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Elite Motors

Dream car of the week: Bentley Continental GT Convertible

Every week we bring you a dream car – you know, the one you’d buy if you won the lottery.

THE BENTLEY CONTINENTAL mixes supercar speed with splendid luxury in one effortless package.

This car is resplendent in its Diamond Black metallic exterior and top quality Mulliner Driving Spec Magnolia heated hide, Beluga secondary hide carpets and seat belts and Piano Black wood veneer interior and 20-inch two-piece seven-spoke alloy wheels.

This particular model has drilled alloy sports foot pedals and footrest, the gear lever is finished in knurled chrome and hide and there is diamond quilted hide to facings, doors and rear quarter panels, embroidered ‘Bentley’ marque emblem to seat facings and indented hide headlining.

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The Bentley Continental is a handsome car with real presence and looks just as good with the roof up as it does with the roof down.

The roof is made of fabric, folds away in a elegant manner in about 25 seconds and can be operated at speeds up to 32km/h (20mph). So there is no need for the roof to interrupt the driving experience.

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And driving this open-top grand tourer really is an experience. It is super quick, quiet and stable. It handles beautifully and the four-wheel drive helps to control all that power produced by the twin turbo engine.

The Continental GTC is equipped with the full suite of passive safety equipment and this particular model features sat-nav, electric heated memory seats, dual zone climate control, trip computer, radio and six-CD multi changer, front armrest, push button start, tinted glass, heated rear window glass, service indicator and tyre pressure control.

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The  Bentley Continental GT Convertible is armed with a W12 twin-turbo 6.0-litre petrol engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.

The engine produces 552hp with maximum torque of 650Nm. It does the 0-100km/h dash in 5.1 seconds and goes on to a top speed of 314km/h with the roof up or 305km/h with the roof down.

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This 20o7 Bentley Continental GT Convertible is €1,809 a year to tax. It comes with 62,700km on the clock and a €81,995 price tag.

If this Bentley Continental GTC is your dream car, then contact Elite Motors in Dublin to arrange a test drive.

View the full advert here: Bentley Continental GT Convertible

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    Jun 18th 2012, 7:57 AM

    So what they’re saying is that the government bailed them out and they’re doing nothing with that money except for hoarding it and loaning to their buddies? What a total shocker. I never saw that coming.

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    Jun 18th 2012, 8:15 AM

    Fair play to ISME for keeping this issue highlighted, many businesses are trying to keep going and even develop on cash flow knowing it is a time consuming and costly waste of time even applying for credit, business is being strangled and bled to death by government inaction on credit and high costs.

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    Jun 18th 2012, 9:15 AM

    SMEs are possibly the worst exploiters of workers in Ireland. They flaunt labour laws, hide behind the likes of ISME and the SFA.

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    Jun 18th 2012, 7:54 AM

    When it comes back buy a safe .

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    Jun 18th 2012, 11:36 AM

    What?
    No mention of the 90% of applicants told by bank staff not to bother applying for a loan?

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    Jun 18th 2012, 10:05 AM

    Considering the banks were in such deep denial in 2008 it’s no wonder since the same cronies are still running the shop that they are hording cash. And whilst they continue to keep their bonuses, from the money we bailed them out with – the rest of the SME’s can sink – with us along with them. The business page of the Sunday Indo had the finest example of how the ‘enterprise challenged’ heads of BOI behave, letting a Jemie Jenkins business fold through lack of a credit line backed by letters of credit from his export customers – he had export orders worth thousands in the states for crying out loud! Just shows even when they promote enterprise week in may and dragons den they are apathetic to any economic need – other than the economy of their own pockets! – Pillar bank my ole!

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    Jun 18th 2012, 5:37 PM

    Ye! forgot about that one – dead right Harry, I was one of them !

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    Jun 20th 2012, 11:03 AM

    The banks are protecting themselves at the direct cost, not only to small and medium enterprises but to the whole economy. While this government waffles and dithers about bank interventions, SMEs are being terrorised and ultimately shut down by discredited bailed-out bankers, arrogant at top level and ignorant at branch level. With 96% of business owners of the opinion that Government have either a negative or no impact on SME lending, this Administration must act now and install active management into the banks, representing the owners, the taxpayers, to ensure honest reporting, sustainable reform and a return to proper banking.
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    Jun 18th 2012, 9:57 PM

    Get your friends together and sign a petition. Bring that petition to your local TD’s, tell them that they need to confront the banks…all of the banks in your area, that you expect that your TD will write to the local banking institutions informing them that all of the signatories will take their money out of the bank, close their accounts and refuse to do business with them until they begin to loan to the SME sector again. You get 10 or 15 TD’s involved with that (and many TD’s would be delighted of the photo opportunity and to be seen on the side of the little guy) get some air time and a little public anger going and the threat that deposits might suddenly en masse start walking out the door…watch the little piggies squeal then!!

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