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[Fermit and Sarah]

Lowtimer said:

0a said:

Manual 540i https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

MOT runs out next month and he's in a hurry to sell it without putting a new ticket on. Hmm.

Could be a point, or maybe not? An MOT costs £30-40, if nothing needs doing. Therefore a buyer would be wise to say 'I'll have it if you put a new MOT on it'. If he accepts he knows it's got no issues, and he's £30 down to get a sale. If he refuses then you could question why and probably walk.

[anonymous-user]

0a said:

Love the colours on this: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

The appeal of these is a total mystery to me, I love a sleeper but these were never actually fast. At £4k for a 16 year old Passat with BMW 320d performance, 25mpg, and the potential for huge bills this is one something for the VAG fetishists only.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

dme123 said:

0a said:

Love the colours on this: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

The appeal of these is a total mystery to me, I love a sleeper but these were never actually fast. At £4k for a 16 year old Passat with BMW 320d performance, 25mpg, and the potential for huge bills this is one something for the VAG fetishists only.

Agreed, and the colour's frigging awful too.

[Fermit and Sarah]

dme123 said:

0a said:

Love the colours on this: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

The appeal of these is a total mystery to me, I love a sleeper but these were never actually fast. At £4k for a 16 year old Passat with BMW 320d performance, 25mpg, and the potential for huge bills this is one something for the VAG fetishists only.

Be fair, a 320d doesn't come with 275bhp!

Not that the Passat floats my boat either mind....

[anonymous-user]

Fermit and Sarah said:

Be fair, a 320d doesn't come with 275bhp!

Not that the Passat floats my boat either mind....

Does make you wonder what it's doing with that power - near 8 second time to 60 is Mondeo V6 performance. Also it's not 25mpg, it's 21mpg. Like an XJR.

[ian316]

callahan said:

0a said:

70k mile 4.0 litre for £2k. I like the interior colours. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1025786

If that Jag is as good as it seems from the advert then it is incredible value. If I'd got around to selling my Boxster this summer I'd be giving them a call.

I'm amazed at Oa even looking a jags, I thought it would have been a soon for him

[Phil Dicky]

0a said:

A 3.6 passat. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

These were on the list when I was looking last year, couldn't find one near enough to even test drive......very rare.

[Motorrad]

dme123 said:

Does make you wonder what it's doing with that power - near 8 second time to 60 is Mondeo V6 performance. Also it's not 25mpg, it's 21mpg. Like an XJR.

The manual W8 is much quicker and is supposedly more reliable than the auto. Even so they are heavy and the 4motion is a power sapper I suppose.

[MalcolmSmith]

Why are all the fuses hanging out the boot in that Passat CC - and why would you photograph them?

[W00DY]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

dme123 said:

0a said:

Love the colours on this: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

The appeal of these is a total mystery to me, I love a sleeper but these were never actually fast. At £4k for a 16 year old Passat with BMW 320d performance, 25mpg, and the potential for huge bills this is one something for the VAG fetishists only.

Agreed, and the colour's frigging awful too.

Like all the best cars it doesn't make any sense. And of all people, it was made by VW in the early-00s.

[Motorrad]

W00DY said:

Like all the best cars it doesn't make any sense. And of all people, it was made by VW in the early-00s.

Thing is if you're going to ignore logic and buy a W8 then you inevitably start to think, surely I should just go batst crazy and buy a W12 or V10 Phaeton.

[W00DY]

0a said:

I wonder what this will go for: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1047047

What a lovely colour combination. Beautiful.





Edit - followed the link and it's £5,350, offers invited. http://www.a1classiccars.co.uk/node/231

Edited by 0a on Saturday 20th October 00:54

Stunner.

Motorrad said:

W00DY said:

Like all the best cars it doesn't make any sense. And of all people, it was made by VW in the early-00s.

Thing is if you're going to ignore logic and buy a W8 then you inevitably start to think, surely I should just go batst crazy and buy a W12 or V10 Phaeton.

Possibly, but Phaetons do scare me a bit.

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-300-E-Aut...

Magnificent.

[dbdb]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

0a said:

I wonder what this will go for: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1047047

What a lovely colour combination. Beautiful.

I love that. Miles better than the modern boxes you also posted last night. And the colours ... fantastic. Great spot, and well worth 5k I reckon, mainly for the velour alone.

It is a lovely looking thing - it's the standard cloth though, rather than velour

I wonder when the metal hubcaps were put on? - I never liked the plastic ones they used on the W126, they looked cheaply made.

[olly755]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-300-E-Aut...

Magnificent.

I’m sure that has graced this thread several times previously. If so, wobbly arches full of filler seems to stick in the mind.

[tobinen]

Does look familiar. Didn't r129sl view it?

[ian316]

Motorrad said:

Not feeling much love for the W8, I can't help feeling they are expensive due to their rarity than their actual ability. When I was looking to buy one I was scared off by stories about the autos failing. Possibly my loss.

Anyway how about a W220 with questionable alloys for a quarter of the price? Assuming they haven't just found a 'lenient' MOT tester it doesn't look too bad. What could possibly go wrong?





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

Only 40 miles from me I would have been very tempted if it had more than a months mot

[cornershop]

0a said:

cornershop said:

Nice that - I love the way the ESP off button is on the passenger side

This also features on the LS400. On the right hand side the two buttons do the heated seats. On the left, the same style buttons are mirrored and one does the traction control. Mad!

I could claim “that’s why i posted”, but I honestly hadn’t noticed that in my 2 yrs of ownership.

Possibly the most unused button in Ls400 history

[BrabusMog]

0a said:

cornershop said:

Nice that - I love the way the ESP off button is on the passenger side

This also features on the LS400. On the right hand side the two buttons do the heated seats. On the left, the same style buttons are mirrored and one does the traction control. Mad!

I always presumed this was because they were designed with LHD market more in mind, so they save a few quid by not switching the buttons/wiring over?

[0a]

olly755 said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-300-E-Aut...

Magnificent.

I’m sure that has graced this thread several times previously. If so, wobbly arches full of filler seems to stick in the mind.

I think we concluded it had had a rear end impact as well?

Edit: here was one appearance: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... back in January 2017

Edited by 0a on Saturday 20th October 14:44