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Hall of shame

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    #182
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Arise thread.....

    This one definitely takes the biscuit for a car that came in here.....

    I needed to check the airbag module, just the console out to gain access
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    The blue box is the phone kit, module behind it. It's meant to be a silver unit....
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    I thought it was a packet of M&M's. Oh no :rolleyes:
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    Yep, this was my airbag module
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    Which begs the question, what kind of person did this and how do they sleep at night?


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    #183
    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,588 ✭✭✭tossy


    That's factory,it's an Alfa :D


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    #184
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    tossy wrote: »
    That's factory,it's an Alfa :D

    It is not! I was expecting a box of milk tray or chocolate swiss roll :pac:


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    #185
    dharn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭dharn


    Ya its one of those pedigree modules, very expensive


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    #186
    Paddypowered
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Paddypowered


    Customer felt the car was pulling to one side....;)


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    #187
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Paddypowered wrote: »
    Customer felt the car was pulling to one side....;)

    Oh fcuk! :eek:


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    #188
    Paddypowered
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Paddypowered


    Another one I came across recently....:D


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    #189
    jayok
    Registered Users Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭jayok


    Paddypowered wrote: »
    Customer felt the car was pulling to one side....;)

    Is that off a Civic/Stream?


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    #190
    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    RandomAccess wrote: »
    Saw this gem yesterday. I left a note on the windshield of the 07 reg 4x4 and only hope they get it changed before it comes apart.

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    Indeed - see what comes next, here :eek:

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    #191
    Paddypowered
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Paddypowered


    jayok wrote: »
    Is that off a Civic/Stream?

    Nope, Outlander.


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    #192
    jk536
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭jk536


    Couldnt believe when I seen this tyre getting out of my car the other day.


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    #193
    shedweller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,029 ✭✭✭shedweller


    jk536 wrote: »
    Couldnt believe when I seen this tyre getting out of my car the other day.

    While in getting a new set of tyres put on i saw a lad in a very felty a4 ahead of me getting two new (part worn, cos they were 19"s) front tyres on. No bother says i until my turn came. While my car was up in the air i saw yer mans tyres by the wall. The whole inner shoulder was worn beyond the wire on both tyres! He had lowered the fcuk out of his car but neglected the camber change while doing so and the front tyres wore away on the inner shoulder.
    These spastics are all around us, threatening our lives.


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    #194
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,268 ✭✭✭visual


    shedweller wrote: »
    While in getting a new set of tyres put on i saw a lad in a very felty a4 ahead of me getting two new (part worn, cos they were 19"s) front tyres on. No bother says i until my turn came. While my car was up in the air i saw yer mans tyres by the wall. The whole inner shoulder was worn beyond the wire on both tyres! He had lowered the fcuk out of his car but neglected the camber change while doing so and the front tyres wore away on the inner shoulder.
    These spastics are all around us, threatening our lives.

    Modified cars aren't that big here and young guys often just cut the springs. Pity as if done right modified cars add a splash of colour to drab and dull euro boxes on the road.


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    #195
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,016 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    jk536 wrote: »
    Couldnt believe when I seen this tyre getting out of my car the other day.
    Do you remember it getting into your car though? :)

    Without wanting to go all Stasi, we should really report issues like this. Someone's life might be saved - even if only that of the driver or occupants of the car. Cars like this should be seized on the spot.

    Not your ornery onager



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    #196
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,931 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Nothing compared to anything on here, but the reason I'd consider it hall of shame is more due to the car...

    Saw a gorgeous R8 earlier, went over to have a look..... and it was on Nankangs! :eek:


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    #197
    Mar4ix
    Registered Users Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭Mar4ix


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Nothing compared to anything on here, but the reason I'd consider it hall of shame is more due to the car...

    Saw a gorgeous R8 earlier, went over to have a look..... and it was on Nankangs! :eek:


    Nnankangs actually not bad tyre at all , very good budget tyre, but I cannot see that on expensive car . must be owner saving money :pac:


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    #198
    GE90
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭GE90


    Another photo from micks garage facebook page. Apparently it came out of a VW transporter which was driven exclusively in 3rd gear as the driver could not drive a manual :eek:

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    #199
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,016 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    GE90 wrote: »
    Another photo from micks garage facebook page. Apparently it came out of a VW transporter which was driven exclusively in 3rd gear as the driver could not drive a manual :eek:
    Eh, 3rd gear and Reverse if you don't mind! :)

    Heard of this years ago - an 'older' customer used to have the dealer modify his new vehicle so that it would only select 3rd or Reverse. Not really a problem if you know how to slip the clutch properly, and know enough to have a new clutch fitted before the above pic happens....

    Sure they say you can go from 0-100mph in 4th gear on a Hardly-Davidson (sic) - but why would you be on one in the first place?

    Not your ornery onager



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    #200
    nct tester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭nct tester


    First picture is of a car that came in for full test with rusty brake pipes already leaking and probably on the point of bursting.

    Second picture is of a badly cracked alloy that the owned didn't know about.

    Third picture is of a mercedes front suspension with a collapsed/broken spring.


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    #201
    dharn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭dharn


    Truly shocking, did the alloy owner try to glue it in to place


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    #202
    Mar4ix
    Registered Users Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭Mar4ix


    One guy said there is some noise comming out of his '97 vw polo 1.4 engine. Ok, had look ;)


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    #203
    dharn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭dharn


    Looks ok to me :cool:


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    #204
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    nct tester wrote: »
    First picture is of a car that came in for full test with rusty brake pipes already leaking and probably on the point of bursting.

    Second picture is of a badly cracked alloy that the owned didn't know about.

    Third picture is of a mercedes front suspension with a collapsed/broken spring.

    The first 2 are fairly shocking :eek::eek:


    Good to see you back around these parts :)


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    #205
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    nct tester wrote: »
    First picture is of a car that came in for full test with rusty brake pipes already leaking and probably on the point of bursting.

    Second picture is of a badly cracked alloy that the owned didn't know about.

    Third picture is of a mercedes front suspension with a collapsed/broken spring.

    The first car is a civic?

    The cracked wheel is very noticeable, can't believe the owner never noticed it


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    #206
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,931 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    nct tester wrote: »
    First picture is of a car that came in for full test with rusty brake pipes already leaking and probably on the point of bursting.

    Second picture is of a badly cracked alloy that the owned didn't know about.

    Third picture is of a mercedes front suspension with a collapsed/broken spring.

    Sincerely hope that's when the fail dangerous sticker came out..


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    #207
    Slideways
    Registered Users Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭Slideways


    When I was testing (commercials) I had several vans blow brake pipes on the rollers. Berlingos and Caddys were the more common ones if I remember correctly


    Here's a wee boo-boo v16 50L cummins turned into a V14 and got a new inspection hole.

    Last photo shows your worst nightmare when you take the lid off a hydraulic tank


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    #208
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Slideways wrote: »
    When I was testing (commercials) I had several vans blow brake pipes on the rollers. Berlingos and Caddys were the more common ones if I remember correctly


    Here's a wee boo-boo v16 50L cummins turned into a V14 and got a new inspection hole.

    Last photo shows your worst nightmare when you take the lid off a hydraulic tank
    Whats the brown hair all over the crankcase?
    Kangaroo get shredded or something?:D


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    #209
    Slideways
    Registered Users Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭Slideways


    Thats bits of oil spill pads Id say. It made a hell of a mess when it went pop and the enviromental crowd are highly strung around here!


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    #210
    nct tester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭nct tester


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    The first car is a civic?

    The cracked wheel is very noticeable, can't believe the owner never noticed it

    No it's an Almera N16 model. Very common.


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    #211
    dharn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭dharn


    Anyone who drives an almera has no interest in cars


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