Reventon for sale in UK
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http://www.supervettura.com/lamborghini-reventon.h...
Exquisitely engineered vehicle for sure, but objectively, is it really worth half a million or so more than an Aventador? If I wanted to spend that sort of money on a rare car, I'd pay a wee bit extra for the Zonda F that Supervettura also have in stock (and, since I've clearly won the lottery / died and gone to heaven, I'd order an Agera R while I'm there!).
Exquisitely engineered vehicle for sure, but objectively, is it really worth half a million or so more than an Aventador? If I wanted to spend that sort of money on a rare car, I'd pay a wee bit extra for the Zonda F that Supervettura also have in stock (and, since I've clearly won the lottery / died and gone to heaven, I'd order an Agera R while I'm there!).
BelfastBoy said:
http://www.supervettura.com/lamborghini-reventon.h...
Exquisitely engineered vehicle for sure, but objectively, is it really worth half a million or so more than an Aventador? If I wanted to spend that sort of money on a rare car, I'd pay a wee bit extra for the Zonda F that Supervettura also have in stock (and, since I've clearly won the lottery / died and gone to heaven, I'd order an Agera R while I'm there!).
Exquisitely engineered vehicle for sure, but objectively, is it really worth half a million or so more than an Aventador? If I wanted to spend that sort of money on a rare car, I'd pay a wee bit extra for the Zonda F that Supervettura also have in stock (and, since I've clearly won the lottery / died and gone to heaven, I'd order an Agera R while I'm there!).
supervettura said:
this particular vehicle Car No. 18 is the sole Reventon Coupe in the UK
I'm guessing this is Edhicks (may have spelt his username wrong) dads car then?.Do they still have the Roadster Reventon too?.
On a side note I really like the reventon
Edit, you can see much of the aventador in the front end of the Reventon.
Edited by ZOLLAR on Thursday 12th January 13:10
Shmee said:
ZOLLAR said:
I'm guessing this is Edhicks (may have spelt his username wrong) dads car then?.
Do they still have the Roadster Reventon too?.
EddhickDo they still have the Roadster Reventon too?.
Yes they have both
I wonder how many people were able to say they owned both the coupe and roadster reventon at the same time?
I was always of the opinion that the Reventon was never worth the money Lamborghini charged the original buyers. £1 million for what was essentially a rebodied Murci was just plain silly no matter how good it looked. The fact that a number seemed to appear for sale almost as soon as owners took delivery seemed to indicate that a may where potentially speculators. These cars did not appear to sell on quickly or at a profit, please correct me if I am wrong here.
So going forward how will the Reventon be regarded, as a classic collector’s item of a just merely the final hurrah to the old Murci? I'm not sure.
The thing that I think will go against it is that it looks a little like an Aventador's rather chubby older brother. I suspect the owner of this car was not expecting that when it came to sale time they would have to be taking a rather large hit on such a low volume car. Anyway we will see.
So going forward how will the Reventon be regarded, as a classic collector’s item of a just merely the final hurrah to the old Murci? I'm not sure.
The thing that I think will go against it is that it looks a little like an Aventador's rather chubby older brother. I suspect the owner of this car was not expecting that when it came to sale time they would have to be taking a rather large hit on such a low volume car. Anyway we will see.
Streetrod said:
I was always of the opinion that the Reventon was never worth the money Lamborghini charged the original buyers. £1 million for what was essentially a rebodied Murci was just plain silly no matter how good it looked. The fact that a number seemed to appear for sale almost as soon as owners took delivery seemed to indicate that a may where potentially speculators. These cars did not appear to sell on quickly or at a profit, please correct me if I am wrong here.
So going forward how will the Reventon be regarded, as a classic collector’s item of a just merely the final hurrah to the old Murci? I'm not sure.
The thing that I think will go against it is that it looks a little like an Aventador's rather chubby older brother. I suspect the owner of this car was not expecting that when it came to sale time they would have to be taking a rather large hit on such a low volume car. Anyway we will see.
Agreed. The wheel design on the Reventon is absolutely stunning but otherwise it is, as you say, a reskinned Murcielago that cost roughly 5 times as much as the original. No logic there and the only winner was presumably Lambo themselves, in finding a few people rich / bored / insecure enough to want to spend so much extra just to own something exclusive. Sesto Elemento anyone?So going forward how will the Reventon be regarded, as a classic collector’s item of a just merely the final hurrah to the old Murci? I'm not sure.
The thing that I think will go against it is that it looks a little like an Aventador's rather chubby older brother. I suspect the owner of this car was not expecting that when it came to sale time they would have to be taking a rather large hit on such a low volume car. Anyway we will see.
I think that the big problem for the Reventon is Aventador itself - the fact that it exists at all, is available to anyone with the means to pay, and in engineering terms is a newer car despite being hundreds of thousands of £ / $ / € less. Why shell out £850k for a second-hand car when you can get a new Aventador for the fraction of the cost, and you can spec it yourself? To me it's an absolute no-brainer, even if it would involve waiting 12-18 months, or whatever it is, to get 'my' car.
One question though - in some quarters the Aventador has been criticised for being too easy to drive because of driver aids etc. Was the same ever said of the Reventon or was it too rare / valuable to ever be independently tested or reviewed?
One other thing I forgot to ask and maybe someone on here could explain it to me. You have the means to pay £1 million on a car which you obviously really wanted at the time then in the 2-3 years of ownership only put 995 miles on the clock!!!!!! Why???? I just don’t get it. What is the motivation of the buyer; do you want a car or just a very large and expensive paper weight?
Now I realise that the owner has a number of other cars to play with but I could put that mileage on a having a great hoon in less than 24 hours including rest, poo and eating times. It just seems like a waste to me. It’s for these same reasons that I tend not to be too interested or impressed with large car collections and museums if the cars are not used. You owe it to the less fortunate general public to make our day by driving these cars as much as possible. the country would be a better and happier place if you did
Now I realise that the owner has a number of other cars to play with but I could put that mileage on a having a great hoon in less than 24 hours including rest, poo and eating times. It just seems like a waste to me. It’s for these same reasons that I tend not to be too interested or impressed with large car collections and museums if the cars are not used. You owe it to the less fortunate general public to make our day by driving these cars as much as possible. the country would be a better and happier place if you did
StanLeeKnife said:
Is this not Jay Kay's car?
Nope, as mentioned above, it belongs to a PH'ers dad, who also owns a Reventon Roadster.As a side note, hes kept this for a long time hasnt he? I remember when it first went up for sale it was because of the imminent delivery of the Roadster, and that was a coupe of years ago(I think).
...or have I got this completely wrong?
Lord_Howit_Hertz said:
StanLeeKnife said:
Is this not Jay Kay's car?
Nope, as mentioned above, it belongs to a PH'ers dad, who also owns a Reventon Roadster.As a side note, hes kept this for a long time hasnt he? I remember when it first went up for sale it was because of the imminent delivery of the Roadster, and that was a coupe of years ago(I think).
...or have I got this completely wrong?
Lord_Howit_Hertz said:
StanLeeKnife said:
Is this not Jay Kay's car?
Nope, as mentioned above, it belongs to a PH'ers dad, who also owns a Reventon Roadster.As a side note, hes kept this for a long time hasnt he? I remember when it first went up for sale it was because of the imminent delivery of the Roadster, and that was a coupe of years ago(I think).
...or have I got this completely wrong?
Here's a thread from 2010 about the roadster (some lovely pictures too) and I'm sure he discusses selling the coupe as they'd purchased the roadster but in the end they kept both.
I'm sure this car was for sale a couple of years ago at Specialist Cars of Malton with something like 700 miles on the clock. I also remember a highly amusing thread on here (which I can't seem to find) about the car being put up for sale where a friend of the owners' son made a right arse of himself!
Council Baby said:
StanLeeKnife said:
So there's (at least) two then in the UK. Advert states this is the sole one?
Sole coupe.Streetrod - given the rest of their car collection, various practicalities etc I suspect it's tough to choose which to use on a daily basis
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StanLeeKnife said:
Lord_Howit_Hertz said:
StanLeeKnife said:
Is this not Jay Kay's car?
Nope, as mentioned above, it belongs to a PH'ers dad, who also owns a Reventon Roadster.As a side note, hes kept this for a long time hasnt he? I remember when it first went up for sale it was because of the imminent delivery of the Roadster, and that was a coupe of years ago(I think).
...or have I got this completely wrong?
BelfastBoy said:
Agreed. The wheel design on the Reventon is absolutely stunning but otherwise it is, as you say, a reskinned Murcielago that cost roughly 5 times as much as the original. No logic there and the only winner was presumably Lambo themselves, in finding a few people rich / bored / insecure enough to want to spend so much extra just to own something exclusive. Sesto Elemento anyone?
I think that the big problem for the Reventon is Aventador itself - the fact that it exists at all, is available to anyone with the means to pay, and in engineering terms is a newer car despite being hundreds of thousands of £ / $ / € less. Why shell out £850k for a second-hand car when you can get a new Aventador for the fraction of the cost, and you can spec it yourself? To me it's an absolute no-brainer, even if it would involve waiting 12-18 months, or whatever it is, to get 'my' car.
One question though - in some quarters the Aventador has been criticised for being too easy to drive because of driver aids etc. Was the same ever said of the Reventon or was it too rare / valuable to ever be independently tested or reviewed?
One word - exclusivity.I think that the big problem for the Reventon is Aventador itself - the fact that it exists at all, is available to anyone with the means to pay, and in engineering terms is a newer car despite being hundreds of thousands of £ / $ / € less. Why shell out £850k for a second-hand car when you can get a new Aventador for the fraction of the cost, and you can spec it yourself? To me it's an absolute no-brainer, even if it would involve waiting 12-18 months, or whatever it is, to get 'my' car.
One question though - in some quarters the Aventador has been criticised for being too easy to drive because of driver aids etc. Was the same ever said of the Reventon or was it too rare / valuable to ever be independently tested or reviewed?
If you live in the kind of world where everyone has a Veyron, a 1 of only 20 supercar is worth paying a premium for, regardless of the dynamic capabilities.
Streetrod said:
One other thing I forgot to ask and maybe someone on here could explain it to me. You have the means to pay £1 million on a car which you obviously really wanted at the time then in the 2-3 years of ownership only put 995 miles on the clock!!!!!! Why???? I just don’t get it. What is the motivation of the buyer; do you want a car or just a very large and expensive paper weight?
Now I realise that the owner has a number of other cars to play with but I could put that mileage on a having a great hoon in less than 24 hours including rest, poo and eating times. It just seems like a waste to me. It’s for these same reasons that I tend not to be too interested or impressed with large car collections and museums if the cars are not used. You owe it to the less fortunate general public to make our day by driving these cars as much as possible. the country would be a better and happier place if you did
Sadly, not everyone shares your opinion on how cars should be used! To me, a car is a vehicle that's designed to move, to be driven and enjoyed - not to be drained of fluids, and either placed under spotlights or in some climate-controlled vault until it's time to cash in. But, plenty of people disagree and it's their right to treat cars as assets or objets d'art. I think also that some owners collect cars the way the less wealthy collect action figures, trading cards, comics etc - some people just like to possess things without necessarily using them as intended. Now I realise that the owner has a number of other cars to play with but I could put that mileage on a having a great hoon in less than 24 hours including rest, poo and eating times. It just seems like a waste to me. It’s for these same reasons that I tend not to be too interested or impressed with large car collections and museums if the cars are not used. You owe it to the less fortunate general public to make our day by driving these cars as much as possible. the country would be a better and happier place if you did
It's a bit like the Veyron SuperSport that Tom Hartley have had on sale for a good few months now:
http://www.tomhartley.com/usedcar/BUGATTI/Veyron/M...
There's only 30 of them in the world, and the owner / seller clearly went out of his way to specify a truly individual vehicle. So why only drive the car for 864 miles before putting it up for sale? Obviously there could be lots of legitimate reasons but I do often wonder about peoples' motivations sometimes!
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