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

MetzgerMeister

Bpmull wrote: »

It's something I always wanted to do was quantity surveying.

In my last job as an estimator, I was all set to do QSing, all paid for by the company. Then the recession hit and the whole idea went to sh!t

toastedpickles

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

In my last job as an estimator, I was all set to do QSing, all paid for by the company. Then the recession hit and the whole idea went to sh!t

Boooo lady pickles mum is a QS so we get along fairly well, and make jokes about architects :pac:

Bpmull

GvidoR wrote: »

Saw one of those Countryman's today... a 141 plate. Weird looking thing. I passed it and stopped a little while later to make a phone call. He stopped too, got out and walked up to me to ask for directions. He was a priest... well I assumed he was since had that suit thing with that collar thing.

The writing on the back that says "countryman" is just too big. I wouldn't be a huge fan of it now. The only mini that I'd ever be into is a cooper s tbh. She had a 08 318d BMW then a 10 116d BMW and now the 141 countryman. She always changing. She's had them three in the last year. Personally I though the 318d was the nicest out of the 3.

CianRyan

Architects are dopes though. Why can't they get the bloody drawing tightrope frat 10 times?

toastedpickles

CianRyan wrote: »

Architects are dopes though. Why can't they get the bloody drawing tightrope frat 10 times?

Next time i see you I'll tell you some good stories :pac: don't wana drag the chat off topic

Bpmull

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

In my last job as an estimator, I was all set to do QSing, all paid for by the company. Then the recession hit and the whole idea went to sh!t

In the electrical place I worked in last summer I spent a few weeks in the estimating department. I was sick of looking at drawings and counting all the different lights/ fittings and switches sockets needed although I know that was the more basic side of the cost estimation process. Still I spent most of my time on site and preferred it that's just me though.

Noccy_Mondy

toastedpickles wrote: »

Boooo lady pickles mum is a QS so we get along fairly well, and make jokes about architects :pac:

Is she that dinger on Room To Improve, amm Patricia someone :pac:

toastedpickles

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Is she that dinger on Room To Improve, amm Patricia someone :pac:

Oh jaysus no, I met that bannon lad once, absolute tool of a man and to think im gona have to work with the likes of him in years to come :pac:

challengemaster

challengemaster wrote: »

My sincerest apologies for not having studied Audi and their line of cars and variants before asking questions relating to them. :P

winnie the schtink

i see derek smith has passed away a few days ago,anyone who plays with cars on southside will probably have dealt with him at some stage r.i.p

MetzgerMeister

Deleted User wrote: »

My sincerest apologies for not having studied Audi and their line of cars and variants before asking questions relating to them. :P

Apology accepted!

YbFocus

For KKv,

An RS4 is a very serious car in the motoring world. If you see 2 or 3 genuine ones a year you're doing well. The following is a real one, you will always know a mile off that its a genuine one you're meeting...




On the other hand, the usual ones you meet are chavved up 1.9 diesels with "RS4" kits on them. Usually they have no resemblance to the real thing.
The most important factor for them seems to be that " powerflex fitted, both work" :rolleyes:



Do not get it wrong again, that is a serious offence

h3000

So you need to load your trials bike in a hurry

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

Brian

ba_barabus wrote: »

Who wants a convertible

is it an MX-5?

with premium tyres all round, good overall condition

is it an MX-5?

new NCT till June 2015 and tax till June.

is it an MX-5?

Car has to go the price is 650

IS IT AN MX-5?

and its a blue MGF 1.6.

NOOOOOOOOOOO

Alanstrainor

Tires are home!

Going to try and get the gtehniq C5 on the wheels this evening, and be ready to have them fitted tomorrow morning.

ba_barabus

OSI wrote: »

You know, if I had a decent size yard, I wouldn't mind owning a MG F/TF for the weekends

They're very under rated cars

YbFocus

YbFocus wrote: »

For KKv,

An RS4 is a very serious car in the motoring world. If you see 2 or 3 genuine ones a year you're doing well. The following is a real one, you will always know a mile off that its a genuine one you're meeting...

On the other hand, the usual ones you meet are chavved up 1.9 diesels with "RS4" kits on them. Usually they have no resemblance to the real thing.
The most important factor for them seems to be that " powerflex fitted, both work" :rolleyes:

Do not get it wrong again, that is a serious offence

Cheers for the info, YB. Much appreciated.

I'm not really a car person, to be honest, and it's more an aesthetic thing that the car caught my eye. I don't really care about 'powerful' cars or such (I don't really ever picture myself having too many car chases on motorways, or 'racing' my car at all).

The Rav4's 1.8 petrol engine seems quite good to me (whether that's a good or bad thing to ye guys I don't know), but the Rav moves when I need it to, at paces I need it to. It's been no slouch (but then, I don't abuse it).


I'm more interested in, I suppose, finding out; if I wanted to copy the A4 that's in the picture I took, what would I do.

Even the genuine RS4 doesn't look as good as the one I posted (in my own opinion, of course). The grill seems different, but there must be more to it than that.

I've googled body kits and stuff and searched eBay and can't seem to find anything that looks as nice as the one on the car I photo'ed. It looks much more aggressive and meaner than the other A4s I'm seeing or that have been posted here.


With the Rav4, although I've not really made any major changes, the options are fairly limited, so you can figure out what's available to you fairly swiftly. But when you're looking at a totally different brand of cars, that seem to have a million variants, it can be quite hard to grasp what's going on.


I'm sure a lot of people on here, who are proper motoring enthusiasts, know it all inside out, but I just don't really have that level of knowledge (or general interest). It's specific cars here and there that take my eye (rather than brands as a whole).

YbFocus

I'm really suprised it's a 1.8 petrol Rav4 Must be a nippy little thing!

A genuine rs4 has a 4.4L V8 under the bonnet, not your average car
Any diesel ones you see are not real rs4's. There are some tastefully modified ones but they are few and far between

R.O.R

The Audi KKV pictured has an S4 badge on.

S4 wasn't listed on the 08 A4 price list (issued Nov 07), but is on the 09 list (Dec 08), so probably came available sometime in 08.

Chrome grill isn't standard on an S-Line, so it's either a decent copy of an S4, or possibly an S4.

I did drive a S4 around our industrial estate shortly after they were launched (was just helping out the truck driver who had to unload it, to load something on from here, then re-load it - I'm so helpful sometimes), but I can't recall exactly when.

Donnelly117

R.O.R wrote: »

Chrome grill isn't standard on an S-Line, so it's either a decent copy of an S4, or possibly an S4..

MotorCheck says its a diesel...so that's that theory gone anyway...

R.O.R

Donnelly117 wrote: »

MotorCheck says its a diesel...so that's that theory gone anyway...

Motorcheck isn't always 100% correct, but looking at the picture again, the black band across the top of the windscreen, and lack of sensors, suggest it's not an S4.

Front grill does look pretty good on it though.

Are the grill and visors the only thing changed out, from what ye guys reckon? Aside from the little badge?


This is a photo from a Google search for "Audi A4 2008 black"



and this is the one I like




Am I imagining it, or are the fog light surrounds different, and does the bumper protrude more? Grill looks a million times better than the other (standard?) one.


As an aside - why do people bother rebadging cars? Like this being an RS4? Chances are the vast majority of people (like me) wont know what it means or care anyway, and anyone who is clued in enough (ye guys) will see through it immediately anyway? I don't get it. Does it not just increase the risk of your car being stolen if a thief thinks it is the real McCoy?

Donnelly117

Deleted User wrote: »

As an aside - why do people bother rebadging cars? Like this being an RS4? Chances are the vast majority of people (like me) wont know what it means or care anyway, and anyone who is clued in enough (ye guys) will see through it immediately anyway? I don't get it. Does it not just increase the risk of your car being stolen if a thief thinks it is the real McCoy?

I always wonder about this... any enthusiast will spot a fake car miles away (especially if the TDi badges are still on it :rolleyes:), and the rest most likely dont care.

Donnelly117

R.O.R wrote: »

Motorcheck isn't always 100% correct, but looking at the picture again, the black band across the top of the windscreen, and lack of sensors, suggest it's not an S4.

Front grill does look pretty good on it though.

The S4 has silver mirrors too doesn't it? It does look a lot better then the top pic though, has it been lowered a bit maybe?

MuppetCheck

No xenons on the diesel pic, the xenons look quite nice on the S line A4s when they don't have the dotted LEDs.

Chris_Heilong

Due to the rain yesterday and large unavoidable puddles the car was baked in a sand like substance this morning, I had to give my wife a lift to the shop and saw the African lads who do the washing, so I said to myself what harm could it do and asked them to was the car...

toastedpickles

And that's why i always say, if you want something done, do it yourself

Will it cost much to get a new one??

MuppetCheck

Oh no...you manage to find the badge?

Chris_Heilong

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Oh no...you manage to find the badge?

Yeah, I went back to the guy and he had it in his pocket, I might use this as an excuse to debadge the boot, I think I might remove the Chaser logo off the back.

Big Nasty

Looks clean though! :pac: