Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 13]

Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 13]

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Rubins4

780 posts

124 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Balmoral said:
JOB2.5-16 said:
The allure of significantly sub £5k V12 motoring is extremely strong, there’s no denying that.
I'm getting one of these in the next year or so. Will be spending above thread budget though, but they can be had well below thread budget.

https://carfromjapan.com/cheap-used-toyota-century...
Extremely quirky and interesting, but do you really buy that over an S600?

Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Can a V12 Century really be landed and road legal in the UK for less than 5 bags? I can't recall seeing one.

I think if you had a face-melting performance car for giggles the Toyota would be much more special than an S-class or 7-er with a V12... The attraction of course is that they do both horizon-blurring and bargeyness in one package.

idiotgap

2,112 posts

132 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Doug DeMuro did a piece on the Century yesterday (not v12).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl_Euj_qNoM

Balmoral

40,660 posts

247 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Krikkit said:
Can a V12 Century really be landed and road legal in the UK for less than 5 bags? I can't recall seeing one.
Just about.

Not as dynamic and certainly not as face melting as an S600 or 760 but better built from better materials.

Balmoral

40,660 posts

247 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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idiotgap said:
Doug DeMuro did a piece on the Century yesterday (not v12).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl_Euj_qNoM
The VG40 (see, I can now do the E/W number thing on you lot) is not my bag, very much a sixties car. I prefer the GZ50 for the engine and modernity with the classic looks.

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anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Balmoral said:
Just about.

Not as dynamic and certainly not as face melting as an S600 or 760 but better built from better materials.
I don't doubt this for a second. There is a readers thread from a chap running a 2007/8 ish CL and if Toyota engineers ever created anything so shoddy they'd be made to commit seppuku with a tablespoon. Rightly so, too.

ShampooEfficient

4,266 posts

210 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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That white "facelift" limo. Its so bad I actually thought it was built out of a Lexus LS with Merc bits glued on...

This is probably mt favourite thread on the whole internet, BTW, cant believe its passed me by for so long!

williskwl

248 posts

176 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Off topic but found some Speedhunters AMG Hammer content, thus thought the rules will lapse.... sadly not for sale

http://www.speedhunters.com/2019/01/hammering-trut...

Balmoral

40,660 posts

247 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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The new Century is quite something, but then it ought to be at £180,000, even if it does look a bit like a Chinese knock off of a Phantom.

Salmonofdoubt

1,413 posts

67 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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dme123 said:
Riley Blue said:
That looks a smashing mini barge, although I'd have liked one of the more interesting interior colour schemes.. They don't seem to be rusting either. A better small car for the penny pinching barge-man than anything german you'd get for £1500?
Is it the KV6 Cambelt that's a problem? A touring one would be good to smoke around in , as would a V8 (the non MG one with the slushbox). I keep seeing a lwb one local to me that still looks very smart in a small town mayoral car way.

Johnny Raydome

1,427 posts

104 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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ShampooEfficient said:
That white "facelift" limo. Its so bad I actually thought it was built out of a Lexus LS with Merc bits glued on...
I think the talented wordsmith collective here could easily procure a veritable and hugely superior smorgasbord of pejorative-strewn insights regarding that eyesore than I ever could, so I'll stand clear.

That aside, did anyone else think that even the front number plate - which is of standard size, font etc - looks wrong?!

NorthernSky

981 posts

116 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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0a said:
That era of z4 now looks incredibly good compared to the next one - and the new one. Shows how right the design was, and how lost BMW are now.

The M and Alpina versions look even better. I’d take the Alpina.

No wonder we didn’t hear from you for a while - prepping to derin standard takes months/years at a time!
It's good to hear you old salts praising these original Z's. :-)

Riley Blue

20,915 posts

225 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Salmonofdoubt said:
dme123 said:
Riley Blue said:
That looks a smashing mini barge, although I'd have liked one of the more interesting interior colour schemes.. They don't seem to be rusting either. A better small car for the penny pinching barge-man than anything german you'd get for £1500?
Is it the KV6 Cambelt that's a problem? A touring one would be good to smoke around in , as would a V8 (the non MG one with the slushbox). I keep seeing a lwb one local to me that still looks very smart in a small town mayoral car way.
Way above thread budget but...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Rover-75-4-6-V8-Co...

Easternlight

3,424 posts

143 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Rover 827 Limo! Barn find 31k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-827-SI-LIMOUSINE-...

E65Ross

34,946 posts

211 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Riley Blue said:
Salmonofdoubt said:
dme123 said:
Riley Blue said:
That looks a smashing mini barge, although I'd have liked one of the more interesting interior colour schemes.. They don't seem to be rusting either. A better small car for the penny pinching barge-man than anything german you'd get for £1500?
Is it the KV6 Cambelt that's a problem? A touring one would be good to smoke around in , as would a V8 (the non MG one with the slushbox). I keep seeing a lwb one local to me that still looks very smart in a small town mayoral car way.
Way above thread budget but...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Rover-75-4-6-V8-Co...
£10k rofl

When you consider how much better metal is around for the money, you'd be mad to buy that. And only 256bhp from a 4.6 V8 in a car made in 2006? I'd much rather an E65 750i and some change left for repairs/servicing.

JOB2.5-16

403 posts

71 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Another one leaving Chesterfield for the last time. A local car from new with it's original Bridgegate Chesterfield dealer sticker and number plates, 75k miles and Alpine White with BBS' - THE spec for an E30!

N.B. The W201 is the better car.

erJ5lb9ORweinRwDBVZiZg by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr

Milemuncher

514 posts

114 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Toyota Century. I have an increasing level of want for one of these. I can’t really explain why but I do.


Balmoral

40,660 posts

247 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Milemuncher said:
Toyota Century. I have an increasing level of want for one of these. I can’t really explain why but I do.
I became aware of them about ten years ago and found them interesting but hadn't thought owning one, and my long term Turbo R (owned about 15yrs) was a keeper. I did actually part with the Bentley a few years back though. Then about 18 months ago I got the Century itch, not least with my son now living and working in Japan, I started to learn more about them, and a year ago decided yes, defo get one. It's now locked in and I scour Japanese auctions and dealer sites every few days.

ian316

4,150 posts

104 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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JOB2.5-16 said:
Another one leaving Chesterfield for the last time. A local car from new with it's original Bridgegate Chesterfield dealer sticker and number plates, 75k miles and Alpine White with BBS' - THE spec for an E30!

N.B. The W201 is the better car.

erJ5lb9ORweinRwDBVZiZg by Jack O'Brien, on Flickr
I loved my e30 325i only sold because the kids got to big for the back, I got a 525 to replace it what a disappointment that was

Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Still never driven an E30, I get the impression I might never manage it with how their prices/rarity is going!

Balmoral said:
Milemuncher said:
Toyota Century. I have an increasing level of want for one of these. I can’t really explain why but I do.
I became aware of them about ten years ago and found them interesting but hadn't thought owning one, and my long term Turbo R (owned about 15yrs) was a keeper. I did actually part with the Bentley a few years back though. Then about 18 months ago I got the Century itch, not least with my son now living and working in Japan, I started to learn more about them, and a year ago decided yes, defo get one. It's now locked in and I scour Japanese auctions and dealer sites every few days.
More details required on the Turbo R!
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