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[SpeckledJim]

Krikkit said:

Not just crack-pipe pricing, but a woeful ad as well.

And who thinks tinted windows works on a 124? Dreadful.

You, me, and the 4,800 other people who've read the advert and somehow resisted buying it all agree.

[0a]

That has been up for ages at that price. Tints and blacked out grill are an unpleasant combination.

[Triumph Man]

Is it a bit high at the rear?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Triumph Man said:

Is it a bit high at the rear st?

It is. The windows are particularly offensive.

[MorganP104]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

A 124 at peak VFM! What do you think of his chances of achieving 15 grand? Looks good though.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C855974

"Hello, I'm calling to enquire about the car you have for sale. I'm a retired 1980s drug dealer, looking for a new daily..."

[r129sl]

Its a bitsa. It didn't come with that engine or that interior and it needs ginger. The seats are missing their lower trims. A stone mint original low mileage 124 isn't £15k and nor is that.

I forgot to take a picture of my new acquisition at the petrol station. It needs various electrical glitches attending to, a consequence no doubt of standing for 6 months.

[0a]

r129sl said:

I forgot to take a picture of my new acquisition at the petrol station. It needs various electrical glitches attending to, a consequence no doubt of standing for 6 months.

But it runs?!

[nickod]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

A 124 at peak VFM! What do you think of his chances of achieving 15 grand? Looks good though.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C855974

I love 124's but that is horrible. Ruins all the elegance. No mention of mileage. No air con. Stupid price. 15k maybe for an original very low mileage 1 owner well specced 300TE ( which probably doesn't exist as good 124's are getting scarce now)

[Blown2CV]

Geekman said:

Blown2CV said:

nnnnngggghh. Has anyone driven one of these back to back with a XJR that can summarise the differences? I can't imagine it is just cosmetic?

I’ve owned both. Basically, it depends on the wheelbase and what suspension was spec’d on the Super V8. On the XJR, you can only have sports suspension, on the Super V8 you can have sports or comfort. You can put the VIN into Ford ETIS to check.

I had a SWB SV8 with sports suspension, drove exactly the same as my XJR. A LWB SV8 with comfort suspension would be rather more boat like than an XJR.

400bhp on comfort suspension sounds dodgy!!

[SpeckledJim]

Blown2CV said:

400bhp on comfort suspension sounds dodgy!!

Sounds terrific to me. Fast car =/= sports car.

Soft and fast is ideal for my wants.

[r129sl]

0a said:

r129sl said:

I forgot to take a picture of my new acquisition at the petrol station. It needs various electrical glitches attending to, a consequence no doubt of standing for 6 months.

But it runs?!

Runs well. But no ABS, no ESP, no hand brake, no electrical consumers (like heated seats) and both battery warnings are on. I don't know whether it was jump started this morning. It may need new batteries but that is OK because they are under warranty from MB, where it is headed next.

SpeckledJim said:

Blown2CV said:

400bhp on comfort suspension sounds dodgy!!

Sounds terrific to me. Fast car =/= sports car.

Soft and fast is ideal for my wants.

I think in the real world, a soft-ish suspension makes for much faster progress than a super stiff set up. My E430 with its comfort suspension and big motor is pretty devastatingly fast on roads like the A697 from Morpeth to Coldstream.

[louiebaby]

6 years ago I paid the same for mine, although at the time it had less than 80,000 miles on the clock.

I still have it, but it doesn't look as tidy as this:

www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20180216379...







(Although the Walnut trim looks nicer, and the normal armrest without a phone slot makes it feel a little more modern.)

[SpeckledJim]

I think that's a fair enough price for such a great car.

The gap in 'want' left by the E60 is pulling the later, nicer E39s upwards beyond where they would otherwise be, IMO.

It's a real high-water mark. A masterpiece of balance and justrightness.

[Krikkit]

r129sl said:

0a said:

r129sl said:

I forgot to take a picture of my new acquisition at the petrol station. It needs various electrical glitches attending to, a consequence no doubt of standing for 6 months.

But it runs?!

Runs well. But no ABS, no ESP, no hand brake, no electrical consumers (like heated seats) and both battery warnings are on. I don't know whether it was jump started this morning. It may need new batteries but that is OK because they are under warranty from MB, where it is headed next.

If the SBC battery has run low it will be very, very upset. Even if the main is low it'll manifest as some very odd behaviour.

If you get a persistent message about electrical consumers then have a look at the alternator's voltage regulator - I've intermittently been having the same on my 211, and replacing that (£35) has cured all electrical warnings etc. Dead easy to change, only took me an hour including removing the alternator.

[SpeckledJim]

Krikkit said:

r129sl said:

0a said:

r129sl said:

I forgot to take a picture of my new acquisition at the petrol station. It needs various electrical glitches attending to, a consequence no doubt of standing for 6 months.

But it runs?!

Runs well. But no ABS, no ESP, no hand brake, no electrical consumers (like heated seats) and both battery warnings are on. I don't know whether it was jump started this morning. It may need new batteries but that is OK because they are under warranty from MB, where it is headed next.

If the SBC battery has run low it will be very, very upset. Even if the main is low it'll manifest as some very odd behaviour.

If you get a persistent message about electrical consumers then have a look at the alternator's voltage regulator - I've intermittently been having the same on my 211, and replacing that (£35) has cured all electrical warnings etc. Dead easy to change, only took me an hour including removing the alternator.

I can't believe he's got this for free. Even if it is knackered, my cup of envy overfloweth.

[Krikkit]

I wasn't going to mention it, but agreed! Even if it's a complete nail it's worth persevering.

[louiebaby]

SpeckledJim said:

I think that's a fair enough price for such a great car.

The gap in 'want' left by the E60 is pulling the later, nicer E39s upwards beyond where they would otherwise be, IMO.

It's a real high-water mark. A masterpiece of balance and justrightness.

I spent a good 550 miles in mine over the weekend, and aside from a little hesitancy under fairly low power application which clears with a bit of right foot, it was flawless.

The above may be a sign the gearbox is due a fluid change (it is) or the fact it is running on fairly old winters that have seen better days. Both will be seen to in due course.

The ability to sit on cruise at 70 (ish) mph all the way along the M5 is just great. Normally when the Google lady says "Continue on the M5 for 143 miles" you'd probably sigh, but I was fine. It didn't bother me. The pup in the boot just slept all the way.

Great family wagon.

[PowerslideSWE]

BrabusMog said:

Whereabouts in Sweden are you? We just leased a Volvo XC60 for ridiculously cheap from Bilia. Also, on rust, Jesus Christ Sweden is bad for it! There's a guy on my street with a mk2 (I think) Golf estate and it looks like someone has shot it with a machine gun, it's riddled with holes in the boot and along the sills.

A couple of points re Maison De Palmier - he's not taking as many photos as he used to and the house across the road, upon reflection, is a bit of an eyesore now it's finished.

The worst part (for winter weather that is), 100 miles south of Stockholm near the coast, Norrköping. Too mild to get proper winters that are too cold for the salt to take effect, cars from northern Sweden are generally rust free, yet too far north for the really mild winters that the south has, still cold enough there to drench the roads in salt however.

Edited by PowerslideSWE on Tuesday 27th February 16:02

[tobinen]

r129sl said:

SpeckledJim said:

Blown2CV said:

400bhp on comfort suspension sounds dodgy!!

Sounds terrific to me. Fast car =/= sports car.

Soft and fast is ideal for my wants.

I think in the real world, a soft-ish suspension makes for much faster progress than a super stiff set up. My E430 with its comfort suspension and big motor is pretty devastatingly fast on roads like the A697 from Morpeth to Coldstream.

This is mainly why I am drawn to the SV8 rather than the XJR. And the word 'Super'.

[Geekman]

Blown2CV said:

400bhp on comfort suspension sounds dodgy!!

Neither the sports nor the comfort suspension are remotely stiffly sprung. Both are soft and body roll-y, just a bit less so with the sports set up.