Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 15]

[Phil Dicky]

Krikkit said:

W00DY said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

I'd take the Lexus.

Ah, but the Ovlov has the 3-memory seats of power!

When buying my CLS I refused to buy one without 3 memory seats of power. Despite only 2 of us driving the car. Mrs PD called me a prat..I now feel exonerated.

[rider73]

E500 for under 4K? interior looks pretty good - headlights maybe refurb. no mention of mileage that i could see, however a zooooom on a pic shows 129K


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[LetsTryAgain]

rider73 said:

E500 for under 4K? interior looks pretty good - headlights maybe refurb. no mention of mileage that i could see, however a zooooom on a pic shows 129K


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Annoyingly, since buying mine, the arse seems to have fallen out of the value of the 211.
I paid ‘throw it away if it all goes wrong’ money, so hardly affects me.

[mondayo]

rider73 said:

E500 for under 4K? interior looks pretty good - headlights maybe refurb. no mention of mileage that i could see, however a zooooom on a pic shows 129K


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Having done zero research on either car, think I'd prefer this one, mainly because it's green, not silver. Similar miles and money but slightly older.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-53-MERCEDES-BENZ-E...

(I actually have a silver S211)

[bolidemichael]

mondayo said:

rider73 said:

E500 for under 4K? interior looks pretty good - headlights maybe refurb. no mention of mileage that i could see, however a zooooom on a pic shows 129K


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Having done zero research on either car, think I'd prefer this one, mainly because it's green, not silver. Similar miles and money but slightly older.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-53-MERCEDES-BENZ-E...

(I actually have a silver S211)

I think that the saloon and estate values differ ever so slightly. Have you more info on yours?

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-SD1-vitesse-3500-...

The advert is a bit terrible, but the car...

[golfer19]

The advert is a bit terrible, but the car...
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You are correct on both counts.

[TobyLerone]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-SD1-vitesse-3500-...

The advert is a bit terrible, but the car...

How delicious.

I think that will be sold quickly, at that price.

[ali_XF]

On the subject of E500s
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

‘Jolty’ gearbox and liberal typos put me off a bit though. Could be a good one if there is a simple fix for the gearbox (somehow I doubt that though!)

[Krikkit]

ali_XF said:

On the subject of E500s
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

‘Jolty’ gearbox and liberal typos put me off a bit though. Could be a good one if there is a simple fix for the gearbox (somehow I doubt that though!)

If it's anything like my 211 with the same box it'll need a replacement valve body - easy (but messy) job, maybe 2 hours tops and £100ish for a 2nd hand one off the bay of dreams, plus about £50 for more gearbox oil.

Seems like good value - I bet you could have it for 2 bags. And a good colour/wheel combo too, I do like those alloys.

[ElectricSoup]

Krikkit said:

ali_XF said:

On the subject of E500s
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

‘Jolty’ gearbox and liberal typos put me off a bit though. Could be a good one if there is a simple fix for the gearbox (somehow I doubt that though!)

If it's anything like my 211 with the same box it'll need a replacement valve body - easy (but messy) job, maybe 2 hours tops and £100ish for a 2nd hand one off the bay of dreams, plus about £50 for more gearbox oil.

Seems like good value - I bet you could have it for 2 bags. And a good colour/wheel combo too, I do like those alloys.

In my 211 it turned out to be the torque converter. That was £1000 if I recall correctly.

[Krikkit]

ElectricSoup said:

In my 211 it turned out to be the torque converter. That was £1000 if I recall correctly.

Interesting, was that the same symptom? i.e. rough from cold but fine when hot in specific gears?

[ElectricSoup]

Krikkit said:

ElectricSoup said:

In my 211 it turned out to be the torque converter. That was £1000 if I recall correctly.

Interesting, was that the same symptom? i.e. rough from cold but fine when hot in specific gears?

Yes.

[Krikkit]

The 722.6 roulette rolls on then, not so much of a bargain

[The Don of Croy]

TobyLerone said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-SD1-vitesse-3500-...

The advert is a bit terrible, but the car...

How delicious.

I think that will be sold quickly, at that price.

Would that be a twin plenum edition? What a find...wonder what's wrong with it? £6k to play 'captain of industry' and friend of recovery men.

[ALawson]

Krikkit said:

The 722.6 roulette rolls on then, not so much of a bargain

Probably more than a bargin than this £12.5 E350 CGI in apparently a rare colour spec with low mileage. Would it even return 30mpg? There doesn't appear to be may E500s coming up recently.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

The Don of Croy said:

TobyLerone said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-SD1-vitesse-3500-...

The advert is a bit terrible, but the car...

How delicious.

I think that will be sold quickly, at that price.

Would that be a twin plenum edition? What a find...wonder what's wrong with it? £6k to play 'captain of industry' and friend of recovery men.

Undoubtedly someone will know/claim they're original and valuable, but the wheels are awful.

That's a pretty decent price I'd have thought (based on nothing objective beyond having been hypnotised into lust by the extraordinary shine). Nice usable daily classic.*


* Maybe.

[olly755]

The Don of Croy said:

TobyLerone said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-SD1-vitesse-3500-...

The advert is a bit terrible, but the car...

How delicious.

I think that will be sold quickly, at that price.

Would that be a twin plenum edition? What a find...wonder what's wrong with it? £6k to play 'captain of industry' and friend of recovery men.

From memory, the twin plenums came later, '86 or maybe 87. They also had a deeper, wide mouthed front splitter. They were rarer, and I'd expect to be more valuable too.

The inner Tony Pond in me would absolutely love that.

[Lowtimer]

Sold. (Not to me)

[mondayo]

ALawson said:

Probably more than a bargin than this £12.5 E350 CGI in apparently a rare colour spec with low mileage. Would it even return 30mpg? There doesn't appear to be may E500s coming up recently.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

There's something to do with those engines breaking that you need to be aware of. I think it's something to do with camshafts and needing to know the engine/chassis number.... hopefully an adult/someone who knows what they're talking about, will be along shortly to give a a proper answer.

I'm never sure about the looks of the S212, but if that's the metallic sort of bronze/brown colour, I do like them in that flavor.
With the E350 I'd assume you can easily get over 30mpg out of it on a run, possibly as an average too, if you weren't too lead footed.

Whilst that one isn't cheap, it's quite a bit cheaper than this one, that's been for sale for quite a while and it's older but with less miles.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...