LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

CharlieCroker

Kaiser D wrote: »

Well I'm a bit weird.

Small, basic-looking wheels look well on big cars imo.

The size wouldn't worry me too much as long as they're 17's Or up but those particular wheels are shocking.

unkel

colm_mcm wrote: »

A manual S type 3.0 is only 0.3 of a second slower to 60mph than a 4.0 auto.

Only on paper...

The manual only gets there in the hands of a professional Jaguar driver, wrecking the clutch in the process. The manual gets there driven by anyones granny. All day every day just as long as she just puts her foot down

bear1

Quite soon it will become law in Poland that right hand drive cars can be registered so I'd be expecting even more cars to be exported out of Ireland.
Especially if there is a refund to be had.

Sobanek

bear1 wrote: »

Quite soon it will become law in Poland that right hand drive cars can be registered so I'd be expecting even more cars to be exported out of Ireland.
Especially if there is a refund to be had.

This would finally mean LHD cars would drop in price. An E60 520i is almost €8k!

unkel

Bigus wrote: »

Have you guys noticed how the number of luxobarges for sale shrinked? There's barely any E65s, A8s, LS430s or even X350 XJs for sale at a decent price.
There's transporter loads of them gone to the uk every week, not to mention Moldova, Georgia, Russia, Nigeria, Poland , Latvia , for export.

I'm not surprised. Bought my low mileage E60 2.2l 520i when it was 9 years old for €4k. Best mate is thinking of getting one in the Netherlands. Looking at €9k. In Germany they seem to be priced at more again at about €11-12k

For bigger engined and bigger cars (the likes of the cars you mention), the difference is greater again. Our loss, their win tbh to see all these marvellous cars going and to see all those little boxes of sh1te (Kia, Hyundai and the like) coming in :mad:

Esel

unkel wrote: »

Only on paper...

The manual only gets there in the hands of a professional Jaguar driver, wrecking the clutch in the process. The auto gets there driven by anyones granny. All day every day just as long as she just puts her foot down

FYP

bear1

Sobanek wrote: »

This would finally mean LHD cars would drop in price. An E60 520i is almost €8k!

Yeah the prices are ridiculous.
The S40 I have in Poland would cost in the region of 3k (where it is registered already and not still on German export plates) whereas I paid bangernomics money for it in Ireland - +-700e
I imagine it will take some time for the prices to start coming down though and it could be a while before the average Irish buyer realises that they could charge more for exporting.
I also hope that Ireland will adopt a German style export system which would make it absolutely fantastic.

Sobanek

bear1 wrote: »

Yeah the prices are ridiculous.
The S40 I have in Poland would cost in the region of 3k (where it is registered already and not still on German export plates) whereas I paid bangernomics money for it in Ireland - +-700e
I imagine it will take some time for the prices to start coming down though and it could be a while before the average Irish buyer realises that they could charge more for exporting.
I also hope that Ireland will adopt a German style export system which would make it absolutely fantastic.

My friend's 1999 Passat TDI was 9,500 PLN (€2,200) - he paid that much in July :eek:
(At least truly accident-free, decent spec and REAL mileage)

bear1

Sobanek wrote: »

My friend's 1999 Passat TDI was 9,500 PLN (€2,200) - he paid that much in July :eek:
(At least truly accident-free, decent spec and REAL mileage)

I actually went around looking today (nothing to do) at cars around Warsaw.
There was a 2005 Honda Accord cdti for 46,000PLN, didn't even have heated seats and one tyre was bald. That's near enough 11,000EUR!
There was a 2006 Lexus IS220d as well that was 50,000PLN, shocking.

Sobanek

bear1 wrote: »

I actually went around looking today (nothing to do) at cars around Warsaw.
There was a 2005 Honda Accord cdti for 46,000PLN, didn't even have heated seats and one tyre was bald. That's near enough 11,000EUR!
There was a 2006 Lexus IS220d as well that was 50,000PLN, shocking.

Ouch. But then, show me a 2008 Focus 1.8 TDCI for €4,250 here Newer cars are somehow cheaper (2011 520d was 91k PLN last time I checked anyway).

By the way - there might be a 2004 745i for sale soon - saw my neighbour taking pictures of his one

Eireann81

'95 CL500: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s500-coupe/6342480

bear1

Eireann81 wrote: »

'95 CL500: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s500-coupe/6342480

Probably the ugliest Mercedes around.
Still it's a bargain!

numorouno

bear1 wrote: »

Probably the ugliest Mercedes around.
Still it's a bargain!

3pm to 6am! night owl selling obviously!

rovoagho

bear1 wrote: »

Probably the ugliest Mercedes around.

You are so wrong. It's a bit boxy, granted, but it puts some of the last gen stuff to shame.

ShadowHearth

Eireann81 wrote: »

'95 CL500: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s500-coupe/6342480

I want that! I which i could talk in misses to sell one car, then change remaining one in to luxo barge.

bear1

rovoagho wrote: »

You are so wrong. It's a bit boxy, granted, but it puts some of the last gen stuff to shame.

Tis only but an opinion

L-M

bear1 wrote: »

Probably the ugliest Mercedes around.
Still it's a bargain!

I'd say it would look fantastic with the normal Sclass front, can't understand where they got the idea of those lights from, or from whom they were ok'd.

mickdw

I dont know. Its just not a good design full stop.

Matt Simis

rovoagho wrote: »

You are so wrong. It's a bit boxy, granted, but it puts some of the last gen stuff to shame.

Hmm, I wasnt a fan of the last gen Merc but that early 90s gen is horrendous. The old W126 era beforehand looked vastly nicer and in some ways more modern. The W140 looks like a robot designed it, not an element of organic flow to it.

JJJJNR

100% agree, my all time fav merc is the W126, absolutely stunning, esp the 560 SEL in coming to America.

JJJJNR

Gigggggggiiddyy

Sobanek

JJJJNR wrote: »

Gigggggggiiddyy

Nice set of newer AMG wheels, SEC grille, paint it black and it would be a great luxo

Truckermal

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/audi-s8-97-4-2-v8-first-1-500/6381774


Cheap or a heap???

ofcork

Limerick man wrote: »

I'd say it would look fantastic with the normal Sclass front, can't understand where they got the idea of those lights from, or from whom they were ok'd.

Im the opposite I don't think the w140 grille or lights would suit it at all,they really were poorly designed compared to what came before and after.

Big Nasty

Truckermal wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/audi-s8-97-4-2-v8-first-1-500/6381774


Cheap or a heap???

Ads gone Mal.

Truckermal

Big Nasty wrote: »

Ads gone Mal.

Jesus that was quick it was a 97 S8 for 1250!!

lomb

Sobanek wrote: »

Nice set of newer AMG wheels, SEC grille, paint it black and it would be a great luxo

Needs vintage tax otherwise its useless. Roll on a few years and all these nice Mercs and SECs are going to be in this band:)

thecomedian

Truckermal wrote: »

Jesus that was quick it was a 97 S8 for 1250!!

It went up last night at 11pm. I tried to call him a few times today but couldn't get him, when I did he had someone with him.
From what I hear it was clean someone got a cheap car imo.

L-M

JJJJNR wrote: »

100% agree, my all time fav merc is the W126, absolutely stunning, esp the 560 SEL in coming to America.

"Your royal shlong is clean..."

That's rich!

And yes, I am quoting the photo, as it deserves it.

Truckermal

thecomedian wrote: »

It went up last night at 11pm. I tried to call him a few times today but couldn't get him, when I did he had someone with him.
From what I hear it was clean someone got a cheap car imo.

Bummer!!!

I actually seen the link on Autostadt too..