Hey you! Yeah, you with the William Fioravanti suit and Allen Edmonds wingtips. Why are you going fishing like a commoner with a lowly Porsche Cayenne? The discerning angler demands a BENTLEY BENTAYGA FLY FISHING BY MULLINER!
Special tubes, trimmed in essential saddle leather with Linen cross-stitching, reside on the underside of the parcel shelf and hold four fishing rods. These accoutrements are not known to fly fishers in my homeland. A pair of landing nets in matching leather bags are stored in a carpet-trimmed hard pocket built into the side of the cargo area.
In the rear are three saddle-leather-trimmed units: a master tackle station, a refreshment case, and waterproof stowage trunk. Owners are encouraged to store their monogrammed waders in the hand-crafted and leather-wrapped wood trunk, as it’s lined with neoprene material. I, personally, store my waders on the floor of my grandfather’s 1986 GMC truck whose rusty floorboards allow for convenient water drainage.
Fortunately, all three units — the tackle station, refreshment case, and waterproof trunk – can be removed from the Bentayga’s boot when maximum luggage space is required, such as when disposing of the serfs you had removed from your castle’s forecourt.
TTAC fully expects these to outnumber F150s and Silverados on the banks of salmon rivers worldwide by this time next year. Those who show proof of ownership of a Bentley Bentayga Fly Fishing by Mulliner are permitted to pay for their local fishing license either in weak British pounds or broken Lucas Electrics.
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I feel the discerning Anglophile would choose Land Rover over Bentley for fly fishing, but that’s just me.
I mean, or have a bespoke AWD Phantom shooting brake created.
Forget all of the cultural and class arguments; where I live that pic doesn’t show a river, it’s a puny creek.
Not as nice as the $170,000 optional clock on these things.
I was sitting here attempting to jot off a few witty remarks about this, but just can’t. All I can say is that I’m seriously in the wrong line of work.
If you’re in any line of work at all, this is not meant for you.
“So, what do you do?”
*Puzzled look, adjusting crystal tumbler of aged scotch on circa 1700s mahogany side table.*
I’m in trade. *shamed look*
Merchant class scum! Get out of my drawing room.
“It turns on a six-pence. Whatever that is.”
This is going to be the new Camry among pro athletes. May as well capitalise and make the 30″ dubs a $25,000 option.
That guys waders and jacket probably cost as much as my house.
What about his jaunty multi-color scarf?
Made of wool from a type of sheep that only lives on an obscure island north of England. The sheep are actually the color of the scarf.
Ah yes, the very rare Scottish Benetton Sheep.
Their mutton is superb.
Yes just going for some fishing,, has new meaning. Outside of the 600hp W12 engine, it will have diesel and hybrid options
I can really do without the tone of this post. Why the need for the snarky (jealous?) negativity?
You’re in the wrong place. Try here: http://www.bentleymotors.com
Because this level of wealth is rarely achieved by being a nice person.
You have to be willing to step all over people, climb on their backs and then wipe your shoes on them. …Or be the children of someone who was willing to do that.
Where do I sign up?
“Because this level of wealth is rarely achieved by being a nice person.”
I know plenty of nice people who are wealthy enough to buy this Bentley. But none of them are douchebags enough to actually do it. *That’s* why the tone, not due to having that kind of money to spend.
I agree. Being rich does not preclude said person from being generous and good natured. But the people who will buy this vehicle are probably not that kind of rich uncle. … There will be exceptions, of course.
“Nice” rich people buy Yukon Denalis instead of Escalades because, like their forebearers who bought loaded-up Electra 225s instead of Calais(es?) or Sedan de Villes, they don’t wanna be thought of as “too flashy.”
Color combo +100xp.
General poncy nature of car, -200xp.
On the Ridiculous Scale of 1-10, it’s Miley Cyrus.
TIL I wear the same shoes as Bently Benty-gaga owners. Who knew?
PS: bet they wear something much nicer that I haven’t even hear of.
I was surprised to see the Allen Edmonds reference, personally. I get more spam from them than any other company, but it goes straight into my filter (and then I see the emails on my daily spam report). I didn’t even know what they do until a month or two ago when I clicked “approve” on one of the emails by accident.
Yea, I wear AE shoes and they aren’t Bentley owner material.
Maybe GMC Yukon or Grand Cherokee Overland level.
A Bentley owner should be wearing at least Crockett and Jones. More than likely they have a cobbler. If I could afford a Bentayga, I’d certainly have a cobbler and a suit maker on staff.
Not sure about nicer, but the Lobbs worn by many Bentley owners, are both more properly Anglo, and much more expensive.
I have always found good value in buying Allen Edmonds. Yes, you can certainly spend less than $300 on a pair of shoes, but I typically get ~10 years of wear (figuring once or twice/week). If you take care of them, you can amortize that $300 over many wearings.
The shoes are fantastic, and I in no way meant to belittle them (I have 2 pair and wear 1 almost every day). I just think they aren’t stupid expensive and flashy enough for a Bentley guy. They’re more the MB E-Class of shoes, nice, and premium priced, but far from the top of the market.
So do Bentley sell a snorkel kit? A Range Rover can drive through a River to get to the best fishing grounds. Can this?
This would probably somehow catch the river on fire upon entry.
You’d get a big warning on the dash.
PLEEB ACTIVITY DETECTED, SHUTTING DOWN IN 3, 2, 1…
Probably with the Diesel engine option maybe
That’d be a nice green if they hadn’t made it look like it was just slathered with Armor All.
And where’s the gun rack? When I watch Brit TV people of the leisure class are always killing each other with shotguns.
That’s in the upcoming Midsomer by Mulliner edition.
Heh.. yeah, Modsomer’s already killed off more Brits than the Blitz.
But at least they haven’t all been East Enders.
Umm – I’d rather not have Bently Bentgay fishing in my fly…..
At least now the Bentley guy can have a credible answer when his wife asks why his car smells kind of fishy…
*sniff* *sniff*
Wut dat smell like Bentley?
They’re targeting the wrong market. It should be kitted out with bespoke accessories for falconry, since the Arabian Peninsula is where this kind of thing is more likely to be sold.
(And no, I have no idea what kind of accessories falconry calls for.)
A little container for bits of meat, and a box for leather gloves.
Probably is delivered with a detachable penis for the under-provided owner, too.
But I suppose that if I lived down by the river, under the bridge, this would be at least a comfortable crib.
Finally something to outshine my friend Fa’ad’s Holland and Holland Range Rover.