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Used Bugatti Chiron to fetch profit for owner

The general consensus when it comes to purchasing a car is – all of them suffer some form of depreciation. As soon as they are driven off the showroom floor – their values drop. While cars like a Toyota Camry may hold its value for several years, other cars from lesser known marques may loose a whole lot more, rendering them almost unsaleable.

It seems as though a Bugatti Chiron has bucked the trend, with its owner expecting to make a cool £1.1 million (RM6.1 million) over the initial purchase price of £2.5 million (RM13.8 million). The UK based owner has put his car up for sale at specialist supercar dealer Romans International in Surrey for £3.6 million (RM19.9 million).

If this news has you scratching your head, its understandable considering that the car is considered ‘pre-owned’. But this isn’t the main criteria that makes the Chiron extremely valuable. The reason for the price tag – its the most powerful, fastest, most luxurious and the most exclusive production super sports car in the world.

Bugatti will only be making 500 of these cars over the course of the next 10 years, which makes it extremely desirable and valuable to many collectors and billionaires. But this one is extra special due to the options that come with it.

The black Chiron has been fitted with a leather and carbon interior at a cost of £53,000 (RM292,923) and carbon fibre seats for nearly £16,000 (RM88,429). It’s an insane amount of money to spend on a car that has covered only 1,609km since new, just to list it for sale shortly after taking ownership of it.

Speaking of the car’s listing, Tom Jaconelli, Director of Romans International, said, “Although the Chiron is not yet sold out, if you place an order today you will be waiting at least three or four years before the car could be built and delivered, so we are offering the chance to ‘jump the queue’ but of course there is a hefty premium to pay for this privilege.”

The supercar dealership has been in the business of selling exotic vehicles for nearly 20 years and has already sold a Maserati MC12 and a pair of Ferrari LaFerraris. Like the Chiron, these hypercars were also built in extremely low numbers and have commanded hefty asking prices.

LaFerrari Aperta to hit auction block for charity

Ferrari is doing its bit to help children in need, by auctioning one of its very special cars. The car in question is a LaFerrari Aperta with a unique metallic Rosso Fuoco body colour and metallic Bianco Italia double racing stripe.

Proceeds from this auction, which will take place on September 9th during the “Leggenda e Passione” sale, will be donated to Save the Children Charity for an international program focusing on education.

The event will take place at Ferrari’s Fiorano track and is said to be the most important single marque collector’s car auction in history. It’s a limited edition vehicle that was introduced to commemorate the Italian automaker’s 70th anniversary.

The LaFerrari Aperta is the roadster version of the LaFerrari hybrid supercar. Designed for Ferrari’s most passionate clients, the Aperta is an open-top supercar that offers similar performance to its hard roof brethren.

Its interior features black Alcantara and shiny black carbon fiber with red leather inserts on the seats that are complemented by red stitching. This allows the car to stand out in a unique way that will help bring in a significant sum of money for a very good cause.

Like most high level auctions of this nature, its an invitation only event that is part of a three day program of festivities in Maranello.

Mayweather’s rare Koenigsegg is up for auction

One of only two in existence, a 2010 Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, formerly owned by boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is up for sale. The car will join a line-up of special vehicles that are expected to hit the auction block of Mecum’s Daytime Auction in California.

This very rare Koenigsegg only has 3,133 km on its odometer, which means that since the car was purchased, it has spent most of its time being a garage queen.

It is part of the Ash Crest Collection and is predicted to be one of the most talked-about vehicles at the event. Its expected to sell for a price that is between $2.7 million to $3 million (RM 12 million to RM 13 million).

That said, there are number of other high value supercars that will grace the auction floor on the same day. They include two Ferrari LaFerraris and two Bugatti Veyrons (including 2015 Grand Sport Vitesse edition).

Other notable mentions include a 2016 Aston Martin Vulcan and 2007 Maserati MC12 Corsa. Each of these vehicles are expected to fetch between $2.3 million to $2.7 million (RM 9.9 million to RM 13 million).

Expect to see huge sums of money being spent on this selection of rare and exquisite supercars. Each of them were made in extremely limited numbers, which include the LaFerrari. It was only made available for purchase via invitation from Ferrari.

Supercar auctions command tremendous amounts of money and the one taking place this month at Mecum’s Daytime Auction in Monterey, won’t be any different. Till then, enjoy the picture gallery below.

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