Bugatti Veyron owner fixed $15,500 issue for $1.20 in 20 minutes

This Bugatti Veyron fixed a $15,500 issue with a $1.20 solution in 20 minutes.

Carl Hartley, who runs Tom Hartley Cars, revealed that his Bugatti had the most taxing upkeep costs.

He recalled being quoted $15,500 to fix an issue with a toggle switch used to adjust the side mirrors.

Fortunately, he had a buddy from F1 who could help him out.

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It can cost a pretty penny to get a high-end car fixed.

One Tesla Model Y owner was quoted $12K to fix damage caused by a bollard, while another Tesla driver was quoted $22k to replace a battery pack.

But with those high prices comes some clever workarounds.

One expert saved a Cadillac CTS V-Sport with a $80 part after being quoted $19,000.

And one Cybertruck owner fixed a $3,000 issue with a $25 hack.

It’s a great feeling to save money and nip an issue in the bud at the same time.

For Carl Hartley, it was his Bugatti Veyron that had the costly issue.

He made this admission during an interview with entrepreneur Rob Moore, who asked which of his cars had been the priciest to keep in good condition.

“Bugatti,” he said definitively.

He said that yearly ownership clocked in at around $135,000, and each service cost around $40,600.

No experience exemplified that better than when his Veyron needed its toggle switch to be fixed.

It was hardly a catastrophe, but you wouldn’t know that if you heard the price.

When he reached out to Bugatti, he was told it would cost $12,900 to get a replacement.

Adding in tax brought that price up to $15,500.

The high cost is purely because the fix requires replacing the entire door card, the motor, and the entire mirror assembly.

As you might imagine, Hartley wasn’t so keen on the idea of shelling out that much money for a relatively minor problem.

Fortunately for him, he had a friend with Formula 1 mechanical experience.

They took a look at the car together and found the part that was causing the issue.

And get this – a pack of five of these little parts only costs $1.20.

The good news doesn’t stop there, as it only took them 20 minutes to install.

Saving time and money?

Talk about a win-win situation.

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