Dead Luxury Cars! BUT Only ONE is Worth Fixing. Which Is It?

The radiator hose on the Bentley did not end that car's life. It was the idea to keep driving after it was overheating.

Hello, volvo master technician here and I just want to chime in quick. This is an extremely unusual failure that I have never seen before. In the years I worked at the Volvo dealer we replaced 2 engines the entire time I was there and both were run out of oil. We did have issues with the supercharger system on the t6 models though. Also tons of water leaks on the xc90s of all years especially the new ones from 2016-2020.

Many years ago in my youth a friend of mine had the opportunity to buy a Porsche. I think it was a 944 or a 928 pretty cheap. This was the late 80’s and it had a 4 cylinder engine. He brought it to a shop where another friend worked to have it checked out. It was ok shape, no major issues, it did need a lot of tlc from neglect and poor maintenance. I will never forget when another older mechanic sauntered over to take a peek as we’re all looking it over, and said “yes you can afford to buy it, but can you afford to own it?”. He proceeded to inform my friend about the REAL cost. Registration, insurance, specialty parts that have to be imported, who’s gonna work on it, etc. the realization why the car was ok but ratty sank in and the enthusiasm for having a cool sports car quickly dissipated. He bought his grandparents’ 2 year old Buick lesabre with the 3.8 instead, his grandma could no longer drive. Drove it for about 17 years and gave it to his oldest son who drove it all through college. Transmission finally gave out with about 240k miles on it.

Reminds me of years ago I needed to put out $2K for a car that wasn't worth more than $4-5K (it was paid off). I decided to fix it and in the end I got another 7-8 years of trouble-free driving. Much cheaper than new car payments for sure.

I love that when opening the Bently he said Let's open the BONNET! Since it's a British car a not open the hood :)

Sounds like an incident with my mother years ago. She saw the temp gauge spike, she saw the idiot light go on, she saw the steam pouring out from the front of the car....she kept driving. She murdered that old Mercury because she 'didn't feel like stopping'. She spent the next four years bitching that the Olds she ended up with wasn't as nice as that old Marquis.

My dad once told me ," if you can't afford a new luxury car , you definitely can't afford a used one !". Smart man my dad .

I am still daily driving a 1999 Volvo V70 with the 2.4L 5 cylinder. It is BULLETPROOF if maintained. Just turned 421,000km (I'm in Canada) on the factory installed engine and transmission. I am religious about engine & transmission oil changes and check the cooling system regularly. I even tow a 4x12 utility trailer with it regularly. I also own and drive a 1998 S70 T5 (5 cyl high pressure Turbo model) with the 5 speed manual and it is simply one of the best cars I've ever owned and driven. Only 235,000km on that one since I only take it out once a week. Currently also sitting in the driveway is a 1986 Volvo 244DL with 210,000km that I plan to swap an American V8 into soon. Volvo for Life!!

Volvo enthusiast here. My current Volvo has 247,000 miles. It's been a faithful and extremely reliable companion. Fuel pressure sensor, engine mount, both axles, and a wheel bearing have been the only repairs. 2016 was the first year of the SPA platform, the 2.0 engine, AND the redesigned XC90. They did have a lot of problems with the rings, as Volvo attempted to use "energy conserving" rings and caused the cars to burn oil. Also, the spark plugs are supposed to be changed at 70k miles. Were they? I've heard of the plug tips falling off and destroying the cylinder. Also, did they use premium fuel? If the car never got a drop of anything other than 87, you're causing a lot of detonation in that engine. Think about it. When you're making 316HP out of a 2.0 liter 4 cylinder, you're doing it by ramming more air pressure in with a turbo and a supercharger. You need higher octane fuel to stand up to the extra heat and pressure. They're good cars, but they require care, maintenance, and attention just like anything else.

The Volvo owner should sell the old bad engine to Erik from "I Do Cars". It would make for a great video! David and Erik could even do a collaboration.

It's BS that two tonnes of perfectly good car can be rendered scrap by a small failing in the engine. I hate that things are now so disposable. It's crazy. I'm shopping for a used car right now and the biggest thing in the back of my mind is the cost of repair when something fails. That £2k Mercedes has to run for a couple of years. I can't afford for it to die because of an uneconomical repair. Things were greener in my dad's day. It broke. You fixed it. You didn't fire a parts cannon at it either. You actually fixed the thing that was broken. Cheers, CW. Enjoy the channel.

i have a 2006 volvo S40 2.4 LI engine non turbo , 170.000 miles and still going strong , as long you keep your eyes in oil, water and good maintenace , it will go forever . :)

The Bentley registration comes back as a Blue Daewoo here in the UK....just saying!

As an Arnage owner here in the UK, it's sad to see this one is dead. Although I have to admit, I'd love to see this one live on with a crazy engine swap!

Hello, a lifetime Volvo owner. I have driven several Volvos which went over 200,000 to 400,000 miles on them and were still running . One of them went AT Least 500,000 miles in not sure because the odometer stopped at 400,000 for the second time . As long as you change oil, and maintain them, the Volvos las forever!!!

So much truth in these videos; when I taught automotive, this was the hardest concept to convey. 1) It costs money to go down the road; it is not a right but a privilege. 2) Understanding when to walk away from a losing proposition is a painful but necessary lesson; most times, the owner has someone screaming in his ear (spouse or otherwise) that they know from some friend's 3rd cousin's boyfriend that that same issue is only a $400 fix, and that is all they will pay. . .then it ends up sitting on the garage's lot for months. It amazes me that you haven't suffered from burnout!

If price was no object, the Bentley. If price was an object, neither.

I used to know a lady who found a "bargain" Rolls Royce Corniche(?). Long story short, she bought a Rolls Royce that needed quite a bit of work. The car she bought sat for many years in her carport! She did not realize that owning a Rolls Royce brought along very expensive parts to repair. Even when the Rolls dealer offered her a discount on repairs she could NOT afford basic repairs the car required. I felt bad for her but she should have known better regardless!

I remember that the TH350 on my 1979 Camaro went bad and I was quoted £2,000 at a gearbox shop to rebuild it. My local American car shop said that a new crate gearbox shipped in from the States and fitted would only cost £400 and in that price, they also fixed my shifter linkage. This was back in 1993 .... so 30 years ago now.

Just a heads up the Green Label has a 4.4 BMW V8 with a Cosworth twin turbo set up. The Red label has the old single turbo engine from the Turbo R. The 2003 and on are Arrange T & R with the twin turbo set up. The BMW V12 only came in the Silver Seraph. The only reason that the Arrange did not continue to use the BMW 4.4 V8 was the beef going down between BMW & VW over the RR & Bentley marks. Not from consumer demand. The Arrange was originally designed for the 4.4