***Motors Chat Thread*** Round 1

gollywog

Marcusm wrote: »

Originally but I left many years before Hazelwood was built. Subsequently I bought a house there for my mother and younger brother to live in. I think it's quite nice near the front......

Ah right i see. My two sisters both have houses there and i used to live with one of them for a few years. All my post still goes there lol!

166man wrote: »

Any chance of doing it midweek? I know it won't suit everyone but I'm away from the 25th onwards... I do want to go but won't be able to the 26th, any time before that though could be a runner... Sorry lads

Ya midweek would suit me too but im easy either way

Big Nasty

gollywog wrote: »

Ya midweek would suit me too but im easy either way

Wed 15th August - Popes Cross @ 7pm

Sun 2nd September - Cherrywood from 11am

How about that - should satisfy everyone in the region?

Dr.Rieux

I should be able to make the 2nd for a bit. And hopefully my shoulder will have healed enough to give the Passat a decent wash. If not, apologies for it.

cgal093

LOL, Polo sold :P Made €60 on it and I only washed it..

Someone also coming out to look at the Crosa in an hour!

gollywog

MCMLXXV wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

Ya midweek would suit me too but im easy either way

Wed 15th August - Popes Cross @ 7pm

Sun 2nd September - Cherrywood from 11am

How about that - should satisfy everyone in the region?

I'll be at both

cgal093

Cherrywood would be okay for me...although I may not be driving

I might go to the other one if I'm not doing anything, and I'll be driving

Big Nasty

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Wed 15th August - Popes Cross @ 7pm

Sun 2nd September - Cherrywood from 11am

How about that - should satisfy everyone in the region?

Dr.Rieux wrote: »

I should be able to make the 2nd for a bit. And hopefully my shoulder will have healed enough to give the Passat a decent wash. If not, apologies for it.

gollywog wrote: »

I'll be at both

cgal093 wrote: »

Cherrywood would be okay for me...although I may not be driving

I might go to the other one if I'm not doing anything, and I'll be driving

Shall we start a thread on both then?

cgal093

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Shall we start a thread on both then?

I'd only start a thread for the one on the 15th.

Wait until its closer to the date from Cherrywood

Big Nasty

cgal093 wrote: »

I'd only start a thread for the one on the 15th.

Wait until its closer to the date from Cherrywood

Coolio - need Mod approval first.

TT / Colm - you're both online - what do y'all think?

Graham_B18C

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Coolio - need Mod approval first.

TT / Colm - you're both online - what do y'all think?

Can't see why it'd be a problem, been a while since something was organised. And they've both been posting away in the chat about it

colm_mcm

Yeah, go for it

Big Nasty

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yeah, go for it

Coolio!

dgt

Yaaaay! A meet!

Won't be at the 15th (a European holiday btw ).... But will be at the one on the 2nd

Northern Monkey

Sunday 2nd will be the normal octane meet, so lots of tasty cars to drool over.

Big Nasty

Midweek / Evening Meet Sorted

Gary ITR

I'm.in Limerick with a couple of the other ATWR survivors if anybody would like to join us for a few quiet pints

Marcusm

A bit OT, I'm at BEach vOlleyball outdoors waiting for Germany v Brazil and it's started to lash rain. Sooooookoo annoyed!

Big Nasty

Marcusm wrote: »

A bit OT, I'm at BEach vOlleyball outdoors waiting for Germany v Brazil and it's started to lash rain. Sooooookoo annoyed!

Does that mean match called off / protruding calf nuts?

Think very carefully about your answer - it could well affect the rest of your [boards.ie] life.

Marcusm

Neither, it just means I'm wet!

Big Nasty

Marcusm wrote: »

Neither, it just means I'm wet!

And that equally has double entendre!

dgt

Wheres the cheapest place to get subwoofer boxes? Need 2...

I'm fed up of making them with mdf!

MetzgerMeister

OK, I don't often have a rant in here but I think I might do now:

I spent over 2 hours yesterday showing a potential buyer my car. I answered a lot of questions in depth, he spent a lot of time looking around the car, driving it (used quite a bit of petrol), listening to the engine, opening windows and asking more questions.

Today he tells me he's not interested because he doesn't want a car that powerful :rolleyes:

I have absolutely no problem showing people a car but taking that long without being even 50% sure that you'll be buying the car is taking the piss. Proper thing to do is view it, take it for a spin, check documents, all done within maybe half an hour. Then if you are surer ask for a longer meeting down the line.

No wonder people are slow to spend much time selling a car.

/rant

BUBBLE WRAP

dgt wrote: »

Wheres the cheapest place to get subwoofer boxes? Need 2...

I'm fed up of making them with mdf!

Is this the type of thing your looking for?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/10-slot-ported-double-subwoofer-enclosure-sub-box-/271024206709?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item3f1a4d3375

"Hello, Is it me your looking for?"

EDIT: or this? http://www.ebay.ie/itm/10-Inch-Single-Sealed-Sub-Subwoofer-Empty-MDF-Bass-Box-/120740117070?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item1c1cabfa4e

or this?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/12-inch-Single-Slot-Ported-Empty-MDF-Sub-Box-Subwoofer-Enclosure-/170887722170?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item27c9b3b4ba

Is it back to standard or still running the re map you mentiodd before? just wondering, many folks would run a mile with that set up I would think.

MetzgerMeister

RoverJames wrote: »

Is it back to standard or still running the re map you mentiodd before? just wondering, many folks would run a mile with that set up I would think.

I never actually had a map on it which increased the power and torque, only a "base" map from where to start. The only thing this did was get rid of torque limiters in 1st and 2nd gear and had the turbo pulling further. Once I saw that I was getting the knock and couldn't do much about it without using high octane fuel, I gave up.

I still have the program on the ECU in order so that I can read and clear any error codes using the laptop. It's got the OEM map on it and I won't be doing anything to it again with regards mapping.

TL;DR - It's back to standard but the software is still on the ECU to read and clear any error codes that might pop up.

Jimbob 83

That sucks MM as it's a great car.

Just slightly outside my pricerange, so many timewasters around

MetzgerMeister

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

That sucks MM as it's a great car.

Just slightly outside my pricerange, so many timewasters around

Tell me about it! That kind of carry on would make you lose faith in humanity very quickly.

ShadowHearth

lads. i am in a wee bit sticky situation here.


i am about to order 15x8 wheels for my mazda and fella on email told me that i iwll have to have arches pulled for them... which i dont really think should be a problem...

i know in UK they dont pass cars if wheels are out of arches even a bit. how bad is it here in ireland?
I dont really know a good place where they would pull arches and do a good job.
i dont really want to go for 15x7 wheels as i really wanted some dip dish stretch wheels for my mazda.

dgt

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Is this the type of thing your looking for?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/10-slot-ported-double-subwoofer-enclosure-sub-box-/271024206709?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item3f1a4d3375

"Hello, Is it me your looking for?"

EDIT: or this? http://www.ebay.ie/itm/10-Inch-Single-Sealed-Sub-Subwoofer-Empty-MDF-Bass-Box-/120740117070?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item1c1cabfa4e


or this?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/12-inch-Single-Slot-Ported-Empty-MDF-Sub-Box-Subwoofer-Enclosure-/170887722170?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item27c9b3b4ba

That's exactly what I'm after! And that's quite reasonable too

Any more links?

ShadowHearth

which parts is saying something about stretch?

sorry, english is not my first language and some of that stuff is not " thick foreigner" friendly.