Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 12]
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olly755 said:
Thanks for the comments re new LS. I've hit my first problem with it.
I was actively seeking a smarter one than the battle scarred, comfy beer stained pub Chesterfield that is my old LS, and knew it was going to be a tidy one for the money. But I didn't expect pristine. Which it is. Unmarked in fact, which means it shows every mark. And unmarked cars are too hassly and stressful to keep that way if you have a family. I've been hating myself all day for preening and fussing over finger marks and crumbs on the carpet, even resorting to grubbing around with the other V8 (the Dyson) in the dark and drizzle like an idiot, whereas in the old warrior the muddy wellies were slung in and the Cadbury's Flakes handed around at fuel stops.
Precisely the reason I haven't done the same, the current battle scuffed example suits my current use-case perfectly.I was actively seeking a smarter one than the battle scarred, comfy beer stained pub Chesterfield that is my old LS, and knew it was going to be a tidy one for the money. But I didn't expect pristine. Which it is. Unmarked in fact, which means it shows every mark. And unmarked cars are too hassly and stressful to keep that way if you have a family. I've been hating myself all day for preening and fussing over finger marks and crumbs on the carpet, even resorting to grubbing around with the other V8 (the Dyson) in the dark and drizzle like an idiot, whereas in the old warrior the muddy wellies were slung in and the Cadbury's Flakes handed around at fuel stops.
This one below presents well outside, aside from the bizarre non symmetrical length exhaust (?!) and slightly grubby interior
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
J4CKO said:
Parisien said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
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k it, it's a new volume, let's push the rules. Lifted from the 'other thread' (Lovely Cars 5-10, but out of even that elevated funding stream), this is a thing of true beauty. An uber-barge amongst barges.
Utterly fabulous, a barge that could take you and yours to Mars on a single tank of gazole......off every known scale, beyond the furthest limits of the universe!k it, it's a new volume, let's push the rules. Lifted from the 'other thread' (Lovely Cars 5-10, but out of even that elevated funding stream), this is a thing of true beauty. An uber-barge amongst barges. CharlesdeGaulle said:
This Greek vendor had a lovely XJS that I was chasing for ages, but we couldn't make a deal. I now see that he's selling this rather yummy thing. Aside from being 'Uniqie', over-budget and in Athens, I love it.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C895112
I defy you to find a cooler car for the money.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C895112
I defy you to find a cooler car for the money.
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I am available to help drive it back.
r129sl said:
These are super cool, super comfortable and still fast-ish. I am not sure they would be patience trying. But I think it is optimistically priced, especially given the location.
This, in spades. Nevertheless, there'll come a time when we look back at the time when you could have had an achingly-cool technical tour-de-force of a barge for the price of an ordinary secondhand hatchback. edo said:
That's not a 4 door. It's a hatchback 
Unless they're counting the door to the underworld, of course.
Vaguely barge related.
I'll try at a later date to snap a photo of it but I saw an un-familiar shape of car in my neck of the woods, turned out to be a BRG 1992 60000 mile manual gearbox Jaguar XJR-S, parked in someones farm for the last 13 years, on the grass no less, last MOT in 2004. Haven't looked at it more than from a distance and it didn't look that bad, but a Jag parked on the grass for the better part of the decade can't not be rusted beyond repair or can it? Broke my heart seeing it there, I'll drive by this weekend and inquire about it, not that I can do anything about it, but I'll ask around nevertheless. There was a Daimler Super V8 parked there aswell.
I'll try at a later date to snap a photo of it but I saw an un-familiar shape of car in my neck of the woods, turned out to be a BRG 1992 60000 mile manual gearbox Jaguar XJR-S, parked in someones farm for the last 13 years, on the grass no less, last MOT in 2004. Haven't looked at it more than from a distance and it didn't look that bad, but a Jag parked on the grass for the better part of the decade can't not be rusted beyond repair or can it? Broke my heart seeing it there, I'll drive by this weekend and inquire about it, not that I can do anything about it, but I'll ask around nevertheless. There was a Daimler Super V8 parked there aswell.
Croutons said:
r129sl said:
harrykul said:
I Reckon this would make a nice smoker at the bottom of thread budget:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C919048
Nappa leather, my preferred colours and a good spec (everything but heated seats for some reason!?)
A real Thread exemplar. That looks superb.http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C919048
Nappa leather, my preferred colours and a good spec (everything but heated seats for some reason!?)
Ahm oot.
edo said:
Can anyone do a photoshop with the roof lowered back to normal estate car height? Obviously you'd need to remove the interior trim though (peers thorough holes in paper bag on head).nobrakes said:
edo said:
Can anyone do a photoshop with the roof lowered back to normal estate car height? Obviously you'd need to remove the interior trim though (peers thorough holes in paper bag on head).What's not to like here?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-BENZ-560-SEL-OU...
And here (although I suspect this is a bit shabbier than it looks—check out the disintegrating off side 'B' pillar interior trim):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-w124-300TE-Amaz...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-BENZ-560-SEL-OU...
And here (although I suspect this is a bit shabbier than it looks—check out the disintegrating off side 'B' pillar interior trim):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-w124-300TE-Amaz...
nobrakes said:
edo said:
Can anyone do a photoshop with the roof lowered back to normal estate car height? Obviously you'd need to remove the interior trim though (peers thorough holes in paper bag on head).
J4CKO said:
Took a deposit on my CLS off a fellow PHer last night, so glad its going to someone who will appreciate it, its a great car for what is not a lot of money these days, will miss it but needs must.
A big engine capacity drop for a daily driver, from 5500 cc to 1000 cc
I think it was Tennyson who once said "Tis better to have barged and lost than never to have barged at all."A big engine capacity drop for a daily driver, from 5500 cc to 1000 cc
Krikkit said:
That 560 looks absolutely corking, what a thing.
Not so sure on the s124 - big alloys, de-gingered, wind deflectors. All 3 are the marker of the moron imo.
Do wind deflectors work? I'm tempted to put some on my Saab, the recent re-gingerification of which I hope counterbalances any moronity.Not so sure on the s124 - big alloys, de-gingered, wind deflectors. All 3 are the marker of the moron imo.
iSore won't like it but a 1500 quid W140 S500, 88k miles, been kept in service doing 5k miles annually. Apparently has history etc. Part-ex to clear, trade sale from a motorbike dealer. MOT till June 2018.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
ETA
New Becker knob needed.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RADIO-BECKER-VOLUME-KNOB...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
ETA
New Becker knob needed.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RADIO-BECKER-VOLUME-KNOB...
Edited by Zonergem on Tuesday 3rd October 14:43
Zonergem said:
iSore won't like it but a 1500 quid W140 S500, 88k miles, been kept in service doing 5k miles annually. Apparently has history etc. Part-ex to clear, trade sale from a motorbike dealer. MOT till June 2018.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
ETA
New Becker knob needed.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RADIO-BECKER-VOLUME-KNOB...
Yes, love that. The W140 is an itch I need to scratch, and it would be interesting to compare its barginess side-by-side with my LS400 from the same era. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
ETA
New Becker knob needed.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RADIO-BECKER-VOLUME-KNOB...
Edited by Zonergem on Tuesday 3rd October 14:43
PowerslideSWE said:
Vaguely barge related.
I'll try at a later date to snap a photo of it but I saw an un-familiar shape of car in my neck of the woods, turned out to be a BRG 1992 60000 mile manual gearbox Jaguar XJR-S, parked in someones farm for the last 13 years, on the grass no less, last MOT in 2004. Haven't looked at it more than from a distance and it didn't look that bad, but a Jag parked on the grass for the better part of the decade can't not be rusted beyond repair or can it? Broke my heart seeing it there, I'll drive by this weekend and inquire about it, not that I can do anything about it, but I'll ask around nevertheless. There was a Daimler Super V8 parked there aswell.
Grab some pics, if it's a genuine XJR-S the parts are valuable as many are NLA. Particularly engine management system and trim, but potentially the entire engine as they had bespoke valves, piston and crank. Almost none of the XJR-S bits are available.I'll try at a later date to snap a photo of it but I saw an un-familiar shape of car in my neck of the woods, turned out to be a BRG 1992 60000 mile manual gearbox Jaguar XJR-S, parked in someones farm for the last 13 years, on the grass no less, last MOT in 2004. Haven't looked at it more than from a distance and it didn't look that bad, but a Jag parked on the grass for the better part of the decade can't not be rusted beyond repair or can it? Broke my heart seeing it there, I'll drive by this weekend and inquire about it, not that I can do anything about it, but I'll ask around nevertheless. There was a Daimler Super V8 parked there aswell.
The kit for the manual conversion will get a fair mount too. A rare case where a car actually is worth a decent amount if you bother breaking it perhaps?
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