Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 21]

[phil_cardiff]

dscam said:

phil_cardiff said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Post them. Thread needs a bit of interest.

To paraphrase: Thread's dead baby. Thread's dead.

My effort to quote Pulp Fiction previously went unnoticed Phil, but in case we are the only arbiter’s of pop culture then it’s a big thumbs up from me!

Thanls! Apologies, I missed your earlier reference. The thread moves too quickly for me (or it used to) to keep up.

[trevalvole]

tobinen said:

A decent-specced S211 500. I am not sure about the front bumper but it looks very tidy. Currently at £4,200 with 6 days remaining

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125388146757?_trkparms=...

The front bumper looks like an AMG one. I don't know a great deal about W211s, but I'd expect it to come with twisted side-skirts like this E55 and a rear bumper with cut-outs for chrome exhaust tips. So perhaps it is AMG wheels and a front bumper fitted to a non-AMG car?

[SimonTheSailor]

Is this the green 500 that has caused a stink a few times ?

[carinaman]

SimonTheSailor said:

Is this the green 500 that has caused a stink a few times ?

I was starting to think that, more so after the AMG bumper query post.

[Krikkit]

trevalvole said:

BrettMRC said:

If it wasn't for the colour, and those wheels...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265725151993?hash=item3...

The second photo really allows you to assess the condition of the rear bumper. May be he was aiming for the golden hour, but got a bit delayed?

I must admit I like that a lot, although more for converting into a track car of some kind, perhaps with a turbo'd B18 in there.

carinaman said:

SimonTheSailor said:

Is this the green 500 that has caused a stink a few times ?

I was starting to think that, more so after the AMG bumper query post.

Yes definitely looks like it - avoid.

[BrettMRC]

Krikkit said:

trevalvole said:

BrettMRC said:

If it wasn't for the colour, and those wheels...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265725151993?hash=item3...

The second photo really allows you to assess the condition of the rear bumper. May be he was aiming for the golden hour, but got a bit delayed?

I must admit I like that a lot, although more for converting into a track car of some kind, perhaps with a turbo'd B18 in there.

...if it's going to be tracked then swap the V6 for the NSX one?

[Krikkit]

BrettMRC said:

...if it's going to be tracked then swap the V6 for the NSX one?

Nah, lighter/cheaper/higher revving 4-pot lightly turbo'd for that touring car feel.

[Swervin_Mervin]

Love that era Legend, and the coupe in particular. Seemingly a rare car now - just had a scoot about before and not much, even on Goonet.

[Biglips]

SimonTheSailor said:

Is this the green 500 that has caused a stink a few times ?

No that was a different one with a black interior and a few other differences. I really like the look of this one

[carinaman]

Thanks for the clarification Biglips.

[tobinen]

+1 - I couldn't remember to which one was being referred

[trevalvole]

Biglips said:

SimonTheSailor said:

Is this the green 500 that has caused a stink a few times ?

No that was a different one with a black interior and a few other differences. I really like the look of this one

I see that there's an early (52 plate) E500 Avantgarde saloon with 47K for sale in the ads at the back of this month's MB Club mag. It is up for £5495 and says it has "Dealer Service History" and I note that the last MOT had no advisories. I presume that as it is an early one, it will have the 5 speed box.

[bolidemichael]

Biglips said:

SimonTheSailor said:

Is this the green 500 that has caused a stink a few times ?

No that was a different one with a black interior and a few other differences. I really like the look of this one

Thanks for the clarification. This does look interesting. It sends as though the seller is a car dealer from the feedback.

Additionally, and I wouldn't want to appear churlish, it seems as though the steering wheel has been re-trimmed, given the mismatched colour from the centre plastic (ask me how I know).

It seems as though the as has been written by Albert Haddock beaupaireee canareee a bargeiste. I'm always harping on about the M113, 7G, airmatic combo of bork dreams -- plagiarism, inspiration or perhaps I'm just not that insightful.

Edited by bolidemichael on Monday 27th June 19:37

[Phil Dicky]

dscam said:

phil_cardiff said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Post them. Thread needs a bit of interest.

To paraphrase: Thread's dead baby. Thread's dead.

My effort to quote Pulp Fiction previously went unnoticed Phil, but in case we are the only arbiter’s of pop culture then it’s a big thumbs up from me!

Who's is that motorcycle?

[Speed addicted]

Phil Dicky said:

dscam said:

phil_cardiff said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Post them. Thread needs a bit of interest.

To paraphrase: Thread's dead baby. Thread's dead.

My effort to quote Pulp Fiction previously went unnoticed Phil, but in case we are the only arbiter’s of pop culture then it’s a big thumbs up from me!

Who's is that motorcycle?

It’s a chopper

[bolidemichael]

Speed addicted said:

Phil Dicky said:

dscam said:

phil_cardiff said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Post them. Thread needs a bit of interest.

To paraphrase: Thread's dead baby. Thread's dead.

My effort to quote Pulp Fiction previously went unnoticed Phil, but in case we are the only arbiter’s of pop culture then it’s a big thumbs up from me!

Who's is that motorcycle?

It’s a chopper

A tsopper? *blink blink*

[The Don of Croy]

Xpander said:

Beaurepaire Canary said:

it's Friday, treat your self
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265745537534

chap in our block used to have a Honda CRX, same motor i think? It was lovely. Then the Honda's themselves went to around 160bhp with vtec if I recall correctly. And they'd be tiny in today's world.

Shame Honda have lost their way so badly since....

A few years ago I owned a 1990 Japanese-market-only imported DA6 Integra XSi (pic in profile). It had that very B16a 160bhp DOHC VTEC lump. What an engine.

Geeky fact - many folk think that the CRX was the first car to have that engine, but it was in fact the Integra XSi, then the CRX.

Back in 1990 I had a Rover 216Gti, then in 1992 a Civic 4 door Vti. And later, when I had to spend my own money, I splurged on a Rover 416Gsi (single cam).

Some great memories driving those. Especially the Civic (was known as the ‘red roary car’ by my children) as it wound round to 8k+ rpm.

Sadly, my last company car was a Peugeot diesel. Ho hum.

[anonymous-user]

Yaaaaawn.

Late night last night and have a bit of brave pill poisoning...

The search for the Family-to-France-barge ended in Horam. I bought possibly the stupidest vehicle I could. A LWB 4.2tdi Audi A8.

It ticks almost all of the boxes I wanted it to - pale leather, lwb, not barried, mostly working, FSH etc. Aircon works, blinds work. Engine definitely works. Brakes are strong but totally devoid of feeling, seats adjust nicely and so on.

Things it lacks that would have been nice are reclining rear seats, ventilated and massaging seats, sunroof (there's always a recip saw), the cd player is not working and much to my distaste there was a bit of showing off from the air suspension which the seller not only forgot to mention but even said was fixed for MOT...

It needs a good old clean but I don't mind that so much; I'll get old Henry revved up and the grown up super-soaker plugged in.

Importantly, it did the 3h+ drive home effortlessly. This gives me hope that it will be a nice companion for a family holiday. A nice, chubby, whaley sort of a companion to fill with cider, cheese and dried meat. I have a hopelessly romantic idea about how this holiday will make us feel and how it will be remembered by my lad so let's see if it comes off.

Anyone want to see?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Foeux said:

Anyone want to see?

What do you think?

[soad]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Foeux said:

Anyone want to see?

What do you think?

Let’s have a butcher’s.