LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

bear1 · 23-11-2017 10:41PM

Need more details, budget, co2 or cc?
I think the a8 above would do just fine

bazz26 · 23-11-2017 10:46PM

If it's the 2.7 in the XJ then I'd tend to avoid as they can be woefully troublesome. The later 3.0 litre is much more reliable.

Bigus · 23-11-2017 10:48PM

griffin100 wrote: »

Probably a question for a thread in the main forum (but if I ask it there someone will suggest buying a skoda), but does anyone here run a barge and do high mileage? I'm about to pull the trigger on an XJ diesel and I do 33k miles per year. Am I mad????

A mate of mine brought in a 2013 XJ from the UK ,however it was irritating his bad back so he sold it after 1 week (he was lucky to break even by selling to a trader for cost inc vrt which was about 7 k below irish market price ) and he bought a Lexus 450 H hybrid 2014 instead which he's delighted so far with after 6 months.

Afaik, He's getting 44 mpg in the 450 H and we all know it'll be hyper reliable.

griffin100 · 23-11-2017 11:04PM

Thanks for the quick comments. It's a 2007 XJ 2.7 (x358). 100k mikes and full JSH with the major jobs done (cam belt, wishbones). Currently in the UK.

I can live with the ridiculouslt high tax, then fuel costs are ok, it's the practicability of running a barge that has me slightly worried. I'm allowing €1500 a year for maintenance, but not sure if that's too optimistic.

I do like A8's but I've always wanted an older shape jag (and my mate has a 161 A8). Don't want to hijack the thread so think I'll open a new thread.

Voodoomelon · 24-11-2017 12:55AM

€1500 a year is about right. Ive driven about 10k miles a year for the last 9 years in a 728i and 740Li and have never really spent more than about 500 a year in parts/servicing on average, granted I service myself, tyres aren't included in that. Tyres will likely be your biggest single cost.

commited · 24-11-2017 03:26PM

Bigus wrote: »

A mate of mine brought in a 2013 XJ from the UK ,however it was irritating his bad back so he sold it after 1 week (he was lucky to break even by selling to a trader for cost inc vrt which was about 7 k below irish market price ) and he bought a Lexus 450 H hybrid 2014 instead which he's delighted so far with after 6 months.

Afaik, He's getting 44 mpg in the 450 H and we all know it'll be hyper reliable.

Did he buy the black 450H for sale recently? I was trying to push the old man towards that!

Truckermal · 24-11-2017 04:38PM

commited wrote: »

Did he buy the black 450H for sale recently? I was trying to push the old man towards that!

That was 2012..

Duke O Smiley · 24-11-2017 07:06PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-460-nct-10-2019/17255462

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Worth stretching the budget a bit?

frozenfrozen · 24-11-2017 07:13PM

"No more text offers in the middle of the night if you don't mind"

Truckermal · 24-11-2017 07:24PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-460-nct-10-2019/17255462

Worth stretching the budget a bit?

No it's not that's the one Swinford Motors had advertised at 6K then after driving 3.5 hours to see it he wanted 9.5K..:mad:

Anyway the alloys are scuffed badly and it's being painted a few times badly may I add!

Big miles too compared to my 05 GS so I was not prepared to buy a car with more mileage.

Jesus that salesman was a pompous pr1ck....

frozenfrozen · 24-11-2017 07:42PM

deserves to rot on their forecourt for that kind of feck acting

Truckermal · 24-11-2017 07:45PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

deserves to rot on their forecourt for that kind of feck acting

The guy selling it now a part time trader by the looks of it was not the seller I spoke to!

mullingar · 24-11-2017 08:14PM

That ls460 probably ended up in a trade auction somewhere for 3k.

Atlantic Dawn · 25-11-2017 12:09PM

Truckermal wrote: »

No it's not that's the one Swinford Motors had advertised at 6K then after driving 3.5 hours to see it he wanted 9.5K..:mad:

Anyway the alloys are scuffed badly and it's being painted a few times badly may I add!

Big miles too compared to my 05 GS so I was not prepared to buy a car with more mileage.

Jesus that salesman was a pompous pr1ck....

Yes I spotted this for sale back when it was €6k, it then went no price for a number of weeks/months, I thought it was the same one in that ad but wasn't 100% sure. Odd carry on from a Toyota main dealer.

fonecrusher1 · 25-11-2017 01:39PM

Truckermal wrote: »

No it's not that's the one Swinford Motors had advertised at 6K then after driving 3.5 hours to see it he wanted 9.5K..:mad:

Wow really? What a scumbag. Is there any way to report that sort of sneaky, underhanded stuff?

Truckermal · 25-11-2017 01:44PM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Wow really? What a scumbag. Is there any way to report that sort of sneaky, underhanded stuff?

Post it on Board's!

Funnily enough as Mullingar said they probably sold it to that trader for a lot less in the finish which makes me happy, I was more than willing to pay 6K for it. Also I landed up in my own car so he surely knew I didn't mind high tax etc etc.

If I landed in a Micra or some Sh1tbox he would have some excuse for acting the maggot.

ofcork · 25-11-2017 07:25PM

Tivoli motors have a 05 GS 300 for 2950 saw on fb today.

Greybottle · 25-11-2017 08:40PM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Wow really? What a scumbag. Is there any way to report that sort of sneaky, underhanded stuff?

Sadly, it's not against the law to do that. Even if you offered him the €9,500 he doesn't have to accept it. The law of contract isn't anywhere near black & white.

acronym Chilli · 26-11-2017 08:01AM

Greybottle wrote: »

Sadly, it's not against the law to do that. Even if you offered him the €9,500 he doesn't have to accept it. The law of contract isn't anywhere near black & white.

In fairness it is actually fairly clear.
IANAL... But...
If I offer you a contract and you accept, I am now bound.
However, when item is offered for sale (including in shops) that is not counted as such an offer. The offer is the moment when the buyer offers to buy.

But the behaviour in this case is just antisocial nonsense and deserves social punishment more than legal! (And nice to see he probably suffered commercially)

Truckermal · 27-11-2017 08:03PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-460-nct-10-2019/17255462

Worth stretching the budget a bit?

http://www.adverts.ie/14304974

On Adverts for a different price.......

bazz26 · 27-11-2017 08:06PM

Seems to be passed around more times than the clap.:D

Duke O Smiley · 30-11-2017 01:01AM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-460/17376565

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Bit over budget & big-ish miles but maybe worth a look (they don't up for sale often enough to dismiss without a physical look imo)

@Truckermal...?

Truckermal · 30-11-2017 06:13AM

I didn't find the 460 really really better than my own but if I was to change it would be a 600HL I reckon..

I guess I'm stuck with my own too as the market is dead for them..

Duke O Smiley · 01-12-2017 11:07PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2007-lexus-gs450h-executive-tax-10-18/17393326

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Tidy looking 07 GS450h with private tax till 10/18 €4950

Blazer · 02-12-2017 04:49AM

that disc is taxed till 10/2018.
Nice but why sell a car that you've literally just spent €1809 to tax.

Duke O Smiley · 02-12-2017 06:07AM

Sorry, I should have said 10/18.

People's circumstances often change, I wouldn't be worried about a car with such long tax.

Truckermal · 02-12-2017 08:05AM

That 460 that Swinford Motors had was sold to a trader in Dublin for 5.5K and they told me to duck off offering 6.5K and that was months ago!

mickdw · 02-12-2017 11:54AM

Maybe they knew they had money to spend to retail it. On the other hand, I see dealers more often than not letting stuff sit for months due to being about 2k over priced continually, dropping price all the time but 2k above market for months and months

mickdw · 02-12-2017 11:54AM

Duplicate post

Truckermal · 02-12-2017 02:01PM

mickdw wrote: »

Maybe they knew they had money to spend to retail it. On the other hand, I see dealers more often than not letting stuff sit for months due to being about 2k over priced continually, dropping price all the time but 2k above market for months and months

I told them it was a out the door job and they would never see me again.. Anyway 5.5K is all they are worth.

LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

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