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

ba_barabus

Scortho wrote: »

Sure if you did I'd give you 100 more than scrap value and use it for parts! :pac:

I've yet to break anything in the Bectra do maybe my luck is changing.

Big Nasty

Stheno wrote: »

I'm still thinking of selling the gtv and moving over to the Ohs C5 tbh
As time goes by it becomes ghey

FYP

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

Oddly enough, yes! Although the squeaky steering wheel would bug the hell out of me, and the rubbery feeling from the gearstick, in mine it's as solid as they come haha

but in general, yes i did like it very much

It's a fun car, I've just been a lazy bint and not applied ye old silicone spray to the steergin wheel

Never found the gearstick rubbery, but I'm slower to change gears than you

toastedpickles

Big Nasty wrote: »

FYP

Is there something you're trying to tell us there? Big Ghey? :P :pac:

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

It's a fun car, I've just been a lazy bint and not applied ye old silicone spray to the steergin wheel

Never found the gearstick rubbery, but I'm slower to change gears than you

Yeah with me it's lightning fast changes haha, just how i've grown to it Maybe it's me?

Stheno

Big Nasty wrote: »

FYP

Nah as time goes on it becomes a car I always wanted and in fairness have put in three times what I paid for it and expect to get back, and it's now a seriously roadworthy solid car that I love.

I'm just looking at two cars in my driveway that need to become one and being greedy cash wise, I'll get 500 for one and up to three times that for the other.

And having had my fun, I can happily cope with a few months of driving the C5

challengemaster

Stheno wrote: »

have put in three times what I paid for it and expect to get back

Never happens with cars

Scortho

Stheno wrote: »

At the end of the day the main question is did you like driving it

@ Scortho, parts wise, I reckon it's worth about €750

shh...he doesn't know that....the money to be made breaking an alfa is ridiculous when you think of how cheap some can be bought. spring pans and rear subframe are worth a fortune:P

Stheno

Scortho wrote: »

shh...he doesn't know that....the money to be made breaking an alfa is ridiculous when you think of how cheap some can be bought. spring pans and rear subframe are worth a fortune:P

I'm half considering ringing Don for a price

Scortho

Stheno wrote: »

I'm half considering ringing Don for a price

Considering he can get a gtv for about 200 don't hold out on getting much more.:P He had a 166 2.5v6 in for breaking all because it needed a clutch. Every panel was straight on the car and it had a belt done 2 months previously. Clutch went and owner said feck it, what will you give me for it. He told him 200....that evening he sold the wheels with 4 new bridgestone turanzas for 250:pac:

You'd be better off putting it up on done deal after christmas for 1500. Id be shocked if you got anything less than 1200 for it

Bpmull

Stheno wrote: »

It was ****ed when I got it, I honest to god spent an age putting it to rights

It's a fun car Not terribly breakable either, and it looks great

@ toasted, I'm mildly amazed you are so positive about it

toastedpickles wrote: »

Having driven it i can safely say it is rather nice!

For a minute there I all thought you were talking about the c5 :pac:
(Not saying anything bad about the c5 I'm sure it's a nice car but I was thinking before I realised how could the c5 be that fun to drive )

Once I realised it was the Alfa it all clicked.

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

For a minute there I all thought you were talking about the c5 :pac:

We were :pac:

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

We were :pac:

I think its time for bed way too confused :pac:

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

I think its time for bed way too confused :pac:

I think it is :pac:

Supergurrier

So much for giving the car a wash its feckin baltic out

Bpmull

Supergurrier wrote: »

So much for giving the car a wash its feckin baltic out

Went for a walk this evening and between the rain and wind the weather was mad. The roads around us were seriously icy this morning they didn't grit any of our local they were all like a sheet of glass at 6 am you could see the glistening under the headlight. I think its suppose to be very windy tonight too. I need to wash my car too so hopefully the weather will improve tomorrow.

Hal1

There's a storm coming...http://www.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp

pajor

Hal1 wrote: »

There's a storm coming...http://www.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp

Baaatten down the hatches! *gulp* :eek:

dgt

Supergurrier wrote: »

So much for giving the car a wash its feckin baltic out

Call that baltic? Sanitary towel living up to its name right there :pac:

CianRyan

I love a good storm, I'm looking forward to it.

Mycroft H

We're going to get battered.

dgt

Mycroft H wrote: »

We're going to get battered.

I'm going to get a battered sausage now, cheers for thesuggesion :cool:

Mycroft H

dgt wrote: »

I'm going to get a battered sausage now, cheers for thesuggesion :cool:

I just had christmas dinner round 2 and now some pudding and a mug of tea. No room for battered sausages

dgt

Mycroft H wrote: »

I just had christmas dinner round 2 and now some pudding and a mug of tea. No room for battered sausages

Im just in the mood for greasyy styff

Thank goodness I sorted the sat dish earlier today! after me feed I'll park my arse at the fire :cool:

Hal1

If you have to travel i would check the nra and aa roadwatch for current conditions. Gonna be a wild night.

https://www.nratraffic.ie/weather/

ba_barabus

I made great time from Nenagh to Newry with the wind behind me.

challengemaster

Mycroft H wrote: »

We're going to get battered.

It's not the weather forum :pac:

nd

Maybe he means this

Bpmull

And our power is out that didn't take long.

Hal1