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ATM said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
ATM said:
This top bks 760 v12 has been for sale for quite a while
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=2...
Lordy thats a lot of metal for the dough. How reliable are these V12's?http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=2...
The big but is of course when anything does go wrong, repair work can be expensive even with a good independent.
Lets face it people buying these big high powered Luxo-Barges do so knowing that one you make the right choice in the first place because the chances are you'll have a job selling it.
Two you have done a microscopic analysis of ownership from the very helpful owner forums and you have made a carefully considered choice.
Three you try to have a decent fund put aside just in case, which again most people would have because in relative terms these cars are very cheap to buy.
Four you just enjoy having a fairly exclusive super luxury fast car at about a tenth of the original cost and if you are lucky got one with a £280 road tax rate, oh and fairly cheap insurance.
hornetrider said:
ATM said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
ATM said:
This top bks 760 v12 has been for sale for quite a while
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=2...
Lordy thats a lot of metal for the dough. How reliable are these V12's?http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=2...
BIRMA said:
I think on the whole the big VAG engines are pretty good and I know some of the early issues with some engines were addressed with replacement parts fairly early on in their life. I read on one of the owners forums that this type of engine is only just run-in at 80K miles and in automatic form is hardly ever overstressed.
The big but is of course when anything does go wrong, repair work can be expensive even with a good independent.
Lets face it people buying these big high powered Luxo-Barges do so knowing that one you make the right choice in the first place because the chances are you'll have a job selling it.
Two you have done a microscopic analysis of ownership from the very helpful owner forums and you have made a carefully considered choice.
Three you try to have a decent fund put aside just in case, which again most people would have because in relative terms these cars are very cheap to buy.
Four you just enjoy having a fairly exclusive super luxury fast car at about a tenth of the original cost and if you are lucky got one with a £280 road tax rate, oh and fairly cheap insurance.
It's not VAG.The big but is of course when anything does go wrong, repair work can be expensive even with a good independent.
Lets face it people buying these big high powered Luxo-Barges do so knowing that one you make the right choice in the first place because the chances are you'll have a job selling it.
Two you have done a microscopic analysis of ownership from the very helpful owner forums and you have made a carefully considered choice.
Three you try to have a decent fund put aside just in case, which again most people would have because in relative terms these cars are very cheap to buy.
Four you just enjoy having a fairly exclusive super luxury fast car at about a tenth of the original cost and if you are lucky got one with a £280 road tax rate, oh and fairly cheap insurance.
hornetrider said:
BIRMA said:
I think on the whole the big VAG engines are pretty good and I know some of the early issues with some engines were addressed with replacement parts fairly early on in their life. I read on one of the owners forums that this type of engine is only just run-in at 80K miles and in automatic form is hardly ever overstressed.
The big but is of course when anything does go wrong, repair work can be expensive even with a good independent.
Lets face it people buying these big high powered Luxo-Barges do so knowing that one you make the right choice in the first place because the chances are you'll have a job selling it.
Two you have done a microscopic analysis of ownership from the very helpful owner forums and you have made a carefully considered choice.
Three you try to have a decent fund put aside just in case, which again most people would have because in relative terms these cars are very cheap to buy.
Four you just enjoy having a fairly exclusive super luxury fast car at about a tenth of the original cost and if you are lucky got one with a £280 road tax rate, oh and fairly cheap insurance.
It's not VAG.The big but is of course when anything does go wrong, repair work can be expensive even with a good independent.
Lets face it people buying these big high powered Luxo-Barges do so knowing that one you make the right choice in the first place because the chances are you'll have a job selling it.
Two you have done a microscopic analysis of ownership from the very helpful owner forums and you have made a carefully considered choice.
Three you try to have a decent fund put aside just in case, which again most people would have because in relative terms these cars are very cheap to buy.
Four you just enjoy having a fairly exclusive super luxury fast car at about a tenth of the original cost and if you are lucky got one with a £280 road tax rate, oh and fairly cheap insurance.
Talking of v12 "power barges", does anyone have any info or experience to share on s600s
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Ive dine my research in ABC and coil packs and decided that they aren't that much of an issue. I do all my own spannering so the bork potential is relieved a little bit. I'm thinking a remap on one of these and ive got more performance than nearly anything on the road for less than 10k.
Just trying to justify the higher prices for a 600. Pre face lift cars are buttons and even face lift s55s can be had for a few grand less with similar amounts of performance. I know I shouldn't be picking hairs over a former 120k car, but spending nearly ten grand on a ruinous merc seems like a bigger prospect than spending 5-6k.
Of course I could wait for a bargain like the one up for 5.5k before Xmas, but in the back of my head I'm thinking that I should buy the beat possible example, preferably in this awesome purpule they did.
Thoughts?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Ive dine my research in ABC and coil packs and decided that they aren't that much of an issue. I do all my own spannering so the bork potential is relieved a little bit. I'm thinking a remap on one of these and ive got more performance than nearly anything on the road for less than 10k.
Just trying to justify the higher prices for a 600. Pre face lift cars are buttons and even face lift s55s can be had for a few grand less with similar amounts of performance. I know I shouldn't be picking hairs over a former 120k car, but spending nearly ten grand on a ruinous merc seems like a bigger prospect than spending 5-6k.
Of course I could wait for a bargain like the one up for 5.5k before Xmas, but in the back of my head I'm thinking that I should buy the beat possible example, preferably in this awesome purpule they did.
Thoughts?
279 said:
Talking of v12 "power barges", does anyone have any info or experience to share on s600s
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Ive dine my research in ABC and coil packs and decided that they aren't that much of an issue. I do all my own spannering so the bork potential is relieved a little bit. I'm thinking a remap on one of these and ive got more performance than nearly anything on the road for less than 10k.
Just trying to justify the higher prices for a 600. Pre face lift cars are buttons and even face lift s55s can be had for a few grand less with similar amounts of performance. I know I shouldn't be picking hairs over a former 120k car, but spending nearly ten grand on a ruinous merc seems like a bigger prospect than spending 5-6k.
Of course I could wait for a bargain like the one up for 5.5k before Xmas, but in the back of my head I'm thinking that I should buy the beat possible example, preferably in this awesome purpule they did.
Thoughts?
Looks to be carefully looked after and in nice condition I know when I was looking for a CLS 55 AMG every one had eaten its discs so again it looks like a careful owner, it is the pre-facelift I think. It was one of these that a customer of mine had and during a long drive one hot summer day I discovered cooled seats and have been forever converted.http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Ive dine my research in ABC and coil packs and decided that they aren't that much of an issue. I do all my own spannering so the bork potential is relieved a little bit. I'm thinking a remap on one of these and ive got more performance than nearly anything on the road for less than 10k.
Just trying to justify the higher prices for a 600. Pre face lift cars are buttons and even face lift s55s can be had for a few grand less with similar amounts of performance. I know I shouldn't be picking hairs over a former 120k car, but spending nearly ten grand on a ruinous merc seems like a bigger prospect than spending 5-6k.
Of course I could wait for a bargain like the one up for 5.5k before Xmas, but in the back of my head I'm thinking that I should buy the beat possible example, preferably in this awesome purpule they did.
Thoughts?
I always put the reg through we buy any car to get an idea where to start price negotiations.
Edited by BIRMA on Tuesday 6th January 17:05
BIRMA said:
279 said:
Talking of v12 "power barges", does anyone have any info or experience to share on s600s
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Ive dine my research in ABC and coil packs and decided that they aren't that much of an issue. I do all my own spannering so the bork potential is relieved a little bit. I'm thinking a remap on one of these and ive got more performance than nearly anything on the road for less than 10k.
Just trying to justify the higher prices for a 600. Pre face lift cars are buttons and even face lift s55s can be had for a few grand less with similar amounts of performance. I know I shouldn't be picking hairs over a former 120k car, but spending nearly ten grand on a ruinous merc seems like a bigger prospect than spending 5-6k.
Of course I could wait for a bargain like the one up for 5.5k before Xmas, but in the back of my head I'm thinking that I should buy the beat possible example, preferably in this awesome purpule they did.
Thoughts?
Looks to be carefully looked after and in nice condition I know when I was looking for a CLS 55 AMG every one had eaten its discs so again it looks like a careful owner, it is the pre-facelift I think. It was one of these that a customer of mine had and during a long drive one hot summer day I discovered cooled seats and have been forever converted.http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Ive dine my research in ABC and coil packs and decided that they aren't that much of an issue. I do all my own spannering so the bork potential is relieved a little bit. I'm thinking a remap on one of these and ive got more performance than nearly anything on the road for less than 10k.
Just trying to justify the higher prices for a 600. Pre face lift cars are buttons and even face lift s55s can be had for a few grand less with similar amounts of performance. I know I shouldn't be picking hairs over a former 120k car, but spending nearly ten grand on a ruinous merc seems like a bigger prospect than spending 5-6k.
Of course I could wait for a bargain like the one up for 5.5k before Xmas, but in the back of my head I'm thinking that I should buy the beat possible example, preferably in this awesome purpule they did.
Thoughts?
I always put the reg through we buy any car to get an idea where to start price negotiations.
Edited by BIRMA on Tuesday 6th January 17:05
Edited by ATM on Tuesday 6th January 18:35
86DA said:
Coil pack problems were the earlier pre facelift 600, isn't the twin turbo a different engine? could be wrong.
No keyless entry, no distronic.
Yeah, different engine, but they're still at least £700-£800 a side and are known to fail after 60,000 miles or so which I think is a similar story on the pre facelift cars. Its the oil cooler within the V and obstructed by the by the cylinder heads that is supposed to be the real killer on the non turbos. I can deal with coil packs, I can deal with hydraulic lines rotting, suspension pumps failing, and weird electrical faults but heads off a V12 Merc aint happening No keyless entry, no distronic.
Edited by 86DA on Tuesday 6th January 17:33
Good spot on the Keyless and Distronic. Not so bothered about the later, but the former (and therefore the awesome start button on top of the friggin gear selector!) is fairly important.
This is partly the problem. If I'm spending that sort of money I'm expecting perfect in my head, right colour, right spec, lower miles, etc. For £5k-£6k I can compromise because nothing will get close to the performance for the money, at closer to 10k its got much tougher competition, most of all my reluctance to spend that much money on a car (95% of my previous motors have cost less than a grand).
But then I remind myself that these cars were worth more than my parents house back in 03-04...
279 said:
86DA said:
Coil pack problems were the earlier pre facelift 600, isn't the twin turbo a different engine? could be wrong.
No keyless entry, no distronic.
Yeah, different engine, but they're still at least £700-£800 a side and are known to fail after 60,000 miles or so which I think is a similar story on the pre facelift cars. Its the oil cooler within the V and obstructed by the by the cylinder heads that is supposed to be the real killer on the non turbos. I can deal with coil packs, I can deal with hydraulic lines rotting, suspension pumps failing, and weird electrical faults but heads off a V12 Merc aint happening No keyless entry, no distronic.
Edited by 86DA on Tuesday 6th January 17:33
Good spot on the Keyless and Distronic. Not so bothered about the later, but the former (and therefore the awesome start button on top of the friggin gear selector!) is fairly important.
This is partly the problem. If I'm spending that sort of money I'm expecting perfect in my head, right colour, right spec, lower miles, etc. For £5k-£6k I can compromise because nothing will get close to the performance for the money, at closer to 10k its got much tougher competition, most of all my reluctance to spend that much money on a car (95% of my previous motors have cost less than a grand).
But then I remind myself that these cars were worth more than my parents house back in 03-04...
Looks like Big Motoring World have one of the very few F10 550i's for sale. Looks average spec, and SE trim so looks pretty sober. It should also ride properly.
If my memory is correct this has 400bhp/440lb-ft. So no slouch.
http://www.bigmotoringworld.co.uk/used-cars/bmw-5-...
If my memory is correct this has 400bhp/440lb-ft. So no slouch.
http://www.bigmotoringworld.co.uk/used-cars/bmw-5-...
This looks nice for £10,975. Are these any good?
2008
New Gearbox - as in the newer type
130000 miles
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
2008
New Gearbox - as in the newer type
130000 miles
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
ATM said:
This looks nice for £10,975. Are these any good?
2008
New Gearbox - as in the newer type
130000 miles
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
Looks pretty good at 10 large. That steering wheel looks seriously fat though!2008
New Gearbox - as in the newer type
130000 miles
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Lovely spec, so restrained and it looks mint.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
Bet that quilted leather doesn't come cheap.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
It's got the little blue hybrid badge so everyone knows you're doing your bit.
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