Best Smoker Barges 1-5 large [Vol 4]

[Chrisw666]

V8mate said:

Cars from Durham are ste. Worse than Scotchland ones.

Open the thread again.

You went to Newcastle didn't you? But there is at least a 50% chance of anyone in that part of the world selling used cars being fond of dags.

[Great Pretender]

V8mate said:

Cars from Durham are ste. Worse than Scotchland ones.

Open the thread again.

Err, read where it's actually from...

[V8mate]

Great Pretender said:

V8mate said:

Cars from Durham are ste. Worse than Scotchland ones.

Open the thread again.

Err, read where it's actually from...

I did. But it's like a car that Lefty even just 'knows about'.

[Hammerhead]

Great Pretender said:

Close the thread:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-W124-Estate-7-s...

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Top barging!

[GuinnessMK]

Hammerhead said:

Great Pretender said:

Close the thread:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-W124-Estate-7-s...

[thud]

Top barging!

Needs cow not cloth. Otherwise it's just taxi material

[r129sl]

GuinnessMK said:

Hammerhead said:

Great Pretender said:

Close the thread:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-W124-Estate-7-s...

[thud]

Top barging!

Needs cow not cloth. Otherwise it's just taxi material

Au contraire. Cow is a little par venu, non? Cloth is authentic.

fathomfive said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

I looked at this today. It is not bad at all. It has everything, which is astonishing for a 1988 car. Air con, air bag, ASD, heated, electric, memory leather, two tone horn, the works. The only thing is lacks is SLS. Suspension is all wrong, though, and I think the wheels are, too: they look like they're off a 126, offset is all wrong and the tyre size is 126.

[Baryonyx]

Chrisw666 said:

You went to Newcastle didn't you? But there is at least a 50% chance of anyone in that part of the world selling used cars being fond of dags.

Which Newcastle are you thinking of? Last time I checked it wasn't in Ireland!

[soupytwist]

[quote=GBB]

I came on to post this bargain - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

Makes this one look reasonably priced non? Although I'm not sure the wheels suit it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170921903563?ssPageName=...

[Chrisw666]

Baryonyx said:

Which Newcastle are you thinking of? Last time I checked it wasn't in Ireland!

I meant there are lots of pastry based lock openers selling cars around County Durham, I know quite a few of them.

The Newcastle reference was to where G bought his track E36 from.

[ATM]

Great Pretender said:

Close the thread:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-W124-Estate-7-s...

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They have others too:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230861477693

[SimonConnell]

Great Pretender said:

Close the thread:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-W124-Estate-7-s...

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The seller has more:

E280T in silver with dark interior:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C323336

E280T in silver with dark cow:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C293017

LHD 300TE for those of a continental persuasion:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C334214

[theironduke]

A lex said:

SimonConnell said:

LHD 300TE for those of a continental persuasion:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C334214

Buy, bring to the mainland, sell for profit.

If only I had the spare $$$ and time at the moment (although its mainly the $$$ thats the problem )

You might wait a while for the right buyer but I reckon that would be shiftable for €12-15k here.

Those tints just make it look horrible, IMHO of course.

[E38Ross]

Great Pretender said:

....diesels for their power delivery....

you mean turbo chargers. look at a turbo charged petrol engine, it's power delivery is VERY similar to a turbo charged diesel engine. it's not the diesel giving it that power delivery, it's the turbo chargers.

classic example, look at the 335d power curve. then look at a 335i power curve. they're extremely similar, except the 335i has the torque over a wider rev range hence it produces more power (well, it revs higher hence it's quicker)

[Chrisw666]

E38Ross said:

Great Pretender said:

....diesels for their power delivery....

you mean turbo chargers. look at a turbo charged petrol engine, it's power delivery is VERY similar to a turbo charged diesel engine. it's not the diesel giving it that power delivery, it's the turbo chargers.

classic example, look at the 335d power curve. then look at a 335i power curve. they're extremely similar, except the 335i has the torque over a wider rev range hence it produces more power (well, it revs higher hence it's quicker)

I think what GP is getting at isn't related to the amount of power more the ease and lack of effort required to produce the useable power in the eyes of the average driver.

Bigger petrol engines do torquey wafting well, but a lot of drivers never access that extra power you refer to that the 335i has. If you think of something like a 2.0tdi lump found in a 3 or 5 series and consider how much quicker that lump makes the car feel to a person who never pushes their car past 3 or 4000 rpm on the road versus a 3.0 straight six that isn't producing peak torque until over 4500rpm or even how thirsty a turbo charged 3.0 six would seem in comparison for the performance they use.

I know people who've owned reasonably quick petrol cars and have moaned they're slow but they never use the range of revs available. The same people think a 1.9 tdi vag lump is something out of a supercar.

[320touring]

Krikkit said:

Looks great, but the rolling road of 208hp doesn't sound too fantastic.

seconded! my 265k 535i sport did 201bhp, with none of the Alpina fettling

[edo]

Lexus LS 4.0 V8 4DR AUTO 1998

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

4 Doors, Automatic, Saloon, Petrol, 57,000 miles, Metallic BLUE, MOT-10-2013. 1 PREVIOUS OWNER,ROAD TAX TILL 31/03/2013, Isofix child seat anchor points, Adjustable seats, Adjustable steering column/wheel, Driver airbag, Electric mirrors, Electric windows, Foglights, Front armrest, Electrically adjustable seats, Head restraints, Leather seats, Power assisted steering, Rear armrest, Sunroof, 3x3 point rear seat belts, ABS, Air conditioning, Alloy wheels, Central locking, Cruise control, Electric sunroof, Headlight washers, Lumbar support, Immobiliser, Navigation system, Passenger airbag, Radio/Cassette, Side airbags, Radio/CD Multichanger, Rear headrests, Traction control, Drivers airbag, Front electric windows, Front head restraints, Remote central locking, Trip computer, Electric door mirrors, Steering wheel rake adjustment, Electrically adjustable passenger seat, Rear electric windows, Electrically adjustable drivers seat, Heated front seat, Audio remote control, Steering wheel reach adjustment, Alarm, Heated door mirrors, PAS. Insurance Group:19, CAR VALLEY ADDRESS: 575 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9RJ. £1,990 p/x poss

[Quietlybonkers]

That's a 1993, not a 1998. It's a mark 1, you can tell from the headlights

[TheLordJohn]

Quietlybonkers said:

That's a 1993, not a 1998. It's a mark 1, you can tell from the headlights

Not to mention the number plate... Lol

[Baryonyx]

Quietlybonkers said:

That's a 1993, not a 1998. It's a mark 1, you can tell from the headlights

And the 1980's style shifter and the markings next to it...

[Quietlybonkers]

Well, yes, there's that too!