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*********Motors Chat - Round 9 *********
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Special Circumstances wrote: »Absentee landlords, rack rents, evictions, sh1t wet summer - all we're short is TB outbreak and a potato famine.
-not sure there's a suitable smiley for this, half joking but things are gone a bit madin this country.
Oh Lord WHY?? Why are de spuds rotten in de GROUND??
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Special Circumstances wrote: »Absentee landlords, rack rents, evictions, sh1t wet summer - all we're short is TB outbreak and a potato famine.
-not sure there's a suitable smiley for this, half joking but things are gone a bit madin this country.
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Toyotafanboi wrote: »good to get some insider info like that
the EA's were literally suggesting that times would be in the hours which i did think was a bit far fetched, but i guess nothing would surprise me either?
would living in Cobh and commuting via the passage west ferry be a fantasy? does that run all year round?
Did a similar move lately. We're living in Midleton at the moment (looking to buy ASAP though) and it was chronic trying to find somewhere. I found the estate agents were plain useless. If you know anyone renting up there try and suss out if their landlord has another place. The place we moved I saw online at 6am, drove to cork to see it at 830am and there was six people ahead of me.
Working where you are I'd look at Pouladuff, Deerpark, Ballinlough, Ballintemple, Turners Cross, Blackrock, The Lough. All close to town, minimal traffic in the direction you're going. You could even cycle.
Avoid the tunnel if you have a choice now. It can take me an hour between Skehard Road and the tunnel to get from Blackrock to Midleton if I don't leave the office by 430 and its only 20km. I go in for 7 to avoid it in the mornings and evenings.0 -
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MetzgerMeister wrote: »I knew that was coming
At least it's a 6 cylinder!
Yea but it's just not the same nothing beats the noise of a good petrol engine.
In saying that the 6 cylinder diesel engine is a million times better than most the diesels I drove.0 -
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Marty McFly wrote: »Yea but it's just not the same nothing beats the noise of a good petrol engine.
In saying that the 6 cylinder diesel engine is a million times better than most the diesels I drove.
I've had my fill - RX8, MPS, 335i...I think I'm due a well-earned break from guzzlersGuys if you were choosing betweeen verdesteins, Kumhos or Hankooks for new tyres which would you go for?
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Met a black Nissan GTR earlier 10 c reg one Irish car and all don't meet too many of them in Cork. Also my tax money came out today!:(
Hmm I paid the OHs last night and it came out straight away!
On the tyres the Vredsteins seem to be winning Will check out what ones they are (as in the model) with the tyre guy soon, am not in any huge rush.
Price wise they were quite reasonable, I have to check the model and compare it with e.g. eiretyres,0 -
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Well the Focus was snapped up about 20 minutes after it was put up for sale today, and the C5 has me feeling very giddy driving it. I love it. €80 to fill it though? Fcuk me, that took me by surprise! :eek:
I know that none of ye have ever seen a C5 before, so I'll be sure to take a few pictures of it. :P I am looking forward to seeing if it looks any better with the bigger wheels. Fingers crossed!
Yer man said that he can't NCT it for me. He said he'll book it in when he can and we can arrange a date, but as it's not due til November, he can't book it yet. But he did give me a written receipt stating the work that had been done to the car, and that they would guarantee an NCT until November 2017.
The work done to it, according to the receipt, was; New timing belt, Water Pump, 2 gearbox seals, 2 front brake discs and pads, full service. If I have a warranty issue, I'll be curious to see how it plays out, but I have to say, my entire experience with Pat Coby at Coby Motors in Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate has been very, very good. I've found him excellent to deal with and I felt it showed great confidence in his stock by letting me bring it to Atlas for a check over before paying anything.
(I wrote the address above just as an aid for anyone who may google or boards search in future). My experience, so far, has been entirely positive.
THAT SAID.. It's off to my own mechanic tomorrow to get some verification that the work stated has actually been done on the car. I could be getting told porkies, but I'll know for sure tomorrow.
Ultimately though, after a smooth drive home and a bit of messing around the town, I have a fairly big smile on my face.
Cheers to everyone on here for listening to me droning on and on about it. I know I annoyed a few of ye, but I really, genuinely do appreciate all of the help assistance and information/advice that was given to me. Thank you! 0 -
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[Deleted User] wrote: »Well the Focus was snapped up about 20 minutes after it was put up for sale today, and the C5 has me feeling very giddy driving it. I love it. €80 to fill it though? Fcuk me, that took me by surprise! :eek:
I know that none of ye have ever seen a C5 before, so I'll be sure to take a few pictures of it. :P I am looking forward to seeing if it looks any better with the bigger wheels. Fingers crossed!
Yer man said that he can't NCT it for me. He said he'll book it in when he can and we can arrange a date, but as it's not due til November, he can't book it yet. But he did give me a written receipt stating the work that had been done to the car, and that they would guarantee an NCT until November 2017.
The work done to it, according to the receipt, was; New timing belt, Water Pump, 2 gearbox seals, 2 front brake discs and pads, full service. If I have a warranty issue, I'll be curious to see how it plays out, but I have to say, my entire experience with Pat Coby at Coby Motors in Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate has been very, very good. I've found him excellent to deal with and I felt it showed great confidence in his stock by letting me bring it to Atlas for a check over before paying anything.
(I wrote the address above just as an aid for anyone who may google or boards search in future). My experience, so far, has been entirely positive.
THAT SAID.. It's off to my own mechanic tomorrow to get some verification that the work stated has actually been done on the car. I could be getting told porkies, but I'll know for sure tomorrow.
Ultimately though, after a smooth drive home and a bit of messing around the town, I have a fairly big smile on my face.
Cheers to everyone on here for listening to me droning on and on about it. I know I annoyed a few of ye, but I really, genuinely do appreciate all of the help assistance and information/advice that was given to me. Thank you!
What did you get it for in the end ?
I hear they have very good suspension since it's not the traditional type.0 -
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Deleted User wrote: ». €80 to fill it though? Fcuk me, that took me by surprise! :eek:
I know that none of ye have ever seen a C5 before, so I'll be sure to take a few pictures of it. :P I am looking forward to seeing if it looks any better with the bigger wheels. Fingers crossed!
Yer man said that he can't NCT it for me. He said he'll book it in when he can and we can arrange a date, but as it's not due til November, he can't book it yet. But he did give me a written receipt stating the work that had been done to the car, and that they would guarantee an NCT until November 2017.
The work done to it, according to the receipt, was; New timing belt, Water Pump, 2 gearbox seals, 2 front brake discs and pads, full service. If I have a warranty issue, I'll be curious to see how it plays out, but I have to say, my entire experience with Pat Coby at Coby Motors in Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate has been very, very good. I've found him excellent to deal with and I felt it showed great confidence in his stock by letting me bring it to Atlas for a check over before paying anything.
(I wrote the address above just as an aid for anyone who may google or boards search in future). My experience, so far, has been entirely positive.
THAT SAID.. It's off to my own mechanic tomorrow to get some verification that the work stated has actually been done on the car. I could be getting told porkies, but I'll know for sure tomorrow.
Ultimately though, after a smooth drive home and a bit of messing around the town, I have a fairly big smile on my face.
Cheers to everyone on here for listening to me droning on and on about it. I know I annoyed a few of ye, but I really, genuinely do appreciate all of the help assistance and information/advice that was given to me. Thank you!
Congrats, the OH and I have both previously owned C5s, albeit petrol hatches, very comfy.
Yer man is talking bollox by the way, you can nct a car at any time since the rules changed a few months ago.The missus crashed her car on the way home from work earlier. Skid straight into a wall, turned a bit, hit the accelerator, and went straight into the opposite wall. 5pm and nothing behind her and nothing oncoming. Some fright she got. Me too, not the call I was expecting.
Hope she's ok?
Thanks for the tyre advice lads, the place I went to is a lovely crowd, so I'll go in and ask them to price up the specific Vredstiens you've mentioned (sorry about the spelling on that word)0
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