Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 10]

[Huntsman]

Riley Blue said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Baz2000 said:

Not sold on the colour but looks like a well looked after car.



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/j...

I like the colour.
I suspect it isn't that cheap, and 'a credit to its former keeper' is another of those pointless, meaningless expressions that really irritates me.

For comparison:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/j...

I have a real dilemma with the X350 and the BMW E65 for that matter.

I want the petrol. No messing. I don't like oil burning soot chuckers. However I love the range of the diesel. Clarkson drove and X350 from Basel to Blackpool on one tank.

I'm driving Goodwood to Lake Konstance in a couple of weeks and the range would help, not stopping for fill ups.

Its a silly thing, but a real dilemma for me.

[anonymous-user]

Huntsman said:

I have a real dilemma with the X350 and the BMW E65 for that matter.

I want the petrol. No messing. I don't like oil burning soot chuckers. However I love the range of the diesel. Clarkson drove and X350 from Basel to Blackpool on one tank.

I'm driving Goodwood to Lake Konstance in a couple of weeks and the range would help, not stopping for fill ups.

Its a silly thing, but a real dilemma for me.

The 2.7d always felt underpowered in my S-Type, and real world economy was little better than the 3.0 V6. It also threw up several absolute stinking bills relating to it's diesel-ness and they seem to be harder on the torque converter and gearbox too.

I would rather pay for a petrol X350 than have a diesel one given to me and have to run it for two years / 50,000 miles out of my own pocket

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Huntsman said:

I have a real dilemma with the X350 and the BMW E65 for that matter.

I want the petrol. No messing. I don't like oil burning soot chuckers. However I love the range of the diesel. Clarkson drove and X350 from Basel to Blackpool on one tank.

I'm driving Goodwood to Lake Konstance in a couple of weeks and the range would help, not stopping for fill ups.

Its a silly thing, but a real dilemma for me.

How often do you do trips like that though? If it's a weekly gig I can see that refuelling might be a drag. If it's once a year, to discard petrol for diesel is the work of a lunatic.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Riley Blue said:

For comparison ...

PH ads are pretty universally crap and overpriced. But the market for 13 year old V8 petrols is small and you can afford to be choosy. I'd choose to research elsewhere I think.

[olly755]

northwest monkey said:

Pics please - I love American barges. A lad I used to work with had a 1970s Chevrolet Caprice Classic and it was fantastic. Proper "pimp" spec velour interior and about 28' long.

Happy to oblige with this slice of awesomeness. Surely a car name has never been so misappropriated.



Some more pics from today's local classic car show across the road. Apologies for the bearding, I haven't done a car show in years. This 190 really was as good as new: absolutely factory fresh and original.



Plenty of SL's to choose from, but this is how a '129 should look. It's many years since I owned one and remember them as a pretty big car, but these days seem surprisingly compact. The shallow dash and narrow centre console of the interior seemed far more snug than I remember.



Immaculate and original 260E, looked to be imported from Japan



Multi concours winning, ultra low mile A124. If one needed reference as to how these cars appeared when delivered new, then look no further.



Very, very nice X300 Daimler Six LWB, 4 litre AJ16 under the bonnet and up for sale too at top end of thread budget. Lovely unrestored car with just a very light patina to show for a privileged life well lived. Had a chinwag with the well heeled elderly owner and his wife- turns out the Daimler is complimented by an LS400 in the garage, as is mine. A man after my own heart, aside from the well heeled bit.

[Riley Blue]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Riley Blue said:

For comparison ...

PH ads are pretty universally crap and overpriced. But the market for 13 year old V8 petrols is small and you can afford to be choosy. I'd choose to research elsewhere I think.

PH ads are, in my view, often shocking - why would you miss out desirable features like heated front screen, heated seats? Elsewhere I've seen a 2003 with 117,000 miles at £2,700 and another also 2003, with 81,000 miles, at £7,500.

[anonymous-user]

olly755 said:

Happy to oblige with this slice of awesomeness. Surely a car name has never been so misappropriated.



Some more pics from today's local classic car show across the road. Apologies for the bearding, I haven't done a car show in years. This 190 really was as good as new: absolutely factory fresh and original.



Plenty of SL's to choose from, but this is how a '129 should look. It's many years since I owned one and remember them as a pretty big car, but these days seem surprisingly compact. The shallow dash and narrow centre console of the interior seemed far more snug than I remember.



Immaculate and original 260E, looked to be imported from Japan



Multi concours winning, ultra low mile A124. If one needed reference as to how these cars appeared when delivered new, then look no further.



Very, very nice X300 Daimler Six LWB, 4 litre AJ16 under the bonnet and up for sale too at top end of thread budget. Lovely unrestored car with just a very light patina to show for a privileged life well lived. Had a chinwag with the well heeled elderly owner and his wife- turns out the Daimler is complimented by an LS400 in the garage, as is mine. A man after my own heart, aside from the well heeled bit.

Some stunning cars there

[anonymous-user]

Croutons said:

1990 Starion will not interest many on this thread, but at £3250 it really should!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C781007

I see the advert has been removed.

The car is not for this thread but I love the Starion Turbo.

Cars with flared arches always gets my votes.

Really wish Mitsubishi would make cars like this again.

[Huntsman]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

How often do you do trips like that though? If it's a weekly gig I can see that refuelling might be a drag. If it's once a year, to discard petrol for diesel is the work of a lunatic.

Agree.

I've never bought the oil burner and had many a big petrol motor, I don't have a carbon foot print, I have a carbon arse print.

[Geekman]

dme123 said:

Wasn't a poster on here discussing putting their Super V8 X350 up for sale? The 4.2s are well and truly into thread budget for a nice one now and approaching half thread budget for a leggy 3.0!

[0a]

em177 said:

0a said:

PS anyone want a 500SL? I'll post you the keys and give you the Google Map reference of a random street in Edinburgh.

It had been standing for ages at my old place so I changed the battery, started it, got it through town to a busy junction where it died and didn't quite have enough to restart. My phone also died as well. A nice chap from ATS saved me by towing it to a safe place.



I really can't be bothered to sort it. The roof needs fixing, I have not been driving it due to this hence the battery/running problem. My boredom threshold is quite low.

Sorry to hear that. If you're genuinely wanting rid and not just in the heat of the moment I'm based in Edinburgh and been actively after a '129 project for a while but the right one hasn't shown up yet...

em177 I'll drop you a PM tomorrow!

[E65Ross]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I guess that under scoring is pretty rare, but they're really only there to offer a guide. +/- 10% wouldn't be unusual for an OBC.

Getting more than you expect is always nice though!

It certainly was pleasant! So far so good! Though I should probably stop venturing on this thread! Whilst I do miss the ability to lope down the MWay at high speeds without the engine merely breaking sweat, I am liking the fact I'm a couple of thousand quid up, left with a car that's already saving me money on fuel, and servicing will be substantially cheaper....all towards getting my very own place.

[em177]

0a said:

em177 said:

0a said:

PS anyone want a 500SL? I'll post you the keys and give you the Google Map reference of a random street in Edinburgh.

It had been standing for ages at my old place so I changed the battery, started it, got it through town to a busy junction where it died and didn't quite have enough to restart. My phone also died as well. A nice chap from ATS saved me by towing it to a safe place.



I really can't be bothered to sort it. The roof needs fixing, I have not been driving it due to this hence the battery/running problem. My boredom threshold is quite low.

Sorry to hear that. If you're genuinely wanting rid and not just in the heat of the moment I'm based in Edinburgh and been actively after a '129 project for a while but the right one hasn't shown up yet...

em177 I'll drop you a PM tomorrow!

Thank you sir.

[cat220]

E65Ross said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I guess that under scoring is pretty rare, but they're really only there to offer a guide. +/- 10% wouldn't be unusual for an OBC.

Getting more than you expect is always nice though!

It certainly was pleasant! So far so good! Though I should probably stop venturing on this thread! Whilst I do miss the ability to lope down the MWay at high speeds without the engine merely breaking sweat, I am liking the fact I'm a couple of thousand quid up, left with a car that's already saving me money on fuel, and servicing will be substantially cheaper....all towards getting my very own place.

To my mind getting on the property ladder has to take priority, you can always come back to cars.

[r129sl]

My 124 may just have died. Psycho deer strike 10 miles from holiday home. Radiator is bust. Condensor, headlamp, slam panel. And the grille and bonnet, obvs. Unavoidable: the fker was just there. All the way up from Melrose I was thinking, "I hope we don't strike a deer in the dark". Weird.

It will be born again.

But what the fk to do for the next week in the highlands sans car?

[cat220]

r129sl said:

My 124 may just have died. Psycho deer strike 10 miles from holiday home. Radiator is bust. Condensor, headlamp, slam panel. And the grille and bonnet, obvs. Unavoidable: the fker was just there. All the way up from Melrose I was thinking, "I hope we don't strike a deer in the dark". Weird.

It will be born again.

But what the fk to do for the next week in the highlands sans car?

Sh*t! I've had a few close calls over the years. Where are you? From that pic the car looks to have held up pretty well. Considering it can be like hitting a wall!

[anonymous-user]

Geekman said:

dme123 said:

Wasn't a poster on here discussing putting their Super V8 X350 up for sale? The 4.2s are well and truly into thread budget for a nice one now and approaching half thread budget for a leggy 3.0!

I'm just waiting for a house sale and a divorce to finalise in the next 2 - 3 weeks, so that seems a good time to take on a decade old and very thirsty Jaguar. Are you selling yet?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Crikey Jonathan, I hope everyone is ok? What a shocker. Very frightening, but hopefully no humans hurt or upset. Awful that your lovely car looks so battered.

On the plus side, venison is lovely and you must have a good supply.

[r129sl]

The car did a smashing job. It was a big deer and we hit it at 40. It got us to our holiday house without dying, which is pretty important at 10pm on a Sunday night. I'm in Torridon. I'm likely to get the car trucked back to Newcastle and then either to hire something or to go and get the 190. There's a garage at Lochcarron but getting a rad is likely to take all week and let's face it, driving it like that is not ideal.

Thanks all for the concern. I must admit, before the deer hit the ground I was thinking, "what can I get next?"

[cat220]

r129sl said:

The car did a smashing job. It was a big deer and we hit it at 40. It got us to our holiday house without dying, which is pretty important at 10pm on a Sunday night. I'm in Torridon. I'm likely to get the car trucked back to Newcastle and then either to hire something or to go and get the 190. There's a garage at Lochcarron but getting a rad is likely to take all week and let's face it, driving it like that is not ideal.

Glad you've got to your destination ok, I know you'll have it all covered, you're a good bit further north than me but anything i can help with then let me know.