Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 20]

[SpeckledJim]

ian316 said:

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

0a said:

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

0a said:

I’m generally a “I don’t like equipment” sort of chap.

I have to say, I really like two features which are new to me on the LS430.

Soft closing doors. I had always dismissed there as the ultimate gimmick; going too far for the sake of it. But now I like being able to just vaguely close the doors and have them chiiiunk shut on their own.

Keyless entry. It just works. Getting keys out of your pocket is a bit of a pain once you are used to not having to do so.

In the HATE category is not having proper dials for ventilation. It’s infuriating to have to manage this through the touch screen. Totally distracting and over complex.

Must admit I just leave it on auto. Only thing I ever adjust is the temperature, which is a button. I agree RE complexity, but even on my last few cars which had climate control I've never even touched the fan speeds.

I always want to adjust the fan speed and have done in all my cars! I’m clearly strange.

Yep I'm not sure how complex it is on the 430 to adjust the fan speed but on the 460 it's a case of pressing the "climate" button beside the screen and then just pressing the screen to adjust the fan speed. Although if you want to adjust either the window/driver/footwell and it's on to adjust one of the others then you'll need to press the screen twice (one to tell it which part of the cabin, and another to change the speed). But as said, I just leave it to auto.

I hate this on modern cars you put it on to the windscreen and it all goes into auto the fan blowing a Gale the aircon on and everything else, The windscreen was just misted at the top ffs

You’re pressing the ‘demist’ button?

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

ian316 said:

As its Friday the Russians are coming

They're a pair of headlights!

[SimonTheSailor]

bolidemichael said:

JeremyH5 said:

W00DY said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109127...

If only these weren't so ugly.

You’ll have to wait for the Mk2 version to come into budget for the ugly to wear off, especially the estate. Yum.

It's being sold as partially borked. Caveat Emptor.

You wouldn't sell a car for that kind of money if you knew you could fix it for a certain price - and it'd be worth a few grand more surely ??!!

[anonymous-user]

I've been busy for a couple of days and I come back to all these pics and talk of blowing in the wifes face. Thread on top form.

ETA - and someone buying a £500 car for £500, rather than links to £500 cars up for £7,000!

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 26th November 18:45

[golfer19]

Emeye said:

W00DY said:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/55447190...

The last nice looking mainstream BMW ever designed?

Shame that one is not Macron friendly - I am very tempted by the 4 door version when it finally gets close to thread budget. I think petrol versions are very rare. How refined and borky is the 40 diesel?

Hadn't realised these were under £10k.
What year were these introduced?

[Alan_B]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202110148...

Going to view this tomorrow. It’s only the V6 but that’s adequate for one man and his greyhound.

Not dying about the interior, would have preferred black leather but these don’t come up very often in NI so at this price point it’s definitely worth looking at.

Edited by Alan_B on Friday 26th November 19:28

[SpeckledJim]

Very elegant cars. For the era, at least.

And IMO the saloons are even better.

[dscam]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

ian316 said:

I hate this on modern cars you put it on to the windscreen and it all goes into auto the fan blowing a Gale the aircon on and everything else, The windscreen was just misted at the top ffs

Erm, modern cars? My E38 did this!

My E38 seems to have been something of a unicorn, especially in lowly 728i guise, because not only did it have heated seats but also a heated front screen.

[dscam]

SpeckledJim said:

For me there's a bit of a dotted line between the E30 and the E36 that marks the point of 'modern cars'.

The E30 belongs to the 02 Series and the E21, but the E36 belongs to the E46 and E90 and F30.

A bog-basic 3.0 E36 M3 saloon in silver, with sunflowers and no spoiler, and black vaders, would be a nice Christmas present thankyouverymuchindeed

Fantastically put Jim, that is just the same in my mind. The E36 was to BMW what the Sierra was to Ford.

As a former E36 M3 saloon owner I must say the contour wheels are my preference - the sunflowers seem to suit the coupe so much better imho.

[SimonTheSailor]

I thought this might be interesting then realised it as dodgy as a bloody dodgy thing.

Petrol 3.0, no Macron hated fuel here.



Then - new V5 issued yesterday, MOT runs out in 5 days, last couple of MOTs have mileage 'unreadable', claimed 100K miles but actually about 200K miles.
Hope nobody gets caught out on this....

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/30222409...

Edited by SimonTheSailor on Friday 26th November 19:47

[ian316]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

You're Abe Simpson aren't you.

No his grandpa

[428 days later]

dscam said:

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

ian316 said:

I hate this on modern cars you put it on to the windscreen and it all goes into auto the fan blowing a Gale the aircon on and everything else, The windscreen was just misted at the top ffs

Erm, modern cars? My E38 did this!

My E38 seems to have been something of a unicorn, especially in lowly 728i guise, because not only did it have heated seats but also a heated front screen.

Mine does too!

[Emeye]

As the previous Fancoluxembourgish owner has let me down, can any Lexus owner tell me how the fk does one adjust the headrest on a 2002 LS430? I rarely get defeated by a car, but after arriving early for the Jimmy Carr gig in Manchester last night, I parked up and was bored so decided I’d have a lie down while waiting for my friends to turn up…

Every other part of the seat is electronically adjustable, even the seatbelt, but could I find a button for the headrests?

I could go and dig out the manual or maybe Google it, but I’m being lazy.

[McGee_22]

428 days later said:

dscam said:

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

ian316 said:

I hate this on modern cars you put it on to the windscreen and it all goes into auto the fan blowing a Gale the aircon on and everything else, The windscreen was just misted at the top ffs

Erm, modern cars? My E38 did this!

My E38 seems to have been something of a unicorn, especially in lowly 728i guise, because not only did it have heated seats but also a heated front screen.

Mine does too!

Heated front screens in an E38? I don't think so.

[428 days later]

McGee_22 said:

Heated front screens in an E38? I don't think so.

Not fully heated as per a Ford, it’s the lower edge, to help the wipers off

[Emeye]

428 days later said:

McGee_22 said:

Heated front screens in an E38? I don't think so.

Not fully heated as per a Ford, it’s the lower edge, to help the wipers off

I had a brand new Ford Focus TDdi as a company car in 2000 and that had a heated windscreen - not had another one since. Did they own the patent on it or summat?

Edited by Emeye on Saturday 27th November 11:23

[Swervin_Mervin]

apx7 said:

Swervin_Mervin said:

The 650i GC has been on my wishlist for a while. For some reason I appear to be tone deaf to the recounted legends of N63 borktential.

Edited by Swervin_Mervin on Friday 26th November 17:45

Aye looks great, the last of the good looking BMWs.

Exactly. Point proven.

[Rubins4]

dscam said:

SpeckledJim said:

For me there's a bit of a dotted line between the E30 and the E36 that marks the point of 'modern cars'.

The E30 belongs to the 02 Series and the E21, but the E36 belongs to the E46 and E90 and F30.

A bog-basic 3.0 E36 M3 saloon in silver, with sunflowers and no spoiler, and black vaders, would be a nice Christmas present thankyouverymuchindeed

Fantastically put Jim, that is just the same in my mind. The E36 was to BMW what the Sierra was to Ford.

As a former E36 M3 saloon owner I must say the contour wheels are my preference - the sunflowers seem to suit the coupe so much better imho.

I believe the Vadar chairs only came in the Evos (coupe or saloons).

[Emeye]

You lot are obviously out having fun so I googled it.

Why does every US Lexus owner on YouTube appear to be stoned?

Edited by Emeye on Saturday 27th November 11:27

[SpeckledJim]

Rubins4 said:

dscam said:

SpeckledJim said:

For me there's a bit of a dotted line between the E30 and the E36 that marks the point of 'modern cars'.

The E30 belongs to the 02 Series and the E21, but the E36 belongs to the E46 and E90 and F30.

A bog-basic 3.0 E36 M3 saloon in silver, with sunflowers and no spoiler, and black vaders, would be a nice Christmas present thankyouverymuchindeed

Fantastically put Jim, that is just the same in my mind. The E36 was to BMW what the Sierra was to Ford.

As a former E36 M3 saloon owner I must say the contour wheels are my preference - the sunflowers seem to suit the coupe so much better imho.

I believe the Vadar chairs only came in the Evos (coupe or saloons).

You’re right. I’ll amend to ‘bog-basic + Vaders’