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

Nonoperational

Lads, I haven't been here as much the past few months, I see Nissan Doc has closed his account. What's the story? He was a great contributor.

Scortho

Nonoperational wrote: »

Lads, I haven't been here as much the past few months, I see Nissan Doc has closed his account. What's the story? He was a great contributor.

From time to time people close accounts, others get banned and other people just stop posting.
At the same time new posters come along such as kaiser D, who'd give dgt a run for the money in the crazy stakes! :pac:

Matt Simis

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=88270084&postcount=48

Seeing as the thread got locked, I just had to correct this here.

Spelled =/= Spelt.

Spelled means a way of ordering letters to form a word, whereas spelt is a type of grain. THE TWO DO NOT EQUATE.


ARRRGGGHHH. That's better. God I hate locked threads sometimes. No room left for pedantry :P

As pointed out by h3000, thats incorrect.. Spelt is the common word used in all non-American English, but both are correct.

Something similar applies to Burned/Burnt and Learned/Learnt (and Learned itself can mean two different things, suggesting a good reason to us the "t" vs the "ed" in past tense verb scenarios).
http://grammarist.com/spelling/spelled-spelt/

Nonoperational

Scortho wrote: »

From time to time people close accounts, others get banned and other people just stop posting.
At the same time new posters come along such as kaiser D, who'd give dgt a run for the money in the crazy stakes! :pac:

Yep, just find it interesting when people who regularly post just close up shop without saying anything!

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=88270084&postcount=48

Seeing as the thread got locked, I just had to correct this here.

Spelled =/= Spelt.

Spelled means a way of ordering letters to form a word, whereas spelt is a type of grain. THE TWO DO NOT EQUATE.


ARRRGGGHHH. That's better. God I hate locked threads sometimes. No room left for pedantry :P

...so you had to drag this petty sh!t into an already crap-infested thread to make it even worse???

dgt

Scortho wrote: »

From time to time people close accounts, others get banned and other people just stop posting.
At the same time new posters come along such as kaiser D, who'd give dgt a run for the money in the crazy stakes! :pac:

We'll see what state of mind I'm left in after the planned rewire of that silver vehicle.... I'm already heading to a home for the bewildered by the looks of things :pac:

Seems I missed some lols while I was writing this gheyyyyy dissertation due in on the 6th....!

Marcusm

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=88270084&postcount=48

Seeing as the thread got locked, I just had to correct this here.

Spelled =/= Spelt.

Spelled means a way of ordering letters to form a word, whereas spelt is a type of grain. THE TWO DO NOT EQUATE.


ARRRGGGHHH. That's better. God I hate locked threads sometimes. No room left for pedantry :P

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!

cabb8ge

Scortho wrote: »

--At the same time new posters come along--

let us know when someone as knowledgable and helpul as NissanDoctor comes along

Scortho

cabb8ge wrote: »

let us know when someone as knowledgable and helpul as NissanDoctor comes along

I'd say dgt would be as knowledgable. Nothing that chap doesn't know and is very helpful. He's gotten me out of some tricky situations in the past, that specialists couldn't.
Likewise George dalton. Definitely seems to know his stuff and the German drivers in the midlands rank him highly.









And apologies to any other mechanic who knows there stuff, that I left out, not my intention.

ba_barabus

I thought it was customary for users to get an infraction and banning for talking about ex-members in this thread?

It was for me anyway. It's getting more and more like Animal Farm in here.

power pants

one got banned the other was a decent poster who closed his account

Toyotafanboi

OSI wrote: »

You're paying 20 grand for a 3 year old 3 door Mark 5.5 Golf that's been gone at with a baseball bat. You'd get a 2013 Mk7 Golf for that.

indeed. but we dont want a golf, we want a scirocco.

as an aside i don't think people seem to get that on here. every time i ask for opinions on a particular scirocco, people recommend a newer golf, a seat leon, audi a3's etc. but none of them look anywhere near as good as the scirocco.

although it shares a lot with the golf (what vw doesn't? :rolleyes:) it is entirely different to look at, to sit in, and to drive. i havn't looked into golf's too much research wise but most on offer that we have sat in at dealers are poverty spec weedy diesels. although we would consider a diesel scirocco we would ideally like a petrol and something with a good spec. or a spec that at least extends from central locking and electric windows.

anyway, called about that one today, won't be in stock until january 25th at an absolute minimum. which is a bit frustrating. the search continues.

cabb8ge

Scortho wrote: »

I'd say dgt would be as knowledgable. Nothing that chap doesn't know and is very helpful.====And apologies to any other mechanic who knows there stuff, that I left out, not my intention.

from reading his posts I certain dgt not a mechanic, maybe completed first one or two semesters but not qualified. I surprise that you think he is mechanic.

Geroge Dalton, indeed very good but not posting as regular as in times previous.

cabb8ge

cabb8ge wrote: »

Geroge Dalton, indeed very good but not posting as regular as in times previous.

I don't blame him to be honest :rolleyes:

cabb8ge

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I don't blame him to be honest :rolleyes:

yes, I see your point.

+1

pajor

Have just seen the video of the "street racing" on the Falls Rd on NYE. Not cool. :eek:

Toyotafanboi

OSI wrote: »

I do get that the whole Scirocco "isn't a golf". But that seems to be the only reason to buy them. They're a Mk5 Golf with a different (and in my opinion ugly) body and a load of interior parts from a Mk6 Golf. So you're paying a premium on top of an already premium priced car to get a car that's different from the premium priced car, but is really the premium priced car.

somewhat yes. i mean you would have to admit for a mid 20's couple who would like a VW, the scirocco is that little bit more exciting, even if only on the eyes. the car will most likely be owned for at least another 5-6 years so once the car is under budget the cost relative to other cars isn't too important as it will be worth sfa by the time we come to pass it on again anyway.

every time we go to a dealer, we look at the scirocco on offer and then kindly get gestured by the salesman over to an 11/12 baseline diesel golf. no front fogs, hub caps, dreery stuff. and nothing says i've given up on motoring quite like owning a baseline diesel golf and thinking its in any way, shape or form good.

if we are pulling the it's a golf card, sure aren't most mid sized vag cars platform sharing these days... at a complete guess would it be fair to say that the TT, a3, leon, beetle, octavia and toledo are not a golf, so why doesn't everybody just buy the golf?

*not ranting, just discussing. I'm far from a VW enthusiast myself but i can see why the scirocco could be enjoyable and why a golf cant.

Scortho

cabb8ge wrote: »

from reading his posts I certain dgt not a mechanic, maybe completed first one or two semesters but not qualified. I surprise that you think he is mechanic.

Geroge Dalton, indeed very good but not posting as regular as in times previous.

He ain't no mechanic, he's never done any training as a mechanic but he certainly knows his stuff.
And he's willing to do stuff to his own cars just because he can and give two fingers up to society!:p
I'd rather let him have a go at fixing problems on my cars, than letting a lot of the actual mechanics do it, who think timing belts can be done with tippex

power pants

I agree, the scirocco looks infinitely times better than a golf

cabb8ge

Scortho wrote: »

--And he's willing to do stuff to his own cars just because he can and give two fingers up to society!--

power pants

yes,I was wondering too, what that comment meant

CianRyan

Big turbo 406 kinda 2 fingers I'd say.

Scortho

Scortho wrote: »

He ain't no mechanic, he's never done any training as a mechanic but he certainly knows his stuff.

Let's also remember that he has never once claimed to be a mechanic

MuppetCheck

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

indeed. but we dont want a golf, we want a scirocco.

as an aside i don't think people seem to get that on here. every time i ask for opinions on a particular scirocco, people recommend a newer golf, a seat leon, audi a3's etc. but none of them look anywhere near as good as the scirocco.

although it shares a lot with the golf (what vw doesn't? :rolleyes:) it is entirely different to look at, to sit in, and to drive. i havn't looked into golf's too much research wise but most on offer that we have sat in at dealers are poverty spec weedy diesels. although we would consider a diesel scirocco we would ideally like a petrol and something with a good spec. or a spec that at least extends from central locking and electric windows.

anyway, called about that one today, won't be in stock until january 25th at an absolute minimum. which is a bit frustrating. the search continues.

Year older but looks mint:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2010-volkswagen-scirocco-1-4-tsi/6196558

It was in Limerick man's signature. I can see why you'd want one over a Golf. They are extremely overpriced however if you want a diesel, but I think the 1.4 is a nice engine and it's not a heavy car either so should be light enough on juice too.

cabb8ge

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Let's also remember that he has never once claimed to be a mechanic

indeed, it scortho put him in that category

Scortho

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Let's also remember that he has never once claimed to be a mechanic

I never said he was though. Cabb8ge was looking for someone as knowledgeable as nissan doctor and dgt is certainly knowledgable on a whole hape of stuff.
Unless my closing sentence of that post made him think I was claiming dgt was a mechanic, I wasn't and it wasn't my intention.
It was just a Coverall in case I pissed off a poster.

With regards to the two fingers to society, the likes of the turbod pug, the bravo van (which will be nearing stage of completion) and what he has planned for a certain silver car spring to mind.

Scortho

cabb8ge wrote: »

indeed, it scortho put him in that category

Wasn't my intention to, I was putting him in a category of very knowledgable posters and apologising to a mechanic or two on here who I may have left out who was knowledgable and contributes a lot.

If it satisfies you I'll edit my post so not to confuse anyone into thinking he might be a mechanic.

cabb8ge

Scortho wrote: »

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With regards to the two fingers to society, the likes of the turbod pug, the bravo van (which will be nearing stage of completion) and what he has planned for a certain silver car spring to mind.

I believe society not mind about turbo pug and van

Scortho wrote: »

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If it satisfies you I'll edit my post so not to confuse anyone into thinking he might be a mechanic.

No need, as I say, no confusion, I don't think anyone think dgt a mechanic, i did think that you thought that from your post

Scortho

cabb8ge wrote: »

I believe society not mind about turbo pug and van



No need, as I say, no confusion, I don't think anyone think dgt a mechanic, i did think that you thought that from your post

You were never in this pug were you? If you had been you might understand what I'm on about!:p
God no, but he's certainly knowledgeable and helpful, as helpful as nissan doc.

Ded_Zebra

@ Toyotafanboi, Sinnott autos are very bad to deal with in my limited interactions with them. Twice I went with my mum once to look at a golf (in 2008) and no matter what she said they would only let her drive a 1.4 even though she wanted to look at a TDI. Then again last year I went with her to look at a Jetta and was basically told it was a very big car for a woman :rolleyes:

Then their Skoda dealership basically told my dad that the 1.6 TDI Octavia is plenty fast enough when he wanted to drive a 170ps 2.0TDI with DSG. They didn't have one in and gave no indication that they could get him one to drive.