LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

California Dreamer · 28-07-2020 07:42AM

I Was VB wrote: »

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.

What price did it start at?

Eric Cartman · 28-07-2020 08:58AM

traco wrote: »

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.

theres 310,000km on it, possibly more now.

Idbatterim · 28-07-2020 09:07AM

traco wrote: »

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.

This gave me a good laugh! Ive been given the finger and wanker gesture from the haters, its things like this , that make paying the running costs worthwhile

Mostly its people admiring the car though , had one lad at a cross roads in rathfarnham , bowing down to it repeatedly, like he was worshipping it, infront of it at a packed cross roads

Then the time the gf was in the car saw a load of lads looking in at multi lane lightcontrolled roundabout , initially she thought they were checking her out... she should have known better

I Was VB · 28-07-2020 04:49PM

Lwb, electric rear seats, nct’d and taxed

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25499818

€3900.

Eric Cartman · 28-07-2020 05:52PM

got myself an official iPod kit for 43 quid from Lithuania. Does anyone know a merc specialist around Dublin who has the tools to code it in for me ?

ooter · 30-07-2020 02:39PM

Slightly over €5k but would appreciate any feedback on this car from the knowledgeable folk on here, seems too good to be true.
21,000 miles in 6 years?
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-panda-2014/25490175

ohnonotgmail · 30-07-2020 02:45PM

ooter wrote: »

Slightly over €5k but would appreciate any feedback on this car from the knowledgeable folk on here, seems too good to be true.
21,000 miles in 6 years?
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-panda-2014/25490175

I'm not sure i would describe it as a luxobarge but the mileage might be genuine. it doesnt look like it has done a lot of miles. I would be looking at the service history stamps to confirm it.

as an aside does anybody know what the City button in pic 9 does? does it sharpen up the steering?
ETA: i really should have googled it first. It lightens the steering to make parking easier. nice idea.

Kilboor · 30-07-2020 02:48PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

I'm not sure i would describe it as a luxobarge but the mileage might be genuine. it doesnt look like it has done a lot of miles. I would be looking at the service history stamps to confirm it.

as an aside does anybody know what the City button in pic 9 does? does it sharpen up the steering?
ETA: i really should have googled it first. It lightens the steering to make parking easier. nice idea.

Makes the steering lighter for easier parking...

I think Eric Cartman should have waited and picked up this Fiat Panda instead. Luxobarge pick of the year.

eringobragh · 30-07-2020 02:50PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

got myself an official iPod kit for 43 quid from Lithuania. Does anyone know a merc specialist around Dublin who has the tools to code it in for me ?

Probably a good time to visit aliexpress & get the cloned main dealer diagnostics, MBstar or whatever...save you a lot of heartache down the road.

Got the Honda HDS main dealer diag there and its great for pinning down faults.

traco · 30-07-2020 02:50PM

Kilboor wrote: »

Makes the steering lighter for easier parking...

I think Eric Cartman should have waited and picked up this Fiat Panda instead. Luxobarge pick of the year.

He could have put it in the boot as a spare??

I Was VB · 30-07-2020 07:53PM

Do you still have my old W220, traco? Having sellers remorse lately of barges that I sold.

traco · 30-07-2020 09:47PM

Still have it in storage. Turned the key in it a few weeks ago and fired no bother, settled down and ran smooth. I let her fully warm up and get some charge into the battery. Insurance is transferred to the W221 which I will put on the road on September 01 for 3 months as the Boxster is coming off at end of August.

Don't know what to do with the W220 to be honest. I love the way it wafts around so may use it for Dec, Jan and Feb. NCT is out on it also because of lockdown and SORN'd so i should address that.

Juggling insurance and tax really messes up multi car ownership in this country.

I Was VB · 31-07-2020 12:11AM

traco wrote: »

Still have it in storage. Turned the key in it a few weeks ago and fired no bother, settled down and ran smooth. I let her fully warm up and get some charge into the battery. Insurance is transferred to the W221 which I will put on the road on September 01 for 3 months as the Boxster is coming off at end of August.

Don't know what to do with the W220 to be honest. I love the way it wafts around so may use it for Dec, Jan and Feb. NCT is out on it also because of lockdown and SORN'd so i should address that.

Juggling insurance and tax really messes up multi car ownership in this country.

It’s a great example of a w220, herself loved it too which is a surprise, she’s not impressed with the 740, or as she calls it “the grizwald mobile”

Voodoomelon · 06-08-2020 07:02PM

Some chancer in front of me today, thought he owned the road! :pac:

bear1 · 06-08-2020 11:28PM

Ah that bollocks

Typical Merc driver tbh, indicator being the exception.

b.c · 08-08-2020 11:42PM

Pass anything except a petrol station &#55357;&#56397;

Duke O Smiley · 09-08-2020 02:54PM

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-740i-automatic/25600186

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740i with low miles and NCT til next year for €2950

Truckermal · 09-08-2020 04:56PM

It's fairly rough though especially the interior!

Midnight_EG · 09-08-2020 04:58PM

That's a Naas Rd Autos kinda car

Eric Cartman · 09-08-2020 04:58PM

silver outside on grey interior has to be the most awful combo I've seen.

spec is alright but jaysus the colour combo.

CharlieCroker · 09-08-2020 06:10PM

Truckermal wrote: »

It's fairly rough though especially the interior!

Everything about that ad seems wrong. Terrible description, dirty interior/exterior, rubbish on the ground, pictures taken down the back of the Lidl carpark.

It screams of being run on a shoestring.

A wash and Hoover, pics taken in a nice location (surely he could've driven 15 minutes up to the Phoenix Park or over to Dalkey) and a proper description would make it vastly more sellable

the_syco · 09-08-2020 06:52PM

CharlieCroker wrote: »

A wash and Hoover, pics taken in a nice location (surely he could've driven 15 minutes up to the Phoenix Park or over to Dalkey) and a proper description would make it vastly more sellable

Agreed. Trash in the front & back, and saying "full option" doesn't say much. Lack of a shot of the dash always hits me as suspicious.

bazz26 · 09-08-2020 07:28PM

I see John the seller of the 740i and 10 other cars must be sharing his forecourt with Lidl.

Eric Cartman · 11-08-2020 01:55AM

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25603894

What scam is being pulled here for 636 tax.

Nexo · 11-08-2020 06:45AM

It’s down as a 1.8 engine on the VLC ðŸ˜‚

Nexo · 11-08-2020 06:46AM

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25617376

California Dreamer · 11-08-2020 06:50AM

The wheels, aaaggghhh my eyes!!!!

I Was VB · 11-08-2020 08:20AM

Nexo wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/25617376

Needing some engine work, the asking price is what it would be worth fixed.

Padre_Pio · 11-08-2020 02:09PM

I Was VB wrote: »

Needing some engine work, the asking price is what it would be worth fixed.

That quilted floor.. :eek::eek:

KevRossi · 11-08-2020 02:23PM

Padre_Pio wrote: »

That quilted floor.. :eek::eek:

Saw that alright. Seller says it's a Limo, the flooring looks like a clip in covering to protect the original carpet, which isn't a bad thing.

The wheels don't look too bad IMO, either way, they are easily swapped. The rear lights look shlt IMO.

Either way, I wouldn't have the cojones to touch that unless a mechanic I know could fully diagnose the problem and assure me that spending X amount of Euro's would fix it permamently.

I'll be selling the Lexus soon and was looking at E65 and W221's. But the more I look at them, the more I think of getting a pre-'96 W140 with a V8. Just easier to diagnose and fix. Of course, you could get lucky as with Eric C and get something really nice, but I like fiddling with them myself.

LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

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