LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

Furzy · 26-05-2015 10:55PM

Here's a proper one (maybe the one OfCork was getting):

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9499008

astraj · 27-05-2015 09:57PM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-cl500-for-sale-swap/9428405?offset=3

No mention of test.

bear1 · 27-05-2015 10:08PM

Nicely takes photos of the reg being obscured. Looks well though.

Brasso · 28-05-2015 09:02PM

Older one here but these S8s are really cool imo.

punisher5112 · 28-05-2015 09:11PM

Brasso wrote: »

Older one here but these S8s are really cool imo.

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Padraig Mor · 28-05-2015 09:28PM

unkel wrote: »

Just 38k miles :eek:

Asking €4,550 but that does include €600 tax left on the car if we take the sellers word for it (reg blanked)

Linky to it

I'd probably be pretty tempted if something like this came along my way sometime next year...

Seats have been changed in that I reckon. It's got controls for comfort seats (including extremely rare ventilation) - but no comfort seats!

Idbatterim · 29-05-2015 09:51AM

E4495 for this 750 LI, which is being put through nct....

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/bmw/7-series/used-2005-bmw-7-series-750-750li-dublin-fpa-201521233527274

daRobot · 29-05-2015 10:06AM

Furzy wrote: »

Here's a proper one (maybe the one OfCork was getting):

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9499008

Those 20" final edition alloys are worth about 1200-1500 aswell, so that looks to be be well priced.

RyanMGF · 29-05-2015 11:46PM

That bronze A8 is absolutely hideous. Fake rotors, crappy DRLs, plastic caliper covers, Audi logos everywhere on the inside... Ew, gross.

Absolutely superb cars though when not raped like that one, I spent a few days driving this and it was fantastic.

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Brasso · 29-05-2015 11:56PM

RyanMGF wrote: »

That bronze A8 is absolutely hideous. Fake rotors, crappy DRLs, plastic caliper covers, Audi logos everywhere on the inside... Ew, gross.

Absolutely superb cars though when not raped like that one, I spent a few days driving this and it was fantastic.

That one looks lovely, classy and understated. What engine was in it?

RyanMGF · 30-05-2015 12:06AM

3.0 TDI. Adequate power especially when they're remapped but the 4.2 TDI is a beast.

unkel · 31-05-2015 09:32PM

For anyone liking that A8 3.0 TDI, from the same company, here's a same year, also a bit outside of budget, Phaeton with the same engine

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Looks like a big Passat, but it is actually a hand built Bentley underneath :cool:

Pity it's not a V8 petrol though, I'd be very tempted

Duke O Smiley · 31-05-2015 09:39PM

Love them but it would want to be a damn sight cheaper than an A8 before I'd consider one

26000 Elephants · 31-05-2015 09:58PM

unkel wrote: »

Looks like a big Passat, but it is actually a hand built Bentley underneath :cool:

Built in the town that used to build the trabant....

RyanMGF · 01-06-2015 03:48AM

Those Phaetons are handsome cars.

One thing about them is that they're extremely heavy - the 3.0 TDI weighs over 2200kg as opposed to just over 1800kg for a 3.0 TDI A8.

mullingar · 01-06-2015 07:56AM

The phaeton's biggest problem is the vw badge.

Anyone who wants to buy a premium brand luxury car is not going to buy a VW.

beertons · 01-06-2015 02:04PM

How come it's so much heavier?

Brasso · 01-06-2015 02:13PM

beertons wrote: »

How come it's so much heavier?

Steel construction of the frame I think, where it's all aluminium in the A8. I think it might have been built with 'solidty' in mind too, as opposed to say handling or effciency. And it really is the same car as the Bentley it's built on, and that was powered exclusivly by a turbocharged W12 engine so weight didn't matter as much.
I seen a W12 one for sale on autotrader in the UK, but it had a towbar which I thought looked a bit odd on a flagship 12 cylinder luxury car.

SpannerMonkey · 01-06-2015 03:22PM

Idbatterim wrote: »

E4495 for this 750 LI, which is being put through nct....

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/bmw/7-series/used-2005-bmw-7-series-750-750li-dublin-fpa-201521233527274

are these really gone this cheap now ?? :eek:

166man · 01-06-2015 04:17PM

Furzy wrote: »

Here's a proper one (maybe the one OfCork was getting):

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9499008

I'd be extremely tempted by the likes of that.

Buy @5k, gey it assessed and spend a few €k on it, say €2k even getting a few bits, (it's obviously going to need the odd bit here and there) then throw six months tax on it.

That amount of car, tested, taxed and insured for €8k ish is staggering.

Red Kev · 01-06-2015 04:42PM

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Built in the town that used to build the trabant....

Chassis is built and painted in Zwickau, the car is assembled in Dresden. Bentley chassis is also built and painted in Zwickau but sent to the UK for assembly. Some Bentley's are assembled in Dresden if production needs it.

You can visit the factory in Dresden, well worth it IMO. Factory was a new build in the city centre and to reduce the amount of trucks in the city centre they converted trams to carry parts across the city.

beertons wrote: »

How come it's so much heavier?

When it was launched it had a steel chassis with a bigger emphasis on torsional rigidity, 4WD and air suspension as standard, more extras as well compared to a standard A8.

E38 with 6 months NCT for €2600. Seem to be rising slowly in price and/or getting rare. Don't like the alloys myself but there's plenty of nice second hand ones available.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/e38-individual/8906703?offset=1

Brasso · 01-06-2015 09:19PM

Aluminium XJ6, claims FSH too which is nice.

tossy · 02-06-2015 11:57AM

The Phaeton hasn't aged well at all inside. It would be the A8 all day for me.

Black_Knight · 02-06-2015 12:36PM

tossy wrote: »

The Phaeton hasn't aged well at all inside. It would be the A8 all day for me.

Buttons, display, seats etc look fine to me. Though that "wood" looks awful. Not sure what you could do with it... gloss black?

Nforce · 02-06-2015 01:13PM

Had a look at a few XJ6's recently and a lot seem to have bad laquer peel, is this a known issue?
The above A8 is very tempting,but it's had a very recent change of ownership. Are the gearboxes dodgy on these?

Edit: Explains the recent change of ownership. Car is being sold by a small dealer http://www.adverts.ie/search/user-1088500

Marcusm · 02-06-2015 06:13PM

Brasso wrote: »

Steel construction of the frame I think, where it's all aluminium in the A8. I think it might have been built with 'solidty' in mind too, as opposed to say handling or effciency. And it really is the same car as the Bentley it's built on, and that was powered exclusivly by a turbocharged W12 engine so weight didn't matter as much.
I seen a W12 one for sale on autotrader in the UK, but it had a towbar which I thought looked a bit odd on a flagship 12 cylinder luxury car.

Turbo?

Brasso · 02-06-2015 08:53PM

Marcusm wrote: »

Turbo?

I think the Bentley W12 was turbo'd and it was naturally aspirated in the VW, not 100% sure.

RyanMGF · 02-06-2015 09:01PM

Yeah, the W12 was without its turbos in the A8 & Phaeton.

Old diesel · 04-06-2015 04:14PM

Does that burgundy/wine/dark red work better on the X350 in the flesh then in the pics????

Not exactly the most important aspect on an X350 at this age though to be fair as condition etc is much more important.

Trojan · 04-06-2015 11:02PM

I've an e39 approximately that colour, it looks a lot better in person than in photos. I think it's not a very photogenic colour for cars. It is a colour a lot of people aren't keen on though, so could affect later resale.

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