My Experience with the Veyron

frankmehta · 23rd September 2007, 11:31

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Originally Posted by Centro-P

Wow you are lucky!! The poor guy in Ferrari got owned! In the last pic it mentions "HR Owen". That's the owner of the car?

hehee yeah the ferrari guy was quite disappointed on being snubbed!!!! by the way HR Owen is not the name of the owner. its the name of the dealer!

lancersfx · 23rd September 2007, 13:26

Frankmehta sir You are 1 of the luckiest souls on earth.....A rendezvous with a Bugatti and that too a Veryon.. All I can remember at this point is the Top Gear review of veryon by James May touching the 407kmph. Astonishing.Simply superb.

Mumbaiya · 23rd September 2007, 13:33

H.R.Owen is actually an exotic car dealer in UK. His website address is H R Owen - Tradition of Excellence

frankmehta · 23rd September 2007, 13:35

oh yeah... Talking about Top Gear! They have a channel there that shows only reruns of Top Gear all the time! i think its called bbc g2. Thats the ultimate thing.. on top of that there's something called g2+ which is a seperate channel that runs exactly one hour behind the schedule of the g2 channel, which allows you to watch a rerun of a rerun if you have missed it. Not to forget the nifty feature that allows you to pause rewind and RECORD live tv! thus if u are a die hard top gear fan like me, then you'd not even venture out of the house to go sightseeing!!!! (well for me sightseeing was just counting the no. of ferraris and lambos i saw AND heard in the day!)

Jay · 23rd September 2007, 13:45

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Originally Posted by frankmehta

hey Jay, i was quite awestruck by the Veyron. So i didnt click any photos of the cars around.

I can understand frank...

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Originally Posted by frankmehta

Besides i had been there almost a month, so by that time the novelty of seeing these cars was lesser as i had seen a million of each already. England is full of RICH ppl man!!!!

So true...

By the way did you get to hear the Veyron ???

frankmehta · 23rd September 2007, 13:48

negative! cos it was parked there!!!!!

Dippy · 23rd September 2007, 14:02

frank I must say you are a very lucky person. I think you are the first bhpian to get this up close and personal with the mighty Veyron. Everyone just stops in their steps when they see this exotic. I remember the pictures put up by Mugen Power in the Dubai sighting thread.

Congratulations on your trip to heaven. And yes I loved the F430 too

frankmehta · 23rd September 2007, 14:12

thanx everyone!!!!
yess! the f430 spider was also awesome! it sounded like a jet engine on fire!!!!!!!!i also got to see the lambo superleggera but dint get to click photos of it cos it was at the signal! and whizzed past soon! also saw a noble m12gt.. but that whizzed past too.... on the cobbled roads of cambridge!

hyper123 · 23rd September 2007, 15:22

lucky you!! awesome pics dude... love the veyron!!

OT: did u guys check out the DVD that came with autocar this month?

ajinkya · 23rd September 2007, 21:12

Fantastic pics! Wish I were you!

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Originally Posted by Rtech

great shots there! The best is the look on the guy driving the Ferrari! Poor guy, bet he thought he'd get more attention! He could have been driving a Kia, coz in front of the Veyron, all others become invisible! Expect the Mclaren F1 that is!

Forgive me but I beg to differ here, sir.

For the past 9 to 10 years, I've been in love with the McLaren F1. Nothing, not one car, in the history of time, came close to it.
But that was before I read up on the Veyron. For the longest time I thought the Veyron to be a point-and-shoot with sub-standard handling. I was wrong. The handling is just as good if not better than the McLaren's, not to mention the engineering that went into the car. Simply stunning!
It outshines the McLaren everytime (initially to my disliking because of my love for the F1, but now I've accepted it).

Veyron lovers, something that may be of interest to you:

Fifth Gear - Bugatti Veyron (Part I)

Fifth Gear - Bugatti Veyron (Part II)

Nikhilb2008 · 23rd September 2007, 21:29

You are so goddamned lucky !! and lovely pics...not the usual blurred pics we see here

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And I dont consider the Veyron beautiful, but it has an amazing street presence !

n_aditya · 24th September 2007, 14:33

Awesome fotos frank.

. Couldnt help noticing the Black Rolls Royce in the background. U lucky dawg... first the veyron, then the rolls, then the Ferrari and the BMW bike. Man, that must have been quite a day. thnx for the pics. BTW, i dont like the two tone paint combo. Looks very wierd.

Rudra Sen · 24th September 2007, 14:47

Nice shots! But what's that thing below the car (pic 14)?

karlosdeville · 24th September 2007, 15:00

I shudder to think how much that regn number would cost him. It was probably first issued pre 1904!

speedofreak · 24th September 2007, 16:52

drool maal, thats england for you , specially London, you think you spotted an exotic and boy you would have missed a couple of them by the time , though Veryon is an exception

23rd September 2007, 13:26	#17
lancersfx BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 225 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	U are damn lucky Frankmehta sir You are 1 of the luckiest souls on earth.....A rendezvous with a Bugatti and that too a Veryon.. All I can remember at this point is the Top Gear review of veryon by James May touching the 407kmph. Astonishing.Simply superb.
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23rd September 2007, 13:33	#18
Mumbaiya BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 105 Thanked: 0 Times	H.R.Owen is actually an exotic car dealer in UK. His website address is H R Owen - Tradition of Excellence
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23rd September 2007, 13:35	#19
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	oh yeah... Talking about Top Gear! They have a channel there that shows only reruns of Top Gear all the time! i think its called bbc g2. Thats the ultimate thing.. on top of that there's something called g2+ which is a seperate channel that runs exactly one hour behind the schedule of the g2 channel, which allows you to watch a rerun of a rerun if you have missed it. Not to forget the nifty feature that allows you to pause rewind and RECORD live tv! thus if u are a die hard top gear fan like me, then you'd not even venture out of the house to go sightseeing!!!! (well for me sightseeing was just counting the no. of ferraris and lambos i saw AND heard in the day!) Last edited by frankmehta : 23rd September 2007 at 13:42.
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23rd September 2007, 13:48	#21
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	negative! cos it was parked there!!!!!
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23rd September 2007, 14:02	#22
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,472 Times	frank I must say you are a very lucky person. I think you are the first bhpian to get this up close and personal with the mighty Veyron. Everyone just stops in their steps when they see this exotic. I remember the pictures put up by Mugen Power in the Dubai sighting thread. Congratulations on your trip to heaven. And yes I loved the F430 too
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23rd September 2007, 14:12	#23
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	thanx everyone!!!! yess! the f430 spider was also awesome! it sounded like a jet engine on fire!!!!!!!!i also got to see the lambo superleggera but dint get to click photos of it cos it was at the signal! and whizzed past soon! also saw a noble m12gt.. but that whizzed past too.... on the cobbled roads of cambridge! Last edited by frankmehta : 23rd September 2007 at 14:13.
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23rd September 2007, 15:22	#24
hyper123 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 321 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	lucky you!! awesome pics dude... love the veyron!! OT: did u guys check out the DVD that came with autocar this month?
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23rd September 2007, 21:29	#26
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	You are so goddamned lucky !! and lovely pics...not the usual blurred pics we see here . And I dont consider the Veyron beautiful, but it has an amazing street presence !
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24th September 2007, 14:33	#27
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,348 Thanked: 3,684 Times View My Garage	Awesome fotos frank. . Couldnt help noticing the Black Rolls Royce in the background. U lucky dawg... first the veyron, then the rolls, then the Ferrari and the BMW bike. Man, that must have been quite a day. thnx for the pics. BTW, i dont like the two tone paint combo. Looks very wierd. Last edited by n_aditya : 24th September 2007 at 14:36.
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24th September 2007, 14:47	#28
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,590 Thanked: 6,532 Times View My Garage	Nice shots! But what's that thing below the car (pic 14)?
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24th September 2007, 15:00	#29
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	I shudder to think how much that regn number would cost him. It was probably first issued pre 1904!
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24th September 2007, 16:52	#30
speedofreak BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dilli Posts: 104 Thanked: 2 Times	drool maal, thats england for you , specially London, you think you spotted an exotic and boy you would have missed a couple of them by the time , though Veryon is an exception
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