Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 10]

[r129sl]

Krikkit said:

r129sl said:

cat220 said:

Krikkit said:

I didn't struggle for places to stay or traffic in May during the glorious weather. A fabulous route that I'll be trying to do every year.

I'm sure the hotels are loving the business but I used to enjoy just turning up at the Applecross Inn and booking a room or worst case calling a few days before. No chance of that these days. Also don't constrain yourself to the NC500 lots of other equally as good roads in the west.

The boat guy in Shieldaig told me that the Applecross community is having a vote about coming out of NC500 because they can't cope with the numbers. Everyone I spoke to about it said it had never been busier and that there was a shortage of accommodation, that people were sleeping in their cars and stuff like that.

It will also be tiresome if dheads start driving far too fast in so-called super cars and stuff. While I admire those cars, they're all too big, too fast, too noisy for the public road. 99.9% of the people who own them are tts. And they'll attract policing which will spoil it for the rest of us.

Wow, interesting! To be honest if the route goes anywhere near Applecross they'll probably still suffer - a fantastic road, mesmerising view and some really good grub in the pub will make it a must-see.

Oa: I was impressed by the Coastal Kitchen at Shieldaig this time. We went a few years ago and it was not so hot, but this recent trip we tried it twice and it was good.

The Bealach na Gaoithe (pass of the winds) between Torridon and Diabaig in my view is better than the Bealach na Bà or Applecross road. But, of course, it is not part of a circuit, Diabaig being a dead end, albeit one with a nice café restaurant and a very scenic harbour. To be honest, I rather prefer the high speed open vista routes, like Achnasheen to Gruinnard Bay or Garve to Ullapool, I used to love covering ground along those roads in my 500 SEC, the car absolutely in its element, the long-travel suspension soaking up the undulations with that "sense of indomitability" that Mel Nichols so accurately identified in "Champagne Country".

[JF87]

The "Crimson Tide" ex-sheikh W140 hits the bay!





Can't quite remember how it was priced during its epic stint on C&C, but pretty sure it dropped below £3K by the end. The (brief) new owner's extravagant hopes:

Ron Burgundy said:

The reserve is set at £7000 but the car is worth more and I am confident I will achieve more.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-J-MERCEDES-400-SEL-W140-RED-44000-low-miles-COLLECTORS-CAR-Classic-Limo-/331985516030?hash=item4d4be0f5fe:g:AnMAAOSwYIxX7BSt

[Krikkit]

Bloody hell, fair mark-up there!

[Krikkit]

r129sl said:

Oa: I was impressed by the Coastal Kitchen at Shieldaig this time. We went a few years ago and it was not so hot, but this recent trip we tried it twice and it was good.

The Bealach na Gaoithe (pass of the winds) between Torridon and Diabaig in my view is better than the Bealach na Bà or Applecross road. But, of course, it is not part of a circuit, Diabaig being a dead end, albeit one with a nice café restaurant and a very scenic harbour. To be honest, I rather prefer the high speed open vista routes, like Achnasheen to Gruinnard Bay or Garve to Ullapool, I used to love covering ground along those roads in my 500 SEC, the car absolutely in its element, the long-travel suspension soaking up the undulations with that "sense of indomitability" that Mel Nichols so accurately identified in "Champagne Country".

I should keep a notebook of all these great factoids ready for next time I'm up there...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

I love the colours. Would be a hoot to own.

[Usget]

Krikkit said:

Bloody hell, fair mark-up there!

He hasn't even bothered putting 12 months ticket on it!

[JF87]

Usget said:

Krikkit said:

Bloody hell, fair mark-up there!

He hasn't even bothered putting 12 months ticket on it!

He's deluded. I'm sorely tempted to bid £6,999 just to wind him up!

[jke11y]

I see the reserve amount mentioned above has already been dropped from £7k to £6k. Deluded. Im also dubious of the Sheikh claim, unless the Dubai office back then were in a grimy part of Battersea.

[sly fox]

Could ask the question - what have you done to the car since buying it for £3k recently?
Bet that reply doesnt get made public.

You can bid 1.04p currently

[bristolracer]

jke11y said:

Im also dubious of the Sheikh claim, unless the Dubai office back then were in a grimy part of Battersea.

the sheikh would have an armour plated bullet proof glass high security 500 or 600 model. Heads of state do not travel about in ordinary cars. It may have been registered to him for his staff but i doubt his royal cheeks have ever graced those seats.

[anonymous-user]

A8 4.0 TDI £4975



I like the leather



Apart from the obvious clocking, what could possibly go wrong... Why doesnt this flag up somewhere as being an issue? And why doesn't the dealer mention it?

[Easternlight]

JF87 said:

He's deluded. I'm sorely tempted to bid £6,999 just to wind him up!

But "Others selling on internet are higher millage and common colour combinations selling for more than £12,000."!!

[cat220]

wsurfa said:

A8 4.0 TDI £4975



I like the leather



Apart from the obvious clocking, what could possibly go wrong... Why doesnt this flag up somewhere as being an issue? And why doesn't the dealer mention it?

Front passenger door and wing look to be different colours.

[strudel]

After a soggy morning on the bike and the fact it really doesn't have isofix for the baby I think my barge musings must now become reality.

Except they all seem to be up North. What gives?

[Riley Blue]

cat220 said:

wsurfa said:

A8 4.0 TDI £4975



I like the leather



Apart from the obvious clocking, what could possibly go wrong... Why doesnt this flag up somewhere as being an issue? And why doesn't the dealer mention it?

Front passenger door and wing look to be different colours.

And why has some chump painted the centre of the front bumper black?

[Stegel]

strudel said:

After a soggy morning on the bike and the fact it really doesn't have isofix for the baby I think my barge musings must now become reality.

Except they all seem to be up North. What gives?

The cynical (Midlands') view would be that posh southerners can afford fancy new cars which head north with each more impoverished purchaser - but in reality it's Sod's law that when you are looking for a car, there either are none available or they're miles away. Buy one and dozens will appear around the corner.

[bob-lad]

Stegel said:

strudel said:

After a soggy morning on the bike and the fact it really doesn't have isofix for the baby I think my barge musings must now become reality.

Except they all seem to be up North. What gives?

The cynical (Midlands') view would be that posh southerners can afford fancy new cars which head north with each more impoverished purchaser - but in reality it's Sod's law that when you are looking for a car, there either are none available or they're miles away. Buy one and dozens will appear around the corner.

Or those of us North of the Watford Gap are happy with our lot and confidently, with nothing to prove, have more sense than buying at the top of the depreciation curve.



Alternatively it's the opposite effect of buying a something - then you suddenly start seeing them everywhere.

[ian316]

strudel said:

After a soggy morning on the bike and the fact it really doesn't have isofix for the baby I think my barge musings must now become reality.

Except they all seem to be up North. What gives?

when ever I see anything its always in wales or cornwall, never anything in Yorkshire

[W00DY]

Since this is a page of interesting colour combos I decided to see what Individually specced cars ebay has for us.



Nice


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-BMW-525i-Individual...

Oh.




Fabulously coloured 530i.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-530i-Sport-2002-E39-...

Or at least the bits that aren't rusty and/or covered in duct tape.

[Lowtimer]

When I see a barge I want to look at it's always somewhere between the 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock radials out from the M25, which makes them most inconvenient for me to get to.