Men build custom Bugatti using three old cars and share how much they spent on it overall

This team of hands-on mechanics ripped apart three old bangers and welded them back together again in mesmerizing fashion to create a custom Bugatti, and now they’ve been doing the adding up.

‘Do it yourself’ is the money-saving method all laborers live and die by.

But do you really save money in the car industry with that attitude?

Well, the YouTube team behind ‘Axes: Garage’ has opened up about the finances behind their custom Bugatti project, including the costs of the old cars that they chopped up.

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How much does it cost to build a custom Bugatti?

This is the ‘Volgatti‘, a custom Bugatti and a 1950s Volga crossover, using parts from a scrapyard Mitsubishi Eclipse and BMW 6 Series duo.

It’s a project three years in the making, which saw the garage redesign the entire bodywork of the vintage car to give it the fresh face of a French Bugatti.

But after finishing the mashup car, the team has broken down how much they spent.

In total, the custom Bugatti cost them around $107,000 to make.

The majority of the costs were split four ways, with $38,000 going on labor, $32,000 being spent on fresh parts and materials, $18k splashed on performance upgrades, and $11,000 dropped on the three donor vehicles.

You can check out the full final product in the video at the top of this page.

Is it better value than the real deal?

Typically, Bugattis aren’t cheap.

There are methods of getting one of the French supercars on a budget, but they’re not foolproof.

This ‘Bugatti’ bought for under $30,000 ended up as a complete dud, while even the old classics that need complete overhauls aren’t a wise venture despite a $5,000 price tag.

Officially, you can also get a brand-new car from the Molsheim factory for $32,000, but it’s a tight squeeze.

So, unless you have $1.9 million for a Veyron, this custom Bugatti method might just be the golden ticket.

Axes: Garage has taken the Volgatti on the road, but there’s still much more that they want to do with their own Frankenstein’s Monster.

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