Comments on: Retro Review: 1989 Bentley Turbo R – Rolling deep, on the (not so) cheap.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:50:57 +0000

Im from Louisville originally. How much do you want for her

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:09:21 +0000

I AM INTERESTED IN BUY ONE YOU CAN E MAIL ME AT franklabrador@earthlink.net

By: sajjad

sajjad — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:30:22 +0000

I lve In Santa Monica CA and have a 1989 Turbo R. I have had it for over 5 years. It had about 98,000 milies on it when i bought it and now just over 120,000. The car is great. Everyone looks at you and tries to peek in side. The car has no competition. It is hand buiold to the highests standards and screams class and performance. Maintanence is not cheap but not outrageous. I has an AMG S-55, Porsche and a Classic mercedes convertibel as well. the AMG can put the Bentley to shame if it was out of warranty. Yes the part can be expensive but that is a small price to pay for the driving experience . The key is tohave a good and trustworthy mechanic!

By: LuvMyTurboR

LuvMyTurboR — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:30:51 +0000

JimW is your Turbo R white? I think I've seen you around town,mine is a custom factory Needwood Forest Green. The same custom color they used on a handful of Rolls Royces that year. I also had a custom Borla exhaust added that improves performance with a great sound at idle and just a little louder at speed. The Turbo R is a luxury sports car that will blow the doors off most sports cars on the road with a little tweaking. On some desolate patches of I15 on the way to Las Vegas I've seen 148 mph on the speedometer and the Bentley was rock solid.

By: LuvMyTurboR

LuvMyTurboR — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:25:40 +0000

I've had my 1992 Bentley Turbo R for almost five years with 79,000 miles on the odometer and just love it. I live in Santa Monica, CA where we have several shops that are familiar with RRs and Bentleys and use my Turbo R for some high speed weekend runs to Vegas and back visiting my daughter.
On the recommendation of a lifetime Rolls Royce mechanic I replaced the servos in the transmission with the Corvette automatic transmission servos. The Corvette servo matched with the correct year GM transmission in the Bentley will increase line pressure significantly to help stock tranny last longer. It also shifts more crisply and improves acceleration times. You can take it a step further and go with a vacuum actuated servo and take away the electrically controlled servo and you can lower the time of clutch slipping even more. He also installed a large Zirk transmission cooler. I run synthetic Mobil 1 and change the oil every 3000 miles in the engine and have had no engine problems. The only significant problem was replacing the power steering pump two years ago.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:37:23 +0000

I'd contact Daniel Schmitt & Co. Classic Cars in St. Louis. They are one of the largest used Bentley and Rolls Royce dealers in the United States.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:38:02 +0000

My husband bought a 89 Turbo R in Oct 2007.It had 81,500 miles on it. It now has 81,964 miles. Jim died of rectal-colon cancer in Feb of this year.Since he left me with a fleet of different cars to maintain I am trying to sell this one.Any ideas or suggestions on how to market it.I live in Louisville,Ky
Shirley T

By: AutobahnCruiser

AutobahnCruiser — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:51:41 +0000

I've had a 1993 Turbo R for 6 months and it drives like a dream. I've had to replace the radiator hoses, tires and engine belts, but that's because the car sat two years on blocks before I bought it for $35,000 US. It had 63,000 miles on it when I bought it in Florida and had it shipped to Munich. It had been well maintained. The seats have to be the most comfortable of any car ever made. It is a luxurious autobahn car and I've averaged 15 mpg in mostly autobahn driving. It's not as quiet as my BMW was, but it rides much softer and the interior is much nicer than any car you can buy today. The seat warmer is almost instantaneous. The trunk is spacious and it will easily do 200 km/hr all day long on the autobahn!

By: JimW

JimW — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:07:22 +0000

I have a 1992 Bentley Turbo R and live in "car crazy" Santa Monica, CA. In an area where Ferraris, Lexuses and Corvettes rarely get a second look, I find people looking in the windows of my Bentley and staring at it on the street. It is pure pleasure to drive and I love the lumbar support and heated glove leather seats for my bad back. The electronic ride control makes me feel like I'm in a luxurious living room driving a sports car. On the way to Las Vegas from LA I have seen the speedometer touch 145 mph with barely a hint inside that you are going that fast. This car is meant to be driven and although parts and labor can be pricey, my Bentley has not been in the shop during the 10 months I have owned it. The interior of the Bentley is real luxury, not the cheap plastic and vinyl stuff you see in many luxury cars. Instead you find real hand stitched glove leather with hand turned Sweedish Maple wood inside. My Bentley also has the optional maple picnic tray tables in back and the optional Mommson Tweed Wool carpets inside AND in the trunk. I paid $42,000 for my 55,000 mile Bentley & get around 15 mpg on premium in spirited driving and feel this is the first car I have ever owned I could keep forever and not get tired of. Bentleys are meant to be driven not displayed!

By: LordR

LordR — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:49:50 +0000

your tastes would seem impeccable.