Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 13]

[Bonefish Blues]

Elegant

[louiebaby]

PKLD said:

Stressful, busy time at work so decided the rusty manual diesel A3 I was using had to go and wanted a cheap treat... hope the replacement is worthy of the thread but after searching Scotland for a clean car I found this one on Facebook and immediatly bought it



530i Auto, 2nd owner from 2003-2017

Great start to the new volume...

[louiebaby]

If anyone else is looking for a 530i, this looks well prepared:



www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20180615753...

It MAY be from an RAC approved vendor too.

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If you need more cylinders, but don't like to pay for all the extra fuel, and have good haggling shoes, this is almost in Thread budget...



www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20180430604...

[PKLD]

louiebaby said:

If anyone else is looking for a 530i, this looks well prepared:



www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20180615753...

It MAY be from an RAC approved vendor too.

I saw that one but was put off by the lingscars still ads in the photo section plus it's too far away from me. The interior looks nice though. Didn't realise my one with the TV/Sat Nav unit was quite rare (just found the hidden tape deck behind it ) and I even have straps for my luggage in the boot!

I'll start a readers car thread so I don't de-rail this one but enjoying silky smooth i6 with Air-con on full in this weather. First 200 miles done and average is 30mpg - that's not too bad?

[W00DY]

tobinen said:

A rare thread favourite - C6 V6 petrol avec LPG. May well end up over thread maximum I suspect.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113105332552?ul_noapp=t...

Oooh, that's lovely.

[Jim the Sunderer]

That Citroen looks good, the vendor sounds like the right sort of overmaintainer we rarely see these days.

[louiebaby]

PKLD said:

I saw that one but was put off by the lingscars still ads in the photo section plus it's too far away from me. The interior looks nice though. Didn't realise my one with the TV/Sat Nav unit was quite rare (just found the hidden tape deck behind it ) and I even have straps for my luggage in the boot!

I'll start a readers car thread so I don't de-rail this one but enjoying silky smooth i6 with Air-con on full in this weather. First 200 miles done and average is 30mpg - that's not too bad?

Changing the armrest for one without the car mount gives you anotger storage pocket, and really modernises the interior.

You can unplug the TV module as well I think, so the option disappears from the menu, which is nice. I can get 30 - 31 mpg on a long motorway run in my 540i, so you might get a bit more from yours as time goes on.

An oil change, gearbox service and laser alignment will probably help, as will tyre pressures from the book for fully loaded.

[BigRusko]

Is this of any use to anybody;

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2018...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

bob-lad said:

tobinen said:

A rare thread favourite - C6 V6 petrol avec LPG. May well end up over thread maximum I suspect.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113105332552?ul_noapp=t...

Surely this should be the new CdG Euro barge.

I quite like them, but LPG renders it a non-starter for the Channel tunnel. It seems to me the sort of thing that arouses the Speckled-one though?

[C Lee Farquar]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I quite like them, but LPG renders it a non-starter for the Channel tunnel. It seems to me the sort of thing that arouses the Speckled-one though?

The photos seem to go against the text. The photos are poor with no internals and yet the knowledge on door openers seems beard like.

He's the sort of man who goes to the trouble of hanging his jacket in the rear rather than launching it on the rear seat, but can't be bothered to take it out for the sales pics.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

C Lee Farquar said:

The photos seem to go against the text. The photos are poor with no internals and yet the knowledge on door openers seems beard like.

He's the sort of man who goes to the trouble of hanging his jacket in the rear rather than launching it on the rear seat, but can't be bothered to take it out for the sales pics.

You're right. He sounds proper weird. I bet he's on here and 'one of us'!

[5er]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I'd like to hear more about this and perhaps see some pics as I'm considering one of these. Do you have a thread running? A short precis of views posted here won't be inappropriate - we love the occasional off-piste foray.

No thread, but I can take a few pics and I'll happily give you a quick run down if Threaders don't mind. I'm not sure if anyone would be interested in seeing a dedicated thread for it? I can happily do that though, if people think it's worth it.

[Stegel]

Talking of “one of us” I had my first ride in an XJ (apart from the current model) since my uncle’s S1 XJ many moons ago, when they were current. Client offered a lift to the station 30 mins away. Apologies for no air con on walk to car park. 57 plate LWB diesel which impressed on all counts - the ride was superb, cream leather in good condition for 72k miles, a real sense of quality. Turns out he has an E46 convertible and a 66 Jag 240 - if only there was a thread secret handshake so I could see if he is indeed on here without sounding like a weirdo from the internet.

[EarlOfHazard]

Picked up this Merc E350 Sport this evening. High miles, but has been loved and cherished, and so drives perfectly.
Very very happy!!

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1990-Mercedes-Benz-190-...

So poverty that they forgot to paint it

Very attractive, I've got a serious Merc itch again.

[Krikkit]

W00DY said:

tobinen said:

A rare thread favourite - C6 V6 petrol avec LPG. May well end up over thread maximum I suspect.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113105332552?ul_noapp=t...

Oooh, that's lovely.

Ooh, I need a lie down. If only it was a bit closer - I'd be one of those awful timewasters and go and see it just for a drive.

[Scooobydont]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1990-Mercedes-Benz-190-...

So poverty that they forgot to paint it

Very attractive, I've got a serious Merc itch again.

Do you mean it looks like it's still in primer, or they didn't paint the whole car the same colour? I can see at least 3 different shades of grey (no pun intended!) and the line of the door on nearside is off. It is cheap though.

[W00DY]

Scooobydont said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1990-Mercedes-Benz-190-...

So poverty that they forgot to paint it

Very attractive, I've got a serious Merc itch again.

Do you mean it looks like it's still in primer, or they didn't paint the whole car the same colour? I can see at least 3 different shades of grey (no pun intended!) and the line of the door on nearside is off. It is cheap though.

It was the resemblance to primer I was referring too, it's definitely not all one colour though, but I prefer that to rust and somehow it's more forgivable than if it were a metallic.

[Biglips]

My Barge is back after its month long sojourn to the garage. Nice to have it back. I am a grand lighter but it should be good to go for another 12 months. I have been saving lots of jobs for it and so far have on my list

Tip run
Restock domestic supplies at Costco
Collect several loads of logs to stock up for winter
Take daughter 1 and teenage friends to Dorset
Take daughter 2 and luggage to Heathrow
Surprise a few ’yoofs’ with a spirited getaway from the lights

I don’t think I can manage without a barge!




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[olly755]

W00DY said:

Scooobydont said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1990-Mercedes-Benz-190-...

So poverty that they forgot to paint it

Very attractive, I've got a serious Merc itch again.

Do you mean it looks like it's still in primer, or they didn't paint the whole car the same colour? I can see at least 3 different shades of grey (no pun intended!) and the line of the door on nearside is off. It is cheap though.

It was the resemblance to primer I was referring too, it's definitely not all one colour though, but I prefer that to rust and somehow it's more forgivable than if it were a metallic.

Also fetishising over old Benz’s at the mo.

The nearside does look a bit out of sorts. Nevertheless, a lovely looking thing and the price doesn’t seem unreasonable given the work. But whoever laid those setts wants shooting!