Thinking of upgrading from the Corvette
09-24-2018, 11:09 AM
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Thinking of upgrading from the Corvette
Maintence costs to high
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/owne...cid=spartandhp
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/owne...cid=spartandhp
09-24-2018, 11:21 AM
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Maintence costs to high
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/owne...cid=spartandhp
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/owne...cid=spartandhp
09-24-2018, 11:30 AM
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Nothing about the car has ever appealed to me. 
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09-24-2018, 11:42 AM
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I find it a turnoff when the article quotes things like this: "The Veyron uses a dry-sump oiling system with 16 different drain plugs, accessible after intricately removing parts of the underbody, which takes hours. Refilling requires removing the car's grill, rear fender liners and rear deck including rear brakes, which are bigger than front brakes." Seems like such a drag when I could be out on the polo field or at the club.
but cant change the oil.
09-24-2018, 11:43 AM
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I have always thought they are just plain fugly, so they fail for me right from the get go!
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09-24-2018, 11:57 AM
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I find it a turnoff when the article quotes things like this: "The Veyron uses a dry-sump oiling system with 16 different drain plugs, accessible after intricately removing parts of the underbody, which takes hours. Refilling requires removing the car's grill, rear fender liners and rear deck including rear brakes, which are bigger than front brakes." Seems like such a drag when I could be out on the polo field or at the club.
"Bugatti services are so expensive because of the exclusivity of the product,"
Read that as, I'm gonna bend these rich jerks over as much as they'll put up with...
And it works, $25K for an oil change is nothing to the uber wealthy - I don't even know why this thread is on a Corvette forum...
09-24-2018, 12:11 PM
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I find it a turnoff when the article quotes things like this: "The Veyron uses a dry-sump oiling system with 16 different drain plugs, accessible after intricately removing parts of the underbody, which takes hours. Refilling requires removing the car's grill, rear fender liners and rear deck including rear brakes, which are bigger than front brakes." Seems like such a drag when I could be out on the polo field or at the club.
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09-24-2018, 01:35 PM
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09-24-2018, 01:44 PM
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09-24-2018, 09:26 PM
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Total excess in every way except eye appeal.
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09-25-2018, 09:25 AM
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Not all Corvette people like myself are Rich ,But I would bet there are some here that could afford this ugly sports car.
Having said that and maybe a Corvette fast enough to keep up with this Beast.
Having said that and maybe a Corvette fast enough to keep up with this Beast.
09-25-2018, 09:26 AM
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I find it a turnoff when the article quotes things like this: "The Veyron uses a dry-sump oiling system with 16 different drain plugs, accessible after intricately removing parts of the underbody, which takes hours. Refilling requires removing the car's grill, rear fender liners and rear deck including rear brakes, which are bigger than front brakes." Seems like such a drag when I could be out on the polo field or at the club.
It is kinda like my daughters Acura ( but on a much lesser scale ) where you have to remove the bumper to change the light bulbs.
09-25-2018, 09:37 AM
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To change the grille on a C7 Corvette, you have to remove the front bumper skin, loosen the inner wheel well cover, unplug the side marker lights, etc. I hit a bird and it broke the plastic grille.
09-25-2018, 09:38 AM
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A car that is so excellent in so many ways should not be so poorly engineered in others - or so dog-*** ugly. I wouldn't buy one even if I could.
Sure would like to drive one, though.
Sure would like to drive one, though.