The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at This/O/T [Vol XI]

[ferrisbueller]

L100NYY said:

http://www.ycsc.co.uk/mk2%20cortina%20savage.html

[S3_Graham]

L100NYY said:

http://www.ycsc.co.uk/mk2%20cortina%20savage.html

[CampDavid]

S3_Graham said:

Clucking bell!

4 grand for an '02' E500 with fMBsh

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...



To quote a popular soft drink:

How much could one flog those alloys for? I think that on standard wheels would be an utterly superb way to get about.

Ageless plate on it and have said it looks about £7500, god know's what the general public would go with.

[Zwolf]

Google "E500 glycol contamination" and do some light research before parting with cash would be my recommendation.

I do think the E500 of that generation looks great though, it needs those big wheels to *work* for me.

[LHD]

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

As traditional as a Masonic handshake.

Love it.

[ferrisbueller]

I saw an "N-reg" Jaaag XJ the other day. For 895 quid......I wonder how long it would last.

[LHD]

ferrisbueller said:

I saw an "N-reg" Jaaag XJ the other day. For 895 quid......I wonder how long it would last.

Surprisingly hardy old beasts.

Engine, 'box and back axle are very strong.

[S3_Graham]

Zwolf said:

Google "E500 glycol contamination" and do some light research before parting with cash would be my recommendation.

I do think the E500 of that generation looks great though, it needs those big wheels to *work* for me.

I'd agree on the wheel front. Merc's have a bad enough 'old man' image as it is!

Will check out the glycol stuff.

Eta: blimey, so it appears coolant gets into the transmission and causes it to fail. Bit duff, but that being a dealer surely you'd have comeback on a dead gearbox.

Edited by S3_Graham on Sunday 30th September 20:56

[LHD]

Straight six? - Check
JRG? - Check
Under a Bag? - Check



http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

All that for £995.

Bonkers.

[Chrisw666]

Will people stop posting cheap XJs. I'd find one utterly impractical and I'd look like a using one in this town but I've wanted one for years.

[LHD]

olly22n said:

LHD said:

Engine, 'box and back axle are very strong.

Do they not fall out on the M6?

That was an S-Type.

I wouldn't touch them with a stolen cock on the end of a 90ft pole.

[Zwolf]

LHD said:

ferrisbueller said:

I saw an "N-reg" Jaaag XJ the other day. For 895 quid......I wonder how long it would last.

Surprisingly hardy old beasts.

Engine, 'box and back axle are very strong.

Bought a 180k mile X300 4.0 LWB Sov just over three years ago for similar money. Ran it for a bit without a hiccough, sold it and it's still knocking around the place.

I wouldn't be as confident with an early X308 though.

[bmthnick1981]

Zwolf said:

Google "E500 glycol contamination" and do some light research before parting with cash would be my recommendation.

I do think the E500 of that generation looks great though, it needs those big wheels to *work* for me.

I did google that exact phrase and this thread was the first result!

Agree on the wheels.

[Zwolf]

bmthnick1981 said:

I did google that exact phrase and this thread was the first result!

Recursive Googlebork!

[bmthnick1981]

anonymous said:

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Ah.

[ferrisbueller]

anonymous said:

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Clever innit.

[ferrisbueller]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

That's why I didn't say "Good innit"

[Gruber]

S3_Graham said:

Bit duff, but that being a dealer surely you'd have comeback on a dead gearbox.

Maybe for the first couple of days. Beyond that, depends what sort of warranty you get.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

S3_Graham said:

Zwolf said:

Google "E500 glycol contamination" and do some light research before parting with cash would be my recommendation.

I do think the E500 of that generation looks great though, it needs those big wheels to *work* for me.

I'd agree on the wheel front. Merc's have a bad enough 'old man' image as it is!

Will check out the glycol stuff.

Eta: blimey, so it appears coolant gets into the transmission and causes it to fail. Bit duff, but that being a dealer surely you'd have comeback on a dead gearbox.

Edited by S3_Graham on Sunday 30th September 20:56

Len - don't spoil it chum. Just look at the car - magnificent.

Who needs a gearbox anyway?

[Cactussed]

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