LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

Sobanek

Well, since we got the Bangernomics and Fixer upper threads, why not do a luxobarge thread?

Luxobarge requirements:
Price: Max €5k (updated by moderator)
Tax: Irrelevant




http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4894312

1998 Lexus IS 400. 4.0 V8 280hp. All yours for €1,795.
No mention of NCT though


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4979433

2002 BMW 735i. A tiny bit over budget, but definitely yours for under €4k.
And it's freshly NCTed.

Big Nasty

There were separate Luxo and Banger threads for a spell a while back - didn't work and it all got put together again, kinda like Humpty Dumpty.

Matt Simis

MCMLXXV wrote: »

There were separate Luxo and Banger threads for a spell a while back - didn't work and it all got put together again, kinda like Humpty Dumpty.

I preferred the separate threads.. there is a big difference between the bangernomics Scooby I bought and the luxobarge 740i I bought (forsale soon probably). Pricing is one thing; I think the under EUR4k bracket is perfect but whatever is given away at under 1k sure isnt luxurious. Class of car is the other, which speaks for itself.

lomb

Those 7s look very cheap. Whats the catch? Why isnt evryone driving them in the UK where tax is low? What kind of realistic mpg would one get?

Big Nasty

lomb wrote: »

Those 7s look very cheap. Whats the catch?

The E65? They're fugly!

Matt Simis

lomb wrote: »

Those 7s look very cheap. Whats the catch? Why isnt evryone driving them in the UK where tax is low? What kind of realistic mpg would one get?

Most people consider them the E38's younger but uglier and less reliable sibling. MPG varies per engine, you can get them in a 730d format.. but eww diesel in 7 series (and also another mark against reliability). Get LPG if you want cheap running costs, the boot in both the E38 and E65 is masssssive.

Sobanek

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4337960

Fair bit of NCT left, €3,250 for a 2002 Jaguar XJ8...

Nforce

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/5058893

BMW 840Ci with loads of test, should come within budget with a little haggling.

rovoagho

Those wheels are criminal.

mike65

The 8 series is criminal! (though I'm not as appalled now as I was when they were new)

166man

mike65 wrote: »

The 8 series is criminal! (though I'm not as appalled now as I was when they were new)

:eek::eek:

mike65

I thought it was ugly as sin, slab sided monster. The back end is still a horror, the truncated style can work but doesn't on this car.

Max Power1

mike65 wrote: »

The 8 series is criminal! (though I'm not as appalled now as I was when they were new)

Heresy!

850csi being one of my Euromillions cars I must take offence!

rovoagho

mike65 wrote: »

The 8 series is criminal! (though I'm not as appalled now as I was when they were new)

Ordinarily I'd say each to their own, but this is simply incorrect!

scamalert

couple years back there were loads of complaints about 735i,to say the least they didn't produce them long afterwards,there was a show fifth gear or something,where a guy couldn't get his car out for more then couple days before something stopped working,most of it was to do with inside electronics,phone not working and many other issues that had no end to it,Also its one of the ugliest bmw fronts ever made just horrible lights

porsche959

MCMLXXV wrote: »

The E65? They're fugly!

Yep. They were suffering horrendous depreciation even pre-recession.

porsche959

mike65 wrote: »

I thought it was ugly as sin, slab sided monster. The back end is still a horror, the truncated style can work but doesn't on this car.

Car magazine would have agreed with you, I remember they gave it an awful doing when it first came out, saying it was the wrong kind of car for the more environmentally conscious '90s. I also remember Clarkson comparing it unfavourably to the Ferrari 348 in Performance Car magazine (now defunct).

In Ireland these cars were rare as hens' teeth when they first came out, remember seeing Ben Dunne's 850 then Frank Keane's yellow one around the same time, then I didn't see one for years.

rovoagho

I'd gladly part with both testicles for Matt Simis' CSi. Penis too, sure I'd never need it again.

Matt Simis

rovoagho wrote: »

I'd gladly part with both testicles for Matt Simis' CSi. Penis too, sure I'd never need it again.

Not sure why you think I want your man bits though..

Just for you Mike65



The CSi version isnt a luxobarge though.


To the point of the thread, two 540i's, one a cheap drift car (swap for "smoke machine"!?):

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5067197
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5116145

Yakuza

^^If you ever want to sell the 850, you've got your "half in a lake" shots sorted. ^^

Just kidding, awesome car brah

Eric Cartman

Yakuza wrote: »

^^If you ever want to sell the 850, you've got your "half in a lake" shots sorted. ^^

Just kidding, awesome car brah

nobody ever 'wants' to sell an 850.

rovoagho

Matt Simis wrote: »

Not sure why you think I want your man bits though..

Ah now I didn't say I'd give them to you. To charity perhaps.

THall04

Handy runabout for under 4 grand

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/7-Series/750I-AUT/15513404585277300/advert?channel=CARS

Eric Cartman

THall04 wrote: »

Handy runabout for under 4 grand

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/7-Series/750I-AUT/15513404585277300/advert?channel=CARS

that car has been on ads on carzone/donedeal for more than a year, either the market really is that bad or that car is hiding some problems.

rocky

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5168266

_Kaiser_

Eric Cartman wrote: »

that car has been on ads on carzone/donedeal for more than a year, either the market really is that bad or that car is hiding some problems.

15 year old 5.4L petrol BMW? Not surprising really in a market obsessed with "new" and "diesel" and "less than 2L/cheap tax"

Eric Cartman

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

15 year old 5.4L petrol BMW? Not surprising really in a market obsessed with "new" and "diesel" and "less than 2L/cheap tax"

Id gladly take it for 1500 quid, but not nearly 4k , if it was 00-01 (final run , post facelift with xenons and nav) It would almost be worth the money in my book though.

Matt Simis

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Id gladly take it for 1500 quid, but not nearly 4k , if it was 00-01 (final run , post facelift with xenons and nav) It would almost be worth the money in my book though.

Yeah a 750i is nice, but its not worth the premium they are gunning for.

Eric Cartman

Matt Simis wrote: »

Yeah a 750i is nice, but its not worth the premium they are gunning for.

not when you consider the 740i remapped is faster and cheaper to maintain 1/2 the ECU's and 4 less plugs/coils to contend with. The V12 is a lovely block in the 850 but cant be justified in the 7 series for me.

Top Dog

rocky wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5168266

Ah heyor! This is only page 2 of the thread and already its getting like bangernomics where a money limit is set, and people insist on blowing that out of the water :rolleyes:

Someone asking €5400 is not going to drop below €4k in a hurry!

Sobanek

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5076268

Merc S500 with fresh NCT... All yours for €3,750.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4876966

1998 740i. I know the car, and it was in decent nick last year (it's been a while). Probably would be able to take it away for €2k.

ShadowHearth

I have to admit, checking this thread after each bump makes me a happy panda.

I REALLY want my next car as a luxo barge.

Sobanek

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I have to admit, checking this thread after each bump makes me a happy panda.

I REALLY want my next car as a luxo barge.

I'm honestly having second thoughts about the 645ci
I've always been a fan of the 7 Series

rocky

Top Dog wrote: »

Ah heyor! This is only page 2 of the thread and already its getting like bangernomics where a money limit is set, and people insist on blowing that out of the water :rolleyes:

Someone asking €5400 is not going to drop below €4k in a hurry!

Ah I was under the impression it's 5k

E320 for 2.5k:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5168918

Max Power1

I'm thinking that my next car (having just bought my current e60, it will be a few years :P) will have to be an e39 m5.

It is one of those cars that I just cant not own at one point in my life. Kind of like the man-love that the top gear brigade have for Alfa's, I have for m5's. (And a few other cars but that's another story).

To think, they might be in the "luxonomics" thread in a couple of years time:eek:

rocky

I thought the same about the e39 M5, then I got to look at a few e39s (not M5s) and just couldn't warm up to the interior. I ended up with an E60 which I think is miles ahead interior wise and still looks fresh in MSport.

01 S-Type 1100
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/5147074

rovoagho

rocky wrote: »

I thought the same about the e39 M5, then I got to look at a few e39s (not M5s) and just couldn't warm up to the interior. I ended up with an E60 which I think is miles ahead interior wise and still looks fresh in MSport.

If interiors is all you're into then fair enough, but comparing an E39 M5 and an E60 MSport is like comparing a duck to a shed.

Nforce

Yet another Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggg..





http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4978545

Barely run in,new timing chain but NCT almost due

serious3

i've just bought a luxobarge, 2003 S-type jaaaag! tested till april next year, 105,000 on the clock with a wallet full of reciepts, all for the princely sum of €1400, its the way to go in my opinion

Sobanek

serious3 wrote: »

i've just bought a luxobarge, 2003 S-type jaaaag! tested till april next year, 105,000 on the clock with a wallet full of reciepts, all for the princely sum of €1400, its the way to go in my opinion

Congrats! Any pics?

mike65

Trouble with a Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag is that you then have to buy some golf clubs! Not to mention a white cloth cap with tartan trim.

serious3

Sobanek wrote: »

Congrats! Any pics?

when the boss gets in i'll take a couple and throw them up

rocky

rovoagho wrote: »

If interiors is all you're into then fair enough, but comparing an E39 M5 and an E60 MSport is like comparing a duck to a shed.

If you say so... they both have M badges tho...

Matt Simis

rocky wrote: »

If you say so... they both have M badges tho...

So whats your E60 M5 like then, good sound out of the 10pot?

rocky

Nah, couldn't live with the range... only getting 18 mpg as it is ...

Sobanek

18 mpg out of 507hp is 28hp per mpg
Compare that to 30mpg and 218hp = 7hp per mpg.

What the hell am I on about?

rovoagho

rocky wrote: »

If you say so... they both have M badges tho...

There's a fairly hefty difference between an M badge and an M5 badge.

There's nothing wrong with MSport cars, I would've bought an MSport E39 525i if I could have found one when I downgraded because of the recession. But again, it's not in the same class as an M5. It's not even in the ballpark.

Matt Simis

rocky wrote: »

Nah, couldn't live with the range... only getting 18 mpg as it is ...

Did you buy the 545i in the end? Even so, you must be doing short urban trips, thats abnormally low MPG otherwise (on Combined or what have you).

rocky

I got a 530i, economy improved with the higher temperatures (getting 22.6mpg if I'm very gentle on the go pedal), but it was around 18 mpg over winter. Short trips, 5 miles in the morning, 1 mile in the evening... Not too bothered about mpg though... but they should have a bigger tank, especially the M5.

rovoagho

I agree with Matt, that seems very low. I used to get low to mid 20s on my early noughties 4.4l V8, mixed. Even urban I rarely went that low.

serious3

Sobanek wrote: »

Congrats! Any pics?

here you go