Would you?

"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin) 02/08/2018 at 09:11 • Filed to: None

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Scenario: a ridiculously rare and valuable Bugatti has been found in a barn and is being offered for sale, asking price $100,000

The catch: the barn was located several miles from the Chernobyl power plant. The car remains highly irradiated.

CB > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:23

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Nope. What’s the point in owning a car if I can’t drive it?

Nibby > CB 02/08/2018 at 09:24

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you can lick the rust

E90M3 > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:27

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Chernobyl is one of those places I’ve always wanted to visit.

facw > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:27

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What sort of crappy Soviet has a Bugatti? Anyway, I’m guessing it could be decontaminated enough that you could turn a tidy profit selling it.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > E90M3 02/08/2018 at 09:29

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The concrete encasement is supposed to be an engineering masterpiece. Plus there is a lot of wildlife to enjoy.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:31

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No problem, drive it wearing a hazmat suit

E90M3 > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 02/08/2018 at 09:31

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Plus you’d get to see nature reclaim a city, as well as a Soviet city frozen in time. One of my favorite things about visiting Russia was just walking around and seeing all the random things in the city.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:32

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That is a work of art. Even if I can’t drive it, if there were some way of being able to enjoy it fairly close up without radiation risk (some special glass containment cube?), it would be cool to have.

Not that I have $100,000 to spend on art, so it is an extremely hypothetical question anyway.

fintail > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:35

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Not 100K for that one, it’s a scale model ;)

A car like that showing up in Putlinand also might be grounds for caution, as it would likely be something pilfered in 1945 (or 1991+), and the prior legal owner might make a claim. Chernobyl would be a fascinating place for a (very short) visit, though.

punkgoose17 > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:35

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If I couldn’t restore it and race it up Goodwood, I would not buy it.

facw > fintail 02/08/2018 at 09:38

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It’s actually a render: https://capitaine_insano.artstation.com/projects/qN8mP

fintail > facw 02/08/2018 at 09:39

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LOL even better, not paying 100K for a CGI

Hoccy > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:45

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I’ll at least go look at it with a geiger counter. Chances are that the radiation isn’t that much higher than the natural background, and after a good cleanup it will be safe to drive once in a while without physical risk.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:46

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I’m in. How bad could it be.

McMike > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 09:51

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Too soon

Ash78, voting early and often > E90M3 02/08/2018 at 09:58

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Be sure to visit their Urban Community Garden, I heard the carrots are to die for.

Wacko > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 10:10

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fix it, sell it, no one will know, just like water damage.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/08/2018 at 16:55

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Hell yeah I would. I’ll probably die young anyway. Also, why does the pic look like high quality video game CGI?

pip bip - choose Corrour > mkbruin, Atlas VP 02/09/2018 at 06:02

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ran when parked?