80 mph. Hum.....

[raptorduck]

Originally Posted by pingi3

Raptor.... I meant that very loosely. And I do understand "squids." Seen a bunch during my riding days. My favorite is watching guys on sportbikes tucked under the screen and I am passing them at 80 mph. Hum.....

I should have looked at your profile and saw that you do understand "squids." I also have muchas pistolas.

[pingi3]

Originally Posted by raptorduck

I should have looked at your profile and saw that you do understand "squids." I also have muchas pistolas.

I could go on for hours about firearms. More of a long gun guy but do have some pistols. Everything I shoot has a silencer. Too bad Cali has strict gun laws.

[Bundy]

Originally Posted by Zack

I got tired of the attention too...Nothing to do with self-importance, I generally just like being private and not the center of attention.

Me, too, Zack. To be honest, the attention is my least favorite aspect of Ferrari ownership. I would never ask for a celebrity's photograph and just generally respect others' personal spaces. There are times when I simply want to enjoy the car and the drive by myself or with family or close friends.

I'll have to remember the line about it being my brother's car. Nice.

Ping, good luck with your decision. I don't know much about the Phantom. Have you considered a 612 if the GT's back seat is adequate? It's a more involving driver's car than the GT, IMHO.

Raptorduck, "Muchas pistolas" here, too: Glocks, Kahrs, Seecamps, ... But that's another thread in some other FC section.

[pingi3]

Originally Posted by Bundy

Me, too, Zack. To be honest, the attention is my least favorite aspect of Ferrari ownership. I would never ask for a celebrity's photograph and just generally respect others' personal spaces. There are times when I simply want to enjoy the car and the drive by myself or with family or close friends.

I'll have to remember the line about it being my brother's car. Nice.

Ping, good luck with your decision. I don't know much about the Phantom. Have you considered a 612 if the GT's back seat is adequate? It's a more involving driver's car than the GT, IMHO.

Raptorduck, "Muchas pistolas" here, too: Glocks, Kahrs, Seecamps, ... But that's another thread in some other FC section.

Yeah those guys have the "gun" thread cornered over there. So i don't interject my input, but for a quickie here.... I am on a 300 Blackout kick. I have 10 AR-15 SBR 300 Blackout paper work in the hands of our fast and speedy BATF. And for you guys who shoot pistols, try shooting with a silencer. I find it more pleasurable.

I am going tomorrow after I pick up the RR from service to the Bentley dealer to do some more homework.

[Zack]

Hey, I am a biker (and cognizant of squid mentality and my own limitations) too! Mostly Kawi sportbikes, though I have dabbled with Ducks. And I love muchos pistolas of all kinds...though these days I am mostly on the wrong end as we are doing stick, knife and gun defenses in my krav maga training.

People ask me how come I have all these "cool" interests, and my answer is "Don't all guys have the same interests?" Guess not??! Glad to meet like-minded people on here!

[pingi3]

You know I can't ride a bike anymore... had a bone graft and pins put in to fix a broken scaphoid from a bike wreck from 1998... If i damage it again I could be permanently sidelined from using my left wrist, BUT I might have to pick up the 1199s and put in my garage to sit on. If pics are correct, it will be a beauty.

Oh I can't resist.... Here is my newly built 300 Blackout I had built for my TX hog hunt trip in March.

[GhostByte]

Ruger??


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[pingi3]

No... LAR Grizzly upper with 8" Noveske barrel. Bushmaster SBR lower. Spikes BAR handguard and Gemtech Trinity can. But will use the HVT can for huniting. It fits inside the handguard. Will add a different optic. Aimpoint T-1 with GT-14 mono NV with Larue flip to the side mount. Will only shoot 220 Grain subsonic rounds.

[pingi3]

Raptor.... Is that Keith Code following you in your profile pic or maybe one of his instructors?

[GhostByte]

Beautiful


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[Bundy]

Originally Posted by GhostByte

Beautiful


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+1. Must be fun to hog hunt in Texas with that beautiful piece. I grew up in DFW, Austin, and Houston.

[pingi3]

Yeah I found a lodge out in Detroit, TX that is owned by a friends family. Its mostly bow hunting but they do allow firearms for guys they trust and if no other hunter out on property. I am turning 40 so my wife is sending me and a bunch of my friends out there. Wish DFW was closer so we could hit the town one night.

[Jdahlstrom]

You just missed this speed we had at hennessy. 80-11 edition 4000 miles

[pingi3]

Yeah Robert showed that to me already but I don't want a GTC. Nice car though. He showed me the black XKR-S too. Beautiful car.