2006 Bentley Arnage R Diamond Edition

Highlights

• One of only 60 special Diamond Edition celebration cars
• Desirable facelift Arnage R of which only 373 built in RHD
• Well specified in Windsor Blue metallic with Oatmeal leather
• Extensive work to brakes, belts, electrics in 2019 with few miles since
• Service kit purchased from Flying Spares in late 2024
• Current MOT valid to May 2027

The Appeal

To mark its 60th year in 2006, Bentley created the elevated Diamond Edition Arnage. Appropriately, just 60 were available in either R or T trim, each featuring diamond-quilted leather, uprated 19in alloys, and bespoke veneers with handcrafted marquetry. With only 373 RHD Arnage Rs built, the Diamond Edition is a rare version of an already rare car.

The Arnage R was the comfort-oriented model, albeit one that had 451bhp on tap from its twin turbocharged 6.75L V8. This car’s Windsor Blue metallic paintwork and Oatmeal leather are the headlines for an extensive specification list that you can peruse in the photos. It is tidy with a good history file showing recent invoices by blue-chip marque specialists like Flying Spares, Silverlady and Praisad. They include over £6,600 of brake, electrical and other work in 2019, coil pack in 2022, and a new battery in 2023. The car was serviced by Prestige Services in 2022, and there is an invoice dated October 2024 for a Flying Spares service kit. The current MOT runs to May 2027.

The Arnage was Bentley’s first all-new car for decades and is the bridge between the firm’s old and new eras. This Diamond Edition is therefore a fitting celebration of what came before and what was to come.

Key Information

• Mileage: 165,707 miles (MOT records available, not warranted)
• Country of registration: United Kingdom
• Technical inspection status: MOT valid to 10th May 2027 with advisories
• Technical specs: 6,750cc twin turbocharged 451bhp V8, 4spd automatic
• Paperwork: handbooks and wallets, specification list, various invoices, V5C, print out of some service work
• Two new batteries fitted with isolator switches
• For the last 2.5 years it has been stored in a dry Underground car park in central London.
• Vendor informs us it has just undergone a 200 miles recommissioning trip during which it performed faultlessly
• Vendor also informs us that due to being 20 years old it currently has a number of warning lights.

Notable recent maintenance (further details in photos):

• 10/24 - £162 - Flying Spares - service kit
• 03/23 - £502 - Praisad - new battery
• 10/22 - £528 - Silverlady Brentwood - wiring and other work
• 09/22 - £1,573 - Silverlady Brentwood - coil pack and other work
• 05/22 - 158,609 miles - Prestige Services - service
• 2019 - £6,681 - Wallis & Son - spark plugs, electrics, brake work, auxiliary belts

The Detail

• Desirable post-05 facelift car with quad headlights
• Attractive Windsor Blue metallic paintwork in good general condition
• Some stone chips and marks to note on the paintwork in photos
• Diamond Edition car with correct sill trims and wing badges
• Diamond Edition 19in alloy wheels in fair condition with some marks
• Mix of Avon and other tyres fitted as shown
• Structural and other advisories to note on MOT
• Oatmeal leather with diamond quilted stitching in good general order
• Some wear to note on the front seat squabs and bolsters as shown
• Extensive hand-crafted Diamond Edition specification veneers
• Blue leather dash top and matching wheel
• Full vehicle specification provided in photos

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