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jonnydm
4,625 posts
78 months
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Baryonyx said: jonnydm said: At £3-4k, either the E38 or an LS430. Never driven an E38 but probably nicer to drive but more to go wrong in the way of electrics and perhaps rust. LS will be fantastic if slightly clinical. The 'Japanese Mercedes' tag doesn't worry me too much. It might be a slightly clinical affair but then the E38 is hardly the life and soul of the party, though I have actually driven some of those! I'm just looking for something that will waft me down the roads in great comfort, shrugging off the pissing rain or the freezing cold that sometimes greets me as I drive home from work at 7AM in the winter... Overtaking punch is also a must. I said that having owned and very much enjoyed an LS430 for a few months not so long age. Within your budget, there is even potential to get a facelift (53 on) - I'm still kicking myself from missing out on one at £3150 not so long ago. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-54-REG-LEXUS-LS430-...At £4k, I'd be tempted by an early E65. On an E38, I'd probably try and get something tidy for a bag.
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Embryonic
2,195 posts
44 months
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Zwolf said: Mary Poppins! I love that 
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Zwolf
22,321 posts
75 months
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Baryonyx said: Is that not an ultimate7.co.uk car? Pic pinched from GMS Cars current selection, purely to illustrate how stunning (I think) the E38 looks in Mora Individual spec. Baryonyx said: Does the V8 engine improve the experience in any great measure? Yes, it adds some actually useful performance for a relatively reasonable additional cost in fuel. It's enough to enliven the chassis and for me, highlights its chief benefit over a contemporary S430/500), whereas the 2.8 never really tasks it. The '50 is better still as then the uncanny smoothness of the six returns and some, along with the grunt - and a bit - of the V8. Mechanical and electrical complexity goes up a couple of notches over even the V8 cars though, as does weight and at the price-point, represents more of a liability, even factoring in that any other E38 is hardly Micra-esque to run.
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jonnydm
4,625 posts
78 months
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confused_buyer said: jonnydm said: Good to know, thanks for that. Got a little shortlist of a few things I'm interested in at Enfield tomorrow - not barges per se. Fees do sound fairly high as you say and no one can tell me exactly what they are/ what the scale is. IIRC on a £3k car it is about £385 for a private buyers. Trade rates vary depending on the account level. The private buyers fees are posted up on walls and you have to add £25+VAT (I think) "V5 fee". Cars with mechanical reports I think also have an extra fee. Thanks for that. I'd be using a trade buyer and save about £100 per car which could help. Whilst we're on the subject, any idea if they're much less for ~£1k cars?
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jonnydm
4,625 posts
78 months
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W00DY
7,848 posts
95 months
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Baryonyx
6,821 posts
28 months
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jonnydm said: Very nice, though I prefer the generation before that for looks and styling. If the gearbox breaks and costs me £1000+ to fix, so be it. Chances are it could give me loads of trouble free motoring. There are still loads of the road, not being carted off the knacker's yard...
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FeatherZ
2,421 posts
65 months
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Emeye
4,122 posts
92 months
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W00DY said: I like that a lot! Where is it?
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Rollcage
9,169 posts
61 months
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V8Wagon said: I've been offered a tidy e39 523i tourer for
1200 quid. If i'm honest i'm looking at it with a view to making a few quid on it.
'S' reg, ace condition, FSH, 91k.
Is there a demand for such a beasty do you think? Demand - probably Profit - no I watched a very,very tidy X plate 523i SE with 94k up and FSH go under the hammer today for under a grand.
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r129sl
2,370 posts
72 months
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tercelgold said: Over-reaching or the right value ? I noticed this one in the old thread and It was definitely under £5K in 2011 said: Now back on with the same photos from last year and the same url. http://www.mercseller.com/index.php?pg=view&id... said: .N.B. The owner has imformed me that the alloy wheels have just been refurbished (since the pictures were taken)
£6,750.00 Over-reaching, I'd say. That's 560 money, really. Maybe £5k.
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jonnydm
4,625 posts
78 months
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confused_buyer said: jonnydm said: Good to know, thanks for that. Got a little shortlist of a few things I'm interested in at Enfield tomorrow - not barges per se. Fees do sound fairly high as you say and no one can tell me exactly what they are/ what the scale is. IIRC on a £3k car it is about £385 for a private buyers. Trade rates vary depending on the account level. The private buyers fees are posted up on walls and you have to add £25+VAT (I think) "V5 fee". Cars with mechanical reports I think also have an extra fee. Might you be bidding online today? Got one or two I'm interested in...
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confused_buyer
1,871 posts
50 months
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jonnydm said: Might you be bidding online today? Got one or two I'm interested in... Not today, no. Going to be out of the office all day so no auction bidding for me.
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SitCet
18 posts
10 months
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oO Trouble Oo said: SitCet said: "Only slight problem is the indicators packed up working Sunday, i hope it is a fuse, will get that sorted this week."
Probably a faulty hazard switch. Can be checked by removing then bridging pins 3 & 6, iirc Yes sir, exactly what it is! Indicators working again, but hazards are not. Eeeerm. A new hazard switch along with window switch? Or? There are two types of hazard switch available from Euro Car Parts, the more expensive one is taller. Can you tell I had a indicator / hazard switch issue on my 190e? :-)
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hadenough!
3,305 posts
129 months
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hadenough! said: john_r said: Oof, THE original pocket rocket for £1500... Bit of T-cut to sort the fading and some tyre beading on the wheel to sort the slow puncture (original VR6 wheels well known for it), and this would be a cracker! http://www.vwcorrado.co.uk/Email sent, hope I don't regret this. Didn't receive a response, possibly because I mailed him at his domain name address usiong the contact button, now tried the address in his text....
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FeatherZ
2,421 posts
65 months
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Gonna go view this I think looks a bit chav though.
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edo
12,538 posts
134 months
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r129sl said: tercelgold said: Over-reaching or the right value ? I noticed this one in the old thread and It was definitely under £5K in 2011 said: Now back on with the same photos from last year and the same url. http://www.mercseller.com/index.php?pg=view&id... said: .N.B. The owner has imformed me that the alloy wheels have just been refurbished (since the pictures were taken)
£6,750.00 Over-reaching, I'd say. That's 560 money, really. Maybe £5k. lol @ "priced to sell".. No it isnt.
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mig25_foxbat2003
1,513 posts
80 months
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Emeye said: W00DY said: I like that a lot! Where is it? If my triangulation tool is correct, Launceston. Which thankfully is sodding miles away from me or I'd be there now, salivating and presenting a Tesco bag full of readies. I LOVE this. I once took an Audi 100 with the five-pot (2.0E, so it had a fuel cutoff at 5000rpm!) on a banger rally - we cut the roof out (non-structural bits) and built a turret on the top, then painted it camo, so it was kind of like a scout car. We threw on a Cherry Bomb exhaust that my mate had lying around, and it sounded absolutely amazing!
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buzzer
1,676 posts
109 months
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That is absolutely gorgeous... did they do an E39 in that colour combination? Is that car still for sale?  
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SuperHangOn
1,654 posts
22 months
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oO Trouble Oo said: Emeye said: Sound like a similar story to my E34 525 I bought in October last year for £550. Still going strong and very bork resistant. Seems the Germans built their cars properly around this time. I've always fancied a 190.  The 'borked' indicators that stopped working have started again, result! It appears connected to the hazard switch and if the hazard switch isn't fully depressed the indicators don't like it. c'est la vie, no problem now :-) I can't get over how relaxing a drive it is. Going to take it from Essex to Stoke and back again this weekend. Wish me luck... You don't need luck! I ran a ratty old W124 as a daily long commute slag last year and only had to change ball joints and anti roll bar bushes in 15k. Changing the gearbox oil/filter really slickened it up and I was told changing the coolant is a good precaution. Also check the jacking points (under the little squares) as the cladding can collect can collect goop and rust them, a rub down & hammerite is all mine needed. They're so easy to work on. Enjoy!
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