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

MetzgerMeister

jenizzle wrote: »

Must've been some hill they left it parked on!

Looking at the picture, it was probably left with the other cars beside the church.

Alanstrainor

MugMugs wrote: »

Is it worn ?

There's a geezer in Cork we've thrown a few motors to called Dr Leather.

Cork or Limerick....... one of those Southern places

Yeah, the bolster is worn, and maybe cheaply repaired at some stage. Anyone know anyone in Dubla or close to that does that kind of work without costing an arm and a leg. I probably wont bother to be honest, but I am getting to the stage where I want everything perfect!

Alanstrainor

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Looking at the picture, it was probably left with the other cars beside the church.

Yeah I reckon so, I'd expect the A3 to have serious wing damage if the corsa reversed into it, and yet there's not much on the drivers side.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Pulled into an entrance of someones garden to do a quick turn around (did not enter garden itself)

Oh hello 141 golf gti !

MugMugs

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Looking at the picture, it was probably left with the other cars beside the church.

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There's a lip between the grass and the wall. A good one too. No evident damage to the front of the corsa.

MetzgerMeister

MugMugs wrote: »

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There's a lip between the grass and the wall. A good one too. No evident damage to the front of the corsa.

Well there's no way the car could have ended up like that due to the handbrake being off from any other angle unless it was physically lifted up.

MugMugs

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Well there's no way the car could have ended up like that due to the handbrake being off from any other angle unless it was physically lifted up.

Not arguing that just can't understand how she cleared the wall so well

jenizzle

MugMugs wrote: »

There's a lip between the grass and the wall. A good one too. No evident damage to the front of the corsa.

That's what I thought too, shirley if it was beside the church, it would've just crashed into the wall?

Looks like it was just dropped from a height tbh!

MugMugs

jenizzle wrote: »

Looks like it was just dropped from a height tbh!

And stop calling me Shirley

R.O.R

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Yeah, the bolster is worn, and maybe cheaply repaired at some stage. Anyone know anyone in Dubla or close to that does that kind of work without costing an arm and a leg. I probably wont bother to be honest, but I am getting to the stage where I want everything perfect!

http://nolanautocare.ie/upholstery

http://nolanautocare.ie/price-guide:(

Not too expensive, but not cheap.

MetzgerMeister

MugMugs wrote: »

Not arguing that just can't understand how she cleared the wall so well

Thick tyres and good momentum would possibly be the reason.

Alanstrainor

R.O.R wrote: »

http://nolanautocare.ie/upholstery

http://nolanautocare.ie/price-guide:(

Not too expensive, but not cheap.

I actually know Derek as well! Great guy, and savage work, but I was looking for a cheaper fix. Ah feck it, doesn't bother me much. Plenty of other things I want done to the motor!

Kaiser D

I got the engine out of the Triumph with the help of two neighbors whom I hardly know.

Didn't even need an engine hoist :cool:

challengemaster

OSI wrote: »

Speaking of, did anyone see the post by a certain other forum on Facebook last night:



I'm still trying to figure out what's so hilarious.

Better images here, you can see the extent of it!

dgt

Crank seal went today. Clutch ruined.

Not a happy chappy

pred racer

What a day!
Skived off early from work:D
Had a blowout on the m4
Saved loads of fuel by driving the rest of the way home on my space saver
Took me ages at 100km/hr
Got passed out by 2 big bikes on their back wheels at high speed
Got passed out by everyone else aswell

As an aside I'm never buying hankook tyres again, cornering grip was ok, traction was ****e, they wore really quickly (only on the car since Christmas, with only half that time on the front) I had one sidewall puncture after a week (new tyre needed) and now I had a blowout on another (they are still well above the legal limit, no wires!)

What new tyres to buy tomorrow??
Happy with the Goodyear efficient grips on the front.

ba_barabus

Btw cheers for letting my know about the turbo gauge and DPF regen!

MuppetCheck

challengemaster wrote: »

Better images here, you can see the extent of it!

Don't think it's funny myself either, the original post gave me a laugh though.



The outer rim and tyre look OK as if he didn't hit anything.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Sure tis a lovely Wednesday evening for a Sunday drive up the hills !

challengemaster

MuppetCheck wrote: »

The outer rim and tyre look OK as if he didn't hit anything.

Yeah, by the looks of it the outer and inner parts just separated from eachother.

MuppetCheck

challengemaster wrote: »

Yeah, by the looks of it the outer and inner parts just separated from eachother.

I wonder if someone swapped the wheels at some stage for reps, very small chance I know but in my experience OEM vag wheels are usually pretty solid.

wotzgoingon

Are advance pitstop any good? And are they reasonably priced? I'm thinking of going to them in Athlone to get the car fixed for NCT. I was getting a high Lambda reading and I can hear a bit of a rattle in the exhaust, so it sounds like it is loose. So maybe air was getting into exhaust to give a high reading at NCT. The exhaust was loose before one time I got a service as I said to mechanic I can hear a bit of a rattle and he said it was loose and he tighened it up. Is that normal for a exhaust to keep coming loose over time. It's the first car I've owned where it is happening.

coolisin

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Are advance pitstop any good? And are they reasonably priced? I'm thinking of going to them in Athlone to get the car fixed for NCT. I was getting a high Lambda reading and I can hear a bit of a rattle in the exhaust, so it sounds like it is loose. So maybe air was getting into exhaust to give a high reading at NCT. The exhaust was loose before one time I got a service as I said to mechanic I can hear a bit of a rattle and he said it was loose and he tighened it up. Is that normal for a exhaust to keep coming loose over time. It's the first car I've owned where it is happening.

No i would never consider them for any automotive work!!
Dont know this garage personally, but I would go to an indy people trust!

challengemaster

Already been confirmed they're genuine.

http://news.epicinter.net/customers-brand-new-volkswagen-golf-r-wheel-literally-disintegrates-at-speed/

Manufacturing flaw that wasn't picked up on most likely

YbFocus

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Are advance pitstop any good? And are they reasonably priced? I'm thinking of going to them in Athlone to get the car fixed for NCT. I was getting a high Lambda reading and I can hear a bit of a rattle in the exhaust, so it sounds like it is loose. So maybe air was getting into exhaust to give a high reading at NCT. The exhaust was loose before one time I got a service as I said to mechanic I can hear a bit of a rattle and he said it was loose and he tighened it up. Is that normal for a exhaust to keep coming loose over time. It's the first car I've owned where it is happening.

Sorry man but a high Lambda reading and a rattly exhaust points to the cat having broke up and fell down into the lower boxes

pred racer

ba_barabus wrote: »

Btw cheers for letting my know about the turbo gauge and DPF regen!

Here's another tip, don't put hankook tyres on it

Seriously though, check the insides of your front tyres the 159 wears them pretty quick, the rest still looks perfect!

ba_barabus

pred racer wrote: »

Here's another tip, don't put hankook tyres on it

Seriously though, check the insides of your front tyres the 159 wears them pretty quick, the rest still looks perfect!

Previous owner recommended rotating them every 10k km or so. I've already been tipped off about it. First car in ages I've owned that I really love.

ba_barabus

Mine has Firestones fitted btw and while I never rated them highly for wet grip they were really put to the test last Sunday and proved themselves very capable in an emergency. Had a tractor pull out on me on a turn on a very wet road covered in shyte. I waited for it to start the slide but it never came. The car just held perfect.

MuppetCheck

challengemaster wrote: »

Already been confirmed they're genuine.

http://news.epicinter.net/customers-brand-new-volkswagen-golf-r-wheel-literally-disintegrates-at-speed/

Manufacturing flaw that wasn't picked up on most likely

I'd be wanting a new car off them. Sickener happening to a new car like that.

MetzgerMeister

Firestone are a slightly cheaper version of (and owned by) Bridgestone so I would have thought they'd be good.