Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 15]

[olly755]

WoolyFox said:

Greetings fellow bargists!

I have recently returned from a 5 day trip to Scotland in the Land Cruiser which has performed impeccably over the 1200 miles trip. It is the perfect motorway cruiser reaching the heady heights of 20 MPG on the return run to Sussex which I think is very good for a V8 petrol powered brick weighing nearly 3 tonnes.I never got to test it off road while in Argyll and Bute but was sorely tempted to try one of the many forestry trails on my journey.







No issues apart from the AC compressor starting to whine like it's on the way out, hopefully only the pulley. This can wait until the New Year when I plan to book it in with 'the Man' to get the timing belt replaced as well as a service. My £60 Chinese radio infotainment system also worked pretty well, the GPS sometimes didn't register on ignition so needed to restart the engine to reboot the system.

If I can keep on top of the rust the car has many more miles left in it. It's currently sitting at 142,000 miles on the clock which is nothing for a Land Cruiser, here's to many more pleasant jaunts across the UK and maybe Europe.

Excellent. I can imagine the feeling of security and invincibility one of these would bring.

The OH and youngster had a near miss with 38 tons of Eddie Stobart last week so found myself looking at Amazons the other night (yes I know) and came across this. An imported V8 Land Cruiser you can sleep in would be most suitable for the forthcoming apocalypse. The want is huge, and I bloody hate camping.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[trooperiziz]

olly755 said:

Excellent. I can imagine the feeling of security and invincibility one of these would bring.

The OH and youngster had a near miss with 38 tons of Eddie Stobart last week so found myself looking at Amazons the other night (yes I know) and came across this. An imported V8 Land Cruiser you can sleep in would be most suitable for the forthcoming apocalypse. The want is huge, and I bloody hate camping.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

That ad needs more pictures really.

[Jimmy Recard]

olly755 said:

Excellent. I can imagine the feeling of security and invincibility one of these would bring.

The OH and youngster had a near miss with 38 tons of Eddie Stobart last week so found myself looking at Amazons the other night (yes I know) and came across this. An imported V8 Land Cruiser you can sleep in would be most suitable for the forthcoming apocalypse. The want is huge, and I bloody hate camping.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

That is awesome. Perfect for my race weekends

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

trooperiziz said:

olly755 said:

Excellent. I can imagine the feeling of security and invincibility one of these would bring.

The OH and youngster had a near miss with 38 tons of Eddie Stobart last week so found myself looking at Amazons the other night (yes I know) and came across this. An imported V8 Land Cruiser you can sleep in would be most suitable for the forthcoming apocalypse. The want is huge, and I bloody hate camping.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

That ad needs more pictures really.

I hadn't seen the ad before reading your posts and expected an advert with just 1 or 2 crappy photos It looks awesome, bet it'll be a reliable old bus! Not cheap, mind!

And there have been a lot of people saying they're interested in LS460s after all the talk, well if anyone is ever near Portsmouth sort of area they're welcome to take mine for a drive it's booked in for about 3 weeks time to get the gearbox oil done and seeing if that mirror can be sorted too

Edited by TyrannosauRoss Lex on Sunday 17th November 19:53

[tobinen]

£15,000 seems a lot of money to me, though it does look very clean

[harrykul]

Another Land cruiser fan here. There was one for sale locally with 430000 on the clock (still above thread max!!), So yours is just run in!

[TommoAE86]

21st Century Man said:

Hmmm. I actually do wear a monocle. Feature may be useful.

Not sure the Century would be as willing as the Crown to engage in yobbish behavior

[Speed addicted]

harrykul said:

Another Land cruiser fan here. There was one for sale locally with 430000 on the clock (still above thread max!!), So yours is just run in!

I bloody love landcruisers. They just feel unbreakable, more unhurried than slow and built to last.
Annoyingly expensive though!

I think I may well end up with something built by Toyota at some point, both (big) Lexus and Landcruiser hold real appeal.

[bolidemichael]

Speed addicted said:

g3org3y said:

@ The E63 6er owners - what is the rear seating like? It seems to me the 6er appears to have even less leg room than the E92/E92.

I'm tempted because they look great. I think they've aged amazingly well. Would probably go for the 630i for an easy life though.

Well that really depends on if you want to use the seats for people with legs that are over about 5’5”.
I’m 6’2” so people couldn’t really get in behind me without my seat being in an uncomfortable position, if you have a short passenger front and back it’s ok.

Better still if you just want to use them for a jacket or something they make a good shelf.

The rear seats are horrible. The look as if they should take passengers, but not only with the front occupant(s) have to tilt the squab upwards, but there is still insufficient room to move one's legs. What finally convinced me that the car had to go was when my father, brother and I were driving from North to South London and hit traffic. I had to sit across the rear seats in order to find a modicum of comfort. An original Mini genuinely had a more roomy and greater ergonomic rear bench. As for children, any child requiring a seat will have their legs protruding towards the squab.

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

The only niggle interior-wise is when the dealer cleaned the interior he washed the seat belts and didn't leave them clipped in....so they stayed damp and have a small amount of mould on them. I may need some stronger cleaner to clean them properly.

I cleaned mine in the summer using a bar of Savon de Marseille and prevented them from retracting with clothes pegs. It was very effective.

EDIT: I decontaminant and washed the refurbished winter alloys today. I'll be protecting them with Bilt Hamber Dynax UC on the rear (possibly the front depending on the finish) and double speed wax on the front.

It's not yet cold enough yet to fit the winters

Edited by bolidemichael on Sunday 17th November 21:42

Edited by bolidemichael on Sunday 17th November 21:43

[Sterillium]

Barge musings...

From any and all of the cars you have driven, which was the vehicle with the most luxurious, most quiet and most comfortable of all...?

[cornershop]

Sterillium said:

Barge musings...

From any and all of the cars you have driven, which was the vehicle with the most luxurious, most quiet and most comfortable of all...?

My Audi S8 D2 was more refined than my Ls400 at motorway speeds

[Macron]

Quattroporte 4.7.

About 4x thread though, but not for ever. Or long really, depreciation is big on them...

[wjwren]

What's the opinion on Audi A8. An 07 plate still looks quite fresh in the face and they can be had for £3k plus.

[f1ten]

Like that lexus as a barge. Never considered them but its a big comfy cruiser

[g3org3y]

bolidemichael said:

Speed addicted said:

g3org3y said:

@ The E63 6er owners - what is the rear seating like? It seems to me the 6er appears to have even less leg room than the E92/E92.

I'm tempted because they look great. I think they've aged amazingly well. Would probably go for the 630i for an easy life though.

Well that really depends on if you want to use the seats for people with legs that are over about 5’5”.
I’m 6’2” so people couldn’t really get in behind me without my seat being in an uncomfortable position, if you have a short passenger front and back it’s ok.

Better still if you just want to use them for a jacket or something they make a good shelf.

The rear seats are horrible. The look as if they should take passengers, but not only with the front occupant(s) have to tilt the squab upwards, but there is still insufficient room to move one's legs. What finally convinced me that the car had to go was when my father, brother and I were driving from North to South London and hit traffic. I had to sit across the rear seats in order to find a modicum of comfort. An original Mini genuinely had a more roomy and greater ergonomic rear bench. As for children, any child requiring a seat will have their legs protruding towards the squab.

Thanks, thought as much. Seems like it's not much use as a 4 seater (convertible).

[bolidemichael]

g3org3y said:

bolidemichael said:

Speed addicted said:

g3org3y said:

@ The E63 6er owners - what is the rear seating like? It seems to me the 6er appears to have even less leg room than the E92/E92.

I'm tempted because they look great. I think they've aged amazingly well. Would probably go for the 630i for an easy life though.

Well that really depends on if you want to use the seats for people with legs that are over about 5’5”.
I’m 6’2” so people couldn’t really get in behind me without my seat being in an uncomfortable position, if you have a short passenger front and back it’s ok.

Better still if you just want to use them for a jacket or something they make a good shelf.

The rear seats are horrible. The look as if they should take passengers, but not only with the front occupant(s) have to tilt the squab upwards, but there is still insufficient room to move one's legs. What finally convinced me that the car had to go was when my father, brother and I were driving from North to South London and hit traffic. I had to sit across the rear seats in order to find a modicum of comfort. An original Mini genuinely had a more roomy and greater ergonomic rear bench. As for children, any child requiring a seat will have their legs protruding towards the squab.

Thanks, thought as much. Seems like it's not much use as a 4 seater (convertible).

Saab 9-5, CLK, 3 series, W124 all have room for. rear occupants. Also a Bentley.

[TurboHatchback]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

And there have been a lot of people saying they're interested in LS460s after all the talk, well if anyone is ever near Portsmouth sort of area they're welcome to take mine for a drive it's booked in for about 3 weeks time to get the gearbox oil done and seeing if that mirror can be sorted too

Edited by TyrannosauRoss Lex on Sunday 17th November 19:53

I might just take you up on that offer at some point. I regularly pass by Portsmouth and I'm seriously wondering if I need one of these in my life come next spring.

[Scootersp]

Krikkit said:

Normally I'm the biggest enthusiast for self fixery, but all the jobs on the N62 look like a right pain.

The VANOS is awful to service, there's the alternator bracket water seal, valley pipe, stem seals, sumps that need subframes removing etc. It sounds like a right bugger to work on, with various awkward jobs and special tools needed.

Anyway, cured a slight rich misfire on my M54 this weekend with new intake hoses and a fuel filter, hopefully the economy will improve from the mid 20s I've been getting.

I get you, they do look laborious for sure, it's quite tightly packed and seemingly mostly everything has to be removed to get to any gasket etc so not a friendly diy'er more for the advanced/keen/eccentric ones!?

[tobinen]

Sterillium said:

Barge musings...

From any and all of the cars you have driven, which was the vehicle with the most luxurious, most quiet and most comfortable of all...?

Current C140 by a long way.

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

Sterillium said:

Barge musings...

From any and all of the cars you have driven, which was the vehicle with the most luxurious, most quiet and most comfortable of all...?

Driven - new S Class with magic ride.
Owned - take a guess

TurboHatchback said:

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

And there have been a lot of people saying they're interested in LS460s after all the talk, well if anyone is ever near Portsmouth sort of area they're welcome to take mine for a drive it's booked in for about 3 weeks time to get the gearbox oil done and seeing if that mirror can be sorted too

Edited by TyrannosauRoss Lex on Sunday 17th November 19:53

I might just take you up on that offer at some point. I regularly pass by Portsmouth and I'm seriously wondering if I need one of these in my life come next spring.