The cost of owning a Bugatti Veyron

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01-19-2010, 03:38 PM

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Somebody please explain to me why the running cost of this car should be so much higher than that of an Enzo or the Big Mac?

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01-19-2010, 03:56 PM

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special tires and wheeels that can withstand the heat and I guess centrifugal forces generated at these speeds ...

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01-19-2010, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Schwabe

special tires and wheeels that can withstand the heat and I guess centrifugal forces generated at these speeds ...

But the Big Mac F1 since to be doing fine at 240MPH without having to do all that.

And dare I say, I would take that over the Veyron?

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01-19-2010, 05:29 PM

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I would much rather have an F1 than Veyron. I know the costs of owning an F1 is pretty high too, but I would be much more willing to pay those than that of a Veyron.

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01-19-2010, 05:37 PM

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I would bet that the F1 has similar running costs. The tires are a special compound (although not quite as pricey as the Veyron's) and the wheels are specially designed from magnesium for the Macca, but I haven't heard anything about needing to change them out after 10K miles or anything like that.