Best Smoker Barges 1-5 large [Vol 7]

Best Smoker Barges 1-5 large [Vol 7]

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Adrian E

3,248 posts

175 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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Rocksteadyeddie said:
Sometimes Ebay delivers in spades. This arrived this morning. £40. And with the original box. Lovely condition, although I appreciate it's not quite period for my 1991 500 SL. My wife just laughed at me when I ran upstairs and waved my new knob in her face. Apparently I'm "some sort of saddo". I'm sure it'll get more love here.

That looks very smart smile what's it replacing, plain leather one?

My ebay purchase yesterday was a hybrid digital TV for my S8 - £300 for a small silver box with a fan on the front.....

Goes off to find an old Audi or Lexus to post in the thread wink

texasjohn

3,687 posts

230 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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IBTL!

'Morning folks

r129sl

9,518 posts

202 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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deadslow said:
prefering this to any of the ropey old mercs biggrin

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/j...


£2.5k
More like this, please!

derin100

5,214 posts

242 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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tobinen

9,182 posts

144 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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Happy Friday Bargistas. A bit late but I am in...


tobinen

9,182 posts

144 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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r129sl said:
deadslow said:
prefering this to any of the ropey old mercs biggrin

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/j...


£2.5k
More like this, please!
+1 Really like those

Strawman

6,463 posts

206 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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derin100 said:
The Lancia Thema, Alfa 164 or SAAB 9000 are all better versions than that. If you were driving a Croma you'd feel you'd lost out by quite a bit.

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

252 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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r129sl said:
deadslow said:
prefering this to any of the ropey old mercs biggrin

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/j...


£2.5k
More like this, please!
New smoker. Not the first of this thread, as I've had it about a month.



Bought from eBay: Check
For a song: Check
First one you've seen: Check
400 yard test drive: Check
Viewed in the dark: Check
1 week MOT: Check.

I've read that's the Holy Hexagon of Used Jag Idiocy, but so far, so good.

Edited by SpeckledJim on Friday 4th April 10:35


Edited by SpeckledJim on Friday 4th April 12:22

edo

16,699 posts

264 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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Rocksteadyeddie said:
My wife just laughed at me when I ran upstairs and waved my new knob in her face. Apparently I'm "some sort of saddo". I'm sure it'll get more love here.
hehe

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

252 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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deadslow said:
prefering this to any of the ropey old mercs biggrin

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/j...


£2.5k
That is fab. But the egregious clash between the steering wheel and the rest of the veneer is a real short-cut. Shouldn't have been allowed. Either a fully matching wood-set, or a leather wheel.

r129sl

9,518 posts

202 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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Rocksteadyeddie said:
Sometimes Ebay delivers in spades. This arrived this morning. £40. And with the original box. Lovely condition, although I appreciate it's not quite period for my 1991 500 SL. My wife just laughed at me when I ran upstairs and waved my new knob in her face. Apparently I'm "some sort of saddo". I'm sure it'll get more love here.

I have the same knob on my SL. It is a lovely thing. It was a £175 option when new so goodness knows what the part price is. I can see £124 on the box but I suspect it would be rather more than that. I love Ebay. Although I buy a few things every week, I am still like a child waiting for the postie.

Edit: list price for the gear knob is £308.40 inc VAT. So a bit of a bargain there. I love my wood and leather wheel, too.

Edited by r129sl on Friday 4th April 10:48

E65Ross

34,943 posts

211 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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Could be a good load lugger

High miles but if maintained the M50B25 is a very strong lump, manual gearbox too and leather interior





http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

as an aside - Derin - you say the W124 is very noisy compared to the E38....what is the W124 like compared to an E34 for noise? I remember them being more noisy than an E38 but didn't think they were too bad. Are they more refined than the W124?

r129sl

9,518 posts

202 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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derin100 said:
I had a soft spot for these in period. The body has a cleanliness which stands out as unusual. They shared a floorpan and suspension with the Saab 9000 and Lancia Thema (or was it the Dedra?) is that right? Could they be had with an interesting power plant? Obviously the Saab and the Lancia could (8.32 anyone?). It is interesting how slowly Fiat died down into a maker of small lady cars, isn't it? Once upon a time they had real panache, I'm thinking of the 130 saloon and coupé, the 124 spider, the 131 saloon and then the Argenta. Mind you, by then they were a bit rubbish of reputation. I also liked the Tipo.

Edit: Alfa 164, that was the other one. And a bit of Wikipedia-ing tells you could have the Croma with a 160hp V6.

Edited by r129sl on Friday 4th April 10:59

Strawman

6,463 posts

206 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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r129sl said:
It is interesting how slowly Fiat died down into a maker of small lady cars, isn't it? Once upon a time they had real panache, I'm thinking of the 130 saloon and coupé, the 124 spider, the 131 saloon and then the Argenta. Mind you, by then they were a bit rubbish of reputation. I also liked the Tipo.

Edit: Alfa 164, that was the other one. And a bit of Wikipedia-ing tells you could have the Croma with a 160hp V6.
After FIAT bought Lancia and then Alfa that was the deathknell for luxury FIATs really. Similar in a way to VW persisting with the Phaeton when most buyers want a big Audi instead.
Also the Fiat Dino deserves a mention but well out of thread budget now

Strawman

6,463 posts

206 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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r129sl said:
And a bit of Wikipedia-ing tells you could have the Croma with a 160hp V6.
There was a 200BHP turbo version as well, sharing the engine with the Lancia Thema/Delta.

MJK 24

5,648 posts

235 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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Strawman said:
r129sl said:
It is interesting how slowly Fiat died down into a maker of small lady cars, isn't it? Once upon a time they had real panache, I'm thinking of the 130 saloon and coupé, the 124 spider, the 131 saloon and then the Argenta. Mind you, by then they were a bit rubbish of reputation. I also liked the Tipo.

Edit: Alfa 164, that was the other one. And a bit of Wikipedia-ing tells you could have the Croma with a 160hp V6.
After FIAT bought Lancia and then Alfa that was the deathknell for luxury FIATs really. Similar in a way to VW persisting with the Phaeton when most buyers want a big Audi instead.
Also the Fiat Dino deserves a mention but well out of thread budget now
To be fair, the Phaeton was outselling the A8, 7, XJ and S Class COMBINED at one point in China. It may not sell in big numbers here but the Chinese love them.

derin100

5,214 posts

242 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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E65Ross said:
Could be a good load lugger

High miles but if maintained the M50B25 is a very strong lump, manual gearbox too and leather interior





http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

as an aside - Derin - you say the W124 is very noisy compared to the E38....what is the W124 like compared to an E34 for noise? I remember them being more noisy than an E38 but didn't think they were too bad. Are they more refined than the W124?
Our W124 estate is certainly noisier than an E34. I don't remember my 230CE seeming this noisy. The 300CE has been in my garage all winter so I can't really remember (and I've hardly ever driven it anyway!) but I think after days of fiddling last year I managed to get the windows to sit correctly when closed and got wind noise down to levels certainly no worse than the estate.

I think in the estate it's not just the wind noise though. I guess estate cars generally tend to be noisier inside than saloons. However, for a big 3.2L engine, the gearing in top gear really seems too low to me, hence it's revving higher at motorway cruising speeds than I'd really like.


r129sl

9,518 posts

202 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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The other ones that have gone the same way are Peugeot and Citroen. I know everyone bemoans the death of Citroen as a maker of interesting cars, but the Peugeots of the 1970s and 1980s were really svelte and stylish in precisely the way today's Audis, BMWs and Mercedes are not. Really in a way no maker's cars are anymore. Cue Friday nostalgia-fest.

QuantumTokoloshi

4,161 posts

216 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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Rocksteadyeddie said:
Sometimes Ebay delivers in spades. This arrived this morning. £40. And with the original box. Lovely condition, although I appreciate it's not quite period for my 1991 500 SL. My wife just laughed at me when I ran upstairs and waved my new knob in her face. Apparently I'm "some sort of saddo". I'm sure it'll get more love here.

Style is everything, when it comes to knobs.smile



E65Ross

34,943 posts

211 months

Friday 4th April 2014
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derin100 said:
E65Ross said:
Could be a good load lugger

High miles but if maintained the M50B25 is a very strong lump, manual gearbox too and leather interior





http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

as an aside - Derin - you say the W124 is very noisy compared to the E38....what is the W124 like compared to an E34 for noise? I remember them being more noisy than an E38 but didn't think they were too bad. Are they more refined than the W124?
Our W124 estate is certainly noisier than an E34. I don't remember my 230CE seeming this noisy. The 300CE has been in my garage all winter so I can't really remember (and I've hardly ever driven it anyway!) but I think after days of fiddling last year I managed to get the windows to sit correctly when closed and got wind noise down to levels certainly no worse than the estate.

I think in the estate it's not just the wind noise though. I guess estate cars generally tend to be noisier inside than saloons. However, for a big 3.2L engine, the gearing in top gear really seems too low to me, hence it's revving higher at motorway cruising speeds than I'd really like.
Interesting. I'd be a bit disappointed if the W124 wasn't as refined as an E34, considering they both came out at the same time and the W124 was the (considerably??) more expensive car.

I do love E34s, but it cannot be anything less than a late 525i for me power-wise. a 535i or a 540i would also do very nicely. They seem to be quite hard to get hold of these days unfortunately.
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