Georgia man drives his Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport 2,500 miles to find out everything wrong with it and ends up with six figure repair bill

This Georgia man wanted to find out every issue with his Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport so he drove it for 2,500 miles.

At the end of said experiment, he was left looking at what could be a six figure repair bill.

By the time Ed Bolian, the host of VINwiki, had completed the 2,500 miles, his Bugatti was up to 26,000 miles overall.

It was time for the moment of truth – how much was wrong with this car?

Ed Bolian has previously called himself the ‘world’s poorest Bugatti owner’

Over the years, Bolian hunted every distressed Veyron on the market, looking at repos, sketchy rebuilds, even saltwater cars.

He couldn’t afford one in pristine condition, but hit the jackpot when a Grand Sport surfaced with a price well below market value.

After relentless negotiation, the Veyron Grand Sport was his.

Not that things got any easier after the fact, as an annual service demonstrated with an eyewatering cost.

Bolian has been candid about the costs that come with the supercar, assuring people that it’s not as ‘insane’ as is often claimed.

“You can do a pretty comprehensive fluid service for $4,000 as opposed to the full annual $21,000 oil change that everybody uses for clickbait headlines,” he once said.

Would he be singing this tune after adding 2,500 miles to his odometer and taking it for an inspection from Miller Motorcars?

Everything wrong with this Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport

Having previously declined a bumper-to-bumper warranty that would cover $150,000 to $200,000, Bolian was potentially at the mercy of whatever this inspection uncovered.

There were quite a few issues flagged up in the inspection.

This included minor seeping and leaking around the oil cooler, hydraulic leaks in the suspension adjusters, water inside a marker light, and minor cracks in the roof.

“If you were to open the checkbook and let Bugatti fix them all at full boat retail, it’s probably a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of stuff,” Bolian said.

“But in reality, none of it is keeping me from driving and enjoying my car.

“And I’m continuing to just blissfully love putting more miles on the car.”

So in the end, he didn’t shell out a six figure sum to fix all these issues, as they were deemed to be ‘non-critical’.

His accountant will no doubt be breathing a heavy sigh of relief.

Timeline of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport