******Motors Chat - Round 6******

Alanstrainor

Continuation from motors chat round 5






1.This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

2.No lonely hearts (This is not a personal dig at anyone, it's how we feel is the best way to describe what we want to avoid. )

3.Keep it clean.

4.The Motors charter applies.

Alanstrainor

toastedpickles wrote: »

I'd love to know how they got the car like that :pac:

Also just to throw the question out there, if i were selling the saab, what would be a realistic price to ask for, given the work done on it and so on?

Not selling it but it's crossed my mind

I'm sure you know this yourself. But I wouldn't say all this work is really adding much monetary value to the car to be honest. It still wont be terribly desirable when you've decided to move on. You'll find someone to buy it, most likely someone into Saabs, but I wouldn't get your hopes too high!

But sure it's your own project car to enjoy, some things are better than cash!

quadrifoglio verde

toastedpickles wrote: »

I'd love to know how they got the car like that :pac:

Also just to throw the question out there, if i were selling the saab, what would be a realistic price to ask for, given the work done on it and so on?

Not selling it but it's crossed my mind

Feck all to be honest. Its like me and the busso, aint worth selling for the pittance Id get for it....probably a blessing in disguise considering how few of them are left on the ground nowadays

toastedpickles

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I'm sure you know this yourself. But I wouldn't say all this work is really adding much monetary value to the car to be honest. It still wont be terribly desirable when you've decided to move on. You'll find someone to buy it, most likely someone into Saabs, but I wouldn't get your hopes too high!

But sure it's your own project car to enjoy, some things are better than cash!

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Feck all to be honest. Its like me and the busso, aint worth selling for the pittance Id get for it....probably a blessing in disguise considering how few of them are left on the ground nowadays

Ah no i don't expect no more than 1000/700 even, Like if it comes to it i'll strip it for parts

GvidoR

toastedpickles wrote: »

in B4 "half eaten packets of crisps and toffee crisps" :pac:

Sobanek didn't get here in time. :pac:

Sobanek

GvidoR wrote: »

Sobanek didn't get here in time. :pac:

I only have a toffee crisp today. Gotta wait till Friday

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

Ah no i don't expect no more than 1000/700 even, Like if it comes to it i'll strip it for parts

Did you pay much when you bought it? It's probably worth more than you paid for it but it's just you wouldn't get all the money you put into it I suppose. The market fcuked at the moment anyway you couldn't sell anything. Our 05 octavia was always making decent money my dad was often offered 4.5k for it by people he would know at one stage he had it practically sold for 4.5k but he decided to keep it. Went to sell it a mouth ago couldn't sell it. Ended up selling it to a relation for 3k as they had no need for a second car as my dads working abroad and they didn't have the room for it at the new house.

Still it's bad when you can't sell a diesel octavia ffs. Sure look at chp suberb that's a seriously cheap car.

DaNiEl1994

well lads, im new to all this diagnostics stuff with cars and was wondering is their anyone who would know much about it, we have a 05 kia cerato and the check engine light is on from what i gather any mechanic with an obd II can read these problems.
If so roughly how much would a diagnostics cost and can any of ye guys reccomend one in ennis co.clare
Thanks in advance!

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

Did you pay much when you bought it? It's probably worth more than you paid for it but it's just you wouldn't get all the money you put into it I suppose. The market fcuked at the moment anyway you couldn't sell anything. Our 05 octavia was always making decent money my dad was often offered 4.5k for it by people he would know at one stage he had it practically sold for 4.5k but he decided to keep it. Went to sell it a mouth ago couldn't sell it. Ended up selling it to a relation for 3k as they had no need for a second car as my dads working abroad and they didn't have the room for it at the new house.

Still it's bad when you can't sell a diesel octavia ffs. Sure look at chp suberb that's a seriously cheap car.

I paid 800 for it, I know well i'll never in a million years get whet i put in back from it, it's be nice to get a bit more back from it though

Noccy_Mondy

Kaiser D wrote: »

Good Christ I've never been so happy to have air con in my life...

Spent €90 re-gassing mine last July in a Ford garage, who checked for leaks, was none, and it worked perfect up till about a few weeks ago :mad: Now all it does is hiss and blow warm air

YbFocus

Halfords will regas and check pressure for circa €30 man!!

Got mine done last year and its perfect!

Noccy_Mondy

YbFocus wrote: »

Halfords will regas and check pressure for circa €30 man!!

Got mine done last year and its perfect!

Yea? Went to a local garage before going to Ford last year and they couldn't get their stupid nozzle to get near the spot where the gas goes in. Hope Halfords won't be the same!

Bpmull

YbFocus wrote: »

Halfords will regas and check pressure for circa €30 man!!

Got mine done last year and its perfect!

The air con in the parents octavia is not working at all only blows hot air. I was expecting the same with the golf but it works perfect. I'm wouldn't be sure about letting halfords at my car though . I walked into halfords one they and there was a women with a q7 and halfords were changing a front dipped bulb and no joke they had the front bumper and wing on the ground actually there was very little panels left on the front of the car and halfords guy just staring at it cluelessly. I'm sure some of there branches are good though.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

toastedpickles wrote: »

I paid 800 for it, I know well i'll never in a million years get whet i put in back from it, it's be nice to get a bit more back from it though

whats wrong with it that you want to sell it ?

some engine trouble or something ?

toastedpickles

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

whats wrong with it that you want to sell it ?

some engine trouble or something ?

Nope, its all good, just one or two persistant small things it seems, I don't want to sell it, but I don't want to ask for something stupid when i do go to


Also, that volvo you're after in kildare, I know the guy selling it

MuppetCheck

Bpmull wrote: »

The air con in the parents octavia is not working at all only blows hot air. I was expecting the same with the golf but it works perfect. I'm wouldn't be sure about letting halfords at my car though .

If that's under warranty I'd be bringing it back. They're not unknown to go and it ain't cheap if they get caught for the bill!

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nope, its all good, just one or two persistant small things it seems, I don't want to sell it, but I don't want to ask for something stupid when i do go to


Also, that volvo you're after in kildare, I know the guy selling it

in kildare ? this one ? http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-xc70-estate-7-seater-nct-09-15/6837555

there is another fairly similar one in kildare but its diesel so no thanks :P

haven't checked them out yet either for what features and extras they have... if they dont has the many extras then no thankies ! :P

Sobanek

Just won €175 at the bookies! Thanks, Ronaldo, I have petrol for two weeks now

toastedpickles

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

in kildare ? this one ? http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-xc70-estate-7-seater-nct-09-15/6837555

there is another fairly similar one in kildare but its diesel so no thanks :P

haven't checked them out yet either for what features and extras they have... if they dont has the many extras then no thankies ! :P

I think its still there, I'll ring and ask, and give you the number, i think it was 1400/1700 he was after or something, it's after having a full engine rebuild, and the works

Supergurrier

Sobanek wrote: »

Just won €175 at the bookies! Thanks, Ronaldo, I have petrol for two weeks now

So thats what he was crying about in the first half :pac:

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

toastedpickles wrote: »

I think its still there, I'll ring and ask, and give you the number, i think it was 1400/1700 he was after or something, it's after having a full engine rebuild, and the works

oh you mean this old heap ? http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-xc70-se-auto/6837024

no thanks, tis a bit too old, im aiming for a 2005 - 2007 2.5T model ! AWD Ocean race model.

but that would make a nice replacement for your saab :pac:

YbFocus

Bpmull wrote: »

The air con in the parents octavia is not working at all only blows hot air. I was expecting the same with the golf but it works perfect. I'm wouldn't be sure about letting halfords at my car though . I walked into halfords one they and there was a women with a q7 and halfords were changing a front dipped bulb and no joke they had the front bumper and wing on the ground actually there was very little panels left on the front of the car and halfords guy just staring at it cluelessly. I'm sure some of there branches are good though.

Yep totally agree with Halfords, some branches are good. Others aren't.

I know the guys in the local one and they are big into cars/motorsport and know their stuff. Never had a problem with them.

You'd know by chatting them if they are clued in or just chancing their arm BP.

toastedpickles

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

oh you mean this old heap ? http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-xc70-se-auto/6837024

no thanks, tis a bit too old, im aiming for a 2005 - 2007 2.5T model ! AWD Ocean race model.

but that would make a nice replacement for your saab :pac:

Nah, there best friends now at this stage :pac: Been in the same mechanics yard from time to time :P

Bpmull

MuppetCheck wrote: »

If that's under warranty I'd be bringing it back. They're not unknown to go and it ain't cheap if they get caught for the bill!

Skoda are gone to the pits when It comes to warranty. The driver seat is worn quite bad. It's clearly a fault with the material in the seat and not a wear and tear item. The garage that we bought it in said they would do it no problem but they lost the dealership before we could get up. Went to local vw/ skoda garage no can't replace it it's a wear item. We rang skoda and all and they were of no help and this is when it had 50k km on it and was under warranty. There's not a hope of them looking at a/c out of warranty now. Them cars only had a 2 year warranty. The skoda branch of vw group really seem to have a terrible warranty service and attitude to warranty work in general. This octavia has a full skoda service history too.

My parents are not too bothered they put a seat cover on it and moved on still thick over the way they were treated and they were going to buy the new model but not now there very over priced these days now anyway and I find the new model very disappointing seriously cheap looking I the inside.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nah, there best friends now at this stage :pac: Been in the same mechanics yard from time to time :P

Great sales pitch +

"Yup, shes been to the mechanics a few times alright!"

wotzgoingon

toastedpickles wrote: »

I'd love to know how they got the car like that :pac:

Camera tricks.

quadrifoglio verde

DaNiEl1994 wrote: »

well lads, im new to all this diagnostics stuff with cars and was wondering is their anyone who would know much about it, we have a 05 kia cerato and the check engine light is on from what i gather any mechanic with an obd II can read these problems.
If so roughly how much would a diagnostics cost and can any of ye guys reccomend one in ennis co.clare
Thanks in advance!

Do you have an android phone? If so get the torque app and a cheap obdII reader and you'll be able to read and clear codes.
Useful if you do work on cars yourself.

Outside of that in an indy, depends. Some won't charge for it if they're going to fix it as well, others might charge 30-50.
Ive had both scenarios, engine management light on, mechanic didn't charge for diagnostics, as it was an expensive fix.
Another time a different fault, he did charge for diagnostics, but then fixed the problem at a very reduced labour rate (he could have charged 3 hours, but only charged 30 mins).

wotzgoingon

Sobanek wrote: »

Just won €175 at the bookies! Thanks, Ronaldo, I have petrol for two weeks now

Great match, Real Madrid totally destroyed Bayern.

Alanstrainor

My tires from oponeo have made it to the UK as of this evening...wonder when I'll have them!

Chris_Heilong

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Great match, Real Madrid totally destroyed Bayern.

Whats a Bayern?

challengemaster

MetzgerMeister

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Whats a Bayern?

The B in BMW.

/fanboi

Interslice

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

The B in BMW.

/fanboi

Ha, always thought it was bavaria .

Supergurrier

I thought it was Black

GvidoR

This looks mad.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1974-datsun-260z/6865498

Supergurrier

Nice car but the white widebody 911 for similar price would be a better option imo.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/1975-porsche-911sc/6862761

CianRyan

260Z with Triple Webbers all the way, that car looks mint!
Maybe if the 911 was actually a turbo and not a rep. Hardly the same as a 1.9 TDI RS4 I know but it still pisses me off.

/obvious reply.

dgt

So alarm set for just before 8. So I hit snooze. Now its half 10. Bollox!

Fook me yesterday was soooo nice :cool: but the heatsoak really showed, 20psi max boost :eek:

GvidoR

I always set multiple alarms on my phone if I have to get up for something. :P

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Yesterday was a great day.
The carina is finally back running. There was an issue with the wiring in the new boot that I put on from a donor car, so after some rewiring, lots of shouting and hammering, it is back working.

(Apologies to anyone in the kylemore area yesterday - that wasn't a fog cloud it was just me)

dgt

Was waaaaay too tired to give a hoot yesterday! Ah well, at least I got about 14 hours sleep (despite getting orange juice twice during the night) in total

Ardennes1944

I need a bit of work done to the Mazda before selling it, wheel bearing, driveshaft bearing, ball joint need doing. I have about 3 garages Ive seen recommended here, can i drop the car to them and have them check it out and give me a quote from each? Seems a bit cheeky to ask for a quote and then feck off to get a quote somewhere else :pac:

challengemaster

You'll probably end up with 3 labour charges just for inspecting it

Ardennes1944

Thats what Im afraid of! If it was one thing Id just pay it cos I know the cost difference wouldnt be much but I know theres a few things need doing

MetzgerMeister

Sell it as is and don't be worrying about it!!

Ardennes1944

No one would buy it as is theres creaks bangs and rattles coming from everywhere :pac:

GvidoR

Wow.

Marty McFly

Alanstrainor wrote: »

My tires from oponeo have made it to the UK as of this evening...wonder when I'll have them!

Any word on your tyres yet? Two of mine hit the Uk last night and have been moved from Oldbury to Edinburgh the other two were in Germany.

CianRyan

Passat?

jenizzle

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

No one would buy it as is theres creaks bangs and rattles coming from everywhere :pac:

Test out the amazing sound system during the test drive?!

GvidoR

CianRyan wrote: »

Passat?

Custom made MK2 Golf / Jetta estate.