Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 19]

[louiebaby]

Fairly locally, I have this available for £4k...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284371684270



That's the BMW 4.4l V8 that I had in my E39, but does it have a chocolate cooling system?

[louiebaby]

There's a lot of Lexus love here, is an LS400 in budget of interest?

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363456758898

[Krikkit]

louiebaby said:

There's a lot of Lexus love here, is an LS400 in budget of interest?

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363456758898

Wibble, what a thing.

[louiebaby]

This is a fraction over budget, but I think it's a rare colour. (I quite like it though.)

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402958240892



Not perfect condition, but interesting...

[lemansky]

Novel (if completely unconvincing) tale about the mileage reading on the LS400.

[rider73]

as i continue to trawl for a suitable barge this is really annoying me in ad's

FDSH

click link

look at pics

get excited

read description

Full Dealer Service History until 2018 then 2 specialist

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG - yeah, 2 specialist where the last one whispered into the owners ears "that leak is gonna cost 2 grand, get rid quick before it shows up on the drive"

[TommoAE86]

louiebaby said:

There's a lot of Lexus love here, is an LS400 in budget of interest?

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363456758898

oh that is stunning.

TooLateForAName said:

Tommo,

Where do I look for general info on these things? I'd like waft with good economy and reliability and toys.

I have two main sources, Goo-Net it's like a translated auto trader for Japan and is good for pictures, can also quote for an inspection if you want to do it yourself.
Then TorqueGT give their customers access to a car spec database, but it should be the same as places like this: https://www.auto-data.net/en/toyota-brand-40

More personally to me because I am addicted to Crown's, (like a crack addiction ) I have a small but growing collection of original Japanese sales brochures for various Toyota's and a few other compendiums of specific Japanese cars (like Soarer's, RX-7's etc)

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

louiebaby said:

This is a fraction over budget, but I think it's a rare colour. (I quite like it though.)

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402958240892



Not perfect condition, but interesting...

That doesn't look too badly priced. Nice colour too.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

louiebaby said:

This is a fraction over budget, but I think it's a rare colour. (I quite like it though.)

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402958240892



Not perfect condition, but interesting...

That doesn't look too badly priced. Nice colour too.

Plus Admin fee. tts.

Scruffy old thing but I quite like the colour too.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

rider73 said:

as i continue to trawl for a suitable barge this is really annoying me in ad's

FDSH

click link

look at pics

get excited

read description

Full Dealer Service History until 2018 then 2 specialist

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG - yeah, 2 specialist where the last one whispered into the owners ears "that leak is gonna cost 2 grand, get rid quick before it shows up on the drive"

I take your point, but in general I'd much rather see a decent service history from a marque specialist than anything else. It would be pretty unusual - and very possibly unwise - for an owner to keep using a main dealer for routine servicing once a car is getting on a bit.

[Krikkit]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I take your point, but in general I'd much rather see a decent service history from a marque specialist than anything else. It would be pretty unusual - and very possibly unwise - for an owner to keep using a main dealer for routine servicing once a car is getting on a bit.

I think it's more the "FSH" or "FDSH" bait being used incorrectly...

Certainly winds me up that "FSH" simply means a record of all the services, not that it's been serviced properly

[Derventio]

rider73 said:

nice little smoker - looks pretty good condition, and no rust on the arches - £2450

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106163...

the 350 - that have those balancer shaft issues.

to be honest if the air con and electric seats and brakes work, its cheaper for me to buy that, than get my shedSkoda fixed!

i think the rear seats fold down too for bigger boot, unlike the 55

The balance shaft issues were ironed out late 2007. this should be ok.

In fact, this will be better than ok. much better build quality and rustproofing from 2005 facelift. My own 2009 model had perfect bodywork. The interiors are quite nice and rolling around in a pillarless coupe with all the windows down is quite nice in the warm weather. This being the 350, the 0-60 dash is pretty brisk. The only real fly in the ointment is the high mileage near six hundred quid for VED!

Non car types tend to think they cost way more than they do.

Edited by Derventio on Thursday 22 July 15:05

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

Derventio said:

rider73 said:

nice little smoker - looks pretty good condition, and no rust on the arches - £2450

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106163...

the 350 - that have those balancer shaft issues.

to be honest if the air con and electric seats and brakes work, its cheaper for me to buy that, than get my shedSkoda fixed!

i think the rear seats fold down too for bigger boot, unlike the 55

The balance shaft issues were ironed out late 2007. this should be ok.

In fact, this will be better than ok. much better build quality and rustproofing from 2005 facelift. My own 2009 model had perfect bodywork. The interiors are quite nice and rolling around in a pillarless coupe with all the windows down is quite nice in the warm weather. This being the 350, the 0-60 dash is pretty brisk. The only real fly in the ointment is the high mileage near six hundred quid for VED!

Non car types tend to think they cost way more than they do.

Edited by Derventio on Thursday 22 July 15:05

It may have been a Friday afternoon car but my dad's 2006 car was atrocious for general build quality. Owned from new for 3 years, was a nice wafter but the quality was so poor. Spent so much time in the dealers, he's never bought another Mercedes.

[rider73]

is there an overpriced car thread with the least amount of effort in the advert - jeez

Mercedes-Benz S Class
2004 (04 reg)
5.0 S500 L 4dr
Price£12,999

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107225...

[Derventio]

I've just spotted this glorious thing up for slightly over thread. The MOT history isn't horrendous and the parts to fix the misting non ABC dampers aren't expensive. Assuming there are no nasty oil leaks from the engine, this would be a nice thing to woofle around in.

I just punched the details in to a well known comparison site to get an insurance quote as I am tempted. Noting that I will effectively have no NCB as I cannot use my 25 years+ on two cars and also including the same yearly mileage as my other car. How the heck is this thing cheaper to insure than my diesel Skoda Superb?



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106163...

Edited by Derventio on Thursday 22 July 15:26

[CharlesdeGaulle]

That CLK looks quite striking in red. Looks poor value compared to the silver one though, despite the 500 engine and cabrio vs coupe, doesn't it?

[louiebaby]

Derventio said:

rider73 said:

nice little smoker - looks pretty good condition, and no rust on the arches - £2450

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106163...

the 350 - that have those balancer shaft issues.

to be honest if the air con and electric seats and brakes work, its cheaper for me to buy that, than get my shedSkoda fixed!

i think the rear seats fold down too for bigger boot, unlike the 55

The balance shaft issues were ironed out late 2007. this should be ok.

In fact, this will be better than ok. much better build quality and rustproofing from 2005 facelift. My own 2009 model had perfect bodywork. The interiors are quite nice and rolling around in a pillarless coupe with all the windows down is quite nice in the warm weather. This being the 350, the 0-60 dash is pretty brisk. The only real fly in the ointment is the high mileage near six hundred quid for VED!

Non car types tend to think they cost way more than they do.]

Worth paying a little more for it's bigger brother?

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274873244194

[Derventio]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

That CLK looks quite striking in red. Looks poor value compared to the silver one though, despite the 500 engine and cabrio vs coupe, doesn't it?

What can I say. I'm a sucker for a bright red V8 convertible.

This also happens to be probably the most bork resistant way of owning a mercedes V8. No ABC. No air suspension of any kind. Proven (if lethargic shifting) 5 speed 'box. No balance shaft issues. Proven V8 lump up front.

And it's a bright red V8 convertible. Did I mention that?

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TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

louiebaby said:

This is a fraction over budget, but I think it's a rare colour. (I quite like it though.)

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402958240892



Not perfect condition, but interesting...

That doesn't look too badly priced. Nice colour too.

£90 admin fee - stopped at that point! Nice colour though.

[anonymous-user]

Krikkit said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I take your point, but in general I'd much rather see a decent service history from a marque specialist than anything else. It would be pretty unusual - and very possibly unwise - for an owner to keep using a main dealer for routine servicing once a car is getting on a bit.

I think it's more the "FSH" or "FDSH" bait being used incorrectly...

Certainly winds me up that "FSH" simply means a record of all the services, not that it's been serviced properly

Occasionally the opposite happens, the E350 I just bought had a full MBSH, but I couldn't find details of a second gearbox oil change.

I asked a local MB specialist for a quote and 3 pleasant surprises
1.) it's only c£200
2.) they checked the MB online service history and it was done about 20k miles ago
3.) they told me not to waste money doing it again yet

So far the opposite of my S6 experiences, it won't last....