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Old 12-19-2009, 04:02 AM   #4
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Re: Octane issue #78 - The Greatest Cars 1900-2010

In OCTANE issue #80, where Rowan Atkinson pitches his F1 against a Veyron at Rockingham, he states -
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The F1's brakes are best descrobed as "very 1992" when taxed they get hot very quickly, then fade
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You can see why some F1 owners have developed their own brake upgrades
His summation of the F1 v Veyron -
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If you're torn, if you're really torn and you cannot decide which to plump for, you shuold remember one thing. The Mclaren will continue to go up in value, the Bugatti will almost certainly go down. However, it wuld be a shame if mere rationale excluded the Bugatti, so in my view it can be most sensible to buy both, so that the depreciation of one can be offset against the appreciation of the other. There. Not tactful neutrality but sensible compromise
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