California man is giving up and selling his 2002 Bentley Arnage T as he's realized 'there's no such thing as a cheap Bentley'
Published on Nov 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Nov 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
This guy bought a 2002 Bentley Arnage T for about $19,000, but now he’s getting rid of it.
The small sum of $19,000 for an Arnage doesn’t sound like a bad deal, but it kind of was.
Mainly because, as the owner pointed out, there is no such thing as a cheap Bentley.
And wait until you hear how much this car cost him after just a year.
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It was cheap to buy, but not so cheap to run
YouTuber Nick Roshon bought a 2002 Bentley Arnage T for $19,000.
The car itself was a little over $17,000, but then he had to add shipping, taxes, and so on.
It was the cheapest Arnage T he could find at the time, which sounds great, until you learn that he’s actually already spent about $34,000 on it.
And that’s why he’s selling it at auction with no reserve.
“The most expensive thing you can do is buy a cheap Bentley,” he said in the video.
And he’s not wrong.
‘There’s no such thing as a cheap Bentley’, and here’s why
British TV presenter James May once wrote that when you buy a used luxury car, the keyword is ‘luxury’, not ‘used’.
Translated, a used luxury car is still a luxury car, and they’re never cheap.
“Most people think: ‘It may be old, but it’s still a Bentley’, but it’s the other way around. As in, it may be a Bentley, but it’s old,” he once wrote in a newspaper column.
The adage ‘If you can’t afford maintenance and fuel, you can’t afford the car,’ applies to an old Bentley just as much as it applies to a new Bentley.
You can buy it for peanuts, and everything will be just fine up until the moment something goes wrong, which it will, because most old cars are unreliable.
There’s a reason why so many of these cars end up being scrapped in large graveyards or abandoned in old barns.
And it’s also the reason you can sometimes find examples in good condition for a few hundred dollars.
There’s no point signing a four-figure check for a car if you then have to spend twice as much on routine maintenance about two months later.
Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
