Best smoker barges 1-5 large [vol11]

[bmthnick1981]

Anyone going to the SWVA classic auction in Poole on the 27th? Quite a bit of Merc metal going through ....

https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car-auction/classic...

[Max M4X WW]

E24man said:

PowerslideSWE said:

Max M4X WW said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Daytona or Techno? Suits the e39 imo, and the car looks lovely. Looks like mine infact, beige hide, tree and M-paras. Mine is oxford green however, and manual.

Neither Techno nor Daytona, it is Mora; lovely on an E39, nice on some E46's but stunning on an E38.

Agreed, I'd have loved to do the trio when we had this:

[bob-lad]

bmthnick1981 said:

Anyone going to the SWVA classic auction in Poole on the 27th? Quite a bit of Merc metal going through ....

https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car-auction/classic...

bumping along just below thread budget we have this gem.

https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/reliant-kitten-...

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[Krikkit]

Some very nice items in there, this V12 XJS looks rather smashing (dull photos aside). A boot full of consumables etc from the owner is always a good sign imo.

https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/jaguar-xjs-he-a...

[bob-lad]

Yup, spotted those. A few interesting items

[Zonergem]

XJS is tempting but the sunroof spoils it for me. The eye runs over the flowing coachwork but then gets rudely disturbed - an effect probably far worse in person.

It's as if the car is wearing a yarmulke. (No hate - some of my best friends... etc)

[Stegel]

bob-lad said:

A few pages ago there were concerns that there may not be any decent barges for us in ten years time, but fear not, the grown-ups are still making V8s and V12s, even some without turbos, so we should be OK for at least the next decade

However...... in-car Skype & Cortana https://redmondmag.com/blogs/the-schwartz-report/2...

W. T. and indeed F ?


Volvo of all people.

No.

Just no.

There was an article somewhere last week saying that X number of manufacturers were agreeing terms with three suppliers of "assistants" - besides Microsoft one was Amazon and the other, IIRC was Google. The "radio" (I'm being deliberately old there) will be more important than the engine to many people soon.

[leefee]

Re the above xjs sunroof, it looks positively great compared to this disaster I saw last year... how to ruin a lovely car....

why would you? and the wheels.....yuk

[leefee]

[K12beano]

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[Krikkit]

I'm going to be burnt for this... But I actually quite like the wheels. For me they suit the swoopy design quite nicely, without looking over-wheeled.

[anonymous-user]

leefee said:

Re the above xjs sunroof, it looks positively great compared to this disaster I saw last year... how to ruin a lovely car....

why would you? and the wheels.....yuk

What the fk is going on with that spoiler?? It's mounted halfway up the boot! I guess putting it there saves the little circuit the XJR-S came with that lowers the aerial if you try and open the boot with it extended? That car looks a real dogs dinner.

[bob-lad]

dme123 said:

leefee said:

Re the above xjs sunroof, it looks positively great compared to this disaster I saw last year... how to ruin a lovely car....

why would you? and the wheels.....yuk

What the fk is going on with that spoiler?? It's mounted halfway up the boot! I guess putting it there saves the little circuit the XJR-S came with that lowers the aerial if you try and open the boot with it extended? That car looks a real dogs dinner.

[anonymous-user]

Apologies. Out of budget (by 2.7k)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

To make up for it:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

^ That's going in the Bargain Basement thread too.

[SpeckledJim]

dme123 said:

leefee said:

Re the above xjs sunroof, it looks positively great compared to this disaster I saw last year... how to ruin a lovely car....

why would you? and the wheels.....yuk

What the fk is going on with that spoiler?? It's mounted halfway up the boot! I guess putting it there saves the little circuit the XJR-S came with that lowers the aerial if you try and open the boot with it extended? That car looks a real dogs dinner.

Much fun to be had with that bloody spoiler.

I'm on my third electric aerial now. That's in 2 years.

[Usget]

sleepera6 said:

To make up for it:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

^ That's going in the Bargain Basement thread too.

Looks fabulous in principle! I wonder if it's as good as it looks...

[anonymous-user]

The Beemer has been off the road for five years before being MOt'd last month. It had an adivsory for an oil leak and rear brake pads.
The test was at 51995 miles.

2 previous owners (if you buy it)

DECLARED NEW - 17 February 1998
SOLD 2nd January 1999
SOLD 13th April 2007 (current owner)

In 2006, this car had 32125 miles. Over 10 years later it has done 20,000 miles more.

This car was probably sold at Scothall BMW Stanmore (now closed, replaced by Spire Borehamwood)

Reg is R788 WLC

[TurboHatchback]

Have we had this 540i yet? It has a magnificently bargetastic spec and looks rather nice to my eyes:

[olly755]

Bit of a curio.





Certainly a bit of a looker, and supposed to ride very well on sophisticated multi link suspension. Shame it's not the Miller engine version as 160-odd BHP sounds a bit piffling these days, although I suppose the trade off would be clockwork reliability.

Either way, want.

[deadslow]

SpeckledJim said:

dme123 said:

leefee said:

Re the above xjs sunroof, it looks positively great compared to this disaster I saw last year... how to ruin a lovely car....

why would you? and the wheels.....yuk

What the fk is going on with that spoiler?? It's mounted halfway up the boot! I guess putting it there saves the little circuit the XJR-S came with that lowers the aerial if you try and open the boot with it extended? That car looks a real dogs dinner.

Much fun to be had with that bloody spoiler.

I'm on my third electric aerial now. That's in 2 years.

take it off and use it as a surf board