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[bolidemichael]

TommoAE86 said:

d_a_n1979 said:

bolidemichael said:

d_a_n1979 said:

bolidemichael said:

Backboxes deleted..? Why?!

Give it V8 grumble bro…

It's against the spirit of an LS. I'll take hussies on a Friday, but not the chavving up of an LS!

Yup; it's an ultimate waft bus; not a V8 road rumbler

The whole Japanese VIP style would disagree with the above, it's a continent thing though I hate all the stupid loud BM and Merk's that are around at the moment and/or adored with extra tat, but Japanese cars get a free pass from me if done properly (usually it's not when over here though).

It wasn't done properly on my Singelfingen V8 (modded with a 'Powerflow'). The drone was awful and I was grateful for the OEM cat backs (expensive, mind).

[Stegel]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Dapster said:

Shilly McShillington has another immaculate Enfield Tennis Club special which is likely to go for double thread but looks amazing



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334000283946?hash=item4...

Apologies for multiple successive posts; catching-up.

Feeling the love for that CL. A lot.

Currently 6,100. Bet it goes for rather more, shill-bidding or not.

I’ve never bothered with the Best of the Best or whatever the car lotteries typically seen at airports are called, but someone on the MB forum won a 129 from these chaps, who currently are touting a C140. For £8 I thought it worth a flutter!

https://www.bridgeclassiccarscompetitions.co.uk/pr...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Adenauer said:

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.



Not much in our budget!

Mind telling an almost German where that is please, CdG?

It was in Diekirch, Lux.

https://www.cnvh.lu/

Unfortunately I think you'd be too late to see it as I seem to recall that the exhibition closed from Sat. I've just checked the flyer on the site actually and sure enough it finished on 15 May.

I guess the (very modest but rather charming) normal display vehicles will be reinstated.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Stegel said:

I’ve never bothered with the Best of the Best or whatever the car lotteries typically seen at airports are called, but someone on the MB forum won a 129 from these chaps, who currently are touting a C140. For £8 I thought it worth a flutter!

https://www.bridgeclassiccarscompetitions.co.uk/pr...

1500 tickets at 8 quid will enable them to turn a nice profit on that car.

[Adenauer]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

It was in Diekirch, Lux.

https://www.cnvh.lu/

Unfortunately I think you'd be too late to see it as I seem to recall that the exhibition closed from Sat. I've just checked the flyer on the site actually and sure enough it finished on 15 May.

I guess the (very modest but rather charming) normal display vehicles will be reinstated.

Oh bugger, I thought it was perhaps a permanent thing. Oh well, thanks anyway.

[RicksAlfas]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

1500 tickets at 8 quid will enable them to turn a nice profit on that car.

Looks like it came from someone they knew:
https://www.bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/mercedes-owner...

[Adenauer]

Adenauer said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

It was in Diekirch, Lux.

https://www.cnvh.lu/

Unfortunately I think you'd be too late to see it as I seem to recall that the exhibition closed from Sat. I've just checked the flyer on the site actually and sure enough it finished on 15 May.

I guess the (very modest but rather charming) normal display vehicles will be reinstated.

Oh bugger, I thought it was perhaps a permanent thing. Oh well, thanks anyway.

Hmm, it's only 120kms from Adenau so I'll take a drive over there in the TR6 one sunny weekend for a look anyway

[bolidemichael]

Adenauer said:

Adenauer said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

It was in Diekirch, Lux.

https://www.cnvh.lu/

Unfortunately I think you'd be too late to see it as I seem to recall that the exhibition closed from Sat. I've just checked the flyer on the site actually and sure enough it finished on 15 May.

I guess the (very modest but rather charming) normal display vehicles will be reinstated.

Oh bugger, I thought it was perhaps a permanent thing. Oh well, thanks anyway.

Hmm, it's only 120kms from Adenau so I'll take a drive over there in the TR6 one sunny weekend for a look anyway

Oooh, what colour's the TR6? (please be yellow )

[TommoAE86]

bolidemichael said:

It wasn't done properly on my Singelfingen V8 (modded with a 'Powerflow'). The drone was awful and I was grateful for the OEM cat backs (expensive, mind).

When I was younger and stupider I did the same to my V6 MG ZT - I'm not touching the Crown's mechanical Toyota did all the hard work for me

[rejn]

TommoAE86 said:

bolidemichael said:

It wasn't done properly on my Singelfingen V8 (modded with a 'Powerflow'). The drone was awful and I was grateful for the OEM cat backs (expensive, mind).

When I was younger and stupider I did the same to my V6 MG ZT - I'm not touching the Crown's mechanical Toyota did all the hard work for me

wise words. At the other end of the Toyota spectrum, I've got a GR Yaris - and it's amazing. I keep reading reviews of tuning options for more power, lower suspension, etc. and thinking about it - but I keep reminding myself that Toyota have spent a lot of money getting the car to this spec, so why mess with it?!

[5 In a Row]

Weas said:

I love facts like these!

Fancy a similar but car related one? When I worked at BMW (late 2000's E60/1/2/3/4/ E90/1/2/3/4) the key pushed into the dash and the car started. Push it again and it released. The car charged the key! Brilliant.

When we moved to F10/11 the car was keyless, nowhere to put it and no way to charge it - back to replacing batteries. Rubbish.

I asked at a launch event why we had taken a backwards step and was told Americans couldn't get to grips with pushing the key into the dash to get it to release.


Edited to add: I love Americans, I lived in Scottsdale AZ for a time and found them to be lovely people. Open, caring and a little bit stupid but in a charming way.

Edited by Weas on Monday 17th May 11:36

I have a 'why did BMW change that' question.

I've had 2 E46s and 3 E39s. All of them have the radio volume controls on the left hand steering spoke.
I've subsequently had an F31 and F32 and the controls have moved to the right hand spoke.

It confuses me when I hop from my F designation car to my Es.

Why did they do it?

[123DWA]

Weas said:

When we moved to F10/11 the car was keyless, nowhere to put it and no way to charge it - back to replacing batteries. Rubbish.

The F10 does have a key holder, just below the 2 centre cupholders

[Macron]

5 In a Row said:

I have a 'why did BMW change that' question.

I've had 2 E46s and 3 E39s. All of them have the radio volume controls on the left hand steering spoke.
I've subsequently had an F31 and F32 and the controls have moved to the right hand spoke.

It confuses me when I hop from my F designation car to my Es.

Why did they do it?

To avoid making LHD and RHD specific pieces of plastic to save €0.00000000017 per vehicle?

I endured the misery of a ride in a Jeep thing today, small one, "heated steering wheel" the driver proclaimed. Here's the first photo I could find on AT showing the button adjacent the passenger side heated seat button, for a RHD car. Result? €0.00000000017 per vehicle saved, and an utterly illogical location for the button on a RHD car...

Edited by Macron on Monday 17th May 17:20

Edited by Macron on Monday 17th May 18:00

[Weas]

123DWA said:

Weas said:

When we moved to F10/11 the car was keyless, nowhere to put it and no way to charge it - back to replacing batteries. Rubbish.

The F10 does have a key holder, just below the 2 centre cupholders

Yes, that's right I remember. I still don't think it is as good as when you put them in the dash and the car charged them though.

No key holder on my current F31, they just get lobbed in the cup holder...

[rejn]

For those of you following my W124 saga... Having sold the car for £2300 on Ebay, the buyer came to pick up the car and started to negotiate on price (he as a dealer and his MO appeared to win on Ebay and go and offer a lower price to get a bargain). Once he'd decided not to go ahead, I relisted the car on eBay. It sold again on Sunday but the top bidder wasn't prepared to send me a deposit (oh no, I though, here we go again...)

Thankfully the 2nd bidder then e-mailed me out of the blue saying he was definitely interested. He's just been over and dropped off a deposit and it looks like the car is going to a new home.

What a complete PITA it is to sell a car on Ebay. I know a scruffy old W124 isn't the most expensive or exciting car ever, but blimey it's hard work dealing with other people.

Oh - and the good news - the car went for an extra £300 this week! nice.

[The Don of Croy]

jon_273 said:

Since we are on the subject, I took my Phaeton round to show a colleague the weekend before last, and while I was there he let me have a go in his V10 TDI Touareg...

A local had one of these from new (2005 ish) taking a break from Range Rover hegemony. After three years and just 20000 miles iirc he was offered something like £12k as a trade in. £65k new.

Same chap bought a Boxster when they first appeared. Did <10000 miles in five years before listing on the bay. Offered around £8k by the OPC in Maidstone but got nearly £20k from the auction.

He hasn’t bought a Porker or VW since. Does have very deep pockets however. And three Bugatti’s.

[bolidemichael]

rejn said:

For those of you following my W124 saga... Having sold the car for £2300 on Ebay, the buyer came to pick up the car and started to negotiate on price (he as a dealer and his MO appeared to win on Ebay and go and offer a lower price to get a bargain). Once he'd decided not to go ahead, I relisted the car on eBay. It sold again on Sunday but the top bidder wasn't prepared to send me a deposit (oh no, I though, here we go again...)

Thankfully the 2nd bidder then e-mailed me out of the blue saying he was definitely interested. He's just been over and dropped off a deposit and it looks like the car is going to a new home.

What a complete PITA it is to sell a car on Ebay. I know a scruffy old W124 isn't the most expensive or exciting car ever, but blimey it's hard work dealing with other people.

Oh - and the good news - the car went for an extra £300 this week! nice.

I did post this earlier in the week, as inspired by you




Oh and with regards to the GR, Harry says that the UK suspension upgrade by Litchfield is well worth it.

[W00DY]

rejn said:

For those of you following my W124 saga... Having sold the car for £2300 on Ebay, the buyer came to pick up the car and started to negotiate on price (he as a dealer and his MO appeared to win on Ebay and go and offer a lower price to get a bargain). Once he'd decided not to go ahead, I relisted the car on eBay. It sold again on Sunday but the top bidder wasn't prepared to send me a deposit (oh no, I though, here we go again...)

Thankfully the 2nd bidder then e-mailed me out of the blue saying he was definitely interested. He's just been over and dropped off a deposit and it looks like the car is going to a new home.

What a complete PITA it is to sell a car on Ebay. I know a scruffy old W124 isn't the most expensive or exciting car ever, but blimey it's hard work dealing with other people.

Oh - and the good news - the car went for an extra £300 this week! nice.

Congratulations on the sale. I'd love to know what percentage of ebay car auctions complete first time to the highest bidder, because it's certainly not an option I would consider for selling a car.

[Mikedknight]

rejn said:

For those of you following my W124 saga... Having sold the car for £2300 on Ebay, the buyer came to pick up the car and started to negotiate on price (he as a dealer and his MO appeared to win on Ebay and go and offer a lower price to get a bargain). Once he'd decided not to go ahead, I relisted the car on eBay. It sold again on Sunday but the top bidder wasn't prepared to send me a deposit (oh no, I though, here we go again...)

Thankfully the 2nd bidder then e-mailed me out of the blue saying he was definitely interested. He's just been over and dropped off a deposit and it looks like the car is going to a new home.

What a complete PITA it is to sell a car on Ebay. I know a scruffy old W124 isn't the most expensive or exciting car ever, but blimey it's hard work dealing with other people.

Oh - and the good news - the car went for an extra £300 this week! nice.

That’s a real bugbear of mine too. No matter how much you state in the listing “please view the car before the auction end” when I was selling cars full time I’d probably have to bugger at least one “customer” off a week.

That and the no communication once they’d won or their cat with fibromyalgia had bid on it. If eBay would take even a £10 deposit before you could bid on a car it would take 90% of the wasters out of it. Rant over.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

rejn said:

Having sold the car for £2300 on Ebay, the buyer came to pick up the car and started to negotiate on price (he as a dealer and his MO appeared to win on Ebay and go and offer a lower price to get a bargain). Once he'd decided not to go ahead, I relisted the car on eBay.

How infuriating. Why not link to his stock and we can take it in turns to go round and do exactly the same to him.

Bloody chancer; needs a poke in the nads.