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[SpeckledJim]

BrownBottle said:

Barge you say?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...




I like this, it has a certain style to it and I imagine it will waft in a manner that only a French luxobarge can.

Not convinced that will do any single thing better than a tidy late E39 530i.

And it'll certainly do a lot of things worse.

[BrownBottle]

SpeckledJim said:

BrownBottle said:

Barge you say?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...




I like this, it has a certain style to it and I imagine it will waft in a manner that only a French luxobarge can.

Not convinced that will do any single thing better than a tidy late E39 530i.

And it'll certainly do a lot of things worse.

Pah! Zee Germans cannot waft like Le French!

I bet the seats are comfier too, the French know seats...

[Baryonyx]

BrownBottle said:

Barge you say?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...




I like this, it has a certain style to it and I imagine it will waft in a manner that only a French luxobarge can.

It's funny you should mention this, I saw one earlier today in blue driving down St James' Boulevard in Newcastle with tyres almost completely flat and collapsed suspension at the rear, and I remarked to my other half that they were quite nice looking cars back in their day.

[confused_buyer]

SpeckledJim said:

Not convinced that will do any single thing better than a tidy late E39 530i.

And it'll certainly do a lot of things worse.

They are huge in the back - which is handy, as most ended up as taxis.

Although never popular with the motoring press, I've never found them bad cars at all. Well built, comfortable, quiet and well equipped. The ride/handing is a bit iffy as they don't ride as well as you'd expect and handling is nothing special. There is quite a bit of 605/XM stuff under there.

So, not bad, but not great either. Best sampled in diesel format with an autobox for not a lot of money.

[0a]

CampDavid said:

0a said:

S3_Graham said:

0a said:

I still like the look of these. Nice wheels and the 4.2 in a great colour with a reasonable 98k miles (though there's still the gearbox to worry about). Not too bad for £1,750, it would be nice to knock it down to £1,500 though. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

were the gearbox to KABOOM tomorrow. that'd break for more than that. Y2Blade did exactly that... drove it until it broke and then sold it off for a profit IIRC.

Lovely Lovely cars, was looking at them before I took the plunge with this CLK

Now with a new ad at £1,250 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Get that purchased!

Now gone from Autotrader...

I regret not buying it!

Despite my A8 neutrality I have been looking at this ad almost every day!

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http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Doesn't look as good.

[E65Ross]

0a said:

E65Ross said:

And the fault causing the E65 to cough like someone with emphysema at high rpm is....

FFaulty air mass meter. Getting fixed Monday now and will cost about £200 all in from a mate.

Oddly, on the drive down it was revving cleanly right to the redline.

Great news Ross!

I had a lovely drive around Edinburgh today, the suspension work has made a massive difference to my car, particularly over poorly maintained roads (all of them in Edinburgh!) and cobbled streets.

I W124 spot on the drive through - I counted 5 today, not bad for a 20+ year old model.

I wouldn't quite say great news, but I guess it could have been much worse!

oddly, on the way to the garage, the car was hitting the red line absolutely fine and driving normally!! Obviously it's only just on its way out but I need my car to be reliable so of course it's getting changed ASAP.

Dropping it off at my mates tomorrow and he'll drive it to his works and change it there. I'm borrowing his 2010 Audi A6 3.0 tdi, will be interesting to compare the 2. I've been in the A6 before and of course the engine or ride quality isn't refined but will be interesting to see what it drives like. It's a nice enough car and the interior is a nice place to be.

It'll certainly be more economical than the V8

Normally, I average 23-24mpg but since I've been driving normally and not using kickdown this week at work (reset the computer again) it has been averaging 28mpg....and that's usually 70-80 on the motorways with some town in as well which I'm quite impressed by!

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E65Ross said:

I wouldn't quite say great news, but I guess it could have been much worse!

oddly, on the way to the garage, the car was hitting the red line absolutely fine and driving normally!! Obviously it's only just on its way out but I need my car to be reliable so of course it's getting changed ASAP.

Dropping it off at my mates tomorrow and he'll drive it to his works and change it there. I'm borrowing his 2010 Audi A6 3.0 tdi, will be interesting to compare the 2. I've been in the A6 before and of course the engine or ride quality isn't refined but will be interesting to see what it drives like. It's a nice enough car and the interior is a nice place to be.

It'll certainly be more economical than the V8

Normally, I average 23-24mpg but since I've been driving normally and not using kickdown this week at work (reset the computer again) it has been averaging 28mpg....and that's usually 70-80 on the motorways with some town in as well which I'm quite impressed by!

A potential engine problem is a £200 fix, always good news in my book! How much depreciation are you experiencing on your top end luxury BMW again Ross?

Perhaps you will 'upgrade' to an A6 in the coming weeks

[E65Ross]

0a said:

A potential engine problem is a £200 fix, always good news in my book! How much depreciation are you experiencing on your top end luxury BMW again Ross?

Perhaps you will 'upgrade' to an A6 in the coming weeks

Very little depreciation.....and I don't think I'll be getting an A6 any time soon!!

[PlayersNo6]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Another poor ad but, potentially, a rather charming car:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C536231

This is my favourite colour on any car. It really needs the ambers back on it though IMO.

[Challo]

Mustard said:

From the rusty era, but looks very very clean

Nice way to travel for a little over 3k (just excuse the dealer fitted no doubt cheapo tyres) with loads of life left in it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-52-Reg-Mercedes-Ben...

I thought these CLK where ok for rust. It's the earlier version that struggles.

[BrownBottle]

Challo said:

Mustard said:

From the rusty era, but looks very very clean

Nice way to travel for a little over 3k (just excuse the dealer fitted no doubt cheapo tyres) with loads of life left in it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-52-Reg-Mercedes-Ben...

I thought these CLK where ok for rust. It's the earlier version that struggles.

I think there were changes in construction made around 2004 across the Mercedes range regarding the corrosion issue.

[BrownBottle]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Seems reasonably priced, I really like the colour and could even live with the 2 tone seats.

[Stegel]

BrownBottle][url][img said:

Seems reasonably priced, I really like the colour and could even live with the 2 tone seats.

Is that two-tone interior original - seems a few years past the peak of such garishness, seen best (worst) on C43s and E55s? I wonder if they have simply leather painted the centre panels to disguise damage? Happy to be corrected.

[BrownBottle]

Stegel said:

BrownBottle][url][img said:

Seems reasonably priced, I really like the colour and could even live with the 2 tone seats.

Is that two-tone interior original - seems a few years past the peak of such garishness, seen best (worst) on C43s and E55s? I wonder if they have simply leather painted the centre panels to disguise damage? Happy to be corrected.

I'm pretty sure it's standard as the dash and door cards are 2 tone as well.

[Justayellowbadge]

wibblebrain said:

I like the look of this Saab 9000. I know from experience that those seats would be the comfiest you've ever sat in!.

Edited by wibblebrain on Friday 5th September 15:14

Has that gone up?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

PlayersNo6 said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Another poor ad but, potentially, a rather charming car:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C536231

This is my favourite colour on any car. It really needs the ambers back on it though IMO.

I agree that the colour is rather lovely, and that ambers would work really well with it. Lots to like.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Rocksteadyeddie said:

Justayellowbadge said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I'm being greedy with the posts tonight, but another SL. Doom blue, but any other thoughts?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C534760

Like that.

It's far from the finest advert in the world but the car looks lovely. No mention of mileage, amongst all the omissions.

Mileage is 130k apparently. Part service history.

I'd hoped to view today but couldn't make it. The dealer's texts don't inspire much confidence though.

[Porkis]

Justayellowbadge said:

wibblebrain said:

I like the look of this Saab 9000. I know from experience that those seats would be the comfiest you've ever sat in!.

Edited by wibblebrain on Friday 5th September 15:14

Has that gone up?

Yeah, I thought it was 1200ish to begin with ..

[V8forweekends]

Stegel said:

BrownBottle][url][img said:

Seems reasonably priced, I really like the colour and could even live with the 2 tone seats.

Is that two-tone interior original - seems a few years past the peak of such garishness, seen best (worst) on C43s and E55s? I wonder if they have simply leather painted the centre panels to disguise damage? Happy to be corrected.

Yes its original. Advert fails - all caps, out of focus picture. Car looks as if it's had a nudge on the front, bumper and bonnet alignment is all over the place.