Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 15]

[tobinen]

My lift arrives in 20 minutes. Wedge in pocket ready to pay.

Congratulations george7. Looks nice

[tobinen]

E65Ross said:

Yup, with pictures please! I think this is the CL I saw at a meet a number of years ago.... Has there been a reader's car thread on it? I used to dislike the C140 CL but over time I've come to like it. It's not pretty, but it's just a huge sod off coupe with lots of leather

Must be the one. I'll update the reader's rides thread later. May not be today, depends on the light but at least it's not raining

Edited by tobinen on Friday 8th November 13:46

[ElectricSoup]

George7 said:

Thought I'd post my recently acquired barge! It's a 2005 3.6 XJ8. I purchased it from my friend who'd owned it since December last year. It was originally a shady Facebook Marketplace purchase, listed up in Norfolk with no V5 and no MOT. Apparently the previous owner had died and the car had sat around for a while at a garage. My friend applied for the V5 and it arrived fairly quickly, turns out it had just the 1 previous owner. It had around 204000 miles at purchase, and now has 212500. Despite the mileage though, it runs very nicely and genuinely doesn't feel like it's done anywhere near that many miles. It's worn the miles very well, the only real obvious sign of wear in the interior is the steering wheel; it's otherwise devoid of knocks and rattles and it's a very relaxing place to cover miles.

My friend and I did a 3200 mile road trip in it in June. The plan was to head to Bialystok, Poland to visit a friend of mine, then continue south and make our way back a slightly more interesting way, we covered 9 countries total (including Romania) and the Jag didn't miss a beat! The temperatures were in the mid 30s in Eastern Europe at that time, thankfully the AC is excellent. We also did a 1500 mile trip to the Isle of Skye in May where it also performed fantastically. Hopefully it'll continue to do so under my ownership!

Edited by George7 on Friday 8th November 12:58

'Ow much, Mister?

[dscam]

Saw this elsewhere and thought it would get some appreciation here. If they’d made this I think it would have been close to the ultimate estate car of the time. No US demand sealed its fate I believe:

[SpeckledJim]

Nice execution. Shame.

[E65Ross]

I've just seen there's an LS460 for sale literally a 15min drive from where I live (at a dealer). I'm very tempted to see about test driving it just to see what they're like. I might feel like a time-waster though because I'm not in the position to buy just yet....but when one is so nearby it is very tempting.

[Northbrook]

Will the forecourt shot be posted today, or tomorrow?

[E65Ross]

Northbrook said:

Will the forecourt shot be posted today, or tomorrow?

I am going to view it tomorrow. It's up for £6250. In reality I MIGHT be able to stretch to it but in reality I'd rather not just yet if I'm honest.

[Phil Dicky]

E65Ross said:

Northbrook said:

Will the forecourt shot be posted today, or tomorrow?

I am going to view it tomorrow. It's up for £6250. In reality I MIGHT be able to stretch to it but in reality I'd rather not just yet if I'm honest.

So to clarify forecourt shot tomorrow.

[Northbrook]

Tomorrow is fine.

[RicksAlfas]

Phil Dicky said:

So to clarify forecourt shot tomorrow.

Does sound like it doesn't it?

But then... there will be a never ending list of things which aren't as good as an E65.

[E65Ross]

you guys!

Oddly, MOT history is very good (no advisories at all since 2015) but the ad states MOT until 10th October 2020, yet online it's saying MOT has expired

[Art0ir]

E65Ross said:

you guys!

Oddly, MOT history is very good (no advisories at all since 2015) but the ad states MOT until 10th October 2020, yet online it's saying MOT has expired

Website can take a few days to catch up

[George7]

ElectricSoup said:

'Ow much, Mister?

£1700

[E65Ross]

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

My only issue is it's silver....

I guess it's a buyers market with these cars. I can't imagine the market for a V8 petrol barge is too high right now, so wonder how much I could potentially haggle.

[W00DY]

E65Ross said:

Northbrook said:

Will the forecourt shot be posted today, or tomorrow?

I am going to view it tomorrow. It's up for £6250. In reality I MIGHT be able to stretch to it but in reality I'd rather not just yet if I'm honest.

You're in too deep now Ross. I think I speak for all of us when I say we can't cope with another year of you posting about how much you want one.


Do the right thing and get it bought.


Edit: Just seen it's silver with beige. Swerve that, people might think you're American.

Edited by W00DY on Friday 8th November 15:02

[TommoAE86]

Very nice, your ECT and Suspension buttons look much more tactile than mine Got a sunroof and ML stereo system -

[728 days later]

Quite literally a lot of car for the money I like it, looks like the headlight bulbs will be a pita to change though

[Krikkit]

W00DY said:

E65Ross said:

Northbrook said:

Will the forecourt shot be posted today, or tomorrow?

I am going to view it tomorrow. It's up for £6250. In reality I MIGHT be able to stretch to it but in reality I'd rather not just yet if I'm honest.

You're in too deep now Ross. I think I speak for all of us when I say we can't cope with another year of you posting about how much you want one.


Do the right thing and get it bought.

Indeed! Life's too short to be running around in a Corolla, buy something fun even if it's a stupid idea.

[E65Ross]

W00DY said:

E65Ross said:

Northbrook said:

Will the forecourt shot be posted today, or tomorrow?

I am going to view it tomorrow. It's up for £6250. In reality I MIGHT be able to stretch to it but in reality I'd rather not just yet if I'm honest.

You're in too deep now Ross. I think I speak for all of us when I say we can't cope with another year of you posting about how much you want one.


Do the right thing and get it bought.


Edit: Just seen it's silver with beige. Swerve that, people might think you're American.

Edited by W00DY on Friday 8th November 15:02

sorry for the repeated moaning! I'm very much in the "we'll see" and erring towards not buying it. I'm going in just to see what they're like. If I really like it, I may go for it. But otherwise no.