Best smoker barges 1-5 large [vol11]

[CharlesdeGaulle]

0a said:

CDG when will you get the SLC?

A Shiply chap takes it from the auction house in N Yorks to a well-regarded specialist in the Midlands next Friday. I'm overseas all week so am having nothing to do with it except chucking money at the problem. I suspect that may be a theme of SLC ownership!

r129sl said:

CdeG's SLC (truly a Gentleman's Conveyance: what on earth are you doing with it?) .

I don't think the Trade Descriptions Act applies here!

[tog]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I just hope that replacement tyres in old sizes don't cost me a few £k! Actually, I rather suspect that tyres will be the least of my expenditure worries, and the white walls will have to go.

You could just turn the tyres around so the white walls are on the inside. At least until the scope of the other expenditure required becomes clear.

[W00DY]

SLC is fking ace. Good work!


On another note I hear there may be a most excellent E39 528i available in the PH classifieds. Thread discount may also be available.

[Krikkit]

Quite like this 528 that's cropped up, modest colour scheme but good spec to my eye with Style 32's, auto wipers, electric seats and double glazing.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...



Seems to be hankering after a maison de palme feel as well.

[W00DY]

Nice find Krikkit!


I've popped up a thread for the Saab if anyone's interested.



https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[irish boy]

All this talk of Porsche, Mercedes and the m119 I really want to complete the dream of owning a w124 e500 this year, but it's a complete minefield of jap imports and back upped maintaince!

[tobinen]

Good news CdG!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

tog said:

You could just turn the tyres around so the white walls are on the inside. At least until the scope of the other expenditure required becomes clear.

I hadn't thought of that; great idea, thanks. (Unless it means that by reversing the tyres the car only goes backwards?)

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Krikkit said:

Quite like this 528 that's cropped up, modest colour scheme but good spec to my eye with Style 32's, auto wipers, electric seats and double glazing.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...



Seems to be hankering after a maison de palme feel as well.

Looks nice. Good photos too.

[E65Ross]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

W00DY said:

Future barge watch

I've spent a happy hour in the sun today fixing, fettling, adjusting and glueing bits of interior trim on my 24 year old MB 124 cabrio. I supect the bloke that tries to do something similar on that car in 30 years time will have a more challenging time of it than I have had.

Bit late to this one.....but who knows....they may build them properly so you won't have to be spending your time sorting out broken bits of trim

[The Don of Croy]

A CLS 500 popped up in the local scandal rag at £5 under budget, but when I went to Motors.co.uk to find it (being the accredited web haven for said rag) there was no sign of it.

But I did turn up this bargain-tastic CLS with uber-rare AMG badging and questionable dark wheels;



http://www.motors.co.uk/car-44787803/?i=8&m=sr

£3490 and it's on Merseyside. Please be my guest.

[edo]

oh dear

[Krikkit]

On one hand that's very cheap for a decent CLS500, but every single aspect of that ad screams that it'd be a disastrous buy.

Black wheels, fake badges, misplaced and mismatched spoiler, tinted windows, scruffy ad, no mention of SH and sadly the location. Not with the bargiest of barge poles.

ETA: Oh, from reading carthrottle who have obviously been in touch with the vendor, Cat.D write-off as well.

[SpeckledJim]

CdeG - nice work indeed, a lovely way to get about.

SL500 vs 928 - has anyone looked at the torque curves?

If the Mercedes is more muscular all the way up to peak power, then that would account for the similarity in pace given the disparity in mass.

[Krikkit]

SpeckledJim said:

SL500 vs 928 - has anyone looked at the torque curves?

If the Mercedes is more muscular all the way up to peak power, then that would account for the similarity in pace given the disparity in mass.

Good point, standard 928 should be the low trace on this (it's a before and after mod):
|https://thumbsnap.com/zz7mdSsW[/url]

And below the M119 and M113 engines:
|https://thumbsnap.com/hBcW8EEI[/url]

Both are over 400Nm from 2500RPM, right up to peak power. The Mercedes has a little more, around 10% by eye.

Edited by Krikkit on Monday 24th April 11:20

[TheLordJohn]

Krikkit said:

Quite like this 528 that's cropped up, modest colour scheme but good spec to my eye with Style 32's, auto wipers, electric seats and double glazing.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Seems to be hankering after a maison de palme feel as well.

Hats off to Dan for taking the time to write an excellent advert.
Looks great VFM. The 2.8 is plenty quick enough, too.

[flustered]

I acknowledge that with the flurry of admirable barge acquisitions, this post may be slightly lacklustre but I will persevere and share my tale of woe. The high idle on my 190e persisted: it flummoxed one garage and another diagnosed a fuelling issue but did not have an O2 machine. So I stewed on it and continued to be embarrassed in slow moving traffic as the car happily thrummed away at 1200rpm.

Until, on Good Friday, driving along a very narrow country lane, the throttle cable decided it was due a break for the bank holiday. Cue a good deal of grunting and swearing until such time as I could use a shoelace to close the throttle, and limp to a layby.



Happily, a family member lent me his W220 S-class (which is a very thread courtesy car). I had my local Merc specialist look at it on Saturday. He rang me three hours later: he fixed the throttle, adjusted the fuelling, and charged me a very satisfying £25. If he wasn’t throwing a kebab in his face when I went to collect it, I could have kissed him. Back in barge.

Long story short: I can happily recommend a Merc specialist in South London/Surrey.

[Krikkit]

Brilliant result, good to hear that the old school mechanic still exists out there.

Thoughts on the W220?

[flustered]

Krikkit said:

Brilliant result, good to hear that the old school mechanic still exists out there.

Thoughts on the W220?

Yeah I thought the same, even down to the kebab.

In reality the W220 I drove is the anti-thread car. Pre-facelift, low spec, and (whisper it) diesel. But despite all of this it was a very very nice car to drive. Smooth, cosetting and quiet.

It's been with us for 9ish years and 70,000 (mostly local) miles. Touch wood veneer, it has been completely reliable, scabby arches aside.

[MorganP104]

TheLordJohn said:

Krikkit said:

Quite like this 528 that's cropped up, modest colour scheme but good spec to my eye with Style 32's, auto wipers, electric seats and double glazing.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Seems to be hankering after a maison de palme feel as well.

Hats off to Dan for taking the time to write an excellent advert.
Looks great VFM. The 2.8 is plenty quick enough, too.

Agreed. It is a well-written advert. For a lovely motor. Which makes me finding the following typo funny all the more cruel...

Car advert by Dan said:

... the air conditioning has recently stopped performing as it ought to (a regal didn’t fix it, although it seems to hold pressure, more investigation is needed).

Reading that, I was picturing a 1970s car mechanic with a fag on the go, giving the compressor a whack with a manual adjusting tool.