LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

bazz26

I'd say the advantage of being able to claim some VRT back on exporting these cars abroad has kept prices steady. Countries like Poland have changed their rules too where now they allow the importing of RHD cars which can mean it's cheaper to buy such car over here.

Voodoomelon

ArnieSilvia wrote: »

Actually would be great if someone could recall s/h prices of 10yo LB around 2006. I presume that the best time was just after recession kicked in, presumably in line with house prices, there should be a strong correlation as these two (plus boats and classic cars) are a function of disposable income. People sell LB's, boats and luxury items in a hurry at first sign of financial difficulty.

In 2008, 2000-2001 E38 7 series (728, 735) models were €15-18k here depending on mileage.

I remember mine was €12k imported back then which was quite a saving.

Big Nasty

Bought my 735 in 2010 for I think €4k.

Wasn't near as tidy as yours mind.

Voodoomelon

Yeh sterling was hefty in '08, plus transport and about €2500 VRT. E38s took a bit of a dive in 2009 too when the F01 came out.

ArnieSilvia

Voodoomelon wrote:

In 2008, 2000-2001 E38 7 series (728, 735) models were €15-18k here depending on mileage.

Voodoomelon wrote:

I remember mine was €12k imported back then which was quite a saving.

Equivalent 7er today (2010-2011) is 18-30k depending on mileage, based what's on DD at the moment.

It's actually more expensive today than 10 years ago, even if one included inflation which is offset by much lower disposable income (back then there was no USC and plenty other stealth taxes). Cc based motor tax was cheaper too iirc.

So not a golden era for LB ownership, apart from old stuff on last legs like mine and on crazy cc tax system.

Marlow

I paid a song for my E38 ... (like 100 quid and some computer hardware) ... Now .. it is an early one with a very basic spec, but it does have the 4l V8

And to be honest ... the only thing that beats it in smiles per miles is my E39 M5.

So .. can you guys stop complaining, thinking about return of investment, milage, etc..

This freaking thread is about cheap, low priced, no matter how f***** old Luxobarge that will result in smiles per miles .. and that's the only factor that counts !! And no . the chances of shifting it on will be minimal. But even if you make a 50% loss, it will have been worth the fun you had and be nowhere near the depreciation of he first 4 years.

/M

Voodoomelon

Indeed, I just sold that same E38 today for €4k. Which means it only lost €8k in 10 years. And the value I reckon will only go up from there, good investment.

Marlow

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Indeed, I just sold that same E38 today for €4k. Which means it only lost €8k in 10 years. And the value I reckon will only go up from there, good investment.

So .. you lost under 1k per year ... you paid more than likely more in motortax (unless you dodged it the odd time) in that period ... nevermind insurance.

I believe those 8k are neglible.

Now keep thinking back ... did you enjoy that car those 10 years ? what other sort of fun could you have got for that sort of money ? We're talking under 70 EUR/month. You can easily spend 70 EUR/month on for example broadband .. or a Sky subscription. Or Beer !

/M

Voodoomelon

You should know by now there's nothing in this world i'd rather spend money on than cars.

To me, the madness is spending €70 a month on Sky. *shudders*

Marlow

Give you another example....

In 2005, I bought a 2004-reg Volvo C70 Convertible for 43500 EUR. Now... you'll call me a lunatic for doing that, but it was a car, I always wanted and back home (in Denmark), this car would have cost me 100,000 EUR and upwards due to VRT. In Ireland the base price for the one i bought was 59,000 EUR.

I got it with 4000 miles on the clock, drove it for 30,000 miles in the year I had it and flogged it for the same money I bought it for to the next person.

So the lady, that wanted a '05 reg in 2005 (and traded this car in) took the depreciation hit. I had fun for free for a year (apart from fuel, tax and insurance) and happy days.

Luxobarge thread purchases beat that concept by miles though.

/M

Marlow

Voodoomelon wrote: »

To me, the madness is spending €70 a month on Sky. *shudders*

Exactly .. in my h*** I would give them a penny. Much more interesting things to do Like burning rubber and fuel .. well .. and you might get a kick out of detailing

And I believe, the sort of full package without sports is 90+ EUR/month .. but I haven't checked. Couldn't be bothered. Rather check donedeal for the next interesting barge.

/M

Big Nasty

Marlow wrote: »

Rather check donedeal for the next interesting barge, camper, off-roader, unusual yoke to further stuff my already overflowing shed with.

/M

FYP Marlow!

beertons

Hey Marlow. You still got the Transporter?

m17

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/BMW-730-ld-stunning-car-ready-to-go-tax-10-18/171753752005 BMW 730 110,000 miles €5200 tax 10/18 nct 13/11/17

bear1

It looks great but I'd question why for the sake of 55e he doesn't nct it.

Blazer

a years tax on it..sweet

Voodoomelon

To be pedantic, lwb 730ds were no where near €150k, not least with that spec. Looks in decent shape all the same.

Marlow

beertons wrote: »

Hey Marlow. You still got the Transporter?

Which one ? I have a few ... If you mean the white T4 I used to have with company logos or the black one with 230 bhp .. they unfortunatly had a bad end. If you mean my orange 4x4 LT, that's getting a pop top currently.

Latest project that turned up my door was a Syncro T4 Pickup. Must build a demountable for that.

/M

beertons

Think it was the black one I liked. Must have a snoop on the laptop tomorrow for your new one so.

Marlow

beertons wrote: »

Think it was the black one I liked. Must have a snoop on the laptop tomorrow for your new one so.

Black one is unfortunatly a write off. Still have it sitting, so it can be parted out. Landed me 7 months on crutches with a crushed leg.

Thanks to bad national roads, that get flooded by rivers and night driving.

/M

jharr100

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2008-lexus-gs450h-nct-11-2019-tax-02-2018/17185279

What are these like as a daily ?

Kamili

Must be fab if God put tyres on it (sorry)

ohnonotgmail

thats a lot of car for the money. even the tax is reasonable. A bit odd that it is manual though.

Duke O Smiley

Its not actually manual

ohnonotgmail

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Its not actually manual

serves me right for not looking beyond the first pic. at that price its a steal.

spyderski

Is 279,000 km very high for one of these?

jharr100

Kamili wrote: »

Must be fab if God put tyres on it (sorry)

Probably Godyears

Furzy

With the very low level on the battery indicator and what looks like a check engine/battery warning it sounds like the hybrid battery needs replacing which would explain the low asking price.

m17

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-lexus-ls430-v8-2005-new-nct-01-2019/16928689Lexus ls430 v8 2005 nct 01/19 €5995 155,000 kms

commited

Furzy wrote: »

With the very low level on the battery indicator and what looks like a check engine/battery warning it sounds like the hybrid battery needs replacing which would explain the low asking price.

There is no evidence of that to be honest, the fact that there are arrows displayed means that it is currently working.

m17

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-cls-350-4dr-auto/14972858mercedes benz cls 350 4dr auto €4950 81.131 miles nct dec 17

BorneTobyWilde

Nice Marcedes S Class
4950
Fully hastory
NCT 10/18

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-s350-new-model-service-history-/17151523

landmarkjohn

m17 wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/BMW-730-ld-stunning-car-ready-to-go-tax-10-18/171753752005 BMW 730 110,000 miles €5200 tax 10/18 nct 13/11/17

With the tax worth €1500 this has to be one of the best value barges.... as long as it drove OK and no faults showing in the menu it has to be worth a punt (self confessed E65/E66 fanboy.. actually all 7 series!)

Bargain_Hound

No mention of any NCT though. What a bargain though with 1 year tax.

Bargain_Hound

Bargain_Hound wrote: »

No mention of any NCT though. What a bargain though with 1 year tax.

NCT is Nov 2017.

Truckermal

Deleted User wrote: »

NCT is Nov 2017.

It's out on Monday.

Truckermal

Truckermal wrote: »

It's out on Monday.

Devil is in the detail so- an updated NCT would put a lot of minds at rest.

Truckermal

Deleted User wrote: »

Devil is in the detail so- an updated NCT would put a lot of minds at rest.

I don't hold out much hope as he could have done it 3 months ago!

Greybottle

This 730d is €4300, has 5 months NCT and a far higher spec. The €900 saved can go to taxing it.

Far safer option IMO and the rear seats are class.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-730-d-fully-loaded/16989961

Eric Cartman

Greybottle wrote: »

This 730d is €4300, has 5 months NCT and a far higher spec. The €900 saved can go to taxing it.

Far safer option IMO and the rear seats are class.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-730-d-fully-loaded/16989961

I hate when they say fully loaded and its 60% loaded max. also that rear right light is knocked in, theres concerns there

Voodoomelon

First thing I saw was the non body coloured pdc sensors on the rear, could be a very cheap repair hiding underneath. And with those miles, I wouldn't hold my breath on the engine being in the best of shape. The other one would be a better buy with lower miles and tax, hard to go wrong.

Idbatterim

the 730d at E4300 says inspections welcome, looks like a legit advert etc. As for potential dodgy repairs, Id have any car inspected ... whatever about choosing not to get work done on the car, having had it inspected, fair enough, but honestly, you will end up losing far more time to time wasters and achieve less, without at least having put it through nct, then at leasy buyers till know where they stand...

Tea drinker

Voodoomelon wrote: »

First thing I saw was the non body coloured pdc sensors on the rear, could be a very cheap repair hiding underneath. And with those miles, I wouldn't hold my breath on the engine being in the best of shape. The other one would be a better buy with lower miles and tax, hard to go wrong.

Yeah, is the line on the boot off as a result of whatever ding it was in?
Really lovely car apart from that in fairness. From what I can see in the pics anyway!

CheezePleeze

2008 Citroen C6 €1,999
Mileage: 142,955 m / 230,057 km
NCT Due Date: January 2018
Tax Due Date: February 2018
WHERE'S THE CATCH!

bazz26

Bill is around long enough to know a car's value so i'd imagine if he could get more for it, he would ask more for it. Mileage is high, high motor tax and not a desirable car with your average joe plus I'd imagine being a trade clearance it might need some work done on it which could be costly on a car like that.

ArnieSilvia

CheezePleeze wrote:

Mileage: 142,955 m / 230,057 km NCT Due Date: January 2018 Tax Due Date: February 2018 WHERE'S THE CATCH!

2.7d is a case of not if but when it WILL break it's crankshaft in half (hollow lightweight design). At any given time there are numerous S-Types, LR discovery etc. on DD Dealer well aware of this.
Plus, not sure what gearbox is in it, if Aisin 5 or 6 speed then great, if 4 speed Citroen one (as in petrol C5) then it's a dog and breaks a lot

mullingar

All C6's were 6 speeds. Both in auto and manual

m17

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs300-sport-tax-nct/163292182006 Lexus gs300 sport 138,000 kms nct09/18 €5200

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/daimler-4-0-v8-auto-nct-11-18/17237312



Daimler V8 with 12 months NCT €2250. Looks kinda shady but cheap

cadaliac

"Wana buy a jag, boss?"