Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 15]

[0a]

tobinen said:

Plenty of thread worthy barges at that sale. I like this. Wheels not correct but may be a substitute for the orginal metric wheels. My old E23 had metric sombreros and I swapped them for normal steelies and hub caps.

https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-2...

I think this one looks great as well.

I loved mine! All too brief ownership

[PenultimateSpiderman]

ElectricSoup said:

PenultimateSpiderman said:

tobinen said:

Or some French wafty carpet ride

My dad had one of these on an E plate, I got my only speeding ticket ever 10 minutes into driving it to Prague. I'm going to send him the link!

What's with the gearstick? Is that standard?

What's the thing on a curly cable in the passenger footwell?

Radio needs setting fire to.

Love the bottle of oil in the spare wheel under the bonnet.

Other than that, *logs on to M&S to buy some new undergarments and trousers*

The curly wire is attached to the footwell mounted map hand held reading light. So useful!
The gear lever on ours was leather topped, with zig zag stitching, I can image that this would wear badly and be impossible to replace. I was used to the radio between the front seats, not in the dash!

[wjwren]

£15k for a 2010 e class. Whaaaaat!

[josh00mac]

Spiffing
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

[728 days later]

A D2 A8 pulled off a side road behind me 2 days ago and I’d like to think we had mutual respect for each other in my E38 would love one but the auto boxes don’t seem to last very long

[mondayo]

bolidemichael said:

I think that the saloon and estate values differ ever so slightly. Have you more info on yours?

My S211 isn't a thread car as such....in that it cost me more than double the top of thread budget, 3 years ago.
It's a E55 on a 54 plate and is currently costing me a fking fortune, with a service and MOT still to come this month.

This thread did inspire it though, as I went from a succession of new cars, to going out looking for something thread worthy in a E500 flavour. Then I had a go in a E55 and bought that instead, obviously!

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josh00mac said:

Spiffing
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

These feel so immensely solid.

I felt mine was boring to drive, then I had a storm soaked weekend driving from scotland to wales in it at the same speeds as a dry weekend. Great machines.

[nobrakes]

mondayo said:

bolidemichael said:

I think that the saloon and estate values differ ever so slightly. Have you more info on yours?

My S211 isn't a thread car as such....in that it cost me more than double the top of thread budget, 3 years ago.
It's a E55 on a 54 plate and is currently costing me a fking fortune, with a service and MOT still to come this month.

This thread did inspire it though, as I went from a succession of new cars, to going out looking for something thread worthy in a E500 flavour. Then I had a go in a E55 and bought that instead, obviously!

Sir, E55 pictures please?

[mondayo]

W00DY said:

The 850i looks good for the predicted money and that black E55 is lovely, pre-facelift cars just have the perfect amount of menace to them.

I like the outside of the E55 , not so sure about the inside....
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-2...


This looks cheap doesn't it? Always had a soft spot for a 635CSI
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-2...

Edited by mondayo on Saturday 18th January 08:52

[W00DY]

mondayo said:

I like the outside of the E55 , not so sure about the inside....
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-2...

Yeh, it's not the nicest. Two-tone seats very rarely look good.

[cat220]

W00DY said:

mondayo said:

I like the outside of the E55 , not so sure about the inside....
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-2...

Yeh, it's not the nicest. Two-tone seats very rarely look good.

That Designo interior was an expensive option. Mine is just plain black!

[cornershop]

0a said:

Just awesome: https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-2...

That has got one, super-clean MOT history

[ian316]

Well that's the wheels refurbished just deciding which cross climate tyres?

[Northbrook]

Wheels look good. What's on your shortlist for tyres?

I went for Michelin CrossClimate+, which are their current model, in (I think) 195 65 15 flavour. No complaints over 5000 miles, and apparently they still look fairly new (said a tyre place recently). I haven't yet had the chance to try them in snow, but they handle the rest pretty well, weren't too expensive, and aren't noticeably noisy.

[ian316]

None really I don't do many miles 56 a week, I go on monday come back friday so they'll be on a while I just wondering what people recommended, good tip about the noise I have enough of that in the truck can't stand it in the car cheers Northbrook any your updates on the Merc yet?

[tobinen]

I am very impressed with Vredestein Quatrak 5s. They are an all-season tyre with the peak symbol on the side. I have them on the CL and E39. Recommended from me.

[LetsTryAgain]

tobinen said:

I have them on the CL and E39

You win.

Top motoring.

[josh00mac]

Some serious barge inflation.... this W126 was on sale from its private owner for 2.5K for a while.

Now on sale at a dealer for.....8K

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1193456

[George7]

My X350 passed its MOT last week with just one advisory. Oil and filter change today, thankfully Euro Car Parts had one of their rare sales on so got a fairly good deal on the oil.

The less good news is that the orange side marker below the petrol flap has gone missing, and the cheapest replacement on eBay is £40 posted. Seems excessive for a bit of orange plastic it’s such a small thing and I’m sure most people wouldn’t notice it was missing, but bit annoys me far more than it perhaps should!

[Emeye]

0a said:

josh00mac said:

Spiffing
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

These feel so immensely solid.

I felt mine was boring to drive, then I had a storm soaked weekend driving from scotland to wales in it at the same speeds as a dry weekend. Great machines.

I really really really really really like that. I’m just not in the position to purchase at this very moment. I still need to sell my c220cdi.