Bugatti Veyron tyres - what does a set cost?
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Having been fortunate enough to be trusted with the keys to a few expensive cars, I have had occasion to consider the costs involved should I scuff one.
But I have _never_ given any thought as to the possible cost of a puncture.
Wow.
WilliBetz
PS. I admit to not guessing the cost. But I knew it would be an even number
But I have _never_ given any thought as to the possible cost of a puncture.
Wow.
WilliBetz
PS. I admit to not guessing the cost. But I knew it would be an even number
northo said:
flemke said:
northo said:
That is frightening - I just paid £350 a corner for the rears on a Zonda C12 S. It will be interesting to see what a set for the Koenigsegg will cost, as they are specifically manufactured for the car, and will have to endure similar stress to a Veyron tyre,albeit withour the extra weight
The K'egg has a different tyre from the one on the CGT?335/30/ZR20 - Michelin Pilot Sport. You may be right.
flemke said:
warren182 said:
16k?? how much mileage did he get out of them
Coming from nowhere, the mysterious Warren, in his very first post, gets the biscuit. Well done!
A new set costs 25,700 Euros, or a bit more than £17,000.
In this case, the original tyres had 2,000 miles on them. My friend drives his cars rather purposefully.
If you said that to a psychiatrist you wold problably spend the next few months being pumped full of drugs.
17k for tyres is mad.
benzo said:
If you said that to a psychiatrist you wold problably spend the next few months being pumped full of drugs.
17k for tyres is mad.
17k for tyres is mad.
Try and put it into context though; it's a car that goes faster than a Formula 1 car, has more torque, more power, and is used in ALL conditions rain or shine, must be (relatively) grippy from -10c, must have the strength of sidewall to combat the load at 250mph, and after all of that it must be comfortable ride.
Now take that, take the sheer development costs that would have gone into them, and the fact they'll probably sell only 50tyres a year....it doesn't seem quite so extraordinary for a €1m car.
Don't get me wrong, I believe it is a huge amount of money (not too dissimlar to the value of my whole car) but to put it in context I think it could have been a LOT worse.
ilovevolvo said:
Hi Flemke thanks for this interesting info that is a shocking price but if you can afford 1 million for a car then 17 grand for tyres is small change i guess ?!
By the way flemke did you ever track down the skum bag that hit your 959 ??
Russ
With the kind help of a PHer, the car has been identified and the process are in motion.By the way flemke did you ever track down the skum bag that hit your 959 ??
Russ
flemke said:
ilovevolvo said:
Hi Flemke thanks for this interesting info that is a shocking price but if you can afford 1 million for a car then 17 grand for tyres is small change i guess ?!
By the way flemke did you ever track down the skum bag that hit your 959 ??
Russ
With the kind help of a PHer, the car has been identified and the process are in motion.By the way flemke did you ever track down the skum bag that hit your 959 ??
Russ
Nice work.
ilovevolvo said:
Hi Flemke can you recommend a good quality paint shop in the surrey/hants area ???
Russ
I am afraid not. Russ
There is one that I would recommend never using, but I wouldn't want to get Ted into trouble by mentioning names. Let's say that they're in the Guildford area and that it would be wise (
) to avoid them. There used to be a really good one in Chessington, but I believe that they have moved.
There have been a few threads on PH about this subject, so you may want to search back a bit.
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