LUXOBARGE (sub5k) of the week/day

Marcusm

Not a bad car but not luxo and not a barge.

catharsis

26000 Elephants wrote: »

In their possible defense, it could be a customer car on consignment and thats the price they want!! It would want to be something special with unique provenance to even get half way to that price.:pac:

It came "from a gentleman in South Dublin who traded it in to me for a nice E-Class" If I recall the sales-pitch accurately - not exactly special for these cars I imagine :-).

26000 Elephants

catharsis wrote: »

It came "from a gentleman in South Dublin who traded it in to me for a nice E-Class" If I recall the sales-pitch accurately - not exactly special for these cars I imagine :-).

True! :pac:

Considering you could get a 2007 S320 CDI for about 13K, its a bit ambitious.

Atlantic Dawn

LS430 €1500, NCT until next May, alloys need a refurb...



Oddly motortax.ie is putting it down as a 2 litre engine though and Cartell.ie puts it's engine size as 1995cc?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus/8031679

catharsis

26000 Elephants wrote: »

True! :pac:

Considering you could get a 2007 S320 CDI for about 13K, its a bit ambitious.

... or a 2005 Cl500 with similar mileage for 7500 asking


... or interestingly a 2004 CL600 Biturbo V12 (500 or so HP, only about 200 made per year) with similar mileage for 10K

mickdw

26000 Elephants wrote: »

True! :pac:

Considering you could get a 2007 S320 CDI for about 13K, its a bit ambitious.

You can't really though. Well not on an irish plate anyway imo

26000 Elephants

mickdw wrote: »

You can't really though. Well not on an irish plate anyway imo

06, but you get the point...

There was one for sale in kerry last week privately, 07 with cream cow and 240K kms for 13500.

ofcork

The alloys on that lexus look kerbed badly.

Truckermal

ofcork wrote: »

The alloys on that lexus look kerbed badly.

I don't know is it kerbing or just corrosion I suppose kerbing helped in any case it's great value at that price especially being taxed as a 2.0.

Atlantic Dawn

ofcork wrote: »

The alloys on that lexus look kerbed badly.

As far as I know this is the way they oxidise, known issue with them, can't really tell though as pics are so bad.

Sobanek

Still here that Merc.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s350-03-auto-new-nct-like-new/6985658


I think this classifies as a luxobarge.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs300-sport/7257237



Daaaaysul power!!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-730d/8102758




And V8 powaa!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-7-series-v8-automatic-nct-01-15/7890353

unkel

Sobanek wrote: »

I think this classifies as a luxobarge.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs300-sport/7257237

Asking €5,200 LOL!

Dreamers thread...

Voodoomelon

"Cheap bit of flash". Classic.

Crasp

Sobanek wrote: »

Still here that Merc.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-s350-03-auto-new-nct-like-new/6985658

Voodoomelon wrote: »

"Cheap bit of flash". Classic.

at least the merc has come down in price. i paid 2500 for my s350, same year and miles but i can see from the pics there that that one has heated seats (mine doesn't). mine also doesn't have sat nav option or tv tuner option (borderline useless these days but does work well as an aux input for dvd players etc).

anyway i think for that price it's ok if it has a few more options.

unkel

"Just passed Nct for a year"

Goes to show how long the car has been for sale for. NCT expires in 4 months...

Truckermal

unkel wrote: »

Asking €5,200 LOL!

Dreamers thread...

It looks very clean though I would love a GS 450H at some stage..

unkel

+1

and

+1

26000 Elephants

unkel wrote: »

Asking €5,200 LOL!

Dreamers thread...

But its got a Mark Levinson stereo...

MARK LEVINSON!

Interslice

Sobanek wrote: »

And V8 powaa!






http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-7-series-v8-automatic-nct-01-15/7890353

"Dont have time to use it"

The condition of the rear tyres deteriorates with each picture :pac:

wilford

Still waiting for the right GS to come up started wanting a 300 now I'm wanting the 450 the more I look.

Atlantic Dawn

LS 430 €1450, NCT is out 2 months though, could still be worth a punt...


http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-ls-430-auto-01-maroon-excellent-1450-/8199711

cadaliac

unkel wrote: »

Asking €5,200 LOL!

Dreamers thread...

What would you price it at?
I think its a well cared for car with good spec. Well, judging from the pics and ad. I agree with you and think it is over priced @ 5k though. I genuinely don't know what that car is "really" worth. I would like to know as I like them a lot and was thinking of moving from the Volvo next year.
I would like that car, in my drive way. Did I mention that I like the car?:pac:

Truckermal

cadaliac wrote: »

What would you price it at?
I think its a well cared for car with good spec. Well, judging from the pics and ad. I agree with you and think it is over priced @ 5k though. I genuinely don't know what that car is "really" worth. I would like to know as I like them a lot and was thinking of moving from the Volvo next year.
I would like that car, in my drive way. Did I mention that I like the car?:pac:

I don't think it's madly overpriced as it looks to be fairly straight allthough if I was buying one i would save for a 450H. .

unkel

cadaliac wrote: »

What would you price it at?
I think its a well cared for car with good spec. Well, judging from the pics and ad. I agree with you and think it is over priced @ 5k though. I genuinely don't know what that car is "really" worth.

Nobody knows

It is worth what someone is going to offer. I wouldn't offer more than €2.5k myself but no doubt there are fans out there willing to fork out more!

cadaliac

Truckermal wrote: »

I don't think it's madly overpriced as it looks to be fairly straight allthough if I was buying one i would save for a 450H. .

I can't warm to them though, I just like the 300GS. I think they are sweet.
Is the 450H that much better? The 300 could be run cheaper over the long haul (over a 2 year period - minus trouble of course).
Tyres, petrol, maintenance etc? I don't know.

Sobanek

unkel wrote: »

Nobody knows

It is worth what someone is going to offer. I wouldn't offer more than €2.5k myself but no doubt there are fans out there willing to fork out more!

2.5k? :eek::eek::eek:

These GS300s actually go for around €4-5k, so in my opinion it's fairly priced, especially since it's a Sport.

Heated & Ventilated Front Seats, Navigation, Reversing Camera, Mark Levinson audio... These are great bang for your buck, and I'd rather have this than the poverty spec S-Classes that DoneDeal is full of, and I'm no Lexus fan myself.

unkel

Sobanek wrote: »

These GS300s actually go for around €4-5k

Do they now? If so the buyers aren't getting a lot of value for money imho

Truckermal

cadaliac wrote: »

I can't warm to them though, I just like the 300GS. I think they are sweet.
Is the 450H that much better? The 300 could be run cheaper over the long haul (over a 2 year period - minus trouble of course).
Tyres, petrol, maintenance etc? I don't know.

A test drive in both would make up your mind..:)

Sobanek

unkel wrote: »

Do they now? If so the buyers aren't getting a lot of value for money imho

I'd say I'd rather spend €4.5k on a full spec Lexus than an equivalent E60 which won't even have leather at times for that price.

CianRyan

Lads, it doesn't matter how great the car is or what they go for in real life.

If someone on boards says it's over priced then that's final, they are a dreamer and the buyer is always better off with a BMW #25.

mickdw

cadaliac wrote: »

I can't warm to them though, I just like the 300GS. I think they are sweet.
Is the 450H that much better? The 300 could be run cheaper over the long haul (over a 2 year period - minus trouble of course).
Tyres, petrol, maintenance etc? I don't know.

Its night and day power wise. The 450h is a wow car powerwise. The 300 is just nicely powered.
Both cars are not a great drive though in terms of feel. You just feel isolated although imo the suspension is excellent in that it offers comfort and handling.

CianRyan

They're the same 3.0 V6 right? Just the 450h is a petrol/electric hybrid?

Off to Wikipedia.

Edit: almost right.
3.5V6, electric hybrid, 339hp, 5.2 0-60 and its a super low emissions car.
So yes, it's worth the difference over the standard GS300.
I guess that means but post 08 to avail of the cheap tax.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Interslice wrote: »

"Dont have time to use it"

The condition of the rear tyres deteriorates with each picture :pac:

Obviously having fun with it doesnt count as use :P

gibbon75

Sobanek wrote: »

I think this classifies as a luxobarge.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-gs300-sport/7257237

Carhistorycheck say this was written off in 03/2013

Toyotafanboi

gibbon75 wrote: »

Carhistorycheck say this was written off in 03/2013

good bargaining point depending on the nature of the write off.

Sobanek

And clocked on top of that!

26000 Elephants

gibbon75 wrote: »

Carhistorycheck say this was written off in 03/2013

Good spot. It may not take too much for an insurance company to write off an 8 year old Lexus, but that fact that it not mentioned in the ad probably indicates a good reason to avoid it. And the whiff of clocking doesnt help either. Anyone know what the mileage was?

Sobanek

26000 Elephants wrote: »

Good spot. It may not take too much for an insurance company to write off an 8 year old Lexus, but that fact that it not mentioned in the ad probably indicates a good reason to avoid it. And the whiff of clocking doesnt help either. Anyone know what the mileage was?

Previous Readings
16/04/2013 77,249 Kms (48,000 Mls) INMR
03/04/2013 128,748 Kms (80,000 Mls) INMR

Ed Winchester

Sobanek wrote: »

Previous Readings
16/04/2013 77,249 Kms (48,000 Mls) INMR
03/04/2013 128,748 Kms (80,000 Mls) INMR

Thats very close to the conversion from miles to kilometers. Could have been an input error.

Sobanek

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Thats very close to the conversion from miles to kilometers. Could have been an input error.

It isn't. If you look closely, they're both exact amounts.

48,000 mi
80,000 mi

W123-80's

Test until March '15 on this V8 bruiser..
Asking €4,950

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz-cl-class-cl500-coupe-auto/8246987

Midlandsman80

Hi Lads, anyone got any opinions on ML 270, I see a nice 2003 all leather auto 7 seater in Dublin for €3,400, tax til June 15 and test just done, full merc SH, I drive it for 9+ months on that tax and commercialise it then, want a jeep for towing a trailer the odd time, I do very few miles any more, maybe 100pw, it looks value to me?

ofcork

The first generation ml don't have the greatest reliability like most mercs from that era.

bear1

Midlandsman80 wrote: »

Hi Lads, anyone got any opinions on ML 270, I see a nice 2003 all leather auto 7 seater in Dublin for €3,400, tax til June 15 and test just done, full merc SH, I drive it for 9+ months on that tax and commercialise it then, want a jeep for towing a trailer the odd time, I do very few miles any more, maybe 100pw, it looks value to me?

100km per week so roughly 4800km per year. I know you said you need a jeep to pull a trailer the odd time but I think a petrol jeep would be more suitable for you.
The diesel engine in that Merc is supposed to be very heavy on diesel.

Eric Cartman

ofcork wrote: »

The first generation ml don't have the greatest reliability like most mercs from that era.

+1 , all the carbon buildup from leaky injectors plauges them.

mullingar

Need an ML for low mileage and towing.

Sorted (but over priced)

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/02-mercedes-benz-ml-55-amg-rare-automobile/7842365

kupus

Ive noticed that luxo barges are creeping up in price. A couple of years ago youd get great deals, now not so much. It looks like it has bottomed out and prices are going to get higher. Remember the xk8 hmmmm.

TestersWanted

Midlandsman80 wrote: »

anyone got any opinions on ML 270

I know two people who had 01 MLs. In both cases they were tormented with problems and eventually got rid of them after a short enough time. Then again, I had a 01 E-class - another Merc from the same period - for over 7 years and it never gave me any trouble.

draiochtanois

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unkel

TestersWanted wrote: »

I know two people who had 01 MLs. In both cases they were tormented with problems and eventually got rid of them after a short enough time. Then again, I had a 01 E-class - another Merc from the same period - for over 7 years and it never gave me any trouble.

E-class was made in Germany, ML was made in the USA.

Had an ML over there for a while and it was brutal to drive. Never even mind the build quality.