*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******

Bpmull

As I was sitting in traffic 2km back from the dunkettle interchange this morning wondering how anyone would actually deal with that traffic everyday I looked to the hard shoulder to see a 142 superb parked with the guy standing outside it grand. Except he was doing something unusual to pass the time cleaning the car. Now when I say cleaning the car I mean with bottles of stuff microfibre clothes the whole lot it looked as if he was doing the interior plastics when I passed but he may of even been polishing the outside as it was very clean . I just thought it was very unusual I never seen anything like that before.

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

That was your first mistake there, marrying


Poo, maybe Colms suggestion will help?

You're a prime candidate for a wooly hat wearing student, they never work like they should :pac:

Fyp

toastedpickles

pred racer wrote: »

Fyp

I'll have you know young man, I'm the woolliest hattiest hardest working person in that place :P

Ardennes1944

Bpmull wrote: »

As I was sitting in traffic 2km back from the dunkettle interchange this morning wondering how anyone would actually deal with that traffic everyday I looked to the hard shoulder to see a 142 superb parked with the guy standing outside it grand. Except he was doing something unusual to pass the time cleaning the car. Now when I say cleaning the car I mean with bottles of stuff microfibre clothes the whole lot it looked as if he was doing the interior plastics when I passed but he may of even been polishing the outside as it was very clean . I just thought it was very unusual I never seen anything like that before.

I have to go through the tunnel from Mahon side every morning, its a nightmare

Stheno

pred racer wrote: »

Fyp

Have you met toasted?

Them hats are more like tea cosies he's robbed off his ma!

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

That was your first mistake there, marrying a Canadian!


Poo, maybe Colms suggestion will help?

You're a prime candidate for an alfa mechanic, they never work like they should :pac:

Yeah I'll let him know to get a book for it

Me an alfa mechanic? Hell will have frozen over the day I willingly tackle one of them things :pac:

pred racer

Young man:eek:

Sure I'm nearly as old as Stheno

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

Me an alfa mechanic? Hell will have frozen over the day I willingly tackle one of them things :pac:

Nothing compared to a Saab rebuild, shure I've a nice gtv you might want to experiment on (well quad has) to rebuild the shattered engine.:pac:

Stheno

pred racer wrote: »

Young man:eek:

Sure I'm nearly as old as Stheno

You're older than me you old fart.

toastedpickles

pred racer wrote: »

Young man:eek:

Sure I'm nearly as old as Stheno

Did i say young? woops :P

Stheno wrote: »

Nothing compared to a Saab rebuild, shure I've a nice gtv you might want to experiment on (well quad has) to rebuild the shattered engine.:pac:

Haha Ah no, alfas and saabs are two very different kettles of fish, I think we'l leave dgt to the italian side and me the sweedish

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

Did i say young? woops :P



Haha Ah no, alfas and saabs are two very different kettles of fish, I think we'l leave dgt to the italian side and me the sweedish

You insulted me too by calling him young, sure he's weather beaten! The botox effect works well for me

And you've not found me a nice Saab dgt et al have found loads of much rarer alfas (well 5 :pac:)

Bpmull

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

I have to go through the tunnel from Mahon side every morning, its a nightmare

I was 40 minutes this morning literally to move from where the traffic was backed up to the dunkettle always fine from the tunnel although I can see the traffic on your side and it is very heavy. This is why I'm trying to avoid cork for placement as it's grand for college but I'll be doing a lot more coming and going to kilkenny during placement as it's next summer. Maybe you get used to traffic but I get sick of it fairly quick just because I'm not used to it I suppose. 5 minutes of waiting in traffic in kilkenny would be a big deal 10 minutes would nearly make the papers :pac:

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

You insulted me too by calling him young, sure he's weather beaten! The botox effect works well for me

And you've not found me a nice Saab dgt et al have found loads of much rarer alfas (well 5 :pac:)

:pac: I knew it was a touchy subject :pac:

I was finding you a car?! :eek: this is news to me! :P

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

:pac: I knew it was a touchy subject :pac:

I was finding you a car?! :eek: this is news to me! :P

You were! From the moment you accompanied me on a check, you committed to finding me one.

Did you not realise?

Ardennes1944

Bpmull wrote: »

I was 40 minutes this morning literally to move from where the traffic was backed up to the dunkettle always find from the tunnel although I can see the traffic on your side and it is very heavy. This is why I'm trying to avoid cork for placement as it's grand for college but I'll be doing a lot more coming and going to kilkenny during placement as it's next summer. Maybe you get used to traffic but I get sick of it fairly quick just because I'm not used to it I suppose. 5 minutes of waiting in traffic in kilkenny would be a big deal 10 minutes would nearly make the papers :pac:

Yeah its not great tbf, it takes about 15mins to get through on my side which I guess isnt too bad, but I cringe thinking about my clutch so try to stay back some bit so I can keep moving slowly in first :pac:

I can only imagine the traffic in cities like Paris and Berlin even with their great transport infrastructrue!

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

You were! From the moment you accompanied me on a check, you committed to finding me one.

Did you not realise?

Noooo Haha I suppose I'll get to work then! :pac:

Stheno

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Yeah its not great tbf, it takes about 15mins to get through on my side which I guess isnt too bad, but I cringe thinking about my clutch so try to stay back some bit so I can keep moving slowly in first :pac:

I can only imagine the traffic in cities like Paris and Berlin even with their great transport infrastructrue!

I used occasionally have to go to Cork for work on a Monday, so I'd hit the junction on the M8 towards the tunnel.

It was lethal to get through at least half an hour, compounded by the traffic from the last exit on the M8

Bpmull

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Yeah its not great tbf, it takes about 15mins to get through on my side which I guess isnt too bad, but I cringe thinking about my clutch so try to stay back some bit so I can keep moving slowly in first :pac:

I can only imagine the traffic in cities like Paris and Berlin even with their great transport infrastructrue!

I was stuck in traffic a few times on the way home and being stopped in the tunnel is a pain nice hill out of it too so I see what your saying about the clutch. At least on the way in its downhill although does seem to move slower.

MuppetCheck

I have to get through it in the evenings, has often taken an hour from Blackrock to getting through the tunnel. The Mahon Point interchange is a joke.

I never have a problem in the mornings with tearing up the outside and the old old indicator on and sorry I nearly missed my turnoff wave. Saves a good 20 minutes waiting in line and if it fails I go through town.

ShadowHearth

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I dont want to sound like a cocky bastard, but it was way faster and easier then I expected. I was gathering all that weight for at least 3-4 years and I managed to drop it in 8 weeks. In a way it was harder to put it on.

You must have been either fairly active or very strict on the diet to drop it so fast?! Hopefully you won't put it back on so quickly (have seen that happen a lot to people ).

Personally I've always been overweight, so a bit more of a struggle in front of me, I suppose, but sure I'm lighter now than I was at the start of the year, so if I can keep that trend up I'll be a sexy beast by 2027.

pheelay

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nah I've a 9-5 and a 900, no 96

Saw your hat behind the wheel of a '00 9-5 on the quays yesterday about 6pm. was it you?

With summer over now, me thinks it's time for a another go at karting

Moneymaker

Watching a bunch of young lads surrounding a 2003 petrol Polo like it's a Ferrari.

Jesus people have low standards.

toastedpickles

pheelay wrote: »

Saw your hat behind the wheel of a '00 9-5 on the quays yesterday about 6pm. was it you?

With summer over now, me thinks it's time for a another go at karting

:pac: yeah probably was me!

I think so, but i won't be organising it!

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

:pac: yeah probably was me!

I think so, but i won't be organising it!

It's it a year ago already? I'll be back to reclaim my title

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

It's it a year ago already? I'll be back to reclaim my title

time flies when you have fun haha

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

time flies when you have fun haha

Have fun? I've never met time to fly so fast since getting this job! 5 months here already!

@Phellay - Don't think I've heard from you on here since actually!

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

Have fun? I've never met time to fly so fast since getting this job! 5 months here already!

@Phellay - Don't think I've heard from you on here since actually!

Yeah haha, feels like yesterday i was heading with yourself to get that saab

Dord

Ohmagerddd! Car parts on the way.

toastedpickles

Dord wrote: »

Ohmagerddd! Car parts on the way.

Well don't tell us what anyway! :P

Dord

toastedpickles wrote: »

Well don't tell us what anyway! :P

Boring enough things. New plates from EirePlates. Might have them later today as they're in Parcel Motels depot now.