My Koenigsegg

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Here are a few photos of the Egg`.

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Hi - to answer your questions -

No I don`t use the Egg enough. I drove it back from the factory in Sweden after buying it. Also I took it to Le Mans but I normally tend to use one of the other cars.

Yes I still want a Saleen S7 TT.

It is easy to drive although I do struggle with locating reverse sometimes.

Yes it is the green one that was at Broughtons, Pangbourne. They are the UK Koenigsegg dealer.

It is the only Koenigsegg racing green CCR to be produced.

My friend in Sussex has just bought Rio`s CC8S.

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Well the drive back from Sweden was interesting - more of an event really. Yes Christian is an excellent guy.
He spent an hour with me explaining about the CCR and gave me his mobile number if I had any problems. Very friendly, articulate and helpful.

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Norbury90 said:

Anyone have any idea on the numbers produced of each? I was lucky enough to see a CC8S in Dubai in 2004, I wondered what happened to it. It was in the Hamann (BMW tuners) showroom.

Yes go onto www.m5board.com and then to the Koenigsegg forum and there is a thread on there reference the Koenigsegg registry.

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steve06 said:

shoebag: Can I ask why you went for one over a Zonda? I'd easily choose one over a Zonda but a lot of others wouldn't.

It was a combination of things. After seeing the Koenigsegg on Top Gear I liked what Koenigsegg stood for i.e the non-conformist styling and the fact they held the fastest production car record (at the time.) I like the fact Koenigsegg was a family run business succeeding in producing a car that looked so totally different. I guess it appealed to my eccentric nature. Also the timing played a part in me buying the CCR as I heard it was for sale through a friend.

If I had unlimited funds a Zonda would be in my collection but there would still be a few other cars I would buy first before a Zonda i.e the Saleen S7 TT and a Gumpert.

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Chemical Matty said:

Shame it's not one of those that we have in common.

I'd love to see it sometime.

How is the other?

My Viper is still out in Baltimore all repaired and in storage. Going to use it for abit of a roadtrip out there and then bring it home again. Snakey is my favourite out of all of my cars and like the Diablo it is a keeper.

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Here are a few more photos.

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mikechandler said:

You know, I would have a Koenigsegg over any other car in the world... ever! That is a lovely car Shoebag, congratulations!

What is it like to drive in normal day to day conditions?

Edited by mikechandler on Tuesday 13th October 20:15

They're not great round town, but fantastic everywhere else - provided you watch your right foot.

I wish the turning circle was better. Trying to get out of tight corners/junctions sometimes makes you look like you cannot drive properly. It is very loud in the cockpit which is weird as the car does not sound that loud from outside. Doing 100mph feels like you are doing 60mph.

Edited by shoebag on Tuesday 13th October 21:08

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SimonSays said:

shoebag said:

northo said:

mikechandler said:

You know, I would have a Koenigsegg over any other car in the world... ever! That is a lovely car Shoebag, congratulations!

What is it like to drive in normal day to day conditions?

Edited by mikechandler on Tuesday 13th October 20:15

They're not great round town, but fantastic everywhere else - provided you watch your right foot.

I wish the turning circle was better. Trying to get out of tight corners/junctions sometimes makes you look like you cannot drive properly. It is very loud in the cockpit which is weird as the car does not sound that loud from outside. Doing 100mph feels like you are doing 60mph.

Edited by shoebag on Tuesday 13th October 21:08

How does it compare to a Diablo, driving wise? I know your 6 is AWD, but for the rest, it should be comparable to my RWD one...
Epic car collection by the way

Completely different. The Diablo feels planted on the road. The 4WD on the 6.0 makes me feel secure booting it out of corners something I would never do in the Egg as I learnt the hard way in the RWD Viper even after driving the Viper for 5 years I lost it big time exiting a roundabout.

With the Diablo the sensation of speed feels different to the Egg. You know at 140mph in the Diablo you can accelerate away from other cars but in the Egg you have a sense that you are being propelled in a warp speed stealth kind of way. It almost feels unreal.

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cc8s said:

shoebag, may I ask if you go up to Edinburgh often? You were spotted in a petrol station and it was posted on autogespot, I found the link but it is dead now

Near Calais

I have never taken the CCR to Scotland - it may of been Rio`s CC8S? The other photo is at the Eurotunnel, Calais.

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Wanta996Gotta said:

Would you mind letting us the running costs over a year? Servicing,tyres,wear & tear etc?

The CCR has done very few miles over the last year. The batteries had to be replaced. There are 2 batteries and they cost £297.15 plus vat each. Also replaced was a brake light switch £26.60 plus vat. Plus there was the labour charge for fitting the batteries as they are quite difficult to get to.
There is only one fully trained Koenigsegg mechanic in the UK and he is based at Broughtons, Pangbourne the UK dealership where my car goes. I took the car to the local MOT garage for it`s MOT.

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Yes that`s my car and yes I bought it from Peter.

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Streetrod said:

ShoeBag, can we please see your garage on this thread as I think you will have a good chance of topping the league:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... has the best Garage on Pistonheads????

I don`t think I could top Funky`s garage - that is quite impressive.

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Radders said:

shoebag said:

Yes that`s my car and yes I bought it from Peter.

fantastic car choice, great taste in cars you have + we share a passion for vipers also

you get much chance to get the cars on the track?

regards

The only car I have taken on track is the Diablo.

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mooncat said:

Hello Jan nice to see the 'Egg' you have an impecable taste in cars, but do you still have a thing for Ed China??? 8-)

I quite liked him years ago when he used to buy tyres from me, before he became famous but he`s not my type really.

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Yes the Koenigsegg is going to Coys Auction, London 1st December www.coys.co.uk
This is the first time it has been up for sale.

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The article is not exactly correct. If it is a 2008 model it would be the CCX not the CCR.
There are approximately 7 or 8 Koenigseggs in the UK. I am not sure about worldwide but I would estimate at 60.

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I have owned the Egg for 2 years. The only reason I am selling it is I would like to buy something else.

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I am driving it there.

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There are a couple of cars I would like to buy. Will see how the sale goes.