Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 18]

[Dapster]

Diseasel and Spanish but isn't that allowed for a big Cit?



https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1337284

740 with just 70k miles. Vendor needs a bit of help with his ad writing skills but it does look nice



carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1320340

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Derventio said:

Ok, I,m going to admit it to all. These are starting to look like an attractive proposition for me. Especially if they sound like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Y53MtnS_w

Am I wrong to think of these as a more reliable, cheaper, (but slightly uglier, depending on colour/wheel choice) R230 SL500?

Genuine question: What are they like to drive? Are they soft and wafty or a bit too harsh? I find a lot of modern cars are set up to have the suspension on the sporty (hard) side but are actually far too heavy to be driven in a sporty manner.

Good man. My work here is done.

[Scooobydont]

Dapster said:

740 with just 70k miles. Vendor needs a bit of help with his ad writing skills but it does look nice



carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1320340

No MOT from 2015 to 2020 and only did 500 miles in that 5 year gap.

[Pastie Bloater]

Scooobydont said:

645i over on the M3 cutters forum, £3800 take it by the looks of it:

https://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/threads/bmw-645i-co...

said:

Have BMW receipts totalling in excess of £5k maintenance work

That could be just the valve stem seals at BMW
Also that upper rad hose is not long for this world.

said:

Replaced the amp today at a cost of £475 so sound is working perfectly again.

Bavtronik is £180...

[Pastie Bloater]

Dapster said:

740 with just 70k miles. Vendor needs a bit of help with his ad writing skills but it does look nice

Photo looks instagrammed

[CharlesdeGaulle]

It's a bank holiday here so I went to the car museum in the north of the country for a look at the local MB auto club display. Fairly small but some cracking cars.







Not much in our budget!

[21st Century Man]

Fins aren't what they used to be.

[RicksAlfas]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

It's a bank holiday here so I went to the car museum in the north of the country for a look at the local MB auto club display. Fairly small but some cracking cars.

Colour palette is a bit more interesting than the current line up.

[Macron]

Scooobydont said:

645i over on the M3 cutters forum, £3800 take it by the looks of it:

https://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/threads/bmw-645i-co...

reply said said:

It’s astonishing if I hadn’t just spend a fortune refurbishing the pub I would have had this.

lol!

Alloys look eaten, but at 3.8 you could get them + the stems done if [still] need be and be in thread with a then known quantity. 6's don't seem to have much of a Covid bounce, but there are few of them at the best of times...

[Prinny]

Bank holiday for me too, (Dutch employer), so I have got as far as this in trying to work out SL1 indicator problem.



Just need to pull it to bits & check the relays. What could possibly go wrong!?

It doesn’t seem to want to pull apart without the use of some force, so caution will be applied. £150 seems to be the starting price for a replacement - today could be a bad day.

[LayZ]

Late S211 spoowart with 166k that claims full main dealer SH

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174767650586

[Dapster]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Very early W201 190 with the non jumping wiper and single washer jet only offered for a year ('83 - '84) I believe.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Dapster said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Very early W201 190 with the non jumping wiper and single washer jet only offered for a year ('83 - '84) I believe.

Good eyes and top bearding.

[d_a_n1979]

Macron said:

Scooobydont said:

645i over on the M3 cutters forum, £3800 take it by the looks of it:

https://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/threads/bmw-645i-co...

reply said said:

It’s astonishing if I hadn’t just spend a fortune refurbishing the pub I would have had this.

lol!

Alloys look eaten, but at 3.8 you could get them + the stems done if [still] need be and be in thread with a then known quantity. 6's don't seem to have much of a Covid bounce, but there are few of them at the best of times...

Bloody hell, so much car for very little money! That’s a bargain IMO

[sdh2903]

d_a_n1979 said:

Bloody hell, so much car for very little money! That’s a bargain IMO

I reckon whoever has traded that in for 3995 has done very well. Im not sure that's a bargain to be honest. It's a very early car along with all the potential v8 'niggles', have seen the 45i go for much less even during covid. Its def the most unloved/wanted version of the e63. Only 60 or so bhp more than the 30i and a load more weight. That particular one will miss the daft tax bracket though.

[LetsTryAgain]

sdh2903 said:

I reckon whoever has traded that in for 3995 has done very well. Im not sure that's a bargain to be honest. It's a very early car along with all the potential v8 'niggles', have seen the 45i go for much less even during covid. Its def the most unloved/wanted version of the e63. Only 60 or so bhp more than the 30i and a load more weight. That particular one will miss the daft tax bracket though.

I'd be doubtful he got £4k for it on trade in.
More like £2.5k.

[sdh2903]

LetsTryAgain said:

sdh2903 said:

I reckon whoever has traded that in for 3995 has done very well. Im not sure that's a bargain to be honest. It's a very early car along with all the potential v8 'niggles', have seen the 45i go for much less even during covid. Its def the most unloved/wanted version of the e63. Only 60 or so bhp more than the 30i and a load more weight. That particular one will miss the daft tax bracket though.

I'd be doubtful he got £4k for it on trade in.
More like £2.5k.

Yeah it was meant as tongue in cheek with what was written In the ad. I'd agree the 2.5k is much more realistic.

[Mikedknight]

I’ve been blaming the hard ride over bumps on the cls not having air suspension, turns out I’m an idiot.

[Stegel]

Mikedknight said:

I’ve been blaming the hard ride over bumps on the cls not having air suspension, turns out I’m an idiot.

Crikey, that was rear spring no. 5 or 6 - that’s the third set it’s had on the rear since new. They’re Sachs that I fitted in 2018 - I can’t recall the mileage, but the MOT history will show it’s not that many miles ago. The fronts are similarly nos. 5 and 6 - the first set went while it was under warranty and it managed to collapse every now and again when one went, sometimes while it was parked.

ETA - every time a rear spring has broken, it’s been low down in the spring cup, with the broken section not even making a full circle, making it hard to spot and producing hardly any change in ride height. It’s making Airmatic seem cost effective!

Edited by Stegel on Thursday 13th May 19:30

[Macron]

Here’s a 630i cab you won’t buy bc trade sale, Work needed, but there is a short known list. Posted because of the redness. Never seen one in Postman Pat before, “striking” appears apt.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202104131...