Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 9]

[bmthnick1981]

golfer19 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C725454#





V12 for twice the price of the previous post.

Just checked the MOT history on that one, 264,000 miles at December 2015. That's a lot of fuel in one of these! The advisories on the 2012 test would cause me some concern. Lot of money for the miles IMO.

[CampDavid]

bmthnick1981 said:

golfer19 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C725454#





V12 for twice the price of the previous post.

Just checked the MOT history on that one, 264,000 miles at December 2015. That's a lot of fuel in one of these! The advisories on the 2012 test would cause me some concern. Lot of money for the miles IMO.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CL600-Coupe-Azurite-Blue-V12-/162001998849?hash=item25b8125401:g:N2YAAOSwmmxW4C7k

Indeed, a grand more for this one looks like value.

[edo]

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[CampDavid]

edo said:

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Ideal smoker. You should buy that.

[W00DY]

andy43 said:

VolvoT5 said:

dafeller said:

Has this made the list? I haven't seen it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bmw-E38-740I-Alpina-Rare...yUAAOSw2ENW8Bmb

Nice but not a big fan of the ALPINA sticker on the front spoiler, is that an original thing?

Edited by VolvoT5 on Sunday 27th March 18:04

You could get a deco kit for Alpinas but I'm not sure that included the lettering. That car is not an Alpina in any way shape or form anyway.
While I'm here.. this looks a peach
Probably worth buying to sell back to the merc dealer bit by bit minus a restocking charge if all the receipts are still there...
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C725480

On eBay too. Lot of money to end up with a mismatched wing on a mediocre-spec 1.8 .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-MERCEDES-190E-AUTO-...

[r129sl]

This looks super-subtle and sounds like the right kind of car to buy, possibly sub-thread budget.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mercedes-E430-one-owner-...





(The ad text comes out weird on y computer but reads fine on my iPhone. Not that I spend too much time looking at cars on the internet.)

[GreenArrow]

r129sl said:

This looks super-subtle and sounds like the right kind of car to buy, possibly sub-thread budget.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mercedes-E430-one-owner-...





(The ad text comes out weird on y computer but reads fine on my iPhone. Not that I spend too much time looking at cars on the internet.)

I have been getting that weird stuff too, think its a bug in the system. I almost bought one of these last week., This looks promising, MOT history isn't bad too, just a corroded spring or two....

I must say, having compared many BMWs and Mercs, that the BMWs always seem to have more MOT advisories than the Mercs. I have not yet found an E39 5 series 530i or 540i without yearly advisories, yet several Mercs that seem to just fly through MOTs. So, aside from rust, is the old W210 actually a shrewder barge buy than an E39?

[harrykul]

This has come up (relatively) locally: Sparse ad, but hopefully rot free and it does look clean....

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-cars/1990-mercedes...



This CLK is cheap, are they any good? Pretty good spec for the money....

https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/clk-320-fo...

[V12 AMG]

Remember that the W209 is just a fancy looking W203.

Say no more.

[r129sl]

GreenArrow said:

...aside from rust, is the old W210 actually a shrewder barge buy than an E39?

That is a bit like asking whether, aside from the psychotic tendencies, would Alex Forrest make for a better off piste adventure than, say, any other female character that cinema has to offer.

[0a]

harrykul said:

This has come up (relatively) locally: Sparse ad, but hopefully rot free and it does look clean....

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-cars/1990-mercedes...

I just don't like the r129 in that colour combination!

[FredClogs]

Right...

I've never wanted a big, old Merc - well not until I started following this thread, but the enthusiasm you guys seem to have has made me wonder whether it's something I should think about, as I'm approaching middle age...

http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C725172

£700 is the sort of money id be happy to gamble with, and that's not far from me, I understand these 90s e classes aren't the most desirable but it looks good? No?

[SuperHangOn]

FredClogs said:

Right...

I've never wanted a big, old Merc - well not until I started following this thread, but the enthusiasm you guys seem to have has made me wonder whether it's something I should think about, as I'm approaching middle age...

http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C725172

£700 is the sort of money id be happy to gamble with, and that's not far from me, I understand these 90s e classes aren't the most desirable but it looks good? No?

The 230 will be slow.

I have a diesel S210 and used to have an E320 petrol - mechanically neither have been any bother at all. Very reliable.

My current car, predictably, has been a bodywork nightmare though. I should have known better but it actually looks pretty smart because most of it was resprayed under warranty! Both front spring mounts, various little patches to the inner arches (concealed by the plastic liners) and loads of scraping back/repainting underneath has been needed. I had to have the spring mounts changed twice because the first garage made a bodge of it.

All in all, a right pain in the backside. If I had to replace it, I would go for an S211 and take a gamble on SBC issues because mechanical work is frankly less grief.

[harrykul]

V12 AMG said:

Remember that the W209 is just a fancy looking W203.

Say no more.

That was the slap across the face I needed, thanks!

[wjb]

harrykul said:

V12 AMG said:

Remember that the W209 is just a fancy looking W203.

Say no more.

That was the slap across the face I needed, thanks!

They do look fancy though...

[bmthnick1981]

r129sl said:

This looks super-subtle and sounds like the right kind of car to buy, possibly sub-thread budget.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mercedes-E430-one-owner-...





(The ad text comes out weird on y computer but reads fine on my iPhone. Not that I spend too much time looking at cars on the internet.)

Great minds. I spotted that last night and had a bid.

[bmthnick1981]

CampDavid said:

bmthnick1981 said:

golfer19 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C725454#





V12 for twice the price of the previous post.

Just checked the MOT history on that one, 264,000 miles at December 2015. That's a lot of fuel in one of these! The advisories on the 2012 test would cause me some concern. Lot of money for the miles IMO.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CL600-Coupe-Azurite-Blue-V12-/162001998849?hash=item25b8125401:g:N2YAAOSwmmxW4C7k

Indeed, a grand more for this one looks like value.

The eBay car looks better value compared to the mega miler on car and classic but I still think it's too much. It's a preface lift and what on earth has happened to the boot lid?

[Easternlight]

r129sl said:

(The ad text comes out weird on y computer but reads fine on my iPhone. Not that I spend too much time looking at cars on the internet.)

Just refresh the page and will probably be good.

[SuperHangOn]

bmthnick1981 said:

The eBay car looks better value compared to the mega miler on car and classic but I still think it's too much. It's a preface lift and what on earth has happened to the boot lid?

Garage door I bet - been there, done that

[BigBen]

bmthnick1981 said:

r129sl said:

This looks super-subtle and sounds like the right kind of car to buy, possibly sub-thread budget.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mercedes-E430-one-owner-...





(The ad text comes out weird on y computer but reads fine on my iPhone. Not that I spend too much time looking at cars on the internet.)

Great minds. I spotted that last night and had a bid.

It is local to me, happy to go and kick the tyres if anyone wants.