Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 21]

[SimonTheSailor]

Feel a bit sorry for the guy - parting with his dad's car - doesn't realise it's an absolute piece of sh*t !!

[tobinen]

It's a parts car in that state sadly.

[Krikkit]

tobinen said:

It's a parts car in that state sadly.

Are there even any good parts to make it worthwhile? Engine and gearbox aside it's a complete mess.

[ChocolateFrog]

"Beloved"

I'd hate to see what his stuff looks like when it's not cherished.

[ChocolateFrog]

A quick Fb search brought this up, first link.

About a 1/3rd cheaper. OP says it's got a gearbox leak and that's the reason for sale.



Edit MOT history suggests it's had a circa 100k haircut, ouch.

Edited by ChocolateFrog on Wednesday 29th March 10:38

[StescoG66]

Crook said:

Oh, and I mentioned this the other day but I’m still very unhappy. The search for a new barge begins…



Such a waste of an excellent car.

Nasty..... at least you are ok though

What happened?

[StescoG66]

Crook said:

Oh, and I mentioned this the other day but I’m still very unhappy. The search for a new barge begins…



Such a waste of an excellent car.

Nasty..... at least you are ok though

What happened?

[Hereward]

Krikkit said:

tobinen said:

It's a parts car in that state sadly.

Are there even any good parts to make it worthwhile? Engine and gearbox aside it's a complete mess.

It's properly farked, innit.

As ever the presence of P6000 tyres serves as a fairly reliable early warning sign.

[tobinen]

It's that day for the CL today

Chatting to the garage and it's had the new brake test rollers installed. No more ignoring a lazy handbrake - the results go straight to DLVA electronically.

[anonymous-user]

tobinen said:

Easy answer - just use this thread and ignore the rest, Shirley?

That is the easy answer, although that takes a degree of discipline that I don't possess.

I'm pretty disheartened by what's happening to my "hobby" of st cars and enthusiastic driving generally, but PH at large has become a community that I really don't want to be a part of any more, it might as well be the "Daily Express" forum for the miserable, angry, intolerant, insecure, entitled, closed minded, and belligerent attitude of 80% of the posters, and their complete lack of real knowledge or enthusiasm for cars and driving.

It serves to reinforce every single negative stereotype about people who are "into cars", and I just don't need that in what is supposedly recreational time. The straw that broke the camels back was a recent series of interactions that all descended into a thoroughly tedious time wasting interactions with the sort of people I've worked tirelessly to have no contact with throughout my life. Time to nope out, same as I have done with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and all the other Castles of dom that the 21st century has wrought.

[anonymous-user]

I am so very tempted by one of these. More than four cylinders powered by the correct fuel, within thread budget and not silver, black or grey.



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404214430385?hash=item5...

[anonymous-user]

Hereward said:

As ever the presence of P6000 tyres serves as a fairly reliable early warning sign.

Of a 180 degree spin on a slightly damp arrow straight road at 15MPH in my experience.

[anonymous-user]

You wait for ages for one to come along, then......



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125836578725?hash=item1...

[Krikkit]

Wulf Sternhammer said:

I am so very tempted by one of these. More than four cylinders powered by the correct fuel, within thread budget and not silver, black or grey.



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404214430385?hash=item5...

That looks bloody lovely. Our former threadist r129 had a lovely one of these in green and it looked like a fabulous way to travel.

[tobinen]

stickleback123 said:

That is the easy answer, although that takes a degree of discipline that I don't possess.

I'm pretty disheartened by what's happening to my "hobby" of st cars and enthusiastic driving generally, but PH at large has become a community that I really don't want to be a part of any more, it might as well be the "Daily Express" forum for the miserable, angry, intolerant, insecure, entitled, closed minded, and belligerent attitude of 80% of the posters, and their complete lack of real knowledge or enthusiasm for cars and driving.

It serves to reinforce every single negative stereotype about people who are "into cars", and I just don't need that in what is supposedly recreational time. The straw that broke the camels back was a recent series of interactions that all descended into a thoroughly tedious time wasting interactions with the sort of people I've worked tirelessly to have no contact with throughout my life. Time to nope out, same as I have done with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and all the other Castles of dom that the 21st century has wrought.

Agreed on the soshal meeja - I binned FB ages ago and do not miss it one jot. I am on LinkedIn somewhere but I only created that when I was made redundant.

I think I know to what you refer on the tedious interactions. Some odd folk about and I stopped reading it. Flogging a dead horse.

[tobinen]

Krikkit said:

Wulf Sternhammer said:

I am so very tempted by one of these. More than four cylinders powered by the correct fuel, within thread budget and not silver, black or grey.



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404214430385?hash=item5...

That looks bloody lovely. Our former threadist r129 had a lovely one of these in green and it looked like a fabulous way to travel.

Lovely. Cruise as well. Worth the price all day I'd say

[21st Century Man]

stickleback123 said:

and all the other Castles of dom that the 21st century has wrought.

[B'stard Child]

stickleback123 said:

Hereward said:

As ever the presence of P6000 tyres serves as a fairly reliable early warning sign.

Of a 180 degree spin on a slightly damp arrow straight road at 15MPH in my experience.

Never found them an issue on a barge - over the years I've run them on loads of Senators/Carltons in both Heather-mills-matics and Spanish waiters as well as BMW 740 E38

Small car like a horrid little hatchback with an asthmatic four pot of a soul destroying capacity - 100% agree - absofkinglutely lethal

[anonymous-user]

B'stard Child said:

Never found them an issue on a barge - over the years I've run them on loads of Senators/Carltons in both Heather-mills-matics and Spanish waiters as well as BMW 740 E38

Small car like a horrid little hatchback with an asthmatic four pot of a soul destroying capacity - 100% agree - absofkinglutely lethal

Same experience - they were fine on a V70 T5, absolutely "would buy again" fine, but were, without the slightest exaggeration, lethally dangerous on an NA MX5.

[E90_M3Ross]

Krikkit said:

Wulf Sternhammer said:

I am so very tempted by one of these. More than four cylinders powered by the correct fuel, within thread budget and not silver, black or grey.



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404214430385?hash=item5...

That looks bloody lovely. Our former threadist r129 had a lovely one of these in green and it looked like a fabulous way to travel.

He still has it, doesn't he?