LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

bazz26

For another 1k you can have this newer 4th gen LS:



https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-460-immaculate-full-service-hstory/17969786

ELM327

I'd prefer the older ones tbh even at the same money.
I remember last year a white LS430 went for auction and sold at around 1k and I thouight that was expensive.
They are going up!

Truckermal

bazz26 wrote: »

For another 1k you can have this newer 4th gen LS:



https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-460-immaculate-full-service-hstory/17969786

That's the one I went to view in Swinford over 14 months ago it's changed a lot of hands since.

ELM327

Truckermal wrote: »

That's the one I went to view in Swinford over 14 months ago it's changed a lot of hands since.

Not surprised, dash like a christmas tree.
I had to check again to make sure it wasnt a VW :P:P

ongarite

Maybe a repost, ads been up for a while.
VW Phaeton 3.0 for 5K, NCT 9/19:
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-volkswagen-phaeton-3-0tdi-rare-car-730-s/19322386

bear1

Steep isn't it?

KevRossi

This was posted up at the top of the page about 4 weeks ago.

Got an NCT on Tuesday last until next May and has a price drop of €350 to €4650. Very few takers with a tax bill of €1800, or €2,000 if you pay in installments.

These could hit 100 km/h in under 5.5s when new.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-bmw-645i-new-nct-05-19/19745914

Atlantic Dawn

With the hybrid sub €300 a year motor tax stuff I fear they will never be cheap.

bazz26

I'd doubt your typical hybrid buyer would be in the market for that type of car though.

Atlantic Dawn

bazz26 wrote: »

I'd doubt your typical hybrid buyer would be in the market for that type of car though.

Say the IS300h and GS300h, both cheap tax and circa 40k new, I can never see these going at their current 10 year old petrol model value of €4k/€5k, I'd see them as double that at 10 years old.

Twenty Grand

KevRossi wrote: »

This was posted up at the top of the page about 4 weeks ago.

Got an NCT on Tuesday last until next May and has a price drop of €350 to €4650. Very few takers with a tax bill of €1800, or €2,000 if you pay in installments.

These could hit 100 km/h in under 5.5s when new.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-bmw-645i-new-nct-05-19/19745914

Beautiful car, but you'd need to be a real enthusiast to buy it.

Near 2k a year in tax, near 1k in tyres, maybe 25mpg if you're lucky.

Plus it'll cost more than it's worth to fix if anything happens.

m17

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s320-cdi/19753207

2007 Mercedes Benz s class 125.000 miles €4,250 on ni plates

peasant

m17 wrote: »

2007 Mercedes Benz s class 125.000 miles €4,250 on ni plates

You'd want to run a sniffer dog through that one before you commit...just to make sure the real one doesn't find anything next time you're stopped...as you will be, countless times, in a yoke like that

Supergurrier

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Beautiful car, but you'd need to be a real enthusiast to buy it.

Near 2k a year in tax, near 1k in tyres, maybe 25mpg if you're lucky.

Plus it'll cost more than it's worth to fix if anything happens.

These are almost impossible to insure atm.

Blazer

Supergurrier wrote: »

These are almost impossible to insure atm.

damn I was hoping to get one of these in the future when the missus got off her hole and learnt how to drive.
Say what you will about Bangle but his designs even as far back from 1999 (the e63 was based on his design of the bmw z9) and the e60 msport all still look fantastic today and will for many decades I imagine.
Still another 6 years and you could get classic insurance on it?

Big Nasty

Traditionally big engined coupes have always been the more sought after classics. I'm not really a fan of the 6er styling but due to a combination of high tax and insurance costs you can pick them up for small beans now. If you've got the spare gold and space it'd be a good time to pick one up and put it in to storage.

Twenty Grand

Big Nasty wrote: »

Traditionally big engined coupes have always been the more sought after classics. I'm not really a fan of the 6er styling but due to a combination of high tax and insurance costs you can pick them up for small beans now. If you've got the spare gold and space it'd be a good time to pick one up and put it in to storage.

Id love one, they're stunning and an absolute beast to drive.
There was one doing the gumball rally this weekend and it didn't look much out of place.

Duke O Smiley

Autoline might insure a 2004 6 series next year when it turns 15 years old. They insure a 15 year old 3 series cabriolet for my parents currently

Glen_Quagmire

As a matter of interest, why don't insurance companies cover these cars?

bazz26

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

As a matter of interest, why don't insurance companies cover these cars?

Because collectively they have deem cars over a certain age to be old and unsafe. We have become a disposable society.

Twenty Grand

Glen_Quagmire wrote: »

As a matter of interest, why don't insurance companies cover these cars?

Too old, too powerful, too expensive to fix.

Insurance would be happy if we were all driving 1 litre Kias.

mickdw

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Too old, too powerful, too expensive to fix.

Insurance would be happy if we were all driving 1 litre Kias.

Then they would still load premium due to poorer occupant safety.

Its all a scam. Ive seen a friend try to ensure an 02 passat. No go. Someone else insuring a brand new passat - big increase over previous 3 year old passat due to cars value. You cannot win. Anything you gain in terms of reduced accidents with city breaking and all these functions, you lose again in terms of cost of repair as far as insurers see it.

terrydel

mickdw wrote: »

Then they would still load premium due to poorer occupant safety.

Its all a scam. Ive seen a friend try to ensure an 02 passat. No go. Someone else insuring a brand new passat - big increase over previous 3 year old passat due to cars value. You cannot win. Anything you gain in terms of reduced accidents with city breaking and all these functions, you lose again in terms of cost of repair as far as insurers see it.

Theyd have you believe its all data driven and analytics and super intelligence behind their pricing, when the only real strategy they use is to rip the customer off. They are completely full of ****, and I worked for one for 14+ years so I know the 'quality' of individual running these places.

Mandzhalas

Bargain

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-5-series-525i-e39-lpg/19844010

bear1

Wouldn't class it as a luxobarge tbf

Truckermal

bear1 wrote: »

Wouldn't class it as a luxobarge tbf

Except when it's your own car!:P

kupus

Just in time for next years summer sun...

97 Jag XK8

Price €4350

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-xk8/19673209




If i had any spare change lying around I'd take it in a heartbeat.

Kamili

kupus wrote: »

J

If i had any spare change lying around I'd take it in a heartbeat.

Likewise, that is a beaut. Tax though - yeouch.

Boot lid has a dent in it too. (Trying to find reasons not to buy it)

I've always wanted one of those.

26000 Elephants

Kamili wrote: »

Boot lid has a dent in it too. (Trying to find reasons not to buy it)

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Looks like the drivers seat is falling apart as well. But I suspect thats something to hammer the price down rather than to walk away from.

Colour is a bit too wishy-washy for me, but otherwise they're lovely.

Kamili

The "Mechanically sound" bit in the advert would worry me, sounds like there is something else up with it... Do they rust?

has an NCT anyway.

I do like the colour I must admit.

Big Nasty

Definite future classic that will appreciate in value right there

kupus

Kamili wrote: »

The "Mechanically sound" bit in the advert would worry me, sounds like there is something else up with it... Do they rust?

has an NCT anyway.

I do like the colour I must admit.

As far as I know this had the nikasill plating and should be changed by now, somebody with more knowledge about this issue can correct me.

As for the colour, I dont like that one, I prefer the dark green or dark navy one, but if I wanted a 4l v8 XK8 convertible I wouldn't be too picky, I could live with it!

Old diesel

kupus wrote: »

As far as I know this had the nikasill plating and should be changed by now, somebody with more knowledge about this issue can correct me.

As for the colour, I dont like that one, I prefer the dark green or dark navy one, but if I wanted a 4l v8 XK8 convertible I wouldn't be too picky, I could live with it!

Am I right in thinking that anything that's reached 151 k is highly unlikely to have the issue - due to it happening at much lower mileages.

Eric Cartman

Kamili wrote: »

The "Mechanically sound" bit in the advert would worry me, sounds like there is something else up with it... Do they rust?

has an NCT anyway.

I do like the colour I must admit.

interior is worn to bits , id say it might need an aircon regass / heater matrix change or something electrical doesn't work.

terrydel

Does this saab qualify?
Lovely car, not sure if it's cheap at this price but looks reasonable to me.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/saab-9-3-ttid-aero-estate-180bhp/19879956

ewj1978

I've a saab 9-3 and I wouldn't class it as a LUXObarge. Lovely cars but not the level of standard of a 7 series BMW or A8.

bazz26

A Saab 9-3 isn't a luxobarge. Even the bigger 9-5 wouldn't be considered one. When you think luxobarge think Mercedes S Class.

mullingar

Eric Cartman wrote: »

interior is worn to bits , id say it might need an aircon regass / heater matrix change or something electrical doesn't work.

Steering wheel is in poor shape too

JJJJNR

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2007-bmw-525i-1-owner-no-damage/20055196

First Beemer I'd actually buy.

almostover

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-s-class-s320-new-nct/19569103

A lot of car for €750. Probably a money pit but worth a punt!

Twenty Grand

JJJJNR wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2007-bmw-525i-1-owner-no-damage/20055196

First Beemer I'd actually buy.

Nice, but I'd hold out for an M sport

Tommyboy40

I'd say that you'd need to be prepared to spend twice what you paid for it in the first year

Truckermal

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Nice, but I'd hold out for an M sport

I'd hold out for a 7 series as a 5er is not a Luxobarge.

bazz26

CLS500 here asking 5k:



https://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=2146446&r=s.php%3Fm%3D53%26o%3D2174%26pp%3D50%26g%3D0

W123-80's

'03 CL500
5.0l V8
NCT July '19
104k miles
Eyes wide open! Rake of previous owners.
Asking €3,990

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-cl-class-2003-nct-07-19/18512861

W123-80's

'99 Range Rover Vogue
4.6l petrol
140k miles
NCT Sept '19
I like this
Asking €2,999

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/range-rover-vogue-4-6/19196281

ohnonotgmail

W123-80's wrote: »

'99 Range Rover Vogue
4.6l petrol
140k miles
NCT Sept '19
I like this
Asking €2,999

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/range-rover-vogue-4-6/19196281

gone already

W123-80's

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

gone already

Haha! That was quick
To be fair, it looked immaculate and very honest.

JJJJNR

Truckermal wrote: »

I'd hold out for a 7 series as a 5er is not a Luxobarge.

It is if your driving an 05 Altea.

JJJJNR

Ok, heres a real luxobarge

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-bmw-730i-quot1-owner-car-quot-nct-06-19/20168716