OT: My uncle may love his Boxster S but likes his friend's Bugatti conv more - w/pics
05-18-2010, 07:10 PM
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Wow, all of those cars belong in one collection? Amazing!
05-18-2010, 08:29 PM
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Looks to have a UK plate on the rear and appears to be a "ROW" model (no front fender reflectors/lights/signals). Is it possible this car is a display model?
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05-18-2010, 11:34 PM
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He has always wanted a Ferrari and could easily afford one but since he lives in a small town, he didn't want anything too outlandish. When he was in Italy with his wife and some friends a few years back, he took a drive to the Ferrari factory while they were out doing something else. He had with him what he thought was enough documentation (real or otherwise
) that would get him into the factory for a tour. He dreamed about this moment and spoke about it with me for years before going. When he got there, they said it didn't look right and they wouldn't let him in. He pleaded with them, said he had gone 5000 miles to get there but they just laughed at him. He got down on his knees and begged them but they still said no. He even walked around the building seeing if there was some way to get a look-see but no luck... He was pretty despondent, got in his car, and proceeded to get totally lost for hours trying to get back to his hotel many miles away. Oh well...
05-19-2010, 12:47 AM
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Poor guy, why does he keep getting exposed to these a*#holes... 
Oh well, Ferrari just lost a potential customer!
Oh well, Ferrari just lost a potential customer!
I emailed some of your questions to my uncle and am awaiting his reply. You guys thought of stuff I never would have thought of. To me, it was just another silly day with my Uncle and a very exclusive car. This isn't the first crazy experience he's relayed to me...
He has always wanted a Ferrari and could easily afford one but since he lives in a small town, he didn't want anything too outlandish. When he was in Italy with his wife and some friends a few years back, he took a drive to the Ferrari factory while they were out doing something else. He had with him what he thought was enough documentation (real or otherwise) that would get him into the factory for a tour. He dreamed about this moment and spoke about it with me for years before going.
When he got there, they said it didn't look right and they wouldn't let him in. He pleaded with them, said he had gone 5000 miles to get there but they just laughed at him. He got down on his knees and begged them but they still said no. He even walked around the building seeing if there was some way to get a look-see but no luck... He was pretty despondent, got in his car, and proceeded to get totally lost for hours trying to get back to his hotel many miles away. Oh well...
He has always wanted a Ferrari and could easily afford one but since he lives in a small town, he didn't want anything too outlandish. When he was in Italy with his wife and some friends a few years back, he took a drive to the Ferrari factory while they were out doing something else. He had with him what he thought was enough documentation (real or otherwise
) that would get him into the factory for a tour. He dreamed about this moment and spoke about it with me for years before going. When he got there, they said it didn't look right and they wouldn't let him in. He pleaded with them, said he had gone 5000 miles to get there but they just laughed at him. He got down on his knees and begged them but they still said no. He even walked around the building seeing if there was some way to get a look-see but no luck... He was pretty despondent, got in his car, and proceeded to get totally lost for hours trying to get back to his hotel many miles away. Oh well...
05-19-2010, 08:44 AM
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PS - I just got an email back from my Uncle on his iPhone. He's still down there and has limited access to the internet. He said that the front windshield on the Bugatti was cracked. He told me it was a stress fracture and will cost $60,000 to repair. Is that incredible or what? That windshield is the same price as a 96 993 TT. That's NUTS!
05-19-2010, 09:44 AM
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PS - I just got an email back from my Uncle on his iPhone. He's still down there and has limited access to the internet. He said that the front windshield on the Bugatti was cracked. He told me it was a stress fracture and will cost $60,000 to repair. Is that incredible or what? That windshield is the same price as a 96 993 TT. That's NUTS!
05-19-2010, 02:03 PM
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The $37,500 for ONE wheel makes Speedlines look cheap. $60K for a windshield? I wonder what dealer cost is. Maybe FDM or Sunset could help a guy out. Times are tough after all.
05-19-2010, 02:16 PM
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05-19-2010, 02:44 PM
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Other out-of-this-world costs include $120k for a transmission and $21k for the yearly service and inspection.
05-19-2010, 03:33 PM
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Wow, all of those cars belong in one collection? Amazing!
Other out-of-this-world costs include $120k for a transmission and $21k for the yearly service and inspection.