Bugatti Veyron as a daily driver?
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As if they would let you change just the one!Dave Hedgehog said:
servicing and repairs are likewise bonkers money, someone on here said it was 80k to change the alternator
i suspect this one reason why they have been very slow to sell and have not appreciated in price
However like most things how much does a realcustomer really pay these incredibly high service items which to me appear are purely marketing to makes us meremortals think even more of these cars. i suspect this one reason why they have been very slow to sell and have not appreciated in price
I don't believe these prices. There is no way an alternator is 80k, even if it included fitting (maybe an engine out job?) If I owned one, i'd be down the scrappy trying to match part numbers up with Lupo's and Polo's. I can't help think it's all made up.
You could get an alternator made up from scratch for less than 80k.
You could get an alternator made up from scratch for less than 80k.
Escy said:
I don't believe these prices. There is no way an alternator is 80k, even if it included fitting (maybe an engine out job?) If I owned one, i'd be down the scrappy trying to match part numbers up with Lupo's and Polo's. I can't help think it's all made up.
You could get an alternator made up from scratch for less than 80k.
I should imagine every component on the Veyron is bespoke pretty much and that it is a fairly large alternator, would love to see the parts guys face in Halfords if you went in and asked for one.You could get an alternator made up from scratch for less than 80k.
Escy said:
I don't believe these prices. There is no way an alternator is 80k, even if it included fitting (maybe an engine out job?) If I owned one, i'd be down the scrappy trying to match part numbers up with Lupo's and Polo's. I can't help think it's all made up.
You could get an alternator made up from scratch for less than 80k.
and you can get a lambo engine repaired for a fraction of the cost a main dealer will charge you, i do remember that everything on the vayron is aircraft quality and that the fuel tank takes 3 days to fabricate alone, the whole thing is fabricated to jet standards (totally OTT imo) You could get an alternator made up from scratch for less than 80k.
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Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Saturday 8th March 11:39
Dave Hedgehog said:
servicing and repairs are likewise bonkers money, someone on here said it was 80k to change the alternator
i suspect this one reason why they have been very slow to sell and have not appreciated in price
Yep!, thats about right and that price would have been from a few years ago. The alternator is an engine out job that rquires you to split the car in half. The fact is you are tied to the factory as no other alternatives are available. I wrote a piece on this a couple of years ago. The runing costs are just so high even the rich dont hold onto them for long, and the costs will only ever increse over time. So as a second hand buy its a real minefield unless you have unlimited cash suppliesi suspect this one reason why they have been very slow to sell and have not appreciated in price
I don't believe for a second that an owner using the car on the street and never breaking the speed limit would ever change the wheels, let alone the tyres every 2500 miles, it's absolutely silly.
Obviously if you are running the car at 250+ mph, then yes.
This is no different to running a race engine on low octane if you're running low boost, and then race fuel at £3 a litre for high boost.
These are only cars at the end of the day, 8 litres, running 1000 bhp - is hardly 'stressed'.
I expect that most of these components have been designed to be hard to be changed, rather than anything particularly spectacular about them. Once the R&D is done, the component can be cloned and cheaper copies made.
I would absolutely bet money the owner of this car hasn't spent 650k on tyres and wheels.
Obviously if you are running the car at 250+ mph, then yes.
This is no different to running a race engine on low octane if you're running low boost, and then race fuel at £3 a litre for high boost.
These are only cars at the end of the day, 8 litres, running 1000 bhp - is hardly 'stressed'.
I expect that most of these components have been designed to be hard to be changed, rather than anything particularly spectacular about them. Once the R&D is done, the component can be cloned and cheaper copies made.
I would absolutely bet money the owner of this car hasn't spent 650k on tyres and wheels.
J4CKO said:
I should imagine every component on the Veyron is bespoke pretty much and that it is a fairly large alternator, would love to see the parts guys face in Halfords if you went in and asked for one.
I know it's bespoke. I wasn't serious when I suggested getting one off a Lupo! The bespoke bit will be the casing, that's unlikely to get damaged. The internals will be re-buildable, the same as any other alternator. As for for fitting it and splitting the car in half, it's only nuts and bolts. No way i'd be paying that sort of money for an alternator. Someone rich should buy me one and i'll do a blog on how i'm running it on a shoestring budget. Remoulds, re-lined brake pads, etc
The wheel thing has always struck me as nonsense. I think i read that the SS wheels are longer lasting. Wheels on certain aircraft have a more difficult job and they don't need changing nearly as often(to my knowledge).
Perhaps an engineer can chime in but it seems to me if they were at all worried about the stress the wheels could have been put under they would have them X-ray'd at 7500 miles. Prancing around Monaco isn't going to stress them, i doubt Vmax runs would either.
Perhaps an engineer can chime in but it seems to me if they were at all worried about the stress the wheels could have been put under they would have them X-ray'd at 7500 miles. Prancing around Monaco isn't going to stress them, i doubt Vmax runs would either.
Escy said:
I know it's bespoke. I wasn't serious when I suggested getting one off a Lupo! The bespoke bit will be the casing, that's unlikely to get damaged. The internals will be re-buildable, the same as any other alternator. As for for fitting it and splitting the car in half, it's only nuts and bolts. No way i'd be paying that sort of money for an alternator.
Someone rich should buy me one and i'll do a blog on how i'm running it on a shoestring budget. Remoulds, re-lined brake pads, etc
They can keep Spitfires and Hurricanes in the air cheaper than this - and that's all custom fabrication, so I don't think this car's alternator should be a problem.Someone rich should buy me one and i'll do a blog on how i'm running it on a shoestring budget. Remoulds, re-lined brake pads, etc
VW charge, Arab's pay. It's as simple as that really.
clarkmagpie said:
CraigyMc said:
Using 2009 prices for things:
18 new sets of tyres (replaced every 2500 miles) at £6325 per tyre is £455400 in tyres.
6 new sets of wheels (replaced every 7500 miles) at £29900 per set is £179400 in wheels.
So, £634K just in tyres and wheels for 45,000 miles.
In context, the new price for a brand new McLaren F1 at launch was £634K.
It's £13,465 for each yearly service, and if you want to extend the standard 2 year warranty by another two years, that's another £63,000.
Wow. Just wow! 18 new sets of tyres (replaced every 2500 miles) at £6325 per tyre is £455400 in tyres.
6 new sets of wheels (replaced every 7500 miles) at £29900 per set is £179400 in wheels.
So, £634K just in tyres and wheels for 45,000 miles.
In context, the new price for a brand new McLaren F1 at launch was £634K.
It's £13,465 for each yearly service, and if you want to extend the standard 2 year warranty by another two years, that's another £63,000.
And the lads at work took the piss at my £700 for new tyres!
Would just love to be that rich
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