Best smoker barges 1-5 large [vol11]

[em177]

golfer19 said:

I think someone mentioned looking for an Omega a few pages back.

https://www.donedeal.co.uk/vintagecars-for-sale/20...



£950

Great spot. Fantastic looking way to spend a grand.

[carinaman]

The MoT history check shows almost 87K for March 2015 MoT.

[jas xjr]

em177 said:

Great spot. Fantastic looking way to spend a grand.

i would buy this if i needed a car today. i never spend more than £1000 and i love a sixpot estate.

somebody please buy this

[JZZ30]

That Omega looks great. I have fond memories of a 2.5 V6.

I wonder how hard it is to get over to Dungannon

[W00DY]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-VOLVO-960-5-DOOR-HE...


Consecutive plates and a potential business in bargists' funerals.

[W00DY]

I want a 166




http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-166-3-0-V6-24...


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-166-Super-Lus...

[golfer19]

Those Alfas are lovely although the front end is a bit marmite.

[mccrackenj]

JZZ30 said:

That Omega looks great. I have fond memories of a 2.5 V6.

I wonder how hard it is to get over to Dungannon

Ring McLaughlin's in L/Derry. Probably about £350 to your door, max. They're over & back at least weekly I believe.

Really not worth the hassle of going to get it yourself, trust me! After the disasters I've had buying cars in GB and going over to collect, I wish I'd thought of it before!

[olly755]

W00DY said:

I want a 166




http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-166-3-0-V6-24...


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-166-Super-Lus...

I never realised I wanted one so badly until that post.

The definitive barge antithesis to my LS400.

[MorganP104]

I can highly recommend the 166, having owned a 1999 V6 Sportronic (almost identical to the first 166 posted above).

There are a few weak points specific to 166s, though if these have been addressed by a previous owner, there's no reason a decent example wouldn't go on to give sterling service (mine did).

The two major highlights with the 166 are the interior (it feels like a junior Maserati in there) and the engine (the Busso V6 is an absolute masterpiece, if not the last word in fuel economy).

Much as I hate to agree with Clarkson, proper petrolheads need to own an Alfa before they die.

[Searider]

Krikkit said:

Usget said:

Thanks both. The one in question does have the newer FSI engine. Useful info, thanks.

In which case it's worth asking about inlet carbon build-up - make sure you take it right up to the rev limit and that it pulls cleanly all the way. The S4/RS4 is particularly bad for it, but all FSI engines are susceptible.

V8 S4 never had the FSI engine. The B7 RS4 did have the FSI engine, but not the S4. B6 and B7 S4 were both the old trech indirect injection. B8 S4 went V6 Supercharged.

[golfer19]

mccrackenj said:

JZZ30 said:

That Omega looks great. I have fond memories of a 2.5 V6.

I wonder how hard it is to get over to Dungannon

Ring McLaughlin's in L/Derry. Probably about £350 to your door, max. They're over & back at least weekly I believe.

Really not worth the hassle of going to get it yourself, trust me! After the disasters I've had buying cars in GB and going over to collect, I wish I'd thought of it before!

Harrons Car Transport,Enniskillen would be cheaper.
I have used them in the past.
Last time was £250

[Motorrad]

r129sl said:

A 1992 car will have a four-speed box. It should not, however, be slow or dull-witted.

I don't know whether it "should" have a standard/economy switch ("S" or "E": the "S" is not for sport); or whether its absence is a quirk of the Japanese market. Stegel is right: the standard/winter switch only came along much later with the 722.6 box (about 1997). The 722.5 five speed box was never available on the 500.

Thanks for the info everybody. I think my import car represents better vfm than the POA car linked to earlier as it cost a little over 5. Values really are spread across a wide range.

I guess 'slow and dull witted' is all relative. I'm driving a DSG Golf at the moment which might explain my perception of the R129s gear changes.

[mccrackenj]

golfer19 said:

mccrackenj said:

JZZ30 said:

That Omega looks great. I have fond memories of a 2.5 V6.

I wonder how hard it is to get over to Dungannon

Ring McLaughlin's in L/Derry. Probably about £350 to your door, max. They're over & back at least weekly I believe.

Really not worth the hassle of going to get it yourself, trust me! After the disasters I've had buying cars in GB and going over to collect, I wish I'd thought of it before!

Harrons Car Transport,Enniskillen would be cheaper.
I have used them in the past.
Last time was £250

£250? That's good! Could easily cost that to do it yourself, plus a day of your life (or 2 if it goes wrong).

Of absolutely no interest to me in the future though. Never again. No, definitely not. Honest. Really. No. I meant it.


OK JZZ30. Man up!

[Krikkit]

Searider said:

Krikkit said:

Usget said:

Thanks both. The one in question does have the newer FSI engine. Useful info, thanks.

In which case it's worth asking about inlet carbon build-up - make sure you take it right up to the rev limit and that it pulls cleanly all the way. The S4/RS4 is particularly bad for it, but all FSI engines are susceptible.

V8 S4 never had the FSI engine. The B7 RS4 did have the FSI engine, but not the S4. B6 and B7 S4 were both the old trech indirect injection. B8 S4 went V6 Supercharged.

I stand corrected, many thanks

[forzaminardi]

W00DY said:

I want a 166




http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-166-3-0-V6-24...


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-166-Super-Lus...

Yum to both of these. I prefer the manual car's wheels but I'm strictly auto-only for day to day duties. I have to say I am very tempted to put in a wee bid on the first.

[Shamrock_]

Does this represent good value for money?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-XJ-Series-2-7TD-2...

[anonymous-user]

Shamrock_ said:

Does this represent good value for money?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-XJ-Series-2-7TD-2...

That is very cheap for a facelift diesel. Belts just done too, although the one at the back for the fuel pump is due at 150k. As a Jaguar I wouldn't worry about reaching 150k and having to change that belt though

The engine is smooth, but not quick and just when it feels like it's getting it's act together it runs out of revs and shifts up. Always felt like it needed another 50-80bhp to me, which is what it got with the 3.0 version.

[JZZ30]

mccrackenj said:

golfer19 said:

mccrackenj said:

JZZ30 said:

That Omega looks great. I have fond memories of a 2.5 V6.

I wonder how hard it is to get over to Dungannon

Ring McLaughlin's in L/Derry. Probably about £350 to your door, max. They're over & back at least weekly I believe.

Really not worth the hassle of going to get it yourself, trust me! After the disasters I've had buying cars in GB and going over to collect, I wish I'd thought of it before!

Harrons Car Transport,Enniskillen would be cheaper.
I have used them in the past.
Last time was £250

£250? That's good! Could easily cost that to do it yourself, plus a day of your life (or 2 if it goes wrong).

Of absolutely no interest to me in the future though. Never again. No, definitely not. Honest. Really. No. I meant it.


OK JZZ30. Man up!

It seems almost rude to not just buy a car anyway and use that service!

[mccrackenj]

JZZ30 said:

It seems almost rude to not just buy a car anyway and use that service!

Buy unseen, get it delivered. Tis the bargeist way.