Motors Chat Thread Round 1

gollywog · 10-09-2012 11:25pm

conzy wrote: »

Took the 325 for a spin today now with power steering and new droplinks! After a few days of driving a 307 1.6HDI i have re-fallen in love :pac:

Cant beat it when your getting bored of your car,
Borrow a "regular" car for a week, get back into your own and fall in love all over again!

mik_da_man · 10-09-2012 11:32pm

gollywog wrote: »

Cant beat it when your getting bored of your car,
Borrow a "regular" car for a week, get back into your own and fall in love all over again!

Sounds true!
Drove the gf's 1. 4 focus for a week when we were on hols. Getting back into the ST was great fun!

Jimbob 83 · 10-09-2012 11:40pm

My car is feeling abit sluggish after 5-6 weeks, may need a remap tbh

MetzgerMeister · 10-09-2012 11:44pm

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

My car is feeling abit sluggish after 5-6 weeks, may need a remap tbh

Drive a 1.2 Polo for a few days then get back into the ST. Cheapest remap ever!

dar83 · 10-09-2012 11:49pm

Or your 1.4 Octavia, if you still have it.

Jimbob 83 · 10-09-2012 11:54pm

dar83 wrote: »

Or your 1.4 Octavia, if you still have it.

Brother actually started a new job there a week ago and his vectras gearbox went, forst night after asking me could he use it for afew days he took it to the local shop and left it outside the house with it's lights interior lights radio left on for 4 hours, first thing i need to do tomorrow on my 2 days off is to jump start it. Poor thing was lit up like a christmas tree.

Don't know if anyone here has a 1.4 VAG but they make such a sick/sad sounding noise when you get into them when battery is low/dead it's like a sick robotic whine

Need to get my act together over the next 2 days and clean it and get it sold tbh

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 11-09-2012 12:17am

gollywog wrote: »

I know all of us who post here are car enthusiasts, so obviously were more likely to be wary about tyres,
but your right, how can people be so carefree about driving around on tyres with almost zero thread left?
Its scary to think about. I noticed my sisters car had NO, and I mean NO thread left on her tyres a little while ago, and she drives her kids about in that car.
I Made her aware of it and she bought a good set of bridgestones.
Was so worried about her and the kids before that

my friends sister bought her first car all by herself recently..

micra automagic.

i only looked at the tyres on it.

all 4 different brands, two are "nvirjnefvjernfdvioe" and one triangle and one "一塊狗屎輪胎的" on it - not a joke,

they had about 2.0 - 2.5 mm left on them and she thought they were new cos they were shiny.........

theres a lot missing from our road education system.

slovakia/germany etc has a great system for learning about cars ......

gollywog · 11-09-2012 12:31am

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

I know all of us who post here are car enthusiasts, so obviously were more likely to be wary about tyres,
but your right, how can people be so carefree about driving around on tyres with almost zero thread left?
Its scary to think about. I noticed my sisters car had NO, and I mean NO thread left on her tyres a little while ago, and she drives her kids about in that car.
I Made her aware of it and she bought a good set of bridgestones.
Was so worried about her and the kids before that

my friends sister bought her first car all by herself recently..

micra automagic.

i only looked at the tyres on it.

all 4 different brands, two are "nvirjnefvjernfdvioe" and one triangle and one "一塊狗屎輪胎的" on it - not a joke,

they had about 2.0 - 2.5 mm left on them and she thought they were new cos they were shiny.........

theres a lot missing from our road education system.

slovakia/germany etc has a great system for learning about cars ......

Yes exactly,
They just font know the difference sometimes, its a scary thought

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-09-2012 12:37am

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

my friends sister bought her first car all by herself recently..

micra automagic.

i only looked at the tyres on it.

all 4 different brands, two are "nvirjnefvjernfdvioe" and one triangle and one "一塊狗屎輪胎的" on it - not a joke,

they had about 2.0 - 2.5 mm left on them and she thought they were new cos they were shiny.........

theres a lot missing from our road education system.

slovakia/germany etc has a great system for learning about cars ......

But that tyre dept isn't that bad, since the legal minimum tyre tread depth is 1.6 mm. Although them makes of tyres sound awful! :eek:

Alanstrainor · 11-09-2012 12:42am

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

But that tyre dept isn't that bad, since the legal minimum tyre tread depth is 1.6 mm. Although them makes of tyres sound awful! :eek:

You have to be having a laugh, I swear this playing thick stuff gets on my nerves no end...

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-09-2012 12:44am

Alanstrainor wrote: »

You have to be having a laugh, I swear this playing thick stuff gets on my nerves no end...

Playing think?

I never pretend to be stupid. But you have to remember Alan, not everyone here is as intelligent as yourself and that comment just disappoints me.

EDIT: 1.6MM is the minimum legal tyre dept? What am I missing?

11-09-2012 1:28am

... under 3mm is an nct fail advisory. Time to replace really, New would have about 8mm.

Gary ITR · 11-09-2012 1:29am

RoverJames wrote: »

... under 3mm is an nct fail advisory.

And under 1.6mm should be 'fail-shoot driver on sight'

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-09-2012 10:53am

RoverJames wrote: »

... under 3mm is an nct fail advisory. Time to replace really, New would have about 8mm.

Oh ya, I know that, but I was talking about the legal tyre dept . I was up at the local mechanics recently and he was telling me about a chap that had 1mm tyre dept on the back and the wires were coming through the tyres on the front. He wanted to put the back tyre onto the front and get new tyres for the back. Which is just stupidity. So the mechanic would only sell him 4 new tyres. But it wont suprise you that this chap was a boy racer, it was a 2ltr petrol corsa, insured as a 1ltr. :rolleyes:

dgt · 11-09-2012 11:04am

Man flu. Marvellous :mad:

L-M · 11-09-2012 11:05am

dgt wrote: »

Man flu. Marvellous :mad:

I've a dose of something awful as well! It's going around apparently.

When you're talking 2.0 mm versus a kick in the face 1.6mm... We do realise how small .4 of mm is? lol

Nissan doctor · 11-09-2012 11:15am

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

EDIT: 1.6MM is the minimum legal tyre dept? What am I missing?

3.0mm is the minimum safety limit for a tyre, 1.6mm is the legal minimum.

At 3.0mm tyres are down to working at somewhere in the region of 20-25% of designed operating limits.

Its gets blurred though as many premium brands at 3.0mm will still have as good or better traction then some cheap tyres with the full 8mm of thread.

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-09-2012 11:25am

Limerick man wrote: »

When you're talking 2.0 mm versus a kick in the face 1.6mm... We do realise how small .4 of mm is? lol

Ya, I suppose.

Nissan doctor wrote: »

3.0mm is the minimum safety limit for a tyre, 1.6mm is the legal minimum.

At 3.0mm tyres are down to working at somewhere in the region of 20-25% of designed operating limits.

Its gets blurred though as many premium brands at 3.0mm will still have as good or better traction then some cheap tyres with the full 8mm of thread.

Ya, I'm trying to get my dad to start buying pirellis. If the minimum safety limit for a tyre is 3.0mm and if it has to be 3.0mm or more for the n.c.t. how come they don't make 3.0mm the legal tyre dept? I think it would make more sense....

11-09-2012 11:39am

It doesnt have to be 3mm for nct.

MetzgerMeister · 11-09-2012 11:45am

I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as a 2ltr corsa.

L-M · 11-09-2012 11:47am

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as a 2ltr corsa.

There are, redtops.

dar83 · 11-09-2012 12:02pm

I wonder is that the same 2L Corsa that was up on DoneDeal a while back...

Nissan doctor · 11-09-2012 12:03pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as a 2ltr corsa.

Not from the factory, but there are quite a few 2.0 and 2.0T corsa's lurking about, especially in the UK.

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-09-2012 12:04pm

RoverJames wrote: »

It doesnt have to be 3mm for nct.

Oh dose it not?

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-09-2012 12:09pm

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Not from the factory, but there are quite a few 2.0 and 2.0T corsa's lurking about, especially in the UK.

is that the same story with the vauxall nova? Im unsu re about them.

L-M · 11-09-2012 12:12pm

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

is that the same story with the vauxall nova? Im unsu re about them.

Yup.

Nova's are the old Corsa (Just incase you didn't know).

MetzgerMeister · 11-09-2012 12:24pm

Limerick man wrote: »

There are, redtops.

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Not from the factory, but there are quite a few 2.0 and 2.0T corsa's lurking about, especially in the UK.

That's news to me

11-09-2012 12:32pm

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Oh dose it not?

Nope, below 3 but over 1.6 and they have on the sheet its a fail advisory.

dgt · 11-09-2012 1:34pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as a 2ltr corsa.

C20XELET installed, 1 litre on book

dgt · 11-09-2012 1:37pm

Limerick man wrote: »

I've a dose of something awful as well! It's going around apparently.

I suppose it was inevitable considering where I work... I have an appetite for destruction, co workers pestered with my sneezing and their ears bent listening to me whinging :pac:

And I ain't finished till 4... Starting at 7 isn't normally bad but add the flu and the day draggggggs by

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-09-2012 1:38pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Nope, below 3 but over 1.6 and they have on the sheet its a fail advisory.

ah yes, I see.

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-09-2012 1:46pm

Limerick man wrote: »

Yup.

Nova's are the old Corsa (Just incase you didn't know).

ah yes, didnt they bring out the vauxall corsa then, with the nova body. Then they changed the shape. AFAIk.

EDIT: But I suppose its all the same thing at the end of the day....

pred racer · 11-09-2012 4:24pm

mik_da_man wrote: »

Did ya find the sport button?

I had one of them as a rental and was stuck in economy mode for the first hour or so.
Painfully slow :mad:

When I found the "Sport" mode it was a LOT better.

Found the sport setting:D
Now it goes a little better, but its nearly undriveable in traffic,
So normal in traffic, and sprt when it opens out a bit.
Thanks mate!

TestTransmission · 11-09-2012 6:18pm

All this talk of tyres, had to get a new set of rears today.Previous pair had lasted 6 months and just under 6000 miles. :eek:

Alanstrainor · 11-09-2012 6:20pm

TestTransmission wrote: »

All this talk of tyres, had to get a new set of rears today.Previous pair had lasted 6 months and just under 6000 miles. :eek:

Worth it no doubt:D:D

TestTransmission · 11-09-2012 6:21pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Worth it no doubt:D:D

My wallet doesn't think so

Alanstrainor · 11-09-2012 6:25pm

TestTransmission wrote: »

My wallet doesn't think so

Ah, wallets are a moany bunch, better of not paying too much attention!

TestTransmission · 11-09-2012 6:26pm

Tax is due at the end of the month,oh well...

Alanstrainor · 11-09-2012 6:32pm

Oh, hadn't driven my car in the last week really, and even before that I had just been commuting. Went for a bit of a blast down some twisties...:D She's quicker than I remember! That noise...

Marty McFly · 11-09-2012 6:42pm

Had myself a shot ofa Subaru Impreza Sti Type Uk today my god i loved the power of it when the turbo kicks in, although not big on the interior its certainly going on my list of possibilitys next year when I change the car

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Jimbob 83 · 11-09-2012 7:15pm

Marty McFly wrote: »

Had myself a shot ofa Subaru Impreza Sti Type Uk today my god i loved the power of it when the turbo kicks in, although not big on the interior its certainly going on my list of possibilitys next year when I change the car .

Get a hatchback version and we can grow the boardsies hot hatch collection

dgt · 11-09-2012 7:20pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

That noise...

I highly doubt it's as refined, smooth or as quiet as a 406...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YloK-TjqMzU

:pac::pac::pac:

Which leads me onto the multi storey car park, where there was a jam and I decided to see if I could sort it out. As I wandered down to the ca at the barrier my car drowned out the sound of the rest in the queue, even from the very front

Marty McFly · 11-09-2012 7:24pm

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Get a hatchback version and we can grow the boardsies hot hatch collection

Yeh never know I do like the hatchback version especially the 08 one on Carzone at the momment looks sweet, but Im thinking that will be a bit over what im willing to spend but we will see ya never know

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ShadowHearth · 11-09-2012 7:45pm

Marty McFly wrote: »

Had myself a shot ofa Subaru Impreza Sti Type Uk today my god i loved the power of it when the turbo kicks in, although not big on the interior its certainly going on my list of possibilitys next year when I change the car .

just for love of god get the spoiler edition one! :pac:

kupus · 11-09-2012 9:00pm

2002 Renault Vel Satis V6 3.0DCI automatic........YAY or NAY What say ye? comfort check. auto check.
service book check. garaged check.

Is this like the rest of Renault from that period, dodgy electrics or is it a better buy....

TBH I'd love to get my hands on an Avantime but its 10000euro here for a 2002:eek: while in germany one can be picked up for 3000:rolleyes:, why couldnt I have moved to germany

BUBBLE WRAP · 11-09-2012 9:47pm

kupus wrote: »

2002 Renault Vel Satis V6 3.0DCI automatic........YAY or NAY What say ye? comfort check. auto check.
service book check. garaged check.

Is this like the rest of Renault from that period, dodgy electrics or is it a better buy....

TBH I'd love to get my hands on an Avantime but its 10000euro here for a 2002:eek: while in germany one can be picked up for 3000:rolleyes:, why couldnt I have moved to germany

I don't like the look of it.

EDIT: They seem to have a common problem of.....

For the last month it has started randomly coming up with FAULT IN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM on the display, this coincides with the engine going into limp home (reduced power) mode

source - http://www.vel-satis.org/forum/vel-satis-questions/3-0-dci-fault-in-fuel-injection-system

kupus · 11-09-2012 9:54pm

so just like alot of renaults ive reviewed, pity I though this might be a little different as it was their flagship model from that time
Avantime do anything for you??

dgt · 11-09-2012 9:59pm

Avantime yay

Vel Satis.... My old principal is had one. He looked stupid in it and I think it broke down on him more than often too as he often drove his sons car in :pac:

Chuck_Norris · 11-09-2012 10:02pm

Right lads, getting slightly mad ideas here. Well, for the future actually.

Changing job, and as there's no parking, I'll be using the bus for commuting. So no need for a daysul car, as the annual mileage will drop to about half (8- 10,000 km per year).

Been thinking 525 or 728. Good idea/ bad idea?

dgt · 11-09-2012 10:03pm

If it were me I'd be going the other way with engine size....

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