VINwiki сувгийн хөтлөгч Ed Bolian өөрийн эзэмшдэг Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport автомашинаар 2,500 миль зам туулж, техникийн бүрэн үзлэг хийлгэжээ.
Ed Bolian нь зах зээлийн үнээс доогуур үнээр худалдан авсан 2012 оны Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport загвараа нийт 26,000 миль гүйлгэсэн байна. Тэрээр супер автомашины засвар үйлчилгээний зардал ихэвчлэн хэтрүүлэгтэй байдаг гэж үздэг бөгөөд тос солих зэрэг үндсэн үйлчилгээг 4,000 ам.доллароор хийлгэх боломжтойг онцолжээ. Гэсэн хэдий ч энэ удаагийн нарийвчилсан үзлэгээр тос хөргөгч, түдгэлзүүлэлтийн системийн гидравлик эд ангиуд, гэрэл болон дээврийн хэсэгт бага зэргийн гэмтэл илэрсэн байна.
Мэргэжлийн засварын газрын үнэлгээгээр эдгээр асуудлыг бүрэн засахад хэдэн зуун мянган ам.доллар шаардлагатай гэж гарсан ч эдгээр нь автомашины хэвийн ажиллагаанд нөлөөлөхгүй гэж дүгнэжээ. Иймд эзэмшигч нь автомашинаа үргэлжлүүлэн ашиглахаар шийдвэрлэсэн байна.
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport загварын түүх: – 2008 оны наймдугаар сар: Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance арга хэмжээнд анх танилцуулсан. – 2009 оны зургадугаар сар: 150 ширхгээр хязгаарлагдсан цуврал үйлдвэрлэл эхэлсэн. – 2009 оны наймдугаар сар: Брэндийн 100 жилийн ойд зориулсан Sang Bleu тусгай загварыг танилцуулсан. – 2012 оны гуравдугаар сар: Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse загвар анх удаа олны хүртээл болсон. – 2013 оны дөрөвдүгээр сар: Grand Sport Vitesse дэлхийн хамгийн хурдан нээлттэй дээвэртэй автомашинаар тодорсон. – 2015 оны гуравдугаар сар: Veyron загварын 450 дахь буюу сүүлийн ширхгийг үйлдвэрлэж, дараагийн үе болох Chiron загварт байраа тавьж өгсөн.
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This Georgia man wanted to find out every issue with his Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport so he drove it for 2,500 miles.
At the end of said experiment, he was left looking at what could be a six figure repair bill.
By the time Ed Bolian, the host of VINwiki, had completed the 2,500 miles, his Bugatti was up to 26,000 miles overall.
It was time for the moment of truth – how much was wrong with this car?
Ed Bolian has previously called himself the ‘world’s poorest Bugatti owner’
Over the years, Bolian hunted every distressed Veyron on the market, looking at repos, sketchy rebuilds, even saltwater cars.
He couldn’t afford one in pristine condition, but hit the jackpot when a Grand Sport surfaced with a price well below market value.
After relentless negotiation, the Veyron Grand Sport was his.
Not that things got any easier after the fact, as an annual service demonstrated with an eyewatering cost.
Bolian has been candid about the costs that come with the supercar, assuring people that it’s not as ‘insane’ as is often claimed.
“You can do a pretty comprehensive fluid service for $4,000 as opposed to the full annual $21,000 oil change that everybody uses for clickbait headlines,” he once said.
Would he be singing this tune after adding 2,500 miles to his odometer and taking it for an inspection from Miller Motorcars?
Everything wrong with this Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport
Having previously declined a bumper-to-bumper warranty that would cover $150,000 to $200,000, Bolian was potentially at the mercy of whatever this inspection uncovered.
There were quite a few issues flagged up in the inspection.
This included minor seeping and leaking around the oil cooler, hydraulic leaks in the suspension adjusters, water inside a marker light, and minor cracks in the roof.
“If you were to open the checkbook and let Bugatti fix them all at full boat retail, it’s probably a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of stuff,” Bolian said.
“But in reality, none of it is keeping me from driving and enjoying my car.
“And I’m continuing to just blissfully love putting more miles on the car.”
So in the end, he didn’t shell out a six figure sum to fix all these issues, as they were deemed to be ‘non-critical’.
His accountant will no doubt be breathing a heavy sigh of relief.
Timeline of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport
August 2008: Officially unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California.
June 2009: Official production begins, limited to 150 units globally.
August 2009: To celebrate Bugatti’s 100th anniversary, a one-off Grand Sport Sang Bleu is unveiled.
March 2012: The Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse makes its debut at the Geneva Motor Show.
April 2013: The Grand Sport Vitesse sets official world record as fastest open-top production sports car.
March 2015: 450th and final Veyron ever produced is delivered, making way for the successor, the Chiron.
