Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 13]

[Prinny]

trooperiziz said:

Otherwise known as, too cheap not to buy and too expensive not to fix...

... but too good to scrap.

the wallet may not wince at purchasing time, but the occasional * wallet-wilter will undoubtedly occur sooner or later.


* occasional is a state of barge, some months the barge gods smile, some they don’t. I honestly think regular usage is conducive to barge happiness in this respect (so of course I do sod-all miles / barge / year).

[Croutons]

1993 Range Rover @3299, been a long time since I've seen one at that price. Assume ruinous?!

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

Edited by Croutons on Monday 19th November 18:45

[anonymous-user]

Rubins4 said:

Could someone please confirm this all-important “thread budget” to this ill-informed but enthusiastic new threadist?

Buy a barge for under thread budget, let's say 2k, then spend 4k on it. This turns it into a 3k barge. Am I doing this right?

[trooperiziz]

swiveleyedgit said:

Rubins4 said:

Could someone please confirm this all-important “thread budget” to this ill-informed but enthusiastic new threadist?

Buy a barge for under thread budget, let's say 2k, then spend 4k on it. This turns it into a 3k barge. Am I doing this right?

You missed the final step of sell it for 2k...

[anonymous-user]

trooperiziz said:

swiveleyedgit said:

Rubins4 said:

Could someone please confirm this all-important “thread budget” to this ill-informed but enthusiastic new threadist?

Buy a barge for under thread budget, let's say 2k, then spend 4k on it. This turns it into a 3k barge. Am I doing this right?

You missed the final step of sell it for 2k...

He's new here, I was trying to break it to him gently...

[olly755]

swiveleyedgit said:

trooperiziz said:

swiveleyedgit said:

Rubins4 said:

Could someone please confirm this all-important “thread budget” to this ill-informed but enthusiastic new threadist?

Buy a barge for under thread budget, let's say 2k, then spend 4k on it. This turns it into a 3k barge. Am I doing this right?

You missed the final step of sell it for 2k...

He's new here, I was trying to break it to him gently...

That's what you tell the missus.

Come to think of it, it's probably what you tell yourself too.

[anonymous-user]

olly755 said:

swiveleyedgit said:

trooperiziz said:

swiveleyedgit said:

Rubins4 said:

Could someone please confirm this all-important “thread budget” to this ill-informed but enthusiastic new threadist?

Buy a barge for under thread budget, let's say 2k, then spend 4k on it. This turns it into a 3k barge. Am I doing this right?

You missed the final step of sell it for 2k...

He's new here, I was trying to break it to him gently...

That's what you tell the missus.

Come to think of it, it's probably what you tell yourself too.

All the time

[olly755]

£2500, or lower.





https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-jaguar-xjr-x300-su...

Some spend imminent, but immaculate MOT history. I haven't seen anything so tempting for a long, long time.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

olly755 said:

£2500, or lower.



I haven't seen anything so tempting for a long, long time.

I haven't seen anything that tempting since, well... the Gold Mercedes of last weekend.

I have a problem. You have an eye for a bargain.

[Prinny]

Given that there’s also a classified ad for the same car at £7k, this is probably going to break top limit before hitting reserve, but much want for this (click on the full details box for lots of lovely pics) right now.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-750iL-v12-5-4l-Auto...

[callahan]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

olly755 said:

£2500, or lower.



I haven't seen anything so tempting for a long, long time.

I haven't seen anything that tempting since, well... the Gold Mercedes of last weekend.

I have a problem. You have an eye for a bargain.

Same year as my old (blue) one. I absolutely loved that car and had one of the best drives ever in it, from Antibes to Cambridge. Being let off by the heavily armed Italian traffic Police (I took a detour....) for being English was a highlight. The 1mpg instant readout wasn't. Exciting though.

[callahan]

Hmmm, good MOT history too, due next month though.

Sudbury isn't far away. Anyone need a Boxster??

[tobinen]

There can't be many cooler cars for that money, can there? Lovely

[Krikkit]

That XJR is absolutely tremendous.

Croutons said:

1993 Range Rover @3299, been a long time since I've seen one at that price. Assume ruinous?!

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

The MOT fail sheet in 2011 is really special. Looks alright if it's not ruined though.

[Goldfever4]

Prinny said:

harrykul said:

E24man said:

Is there a way of forming a collective deceptive ownership group?

A sort of merry-go-round of motorcars that to all extents and purposes appears that you're just 'looking after for a friend' for a few weeks/months/eternity but that you actually own one or two of, just in a secretive, 'passing through' kind of way...

That sounds interesting. Or a shared ownership kitty perhaps

I could be up for something like that - call it £1k each, nominated ‘owner’ responsible for organising tax/mot/insurance/servicing, but costs split across the group on a 20% each basis, where everyone in the group gets 10 weeks/year?

A sort of unoffical car-pool? If there’s a few willling participants, I’d be happy to throw the 7 & the SL into the pool for starters - my cars get so little use in general, it’d be worthwhile from my pov to keep them in use. (not sure it’d be insurance-feasible on the M6).

I know there’s more legalities to it than that, and contracts would have to be drawn up, etc - but it can’t be beyond our capabilities of thread denizens?

Another hand raised

[phil_cardiff]

Blown2CV said:

phil_cardiff said:

Blown2CV said:

S-Type R is considerably more st than the XJR due to the considerable extra weight. It is cheaper though, or was last time i looked.

With respect I think that's internet folklaw as the STR went head to head with the e39 M5 and emerged relatively unscathed back in the day.

I haven't driven any of them though so what do I know?

S-type R on paper is a lot slower than the XJR. That was my only point, not how well it performs against a contemporary M5.

and erm... it's folklore

Being pedantic, you didn't mention speed, you mentioned quality.

Anyway, I'd happily have either the STR or the XJR. One looks better, one drives better, or so they say.

Edited by phil_cardiff on Monday 19th November 22:32

[alec.e]

If we are being pendantic, first establish if we are talking about the X308 XJR or X350 4.2 XJR... I would place the older X308 and 4.2 STR together in terms of speed and X350 as quickest, due to alloy bodywork and 4.2 engine. With a bit of work, the X350 is a genuine 12 second car.

[anonymous-user]

That red XJR-6 is gorgeous. If I hadn't just bought an X350 I'd be going to see it, won't be long before they aren't available in budget, assuming it isn't as rotten as a pear.

Worth the X300 fancier knowing that getting replacement bumper blades is now very tricky and many are buckled like that. I nudged a wall not particularly hard parking my XJ12 once and buckled it like that, so it's easily done. At least they were available new then!

Edited by dme123 on Monday 19th November 23:53

[bassanclan]

I do like the look of this LS430 with lpg

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-LS430-Premium-200...

It has am immaculate mot history apart ftom that terrible Lexus failing... it needed a new lightbulb in 2017.

Silver is not my favourite and if only it was 05 reg and I could put a private plate on I would snap it up

[Phil Dicky]

Scooobydont said:

Lovely looking jag and very well written ad, wish I was in the market, as usual I am not but cant stop 'looking':



and the award for best looking garage goes to....................................:



Ad here:

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1056327

Always liked these...considered one when they were new...….but didn't make sense with the mileage I was doing at the time.