LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

cadaliac · 21-09-2014 07:33AM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

I don't like that model, kindof falls between two categories for me. If I wanted a high tax luxo-lexus I'd want the ls430 with probably the world's quietest v8. If I wanted one for fun driving I'd want an IS200 and mod it up.

There is a market there alright. I like 'em, not as costly to run as big sister, yet a silky smooth 3l on tap. Discreet and luxurious inside, there is some great value gs 's about. Mainly because of the high tax. The IS is just that bit more mainstream.
When paying high tax it's easy to say you should go for the v8 but there are extra costs involved in fueling extra clynders, as you know.
If the price is right and you pick up a good one, they make a nice luxobarge imo.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 21-09-2014 07:41AM

cadaliac wrote: »

There is a market there alright. I like 'em, not as costly to run as big sister, yet a silky smooth 3l on tap. Discreet and luxurious inside, there is some great value gs 's about. Mainly because of the high tax. The IS is just that bit more mainstream.
When paying high tax it's easy to say you should go for the v8 but there are extra costs involved in fueling extra clynders, as you know.
If the price is right and you pick up a good one, they make a nice luxobarge imo.

I do indeed, I've a v8 and a v6(albeit a twin turbo) outside sure.

There isn't normally more than a couple of mpg involved between 8 and 6 cylinder engines in a similar weighted vehicle. Indeed on a longer cruise I've found that the 8pot does similar to the 6pot.

Certainly for the €1809 rate I would want 8 cylinders minimum. At the €1494 rate that's not really normal, most v8 engines are over 3.0 liters. I guess I struggle to see the attraction to a car that is somewhat of a luxobarge but is trumped in the stakes by its stablemate, the ls430. However there's a price for everything, and at the right money the 6pot can find a home :P

CianRyan · 21-09-2014 11:05AM

I was unconvinced as to the GS until I sat in one.
The cabin bridged the gap between luxury and sports perfectly, didn't drive it though, it was in a scrap yard.

If I wanted one though, I import a Toyota Aristo from Japan. Same car just better bits, two turbos and a six speed box.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 21-09-2014 11:20AM

CianRyan wrote: »

I was unconvinced as to the GS until I sat in one.
The cabin bridged the gap between luxury and sports perfectly, didn't drive it though, it was in a scrap yard.

If I wanted one though, I import a Toyota Aristo from Japan. Same car just better bits, two turbos and a six speed box.

Yes!
Saw one for sale a while back (before the Big Bird purchase..), should have at least gone to see it.

CianRyan · 21-09-2014 11:32AM

Sad because no Aristo, happy that the name has stuck.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 21-09-2014 11:34AM

CianRyan wrote: »

Sad because no Aristo, happy that the name has stuck.

Herself doesn't like it. But I do, and that's all that matters.

Big Bird is landing on Saturday. Much laying down of rubber around meath will follow.

simplybam · 21-09-2014 11:40AM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Of course it does.

Lexii never did it for me though.

^ that - just an over-priced Toyota, really

wilford · 21-09-2014 11:42AM

I'm going to be in the market for a gs shortly would an import aristo make more sense?
looking to spend about 8k max.

CianRyan · 21-09-2014 11:45AM

wilford wrote: »

I'm going to be in the market for a gs shortly would an import aristo make more sense?
looking to spend about 8k max.

They generally have better spec, there's a few importers in Ireland that could help you with your search.
We have a thread dedicated to importing from Japan too.

And Lexus being an overpriced Toyota?
Shows how little you know of either brand.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 21-09-2014 11:47AM

simplybam wrote: »

^ that - just an over-priced Toyota, really

Personal abuse should be allowed to riposte this crap tbh

kupus · 21-09-2014 06:06PM

simplybam wrote: »

^ that - just an over-priced Toyota, really

It looks to me you havent a clue what you are talking about.

porsche959 · 21-09-2014 06:25PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Thats prime candidate for LPG and/or commercial conversion IMO.
Nice looking car and surprisingly cheap.
Are we really that opposed to petrol powered 3 liter cars as a nation? I knew it was bad but a top spec 05 awd legacy for sub 1500??

I'd say it's fairly priced tbh. As Big Nasty says it falls between stools. Subarus are terminally unfashionable anyway, Impreza excepted. The butt of Rubberbandits' jokes and so on.

mullingar · 21-09-2014 08:27PM

Sobanek wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs300-sport/7485618

I think these cross the Luxobarge territory... What do you think?
AFAIK they all come with Heated & Ventilated Seats as standard :eek:

Just an FYI, these have direct injection so LPG won't be an option.

mullingar · 21-09-2014 08:50PM

Aristo 's only came in the Mk1 + Mk2 shape GS300 from 93-97 & 98-05. There were two versions, the standard 2JZ-GE 3.0 non-turbo which was rebranded as the Lexus GS300 and the bonkers 2JZ-GTE 3.0 twin turbo for the JDM market only so had a Toyota badge.

The main difference between the Mk1 and Mk2 2JZ engines was the addition of vvti

The 2JZ-GTE engine was so good Toyota put it into the Mk4 Supra.

The 2JZ-GTE is a very easy swap into a GS300 as Toyota used the same wiring looms

daRobot · 21-09-2014 09:52PM

mullingar wrote: »

Just an FYI, these have direct injection so LPG won't be an option.

Direct Injection can be done now, with Prins 5th Generation 'LiquiMax' systems.

It actually doesn't even use a 20% mix of petrol as some systems did for direct injections, it's 100% running on gas.

Quite pricey compared to a standard setup, however.

porsche959 · 22-09-2014 06:45PM

Saw a lovely 1998 750i V12 in the Merrion centre. Wonder if they post here.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 23-09-2014 07:08AM

porsche959 wrote: »

Saw a lovely 1998 750i V12 in the Merrion centre. Wonder if they post here.

If not perhaps they should!

BnB · 25-09-2014 10:17AM

Probably a bit flakey to call this a Luxobarge - But still, I'm strangely drawn to it.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-patrol-3-0-d-elegance-7-seater/7727995

Ed Winchester · 25-09-2014 10:22AM

BnB wrote: »

Probably a bit flakey to call this a Luxobarge - But still, I'm strangely drawn to it.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-patrol-3-0-d-elegance-7-seater/7727995

POA does my bleedin head in!

Do people who put POA on an actually want to sell their cars??

unkel · 25-09-2014 10:34AM

BnB wrote: »

Probably a bit flakey to call this a Luxobarge - But still, I'm strangely drawn to it.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/nissan-patrol-3-0-d-elegance-7-seater/7727995

Is that your best effort, really?

That yoke was last NCTd over 3 years ago :rolleyes:

And don't get me started about posting cars here that do not have an asking price :rolleyes:

BnB · 25-09-2014 10:37AM

Just rang for the asking price. It's €12.5k

Maybe if it was half that it would be worth looking at.

I'd still love it though.

unkel · 25-09-2014 10:57AM

BnB wrote: »

Just rang for the asking price. It's €12.5k

No wonder they didn't publish that

Meridian Motors - the premium sourcing specialist?

Perhaps they should have sourced a buyer first. Or perhaps they didn't way overpay to get that yoke and are just chancing their arm with that price. Good luck with that.

bear1 · 25-09-2014 11:25AM

Just to clarify regarding the NCT on the jeep, it expired in July 2013.
12.5k for a jeep that has not been NCT'd for over a year is just madness.
The fact it's being posted in the luxobarge thread is a cracker

Now these are luxobarges!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s350-03-auto-new-nct-like-new/6985658

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s320-2001/7673554

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s500-lwb-full-spec/7340645

I love this one!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/chrome-mercedes-s350-for-sale/7689861

Now this is something so unusual I actually think it looks fantastic! I'd never buy it but I have to admire the work done to it.

unkel · 25-09-2014 11:35AM

bear1 wrote: »

12.5k for a jeep that has not been NCT'd for over a year

See my post. It has not been tested for over 3 years!

bear1 · 25-09-2014 11:37AM

unkel wrote: »

See my post. It has not been tested for over 3 years!

Got ya, misread the NCT website.

Eric Cartman · 25-09-2014 11:46AM

That patrol has been on donedeal a few times before . Points to note : Quite odd that somebody spring for the wood trim pack, leather and wood wheel , yet not an auto box or navigation.

Also no way the mileage is 58k miles.

unkel · 25-09-2014 11:52AM

I'm normally a fan of understated luxobarges / fast saloons. That said, I love that chrome W220 :cool:

Pity it's the base V6 model though...

BnB · 25-09-2014 12:44PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

That patrol has been on donedeal a few times before . Points to note : Quite odd that somebody spring for the wood trim pack, leather and wood wheel , yet not an auto box or navigation.

Also no way the mileage is 58k miles.

RE the lack of an Auto box - I wouldn't be that puzzled by that. Rightly or wrongly a lot of Irish people still prefer a manual.

RE it being on donedeal before - Do you know how much they looked for it at the time ?

bear1 · 25-09-2014 12:46PM

BnB wrote: »

RE the lack of an Auto box - I wouldn't be that puzzled by that. Rightly or wrongly a lot of Irish people still prefer a manual.

RE it being on donedeal before - Do you know how much they looked for it at the time ?

Would it matter? As Unkel pointed out it has been off the road for over 3 years.
Has to be a reason for that.

kupus · 25-09-2014 12:58PM

Is the SClass merc prone to electrical gremlins.

Reason I ask is I was waiting in a car park and guy had one and when he was entering into it, all the windows went down and sunroof popped up, he started fiddlig around with buttons and sunroof went down while windows went up and down,
Id say he was the guts of ten minutes fiddling around with it, he got all the windows up eventually but he couldnt seem to get the sunroof to pop down. He walked off and didnt look a happy chappie.

LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

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