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[ian316]

Well to all those going to Norfolk good luck, I've loved the last day and a half it really is the land that duel carriageways have forgot, never mind motorways and mind the roundabouts every 1.5 miles. Good luck 30 miles will take 45 minutes to an hour in this weird and wonderful county and that's in a car never mind my artic

[golfer19]

Have we had this before.
A haggle over thread max at £5800

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1164625

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Nice e39 540i in lovely shade of green.

Edited by golfer19 on Friday 11th October 22:30

[Macron]

Feel the butterscotch of this LS460. Inside and out. £5800 of yum. Photos from an iPhone 1.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2019...

[Krikkit]

E65Ross said:

Krikkit said:

W00DY said:

...bit too much wide-angle photography for my taste.

I know it's a big car... but that fisheye effect makes my brain hurt.

It's a sign of the times when a nicely-coloured original X5 doesn't actually look too vulgar against modern items.

That's not an original X5, that's the 2nd generation

Oh, maybe that's why it looks so disarmingly nice on top of its colours! I'm assuming they're mostly late E60 underneath?

[Rubins4]

ian316 said:

Well to all those going to Norfolk good luck, I've loved the last day and a half it really is the land that duel carriageways have forgot, never mind motorways and mind the roundabouts every 1.5 miles. Good luck 30 miles will take 45 minutes to an hour in this weird and wonderful county and that's in a car never mind my artic

See you there then ?!?

[SpeckledJim]

Macron said:

Feel the butterscotch of this LS460. Inside and out. £5800 of yum. Photos from an iPhone 1.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2019...

Soooo much car. Do like. Won’t buy.

Classic terrible Lexus palette. What’s wrong with the Rogers who spec all these shockers.

And the Roger-sans who decided the colour and trim possibilities in the first place.

[Mr Ponkerson]

Krikkit said:

Mr Ponkerson said:

Garemberg said:

It was the dials that did it, I forgot all about these. Also Alan Partridge had one

I really do love the dials on these. Quite fancy one, and the get a spanish conversion

Better yet, buy a Spanish one and transplant a 1UZ into it. The perfect way to own a V8 without looking like it.

Unfortunately the 300 isn't available in Spanish- however 1uz conversion for 2700 (plus engine) and a further 1500 all in for a Spanish conversion would.be fun (although a fair bit more than a 1uz in a Spanish 200, but look at those dials!).

[Krikkit]

Mr Ponkerson said:

Unfortunately the 300 isn't available in Spanish- however 1uz conversion for 2700 (plus engine) and a further 1500 all in for a Spanish conversion would.be fun (although a fair bit more than a 1uz in a Spanish 200, but look at those dials!).

Ah sorry it's a 300 not a 200. Lovely car anyway, I like the estate/hatchback thing more than the saloon.

SpeckledJim said:

Soooo much car. Do like. Won’t buy.

Classic terrible Lexus palette. What’s wrong with the Rogers who spec all these shockers.

And the Roger-sans who decided the colour and trim possibilities in the first place.

Yes, totally agree there... I'm all for varied colours but gold on cream leather isn't a combination to put together. I seem to remember we had a convertible Lexus in the same colours recently.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

The Grand Fromage of Barge. No mention of price beyond 'sensible offer', but I can't imagine the market will be huge. I'm pretty sure I know who among us will like this.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1165081



Perhaps slightly more sensibly, a thread-favourite XJS, blighted by a leaper and lacking the full 12, but a reasonable description, recent work done and no sign of rust. Within a chucked spanner of budget.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1154373

[bolidemichael]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Perhaps slightly more sensibly, a thread-favourite XJS, blighted by a leaper and lacking the full 12, but a reasonable description, recent work done and no sign of rust. Within a chucked spanner of budget.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1154373

Phwoar a facelift XJS... lovely. What a description too, so confidence inspiring and such a careful owner that in amongst the myriad tasks completed at a Jaaaaag specialist the owner also kindly details the following:


Central locking / boot locking /Electric frameless windows/ New radio/ cd fitted / New floor mats fitted (Note air conditioning not operating) Walnut gear nob fitted / New wiper blades fitted / New battery recently fitted,

Comedic spelling of 'knob' aside, I cannot see a more inappropriate place to hide this information.



This combined with the 'bo selecta' number plate, makes me think that this Jag has a lot more to reveal than has been stated and would surely be a wallet drainer, particularly in search of an air con replacement.

The nob, the plate, the leaper, all in a window down cabin. I like it.

Edited by bolidemichael on Saturday 12th October 07:26

[E65Ross]

SpeckledJim said:

Macron said:

Feel the butterscotch of this LS460. Inside and out. £5800 of yum. Photos from an iPhone 1.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2019...

Soooo much car. Do like. Won’t buy.

Classic terrible Lexus palette. What’s wrong with the Rogers who spec all these shockers.

And the Roger-sans who decided the colour and trim possibilities in the first place.

Agreed. I've pretty much decided I'm saving up for an LS460, but definitely not in that colour scheme! I wouldn't mind the interior, providing the exterior was of a darker hue.

I wouldn't opt for the long wheelbase version though as I believe they have more suspension issues.

[ian316]

Well that Lincoln is the ultimate Norfolk barge meet car

[Krikkit]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

The Grand Fromage of Barge. No mention of price beyond 'sensible offer', but I can't imagine the market will be huge. I'm pretty sure I know who among us will like this.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1165081

Phwoar. What a lovely land yacht, rare to see them in fun colours.

I can just picture taking that into the centre of some tiny village and bringing the whole place to a standstill

[tobinen]

Garemberg said:

Just put down a deposit on this instead.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Looking forward to picking it up

Congratulations. A car I never knew existed

[Piersman2]

bolidemichael said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Perhaps slightly more sensibly, a thread-favourite XJS, blighted by a leaper and lacking the full 12, but a reasonable description, recent work done and no sign of rust. Within a chucked spanner of budget.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1154373

Phwoar a facelift XJS... lovely. What a description too, so confidence inspiring and such a careful owner that in amongst the myriad tasks completed at a Jaaaaag specialist the owner also kindly details the following:


Central locking / boot locking /Electric frameless windows/ New radio/ cd fitted / New floor mats fitted (Note air conditioning not operating) Walnut gear nob fitted / New wiper blades fitted / New battery recently fitted,

Comedic spelling of 'knob' aside, I cannot see a more inappropriate place to hide this information.



This combined with the 'bo selecta' number plate, makes me think that this Jag has a lot more to reveal than has been stated and would surely be a wallet drainer, particularly in search of an air con replacement.

The nob, the plate, the leaper, all in a window down cabin. I like it.

Edited by bolidemichael on Saturday 12th October 07:26

To add.

The lines that caught my eye were:

"Full underside checked and repaired for MOT`s where necessary over the years by Jaguar specialist.

Brand new Jaguar stock front cross-member fitted , and waxoyl under seal applied for added winter protection."

Having run a similar age XJ40 for 10 years when I lived up there, the corrosion underneath was what eventually made me sell it on. I left the radiator support bracket on a motorway one day as it released itself via the medium of rust, and the front subframe was well on it's way to becoming lace. The comment above about repairs for MOT gives me an image of an underside that looks like a patch-work quilt!

But I still like the car, I did have an earlier 3.6 XJS for a few years and loved it, until it blew a piston for no apparent reason. I sold it on after that as I could see the rust starting to come through the paint along the seams. It was only 5 years old at the point.

Old Jaags and Scotland winter roads are not a happy mix.

[tog]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

The Grand Fromage of Barge. No mention of price beyond 'sensible offer', but I can't imagine the market will be huge. I'm pretty sure I know who among us will like this.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1165081

Lovely. Hideous, but lovely. I've always wanted one of these since I had a Matchbox one as a child.

[ian316]

Krikkit said:

Phwoar. What a lovely land yacht, rare to see them in fun colours.

I can just picture taking that into the centre of some tiny village and bringing the whole place to a standstill

Unlike the car which will take at least 20 minutes to come to a standstill

[21st Century Man]

I can imagine it being put into park as it's not quite come to a complete stop and the inertia then bouncing back from all four corners for several minutes, like Frank Cannon on a water bed.

Edited by 21st Century Man on Saturday 12th October 12:57

[NoNeed]

tog said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

The Grand Fromage of Barge. No mention of price beyond 'sensible offer', but I can't imagine the market will be huge. I'm pretty sure I know who among us will like this.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1165081

Lovely. Hideous, but lovely. I've always wanted one of these since I had a Matchbox one as a child.

What a beautiful creation and so much Goodfella's, you just know there is a rolled-up body in the boot trunk

[ian316]

21st Century Man said:

I can just imagine it being put into park as it's not quiet come to a complete stop and the inertia then bouncing back from all four corners for several minutes, like Frank Cannon on a water bed.

Well that image has stopped me thinking about lunch