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Old 10-20-2011, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Frino
Just the opposite...he wanted to play with another hi-line driver but didn't know how.
I don't think that the average Porsche driver is in the same financial class as the average Bentley driver. Not even close.
Old 10-20-2011, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Frino
Just the opposite...he wanted to play with another hi-line driver but didn't know how.
Originally Posted by lopro
If its a bently then they are on the same side of the fence man..
Originally Posted by At Law
Absolutely. We must stick together.
Originally Posted by boolala
I don't think that the average Porsche driver is in the same financial class as the average Bentley driver. Not even close.
Wow- you guys are serious? You see a Bentley as the same genre of vehicle as a Porsche?

This is price tag pivotal? Aw, that's cute.

There are probably a few Kenworth owners that will hang with you if you play your cards right.

Well, maybe not...
Old 10-20-2011, 03:02 AM
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I had the same encounter with an idiot driving from Portland to Seattle... he came behind me expecting me to like pull over and let him pass.

I did (was with GF), but then in a cpl of miles, I just gave it a bit gas and a lane change and like passed him BIG TIME.... he totally lost it, tried to catchup and almost crashed into a truck! Since I realized he's an idiot, slowed down and he took off but then came behind a trooper and had to follow 70 zone for like 50 miles, and I was just driving at a cpl of car lenghts LAUGHING!
Old 10-20-2011, 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by purrybonker
Wow- you guys are serious? You see a Bentley as the same genre of vehicle as a Porsche?

This is price tag pivotal? Aw, that's cute.

There are probably a few Kenworth owners that will hang with you if you play your cards right.

Well, maybe not...


On some long road trips in WA, OR, I actually had a few smaller sports car to hang with, and a few times they tried to see how fast I am and usually gave me a nice thumbs up and appreciated the car!

Bentley owners are just NOT CAR GUYS, they want the luxury/comfort, it's a great luxury car and actually fast... but 911 owners appreciate the car, handling, noise, etc... not the grade of leather use on the seats (at least until 991 ).
Old 10-20-2011, 10:23 AM
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difference between the Bently guy and you - he carries a "Man Purse"

(I am sure there are other differences, but who cares....NICE PURSE!!)

Old 10-20-2011, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by purrybonker
Wow- you guys are serious? You see a Bentley as the same genre of vehicle as a Porsche?

This is price tag pivotal? Aw, that's cute.

There are probably a few Kenworth owners that will hang with you if you play your cards right.

Well, maybe not...
youre right. Having driven the B, it does not compare to my P. Porsche any day of the week.
Old 10-20-2011, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ivangene
difference between the Bently guy and you - he carries a "Man Purse"

(I am sure there are other differences, but who cares....NICE PURSE!!)

Crap! I carry a man-purse, or more a "European Shoulder Bag". Can I still be in the club?
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YOU OK!!
Old 10-20-2011, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Zeus993
Crap! I carry a man-purse, or more a "European Shoulder Bag". Can I still be in the club?
Seinfeld: "Officer! officer! That guy just stole my European carrying bag!"
Officer:"Your what?!"
Seinfeld: "My, My man purse!!!"

Old 10-20-2011, 11:34 AM
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You did the right thing by turning off and not engaging in whatever game he wanted to play. It’s a Bentley for God’s sake: Big, Ugly, and more trouble than they’re worth. Their proportions are all wrong. Who cares if it has an engine bigger than a Caterpillar Earthmover. What does it get, 45hp per liter of displacement? Ours is 100+ hp per liter of displacement (normally aspirated!!!)—that’s what you paid for. And handling? Do I really need to go there? What he paid for is wood, leather, hi-fi, carpeting, and plenty of cup holders.

I don’t even acknowledge those Nimitz-class castrated pigs on the road. Many said here, and they are absolutely correct: we drive 911s because they are one of few last remaining true road cars on the road. They drive hogs because they want to flash greenbacks.

So, to those of you who drive a boar, when you see me in my 911, please leave me the F’ alone! Thank you.
Old 10-20-2011, 11:40 AM
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My best friend has one. Horrid car. Vulgar. Ostentatious. Beloved of sports stars and drug dealers. Cumbersome. But very fast and comfortable. I hope his taste in friends is better
Old 10-20-2011, 12:09 PM
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I think if any one of us 911's owners just "had" to own a Bentley, we could somehow find the way to do it.
Old 10-20-2011, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by At Law
I think if any one of us 911's owners just "had" to own a Bentley, we could somehow find the way to do it.
I totally agree. We have Porsches because we choose to.
Old 10-20-2011, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mander
Hey At Law, Don't know if you have seen it but there is a white Bentley in town. I see it in my neighborhood (Country Club) every so often. There is also a new yellow Ferarri and then there is that pesky little white 997.2TT.... Pretty good for the "small" town we live in.
Hey Mander,

I have seen that white Bentley around town. It's a good looking car. I didn't realize we had a professional sports team / rap studio in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Haven't seen the yellow Ferrari, although I did see a red one.

Most importantly, I haven't seen the 997.2 TT yet. My eyes will definitely be pealed for that one.
Old 10-20-2011, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by sullivas
Last night coming home proceeding through a stop sign I noticed a large (I guess they all are) Bentley behind me. When he got through the intersection he speeds up and runs right up and tails me until the next stop sign, then does the same thing again until I turned off the street, and he flew by me on the right. It was kind of comical I guess, I had to laugh, don't know what was going through his mind. Wealthy haters?
What you smoking Sullivas! Bently's a serious money and if it was a Turbo R, it is a monster in both performance and price!


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