Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 10]
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sleepera6 said:
Forgive me, not strictly a barge,
1999 Voyager 3.3.
109,000 miles, smooth 'Murican 3.3 V6 and comfy leather armchairs? Can't go much worse for £550... and very practical once you chuck out the back seats!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Wasn't this the model that famously did absolutely terribly in the EuroNCAP crash test?1999 Voyager 3.3.
109,000 miles, smooth 'Murican 3.3 V6 and comfy leather armchairs? Can't go much worse for £550... and very practical once you chuck out the back seats!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Edited by sleepera6 on Friday 21st October 22:59
Pothole said:
bob-lad said:
Pothole said:
Like the colours. Needs proper wheels though. Ad said:
LEEK ON ONE ROCKER COVER
I'm sure if you removed the veg from the engine it may resolve its woes TheLordJohn said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
I don't think the auto gearboxes in the barges from the sort of vintage favoured here are particularly weak though, are they? I can see people not liking them, but not trusting them - especially if you're as handy with spanners as you seem to be - seems a little strange I'd have thought.
It's just a stigma I have with them.My E34 is an auto, but only because I needed an estate to move house 2500 miles with and it popped up locally.
Given the choice, I'd have a manual version of it.
Lowtimer said:
Yes, the C126 door handles are inexplicably rubbish. I can only assume that was like some medieval artists who would introduce a deliberate tiny error into their paintings or sculptures on the grounds that to consider yourself capable of perfection was deemed an insult to God.
Strela's wondrous thread is on the restoration of his R107 -
Before -
After -
It is one of the finest & most discursive pieces of textual timewasting available on today's electronic media.
The whole thing starts here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I made a calm and principled comparison of the C126 with the 1970 Dodge Charger at the top of page 15, though to understand way you really need to pick it up from page 14 here...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Thanks for that, will spend time catching up!Strela's wondrous thread is on the restoration of his R107 -
Before -
After -
It is one of the finest & most discursive pieces of textual timewasting available on today's electronic media.
The whole thing starts here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I made a calm and principled comparison of the C126 with the 1970 Dodge Charger at the top of page 15, though to understand way you really need to pick it up from page 14 here...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
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Croutons said:
I like that. Good price too.Bonefish Blues said:
0a said:
The only tiny bad thing are the door handles. Practical, from what I remember, but a bit ugly. Other than that the SEC is wonderful.
Although in extremis the car could be lifted using them, I guess Whether you believe that or not, and whether it works or not, is largely irrelevant I suppose, but like all of MB's ideas, you can bet your bottom dollar that it was designed and discussed to death before sign-off so it's a deliberate and conscious design feature. I'm growing to like them.
Someone got a bargain!
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282220796312
Wish I could have got down there for a look, hate working all the time and had balls big enough to buy a car unseen on ebay !
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282220796312
Wish I could have got down there for a look, hate working all the time and had balls big enough to buy a car unseen on ebay !
CharlesdeGaulle said:
I read recently that they are designed to prevent dirt sticking-to and building-up on the door handles.
Whether you believe that or not, and whether it works or not, is largely irrelevant I suppose, but like all of MB's ideas, you can bet your bottom dollar that it was designed and discussed to death before sign-off so it's a deliberate and conscious design feature. I'm growing to like them.
If nothing else, Mercedes was a ruthlessly practical company in the 1980sWhether you believe that or not, and whether it works or not, is largely irrelevant I suppose, but like all of MB's ideas, you can bet your bottom dollar that it was designed and discussed to death before sign-off so it's a deliberate and conscious design feature. I'm growing to like them.
Parisien said:
r129sl said:
cornershop said:
dscam said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
I'll stop picture whoring here I promise, but as my Romanian friends have done such a cracking job cleaning the old girl for 15 quid, I thought the least I could do was flash up a couple more.
I always think the 3/4 shot of an SEC really captures what a great looking car it is. Envious of such a fine purchase as they are certainly becoming thin on the ground and rising in value which will inevitably put one beyond my reach when the planets align otherwise. Enjoy!
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0a said:
Another item in the 0a list of things he has discussed and purchased previously but not used - rainX kit applied. I could never make it as a car detailer. I do not have the temperament for the clay bar.
I used that GTecniq rain repellant stuff on a couple of cars, but found it utterly tedious to do. Life's too short!brickwall said:
sleepera6 said:
Forgive me, not strictly a barge,
1999 Voyager 3.3.
109,000 miles, smooth 'Murican 3.3 V6 and comfy leather armchairs? Can't go much worse for £550... and very practical once you chuck out the back seats!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Wasn't this the model that famously did absolutely terribly in the EuroNCAP crash test?1999 Voyager 3.3.
109,000 miles, smooth 'Murican 3.3 V6 and comfy leather armchairs? Can't go much worse for £550... and very practical once you chuck out the back seats!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 21st October 22:59
The SEC does look awesome. I do agree about a few details just keeping it from perfection. I'd love to a Euro focussed overhauling where the end result just looked to most people like a standard restoration, but with all the little bits 'fixed'.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1987-LANCIA-THEMA-8-32-/...
Glorious.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1987-LANCIA-THEMA-8-32-/...
Glorious.
They were pretty comfortable pre-crash though!
I do rather like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-CONDITION-1982-...
Not quite sure about the ad though.
I do rather like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-CONDITION-1982-...
Not quite sure about the ad though.
0a said:
They were pretty comfortable pre-crash though!
I do rather like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-CONDITION-1982-...
Not quite sure about the ad though.
The ad's a shocker. I like the colour of the interior, but the seat backs look a different shade to the bases. I do rather like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-CONDITION-1982-...
Not quite sure about the ad though.
Nuking the budget somewhat, but an armoured W123 for the nervous bargista looks rather smashing.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232118585125
ETA: Particularly like this quote from the ad:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232118585125
ETA: Particularly like this quote from the ad:
Ad said:
there are few panel dents in the rear door and fender difficult to repair as a 10mm plate inside the panel makes it hard for the dent man
Edited by Krikkit on Saturday 22 October 19:04
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