Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 10]

[ReaperCushions]

idiotgap said:

bmthnick1981 said:

dtmpower said:

Is this a bargain ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252467518381?ul_noapp=tr...

A 6k Maser with no MOT and which has previously been smashed in? Yep, sounds like a complete bargain and you should purchase it immediately and report back.

Plus the vendor can't spell bargain!

advert said:

The car needs airbag lights resetting and rear view mirror for MOT. Need space so grab a barging! !!

Maybe he is referring to this thread?

Also... distinct lack of gravel drive... somewhat

[TurboHatchback]

I haven't seen this E320 estate pop up yet, looks lovely to me:



My A6 has been reduced again to £4750, the number of watchers is going up so we'll see if anyone bites.

ReaperCushions said:

idiotgap said:

bmthnick1981 said:

dtmpower said:

Is this a bargain ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252467518381?ul_noapp=tr...

A 6k Maser with no MOT and which has previously been smashed in? Yep, sounds like a complete bargain and you should purchase it immediately and report back.

Plus the vendor can't spell bargain!

advert said:

The car needs airbag lights resetting and rear view mirror for MOT. Need space so grab a barging! !!

Maybe he is referring to this thread?

Also... distinct lack of gravel drive... somewhat

What could possibly go wrong . I wouldn't touch that with someone else's bargepole.

[Krikkit]

ReaperCushions said:

idiotgap said:

bmthnick1981 said:

dtmpower said:

Is this a bargain ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252467518381?ul_noapp=tr...

A 6k Maser with no MOT and which has previously been smashed in? Yep, sounds like a complete bargain and you should purchase it immediately and report back.

Plus the vendor can't spell bargain!

advert said:

The car needs airbag lights resetting and rear view mirror for MOT. Need space so grab a barging! !!

Maybe he is referring to this thread?

Also... distinct lack of gravel drive... somewhat

That would be a purchase requiring some rather mega brave pills. A brave suppository perhaps? Certainly up there with buying the S600 TT unseen.

That said, the MOT history is reasonable, and it had 2x new shocks in 2014. It also has a history of the airbag light illuminating, probably classic Italian wiring.

[Parisien]

bmthnick1981 said:

A 6k Maser with no MOT and which has previously been smashed in? Yep, sounds like a complete bargain and you should purchase it immediately and report back.

YUP........a massive bargain..........

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......run 93 million miles....ie to the SUN!!!

I've owned a 4200, do weeks of research, speak to 10/12 owners, drive 5/6 of them, then offer them 1/2 of what they are looking and have a £5K warchest.........IMHO


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[deadslow]

had my 1999 XJR in for some work. Full service, replace MAF sensor, replace throttle body, some drop links £741.00. Got the car back today and it is driving unbelievable well. It is really great when you get your car back and the garage has managed to make the thing much better at a reasonable cost!

Edited by deadslow on Wednesday 20th July 19:05

[BlueMR2]

Krikkit said:

ReaperCushions said:

idiotgap said:

bmthnick1981 said:

dtmpower said:

Is this a bargain ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252467518381?ul_noapp=tr...

A 6k Maser with no MOT and which has previously been smashed in? Yep, sounds like a complete bargain and you should purchase it immediately and report back.

Plus the vendor can't spell bargain!

advert said:

The car needs airbag lights resetting and rear view mirror for MOT. Need space so grab a barging! !!

Maybe he is referring to this thread?

Also... distinct lack of gravel drive... somewhat

That would be a purchase requiring some rather mega brave pills. A brave suppository perhaps? Certainly up there with buying the S600 TT unseen.

That said, the MOT history is reasonable, and it had 2x new shocks in 2014. It also has a history of the airbag light illuminating, probably classic Italian wiring.

Awkward misspelling as well.

"Recently had services with complete break overall"

.

[EarlOfHazard]

BlueMR2 said:

Krikkit said:

ReaperCushions said:

idiotgap said:

bmthnick1981 said:

dtmpower said:

Is this a bargain ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252467518381?ul_noapp=tr...

A 6k Maser with no MOT and which has previously been smashed in? Yep, sounds like a complete bargain and you should purchase it immediately and report back.

Plus the vendor can't spell bargain!

advert said:

The car needs airbag lights resetting and rear view mirror for MOT. Need space so grab a barging! !!

Maybe he is referring to this thread?

Also... distinct lack of gravel drive... somewhat

That would be a purchase requiring some rather mega brave pills. A brave suppository perhaps? Certainly up there with buying the S600 TT unseen.

That said, the MOT history is reasonable, and it had 2x new shocks in 2014. It also has a history of the airbag light illuminating, probably classic Italian wiring.

Awkward misspelling as well.

"Recently had services with complete break overall"

.

I now the engines are strong on these, but clutches are about 4k to replace.
Having said that, it is cheap - about half the price of the next quattroporte for sale - which is a cat d.
Still not for me - even drunk and snorting crushed up brave pills.

[Parisien]

EarlOfHazard said:

I now the engines are strong on these, but clutches are about 4k to replace.
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Well at a good specialist should be less, post 2006 much better electrics wise, but another big issue has been rotting sub-frames, you've been warned!

P

[Riley Blue]

deadslow said:

had my 1999 XJR in for some work. Full service, replace MAF sensor, replace throttle body, some drop links £741.00. Got the car back today and it is driving unbelievable well. It is really great when you get your car back and the garage has managed to make the thing much better at a reasonable cost!

Edited by deadslow on Wednesday 20th July 19:05

Looks great - very nice indeed!

[E65Ross]

Motorrad said:

E65Ross said:

Get him to get in touch when he can and we can have a talk.

Email is ross -dot- fripp1701 -at- gmail -dot- com

Edited by E65Ross on Wednesday 20th July 15:47

Will do, although with luck you'll have sold it at the full asking price before then.

[anonymous-user]

A pretty rare E34 5 Series 525IX.

As he has no clue regarding price I am sure it could be had for much less.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E34-525IX-1995-/1521...

[anonymous-user]

BMW 525i with 96,750 miles.

Looks in very good condition.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-525i-/262531905967?h...

[anonymous-user]

BMW 730LD SE

Very high spec and 106,976 mls and no reserve

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-BMW-730LD-SE-AUTO-G...

[deadslow]

Riley Blue said:

deadslow said:

had my 1999 XJR in for some work. Full service, replace MAF sensor, replace throttle body, some drop links £741.00. Got the car back today and it is driving unbelievable well. It is really great when you get your car back and the garage has managed to make the thing much better at a reasonable cost!

Edited by deadslow on Wednesday 20th July 19:05

Looks great - very nice indeed!

thanks, its turned out to be a really great car and I actually missed it quite a bit when it was in getting fixed!

[Max M4X WW]

CDG, 0a & R129 I have Emailed you all. If you want to initially reply so I can see your email address I can then start an email chain to hopefully save you inevitably covering the same ground.

Thanks in advance, Max

[Geekman]

Mark Benson said:

So far in my 10 months of ownership and 8000 miles of an '03 X350 XJ6, pretty good.

I spent a lot of time looking and paid slightly over the average for mine, 1 owner (retired and an MBE no less) with 96k, FJSH - £40 per wiper blade fitted! - and receipt for a new gearbox at 70k (they all do that according to my local Jag specialist) but it's rewarded me with a super comfortable cruiser that does just under 30mpg, which is astonishing given the size.
Slight weep of oil from either the sump or the crank nose, we're yet to determine which but the specialist doesn't seem to concerned, just cleaned up and told me to bring it back in a couple of weeks so he can see where it's coming from.

I never 'got' Jags before this, but it's really wormed it's way into my affection.

I put 60k miles on a X350 3.0, and have so far put 30k miles on my X350 Super V8 (same as XJR).

The 3.0 had only two problems beyond normal servicing - an electrical fault which cost £800 to fix, albeit £500 of that was due to garage incompetence. And the heater resistor broke, which I replaced for £40 with a part from eBay (I'm mechanically inept but even I managed to do it myself)

The Super V8 has just thrown the same problem, but as I now live abroad I had to pay £162 for a heater resistor direct from Jag, again fitted it myself. I'm looking to get the callipers refurbed at some point, but otherwise it seems fine.

Considering that's a total of 90k miles across 2 cars which were already high mileage to start with, and got driven very hard, I'm extremely happy reliability wise. Plenty of people pay more to run mundane hatchbacks over the same period. And, as people have already mentioned, MPG is very good for the type of car - an XJR will easily manage 30 on a run, and a 3.0 one will manage 35.

[anonymous-user]

Mercedes E320 Auto

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-E320-AUTO-BLACK...

[anonymous-user]

1996 JAGUAR XJ-S XJS 4.0 CELEBRATION

152,000 mls but looks in great condition.

As mentioned previously on here with another beautiful XJS the engine plaque looks in good condition but I am in no way an expert of these beauties.

[cornershop]

Riley Blue said:

deadslow said:

had my 1999 XJR in for some work. Full service, replace MAF sensor, replace throttle body, some drop links £741.00. Got the car back today and it is driving unbelievable well. It is really great when you get your car back and the garage has managed to make the thing much better at a reasonable cost!

Edited by deadslow on Wednesday 20th July 19:05

Looks great - very nice indeed!

Yes, loving that - got a certain menace about it

[0a]

cornershop said:

Riley Blue said:

deadslow said:

had my 1999 XJR in for some work. Full service, replace MAF sensor, replace throttle body, some drop links £741.00. Got the car back today and it is driving unbelievable well. It is really great when you get your car back and the garage has managed to make the thing much better at a reasonable cost!

Edited by deadslow on Wednesday 20th July 19:05

Looks great - very nice indeed!

Yes, loving that - got a certain menace about it

A colleague spend more then that on a service plus brakes for his 5 year old Astra diesel last year. That looks fantastic. I am interested in one of these...