From: Pete M on
Tom De Moor wrote:
> In article <grt-713524.12035408072008(a)62.red-83-42-141.dynamicip.rima-
> tde.net>, grt(a)anoraks.uk.DELETE.net says...
>>> Didn't they borrow the Hamilton Le Mans-winning C-type a few years ago on
>>> the explicit promise they wouldn't thrash it - then promptly did so?
>> They have a terrible reputation for the way they treat cars, but with
>> such high viewing figures it's still very cheap advertising for the
>> manufacturers.
>>
>>
>>
> That *may* be but I suspect that at Bentley's a sales person is being
> kicked and yelled at.
>
> JC is fading into shavness: is blowing up a tire of a car which
> represent the best Britain can come up with, a sign of respect to the
> people who made it? How much repairs are needed to mask that kind of
> stupidity? Is that the kind of publicity such Bentley requires to sell?
> Do aneone feel better knowing the Flying B costs 200 UKP and could be
> smashed by a hammer worth 1 quid?
>
> Me thinking TG is out of inspiration: maybe get a Rolls next time, tell
> how good it is, what it stands for and then drive it through a wall. See
> the wall wins, what a rubbish car that Rolls...
>
> I must be getting old: towing the wrecked ALfa's to a show where people
> come with better than new ALfa's, polished beyond imagination. Maybe
> that is considered funny, maybe it is just pathetic or insulting.

2000 UKP for the bonnet emblem.

My sister in law used to be on the sales team for Bentley (might be
again soon if things go well), and they're unlikely to complain about
the cost of a tyre and a bit of fettling in exchange for probably �25k
worth of advertising. If one person buys a Bentley after seeing that one
on Top Gear it's more than worth the cost of a tyre.

Face it, every time a car magazine gets their hands on a quick Bentley
there are plenty of pictures of them going sideways with smoke pouring
from the rear tyres. It's one of those things that a Bentley does really
well, even the old Turbo R does it well - but don't ask me how I know ;-)
--
Pete M - OMF#9

BMW 325i SE Touring
Range Rover V8 Turbo

"Wait! We can't stop here, this is Bat Country"
From: Steve Firth on
Tom De Moor <viperengine(a)removethis.gmail.com> wrote:

> a car which represent the best Britain can come up with

Errm it's a German car with the involvement of some Belgian or other.
Don't blame us for it.
From: DanB on
"Pete M" <pete.murray(a)SPAMFREEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> My sister in law used to be on the sales team for Bentley (might be again
> soon if things go well), and they're unlikely to complain about the cost
> of a tyre and a bit of fettling in exchange for probably �25k worth of
> advertising. If one person buys a Bentley after seeing that one on Top
> Gear it's more than worth the cost of a tyre.
>

It made me want one more hehe :-)

--
Dan
Clio R27 F1 #65


From: Depresion on

"Geoff" <grt(a)anoraks.uk.DELETE.net> wrote in message
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>
> And when was the last time they did anything with a historic vehicle ?

TR4 (2-3 years back) depending on your definition of historic.


From: Depresion on

"DanB" <iridiumdan(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> "Pete M" <pete.murray(a)SPAMFREEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:g4vrbs$qhd$1(a)registered.motzarella.org...
>>
>> My sister in law used to be on the sales team for Bentley (might be again
>> soon if things go well), and they're unlikely to complain about the cost
>> of a tyre and a bit of fettling in exchange for probably �25k worth of
>> advertising. If one person buys a Bentley after seeing that one on Top
>> Gear it's more than worth the cost of a tyre.
>>
>
> It made me want one more hehe :-)
>

Same here, shame I was just turned down for a job converting a company to
offline CNC programming, I can't afford the Flying B as a student.


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