LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

unkel wrote: »

Very cool car that E23. NCT out several months. For that kinda money I would expect a very long NCT and the car in near showroom condition though.

Not much point in having the car on LPG if you're going to have it on mileage restricted classic insurance either. Wishing the seller the best of luck though

Out if curiosity would it take much to convert it back to petrol from an lpg?

bear1 wrote: »

Nope, simple enough.
But you could just have the lpg system off and it would just be on petrol then.

Would you say it's a good alternative to going down the diesel route? Always been curious about it, it's a bit of an unknown to me.

Marty McFly wrote: »

Would you say it's a good alternative to going down the diesel route? Always been curious about it, it's a bit of an unknown to me.

Personally I wouldn't. Would take a while before the savings would kick in.
My father in law had his car converted to lpg a few years ago and it knackered the engine.
Now, it could have been a dogdy installation but once the lpg system was removed the car performed normally again.
I think it's hit and miss.
I'd nearly prefer to have a diesel than to have a boiler in the boot (they are quite large) and lower performance.

mullingar wrote: »

Classic signs that it was a terrible LPG installation.

A proper installation results in zero performance loss and drives exactly as on petrol. A proper job will not damage the engine at all.

The only downside is boot space if you want to keep the spare wheel, but a barge is going to have a huge boot anyway. If your happy to go without a spare wheel, just like many modern cars, you can put in a tank where the spare lives.

My Ls430 is converted properly and it's running as sweet on LPG.

I would say you are correct re the installation.
However I still think the costs would take a while to recoup and not many people would enjoy the idea of losing the ability of being able to change the tyre.
But I've seen your ls and number one nice car and two id love to have your feedback re what its like on lpg? Curious

bear1 wrote: »

But I've seen your ls and number one nice car and two id love to have your feedback re what its like on lpg? Curious

It drives and behaves just like a 300hp LS430 should, but at the financial equivalent of a 38mpg petrol car.

I put in my own LPG kit (and it's certified) so I know it's in 100%. Complete with a flashlube kit to prevent any hint of valve recession and I even installed a fuel trim module in the LPG kit to maximise economy under minimal load.

Yes, a proper v8 barge with 1.6 petrol economy

unkel wrote: »

It's an Irish thing no doubt. Careless about the pound, careful about the penny. Even a brand new diesel Korean sh1tbox would depreciate €5,000 or so in the first year but people here love them because it saves a few hundred in tax compared with an older car.

What type of Korean diesel sh1tbox depreciates by €5k a year? Your logic is completely over exaggerated. People like having new, reliable and importantly, safe things. To say that people bought new cars with the number one priority to save on tax is silly.


That's like saying the typical Irish mindset is to go out and buy the car with the best "premium" badge but the smallest engine/highest miles.....

You happen to drive an E60 520i right..................

unkel wrote: »

It's an Irish thing no doubt. Careless about the pound, careful about the penny. Even a brand new diesel Korean sh1tbox would depreciate €5,000 or so in the first year but people here love them because it saves a few hundred in tax compared with an older car.

sometimes i worry that you actually believe the things you say.

Slightly OT, but man was I surprised how far we haven't progressed last week, being forced from my barge. Just back from Spain and had a '15 reg Focus petrol estate as a rental. All I can say is that it was dangerous, pure and simple.

Now i'll admit we had her loaded with 5 average enough sized men, but jesus there was absolutely no power at all, like we were pulling a trailer full of rocks behind us when accelerating.

Even with four lads in the car you'd put the boot down coming onto a clear roundabout, in second gear to beat any approaching traffic and it barely responded at all, you'd have cars on your arse within 5 seconds because you'd only moved 30 metres.

If I got stuck behind a car on the motorway, i'd have to stick it in third just to get any reaction at all. Apart from that it was a decent handling car with a smooth enough ride, but both of us drivers were shocked at how gutless it was.

I put the boot down in my own car when I got home yesterday just to get the smiles back, couldn't believe how quick it got up to speed. It has me convinced, i'm never buying a sh1tbox ever, no matter what life throws at me.

unkel wrote: »

Any of the popular ones lX35 / Proceed etc. Try selling one a year after buying one brand new and see how much someone will pay you. How much did you think these would depreciate? €500?




Actually I drive a 1.6l with just 4 cylinders. Thank feck it's not a diesel though

It's not just the Koreans that will depreciate that much! It's new cars in general. But what I'm saying is, and you haven't acknowledged it yet, is that people haven't been rushing out to buy new cars simply because of cheap tax. They bought them because they were going to buy new anyway! People like nice new shiny things.

I was under the impression you drove a BMW E60 with the smallest available petrol engine. I must be wrong.

That first S class.. soooo tempting!!!!

Ad is gone for it.

The engine in those S320's is one of if not the most smooth engine I have ever come across, the petrol one that is. Old school technology, chain driven engine and super quiet and also powerful. I have the same engine in the Mercedes CLK and it feels as new even with 147k miles on it.

As a big Alfa V6 engine fan, that 320 engine runs it super close.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2002-bmw-735i-low-milage-nct-04-16/10483566?offset=3


WCPGW etc

A bargain. Low miles, decent spec, can't go too wrong unless it has some major issues.