Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 14]
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Stegel said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Integroo said:
https://www.theslshop.com/showroom/mercedes-benz-r...
A little over thread budget but what a colour, and matching hub caps, lovely.
Looks like Binky of Strela fame, although perhaps his might have been more of an apricot hue. A little over thread budget but what a colour, and matching hub caps, lovely.
tobinen said:
Yes, well remembered. He was not at all enamoured with their body work.
Both absolutely correct. And it wasn't just bodywork, he discovered deficiencies in all sort of mechanical areas too that had been missed by the eponymous 'experts'. There are at least two other specialists that I would (and did) use for mine rather than that lot. tobinen said:
Gents, I am after advice from wiser heads than I as to how to approach a dilemma I have with the bodyshop which has my CL.
It's been there three months and it hasn't been started. The MoT has run out. He initially told me two weeks which I knew was optimistic so I was prepared for it to take longer. He has a good reputation. He was recommended by my uncle who runs a garage and has been using him for many years, as has my grandad before him.
The first excuse what that two of his guys, a panel beater and a sprayer, were involved in an accident so were off work and as he is a small concern it left him with himself and one other. Perfectly plausible and he called me and I believed him. Another month rolls past and then he said they still weren't back and he'd done his back in so was only working a few hours a day. Again, I believed him. He was very apologetic.
My gut feeling, misguided or otherwise, is that he's underpriced the job and doesn't want to do it. It was an eyebrow-raisingly low price.
I intend to go there this Friday unannounced and have a chat if he's there and check that the car still there. I am considering raising the issue of price in a sort of 'look, are you sure the price is correct and is that preventing you starting it. I am happy to discuss'.
Is this a 'good idea' or should I sit it out for a while longer? Thanks
A face to face discussion, make a note of everyhting discussed and agreed, better still record it with your phone, then follow up with a confirmation email.It's been there three months and it hasn't been started. The MoT has run out. He initially told me two weeks which I knew was optimistic so I was prepared for it to take longer. He has a good reputation. He was recommended by my uncle who runs a garage and has been using him for many years, as has my grandad before him.
The first excuse what that two of his guys, a panel beater and a sprayer, were involved in an accident so were off work and as he is a small concern it left him with himself and one other. Perfectly plausible and he called me and I believed him. Another month rolls past and then he said they still weren't back and he'd done his back in so was only working a few hours a day. Again, I believed him. He was very apologetic.
My gut feeling, misguided or otherwise, is that he's underpriced the job and doesn't want to do it. It was an eyebrow-raisingly low price.
I intend to go there this Friday unannounced and have a chat if he's there and check that the car still there. I am considering raising the issue of price in a sort of 'look, are you sure the price is correct and is that preventing you starting it. I am happy to discuss'.
Is this a 'good idea' or should I sit it out for a while longer? Thanks
Given his reputation, and your family history with him, perhaps none of the foregoing will be needed, but should it come to County Court action, proper records, and a clearly reasonable approach on your part will prove very helpful.
I have nothing productive to add (and shouldnt have a place here as I no longer have a barge), other than to say, this is my little happy place on the internet. I love seeing purchases; get green with envy at the brave pills some of you gentlemen seem to swallow; learn things about Mercedes' that I shall never need to know (but you never know...); change my mind 83 times a day about what to replace my current shed with; and although not exactly an informed or distinguished contributer - I feel welcome here.
Barge is a state of mind, not a set of wheels.
Barge is a state of mind, not a set of wheels.
sly fox said:
Sterillium said:
A GT car rather than a barge, but this appears to me to be extremely cheap for what it is...
Sweepstake on when the first of these enters thread budget? (In fact, we should run similar sweepstakes on quite a few future barges...)
https://www.dorset-marine-auto.co.uk/used-jaguar-x...
Never seen one less than £8k and that was at a scrapyard. They do rust however in some nasty places necessitating big money fixes, and 100k service can throw up some enormous bills (trust me i know) on top of service (VVT, supercharger service, suspension bushes, auto box fluid flush and refill etc). Sweepstake on when the first of these enters thread budget? (In fact, we should run similar sweepstakes on quite a few future barges...)
https://www.dorset-marine-auto.co.uk/used-jaguar-x...
Many appear to be sold before that huge 100k/ 10 year service interval...
Fab cars though, looking for another one although north of this thread's budget.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Stegel said:
In other convertible Mercedes news, interesting that SLKs seem to be leading the thread's "vehicles bought this month" league!
Unless he's been banned already, I'm expecting that to trigger Touring442 to rant at us all once again!Took my 6 year old son down to pick them up, top down, he couldn't stop smiling (he loves this far more than new BMWs and the like he's used to seeing me get).
Think the roving temp guage is a 'they all do that, sir' thing on supercharged M111s, at least.
Hopefully it's not too rotten underneath (MOT history says it shouldn't be).
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Stegel said:
In other convertible Mercedes news, interesting that SLKs seem to be leading the thread's "vehicles bought this month" league!
Unless he's been banned already, I'm expecting that to trigger Touring442 to rant at us all once again!Apropos high--mileage V6 diesel Mercedes discussion, we have just returned from a holiday in Croatia (home of a massive number of 201 and 124 Mercedes still seemingly in daily service) which included a ride in a W211 280CDI which had 420k KM on the clock. As I was sans wife and daughters, on the way to collect an uninspiring Insignia estate hire car, I felt able to enquire as to its mechanical health - the driver had it serviced religiously to schedule, but the only repairs had been a couple of solenoids in the 7G gear box. It felt as solid and unworn as our 140k mile S211. Bodes well for the 212 discussion earlier.
6l W12 for 4k?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
LPG converted, 'works daily as a Taxi' (since when was that a selling point?!), dodgy matte black wrap and 'minor faults'...:
faults - Electrics Passenger side faults (Passenger Seat does not move, Rear Heated Screen only half, Passenger side rear windown blind inoperable Brakes: Parking brake, ABS, Anti Skid not working, Brake Pad warning Light on (although Rear pads new (June 2019). Rear Light Red cover smashed off (Light works OK), Headlights not original, not Directional. Wheels all scuffed. Misfire on STAG LPG Gas System. Had new in last 12 months - Suspension Compressor, Suspension Air Bag, Alternator, Battery, work on Coolant System inc new Header Tank, Air Con System pipework, Flexi Hose on Powerflow Exhaust system replaced, rear wheel bearing, suspension arms. Has iphone AUX cable. Works daily as a Taxi. STAG LPG System fitted, Wrapped in Matt Grey. Next MOT due 17/03/2020, No service history, Grey, 5+ owners, £4,000
Would need balls of titanium for that one! Saying that, it did manage 13k miles last year ...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
LPG converted, 'works daily as a Taxi' (since when was that a selling point?!), dodgy matte black wrap and 'minor faults'...:
faults - Electrics Passenger side faults (Passenger Seat does not move, Rear Heated Screen only half, Passenger side rear windown blind inoperable Brakes: Parking brake, ABS, Anti Skid not working, Brake Pad warning Light on (although Rear pads new (June 2019). Rear Light Red cover smashed off (Light works OK), Headlights not original, not Directional. Wheels all scuffed. Misfire on STAG LPG Gas System. Had new in last 12 months - Suspension Compressor, Suspension Air Bag, Alternator, Battery, work on Coolant System inc new Header Tank, Air Con System pipework, Flexi Hose on Powerflow Exhaust system replaced, rear wheel bearing, suspension arms. Has iphone AUX cable. Works daily as a Taxi. STAG LPG System fitted, Wrapped in Matt Grey. Next MOT due 17/03/2020, No service history, Grey, 5+ owners, £4,000
Would need balls of titanium for that one! Saying that, it did manage 13k miles last year ...
Integroo said:
6l W12 for 4k?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
LPG converted, 'works daily as a Taxi' (since when was that a selling point?!), dodgy matte black wrap and 'minor faults'...:
faults - Electrics Passenger side faults (Passenger Seat does not move, Rear Heated Screen only half, Passenger side rear windown blind inoperable Brakes: Parking brake, ABS, Anti Skid not working, Brake Pad warning Light on (although Rear pads new (June 2019). Rear Light Red cover smashed off (Light works OK), Headlights not original, not Directional. Wheels all scuffed. Misfire on STAG LPG Gas System. Had new in last 12 months - Suspension Compressor, Suspension Air Bag, Alternator, Battery, work on Coolant System inc new Header Tank, Air Con System pipework, Flexi Hose on Powerflow Exhaust system replaced, rear wheel bearing, suspension arms. Has iphone AUX cable. Works daily as a Taxi. STAG LPG System fitted, Wrapped in Matt Grey. Next MOT due 17/03/2020, No service history, Grey, 5+ owners, £4,000
Would need balls of titanium for that one! Saying that, it did manage 13k miles last year ...
Seemingly very honest with the faults but they sound costly enough to fix to write off a 13 year old W12 engined Audi!https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
LPG converted, 'works daily as a Taxi' (since when was that a selling point?!), dodgy matte black wrap and 'minor faults'...:
faults - Electrics Passenger side faults (Passenger Seat does not move, Rear Heated Screen only half, Passenger side rear windown blind inoperable Brakes: Parking brake, ABS, Anti Skid not working, Brake Pad warning Light on (although Rear pads new (June 2019). Rear Light Red cover smashed off (Light works OK), Headlights not original, not Directional. Wheels all scuffed. Misfire on STAG LPG Gas System. Had new in last 12 months - Suspension Compressor, Suspension Air Bag, Alternator, Battery, work on Coolant System inc new Header Tank, Air Con System pipework, Flexi Hose on Powerflow Exhaust system replaced, rear wheel bearing, suspension arms. Has iphone AUX cable. Works daily as a Taxi. STAG LPG System fitted, Wrapped in Matt Grey. Next MOT due 17/03/2020, No service history, Grey, 5+ owners, £4,000
Would need balls of titanium for that one! Saying that, it did manage 13k miles last year ...
Still at least it has an iPhone Aux cable :-)
I'm going to look at some photos I took a while back - wondering if this is the same one (made the thread too) being punted out of a Shipley garage a while back.
Mark-C said:
Integroo said:
6l W12 for 4k?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
LPG converted, 'works daily as a Taxi' (since when was that a selling point?!), dodgy matte black wrap and 'minor faults'...:
faults - Electrics Passenger side faults (Passenger Seat does not move, Rear Heated Screen only half, Passenger side rear windown blind inoperable Brakes: Parking brake, ABS, Anti Skid not working, Brake Pad warning Light on (although Rear pads new (June 2019). Rear Light Red cover smashed off (Light works OK), Headlights not original, not Directional. Wheels all scuffed. Misfire on STAG LPG Gas System. Had new in last 12 months - Suspension Compressor, Suspension Air Bag, Alternator, Battery, work on Coolant System inc new Header Tank, Air Con System pipework, Flexi Hose on Powerflow Exhaust system replaced, rear wheel bearing, suspension arms. Has iphone AUX cable. Works daily as a Taxi. STAG LPG System fitted, Wrapped in Matt Grey. Next MOT due 17/03/2020, No service history, Grey, 5+ owners, £4,000
Would need balls of titanium for that one! Saying that, it did manage 13k miles last year ...
Seemingly very honest with the faults but they sound costly enough to fix to write off a 13 year old W12 engined Audi!https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
LPG converted, 'works daily as a Taxi' (since when was that a selling point?!), dodgy matte black wrap and 'minor faults'...:
faults - Electrics Passenger side faults (Passenger Seat does not move, Rear Heated Screen only half, Passenger side rear windown blind inoperable Brakes: Parking brake, ABS, Anti Skid not working, Brake Pad warning Light on (although Rear pads new (June 2019). Rear Light Red cover smashed off (Light works OK), Headlights not original, not Directional. Wheels all scuffed. Misfire on STAG LPG Gas System. Had new in last 12 months - Suspension Compressor, Suspension Air Bag, Alternator, Battery, work on Coolant System inc new Header Tank, Air Con System pipework, Flexi Hose on Powerflow Exhaust system replaced, rear wheel bearing, suspension arms. Has iphone AUX cable. Works daily as a Taxi. STAG LPG System fitted, Wrapped in Matt Grey. Next MOT due 17/03/2020, No service history, Grey, 5+ owners, £4,000
Would need balls of titanium for that one! Saying that, it did manage 13k miles last year ...
Still at least it has an iPhone Aux cable :-)
I'm going to look at some photos I took a while back - wondering if this is the same one (made the thread too) being punted out of a Shipley garage a while back.
Mr Ponkerson said:
phil_cardiff said:
E65Ross said:
Mr Ponkerson said:
......(and shouldnt have a place here as I no longer have a barge).......
......Barge is a state of mind, not a set of wheels......
eh? ......Barge is a state of mind, not a set of wheels......
Do you still have a car?
phil_cardiff said:
I'm shedding, so to speak, at the moment. The bodywork has been banged more times than a garden gate in a hurricane but it's reliable, economical and the interior is in decent nick.
Sounds like mine - steering and gearbox showing signs of age, but interior is incresibly clean. Im actually really enjoying driving it.Jaffers said:
Rubins4 said:
Jaffers said:
Rubins4 said:
This list of advisories is especially eyebrow-raising, as P38’s were galvanised.
As far as I remember the bodywork is mostly aluminium like the RR Classic and Landy/Defender, and the chassis is steel, but not galvanised from the factory.I’ll accept the chassis might be ungalvanised steel but I’m relatively sure the bodies are galvanised steel.
That Audi’s an absolute shed.
phil_cardiff said:
Mr Ponkerson said:
phil_cardiff said:
E65Ross said:
Mr Ponkerson said:
......(and shouldnt have a place here as I no longer have a barge).......
......Barge is a state of mind, not a set of wheels......
eh? ......Barge is a state of mind, not a set of wheels......
Do you still have a car?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Practical estate
Not too old
Good performance
Good fuel consumption
Low tax
BUT that's a dull interior! I'd fall asleep in the M25 jams
Edit - just checked the MOT history - it ran out last November and has just had a fail. Come back in a few days when the dealer's fixed it.
Edited by SLog3 on Monday 19th August 19:48
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