LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

Sobanek

Guys, increasing the budget to €5k as luxobarges have become rarer over the last 6 months and some prices have gone up.
Doesn't necessarily have to be €5,000 asking, but needs to be as close as possible (so if you know you could drive the price down to €5k, post)

The Lexus has gone down €795 in price over the 6 months.


http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls400-v8-290bhp-swap/5930364

It's the same one from the first post

nd

CL 500, new nct, 3100 euro

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-mercedes-cl-500-5-0-petrol-new-nct/6007313

Interslice

nd wrote: »

CL 500, new nct, 3100 euro

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-mercedes-cl-500-5-0-petrol-new-nct/6007313

Not much of a barge. Definitely Luxo though .
2 years NCT on a '01

nd

Yeah I noticed that, I presume it should be aug. 14

Btw was exactly is a luxobarge? I thought it was a big engined luxurious car. I don't normally post in here

Interslice

nd wrote: »

Yeah I noticed that, I presume it should be aug. 14

I'd say so.

Same seller as the LPG CL500

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2003-mercedes-cl-500-top-spec-mint/6007278

CianRyan

nd wrote: »

Yeah I noticed that, I presume it should be aug. 14

Btw was exactly is a luxobarge? I thought it was a big engined luxurious car. I don't normally post in here

There's been a lot of heart ache in here over what makes a luxo barge.

Basically it's a big luxurious car with the ride complements of a barge.
Some say it has to have a big engine but luxo barges aren't about racing. They're about space and serenity.

power pants

That is you opinion

define driving like a barge? does an audi s8 drive like one? I wouldn't know so I was just wondering

Id have thought a big engine was a must, no point in driving something that is underpowered, not even talking about racing

Interslice

power pants wrote: »

That is you opinion

define driving like a barge? does an audi s8 drive like one? I wouldn't know so I was just wondering

Id have thought a big engine was a must, no point in driving something that is underpowered, not even talking about racing

Must vaguely resemble one of these.



Big engine, fairly long, holds alot of stuff.

power pants

vaguely. That goes by water, the other is a car which drives on the road

CianRyan

power pants wrote: »

vaguely. That goes by water, the other is a car which drives on the road

Don't make such wild claims without a link!

Sobanek

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-e500-2002/5949745
Something you don't see everyday.

And reasonably priced!

Kaiser D

Sobanek wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-e500-2002/5949745
Something you don't see everyday.

And reasonably priced!

Jeez, remove the badge at the back and you couldn't tell it from a 1.8 E200!

flutered

Scortho wrote: »

When I bought the alfa I transferred the insurance over to it straight away after signing the log.
So Id argue when te log is signed your now the owner, because If you weren't until Shannon had issued a new log, then in effect you could be seen as stealing the car.

If you were to drive it on third party extension post signing the change of ownership form then I doubt that you'd be insured

when one purchases a car, one can take the log book to the motor tax office, tax it, they keep the log book, then you get a new on whenever.

Kaiser D

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1994-jaguar-xjs-v12-6-0l/6033051
1994 Jaguar XJS V12 6.0L
€1500
**** photos

Scortho

flutered wrote: »

when one purchases a car, one can take the log book to the motor tax office, tax it, they keep the log book, then you get a new on whenever.

Why would I take the log book when I buy the car?
I fill in my details, it gets posted off by the previous owner and then a few days/weeks later I get the new log.

thecomedian

Scortho wrote: »

Why would I take the log book when I buy the car?
I fill in my details, it gets posted off by the previous owner and then a few days/weeks later I get the new log.

Exactly, the seller keeps the log book and they send it off.

L-M

Kaiser D wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/1994-jaguar-xjs-v12-6-0l/6033051
1994 Jaguar XJS V12 6.0L
€1500
**** photos

My favourite bit in Top Gear when James May points out to Jemery where stuff will go wrong with his XJS and just rapidly waves his fingers at the engine, lol. (India special)

Matt Simis

CianRyan wrote: »

There's been a lot of heart ache in here over what makes a luxo barge.

Basically it's a big luxurious car with the ride complements of a barge.
Some say it has to have a big engine but luxo barges aren't about racing. They're about space and serenity.

Moving a big heavy luxurious car requires a confidently powerful engine, which is a large CC block of some sort. An A8 with a 2.0litre engine wouldnt be very serene*.


* Yes I know they are planning a mega charged 4pot for the A8..

L-M

Sobanek wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-e500-2002/5949745
Something you don't see everyday.

And reasonably priced!

Are they halogens I see before me?

Were those wheels even out in 02?

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Matt Simis wrote: »

Moving a big heavy luxurious car requires a confidently powerful engine, which is a large CC block of some sort. An A8 with a 2.0litre engine wouldnt be very serene*.


* Yes I know they are planning a mega charged 4pot for the A8..

Would be very serene actually. You wouldn't be able to move that car with a 2.0 .

CianRyan

Matt Simis wrote: »

Moving a big heavy luxurious car requires a confidently powerful engine, which is a large CC block of some sort. An A8 with a 2.0litre engine wouldnt be very serene*.


* Yes I know they are planning a mega charged 4pot for the A8..

For the record, that was an unbiased both sides description.
I wouldn't buy a Luxobarge without it being absolute top spec and engine, what's the point otherwise?

BorneTobyWilde

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-bmw-735i/6137276

Low miles bmw 735
2950.00

Big Nasty

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-bmw-735i/6137276

Low miles bmw 735
2950.00

A Luxobarge is a full sized, well equipped large engined car. It should also be good looking too IMO so an E65 don't count.

Alanstrainor

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-bmw-735i/6137276

Low miles bmw 735
2950.00

That was posted here recently. And I reckon its definitely one to miss. Looks rough enough (back bumper) and I wouldn't touch the early E65 with a barge pole to be honest.

Kaiser D

Alanstrainor wrote: »

That was posted here recently. And I reckon its definitely one to miss. Looks rough enough (back bumper) and I wouldn't touch the early E65 with a barge pole to be honest.

I'm not a fan, and I wouldn't buy one. They are rapidly decreasing in price though, and no doubt they'll be in bangernomics territory soon!

Big Nasty

Kaiser D wrote: »

I'm not a fan, and I wouldn't buy one. They are rapidly decreasing in price though, and no doubt they'll be in bangernomics territory soon!

It's just banger - end of.

Kaiser D

Big Nasty wrote: »

It's just banger - end of.

If I could get one sub €2k I'd be laughing.

Sobanek

If I could get one for €2k, I'd be laughing.
Spend another €2-3k on a facelift kit and you got yourself hell of a bargain.

And you can sell the old parts on DoneDeal!

Parts needed:

Front:
- E66 Bonnet
- E66 Grille
- E66 Wings
- E66 Front Bumper
- E66 Headlights
- E66 Side Indicators

Rear:
- E66 Tailgate
- E66 Tailgate Lights
- E66 Rear Bumper
- E66 Taillights.

Red Kev

Sobanek wrote: »

If I could get one for €2k, I'd be laughing.
Spend another €2-3k on a facelift kit and you got yourself hell of a bargain.

And you can sell the old parts on DoneDeal!

Parts needed:

Three points on that:

1. If you're paying €3,000 extra for a facelift, you're up on the price of a real facelifted car

2. You still have the unreliability of the earlier car, most of which was sorted in the facelift

3. In Ireland it doesn't make a bit of difference as the reg plate with the year on tends to be a giveaway.

Kaiser D

Red Kev wrote: »

Three points on that:

1. If you're paying €3,000 extra for a facelift, you're up on the price of a real facelifted car

2. You still have the unreliability of the earlier car, most of which was sorted in the facelift

3. In Ireland it doesn't make a bit of difference as the reg plate with the year on tends to be a giveaway.

Can you actually buy an E66 for €5k?

Interslice

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/kia-magentis-auto-nct-2015-xmas-giveaway/5999212

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Would be very serene actually. You wouldn't be able to move that car with a 2.0 .

2.0 luxobarge :pac:

daRobot

Kaiser D wrote: »

Can you actually buy an E66 for €5k?

You can buy one for 6k.

Facelifting an older 7'er would be absolute lunacy. Keep the extra cash for the electrical nightmare that will inevitably hound you, if you really want one.

But just like the early CL, they're best avoided altogether.

Sobanek

Just in time before xmas. Do yourself a favour and buy one of these!



http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-bmw-740/6098104
Quite over budget, but posting this since it's really cheap!



http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-mercedes-s350/5817078
COOLED seats! Very rare option in this country Don't think you'll lose much on depreciation either.




http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2001-mercedes-cl-500-5-0-petrol-new-nct/6007313
Clean looking CL 500. Pretend to be a drug dealer in one of these




http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/for-sale/5682605
Probably an ex-taxi, but a 9 year old luxobarge for 5k... I'm loving it!

Sobanek

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-xj-series-3-6-litre-petrol/5463737
Jaaaaag...

bear1

that merc with the cooled seats, just as an fyi it doesnt have cooled seats neither does it have heated seats. there should be 2 buttons on either door with the option for heating or cooling.....

L-M

Cooled seats are a fantastic sensation on the buttox.

rocky

Limerick man wrote: »

Cooled seats are a fantastic sensation on the buttox.

sciatica?

Kaiser D

Not at all

L-M

nd wrote: »

Didn't think so. Didn't know where else to post it. They're a great looking car.

The "Today I saw a car forsale" thread

griffin100

Sobanek wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/jaguar-xj-series-3-6-litre-petrol/5463737
Jaaaaag...

No to go off topic but I'm seriously considering getting one of these when my S60 finally gives up the ghost and sticking in an LPG conversion. I drive 30k miles a year so I can't run a petrol but I reckon I could live with the LPG running costs and I can't think of a nicer place to drive those miles (more research to be don yet).

mickdw

griffin100 wrote: »

No to go off topic but I'm seriously considering getting one of these when my S60 finally gives up the ghost and sticking in an LPG conversion. I drive 30k miles a year so I can't run a petrol but I reckon I could live with the LPG running costs and I can't think of a nicer place to drive those miles (more research to be don yet).

What's the chances that this final version of the classic xj shape will be a car worth holding onto?

mcgarrett

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-e-class-nct-fsh-1-own/6121806




Says it's an ex-embassy car, should be well maintained if it is.

Dr.Rieux

Why would someone get an E320 and get it in Classic spec?

Kaiser D

Holy **** those seats :eek:

ofcork

Take off those seat covers!

rovoagho

I love the way it's posted under vintage cars. I sometimes wonder if DoneDeal has the most retards of any Irish website. Probably a draw with the "swap for my ad" asshats on Adverts.

Sobanek

Cloth seats?????? Not worth the luxobadge.

Top Dog

rovoagho wrote: »

I love the way it's posted under vintage cars. I sometimes wonder if DoneDeal has the most retards of any Irish website. Probably a draw with the "swap for my ad" asshats on Adverts.

Aren't vintage ads on DoneDeal only €3 where a regular car for sale ad is €5? So maybe less retard and more scabby git

L-M

Well no, it's actually posted twice.

bear1

Is there a way of finding out if it actually was an embassy car?
Seems like very vert basic spec to be one, not even LWB. Magnificent find? Hmmmmm