Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 10]

[alec.e]

Krikkit said:

alec.e said:

I like the wheel/grille combo on that, I even like the leaper. Don't like the R badge on a non S/C though.

Sorry, but mutton dressed as lamb to me. A leaper on any Jag newer than a series 2 XJ is wrong imo.

Edited by Krikkit on Friday 26th August 21:08

Agree to disagree I guess The same as about 75 % of X350 owners who swapped their chrome slatted grille for the XJR mesh. Regarding the leapers, not too different to a Mercedes hood ornament or RR Spirit of Ecstasy, the x308 is classic enough to get away with it IMHO, obviously looks stupid on a F-Type! Personal preference, if I was buying, would not bother me either way.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

An inappropriate leaper really puts me off a car. I know it shouldn't, but it really does.

[anonymous-user]

Jaguar XK8 4.0 V8

MOT Says 107,484 miles in April 2016

£3,000

https://www.gumtree.com/p/jaguar/jaguar-xk8-4.0-v8...

[anonymous-user]

Lexus LS400

81,800 miles

£1,495

Looks a great car


https://www.gumtree.com/p/lexus/lexus-ls400-/11840...

[anonymous-user]

Jaguar S Type 4.0 ltr

93,000 miles

FJSH

£850.00


https://www.gumtree.com/p/jaguar/2001-4.0-litre-s-...

[anonymous-user]

Mercedes CLK 320

78,000 miles

£600

https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/mercedes-c...

[TheLordJohn]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

Jaguar XK8 4.0 V8

MOT Says 107,484 miles in April 2016

£3,000v

https://www.gumtree.com/p/jaguar/jaguar-xk8-4.0-v8...

They're lovely motors.
God-awful painted rear lights would make me run a mile, not to mention very poor/half-arsed advert and the seat belts all twisted to hell.
RUN!

[irish boy]

Nice 24v w124 for sensible money.....

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C753283

[Croutons]

Rover P6 V8 for £3k in green, waft-tastic

http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C770910

[cat220]

Krikkit said:

SimonConnell said:

I know, I know. It's outside budget. But it's certainly a barge, so its spiritual home is on this thread. And this badge has to be the opposite of an M-Sport badge:



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C780332

Probably going to get snaffled up by a collector. Not a fan of the chrome strips all over it, but a boot badge that says "Diners club limited edition" is rather attractive.

I love these, only ever seen one on the road. Those alloys would need to go, look like later 940 ones.

[2stis]

Thankyou4calling said:

Not barges

BMW M5
Audi S8
Mercedes E55/63
Volvo T5

Barges

Audi A8 4.2 Diesel
BMW 7 series diesel
Toerag 5.0 V10

Blimey - tough criteria. Having just come back from a round-Europe family holiday trip in my M5 I would say it was able to conduct 'barging' duties just as well as my Daimler Double Six (with picnic tables!). My eldest son was only telling me tonight how comfortable it was for the whole trip versus his usual weekend transport (admittedly that has no proper seats in the back for him so no surprise at his comment really). I'll happily see it excluded from this thread on the basis it is over budget but reject any notion that those other 3 listed can get close to it, or indeed better it, in the ability to behave as a 'barge' to waft you on long journeys at reasonable speeds in comfort and serenity.

[1275GT]

I just moved to America, trying to keep my bargain barging ways going:

Am I doing it right?

[northwest monkey]

1275GT said:

I just moved to America, trying to keep my bargain barging ways going:

Am I doing it right?

Velour seats that resemble something from DFS?

[Boozy]

My Dad's just sold his 200+k T5 and is looking for something in the 1.5k range, I'm in the US so can't help too much with the search but would appreciate some help! Needs to be reliable first.

[Boozy]

My Dad's just sold his 200+k T5 and is looking for something in the 1.5k range, I'm in the US so can't help too much with the search but would appreciate some help! Needs to be reliable first.

[1275GT]

northwest monkey said:

1275GT said:

I just moved to America, trying to keep my bargain barging ways going:

Am I doing it right?

Velour seats that resemble something from DFS?

Full leather sir! Although the ride is quite DFDS.

[Krikkit]

Boozy said:

My Dad's just sold his 200+k T5 and is looking for something in the 1.5k range, I'm in the US so can't help too much with the search but would appreciate some help! Needs to be reliable first.

Is economy a priority? Was the T5 a problem child?

If boot space isn't needed then an LS400 would be a good choice.

[BigBen]

alec.e said:

Regarding the leapers, not too different to a Mercedes hood ornament or RR Spirit of Ecstasy,

I was going to point out that it is different as they are not fitted to the cars when they leave the factory so were not designed in. However I then remembered that USA cars nearly all have the leaper so perhaps they were a design consideration, I do know that they look wrong to my British eyes when I see them.

1275GT said:

northwest monkey said:

1275GT said:

I just moved to America, trying to keep my bargain barging ways going:

Am I doing it right?

Velour seats that resemble something from DFS?

Full leather sir! Although the ride is quite DFDS.

Excellent. I have driven various rental versions of this car over the years the handling is comedy gold to the point of being great fun. Aren't they a 1950s style ladder chassis underneath?

Ben

[Lowtimer]

That is a superb barge and in total harmony with all Thread principles (providing it was cheap enough). It is indeed body-on-frame, the Ford Panther platform introduced in 1978 and which continued to 2011 for the police Crown Vic.

1950s style? Well, up to a point, though also near as makes no difference "entire history of the car". We might think of b-o-f being replaced by unibody but they have been in co-existence for 90-odd years, since the unibodies introduced by Lancia in 1922 and Citroen in 1934.

[BigBen]

Barge update. Sat at the station ticket to Crawley in hand receive text saying the S600 biturbo has sold. Bugger