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

dgt

I don't know if it's windows or meteor acting the c*nt tonight..... Gave up with windows eventually!

These evenings are getting horrid short.....

MuppetCheck

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

:pac:

They are only a half hour away!

MetzgerMeister

Paddy gets his done in CleanCar

MuppetCheck

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Paddy gets his done in CleanCar

Well that's that then, I'll call them in the morning.

vectra

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Anyone ever have any valeting work done by clean car and how did they find them? I've bought plenty of products from them and Larry is always a pleasure to deal with and provides me with sweets:)

I'm picking up a my new car Monday week and was thinking of dropping down the Tuesday to get a proper wax job done (haven't booked yet).

Had a spin in it the other day and I'm looking forward to it now.

Nooo...!!

No wax on the white,

If you want to wax it then no harm but IF I were to get a new car done by someone else I would get it sealed instead with Gtechniq - C1+ Crystal Lacquer.

Just the job for a lazy git like you :P

BUBBLE WRAP

Quiz time folks...

Okay, so I have all ready for my full Licences. However! I won't be in town tomorrow, so does anyone else know if it's okay if my dad hands it all into the Tax (as he will be in town tomorrow) office or MUST I do it in person??

MetzgerMeister

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Quiz time folks...

Okay, so I have all ready for my full Licences. However! I won't be in town tomorrow, so does anyone else know if it's okay if my dad hands it all into the Tax (as he will be in town tomorrow) office or MUST I do it in person??

What is it you want to get done exactly???

BUBBLE WRAP

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

What is it you want to get done exactly???

Just to get my full driving licence. I have everything ready. So I'm wondering if I must go into the tax office to hand it all in e.g. form, fee, photographs signed on the back etc. etc. or if they will accept it off my father??

MetzgerMeister

They should accept it from your father as long as you have signed everything you need to sign.

BUBBLE WRAP

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

They should accept it from your father as long as you have signed everything you need to sign.

That's topping dude. Cheers. I was unsure so I said I'd ask anyway.

Thanks MM.

Toyotafanboi

weird one... does anybody on here keep tropical fish :P sorry!

Ded_Zebra

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

weird one... does anybody on here keep tropical fish :P sorry!

Kinda, but not very exotic ones!!!

Is there not a pet chat thread?

Toyotafanboi

i couldn't be bothered to look

me and fo have a few goldfish in a coldwater tank.

taking the plunge tomorrow on a new heated tank tomorrow and some spicy new fish but wondering can we put the goldfish in the warm water tank. not so much concerned about the mess they will make or if they will eat the other fish but moreso will the heat just kill them.

Ded_Zebra

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i couldn't be bothered to look

me and fo have a few goldfish in a coldwater tank.

taking the plunge tomorrow on a new heated tank tomorrow and some spicy new fish but wondering can we put the goldfish in the warm water tank. not so much concerned about the mess they will make or if they will eat the other fish but moreso will the heat just kill them.

If you bring them up to the temperature slowly then they should be fine theoretically... I have never tried it. With the warm weather ATM they will be at a similarish temperature to the heated tank. They will be much bigger than the tropicals (probably) so they might eat them. I would keep them separate if it was me.

What size tank are you thinking of getting?

Toyotafanboi

that's exactly what i though, the goldfish live in the kitchen window so its probably quite warm in there most of the time anyway so the summertime might be ideal for a swap.

nothing massive, looking to go to roughly 50L but the bigger the better really. more crucially it has to be less than 580mm long and 400mm wide so that will be the decider really. my college brain is switched off so i havn't created a nominal height and worked out what volume tank that those sizes could potentially be.

the goldfish are old enough and still pretty small, probably no bigger than 40-45mm at a glance so i dont think they are big enough to eat others (the famous last words :P)

coolisin

The car will be picked up in around 20 mins then the pacing games will begin, as I await diagnoses.

It was rough idling this morning.

Supergurrier

Lego and now tropical fish haha

Motors thread you cray zee

MetzgerMeister

coolisin wrote: »

The car will be picked up in around 20 mins then the pacing games will begin, as I await diagnoses.

It was rough idling this morning.

Where is it going for diags?

coolisin

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Here is it going for diags?

Yeah it is, has too.

It's not comfortable to drive and has sudden bursts of power.
At least the engine management light is flashing so it's logging a fault I hope.

I fear coil packs, but the vanos may need replacing also.

MetzgerMeister

coolisin wrote: »

Yeah it is, has too.

It's not comfortable to drive and has sudden bursts of power.
At least the engine management light is flashing so it's logging a fault I hope.

I fear coil packs, but the vanos may need replacing also.

Sorry, I mistyped that! Meant to say where is it going for diags?

Autosport

What a weekend of car spotting, Saw a few nice ones in Portlaoise yesterday and saw a beautiful Corvette this morning ðŸ˜႒ Great start to the week

coolisin

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Sorry, I mistyped that! Meant to say where is it going for diags?

Ah sorry, scullys in clontarf in Dublin, it's convienent but he knows his BMW's.

MetzgerMeister

Autosport wrote: »

What a weekend of car spotting, Saw a few nice ones in Portlaoise yesterday and saw a beautiful Corvette this morning ðŸ˜႒ Great start to the week

Were you at the meet???

Autosport

I was there alrite but not for long as I had a match to attend :-) Dont think I saw ure car :-(

coolisin

Yeah coilpacks are gone/going waiting for the final price.
Sh111111ttttt

Max Power1

Autosport wrote: »

I was there alrite but not for long as I had a match to attend :-) Dont think I saw ure car :-(

What were you driving? Think I (along with most motors forumites) remember cars better than names and faces :P

MetzgerMeister

coolisin wrote: »

Yeah coilpacks are gone/going waiting for the final price.
Sh111111ttttt

How many are gone? Get them from Mick's Garage for about €40 each instead of giving BMW a shed load more!

coolisin

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

How many are gone? Get them from Mick's Garage for about €40 each instead of giving BMW a shed load more!

Was just the one in the end thought it was more to fix the key situation/check over diagnostics was €128.

MetzgerMeister

coolisin wrote: »

Was just the one in the end thought it was more to fix the key situation/check over diagnostics was €128.

So it's all fixed and all for €128??

toastedpickles

Soooo apparently Mazda made a rare daysul model :pac: