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

What about a 2006 1.3 Diesel Vauxhall Astra? Is that another problem car?

I'm really appreciating all your help here Kaiser.

(I'm not buying an early 90s Toyota though!). :P

Kaiser D

Thats alright, I'm up all night anyway.

Deleted User wrote: »

What about a 2006 1.3 Diesel Vauxhall Astra? Is that another problem car?

Reason TO buy: the lack of a DPF.
Reason not to buy: the 1.7D is nicer to drive and more economical.

Both are good engines tbh. The 1.3 is surprisingly good to drive for what it is, they're 6 speed. I'd wager that a 1.3 diesel Vauxhall Astra 1.3 diesel was a hire car or fleet car though.

Have a look at the Punto 1.3 multijet.

Big Nasty

@ KKV - any chance you could start your own thread for this?

MuppetCheck

If anyone's driving past Carrigtwohill this morning on the N25 they've taken the road surface up before relaying it. The problem is it takes the car away in its own direction at the minute, a focus in front of me came close to going into the barrier. Be very, very careful.

Tunnel as closed too:(

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

@who ever owns the s60

Dont get a generic code reader for any volvo. They dont work full stop on volvo.

I have the vida/dice set up and its the best thing to use for codes and changing settings etc.

I tried a generic code reader on a Volvo with an engine light on and it wouldnt give me anything !

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

@chris / chaser

Get the insurance to give you a rental and them to get the car fixed. Really fight for it.

I wouldnt be 3 months without a car and I wouldnt be buying another one because of someone elses negligience !

toastedpickles

Day two of battling the front bumper, I've managed the get it to move another millimeter, this battle will be long

damn rust

Chris_Heilong

The guy I use in Toyota just got back to me and said he could have all the parts here by July 11th. The Garage I am using for the repair was the closest to my house as I had to drive to them to get a quote and it be dangerous to go too far, They said a 3 month wait for parts, maybe they dont want the job as the insurance want them to invoice them after the job, could seem messy if its not the way you usually do bussiness.

GvidoR

Has KKV not decided on a car yet? :pac:

gaiscioch

Hi,

When a garage in Dublin has a UK reg car for sale but says the final price of €10,950 "includes VRT and we do all the paperwork", do I still have to pay VAT or some other tax on top of that? If so, how is it calculated?

Cleveland Hot Pocket

GvidoR wrote: »

Has KKV not decided on a car yet? :pac:

A diesel rav4 I heard :P

Eric Cartman

Sobanek wrote: »

I think I'd be willing to quit smoking and drinking for a 735i :pac:

Promised myself I'd get a V8 before I'm 25, and I will for pete's sake

I bought mine at 22, got insurance through a broker 4 years mirrored ncb for 1200 notes. (They must have been drunk when i rang them ha)

The 735i is the nicest car ive ever driven , in every single way, but they are by no means cheap to run.

Aside from the absolutely insane amount of options ive retrofitted (all of them) for a car I spent 1000 buying Ive dropped 2k just getting it through NCT

Complete top end gasket change, spark plug boots, plugs, filters, oil , new water pump, new rad, new hoses, complete front suspension arms and ARB bushings , rear shocks, rear tyres, jack mounts, windscreen rubber trim . New valley pan , every jubilee clip done, ccv valve , intake manifold gaskets, sump gasket, oil level sensor gasket, ABS module recondition, ABS wheel sensor, wheel bearing.

and I did all the labour myself.

In 1.5 years of ownership including my retrofits id say that car has cost me 6k all in . Worth it in every way but I still have more work to do :

Transmission fluid and filter change, fix the damn sunroof, hole in the exhaust so im replacing the lot.

Now once this is all done it should only need servicing for the next 2 years or so but never say never.

A superb car to drive, but your pockets empty quickly.

Supergurrier

OSI wrote: »

Similar here. The Golf never seemed like it cost me much to run. I don't drink (regularly) or smoke so I could justify it. Ran the numbers a couple of weeks back and was floored. I could have paid the deposit on a decent house in Dublin. I love the car, but at my stage in life, I have better places to spend that kind of dosh.

Maybe we are just getting old and somewhat sensible lol

Noccy_Mondy

Went to get an insurance quote on the car I looked at....

The reason it hasn't sold..... it's been in a crash, don't know what category, but it was "beyond economic repair"

The search continues!

GvidoR

The search for a BMW E39?

Noccy_Mondy

GvidoR wrote: »

The search for a BMW E39?

Ha no! Not sure if I even need another diesel, half debating going for a 1.4 - 1.6 petrol or something.....

GvidoR

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ha no! Not sure if I even need another diesel, half debating going for a 1.4 - 1.6 petrol or something.....

Oops, it was Foxhole Norman who is looking for an E39 as far as I know.

How about a VW 6N2 Polo GTI?

Foxhole Norman

Yeah I'm looking for an E39 alright. Not much around right now though.

Noccy, what about some sort of Jap hatch? Loads of interesting one's around with 1.6's.

GvidoR

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Yeah I'm looking for an E39 alright. Not much around right now though.

I saw two E39's on the road yesterday, so they can't be THAT rare. :P

Foxhole Norman

GvidoR wrote: »

I saw two E39's on the road yesterday, so they can't be THAT rare. :P

For sale I mean, feck all decent petrols around and the majority of M-Sports are fuelled by the devil.

Noccy_Mondy

Don't know what to do really, kind of swaying towards focus territory now (not a 1.4 though!!)....... maybe a corolla, (exciting I know) insurance still isn't my best friend (although it's not that bad), so I'll leave the audi's and bmw's for a while yet!! :pac:

GvidoR

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Don't know what to do really [...]

Get a Volkswagen and you'll be happy, trust me. :P

So was that a "no" on the 6N2 GTI?

Noccy_Mondy

GvidoR wrote: »

Get a Volkswagen and you'll be happy, trust me. :P

So was that a "no" on the 6N2 GTI?

Yes :P

Kaiser D

Focus 1.6, all day

GvidoR

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Yes :P

1.6 / 1.8 MK4 Golf
1.6 / 1.8 Bora
1.6 / 1.8 Audi A3
1.6 / 1.8 Audi A4
1.4 Arosa
1.6 Lupo GTI

Noccy_Mondy

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Noccy, what about some sort of Jap hatch? Loads of interesting one's around with 1.6's.

Oh ya? Examples?

Kaiser D wrote: »

Focus 1.6, all day

Personal experience?

Sorry don't mean to clutter up this thread, I know that people who aren't interested get cranky!

Kaiser D

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Oh ya? Examples?



Personal experience?

Sorry don't mean to clutter up this thread, I know that people who aren't interested get cranky!

Personal experience, yes.

I had a 01 1.6 Focus hatch a few years ago. It was just a nice, solid car. Had plenty of power (for what it was) and it looked great (IMO, in 2 door). It honestly never gave me a single problem either, and I had it a year.

Foxhole Norman

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Oh ya? Examples?

It depends what you're looking for. You can get some very decent hatches such as 1.6 Civics, Pulsars, Levins that are fun and quirky cars, way more exciting than the equivalent VW offerings imo. May I even suggest a 1.5 Turbo Yaris?

What do you want from the new car?

YbFocus

Jap 1.6's are way more fun than their euro counterparts. Other than maybe the polo going or such.