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John Byrne
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Posted: 23 September 2020 at 8:12am | IP Logged | 1
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Oil change costs $20,000, so I’ve decided not to buy one.........
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James Woodcock Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 21 September 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7581
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Posted: 23 September 2020 at 8:19am | IP Logged | 2
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Sometimes, I think I spend too much on toys and comics - usually after buying 4 figures for £80.
I guess there are scales to this worry.
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Vinny Valenti Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 8009
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Posted: 23 September 2020 at 8:50am | IP Logged | 3
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I remember being awestruck at the "How it's made" episode focused on the Veyron. 2 independent transmissions to prevent acceleration loss during gear shifting!!
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David Allen Perrin Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 15 April 2009 Location: United States Posts: 3511
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Posted: 23 September 2020 at 9:23am | IP Logged | 4
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So why not move to the “future” and avoid expensive oil changes altogether?!
In 2020....the mighty Veyron is rather “old school”. The performance numbers remain impressive. But how it gets there (A gargantuan 8.0 liter W-16 with 4 turbos) is considerably passé these days.
The future of performance is electric. And as a fan of the normally aspirated V12 engine (particularly of the Ferrari variety) I say this with a bit of sadness.
Lotus (as have other makers) has introduced cars that would outperform the Veyron and do it with a much cleaner carbon output. No messy oil changes.
But if 2+ million for the Lotus is too rich for the blood....Tesla can get you staggering, Veyron killing performance for a fraction of that!
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John Byrne
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Posted: 23 September 2020 at 9:30am | IP Logged | 5
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Future? What is this “future” of which you speak?
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David Allen Perrin Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 23 September 2020 at 12:53pm | IP Logged | 6
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You know what...?You’re right.
Damn.
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Joe Zhang Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 12857
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Posted: 23 September 2020 at 8:59pm | IP Logged | 7
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There's no way to do the simplest maintenance on supercars without tearing them apart. Bugatti seems to be particularly proud of this. The "engine compartment":
Edited by Joe Zhang on 23 September 2020 at 8:59pm
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David Allen Perrin Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 24 September 2020 at 9:47am | IP Logged | 8
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Some exotic car makers no longer allow you as the owner access to the engine bay. McLaren for example. Only a certified McLaren technician can do any work whatsoever on the car.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 24 September 2020 at 9:54am | IP Logged | 9
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With my mechanical skills, it might as well be that way on all cars!
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Dave Kopperman Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 27 December 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3104
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Posted: 24 September 2020 at 1:12pm | IP Logged | 10
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The last car I owned that I could do anything other than change out tires, oil, etc. on was a 1978 Mercury Zephyr that I inherited in college from my grandmother, where I personally replaced the primary and secondary electrical system, the muffler, and the oil pump. I hated EVERY GODDAMN SECOND of it.
My father was a die-hard self-taught auto fixer and we always had a small library of Chilton manuals and he tried to pass that on to all of the kids. We were all bitter disappointments to him, no doubt.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 24 September 2020 at 1:24pm | IP Logged | 11
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My best friend in high school was a mechanical wiz, and I spent many a weekend watching him work on the ancient Rover he’d got from his Dad. He went on to a career in aircraft maintenance, ultimate working on helicopters.
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David Allen Perrin Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 24 September 2020 at 1:31pm | IP Logged | 12
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Every late night TV ad for UTI (Universal Technical Institute) just ran through my head...
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