Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 19]

[MHT223]

SpeckledJim said:

That's pretty magnificent, itsn't it? 15 years from now, if that still looks like that, then it'll be a jaw-droppingly elegant way to arrive.

That does look lovely - colour coded sideskirts too

[Emeye]

MHT223 said:

SpeckledJim said:

That's pretty magnificent, itsn't it? 15 years from now, if that still looks like that, then it'll be a jaw-droppingly elegant way to arrive.

That does look lovely - colour coded sideskirts too

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I'm sure the ad said it is a facelift - did the facelifts have orange indicators?

[SpeckledJim]

Emeye said:

MHT223 said:

SpeckledJim said:

That's pretty magnificent, itsn't it? 15 years from now, if that still looks like that, then it'll be a jaw-droppingly elegant way to arrive.

That does look lovely - colour coded sideskirts too

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I'm sure the ad said it is a facelift - did the facelifts have orange indicators?

First one did, then I think they went clear later on, some point after the facelift with the new headlamps with the scoops on the lower edge.

[MHT223]

I think the facelifts kept the gingers, but the 750 facelift had clears

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

MHT223 said:

I think the facelifts kept the gingers, but the 750 facelift had clears

Later facelift cars (either 1999 or 2000 I think) went clear. My old 728i (2000 plate) had clear indicator lenses as standard.

[tog]

MHT223 said:

That does look lovely - colour coded sideskirts too

I looked at a few of these some years ago, when they were all the rage on much earlier volumes of this thread. I really like the look of them and am still sorry I never got one, but I really dislike the colour coded side skirts. Were they standard on the Sport models? I think they make it look too solid and slab sided and detract from the otherwise long, low, profile of the car.

[Dapster]

5 In a Row said:

Macron said:

The issue is that the BMW has stripes in the 'fabled' Motorsport colours but is only a puny 2.5 with M Sport plastic guff attached so it's trying way too hard.

The Peugeot meanwhile has stripes that aren't trying to elevate it into something it isn't.
Having said that I don't think white is the right colour for those RCZs but they do a nice Rover Nightfire Red which makes a nice change from the almost ubiquitous black.

The Pug stripes are trying to emulate the WRC Peugeot Sport look....

[anonymous-user]

SOTW this week is a dog eared silver W220 that looks so rough in the pics that it's bound to be an utter nail in person, for £1,500. It does appear that the days of the serviceable and presentable sub £2k barge are long behind us

[Emeye]

stickleback123 said:

SOTW this week is a dog eared silver W220 that looks so rough in the pics that it's bound to be an utter nail in person, for £1,500. It does appear that the days of the serviceable and presentable sub £2k barge are long behind us

I think you are correct unfortunately, but I live in hope.

[0a]

Macron said:

https://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/218552/198...

Have we had this 300E at 3.5? Looks really nice. I expect it's a second or third post of it so apologies in advance, lol!

I rather like that. I wonder how scruffy it is in real life?

[plasticpig]

olly755 said:

Popped into my usual garage to arrange a retest yesterday, and had a proper nose around this, including getting it up on the ramp. What a machine!





Also, it appears to be for sale on Car and Classic...

Same one I saw a couple of weeks back. It was at Gawsorth Hall Youngtimers Show.



ETA the dealer appears to be a bit of a barge fan: http://www.igmpedigreemotors.stockpages.uk/?startr...

Edited by plasticpig on Friday 11th June 11:42

Edited by plasticpig on Friday 11th June 11:43

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https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106043...

[Emeye]

... said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106043...

Sold. Mikedbonnetposerknighted probably scooped it up.

[TommoAE86]

That IGM guy also has a Crown Majesta on the way at a few k's over thread (using the Friday pass here)... no threadist here would like my sporty Athlete so here's the full waft-mobile, and the most comfy/best specced Toyota/Lexus below the Century;

S180 vintage few dash cracks showing from the pics just like mine - but they all do that https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/toyota/crown/...

Only needs a little bit of de-fun before it's 100% ready for a threadist Comes with swing air vents, green digital clock and a mini-disc player, fitted with a V8 too

[Dapster]

Seller going for the world's "shytest pics in an ad" award notwithstanding, we have here a an SL320 that isn't a rusty skip for near enough thread. MOT history shows it has had little love but how far wrong can you go?




https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1343301#&...

[Emeye]

Dapster said:

Seller going for the world's "shytest pics in an ad" award notwithstanding, we have here a an SL320 that isn't a rusty skip for near enough thread. MOT history shows it has had little love but how far wrong can you go?




https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1343301#&...

I like that but I would want a V8.

[ferrisbueller]

Emeye said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Some curious photography techniques based, I suspect, on a potato, but a car that is now pretty rare and which will outlast the most long-lived cockroach. Pity it's white, but what a cool thing. Didn't these have 4 wheel steering? And I bet it has a green digital clock for the win; hard to be sure, potato man didn't bother getting anything pictured inside.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1349567

I got a little excited about that until I looked at the advert and the MOT history as we just happen to be heading up past there this evening to spend the weekend away for our 10th wedding anni.

A lack of details but it looks like the 2.0 model and not the rapid (2.2VTi?) version with the four wheel steering. I came very close to buying a lovely burgundy version of the following generation a good few year ago. I've always liked them.

MOT history also suggests it has been fighting metal cancer for quite a while.

Thinking about it, I don't think my wife would have been too impressed with a detour for her to spend an hour or so sat in the car while I crawled all over a sporty 30 year old japanese model...

The later '92 on model had the 2.2 VTEC(yo). This earlier iteration is a tad more sedate.

[Scrump]

W00DY said:

I just popped in to have a look at the Friday pictures.
Standards are slipping!

[Weas]

TommoAE86 said:

That IGM guy also has a Crown Majesta on the way at a few k's over thread (using the Friday pass here)... no threadist here would like my sporty Athlete so here's the full waft-mobile, and the most comfy/best specced Toyota/Lexus below the Century;

S180 vintage few dash cracks showing from the pics just like mine - but they all do that https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/toyota/crown/...

Only needs a little bit of de-fun before it's 100% ready for a threadist Comes with swing air vents, green digital clock and a mini-disc player, fitted with a V8 too

I really like the look of this, but I have no idea what size it is?! Is there a UK model that it is similar too?

[Emeye]

Scrump said:

W00DY said:

I just popped in to have a look at the Friday pictures.
Standards are slipping!