Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 10]
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SilverSixer said:
SuperHangOn said:
idiotgap said:
A bit of epic barging (for me at any rate) this weekend...
Took the family to Gatwick to catch a flight to Geneva for a trip to Morzine to visit friends and see the penultimate stage of le Tour, damn Easyjet wouldn't let us on the flight. Despite arriving at the airport well in advance by any usual standards we were held up by checking in buggies and car-seats as well as the lengthy security lines and having to trek what seemed like 900 miles across the airport to get to the gate with 3 young kids.
So, no availability on flights later that day even from Luton or Stanstead so...
We dug the car out of the airport parking and drove the alps.
Brilliant that a 1-5 smoker barge (£3.6k 2004 S211 E320 V6 petrol) can just take it with no bother.
I've left the family there and had to come back to get back to work so yesterday I did it again and without everyone else in tow I managed to pick up a load of wine on my way through.
Just hope the family manage to get on their flight back because I'm not going to go over and fetch them!
Perfect timing, a nice little confidence boost as just bought one of those myself. I won't mention the engine as it would lower the tone of the thread. A real tsxi rank special I'm afraid. Took the family to Gatwick to catch a flight to Geneva for a trip to Morzine to visit friends and see the penultimate stage of le Tour, damn Easyjet wouldn't let us on the flight. Despite arriving at the airport well in advance by any usual standards we were held up by checking in buggies and car-seats as well as the lengthy security lines and having to trek what seemed like 900 miles across the airport to get to the gate with 3 young kids.
So, no availability on flights later that day even from Luton or Stanstead so...
We dug the car out of the airport parking and drove the alps.
Brilliant that a 1-5 smoker barge (£3.6k 2004 S211 E320 V6 petrol) can just take it with no bother.
I've left the family there and had to come back to get back to work so yesterday I did it again and without everyone else in tow I managed to pick up a load of wine on my way through.
Just hope the family manage to get on their flight back because I'm not going to go over and fetch them!
I've just driven it over a thousand miles on holiday to western France and back, and sadly it gave me a couple of semi-limp modes whilst on the autoroute. :-(. Symptoms are a slight hesitation on acceleration and unsmooth/fluctuating revs when the engine's cold, then after 2 hours or so driving I seem to lose kickdown and some power, which leads to falling speeds on inclines despite foot-in-carpet. The accelerator gives a slight "click" at its fullest extent. If I stop and restart the engine, it seems to give a big poof of black smoke sometimes but not always, and the limp mode is cleared and we're back to full kickdown/power again.
I suspect EGR. Any other ideas? It's going to a Merc indie on Friday.
Edited by SilverSixer on Wednesday 27th July 10:58
r129sl said:
SilverSixer said:
SuperHangOn said:
idiotgap said:
A bit of epic barging (for me at any rate) this weekend...
Took the family to Gatwick to catch a flight to Geneva for a trip to Morzine to visit friends and see the penultimate stage of le Tour, damn Easyjet wouldn't let us on the flight. Despite arriving at the airport well in advance by any usual standards we were held up by checking in buggies and car-seats as well as the lengthy security lines and having to trek what seemed like 900 miles across the airport to get to the gate with 3 young kids.
So, no availability on flights later that day even from Luton or Stanstead so...
We dug the car out of the airport parking and drove the alps.
Brilliant that a 1-5 smoker barge (£3.6k 2004 S211 E320 V6 petrol) can just take it with no bother.
I've left the family there and had to come back to get back to work so yesterday I did it again and without everyone else in tow I managed to pick up a load of wine on my way through.
Just hope the family manage to get on their flight back because I'm not going to go over and fetch them!
Perfect timing, a nice little confidence boost as just bought one of those myself. I won't mention the engine as it would lower the tone of the thread. A real tsxi rank special I'm afraid. Took the family to Gatwick to catch a flight to Geneva for a trip to Morzine to visit friends and see the penultimate stage of le Tour, damn Easyjet wouldn't let us on the flight. Despite arriving at the airport well in advance by any usual standards we were held up by checking in buggies and car-seats as well as the lengthy security lines and having to trek what seemed like 900 miles across the airport to get to the gate with 3 young kids.
So, no availability on flights later that day even from Luton or Stanstead so...
We dug the car out of the airport parking and drove the alps.
Brilliant that a 1-5 smoker barge (£3.6k 2004 S211 E320 V6 petrol) can just take it with no bother.
I've left the family there and had to come back to get back to work so yesterday I did it again and without everyone else in tow I managed to pick up a load of wine on my way through.
Just hope the family manage to get on their flight back because I'm not going to go over and fetch them!
I've just driven it over a thousand miles on holiday to western France and back, and sadly it gave me a couple of semi-limp modes whilst on the autoroute. :-(. Symptoms are a slight hesitation on acceleration and unsmooth/fluctuating revs when the engine's cold, then after 2 hours or so driving I seem to lose kickdown and some power, which leads to falling speeds on inclines despite foot-in-carpet. The accelerator gives a slight "click" at its fullest extent. If I stop and restart the engine, it seems to give a big poof of black smoke sometimes but not always, and the limp mode is cleared and we're back to full kickdown/power again.
I suspect EGR. Any other ideas? It's going to a Merc indie on Friday.
Edited by SilverSixer on Wednesday 27th July 10:58
EDIT: Just did a quick google, seems most threads refer to the later V6 engine. Mine's a straight 6, 2005. Do those have the same motor/issue?
Edited by SilverSixer on Wednesday 27th July 11:27
deadslow said:
Riley Blue said:
yowsers!
SilverSixer said:
r129sl said:
SilverSixer said:
SuperHangOn said:
idiotgap said:
A bit of epic barging (for me at any rate) this weekend...
Took the family to Gatwick to catch a flight to Geneva for a trip to Morzine to visit friends and see the penultimate stage of le Tour, damn Easyjet wouldn't let us on the flight. Despite arriving at the airport well in advance by any usual standards we were held up by checking in buggies and car-seats as well as the lengthy security lines and having to trek what seemed like 900 miles across the airport to get to the gate with 3 young kids.
So, no availability on flights later that day even from Luton or Stanstead so...
We dug the car out of the airport parking and drove the alps.
Brilliant that a 1-5 smoker barge (£3.6k 2004 S211 E320 V6 petrol) can just take it with no bother.
I've left the family there and had to come back to get back to work so yesterday I did it again and without everyone else in tow I managed to pick up a load of wine on my way through.
Just hope the family manage to get on their flight back because I'm not going to go over and fetch them!
Perfect timing, a nice little confidence boost as just bought one of those myself. I won't mention the engine as it would lower the tone of the thread. A real tsxi rank special I'm afraid. Took the family to Gatwick to catch a flight to Geneva for a trip to Morzine to visit friends and see the penultimate stage of le Tour, damn Easyjet wouldn't let us on the flight. Despite arriving at the airport well in advance by any usual standards we were held up by checking in buggies and car-seats as well as the lengthy security lines and having to trek what seemed like 900 miles across the airport to get to the gate with 3 young kids.
So, no availability on flights later that day even from Luton or Stanstead so...
We dug the car out of the airport parking and drove the alps.
Brilliant that a 1-5 smoker barge (£3.6k 2004 S211 E320 V6 petrol) can just take it with no bother.
I've left the family there and had to come back to get back to work so yesterday I did it again and without everyone else in tow I managed to pick up a load of wine on my way through.
Just hope the family manage to get on their flight back because I'm not going to go over and fetch them!
I've just driven it over a thousand miles on holiday to western France and back, and sadly it gave me a couple of semi-limp modes whilst on the autoroute. :-(. Symptoms are a slight hesitation on acceleration and unsmooth/fluctuating revs when the engine's cold, then after 2 hours or so driving I seem to lose kickdown and some power, which leads to falling speeds on inclines despite foot-in-carpet. The accelerator gives a slight "click" at its fullest extent. If I stop and restart the engine, it seems to give a big poof of black smoke sometimes but not always, and the limp mode is cleared and we're back to full kickdown/power again.
I suspect EGR. Any other ideas? It's going to a Merc indie on Friday.
Edited by SilverSixer on Wednesday 27th July 10:58
EDIT: Just did a quick google, seems most threads refer to the later V6 engine. Mine's a straight 6, 2005. Do those have the same motor/issue?
Well it's cheaper and less multicoloured than this one.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Looks like it was used as an advertising hoarding for Pimlico Plumbers.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Looks like it was used as an advertising hoarding for Pimlico Plumbers.
SpeckledJim said:
It might just be a function of their relative ages, but a sheddy Shadow looks effing superb, where a sheddy Spirit looks utterly awful.
Maybe in another 10-20 years, a sheddy Spirit will be what I want, but it isn't at present.
I REALLY want a Rolls-Royce Silver Shedow.
How about this bevy of beauties then?Maybe in another 10-20 years, a sheddy Spirit will be what I want, but it isn't at present.
I REALLY want a Rolls-Royce Silver Shedow.
Hopefully not a Shedow in sight. I particularly like the two tone one these.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C765062
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C664572
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C436294
Nothing really within thread budget yet though.
SpeckledJim said:
It might just be a function of their relative ages, but a sheddy Shadow looks effing superb, where a sheddy Spirit looks utterly awful.
Maybe in another 10-20 years, a sheddy Spirit will be what I want, but it isn't at present.
I REALLY want a Rolls-Royce Silver Shedow.
I don't think it is a function of their ages. I have never ever liked the Spirit. I have always liked the Shadow. Maybe in another 10-20 years, a sheddy Spirit will be what I want, but it isn't at present.
I REALLY want a Rolls-Royce Silver Shedow.
I was "watching" this one. In vain.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rolls-Royce-Silver-Shado...
Forgetting all about the budget for a minute, how nice is this?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROLLS-ROYCE-CORNICHE/322...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROLLS-ROYCE-CORNICHE/322...
Conversely I don't really care for the Shadow but would love a Silver Spirit. If this is not a consequence of the car's ages maybe it is a consequence of our ages? I was born in the 80's and much prefer the blocky 80's styling of the Spirit to the sweeping lines of the (to my eyes) 70's style Shadow.
Baz2000 said:
Looks a very well kept and stunning car.Unfortunately I bet the reserve is around £5k?
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