Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 13]

[ian316]

JOB2.5-16 said:

Zonergem said:

I know it's wrong to be a concours nit, that garage queens are just big Matchbox toys for sad rich men trying to fill the void and that cars are made to be driven. But an early W201 in those colours with 9000 miles.. yes please!!

Can we have the next barge meet at JOB's house please? The Man has finally assented to take the Scatmobile in for a good going-over so late March is a good time.

I'm not usually in for that whole scene either, I usually attend the MB Concours but park in the spectators thing and don't worry about the brake dust I've accumulated on route. I might enter the 16v in pleb class this year but I'll probably come last.

RE Barge Meet at JOBs house. One nearby would be great - somewhere around Chatsworth. There are some fabulous pubs, and roads around here should it be of interest I'm happy to arrange....

In other news: if anyone fancies a bit of really big barge, high mileage, mid 2000s Benz-ness, a trader pal of mine has just taken a 2006 W221 S600 as PX. One owner from new, FMBSH, 212k miles and naturally every toy under the sun. It all works, has no ABC faults and drives well, would annihilate a 997 C4 in a straight line (trust me), but has an engine mount vibration when cold. £3k, if you dare.

IMG_4691 by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr

IMG_4692 by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr

The roads round the Chatsworth area are great, just up over the hill from Jobs place is a pub with a decent sized car park a fantastic view

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ian316 said:

JOB2.5-16 said:

Zonergem said:

I know it's wrong to be a concours nit, that garage queens are just big Matchbox toys for sad rich men trying to fill the void and that cars are made to be driven. But an early W201 in those colours with 9000 miles.. yes please!!

Can we have the next barge meet at JOB's house please? The Man has finally assented to take the Scatmobile in for a good going-over so late March is a good time.

I'm not usually in for that whole scene either, I usually attend the MB Concours but park in the spectators thing and don't worry about the brake dust I've accumulated on route. I might enter the 16v in pleb class this year but I'll probably come last.

RE Barge Meet at JOBs house. One nearby would be great - somewhere around Chatsworth. There are some fabulous pubs, and roads around here should it be of interest I'm happy to arrange....

In other news: if anyone fancies a bit of really big barge, high mileage, mid 2000s Benz-ness, a trader pal of mine has just taken a 2006 W221 S600 as PX. One owner from new, FMBSH, 212k miles and naturally every toy under the sun. It all works, has no ABC faults and drives well, would annihilate a 997 C4 in a straight line (trust me), but has an engine mount vibration when cold. £3k, if you dare.

IMG_4691 by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr

IMG_4692 by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr

The roads round the Chatsworth area are great, just up over the hill from Jobs place is a pub with a decent sized car park a fantastic view

This would possibly be convenient for me - I can combine with a visit to the old folks down south, and love this part of the world.

[anonymous-user]

JOB2.5-16 said:

In other news: if anyone fancies a bit of really big barge, high mileage, mid 2000s Benz-ness, a trader pal of mine has just taken a 2006 W221 S600 as PX. One owner from new, FMBSH, 212k miles and naturally every toy under the sun. It all works, has no ABC faults and drives well, would annihilate a 997 C4 in a straight line (trust me), but has an engine mount vibration when cold. £3k, if you dare.

IMG_4691 by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr

IMG_4692 by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr

God yes. I NEED that in my life.

PM incoming.

Edit: Your account doesn't seem to accept PMs/Emails. If you could email me or post some contact details it would be much appreciated.

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 21st January 21:01

[Krikkit]

Apropos a barge meet around Chatsworth, yes please.

[SpeckledJim]

WorldBoss said:

God yes. I NEED that in my life.

PM incoming.

Apt Username.

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WorldBoss said:

God yes. I NEED that in my life.

PM incoming.

Edit: Your account doesn't seem to accept PMs/Emails. If you could email me or post some contact details it would be much appreciated.

Edited by WorldBoss on Monday 21st January 21:01

This is excellent. Please post the petrol station photos and start the reader ride thread tomorrow

[derin100]

When-ish would this proposed Chatsworth meet be? It's really nice around there! I went there just before Xmas.

[Zonergem]

Around the start of the Flat season (turf) works for me.

[cat220]

That s600 wow! How tempting!

[trooperiziz]

I'm going to treat the 745i to a headlight restoration, there is a man local to me who comes out and does it in your driveway. I tried using one of the DIY kits, but it made bugger all difference.

I'll post some before and after shots if folks are interested.

[Salmonofdoubt]

This looks like a tasty prospect

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1073658

[derin100]

Salmonofdoubt said:

This looks like a tasty prospect

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1073658

Advert also reads like it's been written a German judging by the syntax......?

[derin100]

trooperiziz said:

I'm going to treat the 745i to a headlight restoration, there is a man local to me who comes out and does it in your driveway. I tried using one of the DIY kits, but it made bugger all difference.

I'll post some before and after shots if folks are interested.

Be interested to hear how long it takes him to do it and how much the rate is as well. Maybe a sneaky video for a minute or two on your phone through the net curtains? Then we'd all know how he does it because I'd be surprised if he does it all by hand. Unless, of course, his trade name is Popeye's Lens Restorations Ltd.

I've done this a couple of times now on E39 lights and it's a horrible, laborious chore. The first time it took me over a day of hand wet sanding and polishing to do two lenses. The second time I was more confident...which was offset by more impatient and the results weren't as good as it's a task that doesn't reward impatience.

The materials I got in the Meguiar's Kit were too 'mild'. The initial grit pads they supply are not really aggressive enough and the early stages are the most important I think.

Edited by derin100 on Tuesday 22 January 04:24

[junglie]

I had a chap do my W211 (4 lenses) and it was 2 hours and £50.

Looked brand new and still perfect now.

[Philv8s]

I’ve done it on a few of my cars now, always amazes me how Much difference it makes to the cars appearance. I use the 3M kit and a battery drill, always impressed with the results. Just take your time to mask the surrounding paintwork well in case the pad skips off the headlight, don’t forget to put a UV block on afterwards to help prevent the lens yellowing due to UV damage.

Edited by Philv8s on Tuesday 22 January 07:04

[Croutons]

cat220 said:

That s600 wow! How tempting!

That has the makings of a fine thread car.

[tobinen]

£3,000 for a V12 W221 - the mind boggles

Chatsworth looks interesting

[olly755]

I’d be up for Chatsworth. Some really good roads around the area too. A waft down the A6 and then the Cat and Fiddle is easily in reach.

[JOB2.5-16]

WorldBoss said:

JOB2.5-16 said:

In other news: if anyone fancies a bit of really big barge, high mileage, mid 2000s Benz-ness, a trader pal of mine has just taken a 2006 W221 S600 as PX. One owner from new, FMBSH, 212k miles and naturally every toy under the sun. It all works, has no ABC faults and drives well, would annihilate a 997 C4 in a straight line (trust me), but has an engine mount vibration when cold. £3k, if you dare.

IMG_4691 by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr

IMG_4692 by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr

God yes. I NEED that in my life.

PM incoming.

Edit: Your account doesn't seem to accept PMs/Emails. If you could email me or post some contact details it would be much appreciated.

Edited by WorldBoss on Monday 21st January 21:01

Morning WorldBoss, that’s great. If you want to email me my email address is *****, I don’t know why my PH messages don’t seem to work but I’ve had that problem before.

Re Chatsworth meet, there’s the Devonshire arms at Beeley - big car park and decent pub, could follow it with a barge cruise through some of the Peak District. When suits?

Edited by JOB2.5-16 on Tuesday 22 January 10:22

[anonymous-user]

JOB2.5-16 said:

Morning WorldBoss, that’s great. If you want to email me my email address is , I don’t know why my PH messages don’t seem to work but I’ve had that problem before.

Thanks, Email sent (don't know if you want to leave it up on the forum, spam bots love an unprotected email). I think you have to turn on PMs in one of the sub menus, it's a pain in the bum.

Hopefully I'll be firing up my Xentry unit and finding my shell loyalty card soon