Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 14]

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Integroo

11,574 posts

84 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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I have done nothing to the E320 I purchased earlier this year. It hasn't even been into the garage. I should probably get around to fixing that.

I do have a full suspension and bushes set ready to go though...

Are you ignoring niggles though or did you buy a mint example ;-)

sparks_190e

12,738 posts

212 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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0a said:
I have done nothing to the E320 I purchased earlier this year. It hasn't even been into the garage. I should probably get around to fixing that.

I do have a full suspension and bushes set ready to go though...

That looks lovely. Maybe I'll have one of these next/as well....

Integroo

11,574 posts

84 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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sparks_190e said:
Within a month of picking up my 190e (paid £2k) I had the following done:

Undersealed and any underside surface rust removed. Particular attention paid to subframes.

New springs all round.

All new brake discs and pads all round and calipers at the rear.

All that was just under £2000.

I've since replaced the coolant temperature switch and had the coolant flushed. I also am having the rear screen removed and corrosion fixed as it's letting water in the boot.

No idea what will happen at the MOT come April. It passed this year before my ownership but if you had seen the state of the brakes you'd wonder how. Not going to do too much more till then if I can get away with it.

Granted it's not cosmetic. Totally love the car though. It's brilliant. Front end respray is something I'd consider next summer.
Also 4k in seems to be still cheaper than a well sorted one:

https://www.mtsv.co.uk/info/w201190e18arm.htm

0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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Integroo said:
0a said:
I have done nothing to the E320 I purchased earlier this year. It hasn't even been into the garage. I should probably get around to fixing that.

I do have a full suspension and bushes set ready to go though...

Are you ignoring niggles though or did you buy a mint example ;-)
Unusually for me I bought a pretty mint example. It's in unreasonably good condition. I just turned over 77k miles. The one thing I have had done is to replace the tyres - they were from 2008 (but like new in appearance).






Integroo

11,574 posts

84 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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Unusually for me I bought a pretty mint example. It's in unreasonably good condition. I just turned over 77k miles. The one thing I have had done is to replace the tyres - they were from 2008 (but like new in appearance).



It looks lovely. The benefits of spending the extra cash on a well sorted one!

sparks_190e

12,738 posts

212 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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Integroo said:
sparks_190e said:
Within a month of picking up my 190e (paid £2k) I had the following done:

Undersealed and any underside surface rust removed. Particular attention paid to subframes.

New springs all round.

All new brake discs and pads all round and calipers at the rear.

All that was just under £2000.

I've since replaced the coolant temperature switch and had the coolant flushed. I also am having the rear screen removed and corrosion fixed as it's letting water in the boot.

No idea what will happen at the MOT come April. It passed this year before my ownership but if you had seen the state of the brakes you'd wonder how. Not going to do too much more till then if I can get away with it.

Granted it's not cosmetic. Totally love the car though. It's brilliant. Front end respray is something I'd consider next summer.
Also 4k in seems to be still cheaper than a well sorted one:

https://www.mtsv.co.uk/info/w201190e18arm.htm
The thing is I could purchase a £5k example but there's no guarantee I'd not need to spend another couple of thousand on it. I didn't buy my car to make money and I don't think I will. I also don't need a concours example, I just wanted an old Mercedes! It's pretty good for its age and a bargain still, it needs a couple of bits doing but I'll keep the car a long time.

0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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There are a few things that need doing - but 5k miles in I now know what they are! The car is a little clunky on rough ground - so I will do the r129sl full refresh. The front wings and bonnet have had paint. Not bad but not the best, and the wings were not adjusted perfectly when put back.

The interior is as new. It's MB Tex which I thought I would dislike (the one part of the car which put me off it), but is actually fine. The driver's seat looks like the passenger seat which looks like the rear seats. It would require tenfold the miles for any bolster wear!

I am a massive 80s/90s merc fan, and also have a 190 2.6 and a 500SL. As a daily driver, the W124 is just the best. This one is pretty loaded equipment wise, so it makes for a good regular use car.

Integroo

11,574 posts

84 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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The 156 has a bit of cracking. Wonder if there is a product to fix that?

0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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That looks fine to me. I'm not that fussy though! CDG gave me a kit for this kind of thing with the SL and I have never got around to using it.

Johnny Raydome

1,427 posts

104 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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Integroo said:
Threadists...

It could do with a machine polish to bring the paint back to life - 400 to 600?
If anyone can get away with charging £400 - £600 for a mop and polish, I'm taking up in valeting.
Two cars per day would be a cinch, even for an old knacker like me.

I've got my own rotary polishing machine and the usual G3, G10 and Bilt Hamber Speed Wax.
It's really not that difficult, honestly. Give it a go!

Proper detailing is another conversation - not one I'm interested in, to be honest - and I do appreciate the work some of these 'detail' guys do.
Maybe when you buy a McLaren F1, give it a shot.

Spending £400 - £600 to get your new car looking super-shiny is madness.





Bonefish Blues

26,445 posts

222 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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Integroo said:


The 156 has a bit of cracking. Wonder if there is a product to fix that?
PM Fermit for an informed opinion.

Scootersp

3,107 posts

187 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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It was a little over the thread budget but that's mainly due to its low miles, and it's worth it for its V8 manualness!

Bork factor there for sure but a number of the known issues can be diy'd with time and patience (and YouTube!) and all these cars have their elements of risk.

Integroo

11,574 posts

84 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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Johnny Raydome said:
If anyone can get away with charging £400 - £600 for a mop and polish, I'm taking up in valeting.
Two cars per day would be a cinch, even for an old knacker like me.

I've got my own rotary polishing machine and the usual G3, G10 and Bilt Hamber Speed Wax.
It's really not that difficult, honestly. Give it a go!

Proper detailing is another conversation - not one I'm interested in, to be honest - and I do appreciate the work some of these 'detail' guys do.
Maybe when you buy a McLaren F1, give it a shot.

Spending £400 - £600 to get your new car looking super-shiny is madness.
Agreed for now, it's just the paint is such a lovely colour, but quite swirled and dull - it would be gorgeous after a machine polish! I think 600 quid would get you a "stage 2 detail" whatever that means...

Maybe I should give it a go myself ...

king arthur

6,538 posts

260 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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I'd forgotten how difficult it is to get around by public transport on bank holiday weekends - you know, the time when people need to travel and so they close all the railways down.

Anyway, gratuitous petrol station shot:



I'm not certain about the alloys, I think I'd prefer the original 16 inch ones with more tyre. That may well be the first thing I'll do with it, after getting the front top suspension bushes done which are unseemingly noisy currently. And a wash, obviously.

Integroo

11,574 posts

84 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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king arthur said:
I'd forgotten how difficult it is to get around by public transport on bank holiday weekends - you know, the time when people need to travel and so they close all the railways down.

Anyway, gratuitous petrol station shot:



I'm not certain about the alloys, I think I'd prefer the original 16 inch ones with more tyre. That may well be the first thing I'll do with it, after getting the front top suspension bushes done which are unseemingly noisy currently. And a wash, obviously.
That is the quintessential barge. Very nice.

0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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king arthur said:
I'd forgotten how difficult it is to get around by public transport on bank holiday weekends - you know, the time when people need to travel and so they close all the railways down.

Anyway, gratuitous petrol station shot:



I'm not certain about the alloys, I think I'd prefer the original 16 inch ones with more tyre. That may well be the first thing I'll do with it, after getting the front top suspension bushes done which are unseemingly noisy currently. And a wash, obviously.
That generation of Jaguar really is the Barge shape, in my opinion. That looks lovely.

Johnny Raydome

1,427 posts

104 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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Integroo said:
Agreed for now, it's just the paint is such a lovely colour, but quite swirled and dull - it would be gorgeous after a machine polish! I think 600 quid would get you a "stage 2 detail" whatever that means...

Maybe I should give it a go myself ...
£600 would give you all you needed to get stuck in - and then at least £500 left over to spend on other stuff.

And then you'd have the machine and polishes/materials for the next one.

Checkout YouTube, there's a million and one tutorials.

Get a decent claybar and lube spray. Proper cutting compounds and decent polishes/wax.

Get in there! The 156 is a byott of a car, it'll look the biz when you're done.

Johnny Raydome

1,427 posts

104 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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king arthur said:
I'd forgotten how difficult it is to get around by public transport on bank holiday weekends - you know, the time when people need to travel and so they close all the railways down.

Anyway, gratuitous petrol station shot:



I'm not certain about the alloys, I think I'd prefer the original 16 inch ones with more tyre. That may well be the first thing I'll do with it, after getting the front top suspension bushes done which are unseemingly noisy currently. And a wash, obviously.
Lovely smile

TurboHatchback

4,151 posts

152 months

Saturday 24th August 2019
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I've not looked at the history or anything but superficially this looks like a bit of a bargain, the full 5.5l Sport for £4.5k.

Baked_bean

1,905 posts

191 months

Sunday 25th August 2019
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Been to a wedding reception this evening and thought it would be rude not to take my W124, now a passenger as I have had a few beers but it was lovely in the sunshine driving over (140 mile round trip).

Gratuitous shot:


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