RE: Bugatti Veyron (price) crash
Discussion
P4ROT said:
I think this would make a great investment- make it an installation piece in the garage and wait for 20 years...Surely the parts alone are worth more than this?
I'd put the parts into this 
: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...ArtVandelay said:
Hasn't the veyron got a dozen or so radiators for the engine? Doubt the engine would be any use in a different car. Easier to get a tuned corvette lump
The radiators would come in handy at home, now it has got colder.To be honest, who cares what happens to it?
The insurer may well be at odds with someone over value in crashed condition, so has 'offered' it to the market to establish the value.
April is a long time ago when the crash happened, and much water under the bridge, I'm sure.
405dogvan said:
Dale487 said:
Is this the most expensive piece automotive salvage ever?
Rowan Atkinson's F1 would have made this look cheap - market value over $2m and repair costs more than this thing is worth MINT ;0I believe what we're looking at is a resid-value auction which means you're buying a right to choose what happens to the car under the Insurers Terms - they won't see it just anyone, basically they want someone who's going to use the car for legit spares or have it repaired by someone who's authorised/qualified to do it.
If repair was financially viable, they'd have done it already tho - if these things were raced you'd have race teams in there but they're not so I'm not sure where it will end-up.
The Veyron market is hard-to-read but I get the feeling Bugatti aren't shoring-up prices (as many manufacturers do) and sales are hard to make with values a bit fragile - so the insurer is basically saying "anyone want us to repair this for them then?" and I'd say, from the bids, the answer is "no".
Edited by 405dogvan on Tuesday 26th August 11:36
iloveboost said:
I was a billionaire:
Buy this for £150000-£175000. Pay a good company known for this kind of craziness loads of money to stick powertrain/interior parts into a relatively cheap/decent road legal mid engined chassis available with a broken/optional powertrain. Then you've got a unique hypercar with a reliable 1000+hp in an 1100-1200kg car for £200,000-£225,000.
I'm 99% sure somebody will just repair it though.
I'm guessing you're well over 500kg with the engine and gearbox alone, start adding radiators, then more radiators, then make it safe to have a half-ton engine behind your head, and you will have to go some to keep the complete car under 1200kgBuy this for £150000-£175000. Pay a good company known for this kind of craziness loads of money to stick powertrain/interior parts into a relatively cheap/decent road legal mid engined chassis available with a broken/optional powertrain. Then you've got a unique hypercar with a reliable 1000+hp in an 1100-1200kg car for £200,000-£225,000.
I'm 99% sure somebody will just repair it though.
dukebox9reg said:
Was quite disappointed to see the underside components looking so 'normal'. I know its a weird thing to say but they could have been off any old Ford or Vauxhall.
Was expecting to see carbon fibre and fancy aero shapes etc. Not just box section.
You don't need aero-kind bits when most of it's covered by a flat floor (which has been ripped off, incidentally). Even the components in the wheel wells will have the airflow managed carefully around them.Was expecting to see carbon fibre and fancy aero shapes etc. Not just box section.
ukaskew said:
iloveboost said:
I was a billionaire:
Buy this for £150000-£175000. Pay a good company known for this kind of craziness loads of money to stick powertrain/interior parts into a relatively cheap/decent road legal mid engined chassis available with a broken/optional powertrain. Then you've got a unique hypercar with a reliable 1000+hp in an 1100-1200kg car for £200,000-£225,000.
I'm 99% sure somebody will just repair it though.
I'm guessing you're well over 500kg with the engine and gearbox alone, start adding radiators, then more radiators, then make it safe to have a half-ton engine behind your head, and you will have to go some to keep the complete car under 1200kgBuy this for £150000-£175000. Pay a good company known for this kind of craziness loads of money to stick powertrain/interior parts into a relatively cheap/decent road legal mid engined chassis available with a broken/optional powertrain. Then you've got a unique hypercar with a reliable 1000+hp in an 1100-1200kg car for £200,000-£225,000.
I'm 99% sure somebody will just repair it though.
Also not sure how much I'd trust the repairs either. All in all does seem overvalued.
t.leedsutd1 said:
There are videos on you tube of more crashes of Veyron including one that went into a lake or the sea when he took his eyes of the road
Its a Lambo, according to the guy recording....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NJmB1F2mdE
leedsutd1 said:
There are videos on you tube of more crashes of Veyron including one that went into a lake or the sea when he took his eyes of the road
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdU-e1-FGuI2:50 when the recovery guy washes his hands in a puddle before touching the steering wheel, priceless.
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