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Old 08-15-2016, 11:53 AM
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Hi there,

Just wanted to quickly post... Ever wondered why some parts cost oddly more than others?

I had this occasion... I needed the rear sea for my crank on the V12. It is of course a huge piece of kit... Something like €46 for EBC2101. It is okay, I'm not complaining, but the part delivered - even though correct - is from Bentley! I can't afford a Bentley, but I'll happily run Bentley parts!

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Old 08-15-2016, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Daim
Hi there,

Just wanted to quickly post... Ever wondered why some parts cost oddly more than others?

I had this occasion... I needed the rear sea for my crank on the V12. It is of course a huge piece of kit... Something like €46 for EBC2101. It is okay, I'm not complaining, but the part delivered - even though correct - is from Bentley! I can't afford a Bentley, but I'll happily run Bentley parts!

'Gards

Damien
Now, you can put one of these on your car.



Or, instead of a Leaper and a Growler, you can replace them with this:



Bling bling.

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Old 08-15-2016, 12:17 PM
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As it looks, Jaguar costs more than Bentley. So I might just skip the B and install Emily... We all know, that Bentley was a RR til VW bought Bentley So why do the Bentley step?
 
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True, but that would require a little extra work for the anti-theft technology:




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Pah. I'd just put the full current of the battery to her
 
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Over here, Bentleys are only driven by footballers wives.
Your choice.
 
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I'd like that for my Leaper. Lol
 
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Pah. I'd just put the full current of the battery to her
"Mommy! Mommy! Look at the pretty..."



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Originally Posted by Padre
"Mommy! Mommy! Look at the pretty..."



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Harsh, but fair.
 
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Though I might do that to the leaper on my X308 yet
 
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Originally Posted by Padre
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then you would have to cut the power and remove the unsightly carbonized fingerprint
 

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