Best Smoker Barges 1-5 large [Vol 4]
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ReaperCushions said:
Krikkit said:
CampDavid said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-BMW-728i-Individual...
Non runner needs love. Could be nice with work. Or not
What makes it a non-runner then? The seller is curiously quiet on that front. Cosmetic damage and a weird-looking passenger seat aside that's a great big lump of machinery for about half a bag.Non runner needs love. Could be nice with work. Or not
Well officer, I may not have a mirror glass, but check out these stripe!!!!!
tter of a non-runner albeit with nice seats and wheels. The end.edo said:
Y reg for 5k? Would need to be 2003 to command that premium. Ah'm oot!Fox- said:
42k 
Meh. I just drove that X5 with 57k on it. Calipers were hanging off with rust, the grey leather was tired, interior door trim handles very poor and there were quite a few issues with the bodywork.Mileage is no guarantee of condition and potential future expenditure, as I'm sure you'll appreciate.
CampDavid said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-BMW-728i-Individual...
Non runner needs love. Could be nice with work. Or not
Interesting spot.. however my experience has led me to believe that it's better to spend some more on a good one than trying to patch up a bad one.Non runner needs love. Could be nice with work. Or not
For example, I know I could throw £5000 at a bad £500 190E and it would probably still not be right.
hornetrider said:
Meh. I just drove that X5 with 57k on it. Calipers were hanging off with rust, the grey leather was tired, interior door trim handles very poor and there were quite a few issues with the bodywork.
Mileage is no guarantee of condition and potential future expenditure, as I'm sure you'll appreciate.
Amen brother. Sounds like your viewing went about as well as mine!Mileage is no guarantee of condition and potential future expenditure, as I'm sure you'll appreciate.
hornetrider said:
Fox- said:
42k
Meh. I just drove that X5 with 57k on it. Calipers were hanging off with rust, the grey leather was tired, interior door trim handles very poor and there were quite a few issues with the bodywork.Mileage is no guarantee of condition and potential future expenditure, as I'm sure you'll appreciate.
BeirutTaxi said:
CampDavid said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-BMW-728i-Individual...
Non runner needs love. Could be nice with work. Or not
Interesting spot.. however my experience has led me to believe that it's better to spend some more on a good one than trying to patch up a bad one.Non runner needs love. Could be nice with work. Or not
For example, I know I could throw £5000 at a bad £500 190E and it would probably still not be right.
hadenough! said:
Amen brother. Sounds like your viewing went about as well as mine!
It wasn't too bad I suppose. An inauspicious start though with 'trans fail safe warning' and no kickdown. Drove it for 10 mins, restarted it and no warning and kickdown was ok, dealer reckoned low battery.
Drove well, nice shove from the engine, but ultimately too many niggles. The calipers had more rust than a ships propeller!
something odd happened on the E38 earlier......started up as normal this morning but all my "BC" menus on the dash had been reset.
now, as "standard" you have to scroll through a million different things (like time, date, consumption 1 and 2, speed, distance, range etc etc) to get to the one you want....but you can programme it to display just the ones you want. i usually just have range, consumption and time i think, but this morning they were ALL back there, as if something had been reset. i also went to go into the "hidden menu" to check the coolant temp (i run that programme once a week or so just to keep a check) and the lock had come back on, so i had to press the code in again.
was as if the battery had been disconnected then reconnected. any thoughts/ideas?
now, as "standard" you have to scroll through a million different things (like time, date, consumption 1 and 2, speed, distance, range etc etc) to get to the one you want....but you can programme it to display just the ones you want. i usually just have range, consumption and time i think, but this morning they were ALL back there, as if something had been reset. i also went to go into the "hidden menu" to check the coolant temp (i run that programme once a week or so just to keep a check) and the lock had come back on, so i had to press the code in again.
was as if the battery had been disconnected then reconnected. any thoughts/ideas?
E38Ross said:
something odd happened on the E38 earlier......started up as normal this morning but all my "BC" menus on the dash had been reset.
now, as "standard" you have to scroll through a million different things (like time, date, consumption 1 and 2, speed, distance, range etc etc) to get to the one you want....but you can programme it to display just the ones you want. i usually just have range, consumption and time i think, but this morning they were ALL back there, as if something had been reset. i also went to go into the "hidden menu" to check the coolant temp (i run that programme once a week or so just to keep a check) and the lock had come back on, so i had to press the code in again.
was as if the battery had been disconnected then reconnected. any thoughts/ideas?
I had something similar on my E65. Clamps were loose on the cables where it clamps to the battery terminals. Have you checked them?now, as "standard" you have to scroll through a million different things (like time, date, consumption 1 and 2, speed, distance, range etc etc) to get to the one you want....but you can programme it to display just the ones you want. i usually just have range, consumption and time i think, but this morning they were ALL back there, as if something had been reset. i also went to go into the "hidden menu" to check the coolant temp (i run that programme once a week or so just to keep a check) and the lock had come back on, so i had to press the code in again.
was as if the battery had been disconnected then reconnected. any thoughts/ideas?
CampDavid said:
Agreed, though it's not a risk at £500, the wheels, interiour and steering wheel would see you in profit after weighing the rest in so you get a free go effectively at repairing it.
Life is too short! You waste £xxx on parts before realising the car is fundamentally buggered, the wheels you thought would bag £xxx turn out to be mangled and the price of scrap is 50p/tonne when you wake up to fact your driveway now resembles an illegal traveller site.
Stump up £2k for a good one and look after it, always the cheapest way
E38Ross said:
something odd happened on the E38 earlier......started up as normal this morning but all my "BC" menus on the dash had been reset.
now, as "standard" you have to scroll through a million different things (like time, date, consumption 1 and 2, speed, distance, range etc etc) to get to the one you want....but you can programme it to display just the ones you want. i usually just have range, consumption and time i think, but this morning they were ALL back there, as if something had been reset. i also went to go into the "hidden menu" to check the coolant temp (i run that programme once a week or so just to keep a check) and the lock had come back on, so i had to press the code in again.
was as if the battery had been disconnected then reconnected. any thoughts/ideas?
Had a similar thing happen on a Renault barge a few years ago. Faulty computer chip that lost it's settings the first cold day of the winter. Lost all the stored data in the trip computer.now, as "standard" you have to scroll through a million different things (like time, date, consumption 1 and 2, speed, distance, range etc etc) to get to the one you want....but you can programme it to display just the ones you want. i usually just have range, consumption and time i think, but this morning they were ALL back there, as if something had been reset. i also went to go into the "hidden menu" to check the coolant temp (i run that programme once a week or so just to keep a check) and the lock had come back on, so i had to press the code in again.
was as if the battery had been disconnected then reconnected. any thoughts/ideas?
A few years later I had the ECU on an LS400 changed under warranty in April. Come October I suddenly lost reverse gear on the first cold morning of the winter. After taking everything apart over the winter, inclding fitting another new ECU, the dealer had a brainwave, took the ECU out of one of their 200k mile loan cars and.....problem solved. Lexus had had a big batch of faulty chips that were temperature sensitive.
This morning was the first cold one this winter......
Edited by Quietlybonkers on Monday 15th October 18:58
Just read the last 24 hours worth at one go. All those comments about 13 to 20 mpg in a petrol barge, costing an extra £2300 a year on 15k miles a year. Suddenly makes my 38-40 mpg A8 3 litre TDi look like a good purchase.....and I will be doing 25k miles a year in luxury and comfort.
Hurtled past a truck i had been following on a country road this evening - acceleration was up to Saab Aero standards. Well impressed. And my other car is a V8 TVR, so I am used to good acceleration.
Negotiate well and this could be yours within thread budget
http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...
Hurtled past a truck i had been following on a country road this evening - acceleration was up to Saab Aero standards. Well impressed. And my other car is a V8 TVR, so I am used to good acceleration.
Negotiate well and this could be yours within thread budget
http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...
Edited by Quietlybonkers on Monday 15th October 19:10
Lovely history one owner car.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-S-BMW-523i-SE-ONE-O...
1999/S BMW 523i 2.5 SE
20/12/01 at 8,610 miles
17/12/02 at 11.523
17/12/03 at 14,340
20/12/04 at 17,543
21/12/05 at 20,768
29/01/07 at 24,236
29/01/08 at 28,100
27/01/09 at 31,136
17/03/09 at 31,599
29/01/10 at 34,386
31/01/11 at 37,327
20/07/11 at 38,701
and on 17/01/12 at 40,594 - routine maintenance inspection, MOT and rear brake discs and pads replaced
An absolutely outstanding, time warp vehicle and drives as new
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-S-BMW-523i-SE-ONE-O...
1999/S BMW 523i 2.5 SE
- ONE OWNER from new
- 42,000 genuine documented miles
- Automatic
- Metallic Glacier with black leather interior
- FULL BMW MAIN DEALER SERVICE HISTORY - 13 stamps in the original service book all from Berry BMW Chiswick at the following dates/mileages:
20/12/01 at 8,610 miles
17/12/02 at 11.523
17/12/03 at 14,340
20/12/04 at 17,543
21/12/05 at 20,768
29/01/07 at 24,236
29/01/08 at 28,100
27/01/09 at 31,136
17/03/09 at 31,599
29/01/10 at 34,386
31/01/11 at 37,327
20/07/11 at 38,701
and on 17/01/12 at 40,594 - routine maintenance inspection, MOT and rear brake discs and pads replaced
- parking sensors
- three keys (two remote)
- air con (blows cold)
- driver & passenger airbags
- electric/heated door mirrors
- electric windows
- remote central locking
- front fog lights
- ABS
- Dunlop Sport tyres all round
An absolutely outstanding, time warp vehicle and drives as new
W00DY said:
I agree. Almost timeless. Subtley classless too. Like. 
Quietlybonkers said:
E38Ross said:
something odd happened on the E38 earlier......started up as normal this morning but all my "BC" menus on the dash had been reset.
now, as "standard" you have to scroll through a million different things (like time, date, consumption 1 and 2, speed, distance, range etc etc) to get to the one you want....but you can programme it to display just the ones you want. i usually just have range, consumption and time i think, but this morning they were ALL back there, as if something had been reset. i also went to go into the "hidden menu" to check the coolant temp (i run that programme once a week or so just to keep a check) and the lock had come back on, so i had to press the code in again.
was as if the battery had been disconnected then reconnected. any thoughts/ideas?
Had a similar thing happen on a Renault barge a few years ago. Faulty computer chip that lost it's settings the first cold day of the winter. Lost all the stored data in the trip computer.now, as "standard" you have to scroll through a million different things (like time, date, consumption 1 and 2, speed, distance, range etc etc) to get to the one you want....but you can programme it to display just the ones you want. i usually just have range, consumption and time i think, but this morning they were ALL back there, as if something had been reset. i also went to go into the "hidden menu" to check the coolant temp (i run that programme once a week or so just to keep a check) and the lock had come back on, so i had to press the code in again.
was as if the battery had been disconnected then reconnected. any thoughts/ideas?
A few years later I had the ECU on an LS400 changed under warranty in April. Come October I suddenly lost reverse gear on the first cold morning of the winter. After taking everything apart over the winter, inclding fitting another new ECU, the dealer had a brainwave, took the ECU out of one of their 200k mile loan cars and.....problem solved. Lexus had had a big batch of faulty chips that were temperature sensitive.
This morning was the first cold one this winter......
Edited by Quietlybonkers on Monday 15th October 18:58
yesterday was actually much colder, there was no frost this morning but there was yesterday and it was fine. i'm sure it was just a random glitch.
E38Ross said:
thanks for reassuring me
yesterday was actually much colder, there was no frost this morning but there was yesterday and it was fine. i'm sure it was just a random glitch.
Tell me about it......I left home at 3.30am on Sunday for the TVR Thunder in the Tunnels drive in London, and by 5.00 had the roof off and the heater on full blast!yesterday was actually much colder, there was no frost this morning but there was yesterday and it was fine. i'm sure it was just a random glitch.
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