LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

Tea drinker · 21-07-2020 10:07PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

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.

Wear well, fantastic looking machine!
Is there any options under the type of connection - both in the car menu and the phone menu? Maybe BT audio works but needs the phone function enabled?

BonnieSituation · 21-07-2020 11:01PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

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.

Congratulations and well wear!

Gonna miss this wee saga. Delighted you got what you wanted in the end. Seems it's always out there waiting on ya.

I Was VB · 22-07-2020 03:04AM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

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.

Beauty!! Best of luck with it!

cadaliac · 22-07-2020 08:21AM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

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.

Beautiful machine. Well Wear Eric.
Keep us posted on the phone and any modifications or updates also.

Voodoomelon · 22-07-2020 09:21AM

Good man, best of luck with it! Some value. I've done it before myself, sink a pile of money into a car and then sell it a few months later. Makes no sense but sometimes it just happens. How does the V8 run, I think the miles was 155k ish?

22-07-2020 09:58AM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

.............. 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. ..............

Splendid, the €10k spend in the last 12 months along with the tax being bought in one lump was indicative that someone with a few quid was the owner and that it was looked after. Wonderful buy. Happy and safe motoring with it.

GavMan · 22-07-2020 10:24AM

Congrats. Lovely motor. Lots of presence. Are the alloys peeling though in your pic? Rear near side? Or is it the light?

Will you leave it stock or do anything with it?

Eric Cartman · 22-07-2020 11:21AM

GavMan wrote: »

Congrats. Lovely motor. Lots of presence. Are the alloys peeling though in your pic? Rear near side? Or is it the light?

Will you leave it stock or do anything with it?

Fridge is on order
I have just discovered ambient lighting trims are available for it
A factory ipod kid and aux will be installed
Need to locate one of those mercedes bluetooth modules that clips in the armrest compartment.

Duke O Smiley · 22-07-2020 11:21AM

Are the rear seats perforated? Retrofit rear cooling?

Eric Cartman · 22-07-2020 11:25AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Are the rear seats perforated? Retrofit rear cooling?

They are, I am contemplating this but itll be bottom of the list, sounds and fridge are first.

Edit - rear blind and bluetooth fixed now ðŸ˜‚ , simple bits

selectamatic · 22-07-2020 11:53AM

Fair play to ya Eric and best of luck with it.

We're gonna need an updated Cartman fleet picture soon, it surely looks even more like a senior mafia members get together now.

MAJJ · 22-07-2020 02:46PM

selectamatic wrote: »

Fair play to ya Eric and best of luck with it.

We're gonna need an updated Cartman fleet picture soon, it surely looks even more like a senior mafia members get together now.

It looks and best of luck. Are you going to sit in the front or back !

22-07-2020 06:51PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

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.

So jealous- what a car- what a purchase. Has to rank as one of the best buys of 2020 here. Well wear.

Voodoomelon · 22-07-2020 07:27PM

Just goes to show how full of sh1t we all are. 7 years this is running, how many purchases have we had, 5?

KevRossi · 22-07-2020 08:06PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Just goes to show how full of sh1t we all are. 7 years this is running, how many purchases have we had, 5?

If you count a Lexus RX 400h as a Luxobarge, then it would be 6.

Rows Grower · 22-07-2020 08:20PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Just goes to show how full of sh1t we all are. 7 years this is running, how many purchases have we had, 5?

How many sh1t purchases have been avoided though thanks to this thread?

Midnight_EG · 22-07-2020 09:25PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Just goes to show how full of sh1t we all are. 7 years this is running, how many purchases have we had, 5?

Does going to view one that was in here, and ending up buying the other, count? :pac:

BonnieSituation · 22-07-2020 09:36PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Just goes to show how full of sh1t we all are. 7 years this is running, how many purchases have we had, 5?

We should stick all the successful purchases in the OP.

Midnight_EG · 22-07-2020 09:57PM

BonnieSituation wrote: »

We should stick all the successful purchases in the OP.

If that's the case, myself and Truckermal bought LS460's thanks to this thread :P

And I've turned a few people off some of them in here too thanks to viewing them

Idbatterim · 22-07-2020 10:05PM

Congrats man, youve been very patient. I do barely any driving now, thought is paying max tax rate ridiculous with virtually no driving. But that car is on another planet to anything else , in my opinion, at that budget... Visually it certainly is with amg body kit , alloys and facelift headlights...

My next car , will be a facelift s500 or the 350. There is no comparison in terms of bang for buck in my opinion. The only thing id say wow to is exotic , which would be massively more expensive to own ...

BonnieSituation · 22-07-2020 10:05PM

Midnight_EG wrote: »

If that's the case, myself and Truckermal bought LS460's thanks to this thread :P

And I've turned a few people off some of them in here too thanks to viewing them

I was looking at a LS myself on here last year and insurance increase me short. So it could have been another.

jmreire · 22-07-2020 10:34PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

They are, I am contemplating this but itll be bottom of the list, sounds and fridge are first.

Edit - rear blind and bluetooth fixed now �� , simple bits

Well wear, thats some car for one car !!! Long may you live in it......

For the phone, go into the phone menu and delete the existing phone from the car, and likewise from the phone, Then start the connect set up again, let the bluetooth search and pair. That's what sorts it out in mine anyway when it behaves like yours.. and it has done too in the past.

Mickiemcfist · 23-07-2020 11:12AM

Congrats on purchase, looks gorgeous. What I'd love to know is how much the 10k bills would have cost if you DIY'd them.
My Luxobarge man-maths is thrown off when I hear of 10k bills.

KevRossi · 23-07-2020 11:23AM

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Congrats on purchase, looks gorgeous. What I'd love to know is how much the 10k bills would have cost if you DIY'd them.
My Luxobarge man-maths is thrown off when I hear of 10k bills.

I've a Lexus RX, the sensor for the auto levelling lights went. It's a known fault in them, they go after 12 years or so.

Lexus want €730 (VAT included) to put a new one in. Part was €30 on Ebay and €30 to install it as I didn't have the software for it.

Then there'e the batteries. Used to cost thousands to repair until some guy in Cork put up a detailed method on how to repair them. They are effetively 12 modules and each can be clipped out and replaced. They cost around €40 on Ebay and about 4 hours work to take the boot apart and replace it.

Most common issues now have full instructions on Youtube or various dedicated forums. I'd have no issues picking up another Luxobarge as long as it's about 18 months into its production run.

Time · 23-07-2020 03:00PM

I've been following this thread for a while and am at a stage where a second car that won't do mire than 8k a year is needed. Ye have me all convinced a luxobarge is the way to go.

I Was VB · 25-07-2020 01:50PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25469022

06 W221, LWB, electric rear seats, looks quite well with the black on black, it’s been a Limo since 2013.

€3950.

traco · 27-07-2020 09:20AM

selectamatic wrote: »

Fair play to ya Eric and best of luck with it.

We're gonna need an updated Cartman fleet picture soon, it surely looks even more like a senior mafia members get together now.

Nice - well wear!!

Dumbo will be back on the road Sept 01 so I'm up for a socially distanced barge meet. We can all sit the back and watch the peasants pass by.

I Was VB · 27-07-2020 08:15PM

I Was VB wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25131265

New set of registration plates and a €1750 price increase.

It’s baaaaack

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25490788

It’s made it down to cork now, €4650

This is the 3rd time it’s been on DoneDeal in the space of 6 weeks.

bazz26 · 27-07-2020 08:26PM

That's been passed around by curb side dealers more often than a dose of the clap on student's rag week.

traco · 28-07-2020 07:22AM

He must have a different options list than I have, not poverty spec but not loaded either and that front passenger tyre will need replacing to start.
I can't see the mileage and no mention of turbo / valves being done, oil seals replaced or the fuel line seals. If those jobs were sorted recently then it could be a decent buy.

LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

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