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$21,000

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  • jon-nycJ Offline
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    The cost of an oil change on your Bugatti Veyron

    Only non-witches get due process.

    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      #2

      On the plus side you’re probably not commuting to work in it or taking it on cross country drives, so it’s probably a decent time period between changes.

      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        I wonder how much competition there is in the market for providing oil changes for that car.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          The cost of an oil change on your Bugatti Veyron

          RenaudaR Offline
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          @jon-nyc

          Which reminds me my Nissan Frontier is scheduled for a brake job tomorrow.

          Elbows up!

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          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

            On the plus side you’re probably not commuting to work in it or taking it on cross country drives, so it’s probably a decent time period between changes.

            LuFins DadL Offline
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            LuFins Dad
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            @jon-nyc said in $21,000:

            On the plus side you’re probably not commuting to work in it or taking it on cross country drives, so it’s probably a decent time period between changes.

            3000 miles OR every 6 months. That OR has ruined more than 1 engine when people missed it….

            The Brad

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            • RenaudaR Renauda

              @jon-nyc

              Which reminds me my Nissan Frontier is scheduled for a brake job tomorrow.

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              @Renauda said in $21,000:

              @jon-nyc

              Which reminds me my Nissan Frontier is scheduled for a brake job tomorrow.

              No problem. Don't forget to put stands under it when you jack it up.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                @jon-nyc said in $21,000:

                On the plus side you’re probably not commuting to work in it or taking it on cross country drives, so it’s probably a decent time period between changes.

                3000 miles OR every 6 months. That OR has ruined more than 1 engine when people missed it….

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                @LuFins-Dad said in $21,000:

                3000 miles OR every 6 months. That OR has ruined more than 1 engine when people missed it….

                Luckily, synthetic oil lasts longer than 6 months or 3000 miles. Newer cars have built-in electronics that remind you when an oil change is needed.

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                • AxtremusA Axtremus

                  @LuFins-Dad said in $21,000:

                  3000 miles OR every 6 months. That OR has ruined more than 1 engine when people missed it….

                  Luckily, synthetic oil lasts longer than 6 months or 3000 miles. Newer cars have built-in electronics that remind you when an oil change is needed.

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                  @Axtremus said in $21,000:

                  Newer cars have built-in electronics that remind you when an oil change is needed.

                  British cars pioneered that technology, without the need for fancy electronics. When the car started belching black smoke, you knew you needed an oil change. They had similar sensors that were very accurate humidity detectors - anything over about 70%, and the engine wouldn't start.

                  I was only joking

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                    Arent the tires for that car about USD $6000 each?

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                    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                      Arent the tires for that car about USD $6000 each?

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                      https://www.motor1.com/news/448940/bugatti-veyron-tire-replacement-cost/

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        https://www.motor1.com/news/448940/bugatti-veyron-tire-replacement-cost/

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                        @George-K said in $21,000:

                        https://www.motor1.com/news/448940/bugatti-veyron-tire-replacement-cost/

                        And at the end of the day it's still essentially just rubber and air. Oh, they eventually added some cloth mesh and a poly plug, but the essential technology is pretty much the same as the skinny tires on the old timey bicycles...

                        The Brad

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                        • AxtremusA Axtremus

                          @LuFins-Dad said in $21,000:

                          3000 miles OR every 6 months. That OR has ruined more than 1 engine when people missed it….

                          Luckily, synthetic oil lasts longer than 6 months or 3000 miles. Newer cars have built-in electronics that remind you when an oil change is needed.

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                          @Axtremus said in $21,000:

                          @LuFins-Dad said in $21,000:

                          3000 miles OR every 6 months. That OR has ruined more than 1 engine when people missed it….

                          Luckily, synthetic oil lasts longer than 6 months or 3000 miles. Newer cars have built-in electronics that remind you when an oil change is needed.

                          Newer cars also tend to have softer rings, which allow a tighter seal within the combustion chamber, which combined with computer controlled high pressure direct injection, makes the engine more efficient. This generates higher mpg, helping the manufacturer meet fleet fuel standards mandated by the Feds.

                          Which sounds just spiffy, until those rings start to wear, which they do much earlier than when they were harder. That causes the engine to burn oil. Not uncommon for an engine with over 100,000 miles to start burning a quart every 2000-3000 miles. Or more. Excessive is defined by most manufacturers as a quart every 1000 miles.

                          Direct injection comes with its own set of carbon build-up and oil burning problems. Again, in a pursuit for higher mpg and more power from turbocharged small engines.

                          https://www.enginebuildermag.com/2017/10/solving-gasoline-direct-injection-issues-facts-fictions-gdi/

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            Having said all that...

                            That's why new engines are usually not rebuilt by mechanics today. Very complicated, scored cylinder walls in aluminum blocks, reprogramming, etc. So, they drop in a rebuilt motor by somebody like Jasper or Rhino, or they just get a crate motor.

                            Either way, it's an expensive proposition...

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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