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

Big Nasty

Hold on a second, you swapped the 535 for a Superb!?! :eek:

CianRyan

Big Nasty wrote: »

Hold on a second, you swapped the 535 for a Superb!?! :eek:

They sell for about €12k, he's only swapped it because it's an easier sale.

cabb8ge

Ar

CianRyan wrote: »

They sell for about €12k, he's only swapped it because it's an easier sale.

I don't think so for private sale, time will tell
Seller not ger offeted near that for it, therefore swap

YbFocus

cabb8ge wrote: »

Ar

I don't think so for private sale, time will tell
Seller not ger offeted near that for it, therefore swap

Id say you're wrong, besides even if he gets 11 or 10.5 he's laughing as that was asking on his car.

Clever move in my opinion Cleveland, it'll work out for you quicker for definite and possibly better

power pants

Will be interesting to see...

Potential buyers might be scared off as to why current owner only owns it a couple of weeks

previous owner could have sold the superb the 12k then bought the 535 for 10k but he didnt......

hopefully all goes to plan though and you make a profit

ba_barabus

power pants wrote: »

Will be interesting to see...

It sure will :eek:

power pants

talking about interesting, did you purchase the 159 in the end?

ba_barabus

power pants wrote: »

talking about interesting, did you purchase the 159 in the end?

Yep. The seller is still waiting on his car to be delivered.

power pants

nice one, looks a great 159 to be fair

ba_barabus

power pants wrote: »

nice one, looks a great 159 to be fair

Cheers for that. I'll hopefully have it in mid February. For now I'm on two wheels

Supergurrier

Good call on the swap for the superb.

You have gotten rid of a niche car after having your fun for a very easy to sell mainstream car that won't attract as many timeswaster types.

However I can't picture you driving a RX8

B6/B7 S4 or a E39 M5 maybe though

Chris_Heilong

Got a puncture, my 8 year old son could hear it when he got out of the car and told me "your tyre is going flat" so off to tyre land to get it sealed, it was good enough to get me to work, using a kind of yellow gunk. Anyone any experience of this and should I be looking to Change the tyres ASAP?

Chris_Heilong

OSI wrote: »

From what I've read on here from previous users, that yellow gunk will cost you at the tyre centre. A cleaning fee was mentioned.

Cheers, it cost €10

Cleveland Hot Pocket

YbFocus wrote: »

Id say you're wrong, besides even if he gets 11 or 10.5 he's laughing as that was asking on his car.

Clever move in my opinion Cleveland, it'll work out for you quicker for definite and possibly better

That's the plan.
I went to sheehy motors and they reckoned it should be listed at 15 and achieve 14. The equivalent they had was 17950-albeit from a dealer with warranty.

I dont particularly have to realise 12-13k from the superb. I need 10k.
The cheapest ROI superb TDI 2010 on donedeal is 12k and has more miles than mine.
My one also has full service history.

Glad to see some people can see the logic behind my decision.

Sobanek

The Superb is funny money. I'd pick a Passat over the Superb any day, but I would buy a Superb if I was going brand new.

Bpmull

When bring a car in from the uk where the speedo only reads mph and not both. Do you have to change the speedometer for one that reads km before they will re reg it. Or does it matter as a lot of the skodas from the uk just read mph on the speedo. I'm just curious as I remember reading something on here about it but it seems like a lot of work.

ba_barabus

Bpmull wrote: »

When bring a car in from the uk where the speedo only reads mph and not both. Do you have to change the speedometer for one that reads km before they will re reg it. Or does it matter as a lot of the skodas from the uk just read mph on the speedo. I'm just curious as I remember reading something on here about it but it seems like a lot of work.

The KPH will show up on a digital display

YbFocus

Bpmull wrote: »

When bring a car in from the uk where the speedo only reads mph and not both. Do you have to change the speedometer for one that reads km before they will re reg it. Or does it matter as a lot of the skodas from the uk just read mph on the speedo. I'm just curious as I remember reading something on here about it but it seems like a lot of work.

No no bp it doesn't matter at all

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Supergurrier wrote: »

Good call on the swap for the superb.

You have gotten rid of a niche car after having your fun for a very easy to sell mainstream car that won't attract as many timeswaster types.

However I can't picture you driving a RX8

B6/B7 S4 or a E39 M5 maybe though

Cheers.
Oh and I may be too american to fit in an RX8, they look quite snug!

YbFocus

Actually, today I was busy so sent the girlfriend into the local motor factors for an air filter for the e60.

They asked her for €60 :eek:

I know it's quite a filter but I've got it for €21 before in two different factors.

Sounds like they were trying one over on the girl!

Cleveland Hot Pocket

YbFocus wrote: »

Actually, today I was busy so sent the girlfriend into the local motor factors for an air filter for the e60.

They asked her for €60 :eek:

I know it's quite a filter but I've got it for €21 before in two different factors.

Sounds like they were trying one over on the girl!

60 quid for an air filter?
Hahahaha I'd be naming and shaming that one! (obviously boards wont let you but you know what i mean)

YbFocus

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

60 quid for an air filter?
Hahahaha I'd be naming and shaming that one! (obviously boards wont let you but you know what i mean)

I know, the oem costs €38 from the dealers! Another factors in Tullamore near them quoted €30.

Needless to say I'll never be in the door again!!

I also agree that I doubt your the guy to suit an rx8, only from a personality view, an s4 sounds perfect
Or a supra

toastedpickles

Supra! Supra! Supra! Supra! Supra! Supra!!!!!!

Cleveland Hot Pocket

YbFocus wrote: »

I know, the oem costs €38 from the dealers! Another factors in Tullamore near them quoted €30.

Needless to say I'll never be in the door again!!

I also agree that I doubt your the guy to suit an rx8, only from a personality view, an s4 sounds perfect
Or a supra

Don't like audis really so couldn't have an s4

I am also considering a type R jag - xjr/xkr.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

toastedpickles wrote: »

Supra! Supra! Supra! Supra! Supra! Supra!!!!!!

Are you CianRyan?

toastedpickles

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Are you CianRyan?

As the meme says

I don't always want people to get jap cars....

But when i do, they're damn good :pac:

Bpmull

YbFocus wrote: »

Actually, today I was busy so sent the girlfriend into the local motor factors for an air filter for the e60.

They asked her for €60 :eek:

I know it's quite a filter but I've got it for €21 before in two different factors.

Sounds like they were trying one over on the girl!

That's mad. Although most places that have anything to do with car parts will over charge if they think the person is not car knowledgable and they can get away with it. Although ever time I but parts for my focus I feel like I'm being robbed there far more expensive for parts when compared with Opel and vw etc that's main dealer prices and motor factors. A fuel filter for my car is 90 euro with 12.5% discount no joke. And I compared main dealers that's what they all charge. At time I was stuck for the part but even since I've looked and non ford ones are 60 euro.

Seems ridiculous for a 1.6 diesel at least your talking about a 530 When I had the astra I used to go in the local Opel dealer who are sound out buy an air, oil and fuel filter and have a fair bit of change left out of 50 euro I miss them days big time anyway hoping to get the focus serviced tomorrow although I'm snowed under in assignments. Have all the parts got since last weekend just need the time now.

toastedpickles

I forgot to mention, the oil pressure light came on in the saab tonight, so all symptoms are pointing to the dreaded sludge, so on friday an overhaul of the oil system is taking place, the today i done something to my car thread won't know what hit it :pac:

CianRyan

I've been spamming his facebook with powerful jap cars and jap classics, he'll break.

Supergurrier

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Cheers.
Oh and I may be too american to fit in an RX8, they look quite snug!

Thats not what i mean atall

Shure anyone who met me wouldn't think i drive a hatchback.

My real reason for suggesting them is that i want to see one up close and get a spin as they are 2 of the 3 next on my hit list