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Soaking Bugatti Veyron, for Sale for $1.5 Million

Not sure how many of you remember how back in the end of 2009, a distracted American Veyron driver took his super car from the safety of the hard tarmac into the wet environment of the not so hard salt water lagoon, but here's how the story comes back to haunt us.

Apparently, the guy who now owns a wreck instead of a super car decided to make some green bucks from his self-made ordeal, by announcing that he is selling the car for $1.5 million, a sum which is, more or less, about the same as the one a normal human being would pay for a brand new, functioning Veyron.

So, what was he thinking when he announced the sale? Apparently, because some guy with a camera nearby filmed the entire incident at the time it took place (watch, or re-watch the video below), the owner of the Veyron feels the vehicle has somehow gained international notoriety and deserves to be owned by someone who can truly appreciate a state of the art car that doesn't do much anymore.

If, by chance, you are considering to bid for the car, you can do so at the following link. Don't be tricked, however, by the fact that the Veyron had enough juice and determination in it to continue running, while submerged, for 15 minutes before dying out. And don't be tricked by the rather good condition body of the car either.

For two years, the car underwent no repairs, so it’s safe to say that all that salt water in the cylinder block had enough time to cause quite a little bit of damage.

So, if you want to own a non-functioning Veyron, with an engine block filled with water, who was owned by a nobody who won't even provide you with keys when selling you the car, bid for it. You only have time until March 23 (4 bids and counting, so far, no details on the money offered).


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About the author: Daniel Patrascu
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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