I would imagine it will cost more in maintenance than it will appreciate.

I'd be checking it very carefully for rust

Head - far too much money for an old steel barge with a huge dated lump of an engine producing an embarrassingly small amount of power for its size unless turboed. Unlikely to even enter the grey area between a piece of automotive machinery and a work of art.

Heart - if you love it, go for it. But like the object of most automotive love affairs it is unlikely to appreciate in value over and above inflation.

This looks too good to be true - Is it?

www.csgmotorcompany.com/bentley-mulsanne-s-very-lo...7

I happened to see this car this morning while at this dealer for another purpose. It seemed totally desirable in every way - one of the last real British Bentleys, and the bodywork was far more perfect than you would ever expect from a 1991 car. Is it true that this will appreciate in value? I'm sorely tempted

The last of the 'real' British Bentleys was made 60 years previously, in 1931!

After that they were just 'badge engineered' Rolls-Royces apart from a few exceptions like the Bentley R Type Continental of the early 1950's.

Lovely car though. I'd imagine it will appreciate slowly in value but would cost a lot to maintain and preserve. Once it's reached a certain level of classic status its value would probably be subject to the fluctuations in the classic car market. At the moment it suffers from looking dated rather than classic, but all cars go through that phase. The Silver Shadow, the Jaguar Mk 2, the Rover P4 all just looked 'out of date' a one stage.

Edited by Sofa Spud on 20/03/2016 at 11:09