Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 12]

[Krikkit]

MorganP104 said:

ian316 said:

0a said:

I love the colour combination of this w123: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C964689

That's very nice and not over priced

Nicely written ad, too, though the copy bears all the hallmarks of a seller who's seen one too many tyre kickers in his time.

Seems like a sensible chap, I would imagine he'd bite your hand off at £3,500, after your tactical offer of £3,250 was politely rejected. Yes, I am buying this car in my mind.

I know technically the paintwork is red, but really, it's brown over brown, which is gloriously period correct. My wife would HATE it, which makes me love it even more.

Wibble, that is lovely! What a fabulous colour scheme.

[Scooobydont]

MorganP104 said:

Nicely written ad, too, though the copy bears all the hallmarks of a seller who's seen one too many tyre kickers in his time.

Seems like a sensible chap, I would imagine he'd bite your hand off at £3,500, after your tactical offer of £3,250 was politely rejected. Yes, I am buying this car in my mind.

I know technically the paintwork is red, but really, it's brown over brown, which is gloriously period correct. My wife would HATE it, which makes me love it even more.

The ad states £3250 ono. If it was mine I would bite your hand of at £3500 as well as its more than its advertised for

[MorganP104]

Scooobydont said:

MorganP104 said:

Nicely written ad, too, though the copy bears all the hallmarks of a seller who's seen one too many tyre kickers in his time.

Seems like a sensible chap, I would imagine he'd bite your hand off at £3,500, after your tactical offer of £3,250 was politely rejected. Yes, I am buying this car in my mind.

I know technically the paintwork is red, but really, it's brown over brown, which is gloriously period correct. My wife would HATE it, which makes me love it even more.

The ad states £3250 ono. If it was mine I would bite your hand of at £3500 as well as its more than its advertised for

I could have sworn it said £3,750!!! Clearly, my negotiation skills need work.

[Zonergem]

Ferk moi! Money flows to money...

dscam said:

Remember Rowan Atkinson’s 500E that was going through auction? Did rather well...

[SilverStar]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

A nice looking 545 with head-up display and comfort seats, just a wheel refurb away from loping quite nice!

[SilverStar]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201802223972562?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&body-type=Saloon&minimum-badge-engine-size=4.5&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=5000&sort=sponsored&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&postcode=cb74ff&model=E%20CLASS&radius=1500&page=1
This E500 has appeared before I believe somewhere near Liverpool.

That Designo leather and suede dash must have been horrendously expensive when new. It's getting closer to me!

[MorganP104]

I know this is under minimum thread budget, and my numberwork is already on shaky ground, but bear with me... It's man maths.



Buy it for £500, spend £500 doing some basic stuff to get it back on the road, then a further £500 doing the odds and sods that come up after you've been driving it for a bit.

£1,500, all in.

Man maths.

[r129sl]

SilverStar said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201802223972562?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&body-type=Saloon&minimum-badge-engine-size=4.5&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=5000&sort=sponsored&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&postcode=cb74ff&model=E%20CLASS&radius=1500&page=1
This E500 has appeared before I believe somewhere near Liverpool.

That Designo leather and suede dash must have been horrendously expensive when new. It's getting closer to me!

I am full of want for this. Does anybody fancy taking my E430 off my hands at a very fair price?

[r129sl]

Krikkit said:

MorganP104 said:

ian316 said:

0a said:

I love the colour combination of this w123: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C964689

That's very nice and not over priced

Nicely written ad, too, though the copy bears all the hallmarks of a seller who's seen one too many tyre kickers in his time.

Seems like a sensible chap, I would imagine he'd bite your hand off at £3,500, after your tactical offer of £3,250 was politely rejected. Yes, I am buying this car in my mind.

I know technically the paintwork is red, but really, it's brown over brown, which is gloriously period correct. My wife would HATE it, which makes me love it even more.

Wibble, that is lovely! What a fabulous colour scheme.

This isn't Barolo Red, it is 501 Orient Red, possibly the best colour Mercedes-Benz ever put on a car. It is hard to over-estimate how stunning this colour can look on a sunny day. Why-oh-why can you not buy cars with solid paint anymore? A friend of mine has a r107 500 SL with exactly this colour scheme (his is leather, but the same colour which I think is Siena). He bought it from the first owner in Zurich.



Shiny:

Edited by r129sl on Saturday 24th February 22:45

[TVR Sagaris]

The E500 and 540 are a huge amount of car for the money. Likely to offer frightening maintenance costs?

[giblet]

em177 said:

I’m assuming this slightly affected the haggling process?

It’s caused issues to say the least! More info here - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[nickod]

r129sl said:

Krikkit said:

MorganP104 said:

ian316 said:

0a said:

I love the colour combination of this w123: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C964689

That's very nice and not over priced

Nicely written ad, too, though the copy bears all the hallmarks of a seller who's seen one too many tyre kickers in his time.

Seems like a sensible chap, I would imagine he'd bite your hand off at £3,500, after your tactical offer of £3,250 was politely rejected. Yes, I am buying this car in my mind.

I know technically the paintwork is red, but really, it's brown over brown, which is gloriously period correct. My wife would HATE it, which makes me love it even more.

Wibble, that is lovely! What a fabulous colour scheme.

This isn't Barolo Red, it is 501 Orient Red, possibly the best colour Mercedes-Benz ever put on a car. It is hard to over-estimate how stunning this colour can look on a sunny day. Why-oh-why can you not buy cars with solid paint anymore? A friend of mine has a r107 500 SL with exactly this colour scheme (his is leather, but the same colour which I think is Siena). He bought it from the first owner in Zurich.



Shiny:

Edited by r129sl on Saturday 24th February 22:45

Talking of solid paint i took my 190 to central London today - it gets quite a reaction although I can't tell if people are smiling at it because they like it or because they can't believe someone ordered a sort of mud colour back in 1990.
It's running lovely after a service and 4 new tyres.

[nickod]

Better picture - had to get the exotica in on the first one

Edited by nickod on Sunday 25th February 01:01

[0a]

nickod said:

Better picture - had to get the exotica in on the first one

Edited by nickod on Sunday 25th February 01:01

The prettiest car there by a mile

[0a]

TVR Sagaris said:

The E500 and 540 are a huge amount of car for the money. Likely to offer frightening maintenance costs?

IT'LL BE FINE.

My Barge 1-5 logic is that the lower down the range, and the more disely you go, the more the focus on cost cutting to drive economy. An e500 or 540 would not have been a real victim of that [NOTE: 0A LOGIC].

Edited by 0a on Sunday 25th February 01:09

[Geekman]

0a said:

IT'LL BE FINE.

My Barge 1-5 logic is that the lower down the range, and the more disely you go, the more the focus on cost cutting to drive economy. An e500 or 540 would not have been a real victim of that [NOTE: 0A LOGIC].

Edited by 0a on Sunday 25th February 01:09

The most sensible cars I've owned have actually been the most unreliable and expensive to run. I'm currently deeply regretting not buying something silly and sub 15 MPG, instead I have something that gives me a solid 30-35MPG average but leaves me panicking every time a new light appears on the dash (which is every day).

[tobinen]

Zonergem said:

Ferk moi! Money flows to money...

dscam said:

Remember Rowan Atkinson’s 500E that was going through auction? Did rather well...

Blimey. My best guess was £20,000-25,000. The Atkinson name carries a special premium it would seem.

[EarlOfHazard]

SilverStar said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201802223972562?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&body-type=Saloon&minimum-badge-engine-size=4.5&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=5000&sort=sponsored&make=MERCEDES-BENZ&postcode=cb74ff&model=E%20CLASS&radius=1500&page=1
This E500 has appeared before I believe somewhere near Liverpool.

That Designo leather and suede dash must have been horrendously expensive when new. It's getting closer to me!

That, is beautiful.

[harrykul]

That's a phenomenal spec car! Whoever buys this wins the thread.

[Mr Ponkerson]

things like rs129s e430 (found the thread) and this BMW make me really want to pluck up the courage to join the barge squad:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-BMW-745-LI-V8-AUTO...