Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 21]

[ChocolateFrog]

Bear-n said:

Macron said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2023030950...

Yum.

st wheels, st colour, hilarious price and the claxons are sounding at a new clutch on 50k miles.

And to be a massive party pooper, for 99.9% of your typical usage you'd be lamenting the 20-30mpg difference to the D5 for no benefit.

That said at £3k it's not bad.

[21st Century Man]

BenS94 said:

21st Century Man said:

We tend to think that the modern Hyundai's are good, but the Stellar was quite a thing really.

Funny you say that... there is a V8 converted one floating about on the internet somewhere (and on the road, too, I assume ).

Yes, I saw it at the FotU last year, Rover V8 powered, it sounded really good.

[Macron]

Bear-n said:

Macron said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2023030950...

Yum.

st wheels, st colour, hilarious price and the claxons are sounding at a new clutch on 50k miles.

So you collect when??

[Bonefish Blues]

ChocolateFrog said:

Bear-n said:

Macron said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2023030950...

Yum.

st wheels, st colour, hilarious price and the claxons are sounding at a new clutch on 50k miles.

And to be a massive party pooper, for 99.9% of your typical usage you'd be lamenting the 20-30mpg difference to the D5 for no benefit.

That said at £3k it's not bad.

I love the T5 engine, but in terms of drink-per-bhp it's a shocker, even when Miss Daisy's out back.

[anonymous-user]

Bonefish Blues said:

ChocolateFrog said:

Bear-n said:

Macron said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2023030950...

Yum.

st wheels, st colour, hilarious price and the claxons are sounding at a new clutch on 50k miles.

And to be a massive party pooper, for 99.9% of your typical usage you'd be lamenting the 20-30mpg difference to the D5 for no benefit.

That said at £3k it's not bad.

I love the T5 engine, but in terms of drink-per-bhp it's a shocker, even when Miss Daisy's out back.

Glad its not just me, the automatics seem to be even worse at ruining the economy and blunting the performance; V8 thirst for hot hatch performance. That being said, they sound wicked and a T5 Manual is still very much on my bucket list, but for closer to £500 rather than £5k for the car above.

Also, tell me if I'm wrong here, but at this sort of age on a relatively well built car like a V70, are low miles really all important to get excited for? Seems like a impeccable maintenance history (which judging by the MOT history, this car lacks) should trump low miles surely?

Oh, and while I'm posting; Any vel statis beards in the house? I may have the opportunity to acquire one and was looking for some advice?

[Bonefish Blues]

Exactly that. Big miles but complete history is the grail, not low miles and (allegedly) little use.

And for a lot less spend.

[bolidemichael]

WorldBoss said:

vel statis

Barn find?

[B'stard Child]

21st Century Man said:

BenS94 said:

21st Century Man said:

We tend to think that the modern Hyundai's are good, but the Stellar was quite a thing really.

Funny you say that... there is a V8 converted one floating about on the internet somewhere (and on the road, too, I assume ).

Yes, I saw it at the FotU last year, Rover V8 powered, it sounded really good.

Build thread Here - Clicky

[anonymous-user]

bolidemichael said:

Barn find?

A whole barn is way too upmarket for me; Shed find is more apt

Let's just say I've come across a 3.5 petrol, needs an alternator and some (nay, a lot) of TLC but I may have accidently fallen in love .

[JeremyH5]

WorldBoss said:

bolidemichael said:

Barn find?

A whole barn is way too upmarket for me; Shed find is more apt

Let's just say I've come across a 3.5 petrol, needs an alternator and some (nay, a lot) of TLC but I may have accidently fallen in love .

I imagine they have a soft pillowy ride

[ParaBen]

WorldBoss said:

Oh, and while I'm posting; Any vel statis beards in the house? I may have the opportunity to acquire one and was looking for some advice?

Oooh, Velocity & Satisfaction!!

Nicely Left Field WB!

[SimonTheSailor]

^^ it looks like an angular Toyota Corolla or something ? Just awful.

I was thinking of something strangely cool,chic,weird,odd - is that the Avantine ?

[QBee]

I had two Renault 25s and a Safrane back in the period 1985 to 1995.

I was keen to have a 25 as a company car because
a) I liked the styling
b) it was an uncommon car,
c) not everything executive was german in those days and
d) I had had a Renault 20 and 30 as loan cars and loved the comfort of the armchair ride.

I still reckon the 25 was the most comfortable seat I ever drove, and I did 250,000 miles in one.
The Lexus LS 400 I had after the Safrane was not a patch on it for comfort, the only cars that came close for me were the Velcro 850 T5 and the Saab 9000 and 9-5.

I would have a Vel Satis like a shot if it wasn't for its thirstiness and the road fund tax.

[bolidemichael]

WorldBoss said:

bolidemichael said:

Barn find?

A whole barn is way too upmarket for me; Shed find is more apt

Let's just say I've come across a 3.5 petrol, needs an alternator and some (nay, a lot) of TLC but I may have accidently fallen in love .

I was being facetious and playing on the 'statis' [sic] part of the description.

[Bonefish Blues]

Apropos high miles Volvos with provenance, what does the PH Thread Jury reckon to this one? yours for highish threes, I guess.

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=33...

[Krikkit]

Bonefish Blues said:

Apropos high miles Volvos with provenance, what does the PH Thread Jury reckon to this one? yours for highish threes, I guess.

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=33...

Looks rather splendid, especially with a big stack of recent work done.

[Bear-n]

Bonefish Blues said:

Apropos high miles Volvos with provenance, what does the PH Thread Jury reckon to this one? yours for highish threes, I guess.

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=33...

They're just not that good for some of these prices IMO. I love a V70 and I'd have one - but that's for being handsome, classless brutes for about £2k.

I don't care about the engine or gearbox, unless it's an R.

This beautiful thing will do everything you want with effortlessly masculine style and panache, for £2500, whilst a precious low mileage T5 manual watches from a distance whimpering something about its older second half-brother being in BTCC.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202302164...

Its this on wheels.

[Chromegrill]

At over 200k miles it might be a bit much for the thread, though is within the budget. But nice looking cabin and LWB.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325576208923

[Macron]

Chromegrill said:

At over 200k miles it might be a bit much for the thread, though is within the budget. But nice looking cabin and LWB.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325576208923

"Is that London Luton Sir?"

[BenjiA]

Whilst my ownership hasn't been painless, if someone's handy with the spanners this could be fun.

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14747887

Fantastic advert,