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Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur

« » 1:12 AM 6-24-2008

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (features@motivemag) »

« » 1:28 AM 6-24-2008

Yeah...$200K for a Volkswagen sounds really sensible.

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (CamaroDude) »

« » 1:38 AM 6-24-2008

^Wow. Glad you know a lot about the Phaeton.

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (CamaroDude) »

« » 2:45 AM 6-24-2008

Quote, originally posted by CamaroDude »

Yeah...$200K for a Volkswagen sounds really sensible.

do you say the same thing about lambos?

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (CamaroDude) »

« » 3:14 AM 6-24-2008

Quote, originally posted by CamaroDude »

Yeah...$200K for a Volkswagen sounds really sensible.

The words "Bentley" and "sensible" don't belong in the same room.

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (CamaroDude) »

« » 12:58 PM 6-24-2008

Quote, originally posted by CamaroDude »

Hey, they gotta build something in the Glass Factory.

FWIW, all LHD Flying Spurs are built in Dresden along side the more reasonably priced VW Phaetons.

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (PhaetonChix) »

« » 1:08 PM 6-24-2008

Only people that can't afford a Bentley (or Phaeton, for that matter) compare the two cars

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (GTurboI) »

« » 1:15 PM 6-24-2008

My grandmother has one. Supposedly it's pretty nice. Maybe I'll be able to get to their house if I can get out of class one day.

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (JustinCSVT) »

« » 1:18 PM 6-24-2008

Quote, originally posted by JustinCSVT »

My grandmother has one. Supposedly it's pretty nice. Maybe I'll be able to get to their house if I can get out of class one day.

A spur or a phaeton?

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (PhaetonChix) »

« » 1:20 PM 6-24-2008

Quote, originally posted by PhaetonChix »

FWIW, all LHD Flying Spurs are built in Dresden along side the more reasonably priced VW Phaetons.

Absolutely dead wrong.

The very first versions were built in Dresden and have that indicated on the door plate.

Go to your local Bentley dealer, if they will let you in the door, and look at the door plate, it will say "Manufactured in Crewe, England"

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Re: Motive First Drive: 2009 Bentley Flying Spur (oh noes! cars!) »

« » 1:20 PM 6-24-2008

Quote, originally posted by oh noes! cars! »

A spur or a phaeton?

The Bentley.

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