****Motors Chat Thread Round 4****

Stheno

challengemaster wrote: »

dgt is the opposite, the only time there's any change in the smoke cloud is when he changes gear

Not to mention you'd be hard pressed to see the change in the cloud of smoke as he relaxes and changes gear, given the vast puffs of devil fuelled smoke his car emits?

toastedpickles

Alas you thought wrong Autosport, I was with him in doooblin today, good lord i've never done so much work in such a short space of time, I've 15 minutes to myself and I'm spending it with you somewhat lovely people :pac:

Motoring related, I've done f all

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

Alas you thought wrong Autosport, I was with him in doooblin today, good lord i've never done so much work in such a short space of time, I've 15 minutes to myself and I'm spending it with you somewhat lovely people :pac:

Motoring related, I've done f all

Are you not supposed to be taking a break from here?

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

Are you not supposed to be taking a break from here?

I did! And still am! I'm just casually popping in :pac: The days have just blended into one gigantic long day, and apparently I've become bane from batman :pac: I wake up in the dark, go to college in the dark, the daylight hurts my eyes, I come home in the dark, you can see the resemblance :P the whole being born, raised and moulded by the dark etc etc

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

I did! And still am! I'm just casually popping in :pac: The days have just blended into one gigantic long day, and apparently I've become bane from batman :pac: I wake up in the dark, go to college in the dark, the daylight hurts my eyes, I come home in the dark, you can see the resemblance :P the whole being born, raised and moulded by the dark etc etc

I have been you this week up at 5am, home about 7, now I've been avoiding mirrors.

I do feel somewhat zombiefied

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

I have been you this week up at 5am, home about 7, now I've been avoiding mirrors.

I do feel somewhat zombiefied

Oh yes, avoiding mirrors like the plague, I've a new time, 6am 11pm nowadays

I'm gone beyond all logical functioning :pac:

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

Oh yes, avoiding mirrors like the plague, I've a new time, 6am 11pm nowadays

I'm gone beyond all logical functioning :pac:

Go to bed child, sleep and wake naturally

One good thing about my job is that when I travel like that I get time out so tomorrow I'm gonna sleep until I wake

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

Go to bed child, sleep and wake naturally

One good thing about my job is that when I travel like that I get time out so tomorrow I'm gonna sleep until I wake

I can do the first part of that on the weekends, wake at about 2pm :P it's great

weekdays though that's a different story now, I'm off to bed, for another day of glue and sharp knives awaits!

Dave147

I'm seriously considering buying this car: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-a4-sline-2-yrs-nct/5792276

Lovely spec, few things I'd like to do to it but also like most things about it, flush exhausts, hate tailpipes sticking out, I love the interior, love the paintwork, I don't like the plate in dash, I need to see the alloys in person to know if I like them or not. Rang him today and he told me the timing belt was done at some stage but doesn't have a record, I told him that means I'll have to do it when I buy it.

What do you all think?

tossy

Dave147 wrote: »

I'm seriously considering buying this car: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-a4-sline-2-yrs-nct/5792276

Lovely spec, few things I'd like to do to it but also like most things about it, flush exhausts, hate tailpipes sticking out, I love the interior, love the paintwork, I don't like the plate in dash, I need to see the alloys in person to know if I like them or not. Rang him today and he told me the timing belt was done at some stage but doesn't have a record, I told him that means I'll have to do it when I buy it.

What do you all think?

Rings all the 'felt alarm bells for me JOM coilovers? big no no.. New suspension arms,i would wager the are cheap spurious ones, approach with caution. Also i don't think the came in 180 did the? So has it been mapped? If so by whom.

MugMugs

Wasn't the 2.0 TDI a dog?

Supergurrier

I miss gollywogs posts

MugMugs

For sale in Aldi today for E1.99

Truckermal

tossy wrote: »

Rings all the 'felt alarm bells for me JOM coilovers? big no no.. New suspension arms,i would wager the are cheap spurious ones, approach with caution. Also i don't think the came in 180 did the? So has it been mapped? If so by whom.

Oh god yes and 3 HID kits too, it looks tacktastic.

tossy

Truckermal wrote: »

Oh god yes and 3 HID kits too, it looks tacktastic.

"mature owner" I wonder now.

h3000

Just spotted this on Donedeal. Looks like some misfortune had the car taken on a possible test drive. I've no connection to the owner or car but just wanted to spread the word. Should be easy enough to spot.

Contact details in DD ad.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1974-datsun-260z-stolen-tonight/5931286

DD Advert wrote:

Car was stolen tonight if anyone see the car please call Garda or me on xxxxxx ASAP !!!

Thanks

Hello I have for sale 2+2 Datsun 260z very rare japanese classic sports car.

Car is in 99 prc finished its driving and looking great, rust free example imported from Australia.

L26 engine on triple weber carbs in perfect condition with new complete custom exhaust running around 180rwhp

New 17x9 in the front and 17x9.5' Rota Rbx wheels with completely new high quality tires

Wider arches just installed

Car is new fully pollybushed and undersealed underneath and all suspention is in perfect condition

Car only needs one new ball joint which costs 25 euro and will be in stock in december and that is pretty much that's it.

Car is taxed till 09/2014 and cost 56

euro per year

Classic insurance is around 250 euro per year

Car is NCT exempy so it wont need the nct ever

More info by phone 08xxxxxx or email xxx

TestTransmission

h3000 wrote: »

Just spotted this on Donedeal. Looks like some misfortune had the car taken on a possible test drive.

Taken from another forum

It has been stolen from Westpark in CityWest close to Saggart between 1.40 and 7am from outside the house.

fat and slow

granny nearly reversed into me and other cars. I was driving up fosters avenue from the n11 side, when a granny, out of control reversed out of her driveway just behind me, onto fosters avenue and crossed both lanes of fosters avenue, mounted the kirb at the far side, went through a fence and stalled the car in the ucd woods. She was fine, but stunned, car looked ok as well. She asked me to drive the car out of the woods. I told her the car looked stuck, and walked her back to her house. Her sister then turned up at the house so I left them to it. Nothing really to report, I think both her and her sister are of the opinion that she shouldn't be driving.

Stheno

Getting insurance quotes is a pain in the face, however so far I'm down from 570 to 440 for my own insurer and down to 377 from another if I go tpft which tbh makes sense as it's not worthwhile having fully comp on my car given how old it is. I'd not make a claim on it.

MetzgerMeister

Do you have to specify that you want fully comp driving other cars before you'll get it rather than TPFT as standard or do some insurers give it as standard?

Stheno

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Do you have to specify that you want fully comp driving other cars before you'll get it rather than TPFT as standard or do some insurers give it as standard?

None of the insurers I talked to will give cover other than tpft driving other cars on either comprehensive or tpft policies.

The quotes I'm getting tpft include glass cover, tpft on other cars and motor rescue

Aviva win so far, own company are down to €400 tpft

MetzgerMeister

Stheno wrote: »

None of the insurers I talked to will give cover other than tpft driving other cars on either comprehensive or tpft policies.

The quotes I'm getting tpft include glass cover, tpft on other cars and motor rescue

Aviva win so far, own company are down to €400 tpft

I saw earlier in this thread I think that someone had fully comp on other cars too!

My premium last year was €550 fully comp

Dave147

Revenue determine the OMSP for a 2007 2.0TDI 170 A4 is €15,339 and VRT is €2,900. However they determine that the same spec but 168BHP OMSP is €7,859 and VRT is €1,807. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Stheno

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I saw earlier in this thread I think that someone had fully comp on other cars too!

My premium last year was €550 fully comp

Mine fully comp was €399 Have now gotten it for €425

As per a post on here I tried click4cover, and was amazed when they informed me they could only get one quote from one insurer as my car is classed as a sports car.

Not one site I went onto (Aon, Liberty, Aviva, Axa, NoNonsense) were bothered about it.

And click4cover came in with a quote of €650!

MugMugs

OSI wrote: »

What are the benefits like on the TPFT? I'd pay the extra for the Fully Comp if it came with Windscreen cover and the drive other cars extension, which a lot of TPFT don't.

It's generally standard at this stage for an average policy be it TPFT or Comp to give TPE.

Who refuses you?

MetzgerMeister

Stheno wrote: »

Mine fully comp was €399 Have now gotten it for €425

I'm a guy, 3ltr twin turbo, 4 penalty points and the car is worth a considerable amount. 550 is very good for me :P

Ded_Zebra

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'm a guy, 3ltr twin turbo, 4 penalty points and the car is worth a considerable amount. 550 is very good for me :P

You must be even older than you look :eek::eek:

Stheno

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'm a guy, 3ltr twin turbo, 4 penalty points and the car is worth a considerable amount. 550 is very good for me :P

True One of the excuses my insurer tried to give for the 45% increase in my policy was gender equalisation lol

@ Ded, is MM not in his mid forties?

MugMugs

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'm a guy, 3ltr twin turbo, 4 penalty points and the car is worth a considerable amount. 550 is very good for me :P

Say that in a D4 voice

Stheno

MugMugs wrote: »

Say that in a D4 voice

Ah now, don't be mean