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***** Motors Chat - Round 5*****

  • 16-05-2013 1:02pm
    #1
    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Continuation from motors chat round 4






    1.This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

    2.No lonely hearts (This is not a personal dig at anyone, it's how we feel is the best way to describe what we want to avoid. )

    3.Keep it clean.

    4.The Motors charter applies.


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  • #2
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Quazzie wrote: »
    My apologies if I came across a little crude, it certainly wasn't my intent, it was more in reference to your ratios than anything else.

    Gosh no hassle, thinking back it's down to when that tyre got replaced and there was no wheel balancing done (which I'd normally have done but I was up to ninety as I was hours late for work)

    No offence taken :)

    The car was actually prone to drifting left and not liking any change in camber at all, so I probably described it wrong


  • #3
    Matt Simis
    Registered Users Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    Ded_Zebra wrote: »
    Stheno, I'm guessing that your problem is something like balancing on the wheel or possibly a bad bearing

    I concur and would add in a bad misalignment on that wheel but only that wheel, which would make it feel like its being "dragged".


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


    Matt Simis wrote: »
    I concur and would add in a bad misalignment on that wheel but only that wheel, which would make it feel like its being "dragged".

    Or if it followed a blow out it could be a buckled wheel or maybe a lump of tyre caught on something like the spring or a suspension arm/drop link etc on it's way past causing sh!tty alignment


  • #5
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Thanks guys, I guess it's alignment it's intermittent on rough roads I feel it.

    I'll get it checked in the next few days :)

    Matts description is dead on it feels like the wheel is dragging.


  • #6
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Well that was a waste of money.... Meh!

    There was a fatality yesterday on the roads across the local filling station. The accident happened here. It's a very straight road..... :confused:


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  • #7
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    Have just watched the Top Gear, where they buy the three Alfas for £1000 for the gagillionth time. Quality.

    "This is the thing you have to remember. Alfa build a car to be as good as a car can be.. briefly!" :D


  • #8
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users Posts: 7,288 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Ahhh 3 days off and to try and not spend money !


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


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Ahhh 3 days off and to try and not spend money !

    Resist the small shinys! Keep your eyes on the ultimate shiny!


  • #10
    Marty McFly
    Registered Users Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    Footballers aren't the brightest of sparks. Poor Porsche

    1460262_676016272430385_576721291_n.jpg


  • #11
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    If i have an r53 cooper s by March i blame Alan :pac:


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  • #12
    YbFocus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Here's a good one.. Long story short I'm locked out of the e60 and I have the keys :o
    How these things happen to me is beyond a joke.


  • #13
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,931 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Ugly piece of shít anyway if you ask me.


  • #14
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Here's a good one.. Long story short I'm locked out of the e60 and I have the keys :o
    How these things happen to me is beyond a joke.

    How?? You just keep defy physics there, good man :pac:


  • #15
    YbFocus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    How?? You just keep defy physics there, good man :pac:

    You may or may not know that my Central Locking went lately, so back to using the key in the door.
    Now that broke :o
    Key coming from England on Tuesday!
    Basically no way to get into the car, can get into the boot but e60 seats don't fold (it was an extra :rolleyes:)

    When it happened I was like "you've got to be kidding me" :o


  • #16
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    You may or may not know that my Central Locking went lately, so back to using the key in the door.
    Now that broke :o
    Key coming from England on Tuesday!
    Basically no way to get into the car, can get into the boot but e60 seats don't fold (it was an extra :rolleyes:)

    When it happened I was like "you've got to be kidding me" :o

    Aw no way :( in fairness I'm a bit like that myself, if anything can go wrong it will and at the time you don't need it to :(


  • #17
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    I went sailing this morning @ 9am.

    I'm still frozen solid

    Sat in my car with the heat on full blast driving home, an it barely thawed me out.

    Six layers of clothes on top and three on the bottom and I nearly died of the cold.


  • #18
    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    If i have an r53 cooper s by March i blame Alan :pac:

    Jesus, we might be copyin' cars so. 325 to mini coopers. That said, the MX5 appeals to me more I think. But not set on anything yet.


  • #19
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    YbFocus wrote: »
    You may or may not know that my Central Locking went lately, so back to using the key in the door.
    Now that broke :o
    Key coming from England on Tuesday!
    Basically no way to get into the car, can get into the boot but e60 seats don't fold (it was an extra :rolleyes:)

    When it happened I was like "you've got to be kidding me" :o

    Ouch. :eek:

    Murphy was a bastard with his law.


  • #20
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    pajor wrote: »
    Have just watched the Top Gear, where they buy the three Alfas for £1000 for the gagillionth time. Quality.

    "This is the thing you have to remember. Alfa build a car to be as good as a car can be.. briefly!" :D

    Rally cross on a budget is a favourite of mine!:)
    alfas for 1000 pounds seems expensive. Myself and 166man drove a 156 v6 from ennis to dublin in record time and it was a lot cheaper than 1000 pounds!;)


  • #21
    YbFocus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Don't talk to me lads, looking at the bloody car with no way into it :rolleyes:
    If the key doesn't fix the problem there'll have to be a window go in!


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  • #22
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    Scortho wrote: »
    Rally cross on a budget is a favourite of mine!:)
    alfas for 1000 pounds seems expensive. Myself and 166man drove a 156 v6 from ennis to dublin in record time and it was a lot cheaper than 1000 pounds!;)

    Ah but this was a few years ago. Depreciation and all that. :pac:


  • #23
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Jesus, we might be copyin' cars so. 325 to mini coopers. That said, the MX5 appeals to me more I think. But not set on anything yet.

    Weird. I've been have thinking of a cooper as my next car, love my alfas, but have run out of the ones I wanted to drive


  • #24
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,931 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Jesus, we might be copyin' cars so. 325 to mini coopers. That said, the MX5 appeals to me more I think. But not set on anything yet.

    I didn't realise you did your BSc in Hairdressing... :pac: :p


  • #25
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    challengemaster wrote: »
    I didn't realise you did your BSc in Hairdressing... :pac: :p

    Bmw Z cars are for hairdressers, not Minis :(

    I'm also considering a 7 series, an SLK and an MG

    Actually yesterday I saw what looked like an SLK but it was an AMG engine, anyone enlighten me as to what I saw?


  • #26
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,931 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Stheno wrote: »
    Bmw Z cars are for hairdressers, not Minis :(

    I'm also considering a 7 series, an SLK and an MG

    Actually yesterday I saw what looked like an SLK but it was an AMG engine, anyone enlighten me as to what I saw?

    SLK 32 AMG, 349 hp supercharged version of the 3.2 L V6. Only 4,333 were built in total, of which 979 were retained for Germany, 2,056 exported to the USA and 263 to the UK.

    URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SLK-Class"]wiki[/URL


  • #27
    pajor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭pajor


    Stheno wrote: »
    Bmw Z cars are for hairdressers, not Minis :(

    I'm also considering a 7 series, an SLK and an MG

    Actually yesterday I saw what looked like an SLK but it was an AMG engine, anyone enlighten me as to what I saw?

    7 Series. If it's worth doing, it's worth over doing. :D


  • #28
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users Posts: 7,288 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    I wouldn't fit in a cooper and im sorry but they just look too girly :(


  • #29
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    challengemaster wrote: »
    SLK 32 AMG, 349 hp supercharged version of the 3.2 L V6. Only 4,333 were built in total, of which 979 were retained for Germany, 2,056 exported to the USA and 263 to the UK.

    URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SLK-Class"]wiki[/URL

    Wasn't that this thing had those flanges on the side like air flow gaps? It was a beautiful looking car.
    pajor wrote: »
    7 Series. If it's worth doing, it's worth over doing. :D

    I like either very small coupes or big saloons


  • #30
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Stheno wrote: »
    I like either very small coupes or big saloons

    You're doing it wrong, big coupes or big saloons. ;)


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  • #31
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    1.5 suzuki swift auto for the win !


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