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[carlingofblack]

That 728i could have been owned by a hippo-tastic lard-arse for all we know....

[confused_buyer]

TallbutBuxomly said:

Clearly they have dropped a zero off the mileage.

Look at the seats for goodness sakes. There is no way that is a 100k mile car.

Dont't agree at all. They can look like that at 20k or 200k. It has still done 106k and is 11 years old so isn't exactly low mileage or new - it will have some wear.

[E38Ross]

confused_buyer said:

TallbutBuxomly said:

Clearly they have dropped a zero off the mileage.

Look at the seats for goodness sakes. There is no way that is a 100k mile car.

Dont't agree at all. They can look like that at 20k or 200k. It has still done 106k and is 11 years old so isn't exactly low mileage or new - it will have some wear.

agree. whilst they certainly look tattier than my seats which are coming up to 120k now they have likely been driven by someone who either weighs a little more than most OR someone who basically jumps in the car. that can cause lots of bolster wear. when i get in/out i always try to be reasonably careful. i suspect a good clean etc would get them looking a bit tidier.

[richardxjr]

Signums. Any good? Perfect for carrying donor organs I suppose.



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Edited by richardxjr on Saturday 5th May 14:58

[confused_buyer]

E38Ross said:

agree. whilst they certainly look tattier than my seats which are coming up to 120k now they have likely been driven by someone who either weighs a little more than most OR someone who basically jumps in the car. that can cause lots of bolster wear. when i get in/out i always try to be reasonably careful. i suspect a good clean etc would get them looking a bit tidier.

Funnily enough it often isn't caused by people who weigh a bit but on a lot of cars is caused by people short in the leg who have the seat positioned a long way forward meaning they have to push hard against the bolster when entering/exiting the car.

[Chrisw666]

richardxjr said:

Signums. Any good?

Good for rear seat passengers, reasonable at eating miles, cheap for the space and kit, can throw up some bills.

Looks like a big Astra and feels like a top spec vectra to sit in.

[hornetrider]

Gah - more bork to report. Front shock collapsed (much like my rear did) and broke the front spring - which gouged the sidewall of my nearly new tyre to shreds

Back to Stu next week for a new pair of front shocks and springs

I realise once its fixed, its fixed, but the mrs has lost faith in it with baby on the way. So... even though it'll be running on new suspension all round I'll be moving it on for something more expensive in the next couple of months.

Absolutely love that 540i6 posted above - beautiful car.

[R60EST]

E38Ross said:

richardxjr said:

R60EST said:

Barge Update.

Took the LS400 in for it's MOT today , it's second MOT under my ownership. Rather predictably passed first time , no advisories. Total spend this year 1 rear brake light bulb.

Mine failed on seized parking brake cable (not used much). So that and one number plate light for me this year

so neither of you have even serviced it in the last 12 months??

I check the fluids regularly. They never need topping up though. The oil is still golden in colour. I've done less than 7000 miles in it. The tax is due at the end of the month so that's next. I will probably treat it to a service in June / July

[E38Ross]

hornetrider said:

Gah - more bork to report. Front shock collapsed (much like my rear did) and broke the front spring - which gouged the sidewall of my nearly new tyre to shreds

Back to Stu next week for a new pair of front shocks and springs

I realise once its fixed, its fixed, but the mrs has lost faith in it with baby on the way. So... even though it'll be running on new suspension all round I'll be moving it on for something more expensive in the next couple of months.

Absolutely love that 540i6 posted above - beautiful car.

sorry to hear that. you had great luck for a while then seemed to go down hill a bit i'm hoping mine doesn't turn out to be a similar story

best of luck with the new car, when you looking at selling yours?

[hornetrider]

E38Ross said:

sorry to hear that. you had great luck for a while then seemed to go down hill a bit i'm hoping mine doesn't turn out to be a similar story

best of luck with the new car, when you looking at selling yours?

Cheers Ross. I've done 18k in it now in about 8 months or so some bork is to be expected. I reckon a month or two then it'll be up for sale.

[kchika]

Aspen Silver and Grey leather is hardly the best colour combo for an E39 is it? Not feeling the exhaust cut-out either...

[Baryonyx]

richardxjr said:

Signums. Any good? Perfect for carrying donor organs I suppose.



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Edited by richardxjr on Saturday 5th May 14:58

Probably a bit slow for ferrying organs about! That fridge is massive though, probably wasn't cheap on the spec list either. Not that I would go wild for it, it's a modern Vauxhall, built by Vauxhall and I'd tend to try and avoid that.

[W00DY]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3880632.htm

I'd love to take her to the moon.



It's not much further.

[E38Ross]

hornetrider said:

Cheers Ross. I've done 18k in it now in about 8 months or so some bork is to be expected. I reckon a month or two then it'll be up for sale.

18k in 8 months kudos to you for sticking with a 6 pot petrol barge and not following the trend. big miles on the motorway is just what the E38 was built for. made me laugh the other day i saw a post by marquis rex calling it the weenie mobile....rubbish!

[Strawman]

W00DY said:

I'd love to take her to the moon.



It's not much further.

Only another 11,000 at the Perigee

[Mustard]

E38Ross said:

hornetrider said:

Cheers Ross. I've done 18k in it now in about 8 months or so some bork is to be expected. I reckon a month or two then it'll be up for sale.

18k in 8 months kudos to you for sticking with a 6 pot petrol barge and not following the trend. big miles on the motorway is just what the E38 was built for. made me laugh the other day i saw a post by marquis rex calling it the weenie mobile....rubbish!

With respect Marquis comments need to be put into context as a) he's in the USA last I heard and b) he used to design Jaguar V8s

[E38Ross]

W00DY said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3880632.htm

I'd love to take her to the moon.



It's not much further.

that advert is superb

[tdm34]

E38Ross said:

W00DY said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3880632.htm

I'd love to take her to the moon.



It's not much further.

that advert is superb

Being an early engine, i'd want to see evidence of the original "organic" (in reality chocolate!) head gaskets
being replaced with the later steel ones, as that's a £2K timebomb otherwise.

[tdm34]

What's the thoughts on this 328? I think it's a little overpriced myself but
it does look good in that colour and it seems to have a couple of sensible mods...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3866154.htm

[Terzo123]

tdm34 said:

What's the thoughts on this 328? I think it's a little overpriced myself but
it does look good in that colour and it seems to have a couple of sensible mods...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3866154.htm

Mega money

Quite funny that the magazing headline has the car as a 3 Grand bargain.