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

Cleveland Hot Pocket

CianRyan wrote: »

As much as I'd love that, I'm not really free tonight.

Me neither... but soon
The truck feels somewhat neglected, she hasn't been played with much recently

toastedpickles

Saabs insured! 1500 exact

Cleveland Hot Pocket

toastedpickles wrote: »

Saabs insured! 1500 exact

When's the maiden voyage?? (except for private roads obvo :P )

Noccy_Mondy

toastedpickles wrote: »

Saabs insured! 1500 exact

Boom, no stopping ya now lad!

toastedpickles

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

When's the maiden voyage?? (except for private roads obvo :P )

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Boom, no stopping ya now lad!

Nope!

Once the sump is back on tonight as of now I'm covered

Ded_Zebra

toastedpickles wrote: »

Saabs insured! 1500 exact

Bring it in for show and tell tomorrow!!!!!


Then we'll bring it up the sally gap:pac:

toastedpickles

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Bring it in for show and tell tomorrow!!!!!


Then we'll bring it up the sally gap:pac:

going to a site visit tomorrow! :pac:

Ded_Zebra

toastedpickles wrote: »

going to a site visit tomorrow! :pac:

Ahh poo

So you won't be going to bolton street then?

toastedpickles

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Ahh poo

So you won't be going to bolton street then?

I might be! I'll let you know

Supergurrier

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Me neither... but soon
The truck feels somewhat neglected, she hasn't been played with much recently

Younger brother has major hard on ATM foe GMC sierras.

tossy

I really want to see someone driving around in an Electric car with a sun visor that reads "Powered by Pollaphuca" or "Turlough Hill direct injection"

Bpmull

I don't know whether the fix would pass the nct or not tbh :pac:

YbFocus

That'd pass

Interslice

YbFocus wrote: »

That'd pass

Once the other side was the same

Supergurrier

Tyres going on tomorrow morning.

Such a pretty thread pattern its almost a shame

Marcusm

tossy wrote: »

I really want to see someone driving around in an Electric car with a sun visor that reads "Powered by Pollaphuca" or "Turlough Hill direct injection"

Except that those places are powered by the same combo of oil, gas, turf, cal and wind as the restf the country. Ardnacrusha is, I think, the only proper hydroelectric generation (as opposed to pumped storage) station in the country.

Bpmull

Supergurrier wrote: »

Tyres going on tomorrow morning.

Such a pretty thread pattern its almost a shame

How many km would you get out of a set of tyres on the st on average out of curiosity ?

dar83

Bpmull wrote: »

How many km would you get out of a set of tyres on the st on average out of curiosity ?

Depends how you drive it.

It also depends on your tracking and alignment, isn't that right Jim? :P

On GY Eagle F1's I looked like getting about 15k I'd say.

There's a motors meet of sorts going on as I type in Drogheda at McDonald's.

Lots of loud exhausts and spoilers.

I hope no one here is involved. Seem like a shower of ****ing morons. Nearly hit one of them. Driving around a petrol station. Idiots.

SleeperService

Marcusm wrote: »

Except that those places are powered by the same combo of oil, gas, turf, cal and wind as the restf the country. Ardnacrusha is, I think, the only proper hydroelectric generation (as opposed to pumped storage) station in the country.

Go way outta dat, we have 2 on the Lee boy ;-)

Bpmull

I ordered up some mats for the focus on the value mats uk website. Don't know what there like but there's 8 pound discount going there at the minute so for under 12 pounds you can't really go wrong for fitted mats. Had to order a full set though can't just get front ones.

Have plans to spend Saturday cleaning it and giving it a good check over specially when I have the headlights out to put in the nightbreakers provided the an post sorting office opens on a Saturday morning I can't remember if they do or not. If they don't then I won't be able to collect the bulbs and it will be the following weekend as I have late lecturers tomorrow so won't be back to Kilkenny till 9.00 pm.

Supergurrier

dar83 wrote: »

Depends how you drive it.

It also depends on your tracking and alignment, isn't that right Jim? :P

On GY Eagle F1's I looked like getting about 15k I'd say.

Haha bigtime

Up bright and early tomorrow to get these fitted (aligned too:p) before work with any luck.




Also today i made a resolution to not eat in the car anymore.

Noccy_Mondy

Ok, just a quick question

If ye had to choose, would you pick a bmw 318i or 320d from the 2002-2004 vintage? Which has the best mpg?
Seems to be way more 318s on dd anyway

colm_mcm

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ok, just a quick question

If ye had to choose, would you pick a bmw 318i or 320d from the 2002-2004 vintage? Which has the best mpg?

The diesel obviously does better mpg

Supergurrier

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ok, just a quick question

If ye had to choose, would you pick a bmw 318i or 320d from the 2002-2004 vintage? Which has the best mpg?
Seems to be way more 318s on dd anyway

The diesel, 4 pot petrol bmw's are meh

Hal1

You buy the star? I wouldn't wipe my star with that rag.

tossy

Marcusm wrote: »

Except that those places are powered by the same combo of oil, gas, turf, cal and wind as the restf the country. Ardnacrusha is, I think, the only proper hydroelectric generation (as opposed to pumped storage) station in the country.

Yes but "powered by Ardnacrusha" doesn't sound funny as most people will think it's a home for retired nuns!

SleeperService

Those donuts are addictive. Wish they only came in smaller packs

Bpmull

tossy wrote: »

Yes but "powered by Ardnacrusha" doesn't sound funny as most people will think it's a home for retired nuns!

All this talk of power station reminds me of an elective energy engineering module I done last year we all picked it because it was going to be handy. All we talked about was power stations and wind energy. But basically most power stations are pumped hydroelectric. The water is pumped to a higher reservoir at night when energy is cheaper and not in demand. The hydroelectric generation is used at peak times at 4-10 pm for example the power is sold to the grid at a higher cost and it eases strain on the grid at peak times.

The only car relates thing we learn is how to calculate car energy consumption but in kwh :eek: actually I think the next time someone asks me what the focus is like on diesel I'll turn around and say a she's not too bad using about 40 kwh a day :pac:

Supergurrier

New tyres seem fairly good.

@ that stage where they aren't gripping 100% yet as they are new.

Place where I got them fitted couldn't get over how little I paid for them.

Still after fitting and sligent redone I have 92 quid more in my back pocket.

A rear braking light also blew. Might replace both with LEDs and get some decent led rear license plate lights and some osram dims