LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

Atlantic Dawn · 15-07-2020 08:47PM

Midnight_EG wrote: »

LS400s regularly sell for under €2500 the last 3-4 years, very consistently. You'd want to be mad in the head to spend that money on a horrible colour as well

I recall some years back a poster here bought one for circa €1000 of the previous facelift model, lovely blue model and he basically stripped the entire interior out to clean down, was mint. This was around the time of the last crash.

selectamatic · 15-07-2020 09:40PM

I'd be thinking its far too dear as well.

Pre 94 ls400's have a fully forged bottom end and are closer to the magic 30 years of age these are the ones that are worth paying strong money for.

I distinctly remember a black 90 G ls400 for sale in Galway on dd for €1000 when I was in college back around the 2012/13 years shame I hadn't a pot to p1ss in at the time.

Duke O Smiley · 15-07-2020 09:46PM

There’s a fella in Dublin with a yard full of them, about twenty if not more. And a heap of GS’ too. He went around buying them up when they were going for buttons a few years ago. A classic tax early LS would be the dream.

selectamatic · 15-07-2020 09:54PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

There’s a fella in Dublin with a yard full of them, about twenty if not more. And a heap of GS’ too. He went around buying them up when they were going for buttons a few years ago. A classic tax early LS would be the dream.

1st gen gs300 will definitely be worth a nice bit same story with the over engineered bottom end too.

L-M · 15-07-2020 10:15PM

Augeo wrote: »

I completely missed this burn!

An Ri rua · 16-07-2020 08:25AM

L-M wrote: »

I completely missed this burn!

Gonna have to take your word for it. Best bet is Micksgarage for lubricants.

16-07-2020 08:38AM

Rows Grower wrote: »

Vintage tax in 10 years time.

It’ll cost you 18 grand in tax until then if it’s still roadworthy.

Apologies, I thought it was a 1990 for some reason....... asking price is looney anyway as said by a few.

Duke O Smiley · 20-07-2020 02:47PM

Eric Cartman to the luxobarge front desk please..

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-mercedes-s500-lwbnew-nct-03-21/25387930

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Original Irish S500 LWB, all important heated and cooled seats, night vision, NCT til March 2021, €5950

Looks like a lovely car for the money.

20-07-2020 03:22PM

Approx 15k / kms per annum for last 3 years....... Just had over €10,000 spent on it in the past year.....

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Midnight_EG · 20-07-2020 04:41PM

Jesus christ that interior is absolutely horrendous though

Rows Grower · 20-07-2020 04:48PM

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Jesus christ that interior is absolutely horrendous though

One man's food is another man's poison, I actually think it's one of the nicer ones I've seen posted on here.

I don't get the importance some people place on a car having heated seats, the wife has them in her 12 year old Civic and they are very rarely used if at all. To be honest I rarely adjust any heating or air conditioning in any car or van I drive, if it's warm I open a window.

Atlantic Dawn · 20-07-2020 05:59PM

Augeo wrote: »

Approx 15k / kms per annum for last 3 years....... Just had over €10,000 spent on it in the past year.....

Out of interest where would that kind of bill be coming from? Are we talking a big job like gearbox or engine replacement? Next big items I can think of would be Air Suspension pump(s) (€4k?), AC compressor (€2-3k?), 4 premium tyres (€1k). What I am wondering really is would the jobs needed for that €10k have been nice to have fixes or essentials for safety and to pass NCT?

I Was VB · 20-07-2020 06:11PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Eric Cartman to the luxobarge front desk please..

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-mercedes-s500-lwbnew-nct-03-21/25387930

Original Irish S500 LWB, important heated and cooled seats, night vision, NCT til March 2021, €5950

Looks like a lovely car for the money.

One of the nicest interiors I’ve seen on a W221 in a long time. Always refreshing to see a years tax paid in full too, gives ya some insight that it hasn’t been run on a shoestring.

Eric Cartman · 20-07-2020 06:47PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Eric Cartman to the luxobarge front desk please..

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2006-mercedes-s500-lwbnew-nct-03-21/25387930

Original Irish S500 LWB, all important heated and cooled seats, night vision, NCT til March 2021, €5950

Looks like a lovely car for the money.

off to see it tomorrow. Rear cooled and the fridge is all its missing but I can deal.

Edit : I have located a fridge.

I Was VB · 20-07-2020 08:17PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25423972

Lwb, heated seats but no mention of cooled seats.

German plates and gimpy car mats always warning signs though.

Eric Cartman · 20-07-2020 08:20PM

I Was VB wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25423972

Lwb, heated seats but no mention of cooled seats.

German plates and gimpy car mats always warning signs though.

the seat belt beep evader in the front worries me the most.

Seats aren't cooled but are heated, steering wheel has been re-covered / replaced from that eBay shop selling hundred quid 'leather' wheels.

Midnight_EG · 20-07-2020 08:24PM

I Was VB wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25423972

Lwb, heated seats but no mention of cooled seats.

German plates and gimpy car mats always warning signs though.

Nevermind, that interior is even worse

Top Dog · 20-07-2020 08:24PM

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Jesus christ that interior is absolutely horrendous though

Can't say I agree. Besides the steering wheel looking a bit grubby, it's like a big comfortable sofa.

20-07-2020 08:27PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

off to see it tomorrow. Rear cooled and the fridge is all its missing but I can deal.

Edit : I have located a fridge.

Just had over €10,000 spent on it in the past year.

Would love to know just what they spent 10k on in one year :eek:

I Was VB · 20-07-2020 08:30PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

the seat belt beep evader in the front worries me the most.

Seats aren't cooled but are heated, steering wheel has been re-covered / replaced from that eBay shop selling hundred quid 'leather' wheels.

Good spot, car is clearly been driven by a knuckle dragger.

Eric Cartman · 20-07-2020 08:30PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Just had over €10,000 spent on it in the past year.

Would love to know just what they spent 10k on in one year :eek:

if it was a mechanic taking the piss then it could be anything, but if its a full refresh of the air suspension system I can see it being 10k worth of work.

theoneeyedman · 20-07-2020 08:58PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

if it was a mechanic taking the piss then it could be anything, but if its a full refresh of the air suspension system I can see it being 10k worth of work.

What am I missing, why would you spend 10k on a car, only to sell it for 5.5/6k?

Top Dog · 20-07-2020 09:06PM

theoneeyedman wrote: »

What am I missing, why would you spend 10k on a car, only to sell it for 5.5/6k?

How long is a piece of string? It could be anything. Not intending on selling when the work was done, but lost job because Covid? Owner passed away? Need money fast for something else? It could be absolutely anything to be fair.

Lurching · 21-07-2020 08:43AM

theoneeyedman wrote: »

What am I missing, why would you spend 10k on a car, only to sell it for 5.5/6k?

The real question is: why would someone spend €10k on a car that's only worth €5-6k?

Eric Cartman · 21-07-2020 09:00AM

Lurching wrote: »

The real question is: why would someone spend €10k on a car that's only worth €5-6k?

all will be revealed, id imagine its a series of bills for 1-2k and the owner noticed after 4-5 times and said 'fcuk it I'm trading it in'

it equally could mean it has another 5k worth of work needed to make it perfect or perhaps everythings done thinking they'd recoup some of the value of that work and it just hasn't happened.

21-07-2020 10:06AM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Out of interest where would that kind of bill be coming from? Are we talking a big job like gearbox or engine replacement? Next big items I can think of would be Air Suspension pump(s) (€4k?), AC compressor (€2-3k?), 4 premium tyres (€1k). What I am wondering really is would the jobs needed for that €10k have been nice to have fixes or essentials for safety and to pass NCT?

A full service with tyres, discs & pads all round with a few ARBs etc etc could come to €3k without too much being wrong to start with

Idbatterim · 21-07-2020 02:00PM

Lovely spec on tbat merc. Id throw on facelift lights and amg alloys and body kit...

Eric Cartman · 21-07-2020 08:48PM

https://imgur.com/a/0X6Hy77

We have a winner.

So the 10k was 3 invoices, 4k, 3k and 2.5k

Its had new brakes , new air shocks, arms and bushings in the last 10 months.

1 owner car from new , traded in on the 1st of july to MSL where it was always looked after including the above work, owned by an older man who bought a new S class.

Paintwork has a few marks, one of the rear window blinds needs fixing. Wheels need a refurb.

Anyone idea how to pair my phone, it finds it in the bluetooth menu and pairs but says ‘no phone connected’ after .

Very happy with it.

KevRossi · 21-07-2020 08:54PM

Class. Love it when a plan comes together.

Well wear.

Padre_Pio · 21-07-2020 09:48PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

https://imgur.com/a/0X6Hy77
Anyone idea how to pair my phone, it finds it in the bluetooth menu and pairs but says ‘no phone connected’ after .

Very happy with it.

Ah yeh, happy I didn't go for it. Can't be doing without Bluetooth.

*jealous...:D:D

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