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The thing about this car, over every other car on the planet, is that initially it is only ever bought by the hyper-rich or lotto winners. The hyper-rich don't care about the cost, (analagous to running a helicopter is probably about right), & the lotto winners will most-likely move the car on for the next shiny thing that grabs their attention. With the franky horrendous costs associated with the car, will it ever realistically appeal to those who long to own an exotic, but have to wait for a 10-year old car, (be it Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc.), or even longer? With respect, I don't mean those of you who have worked hard to afford your much-loved single or multiple exotics, I mean those of us with normal lives & jobs who love exotics. I know one day, I'll have a Lamborghini; I am 99% sure I'll never have a Veyron. If you wait, say, 10 years for a Gallardo, for argument's sake, then you'd be getting a car that you couldn't afford when it was new/or the equivalent now, but if careful with the running costs & mileage, you could most-likely run it on an affordable budget; I have no experience in this, but having read a whole load of stuff on this forum over the years, that's the impression I get. Back to the Veyron, so the previous maybe 2 or 3 owners will have taken the biggest hit on depreciation, but imagine having just enough cash to buy the car & find you can't then drive it because it needs new tyres & a service which are the equivalent of a third to a half a year's wages, (not saying this is you, Ben; you could be wedged to the eyeballs for all I know). You can't move it on, because it needs to have money spent on it which many people would either just buy another car with or spend the money on something else. It is, to such people, a White Elephant, albeit a technically advanced one. Such people would not buy this car. I'm sure VCR's right; it 's a Gillette thing when it comes to the Veyron, but it's long-term value as a source of income to VW & the tyre companies through "consumables" & servicing is limited to those who buy & run the cars, more than any other marque. There are always going to be hyper-rich people & lotto winners, but will they always want a Veyron?

Niiiice; you're catching that Leno bloke up! Didn't you have a GT & a GTR?

Does the exhaust system, (perhaps just the tips), contain titanium? I seem to remember a motorcycle exhaust manufacturer using it & getting blue flames out the tailpipe on the over-run?

Honestly, Mr. Soup, I can assure you I have no idea who he is, & furthermore... ...I have no idea what a Kardashian is, unless it's one of these... ..which is a Trekkie-thing, I'll admit. Perhaps I don't watch enough television. Being "famous", (I prefer the term "recognised"; he's hardly Henry Kissinger), has its downside, but imagine the fallout if Mr. Dicksick had let rip at the "ladies"? He really had no choice but to comply, but that doesn't condone their actions. A victim of his own success? For sure. We often hear the question, are famous people public property? Certainly not, but it's a double-edged sword; particularly, such mediocre figures are reliant on the attention they receive, because of the simple fact they don't actually do anything.

Will those deployable safety devices be made available on future UGR products?

Sometimes, "Because I can", is really not good enough a reason. Mustardo or Gallang?

RFC 1738 says it's fine; if you're bored, check this out, a web-designer mate sent it to me when I asked the same question! http://blooberry.com/indexdot/html/topics/...ing.htm#whatwhy

Bosnia's the place, (Mostar & Sarajevo). Or Croatia, (Zagreb). I have never seen so many beautiful women in one place. Or three for that matter.

It may cause a riot if the owner turns up in it at the next Prius Owners Club bash. I like the music it makes at the moment; sounds like Motorhead.

How dare you, Sir?! It's called "character". Nothing quite like standing in the rain, (summer), with one's head under the bonnet of a fine British motor vehicle cursing the electrics & yelling at the wife. lambo128 - Have you considered the Jaguar XK? Very similar looks with a well-proven auto box & flappy paddles in case you find some corners.

An incredible film; real lump in the throat stuff. Not just a film about the greatest F1 driver ever, but a look into the way the FIA was being run at the time & the politics that went on within; the relationship with Nelson Piquet, the man's love for driving &, above all, winning. My favourite part was him putting Jackie Stewart in his place; loved every second of it. Please, don't anyone ever make a feature film of him; I cannot see anyone ever doing it justice, & why would it even be necessary?

A book entitled "Planning, Implementing & Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure", an A4 pad, pencil & eraser, (or "rubber", as we call them over here).

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Oh. Dear. I appreciate your passion for a rare & intriguing vehicle, with an "interesting" company background, but I am afraid you are blinkered by this passion. I own a '91 GSX-R1100; goes quickly enough for me, shite through the bends. I love it, but would not be naive enough to proclaim it anything other than what it is. The W8 did not set new standards; aerospace "technology" was limited to items such as trip switches instead of fuses. It was certainly not a kit car, but if you can say a turbo-charged, Donovan-based, V8 pushrod dragster engine with the Turbo-Hydramatic gearbox from a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado is setting new standards, your daily driver must be a horse & cart. As for figures of HP & V-Max, none of these were ever independantly verified as the car was never made available for testing, therefore one can only conclude it did not achieve the figures published. This is irrefutable. Yes, owners keep thier cars for a long time; it's because they've spent that much time rebuilding them properly they cannot bear to let them go; they have become things they love. Mate, it's an interesting bit of history, & combined with the wacky guy that produced it, an intriguing after-dinner subject, but that's it. Can't polish a turd. If you want to continue: But I suggest this, instead: Nothing personal.

We make your pucker pinker, and your pink pucker - Possibly the funnest thing I've read on here. Chief Cushion-Prodder, Spanish Inquisition, (AKA Cardinal Biggles).

'Til I saw the link, I thought it might belong to Gary Glitter. Why does it remind me of this?

Nice work, fella. 13's my fave too. 7 & 9 - That exhaust silencer. It ought to be illegal to strangle a high-revving V12 in such a way; begging for liberal application of a hacksaw. The naked chassis shots must have taken some organising.

If that's the case, it's very sad. OK, so a fool & his money are easily parted, but ignorance due to your environment or upbringing is society's, (or perhaps the government's), responsibility. I suppose one cannot be surprised that he just grabbed the money & went with it. And, I daresay, there were plenty of people to help him spend it & some of those are probably doing quite nicely now. As far as equipping people for the responsibility of managing a budget is concerned, I remember hearing about plans over here to start teaching school kids basic money-mangement as a part of the national curriculum. One could argue that the government, (of any country; take your pick, at the moment!), are the worst people to teach people about money, but would it be better if it were left to the banks, or other parts of the financial system? Perhaps the Captains of Industry that we hear so much about could be involved? I'd love to see a teenager being taught basic money management by the likes of Lord Sugar! Oh, & if I won the Lotto, I'd buy you all a beer, (after I've run it past my accountant).

Pardon? I get the "jump on things to kill yourself bit", but other than that, i'm a little in the dark. Surely he must have known he'd have to pay taxes at some point; don't these people employ financial advisers? Or am i missing something?

Indeed, it is. Congratulations, & promise you'll never sell it, (unless it's to me). I see there are no sidelight markers set into the bumpers; can you get away with that in the US, (assuming that's where you are)?

Yes, but it wasn't numbered, aside from the VIN & engine number, of course. The good Captain is referring to the value of Limited Edition, numbered vehicles; the question is, is Number One more collectable than Number 150, in which case, emphatically, yes. But for what reason, other than 1 is the first number, (leaving aside the contentious issue that is "0" for the time being), I really have no idea. When i went to the factory, I bought a numbered poster of a Gallardo sketch by the Belgian chap. When asked if I had a preference regarding which numbered print I wanted, I immediately said "1"; I still have no idea why, to this day, but there is undoubtedly kudos attached to having the first of a numbered run, although said kudos is limited to those who are impressed by such things, (me, clearly; I'm soooo shallow). Number "1" had gone, by the way.

My favourite bit: 1. Spray over your whole body 2. Jump into the ocean 3. Pocket of air around you because the water is being repelled 4. Live underwater

Out of the two, number one. Number 2 is a little "fussy" & does not gel so well with the stark black/white contrast you're proposing. If I may be so bold: Matt SV script - has to be done. White, (but not "wow-high-gloss" white), calipers; Lamborghini script in matt black Charlie - you bet me to it! Matt black wheel centres/spokes, with white SV logo on one spoke, (as original), to contrast SV script on the side of the car & gloss black or, (mmmm), carbon fibre rims, (I read elsewhere you wanted to carbon her up a bit, & assume you are suitably wedged ; -)). IMO, sticking with all-black wheels would allow you to get away with the larger-than-standard diameter your pictures suggest.

Any use; I see it's listed as Used? Sorry if it's the one Jacob mentions earlier... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lamborghini-Diab...=item3a6bd48ff0 "If you have any question , please leave a massage" - Oh dear; best stay clear, perhaps.

I'm really not sure that's real, (or has the irony tree finally fallen on my head?).