Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 10]

[Krikkit]

BigBen said:

Croutons said:

cat220 said:

CL55 for sale, high miles but under 4k...



http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/classifieds-cars-sa...

258k? Just run in.

One gallon say every 20 miles = 12900 gallons. Fiver each over time? £64,500 in fuel. God loves a tax payer...

Edited by Croutons on Tuesday 25th October 08:08

Looks pretty good but not cheap enough for the miles IMO

I'd agree if it was just the miles and it was in decent fettle, but needing a new AC compressor fitting, new wheels + tyres, the tacky carbon-wrapped dash sorting and the ride height checking it sounds like a moneypit already!

[Bonefish Blues]

The Don of Croy said:

55palfers said:

Another handsome 190 at £3995. The garage are well respected MB indys.

Interesting enough mota, but why is there a tanned bald person wearing a bridal gown slumped between the front seats? Was it a factory extra?

I saw it as a scary Halloween balloon!

[bob-lad]

Bonefish Blues said:

The Don of Croy said:

55palfers said:

Another handsome 190 at £3995. The garage are well respected MB indys.

Interesting enough mota, but why is there a tanned bald person wearing a bridal gown slumped between the front seats? Was it a factory extra?

I saw it as a scary Halloween balloon!

Remnants of a 50th party by the looks of it.

[nullogik]

E65Ross said:

comical pricing for a 1.8 IMO

+1, worth about half of what he is asking for. Wedding car white with blue interior, the most undesirable engine in the range and mileage that is not that low (for the price) - not the best combination.

[anonymous-user]

SimonConnell said:

Any thoughts on this? To my eye, great colours and a rare manual T5. But moon miles and the dealer's photos are sorely lacking. Buy it and spend another grand getting the wheels refurbished, a full detail and replacing any missing trim (e.g. the mirror)? MOT history doesn't seem to show any horrors;

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Volvo-V70-2-4-T5-SE-5...

That's been on sale forever, I imagine people are put off by the £505 road tax and the mileage. Tough as these things are at the thick end of a quarter of a million miles that engine is going to be worn, without even discussing all the ancillaries and suspension components.

[TheLordJohn]

dme123 said:

SimonConnell said:

Any thoughts on this? To my eye, great colours and a rare manual T5. But moon miles and the dealer's photos are sorely lacking. Buy it and spend another grand getting the wheels refurbished, a full detail and replacing any missing trim (e.g. the mirror)? MOT history doesn't seem to show any horrors;

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Volvo-V70-2-4-T5-SE-5...

That's been on sale forever, I imagine people are put off by the £505 road tax and the mileage. Tough as these things are at the thick end of a quarter of a million miles that engine is going to be worn, without even discussing all the ancillaries and suspension components.

I think full detail and missing trim expenditure should be at the very bottom of the list.
They haven't even bothered washing it, it has absolutely no service history, 221k miles (i've owned a 250k+ miles RR P38, but it had 36 stamps in two service books and countless receipts) and it needs an ABS sensor.
I'm almost certain it'll have the cheapest tyres ever made fitted, also.
At the very least, it's £1k over priced.

[Krikkit]

Hate to say it, but I'd have to agree.

What a hideous interior too - I don't mind a bit of beige, but two-tone? Weird.

[SpeckledJim]

TheLordJohn said:

dme123 said:

SimonConnell said:

Any thoughts on this? To my eye, great colours and a rare manual T5. But moon miles and the dealer's photos are sorely lacking. Buy it and spend another grand getting the wheels refurbished, a full detail and replacing any missing trim (e.g. the mirror)? MOT history doesn't seem to show any horrors;

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Volvo-V70-2-4-T5-SE-5...

That's been on sale forever, I imagine people are put off by the £505 road tax and the mileage. Tough as these things are at the thick end of a quarter of a million miles that engine is going to be worn, without even discussing all the ancillaries and suspension components.

I think full detail and missing trim expenditure should be at the very bottom of the list.
They haven't even bothered washing it, it has absolutely no service history, 221k miles (i've owned a 250k+ miles RR P38, but it had 36 stamps in two service books and countless receipts) and it needs an ABS sensor.
I'm almost certain it'll have the cheapest tyres ever made fitted, also.
At the very least, it's £1k over priced.

I agree. That's £250 in the trade, £995 disposable-sim-card-retail type-stuff.

[anonymous-user]

BMW 530i E34

Automatic

84,000 miles

£2,995

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOVELY-BMW-530i-V8-E34-A...

[anonymous-user]

Mercedes C43 AMG

143,000 miles

£5,200

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mercedes-Benz-v8-c43-amg...

[anonymous-user]

BMW 540i SE

122,000 miles

£1,500


https://www.gumtree.com/p/bmw/bmw-5401-v8-/1195713...

[anonymous-user]

BMW E38 735i

60,000 miles

£5,995 Strong money

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bmw/bmw-735-e38-face-lif...

[golfer19]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

BMW 530i E34

Automatic

84,000 miles

£2,995

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOVELY-BMW-530i-V8-E34-A...

I like the look of that.

[W00DY]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

BMW 540i SE

122,000 miles

£1,500


https://www.gumtree.com/p/bmw/bmw-5401-v8-/1195713...

That could be good. A nice set of ginger headlights and it's a bit of a sleeper.

[W00DY]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/One-Of-Two-Left-Very-Ear...

Oh yeah.

[anonymous-user]

Just bought this, not strictly a barge but really enjoying it!

[Croutons]

This long advertised 600SEL is now cheap...

£3500 even though needs some suspension work.

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/192402/rare...

[dscam]

W00DY said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/One-Of-Two-Left-Very-Ear...

Oh yeah.

Flattering beige/gold - Check

Ghia spec - Check

Quadrophonic sound system with graphic equaliser - OMG!

[Usget]

W00DY said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/One-Of-Two-Left-Very-Ear...

Oh yeah.

I have absolutely no idea why, but I LOVE this.

[ChocolateFrog]

dme123 said:

SimonConnell said:

Any thoughts on this? To my eye, great colours and a rare manual T5. But moon miles and the dealer's photos are sorely lacking. Buy it and spend another grand getting the wheels refurbished, a full detail and replacing any missing trim (e.g. the mirror)? MOT history doesn't seem to show any horrors;

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Volvo-V70-2-4-T5-SE-5...

That's been on sale forever, I imagine people are put off by the £505 road tax and the mileage. Tough as these things are at the thick end of a quarter of a million miles that engine is going to be worn, without even discussing all the ancillaries and suspension components.

Not necessarily, my D5 has 285k on the clock and there is zero wear on the cam and compression is still consistent between all cylinders.