With the end of the W12 engine, I bought the CHEAPEST Continental GT... again (because I'm dumb)
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Car Ninja is the toughest man ever: works with German cars and has the nicest smile in the world. My respect.
He's a consummate professional.
Wizard is a hillbilly.
....pretty sure he's a cyborg....no way that dude is human....he's a machine...the way he works on difficult cars....🤔😛
The masochist master
I'm an Audi tragic. My propensity for buying large ten year old Audis is common knowledge. However my mechanic says that they're easy to work on. The Germans, bless them, are brilliant engineers.
That's how the USA got to the moon. German engineers and rocket scientists.@@lancecooper4646
He sees $$$
ninja: how the oil?
tyler: never checked
*the most hoovie moment in awhile*
How the oil
The Hoovie way, buy the car and then get it inspection.
@@4drturbo85 How's the mineral oil?
@@yellowstonejim Nothing really wrong with that. Deal with problems when they come up rather than worrying about what might be. Especially when you're buying at the bottom of the market.
@@USARAY1947 I like turtles 🐢🐢🐢
Since it is a 06 you're probably OK on the vac lines. Sometime in between 06 and 07 they updated the lines to no longer run over the transmission. All Flying Spurs have this. This means no engine drop, only steering rack out to redo. However pretty much 100% of the vac leaks I've seen come from the line (actually the cheap plastic T connectors) running behind the engine. You can actually cut and cap that particular line from the vac pump, up to the top of the engine, and back down to the rest of the system. It's maybe $50 in parts, 4 hours in time, and makes the whole system easily serviceable in the future. I did it myself 3 years ago and zero problems since. Details on 6speed forum
Where did you do yours at?
Based on the VIN there’s an air bag campaign 08V072000 you might get air bags corrected from the dealership at no cost.
Hoovie needs to see this, but its probably to late.
@@Motti22 Probably already paid for it to be fixed before the video went live 😬
It’s a perfect automobile if you’re going to just park it and admire it every day.
Lawn Ornament*
Except it'll leak oil all over your garage floor. Also it kinda looks like a lump of soap - interior is beautiful though, so I guess you could sit in it and have your lunch or something.
@@Beer_Dad1975 drain all liquids and have it sit in front of the house. great place to sit in and admire 😂
*Garage queen*
not if you ls swap it
After watching Tavarish deal with this engine, I only see nothing but maintenance nightmares when it's a W12. Hoovie you are forever a glutton for punishment, good luck with this one!
Makes good content lol
@malinoisnation9392 ....you can only go back to the well but so many times before it runs dry though!!! Lol
I can't believe he's doing this again!
@@ferrynpalmer3875 he very well probably loves this cars look and ride. Let’s ee
Or it could be the miracle motor! Like my Audi Allroad 2.7T. "The most unreliable engine from Audi ever". Mine ran with hardly any issues for 130k miles before I was T-boned by a red light runner 😢 I replaced the infamous air struts with aftermarket air struts cause I live in CO and being able to raise it to where it had more ground clearance than most SUVs in the winter to lowering it (with a computer mod) to where it sat lower than an RS6 was worth the price in parts. Obviously regular PM work is crucial to longevity, it was serviced by the same tech at the same dealership its whole life, and even he was blown away that I drove it almost every day for almost 20 years with only having to drop the motor once for the timing chains. Of all the Audis I've owned it is still my favorite. It saved my life in the accident with the side and curtain airbags. I was punted by a RAV4 almost a full block in the direction it was traveling, 90⁰ to the right from where I was traveling... Anyway, for being the most unreliable car from Audi, it was the most reliable early model year Audi I've owned.
@@leerob2403 ....fair point! Funny you say that about the All-road. 3 years ago I was car shopping for my kids 1st car and it came down to an Audi all-road or a Lexus LS400. Safety and reliability were #1 and #2 on my list. I researched the Audi and read all of the horror stories. I bought the LS400 140k miles, it was a 1995, 1 owner (and elderly couple), SUPER clean and was serviced at Lexus all it's life. I went with what was supposed to be the most reliable car of all time. We still have it...but after power steering pumps (2), idle air control valves (2) and a new ECU I often wonder if that all road might've been the way to go. 🤔
I honestly cannot blame the car wizard. The last Bentley Continental he worked on was a complete disaster this one right here brought back flashbacks
What a grumpy old fart, it’s time/materials it’s the flipping winter, its feeds his odd perversion’s, where’s the down side?
The wizard gets well paid for his time and Tyler is a good customer that help put the wizard on the map.
The wizard isn’t capable of working on most of the cars he has in the shop.
not to mention the disaster that was the turbo r. Yeah, I don't blame the wizard one bit
One can only speculate on how much fraud was involved with the one that spent a decade in Russia.
tyler: airbag light, ok
wizard: airbag light = engine out = body swap
ninja: airbag light, ok
I own one of these. Bought it cheap 2 years ago for $35K. Non-Mulliner package. 69K miles at the time. No mechanical problems. A few minor things that are expensive but I just have chosen for now not too have fixed. (Rear passenger side back quarter window doesn’t go down. No soft touch close on passenger side. Etc. ) 2 years no mechanical problems. I am currently on a road trip for a business conference with my wife. She demolished 300 miles in one day with aplomb. Sustained several minutes long 120 MPH runs with ease. The wife didn’t even complain or notice when I hit 150 MPH a few times. The average MPH for this trip has been 15.1 MPG. Not bad for a TT 12 cylinder weighing several tons. My oldest exotic car and one of my favorites.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing. My grandpa has an 03 arnage lemans series he bought for 33k. It has 30k miles and surprisingly has no issues. However a headlight replacement cost him 1.5k. Yikes!
Good for Wizard. He did what a friend should do...
i thought it was a bit at first then i realized it seemed pretty real 🤣🤣
With all due respect, the Wizard has to protect his own sanity. Not wanting to get involved in working on one of those merely reflects his wisdom.
There's a reason they don't cost much money to buy.
It looks like you lucked out and got yourself one that's not in bad condition at all.
Safe travels.
But the wizard exists because of Tyler.... he should never turn down a car from him, imo.
@@se6993 Nah that's mechanic abuse.
It was a skit. Hoovie should have made that more apparent.
💯
@@smokey2459 I guess that overall Hoovies Garage has much better acting than anyone gives it credit. The Chevy Dealer guys also fooled everyone into thinking they were serious.
Looks like it is well used but also well maintained. Kind of the best option. Nothing worse than garage queens with every seal leaking.
Love the VW axles.
that bentley is basically a vw phaeton with some more luxury borrowed from it other brother the audi a8 D3 that also had the same w12 albeit with no turbos
This car is a audi a8 underneat. The vw axles are from a phaeton. THe phaeton is ALSO a audi a8 underneat. Thats why. This audi a8 d3 platform is very good. I might know something about it because I have a >370 000miles one with a v8 and a S8 with the v10.
@@Veikra incorrect. This is different platform from A8 that has aluminium frame. Phaeton and this were a separate car from Audi A/S8 underneath.
@@Veikra Cool. Thanks for that info.
bentley is owned by dub haha
Tyler "Is there any module that isn't faulty?" Ninja "it wouldn't be your car if it did" wow, Hoovie, you got painted with a broad, true brush.
The Bentley Continental GT and the VW Phaeton were basically the same car chassis, 4WD system transmission and W12 engine wise, so you can dip into the VW Phaeton parts bin quite a lot
Car Ninja is a fantastic person. Tyler i hope you take good care of him 👍
Still a beautiful looking car - hasn't aged a day in 20 years.
That into.....poor Wizard..... hope he's ok, because that was FUNNY AS HELL! Getting this car was worth it just for that scene alone!
Also good luck Ninja!
Next time you show up at Omega auto clinic with a Bentley, Wizard will rush out towards you with a lighter and fuel can : "Get out, i will save you, trust me on this one, the demon cannot be allowed to fully manifest in my garage"
Or he'll have the excavator on standby.
@misorodzinak8829 Oh, you're giving off some "Christine" vibes here 😄. Maybe they should do a remake of the 1983 movie with a possessed Bentley GT Continental. And have David/Car Wizard guest star as a mechanic that'll meet a gory end 😉. With Hollywood rebooting just about anything these days, why not do this classic in a more modern setting. Not sure if Bentley/Volkswagen would be on board, though 🤣. But it seems like certain cars and models, *especially* the hoopties, are traumatic experiences and real horror shows to work on.
@@misorodzinak8829 Or he´ll stand in the door dressed as gandalf : "You shall not pass!!!!!!".
So many funny moments! The flashbacks with you engulfed in burning oil, such a nice metaphor for this pile! Then the Wizard in a performance that looked anything but acting! Your face after you got kicked out of his shop! Hahaha! That one was priceless! That Ed Bolian quote: “like they won the lottery 15 years ago”: hysterical! *** Hoovie, you’re an original! You do YOU and we’ll keep on watching! 🤣🤣🤣
I do t blame wizard for not wanting this in his garage 😂😂😂
Yep! i can understand car ninja taking it though, he's used to seeing them often
BREAKING: Car Wizard turns down a pile of cash.
Wizzy must already have all the cash he needs.
Wizard's sanity is worth more. Hoovie is 0 for 3 with Bentleys. The first Continental GT that spent time in Russia and never ran right, the Turbo R that never ran right, and the Bentayga his gold-digger ex-wife took.
@@bwofficial1776 A) Hoovie sold the Bentayga after he split up with his wife.
B) I was making a joke. Relax.
Love the intro! 😂 Can’t wait for the rest of the video remembering your old Bentley nightmare, still one of my favorite featured cars on your channel
Hoovie is the type of guy who will walk all over a doormat and then apologize to it.
Oh no! Not again! He bought another one! Well, Tavarish better get his wallet ready again! 🤣
😂 I think Freddy is gonna need an indefinite breather on getting new money pitts!
Ninja: "How is the oil in it"
Hoovie: "I haven't checked."
Classic Hoovie!!!!!!
Tyler…what about the vacuum lines???
Must admit…I did look at a couple of these…both the GT and a Flying Spur. Paid for a couple of PPIs and tried to negotiate the findings with the sellers. The overwhelming response was “Naw…we’ll take it to auction and pawn it off on some other unknowing sucker!”
Decided on a S65 instead. Still had some issues with the ABC suspension and massaging seats…but…
Glad to see that this Continental is in better condition than the last one. Exotics hate to sit. The Ninja was right when he said this was better because it had been driven. Thanks.
Ah a new engine out project for Tavarish
😁@11:25 Absolutely hilarious. Wizard has PTSD about the Bentley
I’m starting to get excited for this one. After addressing the module and the various worn out parts, I think it would be awesome to have it detailed. This is going to be a stunner.
lol Wizard getting those ptsd flashbacks was a nice touch.
Not a bad looking hooptie. I didn't realize how tight that engine is in there, wow. I would drive it for sure but the eventual MAINT costs would be killer. As others have said I'm happy to live vicariously through you on these.
swap the motor out with
a chevy v8 then no worries
pull engine, do all the maintenance, shoehorn it back in the car. Enjoy for another 18 years
This car shares very little with Passat or A6 (which haven’t shared a platform since about 2005). The car shares a platform with first gen VW Phaeton, and the electronic architecture is very similar to first gen Touareg and Cayenne.
Exactly its close relative is Phateon alsoTuareg/Chayeene/Q7
@@altergreenhorn neah is the phaeton and the audi a8 d3 gen
almost true, but the father is the a8, which is also what the phaeton is based on.
@@dragos2010full1 yep both phaeton and continental are derived from the audi a8
Nope this is not Audi A8 underneath. Audi is aluminium frame and this and Phaeton is separately designed to be steel frame. It is not Audi A8 underneath.
Always great to see the car ninja back on the channel!
Ninja is one cool cat, nothing ruffles his feathers. He pokes around like a doctor & probably waves his wand over the car & vawla she's all better. Wizard on the other hand mixes w/ these like oil /water.
Wizard treating you like a cat trying to bring a "present" into his house. 😂
Good job Hoovie, glad you’re looking happier! 👍
Probably a nightmare to own unless you are friends with a good mechanic, but what a magnificent vehicle.
Car Ninja is great entertainment, hope his business continues to be successful, rare to find an independent specialist who knows his stuff and is trustworthy.
The Car Wizard’s reaction and “Is there any module that doesn’t have a fault on it” The Car Ninja saying, “well if not, it wouldn’t be your car!” 😂😂😂 I couldn’t stop laughing at this.
Wizard's reaction was classic. LOL... Great show. I am happy you get to enjoy a Bentley again.
keep an eye on any weirdness with the throttle sticking. A similar model just had a major failure in it's throttle by wire system, the car ran away at high rate of speed and crashed at the rainbow bridge in Niagara Falls, NY. Exploded into flames killing both occupants.
Do they know that for sure now?
@@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus yep
no involvement with the Clintons or any pharma whistleblowing? Or maybe a cure for cancer or some free energy invention? 🤔
@@jasons7070 Yep? OK then, the car was incinerated, the data recorder was "severely damaged" according to NYS authorities, that Bentley was not part of an earlier recall for a similar problem, and the driver may have also had a medical episode causing him to pin the gas pedal. The investigation will take up to a year, so anything at this point is speculation until hard facts arrive.
@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus5783 except I have first hand information. The husband was having problems with the throttle previously.
I’m glad the wizard turned you away, we don’t see enough of the ninja!
Interior looks way better than 99% of all electric cars. Only the Spectre is the exception.
I love my electric car, but it is trash
Rivian isn’t trash, but this is a Bentley. This should be better than anything else that isn’t also in the “Premier” tier of car…which only includes the Spectre as far as electrics go right now.
Hoovie never disappoints! Nice find!
I loved those cars. Just a beautiful combination of elegance and aggression :)
Funny how back in 2000 Lil Wayne rapped about how slow the Rolls Royce was and then a few years later he coined the phrase "baller on a budget" specifically in reference to this car
My buddy just picked one up with 60,000 miles for $12,500. Repo lane at Manheim phoenix. Black on red. Drives great so ya if you look hard enough you can find them in the teens (gamble for sure)
Thank you for buying these first so we can watch your mistakes, and make sure when we buy them we know what we are looking for. Love the channel.
That wizard ptsd flashback at the beginning🤣
I’ve always wanted one of these UNTIL I watched videos on these and how insane the maintenance costs are. Really nice styling!
Having owned a Bentley myself, I can confirm that the bills can mount up really quickly. I'd still consider buying another though. The feelgood factor when driving them is priceless.
@@djwarren5081 they really stand out on the road. They are still beautiful.
Beautiful car for its age. Never thought much about Bentley vehicles but I like this. The engine bay is a mechanic’s nightmare for sure.
Damn Hoovie you just keep the content coming. Awesome!
Makes sence that the W12 is going away, VW stopped producing the VR6.
Is the VR6 not still available in America? I believe I heard it's available in the big SUV you have there instead of the touareg
@@Afraz_9n3 VW stopped putting it in the 2024 Atlas here in the US, they’ve gone to a pumped up 2.0 with approximately the same power output.
@@ghall7763 ah right. Im assuming that's the ea888? What a stupid decision man I hate this new trend of companies putting small turbo engines rather than a decent v6 or V8 or even better a good old reliable diesel. So many SUVs which should have diesels or big petrols with teensy tiny 1.0 turbo petrols it's bullshit
@@Afraz_9n3 Facts! I’m making my 2010 Touareg VR6 last as long as I can. 220000 miles and it’s still silky smooth! That’s 354000 km
@@ghall7763 nicee. The vr6 suits that car nicely plenty of torque yet still a compact and lightweight engine considering the car that it's in. Personally my pick for that car would be a diesel though the 3.0 TDI V6 preferably. Purely because I live in the UK and that's 1. What the majority came with and 2. They got decent fuel economy and fuel is expensive here. Unfortunately for as long as I live in London I will never own one because of insurance prices and ULEZ
12:35 The silent, drive back home after being rejected😂🤣😂
That flashback bit was epic! I'm so glad I wasn't drinking coffee atm that passed on my screen 😂😂.
Great wizard intro.
100% Jake is very clever and creative, a real addition to Hoovies
Ha ha ha lol 😂 the intro when the wizard was having flashbacks, “No, nope, nope… 🤣
Car Ninja. reminds me of a 40s 50s leading man and the zinger he dropped about the warning light on all Hoovies car had me cracking up
Two videos in two days in a row?!?! It's the best start of the weekend ever! It seems like you have much more time to do what you want to do 😉 😂 Thank you as always for some of the best automotive content available anywhere, Tyler! Cheers buddy!
Man, I bet that thing would sound completely insane with some down pipes and a straight pipe exhaust. That would be so awesome lol.
I am in the process of making exactly that! Will sound Glorious!
It would sound like a ricer.
Love the sound of the starter motor. Reminds me of a prop plane
Thank you for the 04 Rich love, love the collection
I absolutely loved Wizard's reaction ... for the sake of the friendship ... "No." ... Priceless!!!
Jonny is freakin awesome, The Man, The Myth (Quality, Knowlegable, Honest) The LEGEND! :-)
Always great watching his work but on His channel and on yours Tyler.
Yes, So glad to see some good GT content. Nice sound clips.
The wizards intro😂😂😂😂
Funny I was just looking at these and dreaming... It will be interesting to watch what happens, an outstanding car at a price anyone with a job could possibly afford to buy. But could they maintain?
History repeats itself, but I didn't think this would happen again 😂
you can also sned the airbag module out for repair. usually less than 200$. i've done it succesfully on a few of my audi and vw's.
11:22 Look at the car Wizards face! 😂😂😂
Wizard refusing to work on that Bentley just made me respect him even more
I love these cars, this would be the exact spec that I would buy if I were able to afford to buy one
It’s the maintenance we can’t afford 😂
Yet *another* not-quite-a-Hooptie! I'm telling you, Tyler, it's the April Effect. (As far as the "driven" part goes...there's clearly enough of you left for April to take a crack at.) 😂
Tyler, a W12 is not a V12. The W12 was designed using CAD/CAM equipment to produce a 12 cylinder engine out of two VAG VR6 engines.
Properly, this should be called a "double V" engine, but the folks in Wolfsburg are allowed to call their products whatever they want.
Great video, good luck with that thing~
The Letter W ist the equivalent of two V´s in german - not like the double U in america
@@-Jakob489- Thanx! I think that VAG should have used the term "double V" in North America for this reason. And it sounds cooler as well.
The proper name for that engine is V-VR 12
If you actually watched the video he clearly understands this
@@MrCarGuy I did actually watch the video. If you had you would have heard him call it a V12 more than once.
I've been watching too many Hoovie videos. I can't afford one of these , couldn't fix it if I had one. But, damn, I still want one.
That intro was great, the wizard remembering the nightmare
Oh my god that might be your best intro ever (what a blast from the past)
I had the experience with a Porsche mechanic who always says the same the higher mileage means the vehicle has been driven and that’s better versus lower mileage meaning the possibility of the unknown
Well that's good for Porsche but Bentley.... 😂
Same group products? @@Shiftheads
Given the vast distances in the US, compared with Europe, 85k miles isn't a great deal, thats just 136k kilometers. Not unusual to see cars with 400k - 500k here. If you take care of them, they'll last.
I keep watching but I still haven’t seen any towing content on this channel
Great intro.. wizard having bad flashbacks hahahaha
Heck yeah Hoovie!
Wizard😂
" Do you know why because its been driven " wise words from the Car Ninja at 19.09
I recently watched an old Wizard video about Rolls Royce/Bentleys. He stated that if you want to have an older Rolls/ Bentley that does not need constant attention, you have to replace everything that can go wrong at a cost of $25-30,000! A perfect, low mileage older Rolls/Bentley would probably cost today around $50,000. So, the selling price for this car is just about right. No bargain.
The Ninja is great… the wizard has his place … you are sooo lucky to have them with in a small drive !! And you are a great guy …. I assume 🤔
Maybe this Bentley is from Serbia instead of Russia this time 🇷🇸
Nah, if it was it'd have been converted to a 1.9 SDI.
You are building one heck of a collection. Is very impressive mister hoovie.
Hi Hoovie. Nice Car. I actually think that these Bentleys are quite nice to drive, and look great. Well done bro. Chat soon 😅😅 🇨🇮🇨🇮
Hopefully the vacuum lines are ok.
What a beauty! Would rather push this Bentley, than be seen in an EV - and get no where.
Wow, imagine sitting in that lounge area admiring the Maybach and Bentley GT. 😃
-The diamond leather dates the car = old
-Looks o.k from the outside but the design is just so, so nothing fab that some other Bentley's have.
-You said heavy, looks heavy, feels heavy...I don't like heavy cars.
-You have all of those cylinders and turbos and the car still moves like a tank. I would never consider it. But what do I know.
-YOU say you like a fast ride but very comfortable. You sound like my dad.
-I like how you mixed videos with the old Bentley coming into the Wizards shop; fine editing.
-I completely agree with Mr. Wizard
"A grade without a Porsche is just a dark hole" -Walter Rohrl - Porsche Development
Oh come on you should have brought the town and country 😢
Did this one come from Russia? LMAO 😂
No proof either way. 😉
Wizard was not having it 😂 0:09
Yes! More of this car. I wanna see all the audi cross references. I think I saw 3 phaetons in my city just chilling, of course one was broke wallet stance (almost certainly the air-ride).
He sounded so disappointed when The Wizard rejected it 😂
wizard doesnt do german luxury, he does american or italian
...as per the script...