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    The Bugatti Veyron Really Does Sound Like Victorian Plumbing

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    07/10/09

    In reply to The Bugatti Veyron Really Does Sound Like Victorian Plumbing
    These days, an apartment with Victorian plumbing in New York costs probably about the same as a Veyron... Given the choice between the two (assuming I wanted to live in NY in the first place), I'd probably go with the apartment...
    Anywhere else, I'd take the Veyron.
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    07/10/09

    In reply to The Bugatti Veyron Really Does Sound Like Victorian Plumbing
    Compared to all the other exotics (Italians and the Koenigsegg, specifically), it was kind of an underwhelming sound. I agree - it does sound like plumbing, but I suppose I was expecting more of a roar.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    07/10/09

    @two wheels are enough: The roar comes from your colon when you're spinning the rear tires while doing a ton.
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    07/10/09

    @mr_dude: I still need to hear it at the top of the rev range.
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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    07/10/09

    @philipmein: Same here. I never managed to shoot footage of the Veyrons myself but they weren’t going very fast at all. Unlike Jackie Stewart in his French Racing Blue F1 cars.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    07/10/09

    In reply to The Bugatti Veyron Really Does Sound Like Victorian Plumbing
    Look at that bonnet gap. Crack pipe.
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    07/10/09

    @mr_dude: But at 250 mph the wind resistance creates much heat and causes the body panels to expand, eliminating the gap at v-max.



    /blatant abuse of SR-71 legend
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    07/10/09

    @Mobius_1000_Club: Well done sir. I hope you don't have to refuel the Veyron after takeoff.
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    Image of cyclopticgaze cyclopticgaze
    07/10/09

    @mr_dude: You do have to refuel, but it has nothing to do with leaking fuel tanks and everything to do with an 8L quad turbo W16.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    07/10/09

    In reply to The Bugatti Veyron Really Does Sound Like Victorian Plumbing
    I have Victorian plumbing in my apartment,it's just like being in a Veyron,all i need now is one of those car beds with a steering wheel.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    07/10/09

    @layabout returns: I always wanted one of those when I was kid.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    07/10/09

    In reply to The Bugatti Veyron Really Does Sound Like Victorian Plumbing
    I love its noise. It sounds like a diesel truck. That low rumble is amazing. The turbo whistle too. I don't know how many times I've said that, you're probably sick of it.
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    07/10/09

    @Syrax: I totally agree, it's a really unique sound.
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    Image of Comrade Clockwork Comrade Clockwork
    07/10/09

    @egoods: That new Kanye album has a unique sound too. Can't say I went out and bought it though. He should have just put out an album featuring the Ferrari 355 or Carerra GT and picked up the Grammy for best sound in the history of everything.
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    07/10/09

    @Comrade Clockwork: Carrera GT oh hellz no, it has the unique stepped-on-cat exhaust note.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    07/10/09

    @Comrade Clockwork: Jay-Z killed autotune a few weeks ago.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    07/10/09

    @mr_dude: Oh no you di'n't. Carrera GT is as close as an F1 sound as you can get.
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    07/10/09

    @mr_dude: Why wouldn't you want to be reminded of stepping on a stupid smug cat whenever you step on the gas? What I don't want to be reminded of is cousin Jed's Cummins diesel Dodge.
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    07/10/09

    @Syrax: It sounds like a big beast, like the deep, angry growl in those monster movies.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    07/10/09

    @Syrax: If the nearest F1 event weren't Brazil, I could possibly know that. Oh well. At least now I know how to spell the colloquial "di'n't".
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    07/10/09

    @Comrade Clockwork: Throttle cat sez you should be driving a Prius.
    Don't pick on cousin Jed, he's the nicest brother you have.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    07/10/09

    @mr_dude: I'm at Interlagos all the time and there's a Carrera GT constantly circling Porsche's dealer at Europa Avenue so I'm spoiled.
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