Best Smoker Barges 1-5 large [Vol 7]
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0a said:
Actually I rather prefer the colour combo on this one (also £1,500) http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Are there any major issues with these?
I'm a big fan of greens, reds and other non-typical colours on barges. I like the idea that the original purchaser wasn't concerned with resale value. It's how I'm able to live with my beige/gold Rover 75. Its the colour of a glamorous pensioner's hearing aid. Are there any major issues with these?
Alas, I know nowt about that green Merc but Its the first one of that 'ilk' that I've liked the look of.
hornetrider said:
Lol. Glass half empty much?!
Quite the opposite! Just a realist in this instance. It's a dice roll at that mileage. I'd feel more comfortable buying that at 150K with bills to show a gearbox rebuild, coolant system and brake refresh etc. We've both owned E39 530i's and in my experience of running one from 30-195K the most expensive time owning an E39 is from 100-150K. Either side of that and it'll cost you peanuts and general servicing and maintenance to run.
iantek said:
I'm a big fan of greens, reds and other non-typical colours on barges. I like the idea that the original purchaser wasn't concerned with resale value. It's how I'm able to live with my beige/gold Rover 75. Its the colour of a glamorous pensioner's hearing aid.
Alas, I know nowt about that green Merc but Its the first one of that 'ilk' that I've liked the look of.
A dangerous chain of thinking - that's how I ended up buying my green merc W124!Alas, I know nowt about that green Merc but Its the first one of that 'ilk' that I've liked the look of.
0a said:
That's a winner. Wasn't brown the new black a year or two ago? iantek said:
0a said:
That's a winner. Wasn't brown the new black a year or two ago? 0a said:
iantek said:
0a said:
That's a winner. Wasn't brown the new black a year or two ago? cat220 said:
0a said:
iantek said:
0a said:
That's a winner. Wasn't brown the new black a year or two ago? cat220 said:
deadslow said:
Does anyone know of a dealer called Deans Of Sutton Coldfield? They look fairly low-rent, but have what could be a nice XJS, which I could be very interested in.
Don't know anything about the dealer but I'm sold on '6.0 V12' love that facelift shape of the xjs too.0a said:
That is a thing of real beauty. 0a said:
cat220 said:
0a said:
iantek said:
0a said:
That's a winner. Wasn't brown the new black a year or two ago? 
0a said:
How is the SL CDG? I was following a 500 earlier today and thought of this thread - they really do look nice!
The SL is a fantastic thing. I had a fluids service when I bought it, and had hoped not to spend a penny more on it until well into 2015, but I've got a roof problem that I'd really rather get sorted before putting the hard top on for the winter. It's booked-in with a roof specialist in Dorking next week whilst I'm overseas and hopefully they'll fix it at reasonable cost.
That aside, it's a peach. Much has been said about them elsewhere, but the performance is epic and the styling (to my eyes) is under-stated, subtle and handsome. For £4k, it's hard to think of another car that offers the same package of classic style, performance and image.
I suspect it'll be a while before the wider market starts to appreciate them and there's any sort of appreciation, but in the meantime they're really decent cars at a really decent price.
Once again, shameless picture whoring:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
0a said:
That is a thing of real beauty. Stegel said:
cat220 said:
deadslow said:
Does anyone know of a dealer called Deans Of Sutton Coldfield? They look fairly low-rent, but have what could be a nice XJS, which I could be very interested in.
Don't know anything about the dealer but I'm sold on '6.0 V12' love that facelift shape of the xjs too.0a said:
According to Autotrader it's 320 miles from me - please can a PHer buy it!
Looks like it's in Watford. http://www.nexusautos.co.uk/used-cars
thelawnet said:
Is it a barge though? Sure its a 3.0v6 in a medium sized car, but it's a humdrum Ford with a manual gearbox. Good all round car, but not a barge.
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