***** Motors Chat - Round 5*****

toastedpickles

challengemaster wrote: »

Welcome to the land of proper sized wheels :pac:

The future's big :pac:

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

The future's big :pac:

I'm going back to 18's when I get some free money, it's killing me

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

I'm going back to 18's when I get some free money, it's killing me

Whats on yours now?

dgt

toastedpickles wrote: »

Aye but when you're getting 4 of them :pac: and alloys...itsa lotah monay!

Try some tyres for an X5

Or Range Rover tyres :pac:

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

Whats on yours now?

19's! I hate them too which makes them almost unbearable when it comes to buying tyres!

After 18's is the point where tyre prices get insane!

My Dunlop sportmaxx's are 300 a corner at 255-35-19!

toastedpickles

dgt wrote: »

Try some tyres for an X5

Or Range Rover tyres :pac:

:eek::eek::eek::eek: Sweet jaaaaysus!

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

19's! I hate them too which makes them almost unbearable when it comes to buying tyres!

After 18's is the point where tyre prices get insane!

My Dunlop sportmaxx's are 300 a corner!

See comment above :pac:

Cleveland Hot Pocket

toastedpickles wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek: Sweet jaaaaysus!

Or the tyres for my GMC :P More than either of those ..

Speaking of the truck, it needs a new 02 sensor. I got a OBD2 reader and was expecting the ECU light to be a lot worse.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Kaiser D wrote: »

So this is my dashcam, not bad for 80 notes. And my first 141 reg.

Saw my first 141 today, it was a 4 series bm.. didnt see the precise model as it was dark

dgt

toastedpickles wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek: Sweet jaaaaysus!

But that's nothing.... How about 14 tyres for a truck and artic?

toastedpickles

dgt wrote: »

But that's nothing.... How about 14 tyres for a truck and artic?

"only 719" :rolleyes: for one of those you could buy my car :pac:

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Marcusm wrote: »

If you're going to engage in "enculer des mouches", it's important to get it right. Or, in more vernacular, if only you'd kept your mouth shut, we might have thought you clever!

Damn, american english infiltrating my hiberno-english vernacular
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/spelt

Stheno

Did you get a new car toasty?

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

Did you get a new car toasty?

I did indeed Its on the picture thread

Marcusm

dgt wrote: »

Try some tyres for an X5

Or Range Rover tyres :pac:

Those are horrendous prices but they are at the extreme - the Dunlops (X5) are run flat which will always be expensive and the Pirellis (RR) are 22 which is silly (IMO) for a Range Rover. By comparison, I got 4 Pirelli Scorpion M&S for my fullfat RR in the summer for less than £1,000 fully fitted and without ordering or notice etc.

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

I did indeed Its on the picture thread

Looks great, well wear

I have discovered that it will take 23hours to get to Canada and 34 to get back as i need to take multiple flights

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

Looks great, well wear

I have discovered that it will take 23hours to get to Canada and 34 to get back as i need to take multiple flights

Thank you, also, have you looked at air transat? they go direct to Toronto from Dublin, if that's any good? How good they are I have no idea

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

Thank you, also, have you looked at air transat? they go direct to Toronto from Dublin, if that's any good? How good they are I have no idea

Nah we have a travel agent who does this stuff, problem seems to be the final destination as its a weird destination i did check it myself and got the same results

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

Nah we have a travel agent who does this stuff, problem seems to be the final destination as its a weird destination i did check it myself and got the same results

Hmmm, that is a problem alright

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

Hmmm, that is a problem alright

Its a giant pita ill leave on a Sunday and spend a Saturday getting back then in work at eight on the Monday with severe jet lag

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

Its a giant pita ill leave on a Sunday and spend a Saturday getting back then in work at eight on the Monday with severe jet lag

That sounds like hell right there

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

That sounds like hell right there

Yup we essentially bank personal time spent travelling and take it as time in lieu at a later date, which works if you get to take holidays a lot. I am booked for consulting until mid June at the moment:eek:

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

Yup we essentially bank personal time spent travelling and take it as time in lieu at a later date, which works if you get to take holidays a lot. I am booked for consulting until mid June at the moment:eek:

Well aren't you popular! :pac: Seriously I would hate that, but love it at the same time

Knawted

Hi All,

Hoping somebody can give me some advice on selling my car.
Basically I'm thinking about getting rid of it next month (at the risk of sounding like too much of a girl.. it's too big and noisy!)

It's an 07 Vectra Design 1.9TDI, 150BHP, 170,000KM, Red, Perfect condition, NCT and all that. I'm thinking of advertising for a swap on DoneDeal, a smaller petrol car like a focus/golf/polo/mini.

What would you recommend? Selling it privately, advertising a swap or is it better just to go to a dealer and trade it in? I've never sold a car before so not sure whether it's possible I could be ripped off or anything on donedeal? I've seen similar cars advertised between 4500 and 6500 online so not sure what the realistic valuation would be

Any help greatly appreciated car.jpg

Ded_Zebra

Knawted wrote: »

Hi All,

Hoping somebody can give me some advice on selling my car.
Basically I'm thinking about getting rid of it next month (at the risk of sounding like too much of a girl.. it's too big and noisy!)

It's an 07 Vectra Design 1.9TDI, 150BHP, 170,000KM, Red, Perfect condition, NCT and all that. I'm thinking of advertising for a swap on DoneDeal, a smaller petrol car like a focus/golf/polo/mini.

What would you recommend? Selling it privately, advertising a swap or is it better just to go to a dealer and trade it in? I've never sold a car before so not sure whether it's possible I could be ripped off or anything on donedeal? I've seen similar cars advertised between 4500 and 6500 online so not sure what the realistic valuation would be

Any help greatly appreciated car.jpg

Looks in nice condition Does it come with any service history?

Price it the same as another one that is on done deal in terms of spec, service history etc and then also decide on the price that you want to get for it (people will haggle).
Next take some good pictures of the car (if possible on a day with goodish weather) showing each side of the car and the interior. Then write you ad honestly clearly stating all the features of the car particularly paying attention to the work that has been done to the car and the condition of consumable parts e.g. tyres, timing belt etc.

When it comes to selling make sure the person is a real life person, as in they show up to look at the car, give it a good inspection and pay in cash. Make sure you have the money before giving them the car and post the log book together.

Here is a thread that goes into more detail if you're interested
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056392340

Alanstrainor

Just got my reminder email for tax....:(

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

Looks great, well wear

I have discovered that it will take 23hours to get to Canada and 34 to get back as i need to take multiple flights

London to vancouver only takes 12.5 hrs where the hell are u going?

Supergurrier

Dear Diary

Tomorrow i must buy 5 litres of Mobil One New Life a Mann oil filter and some spray cans of gloss black paint.

xoxo Gossipjim

ba_barabus

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Just got my reminder email for tax....:(

Mine shall be arriving soon. I'm very much in a split mind as to what to do with the car.

Scortho

Mines being declared off the road!:(
Need to save the money to put it towards getting the gtv on the road.
Don't know what I'll do with it come June!:/