Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 21]

Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 21]

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king arthur

5,604 posts

248 months

Yesterday (23:07)
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Bear-n said:
You say that like none of us have been there!

Makes a terrible ad, but doesn't necessarily make it a terrible car.
No but running it for 15,000 miles with a misfire probably does.

martynr

802 posts

161 months

Yesterday (23:09)
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Bear-n said:
martynr said:
It is quite clear why it is cheap. Not that it has no MOT, but the current owner took no notice to faults as long as it drove to point B in his life. Wow.
You say that like none of us have been there!

Makes a terrible ad, but doesn't necessarily make it a terrible car.
Never hehe

The vehicle can be ruined by the owner and not itself unfortunately.

The owner probably replaced it with a micra so he could afford to maintain it biggrin

E90_M3Ross

32,289 posts

199 months

BenS94 said:
Bear-n said:
martynr said:
It is quite clear why it is cheap. Not that it has no MOT, but the current owner took no notice to faults as long as it drove to point B in his life. Wow.
You say that like none of us have been there!

Makes a terrible ad, but doesn't necessarily make it a terrible car.
It's definitely a terrible car.
Agree. Maybe I'm in the minority but if my car develops a fault I get it looked at ASAP, depending on the fault. If, for example, it's like my memory function seat buttons weren't working (as on the Lexus LS460!!) then no big deal, but if there's anything remotely more significant such as engine, gearbox, suspension, brakes etc etc it gets looked at ASAP. I like to think my cars have been good examples as I look after them.

pneumothorax

1,070 posts

218 months

Mikedknight said:
I’m finding the idea of this Cayenne Turbo really exciting I clearly have a mental condition of some kind.

I could park it in the garage next to my 124 cabrio purchased on a whim thanks to this thread. I probably should get rid of that before I buy a broken cayenne.
Deal, I'll have your 124 cab, you can have my Blackpool Illuminations dash Cayenne (sold as seen) and we are done.

Is it gold?

tobinen

8,776 posts

132 months

Den Den

111 posts

6 months

Nice, one nought too many for my budget though

pneumothorax

1,070 posts

218 months

I love a 124 and I am sure this is a lovely car but I would deffo want to know where he got that paint work, it sounds very reasonable

"Full respray costing £3000"


Crook

6,131 posts

211 months

tobinen said:
Stunning

Crook

6,131 posts

211 months

Bonefish Blues

23,003 posts

210 months

Yes please thank you very much.

Crook

6,131 posts

211 months

It's alarmingly close to me and since the A6 was written off by some censored kid taking the front off earlier this week furious I need to see what the insurance company offer me.

I mean, how ruinous can a 5.2l V10 estate car actually be? scratchchin

Macron

8,200 posts

153 months

Crook said:
Does anyone actually believe these are not just bought for fk all, wound right back, and some incomprehensible gibberish merely copied to some freshly printed eBay paperwork before they make their way here?

No I’m not saying that specific example has been clocked, I would have no idea. I simply struggle to believe there are so many mint cars that come all the way here for a premium without issue.

There is a thread somewhere with a chap tracking his E-class coupe (I think it was), which was exported having been “mileage adjusted” between his parting with it and a fresh advert. It is a thing.

Krikkit

25,379 posts

168 months

Macron said:
Crook said:
Does anyone actually believe these are not just bought for fk all, wound right back, and some incomprehensible gibberish merely copied to some freshly printed eBay paperwork before they make their way here?

No I’m not saying that specific example has been clocked, I would have no idea. I simply struggle to believe there are so many mint cars that come all the way here for a premium without issue.

There is a thread somewhere with a chap tracking his E-class coupe (I think it was), which was exported having been “mileage adjusted” between his parting with it and a fresh advert. It is a thing.
I suppose it depends how minty it is if you go and look at it - a clocked car will be easy to sniff out with supposedly such low mileage. It's a Japanese import too so not unheard of for such low mileage.

Crook

6,131 posts

211 months

Macron said:
Crook said:
Does anyone actually believe these are not just bought for fk all, wound right back, and some incomprehensible gibberish merely copied to some freshly printed eBay paperwork before they make their way here?

No I’m not saying that specific example has been clocked, I would have no idea. I simply struggle to believe there are so many mint cars that come all the way here for a premium without issue.

There is a thread somewhere with a chap tracking his E-class coupe (I think it was), which was exported having been “mileage adjusted” between his parting with it and a fresh advert. It is a thing.
I don't doubt that happens. I think with any purchase of an imported car particularly one where the low mileage is a feature it's a buy on condition - ignore the dashboard and get a good inspection and warranty.

I do think that Japan is a bit like Jersey, not only that they start with the same letter but that there are a lot of high value cars washing around not doing an awful lot. I say this with the authority of someone who has watched some episodes of Bergerac and a few Japanese movies.

SpeckledJim

30,439 posts

240 months

Crook said:
Macron said:
Crook said:
Does anyone actually believe these are not just bought for fk all, wound right back, and some incomprehensible gibberish merely copied to some freshly printed eBay paperwork before they make their way here?

No I’m not saying that specific example has been clocked, I would have no idea. I simply struggle to believe there are so many mint cars that come all the way here for a premium without issue.

There is a thread somewhere with a chap tracking his E-class coupe (I think it was), which was exported having been “mileage adjusted” between his parting with it and a fresh advert. It is a thing.
I don't doubt that happens. I think with any purchase of an imported car particularly one where the low mileage is a feature it's a buy on condition - ignore the dashboard and get a good inspection and warranty.

I do think that Japan is a bit like Jersey, not only that they start with the same letter but that there are a lot of high value cars washing around not doing an awful lot. I say this with the authority of someone who has watched some episodes of Bergerac and a few Japanese movies.
I get the impression that the typical Japanese barge owner is a very proper person indeed. Not a man to leave a pollen filter in place for nine years, lest he bring disgrace to the spiritual door of his forefathers.

Whereas Jersey Barger is more likely a effete dodgy accountant or a fackin-fackin Cockney gangster with a frankly slapdash attitude to allergen control.

Macron

8,200 posts

153 months

Crook said:
some episodes of Bergerac
A classic riff, reproducible by any 11 year old with a guitar.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f4j-Jyb5vMA