[Timpo]

http://jalopnik.com/5478280/man-trades-in-16-million-bugatti-veyron-for-corvette-zr1-doesnt-look-back

[boostfever]

i wonder what's the wholesale price on a veyron.

$900K? :lol:

[StylinRed]

maybe thats the one that took the dive into the lake; with a new paint job


still crazy though

[b-dub]

This doesn't mean shit,

"...for an unabashedly American Corvette ZR1 and some cash.

For all we know it could have been ZR1 + 1mil on top + tax savings

If it was a 1:1 trade then THAT'S something!

Just saying...

[jeff_alexander]

i wonder what's the wholesale price on a veyron.

$900K? :lol:

More than you can afford pal, Bugatti

[yvrnycracer]

considering the maintenance costs on a linked article... i wonder who is the veyron tech in town considering the new franchise... and what does he get paid when he works on the one that is here... :)

[VK79]

Or maybe he just felt that it was too much car for him.

[PiuYi]

cheap 1.6million dollar marketing ploy

[Wykydtron]

Plus they didn't take it on trade till they had a buyer lined up....so it's pretty much coming in, then leaving right away, and the dealership will walk away with some extra money for probably very little work.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

why would anyone wonna do tat

[Timpo]

That is not the point.

ZR-1 is still a Corvette, so many of them are out there, and it's cheap compare to Bugatti.

Who would want to drive a GT-R if you can afford an Enzo or McLaren F1? Same idea.


This doesn't mean shit,

"...for an unabashedly American Corvette ZR1 and some cash.

For all we know it could have been ZR1 + 1mil on top + tax savings

If it was a 1:1 trade then THAT'S something!

Just saying...

[Kim Jong Un]

rich people.... who cares

[GabAlmighty]

He wants a raw car.

[CanadaGoose]

I can see where he's coming from

I'd rather drive a ZR-1 and beat the flying fuck out of it, then baby a veyron and pay like 30 g's for a brake job

[Onassis]

The owner actually posted on NASIOC off topic, he's an 80 year old man that doesn't want to pay the maintenance costs anymore. He's also a religious fanatic and rich from the oil field, I think he mentioned the cost of owning one is over 150k+ /year. The craziest thing he said was how he has to get his tyres changed, they send his rims over to get x-rayed so that they can tell if it is still structurally sound every few thousand clicks, and then then have to be changed every 4th tyre service.

I really admire this guy, he's 80 and still rocking out on Ducatis too.

[Mancini]

I can see where he's coming from

I'd rather drive a ZR-1 and beat the flying fuck out of it, then baby a veyron and pay like 30 g's for a brake job

QFT

[sonick]

The owner actually posted on NASIOC off topic, he's an 80 year old man that doesn't want to pay the maintenance costs anymore. He's also a religious fanatic and rich from the oil field, I think he mentioned the cost of owning one is over 150k+ /year. The craziest thing he said was how he has to get his tyres changed, they send his rims over to get x-rayed so that they can tell if it is still structurally sound every few thousand clicks, and then then have to be changed every 4th tyre service.

I really admire this guy, he's 80 and still rocking out on Ducatis too.

link?

[91civicZC]

That is not the point.

ZR-1 is still a Corvette, so many of them are out there, and it's cheap compare to Bugatti.

Who would want to drive a GT-R if you can afford an Enzo or McLaren F1? Same idea.

Because to some people, the status of the car doesn’t matter, its the driving enjoyment that matters. I can only assume he wasn’t enjoying the car.

[AzNightmare]

And the ZR-1 looks better anyway.... although with a Veyron, I would have traded it for a Ferrari or Lambo instead.

[optiblue]

I can understand that... the age of electronic gadgets saving your ass on the road takes away a lot of fun nowadays. I want an AP1

[lowside67]

That is not the point.

ZR-1 is still a Corvette, so many of them are out there, and it's cheap compare to Bugatti.

Who would want to drive a GT-R if you can afford an Enzo or McLaren F1? Same idea.
Just to give you an idea, there were over 11,000 Ferrari 360s produced. There were originally slated to be 2000 ZR-1s built and to date only 1400 or so have been produced. Not exactly a common car.

[penner2k]

The owner actually posted on NASIOC off topic, he's an 80 year old man that doesn't want to pay the maintenance costs anymore. He's also a religious fanatic and rich from the oil field, I think he mentioned the cost of owning one is over 150k+ /year. The craziest thing he said was how he has to get his tyres changed, they send his rims over to get x-rayed so that they can tell if it is still structurally sound every few thousand clicks, and then then have to be changed every 4th tyre service.

I really admire this guy, he's 80 and still rocking out on Ducatis too.

Yah for the price of the Bugatti you could get a trainer jet fighter. It would cost less money to maintain the jet and would go a hell of a lot faster..

[Timpo]

Just to give you an idea, there were over 11,000 Ferrari 360s produced. There were originally slated to be 2000 ZR-1s built and to date only 1400 or so have been produced. Not exactly a common car.
you don't quite get my point

Honda Mugen Civic RR, the $47,700 limited edition Civic and only 300 units were produced.

http://cvimg01.carview.co.jp/news/car/images3/img4_20070628_17482974_1_l.jpg

Now, compare that to Lamborghini Murcielago, over 4,000 of them were produced as of today, does that make the Mugen Civic RR 13.3 times more exclusive than a Murcielago? No, because it is still a Civic.

Same as ZR-1, a rare edition Corvette, but it's essentially a modded C6 Vette that we see everyday, just like Civic RR.

[achiam]

The owner actually posted on NASIOC off topic, he's an 80 year old man that doesn't want to pay the maintenance costs anymore. He's also a religious fanatic and rich from the oil field, I think he mentioned the cost of owning one is over 150k+ /year. The craziest thing he said was how he has to get his tyres changed, they send his rims over to get x-rayed so that they can tell if it is still structurally sound every few thousand clicks, and then then have to be changed every 4th tyre service.

I really admire this guy, he's 80 and still rocking out on Ducatis too.

-Veyron MSRP is $1.1M Euros
-Veyron will appreciate in value as its extremely rare.
-Each set of tires is 20K USD; changing the tires requires shipping to europe, costs $70K USD.

[Timpo]

-Veyron MSRP is $1.1M Euros
-Veyron will appreciate in value as its extremely rare.
-Each set of tires is 20K USD; changing the tires requires shipping to europe, costs $70K USD.
are you serious?

if you drive Veyron at WOT, the gas will only last 12 minutes and tires will only last 15 minutes...no joke.