Best Barge Bargains Vol 3 (£5-20k)...

[derestrictor]

No variations either side of these limits, inspired by Zagato's fabulous W8 punt and my own feelings that this range allows broad membership for most whilst not allowing (hopefully) too many utter wrecks and indeed, a few absolute corkers.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/210478.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/263116.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/269725.htm
http://www.mccarthycars.co.uk/pages/stock_details....
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/262609.htm

All yours...

Note, no M5s: I feel a self-congratulatory bag of Wotsits coming on.

[_Batty_]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/252562.htm


with more horses than Texas.
oh

[Plotloss]

Twenty!

[tali1]

derestrictor said:

Note, no M5s: I feel a self-congratulatory bag of Wotsits coming on.

that's just been cheesy

[derestrictor]

_Batty_ said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/252562.htm


with more horses than Texas.
oh

Berloody hell! Insane value, truly

[derestrictor]

Plotloss said:

Twenty!

Hello, Ocean? Looking for something involving bubbles...

[Podie]

derestrictor said:

Plotloss said:

Twenty!

Hello, Ocean? Looking for something involving bubbles...

You actually going to buy a BB one day..?

[off_again]

OOoo, I am liking that Audi S8 and the Bentley....

The Bentley for pure bankruptcy and the Audi for anonymity... Very tempting!

Still loving these though, but at £21k its a little too pricey for this thread:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/268868.htm

[_Batty_]

somewhat leftfield

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/234511.htm


pipe, slippers and caravan club stickers where optional extras IIRC.

[pmanson]

_Batty_ said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/252562.htm


with more horses than Texas.
oh

Yes please! Love the wheels on that

[derestrictor]

Podie said:

derestrictor said:

Plotloss said:

Twenty!

Hello, Ocean? Looking for something involving bubbles...

You actually going to buy a BB one day..?

Why bother when Thomas is standing idle with a piggy bank of characteristics alarmingly similar to an elephant's scrotum (i.e. capacious but damn tricky to prize from a clammy grasp?)

[trooperiziz]

Some of these cars still have a huge amount of depreciation to go though.

Sure, an RS4 at £20k is a good buy and not likely to free fall, but you only need to go back to the original thread to see what will happen to a 7 series Beemer...

Not quite a bargain if you buy it for £20k and sell it in a couple of years time for £7k

[Davey S2]

The A8 in the first link looks brand new but in terms of value for money that Lexus is going to be hard to beat.

[derestrictor]

trooperiziz said:

Some of these cars still have a huge amount of depreciation to go though.

Sure, an RS4 at £20k is a good buy and not likely to free fall, but you only need to go back to the original thread to see what will happen to a 7 series Beemer...

Not quite a bargain if you buy it for £20k and sell it in a couple of years time for £7k

I have this discussion often: however whilst the logic from a fiscal perspective is irrefutable, there must be a point for all cars when the price-quality 'best value' intersection is passed and due to condition, 'freshness of feel' and such like, the merits are less assured.

Of course, personal tolerances are involved but the limits in BBB Pt3 are defined so let's not get too hung up on relativities!

I'm liking the S8 from my opening post: they are such a handsome car...

[Plotloss]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/249760.htm

[derestrictor]

Dear Lord, McPlottenbach,

I want to screech through Paris, shouting at the locals with a gutteral, South Yorks invective, chastising them for being noncey puffs 'oo wouldn't last 5 minutes in the boathouse at Hereford.

It just is, isn't it?

[o.versteer]

derestrictor said:

I have this discussion often: however whilst the logic from a fiscal perspective is irrefutable, there must be a point for all cars when the price-quality 'best value' intersection is passed and due to condition, 'freshness of feel' and such like, the merits are less assured.

Absolutely agree with this point. They can be too old to be useful and tasty everyday waft. And, on that subject, the LS430 in the original post looks mighty tempting to someone currently shopping for about £10k of car. Admittedly I need an estate, but who's counting...... You just know that will never break, and while you may indeed die of boredom piloting one (assuming you haven't already flatlined whilst taking in the exceptional dullness of its looks), it will at least be in supreme serenity and utmost comfort. I love it.

Edited by o.versteer on Wednesday 24th October 17:26

[Plotloss]

Yes they're complicated, yes bodywork repairs are horrendous money but they're just so damned elegant.

D2s seem on the face of it slightly better screwed together than early D3s too.

[derestrictor]

o.versteer,

Since you mentioned my default preference for plutowafting, the same outfit did these also -

http://www.mccarthycars.co.uk/pages/stock_details....

http://www.mccarthycars.co.uk/pages/stock_details....

Both immense value. The first car is sheldon green which looks black in all but the brightest light but will undoubtedly need a few hundred sovs' worth of paint correction after which... (I know, my first LS was this colour and it was a swirlfest from new.)

[derestrictor]

_Batty_ said:

somewhat leftfield

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/234511.htm


pipe, slippers and caravan club stickers where optional extras IIRC.

Forgive me, I forgot to hail you.

The mad bugger! I love the idea of some pipe n' slippers old boy buying a 75 then casually deciding it needs supercharging! Exactly the mentality that chump in No.10 should embrace.