Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 15]
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-S-Class-CDI-S3...
A dateless plate would make this look a lot more than £4.5k worth.
W00DY said:
Nice looking thing and what seems like a honest advert....although why he's selling just 12 months after doing quite a lot of work....who knows. Nice bit of charm, those XJ40s.0a said:
Excellent suggestion, Sir! You'd be sure to have a good few years trouble free motoring from out of this unlike most of the recent posts that are bound cost a fortune in repairs soon after purchase.
Is that the previous old lady owner?
TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
W00DY said:
Nice looking thing and what seems like a honest advert....although why he's selling just 12 months after doing quite a lot of work....who knows. Nice bit of charm, those XJ40s.Dan Singh said:
0a said:
Excellent suggestion, Sir! You'd be sure to have a good few years trouble free motoring from out of this unlike most of the recent posts that are bound cost a fortune in repairs soon after purchase.Is that the previous old lady owner?
W00DY said:
This is quite a rare version of the XJ40 - the Sovereign with Sportspack, identified by its unique to the model two-colour coachline. The same coachline was later used on the XJ12 (which also has the full sportspack specification). The seller believes the wheels have probably come from an XJ-S. I don't think that's right. Sixteen inch 8J BBS Lattice wheels were standard on this car and these are likely to have been on it from new. If they are the originals they won't fit the XJ-S, which uses a 7.5J version of the wheel.The sportspack option is rare because it was very expensive, adding many thousands to the price. It includes the forged lattice wheels, a lowered, firmer suspension, a different steering rack, a limited slip differential and self levelling rear suspension. The SLS is excellent when working, but can give problems. If it fails, it is usually replaced by the non-sls version. The ride height looks to be correct on this car, but it is difficult to tell on the photos. It should have a slightly nose-down stance. The gap between the tyres and wheel arches looks a little large, but the tyres look to have a smaller than original aspect ratio - or it could be an optical illusion.
Personally, i would check this car carefully for rust (as I would any XJ40) - and dampness inside can also affect the electrics, which should otherwise be reasonably reliable on an XJ40 of this age. The rear screen has to come out to repair the rear 'deck' panel which will add to the cost. The panel isn't structural though - it is bolted on at the sides and only welded across the top. The windscreen pillar is more important to fix because any weakness here could compromise the shell in an accident. I would want to know why it has rusted here, since the rust is untypical in isolation. Does the car have a sunroof? The drain tubes run through the pillar. If there is a problem there, there could well be a problem lower down on the inner wing. I suspect this could be the case from photo 9. There is no footwell carpet and looks to be water staining in the outside corner of the footwell. This is a classic spot for water ingress caused by inner wing rust problems - but it could be from a hole in the front of the floor which is a fairly cheap welding repair.
If it is a good one, these are quite a sought after model amongst Xj40 fans.
McGee_22 said:
WorldBoss said:
Emeye said:
I love these. - everytime an E34 is posted a little part of me dies - to think I sold my last E34 525i SE for £450 and it was still solid and running and lower mileage than this one. The gearbox was occasionally making a thump when slowing down for tight corners, but I bet it wouldn't have been that expensive to sort. The metric tyres were expensive to replace though and it had a sunroof instead of aircon. Trying to remember what I replaced this with - might have been another Mk1 Audi TT - another model I love.
Feels. A calyso red e34 530i V8 was "my" first proper barge.
My mum needed a car around christmas, I bizarrely had drive other cars extension on my insurance at 17 and I had my apprenticeship wages burning a hole in my pocket at the local dive car auction. Nobody else bid on it at £400... Maybe they had spotted the old thermostat in the boot that I missed....
There's SOMETHING special about the flip bonnet BMWs (e30/e32/e34) that I just love. The styling, the drive, god, even the smell (bavarian mothballs?). Mine was borked beyond repair, but wafting around in it was an awesome experience while it lasted... It got sold for £100 when the over heating got too bad (and my mother wanted a car that actually worked).
It was okay though. I promised myself I'd one day save up and get a really nice example of a e34 M5 to replace it with. Daytona Violet please
. £6k-£8k would get a pick of most of the numerous examples listed on ebay... A bit pricey, but they won't lose too much more money at that price, right? What I wouldn't given to be 17 again
... Despite all those I still hanker for an E34 B10 or 535i, or perhaps an E32 B11 or 735i... there's something about the M30 engine and those two chassis.
W00DY said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-S-Class-CDI-S3...
A dateless plate would make this look a lot more than £4.5k worth.
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