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[Mustard]

Jobbo said:

CampDavid said:

No. That's, believe it or not, an optional extra!

- so in theory you could just make your car Individual spec by ordering the kickplates and nothing else, I guess. Nice idea to replace the M kickplates on my F11, actually.

No, to get individual kick plates a car has to have individual paint or leather, they default into the spec on an SE or Luxury when individual paint or leather is selected.

On M Sport models up until a couple of years ago you used to get the choice if you wanted 'individual ' or 'M Sport' kick plates, these days you don't, with them coming with M Sport ones.

[deadslow]

ess said:

deadslow said:

Good luck with your purchase! I bought one of these a few months ago and am now in the process of going through the car to get it really good (it was very nice to start with, but they all suffer some similar problems to varying degrees).

Thank you.
Like yourself I'm drafting out a long term mechanical/cosmetic maintenance plan.

The trick, I think, is to keep on top of stuff. My car had the tiniest spot of rust at the base of one front wing last November which I thought wouldn't come to much - how wrong I was - bottom of wing now rotted through and other side starting to go. Fortunately I managed to source two completely rust free second hand wings for £75 each, which will be going on very soon along with a cosmetic tidy-up.

[BigBen]

I spent a few days in Hamburg this week and was heartened to spot four of five W124s still being used as Taxis and still looking good. Must have had moon miles by now as well.

[Adrian E]

In the great spirit of hilarious dealer markups.....

This car discussed back on page 242

W00DY said:

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

Yum.

Which from memory was about £8-8.5k is now up here:

http://www.parkwayspecialistcars.co.uk/stocklist/a...

Not bad for taking a few photos lol

[BlueMR2]

Adrian E said:

In the great spirit of hilarious dealer markups.....

This car discussed back on page 242

W00DY said:

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

Yum.

Which from memory was about £8-8.5k is now up here:

http://www.parkwayspecialistcars.co.uk/stocklist/a...

Not bad for taking a few photos lol

I wonder if they have the software setup to add a capital letter To Every Word They Type.

[Gompo]

dscam said:

I suspect this may be considered a bit too gauche but I like the look of this so much I'm sorely tempted to make the (very long) journey to view:

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

..So did you view it.?

I'm a big fan of GS300 Sports, at least from an aesthetic point of view. I can remember my reaction and curiosity when I first spotted one. Those wheels are some of the best OEM alloys ever.

[FD3Si]

Reporting in.



112k, manual, bone stock, 2 owners, mountain of history. Few niggles to sort. Nice and serene after a year in a 172 cup.

Bloody cavernous inside!

[VolvoT5]

FD3Si said:

Reporting in.

http://s140.photobucket.com/user/Simon_r_hill/medi...

112k, manual, bone stock, 2 owners, mountain of history. Few niggles to sort. Nice and serene after a year in a 172 cup.

Bloody cavernous inside!

How much?

[phil_cardiff]

BlueMR2 said:

wonder if they have the software setup to add a capital letter To Every Word They Type.

Ctrl+A and Shift+F3. The cretins.

[Vaud]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Audi 100 2.8 E Quattro 5dr 7 Seater

£1675

Does this count? Borderline between barge and bargain basement. But it looks nice, and quite rare, not that many left?

[0a]

Vaud said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Audi 100 2.8 E Quattro 5dr 7 Seater

£1675

Does this count? Borderline between barge and bargain basement. But it looks nice, and quite rare, not that many left?

I like it. It would have been sold at around the time you could get a late W124 estate or E34 estate. I wonder how they were all priced/reviewed back in the day?!

[vournikas]

I'm rather liking these two at the moment :



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



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C597412

I've always hankered after a S70R since a local lad bought a minty looking one in black a few years ago. But I love Jags, and that XJR - in that colour and trim - looks tempting.

[BlueMR2]

vournikas said:

I'm rather liking these two at the moment :



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



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C597412

I've always hankered after a S70R since a local lad bought a minty looking one in black a few years ago. But I love Jags, and that XJR - in that colour and trim - looks tempting.

Why would you LPG an R, its so great they only did 3k miles in it and want a diesel which will cost more to run than an lpg'd petrol. Doesn't make sense unless its borked really.

[31mph]

I've been after an S70R for a while

I had seen that one, but the LPG put me off

[vournikas]

BlueMR2 said:

vournikas said:

I'm rather liking these two at the moment :



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



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C597412

I've always hankered after a S70R since a local lad bought a minty looking one in black a few years ago. But I love Jags, and that XJR - in that colour and trim - looks tempting.

Why would you LPG an R, its so great they only did 3k miles in it and want a diesel which will cost more to run than an lpg'd petrol. Doesn't make sense unless its borked really.

Good point. Didn't think of that.

[brunbread]

FD3Si said:

Reporting in.



112k, manual, bone stock, 2 owners, mountain of history. Few niggles to sort. Nice and serene after a year in a 172 cup.

Bloody cavernous inside!

Combien?

[0a]

As good ones are seemly 'worth' £10k+, here's a 'not so good one'. A bit cheaper though.

Ad said:

Audi S8 Quattro For Sale (1998) A lovely example in black july mot recent respray and work on suspension,valves,water pump,and timing belt huge spec including front and rear heated seats suede roofcloth ,sat nav ,climate,air con,phone ready,sat nav solar panels,sun roof,grey leather electric seats,unmarked alloys 109k miles cat c due to light damage in 2009 fantastic car amazing to drive supercar performance and handling. £1,850

[0a]

I couldn't help but post this here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJ6-CONVERTIBLE-S...

My word... buy it now for £4.5k!

[Coker]

Anyone have any experience of these? I quite fancy this is a daily barge.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C545921

[FD3Si]

brunbread said:

Combien?

2750, which considering the mileage and age, seemed OK. Is been religiously looked after and is so clean.

It does have a bit of a knock which happens on clutch engagement and when yanking the steering wheel on idle. I suspect a ball joint, track rod end, or engine mount.

Other than that, rear discs and a new rocker gasket and I'm good to go.

Edited by FD3Si on Sunday 19th April 09:34