Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 22]
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macron said:
Rate beastie. The bohemian's Cossie...MightyBadger said:
...also might have managed to rejig family's car insurance so that we now have all four cars insured on individual policies for less than we were paying for a two car multicar...go figure. This means, if the quotes are accurate, I can and will keep my 150k mile mini for tip runs, dog walking and all of the stuff it currently does. This makes me irrationally and inordinately happy as I've had it 7 years and had hope to take it past 200k...hope to get all that sorted tomorrow; it may also be an idea to have 'a spare car' for when the inevitable happens with ze German... CRZ and Audi cheapest quotes were Tesco and that was me with zero no claims due to being a named driver on the multicar forever!! biggbn said:
Fast Bug said:
That looks great! Colour suits it really well 
I didn't notice the colour till I saw it in the sun. It is a bit of a chameleon!! Edited by biggbn on Thursday 16th July 19:46
Bear-n said:
biggbn said:
Very pleased for you. It will probably f
k you over at some point, but right now what a thing to buy for that money - congrats! k you over...
biggbn said:
Thanks all. I only put £50 in it and it wafted 135 miles home showing just shy of 50mpg on computer. Now, I'm a 60mph max guy, Captain Slow, but even if that is over exaggerating, its still pretty frugal although it takes a hit going through towns. Bit of a rattle over bumpy roads but I knew that, everything works, air con a little slow to come in, maybe needs a re gas but icy cold once settled. Interior is immaculate, gearbox smooth, its now 'retired' and will spend the remainder of its life trundling back and forward to Dundee and will likely never see the far side of 60mph again.
I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
Congratulations, it looks great. I wholly respect and understand your “retirement’ and trundling comments, and I’ll admit to knowing nothing about Audi diesel engines, but I suggest giving it an occasional workout, even if it’s only booting it hard as you join the A90 (?) before reaching the first average speed camera. My wife is a pootler in her S211 E320CDI and I have to take it out and “clear the pipes” now and again; we have had it almost since new, and that was the advice of the mobile MB mechanic when it went into limp mode while under warranty. It’s now reached 185k miles, and while I’ve been dismayed at the amount of sooty muck in its innards when I have worked on it, it continues run happily. I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
StescoG66 said:
biggbn said:
No lover of Audi s here, but that it well smart. Understated, Elegant and classy. Well done and enjoy it Stegel said:
biggbn said:
Thanks all. I only put £50 in it and it wafted 135 miles home showing just shy of 50mpg on computer. Now, I'm a 60mph max guy, Captain Slow, but even if that is over exaggerating, its still pretty frugal although it takes a hit going through towns. Bit of a rattle over bumpy roads but I knew that, everything works, air con a little slow to come in, maybe needs a re gas but icy cold once settled. Interior is immaculate, gearbox smooth, its now 'retired' and will spend the remainder of its life trundling back and forward to Dundee and will likely never see the far side of 60mph again.
I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
Congratulations, it looks great. I wholly respect and understand your retirement and trundling comments, and I ll admit to knowing nothing about Audi diesel engines, but I suggest giving it an occasional workout, even if it s only booting it hard as you join the A90 (?) before reaching the first average speed camera. My wife is a pootler in her S211 E320CDI and I have to take it out and clear the pipes now and again; we have had it almost since new, and that was the advice of the mobile MB mechanic when it went into limp mode while under warranty. It s now reached 185k miles, and while I ve been dismayed at the amount of sooty muck in its innards when I have worked on it, it continues run happily. I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
fair point...I'm sure my foot will sink to the carpet occasionally...for the muted V6 noise if nothing else. It's rather quiet here for a Friday - This one is the same colour as my current vehicle, but it would be slightly quicker and thirstier (traffic permitting).
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202606113...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202606113...
https://ebay.io/m/gaLq3H
Citroën C6 exclusive. £2k.
https://ebay.io/m/a4TMgg
2011 V60 T6, 300+ bhp £3,295.
https://ebay.io/m/I49d7o
Anyone excited by the A8 could put a bit in for this VW Phaeton equivalent currently around the £1,500 mark.
Citroën C6 exclusive. £2k.
https://ebay.io/m/a4TMgg
2011 V60 T6, 300+ bhp £3,295.
https://ebay.io/m/I49d7o
Anyone excited by the A8 could put a bit in for this VW Phaeton equivalent currently around the £1,500 mark.
Edited by BlueMR2 on Saturday 18th July 02:51
Just wanted to add my congratulations on a car well bought.
But echo the comment re a foot to the floor clear out - find a long hill too if you can; I had my FiL’s old Seat Toledo Sport 150 all the red letters which he drove in a very sedate way and it was a lot happier post WOT / long hill ascents.
Still miss that car.
But echo the comment re a foot to the floor clear out - find a long hill too if you can; I had my FiL’s old Seat Toledo Sport 150 all the red letters which he drove in a very sedate way and it was a lot happier post WOT / long hill ascents.
Still miss that car.
BlueMR2 said:
https://ebay.io/m/gaLq3H
Citroën C6 exclusive. £2k.
https://ebay.io/m/a4TMgg
2011 V60 T6, 300+ bhp £3,295.
https://ebay.io/m/I49d7o
Anyone excited by the A8 could put a bit in for this VW Phaeton equivalent currently around the £1,500 mark.
I looked at Phaetons before the Audi but much preferred the Audi interior. Some of the Phaetons and A8s have a bit of an 'old man' interior. Mine is the Sport (poverty?) model and has, I think, nicer seats. Citroën C6 exclusive. £2k.
https://ebay.io/m/a4TMgg
2011 V60 T6, 300+ bhp £3,295.
https://ebay.io/m/I49d7o
Anyone excited by the A8 could put a bit in for this VW Phaeton equivalent currently around the £1,500 mark.
Edited by BlueMR2 on Saturday 18th July 02:51
Crook said:
Just wanted to add my congratulations on a car well bought.
But echo the comment re a foot to the floor clear out - find a long hill too if you can; I had my FiL s old Seat Toledo Sport 150 all the red letters which he drove in a very sedate way and it was a lot happier post WOT / long hill ascents.
Still miss that car.
But echo the comment re a foot to the floor clear out - find a long hill too if you can; I had my FiL s old Seat Toledo Sport 150 all the red letters which he drove in a very sedate way and it was a lot happier post WOT / long hill ascents.
Still miss that car.
Pablo16v said:
Thought I'd take a look at the details of that Volvo as I'm a sucker for quick estates, and although it was MOT'd in March it hasn't been taxed for over 2 years despite doing 6k miles in that time. I guess the owner got fed up paying it. £760/yr.
Interesting, the tax due date was 3 days after the last V5 release.I wonder if the purchaser thought the seller was going to sort the tax for them (paid them for it) but it wasn’t done, doesn’t explain the 2nd year though. You don’t want to buy it and be retrospectively charged for 2 years road tax (£1,500
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