Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Cost of Ownership

shadoquad · 03-30-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 3.SLOW6MT

You are right, it is a status symbol. However, it's hardly an investment. Predominantly, when you invest in anything, you usually expect to see a return on what $$ you put into the initial investment. In this example, all I see is pockets being emptied at first glance, and then even more so as time goes on; not to mention depreciation.

Don't fool yourself. This is an investment vehicle. It is highly exclusive. It has the status of being the most expensive car in the world at the time. Yadda yadda yadda, if this thing is a well-maintained garage queen for 30 years, it's reasonable to expect it to sell for more than what it was bought for, especially if several of them are crashed.

Look at vintage ferraris, hell even vintage muscle cars. The rarer the better, and they're all selling for X times what they were bought for. Lamborghini Reventons are aimed at the collector set, too.

Osiris · 03-30-2011, 03:27 PM

little fact i heard on a Top Gear episode: They said that it costs VW over 5 million to produce one veyron but only sell it for 2. Apparently it's one of those "see if we can build such a car" type of things.

But if i had 2 mill and 300k maintenance money to burn...i think i'd buy a couple nice Ferrari's, Lambo's, Ducati's, and have enough left over for a Charlie Sheen hooker binge!!

Econ · 03-30-2011, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Osiris

little fact i heard on a Top Gear episode: They said that it costs VW over 5 million to produce one veyron but only sell it for 2. Apparently it's one of those "see if we can build such a car" type of things.

But if i had 2 mill and 300k maintenance money to burn...i think i'd buy a couple nice Ferrari's, Lambo's, Ducati's, and have enough left over for a Charlie Sheen hooker binge!!

"After the release of the car, it has been reported that while each Veyron is being sold for £840,000, the production costs of the car are approximately £5 million per vehicle. This is not the price to produce one vehicle, but rather the cost of the entire Veyron project divided by the number of vehicles produced at that time. As Bugatti, and therefore Volkswagen, are making such a loss, it has been likened by automotive journalist Jeremy Clarkson to Concorde; in that they are test-beds for advancements in technology and developed as exercises in engineering.

Read more: Bugatti Veyron - Wikicars
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Osiris · 03-30-2011, 03:57 PM

ah..thanks for clarification. Still mucho $$$

Econ · 03-30-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Osiris

ah..thanks for clarification. Still mucho $$$

yea man, still pretty nuts though...didn't know that till you mentioned it.

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