Now this is a bargain... and mad depreciation!!!

Rybo89 · 21 Feb 2013 at 14:18

Isn't he having it rebuilt from ground up? Wouldn't that only put up the value?

mike gunnz · 21 Feb 2013 at 14:29

For the super wealthy, could cars of this quality/rarity be considered a tax efficient way of investing one's money?

MooMoo444 · 21 Feb 2013 at 14:34

I couldn't even afford a new tyre for this. Just one.

EyeDot · 21 Feb 2013 at 14:37

mike gunnz said:
For the super wealthy, could cars of this quality/rarity be considered a tax efficient way of investing one's money?

Not a veyron no, its a money pitt that even multi-millionaire I know wont touch as we cant afford the losses it would result in.

Classics / Other cars - sure.

shoes · 21 Feb 2013 at 14:47

Pointless vehicle is pointless...

ubersonic · 21 Feb 2013 at 14:50

Rybo89 said:
Isn't he having it rebuilt from ground up? Wouldn't that only put up the value?

Its already worth considerably more than it cost as its appreciated in value (that was the pun), that's why the insurance company are willing to pay more than its retail cost to fix it as the market value is much higher.

Maximum Triceratops · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:19

EyeDot said:
Not a veyron no, its a money pitt that even multi-millionaire I know wont touch as we cant afford the losses it would result in.

Classics / Other cars - sure.

if you would be so kind, what are the real world running costs of your F40, would be interesting to compare with the Veyron. Me personally, I would go with the F40 regardless.

EyeDot · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:33

When it works, 2 fifth of nothing.
Petrol and Insurance.

£1400 for a new clutch
£1-2k for a service
Petrol

It's when something goes pop that the fun starts

pugheaven · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:46

EyeDot said:
When it works, 2 fifth of nothing.
Petrol and Insurance.

£1400 for a new clutch
£1-2k for a service
Petrol

It's when something goes pop that the fun starts

You have a F40?????!?!?!?! :cool:

Man,...One of the greatest ever cars, had oen on my wall with a Countach for about a decade lol.

Joe T · 21 Feb 2013 at 16:46

atpbx said:
I think if you are rich enough to be able to afford a Veyron you are rich enough to buy two.

Too right. The Veyron that sold at the auction I attended last year was sold to a guy who already had one. This particular example had not even been driven once by the owner, only by the manufacturer servicing team.

Joe T · 21 Feb 2013 at 16:46

pugheaven said:
You have a F40?????!?!?!?! Man,...One of the greatest ever cars, had oen on my wall with a Countach for about a decade lol.

Check the last couple of pages of the Show Us Your Motors Thread.

MooMoo444 · 21 Feb 2013 at 16:59

Yellow F40 > Red F40

/dons Dead Space survival suit.

Firestar_3x · 21 Feb 2013 at 17:10

MooMoo444 said:
Yellow F40 > Red F40

Negative.

pugheaven · 21 Feb 2013 at 17:15

Joe T said:
Check the last couple of pages of the Show Us Your Motors Thread.

I'd love to see that F40 at Donnington track day or the Rolling Road... be very interesting that thing!!!

Maximum Triceratops · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:09

EyeDot said:
When it works, 2 fifth of nothing.
Petrol and Insurance.

£1400 for a new clutch
£1-2k for a service
Petrol

It's when something goes pop that the fun starts

Is it reliable? compare to something like a ford focus?

EyeDot · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:25

Maximum Triceratops said:
Is it reliable? compare to something like a ford focus?

6000km and its not broken down.. however it did break down the day after I got it half way to LeMans..

That was to be expected given it'd stood for a while.. fundamentally they are extremely basic cars.. 2.9l v8, not stressed.. just with 2 big phat turbos on.

Driven well and often it's very reliable.