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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: EMD on 07 February 2017, 14:47:16
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That old story that comes around again BUT .. This looks very tempting :)
3.5 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-2003-Nissan-SKYLINE-350GT-3-5-V6-VERY-LOW-MILES-VERY-LAST-PRICE-/162317968399?hash=item25cae7a40f:g:RGsAAOSwRMRYTuY3)
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mm I could afford that but nowhere to put the MIL , wheelchair and dog. It would probably cost another 20,000 to get it onto Spanish plates being an import twice removed.
I liked the bit in the ad
NOTHING NUT UBER FUN TO DRIVE.
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Cheap car looks very nice, I am led to believe from the MB club that Jap imports are usually very good buys
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Try an Infiniti M35 Hybrid.
2012 for about £12000.
It has the 3.5 V6 from the Datsun 350Z.
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Try an Infiniti M35 Hybrid.
2012 for about £12000.
It has the 3.5 V6 from the Datsun 350Z.
Is there a DERV option? ::)
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Try an Infiniti M35 Hybrid.
2012 for about £12000.
It has the 3.5 V6 from the Datsun 350Z.
Is there a DERV option? ::)
Yes, we all know diesel is better :D ::) ;D
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That is not an omega replacement, it is a completely different animal.
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That is not an omega replacement, it is a completely different animal.
It's a big 4 door saloon with a wheel in each corner......just like the Omega, :)
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The 4 door looks even better :y
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/seify/photowsvc.jpg)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/seify/sl2-thumb-400x300-141.jpg)
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Try an Infiniti M35 Hybrid.
2012 for about £12000.
It has the 3.5 V6 from the Datsun 350Z.
Is there a DERV option? ::)
Sales of 'lorry fuel' cars down 4.3% this month. Tipping point will soon be reached and the the world can finally be rid of derv*.
* agricultural use excepted. :)
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That is not an omega replacement, it is a completely different animal.
It's a big 4 door saloon with a wheel in each corner......just like the Omega, :)
Two contradictions on that ad: The car was imported last year, so the MOT is out.
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Are we all turning into a bunch of male-menopausal boy racers ? ;D ;D ;)
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Are we all turning into a bunch of male-menopausal boy racers ? ;D ;D ;)
If I bought a car that had the power to put a smile on my face, I would end up being very frustrated. There is absolutely nowhere round these parts that I could give it the beans.
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The 4 door looks even better :y
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/seify/photowsvc.jpg)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/seify/sl2-thumb-400x300-141.jpg)
That's one ugly bastid.
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Are we all turning into a bunch of male-menopausal boy racers ? ;D ;D ;)
Not really but ive always fancies one of these beasts ... a lot of car for the money :)
v8 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-740I-AUTO-4-4-V8-E38-NEW-YATT-MOTORS-4295-/112278046980?hash=item1a244b0904:g:3BQAAOSw8gVX~VfF)
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Do it get a V8 you know you want to😉
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Do it get a V8 you know you want to😉
Yes that V8 is more tempting i must admit , you only live once eh :y
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Do it get a V8 you know you want to😉
Yes that V8 is more tempting i must admit , you only live once eh :y
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Definitely , never regretted buying mine.
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My list of possible replacements are all V8,s. e38 740i, CL 500, LS 430.
Misssed out on a very cheap local LS430 on Sunday. :(
Problem I have is that Ive spent well over a grand on the Omega (plus purchase price) since I bought it 9 months ago. If I sell it now, or soon, I will lose most of that money, so Ive kind of trapped myself for a while.
The Omega is a lovely example, but I'm getting the itch for a change again. ::)
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Are we all turning into a bunch of male-menopausal boy racers ? ;D ;D ;)
Not really but ive always fancies one of these beasts ... a lot of car for the money :)
v8 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-740I-AUTO-4-4-V8-E38-NEW-YATT-MOTORS-4295-/112278046980?hash=item1a244b0904:g:3BQAAOSw8gVX~VfF)
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The 'chavs' have been at it. :-\
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If my commute were shorter I and no longer needed to carry lots of stuff about, an LS460 would be high on my list.
Not exactly a stirring V8, but a pretty nice way to get about the place!
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Agreed. I'm getting past the boy racer stage now at 57, so a big luxury barge with lots of toys and reasonable grunt fits the bill nicely.
Still hoping to have an e38 740i, but decent ones seem to be rising in value, fast.
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I don't think its an age thing as such (I'm a relative OOF nipper at 33), its more that the roads in the UK are oppsing awful, all the time.
If they aren't digging them up they're full of traffic so why not sit back, behind some double glazing, in a leather armchair, with a cracking stereo, and let it all wash over you!?
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I don't think its an age thing as such (I'm a relative OOF nipper at 33), its more that the roads in the UK are oppsing awful, all the time.
If they aren't digging them up they're full of traffic so why not sit back, behind some double glazing, in a leather armchair, with a cracking stereo, and let it all wash over you!?
You can do that in an omega........apart from the double glazing.
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The 4 door looks even better :y
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/seify/photowsvc.jpg)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/seify/sl2-thumb-400x300-141.jpg)
Are you on drugs? That is bl00dy awful looking!
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Like a Yugoslav Lexus. ;D
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Bought a BMW 740 4.4 V8 to replace a Jaguar 4.2 XJ40, was so impressed with the 740 I upgraded it very quickly to a 750 V12 5.4 - lots of fun ;D ;D
740
(http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/Colin_Gilkes/DSCF0211_zpse8mzd4fk.jpg) (http://s942.photobucket.com/user/Colin_Gilkes/media/DSCF0211_zpse8mzd4fk.jpg.html)
A Nice Pair :)
(http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/Colin_Gilkes/DSCF0208_zpsf23s4o4j.jpg) (http://s942.photobucket.com/user/Colin_Gilkes/media/DSCF0208_zpsf23s4o4j.jpg.html)
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But why, Colin, you had an omega SPORT. ::)
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I know definitely gone backwards the older I've got ;D ;D ;D
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Mmm V12 much want, But i´d take an E32 750, though the E38 i gorgeous too.
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I love those old e38,s. It bewilders me how a company who made a car as lovely as that could replace it with something as brute ugly as what came after it. ???
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I love those old e38,s. It bewilders me how a company who made a car as lovely as that could replace it with something as brute ugly as what came after it. ???
Not just ugly but awful in every other regard as well.
The E38 and the W220 are, have always been and will remain vastly superior to the Omega, in distinctly different ways. Personally I have no time for Lexus. Shitty plastic pensioner-mobiles. Like most japanese cars - try and copy the west and miss the point entirely.
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I would be quite pissed of if those two weren't superior to the Omega, both cost twice as much and are clearly from far higher up the pecking order.
Personally speaking, the W140 is a much nicer car than those that followed. One day...
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I would be quite pissed of if those two weren't superior to the Omega, both cost twice as much and are clearly from far higher up the pecking order.
Personally speaking, the W140 is a much nicer car than those that followed. One day...
True, but then so in theory are the X5/X6 and ML... and they're not preferable to walking.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272544675663
Clearly been owned by a bellend previously but probably worthy of rescue none the less 8)
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272544675663 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272544675663)
Clearly been owned by a bellend previously but probably worthy of rescue none the less 8)
Those things are prone to rust. Badly. Anywhere the bodywork was made of steel.
It needs work on the body translates into Please buy it before the mechanical bits fall out the bottom. Please!!!!
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272544675663 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272544675663)
Clearly been owned by a bellend previously but probably worthy of rescue none the less 8)
Those things are prone to rust. Badly. Anywhere the bodywork was made of steel.
It needs work on the body translates into Please buy it before the mechanical bits fall out the bottom. Please!! !!
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For what it would cost to restore it you would be better off finding one that has been looked after.
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You can do that in an omega........apart from the double glazing.
And if I could find a v6 that hadn't been to the moon and back (twice) and was dissolving before my very eyes or (more typically) both, I'd buy one ;).
That said, the Lexus heated/cooled/massage seats are something else. I've only ever been in a 430 but I'm guessing the 460 is similar.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272544675663 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272544675663)
Clearly been owned by a bellend previously but probably worthy of rescue none the less 8)
Those things are prone to rust. Badly. Anywhere the bodywork was made of steel.
It needs work on the body translates into Please buy it before the mechanical bits fall out the bottom. Please!!!!
It just needs a good service... a burial service ;D ;D ;D Just somebody please buy it and burn that god awful steering wheel so it can rust in peace :'(
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Agreed. I'm getting past the boy racer stage now at 57, so a big luxury barge with lots of toys and reasonable grunt fits the bill nicely.
Still hoping to have an e38 740i, but decent ones seem to be rising in value, fast.
Yes im with that opinion . Ive always liked the old LS400 , ok its not the best looking 0f cars but look at all the toys you get and those big comfy armchairs :) Someone on here owned or owns one :-\
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Agreed. I'm getting past the boy racer stage now at 57, so a big luxury barge with lots of toys and reasonable grunt fits the bill nicely.
Still hoping to have an e38 740i, but decent ones seem to be rising in value, fast.
Yes im with that opinion . Ive always liked the old LS400 , ok its not the best looking 0f cars but look at all the toys you get and those big comfy armchairs :) Someone on here owned or owns one :-\
Ign Coils are £140 each. There are eight of them. Their ECUs get upset by mobile phone networks... Just say no. Please. Save yourself. :)
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Agreed. I'm getting past the boy racer stage now at 57, so a big luxury barge with lots of toys and reasonable grunt fits the bill nicely.
Still hoping to have an e38 740i, but decent ones seem to be rising in value, fast.
Yes im with that opinion . Ive always liked the old LS400 , ok its not the best looking 0f cars but look at all the toys you get and those big comfy armchairs :) Someone on here owned or owns one :-\
Ign Coils are £140 each. There are eight of them. Their ECUs get upset by mobile phone networks... Just say no. Please. Save yourself. :)
Thanks for that , never would have thought they would be so expensive :o Looks like the 540 mite be on the cards , and this one looks a very good one :
540 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E39-BMW-540I-AUTO-BLACK-M-Sport-/172520189146?hash=item282b012cda:g:R8wAAOSwjDZYmiwZ)
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That's been chavv'd up, stupid boot spoiler and other bits. :(
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Certainly looks nice & a good advert must be worth looking at , got to admit I use either V plus or BP Ultimate in my V8.
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That's been chavv'd up, stupid boot spoiler and other bits. :(
Yes that particular one does seem to have an odd looking rear spoiler ..could live with the rest , just an example car but do like the shape and whats under that bonnet :)
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Like a Yugoslav Lexus. ;D
You nearly cost me a new laptop with that one there was tea all over it ;D
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Having spent months searching, I've come to the conclusion there isn't a £15k or less replacement for the Omega, without accepting compromises.
£15k is a lot to spend to have something less than you already have....
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That old story that comes around again BUT .. This looks very tempting :)
3.5 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-2003-Nissan-SKYLINE-350GT-3-5-V6-VERY-LOW-MILES-VERY-LAST-PRICE-/162317968399?hash=item25cae7a40f:g:RGsAAOSwRMRYTuY3)
For that money you could have a UK 350z, I read somewhere last week that it could be a car that will start appreciating in price, worth a thought :y
As for it not being an Omega replacement? Whatever you replace your Omega with is a Omega replacement ;)
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That's been chavv'd up, stupid boot spoiler and other bits. :(
Yes that particular one does seem to have an odd looking rear spoiler ..could live with the rest , just an example car but do like the shape and whats under that bonnet :)
I may be wrong but I don't think it's been chav'd up, it could have been ordered to 'Alpina' spec. :-\
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One V8 I always fancied[although they're very old now]was a Tatra-before they went to the squared off shape-air cooled V8 slung out the back end and petrol powered cabin heater what could possibly go wrong :D
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Agreed. I'm getting past the boy racer stage now at 57, so a big luxury barge with lots of toys and reasonable grunt fits the bill nicely.
Still hoping to have an e38 740i, but decent ones seem to be rising in value, fast.
Yes im with that opinion . Ive always liked the old LS400 , ok its not the best looking 0f cars but look at all the toys you get and those big comfy armchairs :) Someone on here owned or owns one :-\
Ign Coils are £140 each. There are eight of them. Their ECUs get upset by mobile phone networks... Just say no. Please. Save yourself. :)
Thanks for that , never would have thought they would be so expensive :o Looks like the 540 mite be on the cards , and this one looks a very good one :
540 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E39-BMW-540I-AUTO-BLACK-M-Sport-/172520189146?hash=item282b012cda:g:R8wAAOSwjDZYmiwZ)
Be mindful of the timing chain guide issue when buying an M62 V8. It's a very involved procedure to change them and once you've opened it up you're presented with a number of expensive "while I'm here" dilemas. If you like an easy worry free life it's probably not the engine of choice.
x28i engines are underrated in my opinion. Well maintained they're beautifully quiet and more than adeqautely powerful for most people.
As with most bmws of this era, when they're working they're unbeatable. 8)
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Having spent months searching, I've come to the conclusion there isn't a £15k or less replacement for the Omega, without accepting compromises.
£15k is a lot to spend to have something less than you already have....
Just out of interest, why dismiss the LS 460? Can be had low mileage for about half the £15k and with the exception of mpg is surely a superior motor to the Mig. Faster, more comfy, quieter, more toys etc etc.
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Or a Merc CL500/600, or a Monaro, or maybe an M5.................but I think weve been here before. ;D
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Having spent months searching, I've come to the conclusion there isn't a £15k or less replacement for the Omega, without accepting compromises.
£15k is a lot to spend to have something less than you already have....
Just out of interest, why dismiss the LS 460? Can be had low mileage for about half the £15k and with the exception of mpg is surely a superior motor to the Mig. Faster, more comfy, quieter, more toys etc etc.
I'm not old enough or incontinent enough to own a large Toyota yet. When I stink of piss, thats the time to get one.
Faster, yeah, in an understated way :y. More comfortable? Never spent more than 90 mins in one, and I was quite happy to get out. But boring as heck and dull to be in.
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Or a Merc CL500/600, or a Monaro, or maybe an M5.................but I think weve been here before. ;D
I wouldn't have a modern Merc, since they decided to stop properly designing cars, which has become evident in the chassis (lack of) performance.
Monaro has practically issues. VXR8 not in budget, and the more modern ones could be a worry leavign places, as it hardly blends in.
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C140 Mercs are still under appreciated and therefore reasonably priced ;)
Although if the Monaro is considered impractical, then a 17" 2 door Coupe might not pass muster, although they are no lower than the standard car...
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I'm not old enough or incontinent enough to own a large Toyota yet. When I stink of piss, thats the time to get one.
Faster, yeah, in an understated way :y. More comfortable? Never spent more than 90 mins in one, and I was quite happy to get out. But boring as heck and dull to be in.
.. and hopeless driving position if your legs are any more than stumps, although that Gixer bloke seems to disagree. ;D
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The 4 door looks even better :y
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/seify/photowsvc.jpg)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/seify/sl2-thumb-400x300-141.jpg)
Are you on drugs? That is bl00dy awful looking!
Looks like it's been sat on Fukashima docks for some time! ;D
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Another Japanese oddball, Pretty sure it's been discussed before. Some liked it some didn't... nothing new there then ;D
www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201701211527127
Better looking than some jap cars, Doubt I'd own one personally though, But haven't driven or seen on in the flesh so will reserve judgment.
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I'm not old enough or incontinent enough to own a large Toyota yet. When I stink of piss, thats the time to get one.
Faster, yeah, in an understated way :y. More comfortable? Never spent more than 90 mins in one, and I was quite happy to get out. But boring as heck and dull to be in.
.. and hopeless driving position if your legs are any more than stumps, although that Gixer bloke seems to disagree. ;D
He's from Readingham though, so he's special :P
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My brother in law had a Honda Legend a few years back , cost an absolute fortune for any type of repair on it, pxd it for a Volvo V70 estate same story horrendous bills just swapped it for a new Zafira tourer.