Best smoker barges 1-5 large [vol11]

Best smoker barges 1-5 large [vol11]

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derin100

5,214 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Minemapper said:
Your first mistake was admitting guilt. Surely a fellow of your experience knows to park such things 'off-site' until such time as their appearance is deemed acceptable?

I know a chap who had 5 or 6 Aston's that his other half never knew about. Everyone was much happier that way.
Trouble for me is, she holds all the codes to the online banking accounts...and I don't. I had to get her to pay the dealer over the phone.

There's absolutely no way to get around that barrier. You can dig as many 'Great Escape' Tom, Dick and Harry tunnels; build as many Colditz gliders as you like...you're not getting out of this Lager. This is Gestapo 2017-style.

For me..."The War is over"... years ago.



Huntsman

8,044 posts

250 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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derin100 said:
Trouble for me is, she holds all the codes to the online banking accounts...and I don't. I had to get her to pay the dealer over the phone.

There's absolutely no way to get around that barrier. You can dig as many 'Great Escape' Tom, Dick and Harry tunnels; build as many Colditz gliders as you like...you're not getting out of this Lager. This is Gestapo 2017-style.

For me..."The War is over"... years ago.
I 'offered' (!) to sell the Huntsman to buy a Tiger Moth, seemed sensible enough to me. Mrs H put her foot down, no light air craft, no winged flying suits and no motorcycles, but I could have unlimited boats and cars.

I got to 9 cars and 3 boats.....

Krikkit

26,513 posts

181 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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derin100 said:
For me..."The War is over"... years ago.
Forgive the super nerd reference, but this sums it up nicely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFpwGW697-A


derin100

5,214 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Huntsman said:
derin100 said:
Trouble for me is, she holds all the codes to the online banking accounts...and I don't. I had to get her to pay the dealer over the phone.

There's absolutely no way to get around that barrier. You can dig as many 'Great Escape' Tom, Dick and Harry tunnels; build as many Colditz gliders as you like...you're not getting out of this Lager. This is Gestapo 2017-style.

For me..."The War is over"... years ago.
I 'offered' (!) to sell the Huntsman to buy a Tiger Moth, seemed sensible enough to me. Mrs H put her foot down, no light air craft, no winged flying suits and no motorcycles, but I could have unlimited boats and cars.

I got to 9 cars and 3 boats.....
Now! That's an expert!

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golfer19

1,565 posts

133 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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As you can imagine, Ian...given today's events, as described above, the atmosphere chez nous this evening is somewhat....Frosty!



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It's the other way about for me.
The wife keeps asking me when am I buying another car.
I'm on the iPad every night checking the classifieds.
Trouble is I cannot make up my mind what I want.
Hopefully going to view a couple of possibilities on Thursday work permitting,

hornetrider

63,161 posts

205 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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I like that 530D, and I'm not usually a fan of SEs.

derin100

5,214 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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golfer19 said:
As you can imagine, Ian...given today's events, as described above, the atmosphere chez nous this evening is somewhat....Frosty!


It's the other way about for me.
The wife keeps asking me when am I buying another car.
I'm on the iPad every night checking the classifieds.
Trouble is I cannot make up my mind what I want.
Hopefully going to view a couple of possibilities on Thursday work permitting,
We're here to help with that, Bro...

cool

We'll have no trouble at all here helping you spend your money.







derin100

5,214 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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W00DY said:
Looks very clean!



bob-lad

2,212 posts

105 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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derin100 said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
0a said:
derin100 said:
r129sl said:
Looks like a very good buy the Z4M. Well done. If your house is much like mine, you'll be used to the cold by now.
laugh

The fact that after some years of losses (or at least flat-lining) that I did actually make a significant profit for my efforts by selling the E34 540i back to the chap I bought it from last week seems (strangely) to have become either very quickly forgotten or indeed completely inadmissible evidence in my defence.
Not to take the 'other side'... but you did go out and buy another BMW the following week Derin!
I was thinking exactly the same thing. Atmosphere chez deG is positively arctic each time I buy a car!
Alec! When we called you as a "witness for the defence" we weren't expecting this...and for you to crumble in the dock in this manner! When they said: "Do you swear to.....and nothing but the truth blah blah blah..." we were expecting you to have your fingers crossed behind your back and not add your own embellishments!

Who's side are you on here? mad
I'm confused. Weren't you supposed to be downsizing the fleet and moving house?

Or did I miss the episode where you built another garage ?


derin100

5,214 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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bob-lad said:
I'm confused. Weren't you supposed to be downsizing the fleet and moving house?

Or did I miss the episode where you built another garage ?
Yeah...and who's side are you on as well!?




bob-lad

2,212 posts

105 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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derin100 said:
Yeah...and who's side are you on as well!?
Yours, obviously smile


I've been tasked with replacing the Disco3 with a FFRR at many, many multiples of thread budget, but I'm stalling and looking for options. A chuffing great X351 XJ SuperSport keeps popping into searches but I keep dithering.

Massively over budget and not buying anything. I should hang my head in shame.

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derin100

5,214 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Now, what I did...and this is "Advanced Stuff"...in a semi-Huntsman style is this:

Rather than the "Stick and Carrot" approach, I employed the "Stick and Stick" approach i.e. the lesser of two evils.

So, some of you may know I that I have this mega-low mileage 8-Series? It's just been valued at a decent amount of money. So, when this pops up (and is even very local...like 10 mins away!) and I say I might buy it as well and you were trying to put a brake on me wouldn't you cash your chips in at me spending half that amount of money on a Z4M and think you've done 'ok' in averting a major financial crisis?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C818973


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derin100

5,214 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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bob-lad said:
derin100 said:
Yeah...and who's side are you on as well!?
Yours, obviously smile


I've been tasked with replacing the Disco3 with a FFRR at many, many multiples of thread budget, but I'm stalling and looking for options. A chuffing great X351 XJ SuperSport keeps popping into searches but I keep dithering.

Massively over budget and not buying anything. I should hang my head in shame.

smile
But use "dithering" to your advantage! It puts you in a good light. All points in the bank for future use!



golfer19

1,565 posts

133 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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derin100 said:
Now, what I did...and this is "Advanced Stuff"...in a semi-Huntsman style is this:

Rather than the "Stick and Carrot" approach, I employed the "Stick and Stick" approach i.e. the lesser of two evils.

So, some of you may know I that I have this mega-low mileage 8-Series? It's just been valued at a decent amount of money. So, when this pops up (and is even very local...like 10 mins away!) and I say I might buy it as well and you were trying to put a brake on me wouldn't you cash your chips in at me spending half that amount of money on a Z4M and think you've done 'ok' in averting a major financial crisis?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C818973


wink
Very devious.
You have obviously done this before.

bob-lad

2,212 posts

105 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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If I dither enough and finally get her kitchen extension done this year, I'll bag even more points.

Dithering FTW smile

mondayo

1,825 posts

263 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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As a change from the norm and probably not really a smoker barge...despite its 2.8 V6 engine with manual box, rear "multimedia" and fold down tables, these have always held a weird appeal to me (but only as a 2.8) http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Or with a bit of blue......
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
You could use this one for tip runs for a year, then at the end of the year, just leave it at the tip.

BigBen

11,634 posts

230 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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derin100 said:
3.4L 'bored out' N52 i.e to the max of it's capabilities

The Alpina has it's advantages and disadvantages. I looked into this quite closely before I bought my 3.0Si a couple of years ago.

The Alpina is definitely cheaper to own than a Z4M...lower tax, cheaper servicing etc. But more fragile. 19" wheels don't really do it any favours on our roads but the springs are standard "Si" springs.


Edited by derin100 on Tuesday 21st February 20:44
blimey if the Si springs ride like that the M must be spine jarring, my colleagues one has a very hard ride.

W00DY

15,482 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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mondayo said:
Or with a bit of blue......
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
You could use this one for tip runs for a year, then at the end of the year, just leave it at the tip.
We will ignore the nastiness of the first one you posted and instead focus on how utterly glorious this is:






I've had a love for the original Galaxy ever since I was 6 years old and this is bringing it all back. Stunning.



I wouldn't buy it of course, because it would be st.

bob-lad

2,212 posts

105 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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This is the only Galaxy I'd buy


W00DY

15,482 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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bob-lad said:
This is the only Galaxy I'd buy

Bleughh.


I do love a Minstrel though oddly.
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