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

pred racer

ba_barabus wrote: »

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.

How fast did your hazards flash:D
The traction and stability control work really well!

Edit: if you think firestones are good, try the bridgestones, worth the extra few quid! But they are a little noisy.

Kaiser D

So the engine is in the MG.

Just a few little bits to be done and she will be good as new.

Bpmull

Anyone know how long it should take to get from newlands cross to dublin airport tomorrow evening at 7 pm ish? I'm going to collect my dad tomorrow evening and I've never actually driven myself to the airport is it straightforward to get too I don't have a clue

In other news I finished my last of 11 exams today it was a hard moment but great to be finished for the summer best of luck to anyone that still has some left.

ba_barabus

pred racer wrote: »

How fast did your hazards flash:D.

They've learned to behave themselves!

YbFocus

Bpmull wrote: »

Anyone know how long it should take to get from newlands cross to dublin airport tomorrow evening at 7 pm ish? I'm going to collect my dad tomorrow evening and I've never actually driven myself to the airport is it straightforward to get too I don't have a clue

In other news I finished my last of 11 exams today it was a hard moment but great to be finished for the summer best of luck to anyone that still has some left.

20mins man, traffic will be heavy but flowing.

After exit 2 enter the left most lane and it will carry you right around to the airport terminals.

Edit: Congrats on the exams, I remember that feeling last year, the freedom

Ded_Zebra

Bpmull wrote: »

Anyone know how long it should take to get from newlands cross to dublin airport tomorrow evening at 7 pm ish? I'm going to collect my dad tomorrow evening and I've never actually driven myself to the airport is it straightforward to get too I don't have a clue

In other news I finished my last of 11 exams today it was a hard moment but great to be finished for the summer best of luck to anyone that still has some left.

It'll take you about 25mins depending one the run on the lights you get at Newlands. Just go north on the M50 and you can't miss the signs for the airport. You will need to pay the M50 toll so remember to do that! Also make sure you know which terminal you are going to at the airport

pred racer

ba_barabus wrote: »

They've learned to behave themselves!

When the emergency brake kicks in they flash like fook!

MadYaker

You know what really pisses me off? People who push the button on pedestrian crossings but aren't crossing, they just keep on walking. A guy did it today while I was driving through town I wanted to get out and deck him.

ba_barabus

YbFocus wrote: »

20mins man, traffic will be heavy but flowing.

After exit 2 enter the left most lane and it will carry you right around to the airport terminals.

Edit: Congrats on the exams, I remember that feeling last year, the freedom

20 mins unless of course the water main self destructs AGAIN

Dord

ba_barabus wrote: »

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.

I've got firestones on mine too. I found them to be fine. Had to break suddenly once or twice and they were capable enough.

challengemaster

MadYaker wrote: »

You know what really pisses me off? People who push the button on pedestrian crossings but aren't crossing, they just keep on walking. A guy did it today while I was driving through town I wanted to get out and deck him.

Half of those don't actually do anything anyway - a lot are placebo buttons. Particularly around Galway.

ba_barabus

Dord wrote: »

I've got firestones on mine too. I found them to be fine. Had to break suddenly once or twice and they were capable enough.

My previous experience of Firestones was on the Vectra. They may have just been a plain version of them as these ones have a much fancier thread pattern.

wotzgoingon

MadYaker wrote: »

You know what really pisses me off? People who push the button on pedestrian crossings but aren't crossing, they just keep on walking. A guy did it today while I was driving through town I wanted to get out and deck him.

A man done that's unusual, it's usually kids. You would think an adult would have more sense than that.
A thing that annoys me is somebody stopping at a roundabout and nothing coming. You can see the whole way down the road there is nothing coming but they still stop.

jenizzle

MadYaker wrote: »

You know what really pisses me off? People who push the button on pedestrian crossings but aren't crossing, they just keep on walking. A guy did it today while I was driving through town I wanted to get out and deck him.

Y'know what I hate more? The timed pedestrian lights that go off when nobody is around. There's one set beside my house that drive me insane and nobody ever crosses there!

toastedpickles

jenizzle wrote: »

Y'know what I hate more? The timed pedestrian lights that go off when nobody is around. There's one set beside my house that drive me insane and nobody ever crosses there!

There's a set of those just before college on bolton street, wreck my head so they do!

wotzgoingon

jenizzle wrote: »

Y'know what I hate more? The timed pedestrian lights that go off when nobody is around. There's one set beside my house that drive me insane and nobody ever crosses there!

I never came across them ever. But I live in the west. None in Galway either as I lived there for 5 years. None in Athlone either well none that I came across.

Noccy_Mondy

MadYaker wrote: »

You know what really pisses me off? People who push the button on pedestrian crossings but aren't crossing, they just keep on walking. A guy did it today while I was driving through town I wanted to get out and deck him.

I always used to that when I was a youngin*



*I still do, occasionally :pac:

challengemaster

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I never came across them ever. But I live in the west. None in Galway either as I lived there for 5 years. None in Athlone either well none that I came across.

You didn't pay much attention then, lol. Most of the lights in Galway are timed. In particular the one outside the hospital, quinn bridge, tesco, and a whole load more...

Noccy_Mondy

challengemaster wrote: »

You didn't pay much attention then, lol. Most of the lights in Galway are timed. In particular the one outside the hospital, quinn bridge, tesco, and a whole load more...

Aren't a load of them censored as well, in that unless a car is literally at the light it won't turn green?

challengemaster

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Aren't a load of them censored as well, in that unless a car is literally at the light it won't turn green?

Depends which ones. Hospital ones are like clockwork, change if someone's there or not, all day every day.

A lot of the new ones after going in are sensor based it seems. You can usually spot where the sensors are placed though, by the dodgy re-tarmac job

Noccy_Mondy

Ya I noticed a lot of the ones that replaced the roundabouts are set up that way, maybe the Bodkin, not too sure about that one, but the Tuam Road junction has them anyway. Sure as to god you will get someone who won't go up close enough and won't be "seen" by the sensors, keeping them red for ages :pac:

challengemaster

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ya I noticed a lot of the ones that replaced the roundabouts are set up that way, maybe the Bodkin, not too sure about that one, but the Tuam Road junction has them anyway. Sure as to god you will get someone who won't go up close enough and won't be "seen" by the sensors, keeping them red for ages :pac:

I've spotted a few taxi's doing that late at night... I'd imagine with drunk passengers, allowing the auld fare to inflate a bit...

jameshayes

challengemaster wrote: »

I've spotted a few taxi's doing that late at night... I'd imagine with drunk passengers, allowing the auld fare to inflate a bit...

They're a bastárd on a bike, one of them in ballymount is not set up right and you have to speed up coming to the sensor and go hard on the front brake to get all the weight of the bike on the front wheel going over it.. I've had to just drive through it a few times

ba_barabus

Give yourself 9 minutes and high volume.

Before anyone asks the camera is strapped on a Merc saloon and the engine noise from a Ferrari is dubbed over but really, WHO CARES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-vHxdBjC6Q

ba_barabus

And how it was made

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDXFvtVlYcM

pred racer

ba_barabus wrote: »

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.

Just ordered 2 firestones to replace my back tyres. They'll be here tomorrow.
Won't be doing any driving today on my doughnut!

Bpmull

Driving home yesterday evening on crap roads so turned on the dips there normally on auto. Got home and never turned off the lights ( too used to the auto lights ) turns out they must turn themselves off. As the lights were off last night and I only noticed the switch was on dipped lights this morning when I started it. The octavia has the feature where the lights go off themselves although it doesn't have auto lights. I knew newer vag stuff had the feature but didn't realise older stuff had it too like my golf. It's a great feature anyway no risk of running down the battery.

ba_barabus

pred racer wrote: »

Just ordered 2 firestones to replace my back tyres. They'll be here tomorrow.
Won't be doing any driving today on my doughnut!

I think mine are Firehawk SZ90's.

joujoujou

Bpmull wrote: »

[...] I knew newer vag stuff had the feature but didn't realise older stuff had it too like my golf. It's a great feature anyway no risk of running down the battery.

It's handy alright.

And it can be enabled/disabled (as well as loads of other features) with a little help of vag.com software and appropriate cable.

Dia1988

toastedpickles wrote: »

Oops i forgot the handbrake on this hill i parked on!

Looks like it did jump the wall!