Best Smoker Barges 1-5 large [Vol 5]

[V8mate]

Dr Imran T said:

V8mate said:

louiebaby said:

CampDavid said:

Just spent another £1000 on maintainance so it's staying for a bit!

Hero!

Only if a revised definition of hero is: someone who piles the kind of money you'd lavish on a museum-piece Ferrari, on a shed that'll never be worth more than twelve humdred quid.

Or someone who doesn't actually care less and decides to spend his money as he sees fit!!

I have put a ton of money in my track car which I am certain I will never see back. I couldn't care less though as I enjoy it

I bet you haven't spent as much as I have on mine

But the results of that expenditure are that the car becomes better and better. An old E38 will always be just that.

[Dr Imran T]

^^fair point, but yes the the track car gets quicker with more development. I suppose on the track car it is tuning whilst on old barge it just simple up-keep.

[V8mate]

Dr Imran T said:

^^fair point, but yes the the track car gets quicker with more development. I suppose on the track car it is tuning whilst on old barge it just simple up-keep.

Exactly.

And my point is that there's a difference between simple up-keep and lavishing costly attention, and that difference in application is the value (in every sense) of the vehicle being maintained.

Anyway, as you said, it's his money.

[r129sl]

Dr Imran T said:

V8mate said:

louiebaby said:

CampDavid said:

Just spent another £1000 on maintainance so it's staying for a bit!

Hero!

Only if a revised definition of hero is: someone who piles the kind of money you'd lavish on a museum-piece Ferrari, on a shed that'll never be worth more than twelve humdred quid.

Or someone who doesn't actually care less and decides to spend his money as he sees fit!!

I have put a ton of money in my track car which I am certain I will never see back. I couldn't care less though as I enjoy it

Only this very morning I paid over £1,057 to Mercedes-Benz of Newcastle for servicing and maintenance work on my SL, worthless with its 225,000miles to anyone but me. So far as I am concerned, it's cheap motoring in a car I love which has nothing wrong with it and which I expect will continue to provide satisfaction for many years yet.

Anyway, I have never understood the relevance of a car's value in the capital account to questions of expenditure from the current account.

[B17NNS]

This looks a nice thing.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-W124-MERCEDES-E320-...

[CampDavid]

Output Flange said:

What MPG did the 928 manage at those speeds?

Instant readout said around 9.

Did 17.5 overall on the run to it's homeland

[CampDavid]

r129sl said:

Dr Imran T said:

V8mate said:

louiebaby said:

CampDavid said:

Just spent another £1000 on maintainance so it's staying for a bit!

Hero!

Only if a revised definition of hero is: someone who piles the kind of money you'd lavish on a museum-piece Ferrari, on a shed that'll never be worth more than twelve humdred quid.

Or someone who doesn't actually care less and decides to spend his money as he sees fit!!

I have put a ton of money in my track car which I am certain I will never see back. I couldn't care less though as I enjoy it

Only this very morning I paid over £1,057 to Mercedes-Benz of Newcastle for servicing and maintenance work on my SL, worthless with its 225,000miles to anyone but me. So far as I am concerned, it's cheap motoring in a car I love which has nothing wrong with it and which I expect will continue to provide satisfaction for many years yet.

Anyway, I have never understood the relevance of a car's value in the capital account to questions of expenditure from the current account.

Quite.

£1000 - oil service, gearbox service, brakes and brake fluid + 2 new front boots. To me that seems like value.

It's an old barge, true, however I really can't think of anything else I'd rather have at the moment, it suits my needs perfectly.

23mpg average so far from Bedford to Adenau with a bunch of paces runs around the local area.

[ATM]

This legend looks lovely for 900 quid. The seats look great.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=1...

[Hammerhead]

edo said:

Paper plate bit withstanding, lovely motor that.

[CampDavid]

Top tip; when lapping the ring in your barge, leave the DSC on, it saved us both.

Both cars did bloody well though

[V8Wagon]

Eyecatching Wunderbus!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...

[r129sl]

Looks good. Garlick spec.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-MERCEDES-E200-W124-...

[excel monkey]

Noticed this on the Mercseller site. A 2001/X Merc W124 with leather, aircon and only 19,000 miles.

The mph converted speedometer looks cheap and nasty, but otherwise the car looks in good nick.

Way overpriced IMHO, but a nice low-mileage W124 if that's what floats your boat. The ad says it was orginally built by MB India, so no idea what kind of usage or servicing it got before coming to the UK. Still an interesting oddity, I guess.

http://www.mercseller.com/index.php?pg=view&id...

Edited by excel monkey on Friday 24th May 15:30

[Motorrad]

V8Wagon said:

Eyecatching Wunderbus!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...

Reminds me of my old RS2 but more practical no doubt. If the gearboxes are relatively reliable then this would make a great buy.

[TiminYorkshire]

^ what is the fuel consumption like on those S6s? - Better than the V8 S6 that followed?

[derin100]

excel monkey said:

Noticed this on the Mercseller site. A 2001/X Merc W124 with leather, aircon and only 19,000 miles.

The mph converted speedometer looks cheap and nasty, but otherwise the car looks in good nick.

Way overpriced IMHO, but a nice low-mileage W124 if that's what floats your boat. The ad says it was orginally built by MB India, so no idea what kind of usage or servicing it got before coming to the UK. Still an interesting oddity, I guess.

http://www.mercseller.com/?pg=search&cat=35

Not really a lot of money when you consider it's a car with only 19K miles on the clock though?

[excel monkey]

derin100 said:

Not really a lot of money when you consider it's a car with only 19K miles on the clock though?

The low mileage is amazing (if genuine). Given a few more years of careful maintenance and very light use, it could be sold as a "timewarp" car.

Drawbacks are the lack of history/provenance, and the nagging doubt that assembly standards in Pune in 2001 weren't as high as those in Stuttgart in the early 90s.

[excel monkey]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Which car on Mercseller does that seat belong to? That photo is from a 161k mile estate, no?

Sorry, am I missing a whoosh here?

[excel monkey]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Have amended the link now. When you said "if you told me it was a cared for 160,000 seat I'd believe you", you were right on the money...

[richardxjr]

TiminYorkshire said:

^ what is the fuel consumption like on those S6s? - Better than the V8 S6 that followed?

Not bad actually. Off boost anyway . Hard ride though (missus). And you want the Spanish 6.