Gotcha differences between ‘05 and ‘07
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01-21-2019, 09:22 AM
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Gotcha differences between ‘05 and ‘07
There seem to be a million ‘05s Continentals available, I almost bought one last week, already had the vacuum lines rebuilt (don’t know if they reused plastic). Now I have my eyes on an ‘07. Is the couple years difference big in terms of reliability and maintenance? For instance, did they get the vacuum line sorted out by ‘07, or is that still something to plan on/budget for?
I worry about buying a “bargain” that turns out like buying a “cheap” boat...does investing in two more years make up for the cost of not-quite-sorted-out designs in 2004-2005?
I worry about buying a “bargain” that turns out like buying a “cheap” boat...does investing in two more years make up for the cost of not-quite-sorted-out designs in 2004-2005?
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01-21-2019, 02:35 PM
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It's hard to believe, Wikipedia does a Great Job of explaining the upgrades per year on the Bentley Continental GT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_Continental_GT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_Continental_GT
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01-21-2019, 08:05 PM
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One thing I've noticed is there's seemingly a difference in the front seat height adjustment range. I have both an 04 GT and an 07, and the 07's front seats seem adjustable to a comparatively considerably lower level than the 04's front seats. If my impressions are correct, this might be a consideration if one is tall enough for available headroom to be of consequence.
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01-28-2019, 02:02 PM
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Another thing I've noticed is seemingly my '07 GT up-shifts to 6th gear at a lower speed than my '04 GT. My '04 up-shifts to sixth somewhere a bit north of 60mph, while the '07 upshifts to sixth at about 50mph.
#5
02-06-2019, 10:58 PM
Vacuum hose is still a POS in the 2007. 2010 or thereabouts is the starting point, though personally after having two Bentely cars i'll never make that mistake again.
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#12
02-17-2019, 07:53 AM
Year differences
pretty color! I had a diamond black 2005 abd now have a 2008 Speed. Quite a few differences but I’m sure some are due to the speed edition. From memory some differences are:
new 3-spoke steering wheel
sat radio and Bluetooth phone
backup camera
new dash readout with digital speed and all kinds of other scrollable info
soft auto close doors
headliner is perforated leather and isn’t one huge piece - there’s a “divider” running front to back. The old cars had a tendency to have headliners sag in the back from heat affecting the glue and the weight of the leather.
Trunk closer
One-touch all close / open window controls with rear Window buttons
start / stop button in dash
i have a machine turned aluminum dash (05 was wood) and center console along with quilted leather on seats and door panels plus Bentley logos stitched in headrests (05 didn’t have either)
drilled pedals but that’s part of speed package.
Leather in 08 is MUCH softer.
Cant think of anything else offhand but I know there’s more.
new 3-spoke steering wheel
sat radio and Bluetooth phone
backup camera
new dash readout with digital speed and all kinds of other scrollable info
soft auto close doors
headliner is perforated leather and isn’t one huge piece - there’s a “divider” running front to back. The old cars had a tendency to have headliners sag in the back from heat affecting the glue and the weight of the leather.
Trunk closer
One-touch all close / open window controls with rear Window buttons
start / stop button in dash
i have a machine turned aluminum dash (05 was wood) and center console along with quilted leather on seats and door panels plus Bentley logos stitched in headrests (05 didn’t have either)
drilled pedals but that’s part of speed package.
Leather in 08 is MUCH softer.
Cant think of anything else offhand but I know there’s more.
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