LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

Truckermal · 27-04-2016 08:14PM

YbFocus wrote: »

If you got rid of the wife you could probably afford to keep the lexus

Catch 22

Ya the LS 600H....:pac::pac:

Padraig Mor · 28-04-2016 08:57AM

Truckermal wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs-300/12173185

Price sounds very high but it needs nothing and I've spent a nice few bob getting it that way.

My old bus! Great car. Possibly the only Executive model in the country with sat nav. Sound system is truly superb. Here's the full spec for anyone interested:

Performance + refinement
247bhp 3.0L V6 direct injection petrol, rear wheel drive (3GR-FSE).
No / little insurance loading.
Electronically controlled throttle – snow and power modes.
6 speed automatic gearbox with manual tiptronic function – shifts smoothly, no clunks.

Comfort
Full beige leather interior.
Heated and ventilated front seats, 10 way electronically adjustable, with 3 memory postions.
Keyless entry and start.
Dual zone climate control.
Auto dimming rear and side mirrors; auto dimming dash glass.
Electrically operated rear blind.
Auto dipping (reverse) mirrors.
Automatic rain sensing wipers.
LED cabin lighting.
Soft closing boot.
Wooden steering wheel, electronically adjustable with auto retraction on engine switch off.

Technology
Full satellite navigation system.
7 inch touch screen display.
Front and rear parking sensors with parking space measuring function.
Reversing camera with parking guidance – easy to park!
Voice recognition and command.
10 speaker sound system with subwoofer (superb sound). Digital sound control.
6 disc CD changer.
Bluetooth.

Safety
8 airbags including curtain airbags.
5 star NCAP crash rating.
Adaptive front lighting system (bends headlamp beam in turns).
Alarm and immobiliser.

mickdw · 28-04-2016 10:20AM

Truckermal wrote: »

I'll sell you the pad Mick and throw in the Lexus FOC and the wife......:D:D

I have neither a wife or a big house to keep.
I'm just realising I should get a porsche. No one to stop me ha ha

unkel · 28-04-2016 10:26AM

mickdw wrote: »

I'm just realising I should get a porsche. No one to stop me ha ha

After all these years, you've finally seen the light

Hope it's not going to be a luxobarge Porsche though...

Nforce · 28-04-2016 12:38PM

Another GS300 here...

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs-gs-300-executive-4dr-auto-original-iri/12119909

Sub 5k for an 07

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly · 29-04-2016 12:16AM

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Sound system is truly superb.

Is it a Mark Levinson system?

Nforce · 29-04-2016 02:58PM

Nforce wrote: »

Another GS300 here...

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs-gs-300-executive-4dr-auto-original-iri/12119909

Sub 5k for an 07

Went to look at this this morning, but it had sold yesterday.

mickdw · 29-04-2016 03:10PM

unkel wrote: »

After all these years, you've finally seen the light

Hope it's not going to be a luxobarge Porsche though...

Ya a big fat cayenne.

unkel · 29-04-2016 05:05PM

mickdw wrote: »

Ya a big fat cayenne.

As long as it's the petrol V8 though I approve

Truckermal · 29-04-2016 05:12PM

unkel wrote: »

As long as it's the petrol V8 though I approve

I drove a V8 Amazon earlier, fcuk me they are fast and seriously comfy but a hoor in the bends plus commercial tax!!!

CheezePleeze · 01-05-2016 08:25AM

6 litres enough for ye!

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/jaguar-daimler-v12/11542687

Daimler, V12, 1997
90,000 km
€2,950

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CheezePleeze · 01-05-2016 08:28AM

This lady is still on the market...

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Down to €1600.

CheezePleeze · 01-05-2016 08:31AM

Mercedes-Benz S500 LWB W220

107,000 mi
Automatic
5.0 litre

Probably a bit too cheap...

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-s500-lwb-w220/11847139

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CheezePleeze · 01-05-2016 08:35AM

Audi A8 3.0 TDI Tiptronic Quattro
€4,950

No NCT though...

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bear1 · 01-05-2016 08:56AM

That v12 jag. Why is it it can be registered in the UK and not in Ireland?
Surely then you could just register it in the UK get the paperwork and just reregister it in the republic.
Also looks to be an ex embassy car.

Frynge · 01-05-2016 09:06AM

Down to €1600.[/quote]

Id nearly buy it just because i almost feel sorry for the guy selling it.

bmwguy · 01-05-2016 11:46AM

That Audi is a disgrace the way it's presented by a dealer. Wheels are manky. No nct either they are selling a car that is illegal to drive out of the forecourt. Could be a lovely car and great value if they would knock half a years tax off. But the presentation is lazy.

Makes you wonder if they know anything about the car or if they even looked at it at all.

Brasso · 01-05-2016 12:01PM

bmwguy wrote: »

That Audi is a disgrace the way it's presented by a dealer. Wheels are manky. No nct either they are selling a car that is illegal to drive out of the forecourt. Could be a lovely car and great value if they would knock half a years tax off. But the presentation is lazy.

Makes you wonder if they know anything about the car or if they even looked at it at all.

It's that Munster trade sales place, they seem to deliberately target people who are going to fix cars up a bit and are probably hoping they won't come back with after sales issues. I noticed a Lexus GS they were selling had missing exterior trim so it seems common that they don't clean their cars up.

frozenfrozen · 01-05-2016 12:18PM

That A8.. It's like they present it badly purposefully to let people think they'll easily add value to the car by spending a day detailing it.

Annoying list of 'extras' too, it's an A8 yet they have:

Air Conditioning, Central Locking, CD Player, Electric Windows, ABS Brakes, Airbag, Alloy Wheels, Cruise Control, Electric Mirrors, Electric Seats, Fog Lamps, Immobiliser, Power Steering, Centre Armrest, Multi-function steering wheel, Climate Control, Traction Control, Multiple Air Bags, Anti-Theft System

All that stuff shouldn't even be mentioned. How about getting a list of the actual extras, instead of pointing out things which you may or may not find on a 15 year old skoda fabia.

ofcork · 01-05-2016 01:55PM

White alloys and unoriginal exhausts on the s class ruining it!

bmwguy · 01-05-2016 03:44PM

Brasso wrote: »

It's that Munster trade sales place, they seem to deliberately target people who are going to fix cars up a bit and are probably hoping they won't come back with after sales issues. I noticed a Lexus GS they were selling had missing exterior trim so it seems common that they don't clean their cars up.

Even though I slated them at the right price if that car was cleared by a mechanic I would still buy it. Would only be at private prices I wouldn't pay the dealer premium. A8 is my favourite out of the Audi bmw and Mercedes flagships of that time.

jharr100 · 01-05-2016 04:51PM

Brasso wrote: »

bmwguy wrote: »

That Audi is a disgrace the way it's presented by a dealer. Wheels are manky. No nct either they are selling a car that is illegal to drive out of the forecourt. Could be a lovely car and great value if they would knock half a years tax off. But the presentation is lazy.

Makes you wonder if they know anything about the car or if they even looked at it at all.

It's that Munster trade sales place, they seem to deliberately target people who are going to fix cars up a bit and are probably hoping they won't come back with after sales issues. I noticed a Lexus GS they were selling had missing exterior trim so it seems common that they don't clean their cars up.

Add your reply here.

Friend of mines a small time dealer.. said you'd need your eyes wide open with that particular vendor..

26000 Elephants · 01-05-2016 05:38PM

Frynge wrote: »

Id nearly buy it just because i almost feel sorry for the guy selling it.

The colour is killing that Jag. They go best in stronger shades.

But if you like it ( and I think I kinda do) then why not? Keep it well and it will always look smart. Seriously, you could park that at your local golf club and they wouldn't think for a second that you were only there to fix the jacks.

khamilto · 01-05-2016 06:33PM

The Daimler is one of the former Alexandra Road abandoned cars.
https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3517313,-6.214445,35m/data=!3m1!1e3

Yawlboy · 01-05-2016 06:45PM

khamilto wrote: »

The Daimler is one of the former Alexandra Road abandoned cars.
https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3517313,-6.214445,35m/data=!3m1!1e3

Can you clarify that statement please.

frozenfrozen · 01-05-2016 07:05PM

abandoned at the port, presumably because of being liable for massive amounts of import charges?

khamilto · 01-05-2016 07:24PM

Yawlboy wrote: »

Can you clarify that statement please.

I'm not sure what you're looking for.

bear1 · 01-05-2016 07:27PM

khamilto wrote: »

I'm not sure what you're looking for.

He's looking for a reason why the car could be abandoned.

khamilto · 01-05-2016 07:30PM

bear1 wrote: »

He's looking for a reason why the car could be abandoned. Kinda obvious what the poster is looking for.

'Can you clarify that statement please' is an abrupt, peremptory and unspecific way of asking for a backstory, hence why I would like him to clarify the clarification he is requesting (not asking for).

A japanese car importer closed down during the early days of the recession. They owed the shipping company, the vendor and the port monies. The dereg certs/etc weren't with the cars as they were held pending final payment, which never arrived. Cars became property of Dublin Port Company, who insisted that any potential buyer pay 'storage fees' for the time the cars had spend on DPC property.

Some time in the last year or so, someone reached a deal to buy the cars in one lot.

How true any of this is, is impossible to know - but that's the narrative that has formed over the years.

bear1 · 01-05-2016 07:33PM

khamilto wrote: »

'Can you clarify that statement please' is an abrupt, peremptory and unspecific way of asking for a backstory, hence why I would like him to clarify the clarification he is requesting (not asking for).

Right...

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