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Odometer is in miles.
Being a Bentley 8 is OK. Driving it home from the NT would also be OK.
It has had a respray - the sills should be black. No pinstripe is highly unusual. There is also something else not quite right but I can't put my finger on it.
Make them an offer Michel.
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Odometer is in miles.
Being a Bentley 8 is OK. Driving it home from the NT would also be OK.
It has had a respray - the sills should be black. No pinstripe is highly unusual. There is also something else not quite right but I can't put my finger on it.
Make them an offer Michel.
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And the eight is less than half an equivalent turbo R. Plus most Turbo R’s I’ve seen are painted in more subdued colours. Was the eight ever sold officially here or are they all imports like this car? There was another eight at Shannon’s a few years ago. I think it was also an import.
 

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And the eight is less than half an equivalent turbo R. Plus most Turbo R’s I’ve seen are painted in more subdued colours. Was the eight ever sold officially here or are they all imports like this car? There was another eight at Shannon’s a few years ago. I think it was also an import.

As far a I know the Eight was sold here as a poor man's Turbo R with many less options and extras.
I nearly bought one at Shannons', but it went up in price.

I have seen some seriously 'bright' Turbo Rs in colour-coded red, blue, green and beige.
They do look stunning!
 

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Painted mirrors are OK.
The 8 gave way to the Mulsanne but it was a confusing time at Crewe and no two cars are the same....one has to check the build sheets to know what should be there or excluded as the case may be …
A friend has a Turbo R in bright vermillion with matching interior - and it is a truly fabulous colour. Certainly not subtle. Not for the shy and retiring type like me with Dark Oyster.
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Brian,

The mirrors are painted.
Is this the item you can’t put your finger on?

Oh,
The other thing, it’s not a Rolls-Royce :eek:

.....oh Patrick, that's a back hander. :D Now I am no longer interested in the car! However, Bentley 8, not withstanding, poor relation to Turbo "R" et all. that's a seriously competitively priced luxury car. Just think of it - $18K. Most people wouldn't know that it is "just" a simple Bentley 8. I'd have it if I was younger and had more of the folding stuff. Regards Styria
 

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This Japanese import Turbo R is also striking in dark metallic blue:
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1988-bentley-turbo-r-auto/OAG-AD-18142701/?Cr=21

Still double the price of the eight.
I've always fancied the Turbo R from this era of Crewe


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......and a higher mileage than the 8, with that horrible (well, I don't quite mean that) black "every Asian, every hatchback, every "other car" (just about) black upholstery. Give me "Cream", Caramel any time like on that red Bentley 8. Regards Styria
 
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In regards to the S600.

I really don’t understand how people can expect to sell a car with almost zero information, and crap photos.

If you are going to the trouble of posting a car for sale, make an effort, make people really want to see it and drive it.

I saw a car a couple of weeks ago.
I thought it was worth $14-$15k.

The guy had $30k.

The photos were from a smart phone (I’m certain he does not know you can turn the phone sideways for landscape) and only showed the roof and 2 doors.
The photo of the front of the car showed 90% sky and just the roof and windscreen.

The description was even better.
“Good condition”
Not even a speedo reading.
 

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That first 450, the seller needs to be told he's dreaming. And there is no way that drivers seat is 123,000, nor the wear on the drivers door card. I think 423,000 sounds more likely! The whole 'genuine reason for sale' statement always makes me suspicious as well.

The green car is a better car, although still expensive given mileage. And its an SEL, without a towbar, so the transmission is less likely to be stuffed.

The gold SLC is almost certainly an import with a replacement speedo, so that mileage is unlikely to be correct. Presumably it had rust repairs at the lower part of the body and they used a different colour to fill it. I wonder if its had an interior change as blue velour is an odd combination with Ikoen gold.

The Green SL looks the pick of the bunch in my view.

The last one is a $2500 car at best. the paint is ruined.
 
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