Bugatti Veyron wheels? Mental.
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Inspired by a post on another thread, I have recently found out that every 10,000 Miles Bugatti recommend you change the wheels themselves and not just the tyres(which I could understand).
Why? Surely every Bugatti Veyron owner isnt taking their car to 250+ every journey, so why would it matter? Have they given reason for this, or is it just a way to make little bit more money?
Seems silly and unnecessary to me!
Any thoughts.
Why? Surely every Bugatti Veyron owner isnt taking their car to 250+ every journey, so why would it matter? Have they given reason for this, or is it just a way to make little bit more money?
Seems silly and unnecessary to me!
Any thoughts.
Edited by LukeR94 on Saturday 28th March 10:37
The ultimate first world problem I imagine if you can afford a million pound car you can afford a few sets of wheels throughout its life. Sounds unnecessary to me though, I doubt if the wheels on bullet trains get changed every 10,000 miles
Edited by Turbodiesel1976 on Saturday 28th March 10:48
Turbodiesel1976 said:
The ultimate first world problem I imagine if you can afford a million pound car you can afford a few sets of wheels throughout its life. Sounds unnecessary to me though, I doubt of the wheels on bullet trains get changed every 10,000 miles
I don't think it's an issue of whether millionaires can afford it or not, it's more they don't like being totally ripped off. I've read a few stories of owners that are sick of the high mandatory maintenance costs associated with the Veyron. And if you don't stick to the schedule, Bugatti won't touch the car at all.Supernova190188 said:
Are they not just trying to claw back a little money as they cost around £5m each to make if i recall? Still it is absolutely mental! Seem to remember a story of one guy having an alternator changed at a cost of around £40k or so?
Would love to see some of these peoples bills!
If that's the case it's (much) cheaper to run a Polo running on a trailer behind the Veyron to keep the battery topped up!Would love to see some of these peoples bills!
Yes there is a thread somewhere on here re the frankly quite ludicrous maintenance costs of the Veyron.
Mind you, there was also a thread here re parts prices for a Lexus LFA, which were no less eyewatering, relatively of course.
At full speed, the valves of a normal wheel can not stay closed due to the huge forces at play and will cause the tyres to slowly deflate - any gouges on the rim or kerb damage will translate to vibrations and possibly worse at VMAX. The tyre replacement schedule (it's every 7.5k by the way, not 10k) is probably part risk based to avoid litigation from owners loosing control of their cars at 250mph due to wheel faults and partly to sustain the image of the car as beyond a means of mere transport. The whole financial pantomime around the Veyron is carefully planned - I mean, €300k extra cost option to not paint the Super Sport?
Bearing in mind the prospective owners are probably comparing the running costs of their Veyron to that of their yacht (annual costs in excess of £10m for a fully crewed mega gin palace) rather than to the wife's Dacia Sandero and you realise everything is relative.
The 40k alternator cost was basically made up of shipping the car back to Molsheim and dismantling and rebuilding the back end. The alternator was a small part of the cost but may well have been a couple of grand. Apparently it's a shared part number with Audi which costs a few hundred from the dealer.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Bearing in mind the prospective owners are probably comparing the running costs of their Veyron to that of their yacht (annual costs in excess of £10m for a fully crewed mega gin palace) rather than to the wife's Dacia Sandero and you realise everything is relative.
The 40k alternator cost was basically made up of shipping the car back to Molsheim and dismantling and rebuilding the back end. The alternator was a small part of the cost but may well have been a couple of grand. Apparently it's a shared part number with Audi which costs a few hundred from the dealer.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
PositronicRay said:
I bet they have a strange PCD as well so you can't shop around or ebay the old ones.
Yes because I'm sure a Veyron owner is looking to eBay old wheels....Sounds to me like they've gone for looks and sodded the durability. To be fair it is a 250mph 1900kg car. Not your usual load case.
Dapster said:
At full speed, the valves of a normal wheel can not stay closed due to the huge forces at play and will cause the tyres to slowly deflate....
Drivel!The valves are there merely to let you inflate the tyres. The valve CAPS are there to seal the tyres.
Therefore the valve being 'lifted by centrifugal force' will allow nothing leak from the tyre.
Basic car maintenance 101, my friend, always use valve caps.
Hows this for a post, i raced a veyron today and had him to 100mph nearly! True story, v max stealth at brunters. And scarily enough the owner was actually telling me about having to replace the rims in addition to the tyres! Madness. Think he mentioned a figure of 30 to 50k annually in service costs... but boy did it shift once rolling. 216mph in a mile today
King Herald said:
Drivel!
The valves are there merely to let you inflate the tyres. The valve CAPS are there to seal the tyres.
Therefore the valve being 'lifted by centrifugal force' will allow nothing leak from the tyre.
Basic car maintenance 101, my friend, always use valve caps.
The cap is there to stop debris getting in the valve. A plastic cap will obviously not seal the air in the tyre.The valves are there merely to let you inflate the tyres. The valve CAPS are there to seal the tyres.
Therefore the valve being 'lifted by centrifugal force' will allow nothing leak from the tyre.
Basic car maintenance 101, my friend, always use valve caps.
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