All New BMW 730LD 2016.... Bentley Class Now ???

[Folsom]

Hahahaha

Bentley/Bugatti/Lamborghini/Audi/Skoda/Seat are all a part of the VW group, as is the VW brand. Porsche is 50% owned by the VW group too.

Of all the brands above, Skoda wins the most awards for reliability.

Oh really? That's funny because Audi is extremely reliable, too; above Porsche even. I guess it doesn't matter if VW is the owner.

 

[Bruce B]

As long as I'm not paying $1000 for an oil change, but am paying $1000 for a replacement wood dash piece (solid wood) on a $200k+ car, that's fine. I might even be ok with a $1000 oil change if it meant the engine was boundlessly reliable. But that seems to be the opposite of true. Yet it appears like people assume if they're paying a lot for a car it must be a lie that they're not dependable.

But is there not irony that in our audiophile products we don't want things that break, but with cars we are much more tolerant of unreliability... and which one do we need to have more than the other typically? It's so odd how intolerant we are in the audio world, and tolerant in the auto.

I'd never buy a high-end car these days without a bumper to bumper extended warranty.

 

[Bruce B]

I think the Panamera is ugly, but that is just me. The only Porsches I like are the Carerra GT and the 959.

+1..... the Panamera looks like an afterthought. I do like the 918 too.

 

[wisnon]

Oh really? That's funny because Audi is extremely reliable, too; above Porsche even. I guess it doesn't matter if VW is the owner.

Audi get the new gizmos a year or 2 before Skoda, so that by the time Skoda introduces it, its totally reliable. The dealer in Switzerland...AMAG, carries all the VW brands except Lambo, Bugatti, Bentley (Porshe is in the stable but at a separated Amag dealership), so the salesmen and the mechanics freely tell you this. One o the models at the Geneva Car show last week reconfirmed the same.

 

[wisnon]

+1..... the Panamera looks like an afterthought. I do like the 918 too.

Yes, I forgot to include that one as well.

 

[Folsom]

Odd, I enjoy the Panamera. But I like sporty sedan/station wagons.

Skoda isn't in USA.