Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 12]

[Scooobydont]

STILLJOE said:

this barge shopping lark is hard

could someone on here please just sell me their LS400

I take it you noticed this one in Glasgow?



https://www.gumtree.com/p/lexus/lexus-ls400-ls-400...

[cornershop]

That’s the one i’d be keen to see - has dropped £500 in the past few days

[Scooobydont]

cornershop said:

That’s the one i’d be keen to see - has dropped £500 in the past few days

Indeed, a well written ad too, If I was in the market I would buy it blind in order to keep within official thread rules and guidelines even though I am only 45mins away from it.

[5er]

Any E34 5 series Beards in here? Aside from rust (although I'm not sure which key areas to pay attention to), what issues should I be looking for?

[ST565NP]

Geekman said:

Prime candidate for shipping to Eastern Europe: many German barges with serious faults are bought in bulk by people who put them on transporters, take advantage of the vastly cheaper labour rates to get them fixed up, then sell them on for a much higher price than they'd fetch in the UK.

OK, cheap labour rates, but where do they sell them ? Certainly not in any LHD country, right?

I'd say they sell them in parts, know for sure that a lot of older ( 1990-2000) Patrols, Pajeros, Discovery and similar are brought by truckloads to Bosnia-Herzegovina and sold in pieces - engines, gearboxes, reducers and all other swap-able stuff from RHD to LHD.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Scooobydont said:

I take it you noticed this one in Glasgow?



https://www.gumtree.com/p/lexus/lexus-ls400-ls-400...

I like that too, although the wheels are a bit too dealer for me, albeit OEM.

It is a good ad, and I love his spirit in claiming 'only' 170,000 miles! Gold rear badges and a corolla-esque dashboard for the win. Good spot.

[E24man]

5er said:

Any E34 5 series Beards in here? Aside from rust (although I'm not sure which key areas to pay attention to), what issues should I be looking for?

Sills, arch lips, around the petrol filler and tailgates on the Tourings rust.

Front end shimmy is control arm bushes.

All wiper linkages get sloppy and hit the back of the bonnet.

Check M30 engined camshaft banjo bolts.

Occasional prop-shaft guibos go.

They look rubbish with after market angel eyes.

What engine/bodyshape/trim are you looking at?

[edo]

Biglips said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

It's possible that buyers are walking away after seeing it, but I suspect it's being shill-bid. The seller should be taking any sort of sale at that money, so the fact that it comes back on makes me think it's being bid-up and then re-listed when a genuine punter doesn't match it. Whatever the cause, it's off-putting.

Agreed.

In other e500 news:
I now have a replacement alloy and new tyre for the one I cracked. Hooray!

£279 for wheel and £155 for new Pirelli. Boo!

Final self inflicted insult is that when I scrapped the old wheel I forgot to keep the centre cap. Doh......
Good on the oft-maligned quick fit who found an old one knocking around and donated it gratis, albeit different to the other 3.

So which do we prefer gents as I will have to make all 4 match? old
new

blue edged one for me.

[Prinny]

edo said:

blue edged one for me.

Ditto. Looks far more, well, Mercedes-Benz.

[STILLJOE]

Scooobydont said:

I take it you noticed this one in Glasgow?



https://www.gumtree.com/p/lexus/lexus-ls400-ls-400...

I have, did I also mention I'm a complete coward when it comes to significant purchases. This is right at the top end of my budget and would leave me stretched and with no fighting fund. As comprehensive as maintenance is - I worry that if anything happened within the first few months I'd be stuffed (whatever I get has to be a daily).
I apologise gents, I'm not exactly making this easy, and appreciate the help and advice that has been handed out thus far. I will really need to grow a set after next weekend (on a course), do some proper shopping and follow through to join the barge club - or be useless and just get a cheap nasty little box for another year.

[cornershop]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Scooobydont said:

I take it you noticed this one in Glasgow?



https://www.gumtree.com/p/lexus/lexus-ls400-ls-400...

I like that too, although the wheels are a bit too dealer for me, albeit OEM.

It is a good ad, and I love his spirit in claiming 'only' 170,000 miles! Gold rear badges and a corolla-esque dashboard for the win. Good spot.

Reading threads on LOC suggests 250k+ miles is nothing for these with regular servicing, even the gearbox is bullet proof.
Agree on the wheels, although a lighter anthracite may work well with the Green.

I’m quite tempted myself with the BC coilovers, especially if you can lower say 30-35mm and retain factory levels of compliance. Have emailed BC for their thoughts.

[golfer19]

Prinny said:

edo said:

blue edged one for me.

Ditto. Looks far more, well, Mercedes-Benz.

Same for me.

[soad]

golfer19 said:

Prinny said:

edo said:

blue edged one for me.

Ditto. Looks far more, well, Mercedes-Benz.

Same for me.

The latter do look more modern, in a good way.

[0a]

Expensive, but a lovely looking e32. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C946237

[Biglips]

soad said:

golfer19 said:

Prinny said:

edo said:

blue edged one for me.

Ditto. Looks far more, well, Mercedes-Benz.

Same for me.

The latter do look more modern, in a good way.

Unanimous it would appear. That was my initial thought too. Many thanks

[Jimmy Recard]

ST565NP said:

OK, cheap labour rates, but where do they sell them ? Certainly not in any LHD country, right?

.

There are plenty of RHD cars in LHD countries. If they're cheaper than an equivalent LHD car, people will often put up with it

[STILLJOE]

Biglips said:

soad said:

golfer19 said:

Prinny said:

edo said:

blue edged one for me.

Ditto. Looks far more, well, Mercedes-Benz.

Same for me.

The latter do look more modern, in a good way.

Unanimous it would appear. That was my initial thought too. Many thanks

blue edged for me too - sets it apart from the standard logo you see on everything from the cars to the vans and trucks.

[BrabusMog]

0a said:

Expensive, but a lovely looking e32. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C946237

My dad taught me to bay and parallel park in one of these. Great memories.

[r129sl]

STILLJOE said:

Biglips said:

soad said:

golfer19 said:

Prinny said:

edo said:

blue edged one for me.

Ditto. Looks far more, well, Mercedes-Benz.

Same for me.

The latter do look more modern, in a good way.

Unanimous it would appear. That was my initial thought too. Many thanks

blue edged for me too - sets it apart from the standard logo you see on everything from the cars to the vans and trucks.

Chrome star: that’s what it left the factory with.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

r129sl said:

STILLJOE said:

Biglips said:

soad said:

golfer19 said:

Prinny said:

edo said:

blue edged one for me.

Ditto. Looks far more, well, Mercedes-Benz.

Same for me.

The latter do look more modern, in a good way.

Unanimous it would appear. That was my initial thought too. Many thanks

blue edged for me too - sets it apart from the standard logo you see on everything from the cars to the vans and trucks.

Chrome star: that’s what it left the factory with.

I was going to say that, but fearing I was out of step with the majority, thought I'd best keep my views to myself. The blue-ringed one does look good though.