Quote from Guest on April 9, 2026, 1:11 pm
So I was literally about to sign the papers on a 2016 Continental GT Speed that looked absolutely immaculate at a showroom near the Corniche and the sales guy was all smiles telling me it was a one owner car with full dealer history and barely any miles and I had that little voice in my head telling me to just double check before I wired the money so I decided to get an independent inspection done first and honestly it was the best decision I've made all year, the report came back and highlighted a bunch of stuff I never would have spotted on my own like the fact that the air suspension struts were starting to seep fluid and the service history had a suspicious eighteen month gap right when the car would have been due for a major service and oh yeah there was some previous paintwork on the rear quarter that wasn't disclosed and the paint thickness readings were all over the place, the dealership tried to downplay everything of course but I walked away and I'm so glad I did because that's tens of thousands in potential repairs I just sidestepped, I'm not going to name the exact shop I used just in case that's against the forum rules but if anyone's looking at a used Bentley out here I'd strongly suggest you Learn more about this offer before you commit to anything because the couple hundred dirhams for the inspection might just be the cheapest insurance policy you ever buy on a car that can empty your wallet faster than you can say W12 engine out service.
So I was literally about to sign the papers on a 2016 Continental GT Speed that looked absolutely immaculate at a showroom near the Corniche and the sales guy was all smiles telling me it was a one owner car with full dealer history and barely any miles and I had that little voice in my head telling me to just double check before I wired the money so I decided to get an independent inspection done first and honestly it was the best decision I've made all year, the report came back and highlighted a bunch of stuff I never would have spotted on my own like the fact that the air suspension struts were starting to seep fluid and the service history had a suspicious eighteen month gap right when the car would have been due for a major service and oh yeah there was some previous paintwork on the rear quarter that wasn't disclosed and the paint thickness readings were all over the place, the dealership tried to downplay everything of course but I walked away and I'm so glad I did because that's tens of thousands in potential repairs I just sidestepped, I'm not going to name the exact shop I used just in case that's against the forum rules but if anyone's looking at a used Bentley out here I'd strongly suggest you Learn more about this offer before you commit to anything because the couple hundred dirhams for the inspection might just be the cheapest insurance policy you ever buy on a car that can empty your wallet faster than you can say W12 engine out service.
