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02-23-2010, 02:20 PM
All American Chevrolet of Midland, Texas just made the mother-of-all-trades when it accepted a Euro-bombing 2008 Bugatti Veyron with just 20,307 miles for an unabashedly American Corvette ZR1 and some cash. Since a new Veyron lists for about $1.6 million and a used one still costs in the range of $1.4 to $3.6 million depending on condition, trim, and rarity, the dealership told us they wouldn't accept the trade-in until they lined up a buyer, which they did. A new Corvette ZR1, by comparison, starts at around $107,000.
I've met the former owner, he's been known to be impulsive and crazy when it comes to car purchases (he bought a McLaren F1 off the showroom floor when he was on vacation to England, just because he liked it). He'd told us last we talked with him that he didn't like driving it because it was too flashy for this economy, but I figured he'd have sold it, not traded it in on a Chevy...this is a guy who said Porsches were 'too cheap' :eek2:
http://jalopnik.com/5478280/man-trades-in-16-million-bugatti-veyron-for-corvette-zr1-doesnt-look-back
I've met the former owner, he's been known to be impulsive and crazy when it comes to car purchases (he bought a McLaren F1 off the showroom floor when he was on vacation to England, just because he liked it). He'd told us last we talked with him that he didn't like driving it because it was too flashy for this economy, but I figured he'd have sold it, not traded it in on a Chevy...this is a guy who said Porsches were 'too cheap' :eek2:
http://jalopnik.com/5478280/man-trades-in-16-million-bugatti-veyron-for-corvette-zr1-doesnt-look-back