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  • #3122
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Marlow wrote: »
    +1 on that. And it means for him, that he has a solid customer base.

    I haven't yet found somebody as reliable for the VAG stuff.

    He now services all of the family cars and I've recommended him to a number of friends.

    I'd recommend him for VAG or BMW stuff......he is as close to a specialist as you can get and will happily go through everything on the car with you there. He also has very good diagnostic equipment (autologic)


  • #3123
    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    johnos1984 wrote: »
    He now services all of the family cars and I've recommended him to a number of friends.

    I'd recommend him for VAG or BMW stuff......he is as close to a specialist as you can get and will happily go through everything on the car with you there. He also has very good diagnostic equipment (autologic)

    But he isn't quite in the midlands, is he ?

    /M


  • #3124
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    You should buy that Mazda , dump your gf and then put an ad on the dating section of your local paper looking for a bunny boiler...:)

    Right now I have 2 bunny boilers thanks to my civic.

    And a regular puller too.

    Many pics in my phone of my car for such situations :pac:


  • #3125
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Marlow wrote: »
    But he isn't quite in the midlands, is he ?

    /M
    Nenagh in Tipperary so I'd say Midlands :)


  • #3126
    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    johnos1984 wrote: »
    Nenagh in Tipperary so I'd say Midlands :)

    That's Mid-West :) Fair whack from here. So is Gort, but at least the road is good. (My BMW guy is in Gort).

    /M


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  • #3127
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Marlow wrote: »
    That's Mid-West :) Fair whack from here. So is Gort, but at least the road is good. (My BMW guy is in Gort).

    /M
    Where about's are you?

    It would be a mental journey to travel if the car is going to be in over night alright


  • #3128
    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    johnos1984 wrote: »
    Where about's are you?

    It would be a mental journey to travel if the car is going to be in over night alright

    Roscommon, near enough to the town.

    /M


  • #3129
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Marlow wrote: »
    Roscommon, near enough to the town.

    /M
    In that case the road is terrible to Nenagh


  • #3130
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    Speaking of check points. One right outside of the park Carrick mines at rush hour. You can't go anywhere to avoid them. One way system. Unless you just drive into the park and wait for them to leave.

    They pulled up a guy in a jeep for a disc.

    But when they checked mine it was just a quick glance.

    One guard standing in the middle of the road doing both sides.

    No checks of regs etc.


  • #3131
    Marlow
    Registered Users Posts: 14,555 ✭✭✭✭Marlow


    johnos1984 wrote: »
    In that case the road is terrible to Nenagh

    Aye. The only thing that brings me down there is the monthly spin for the Cars and Coffee meet in Nenagh.

    On a sunday morning with the right car and a virtual empty road, it's ok, but that's about it.

    /M


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  • #3132
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    Is that the slip road onto the magic rbout direction before the bridge?

    Yep, heading for the magic roundabout, near where huge pot hole appears :pac:


  • #3133
    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    And a regular puller too.
    Robbie, you're just tempting providence now! :p


  • #3134
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Yep, heading for the magic roundabout, near where huge pot hole appears :pac:

    They were there twice last week too! Saw a yellow 350z yesterday on the way to college in the forge hill petrol station :D


  • #3135
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    so i changed the wheels on my car back to the road tyre and alloys.

    had great fun the other day when i was driving and heard a knocking noise... thought it was a puncutre or something hanging.

    turned out on 2 or 3 wheels the nuts were loose ! :eek:

    i was up and down the M50 in this !

    thightned them up and went away again..

    visited the doc the next day and he thightned them all up for me and have being good since and keeping a good eye on them !

    im missing one nut on the back left alloy but not too bad cos its 5 nuts a wheel.

    anyone know where i can find a spare ?


  • #3136
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    You could buy the part in a motor factors or even a dealer for very small money.


  • #3137
    Quazzie
    Registered Users Posts: 28,808 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    so i changed the wheels on my car back to the road tyre and alloys.

    had great fun the other day when i was driving and heard a knocking noise... thought it was a puncutre or something hanging.

    turned out on 2 or 3 wheels the nuts were loose ! :eek:

    i was up and down the M50 in this !

    thightned them up and went away again..

    visited the doc the next day and he thightned them all up for me and have being good since and keeping a good eye on them !

    im missing one nut on the back left alloy but not too bad cos its 5 nuts a wheel.

    anyone know where i can find a spare ?

    This could have happened because the nuts that you are using aren't the appropriate nut for the alloys, and therefore don't seat properly. I'd get that look at if it was me.


  • #3138
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    Quazzie wrote: »
    This could have happened because the nuts that you are using aren't the appropriate nut for the alloys, and therefore don't seat properly. I'd get that look at if it was me.

    They were the one's origionally on the car when i got it and we're fine for months. i just took off the winters and put the origionals back on.


    dont exactly want to go to a dealer to but 1 nut as vat etc.


  • #3139
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    They were the one's origionally on the car when i got it and we're fine for months. i just took off the winters and put the origionals back on.


    dont exactly want to go to a dealer to but 1 nut as vat etc.

    You pay VAT on everything so it makes no odds where you buy it from. Chances are the dealer will have it there off the shelf. A phone call to either of them will give the answer.


  • #3140
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    EPM wrote: »
    You pay VAT on everything so it makes no odds where you buy it from. Chances are the dealer will have it there off the shelf. A phone call to either of them will give the answer.

    i was thinking sneaking one out of a scrap yard without anyone noticing...................


  • #3141
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,843 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    i was thinking sneaking one out of a scrap yard without anyone noticing...................

    Try buy one in a scrapyard. Those guys are trying to make a living too!


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  • #3142
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    A factors isn't a great place for buying a wheel nut, they often can only order in full sets of them. A scrapyard may or may not have them, more organised places will keep nuts and wheel sets together, strangely enough.

    As EPM said, a dealer may well have individual ones for sale, it won't be mad money either for one.


  • #3143
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    RoverJames wrote: »
    A factors isn't a great place for buying a wheel nut, they often can only order in full sets of them. A scrapyard may or may not have them, more organised places will keep nuts and wheel sets together, strangely enough.

    As EPM said, a dealer may well have individual ones for sale, it won't be mad money either for one.

    ok i'll go with that.

    down the road for me though next to the honda part garage (not dealer but deal hondas anyway) there is a salvage who have a 08 saloon civic with alloys so i'll head there first !

    thanks ya'll.

    will they set right after time or was it just the way i put the wheels back on ?


  • #3144
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    i was thinking sneaking one out of a scrap yard without anyone noticing...................

    You're talking about a part that's at most about a tenner.


  • #3145
    superstoner90
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭superstoner90


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    i was thinking sneaking one out of a scrap yard without anyone noticing...................

    Down with that sorta thing.


  • #3146
    Chuck_Norris
    Registered Users Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Chuck_Norris


    Marlow wrote: »
    johnos1984 wrote: »
    It's difficult to find an honest mechanic who you can trust but worth hanging on to one if you do :)

    +1 on that. And it means for him, that he has a solid customer base.

    I have somebody just like that for the BMWs and I drive long distance to get the work done.

    I haven't yet found somebody as reliable for the VAG stuff.

    /M

    Marlowe, I know it would still be a bit of a Trek for you, but George Dalton has a serious reputation in the VAG community. Hea between Portlaoise and Abbeyleix. And he's on here fairly regularly too.


  • #3147
    Fiona
    Registered Users Posts: 2,348 ✭✭✭Fiona


    OSI wrote: »
    It's a problem that too many guys don't check their nuts or get them looked at properly.


    :D

    Lads i cant stress the importance of this enough! And im not joking either ;)


  • #3148
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,931 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    so i changed the wheels on my car back to the road tyre and alloys.

    had great fun the other day when i was driving and heard a knocking noise... thought it was a puncutre or something hanging.

    turned out on 2 or 3 wheels the nuts were loose ! :eek:

    i was up and down the M50 in this !

    thightned them up and went away again..

    visited the doc the next day and he thightned them all up for me and have being good since and keeping a good eye on them !

    im missing one nut on the back left alloy but not too bad cos its 5 nuts a wheel.

    anyone know where i can find a spare ?


    Can easily happen, you're meant to re-tighten the nuts after driving a bit when you've had the wheels off, as they do have some tendency to come loose


  • #3149
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    mrs crilly wrote: »
    OSI wrote: »
    It's a problem that too many guys don't check their nuts or get them looked at properly.


    :D

    Lads i cant stress the importance of this enough! And im not joking either ;)

    Stop feeding Mrs Crilly! Every time she's given a pervy thought a butterfly dies.


  • #3150
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Chuck_Norris wrote: »
    Marlowe, I know it would still be a bit of a Trek for you, but George Dalton has a serious reputation in the VAG community. Hea between Portlaoise and Abbeyleix. And he's on here fairly regularly too.
    +1 George is a good egg


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  • #3151
    Fiona
    Registered Users Posts: 2,348 ✭✭✭Fiona


    MugMugs wrote: »
    Stop feeding Mrs Crilly! Every time she's given a pervy thought a butterfly dies.

    No man im being deadly serious. Lots of fellas have lumps and bumps or ill apologise in advance blood coming from places it should not be and they dont do anything about it. A good friend of my husbands died cos he just thought something would go away but it never did. It killed him in the end as it was too late by the time he went and did something about it. Having been screened for something of that nature myself very recently and pre C cells found its not a nice thing. BUT if making a joke out of it gets you all to fondle your balls tonight to highlight cancer then ill go to bed a very happy woman.


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