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

Noccy_Mondy

toastedpickles wrote: »

:pac:

I probably shouldn't be saying much, I'll jinx me own yoke :P

Ah fcuk it, mines jinxed as it is, can't get no more jinxed ha

toastedpickles

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ah fcuk it, mines jinxed as it is, can't get no more jinxed ha

Yeah but unlike you i'm just back from doing a mountain of work to it :P

Noccy_Mondy

toastedpickles wrote: »

Yeah but unlike you i'm just back from doing a mountain of work to it :P

True, I'm lazy and pay others to fix mine. Ain't got no time to be prciking around with it unfortunately. Although, I'm due some car therapy so might tackle the heater resistor at the weekend. Find one somewhere, and find a ford wiki and I'll give it a lash!

toastedpickles

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

True, I'm lazy and pay others to fix mine. Ain't got no time to be prciking around with it unfortunately. Although, I'm due some car therapy so might tackle the heater resistor at the weekend. Find one somewhere, and find a ford wiki and I'll give it a lash!

I've had to make time to prick about with mine, utter pain in the backside, but sure anyways, sure what harm will it do!


Now im off to bed to go die for a few hours :pac:

Noccy_Mondy

Now im off to bed to go die for a few hours :pac:

I'm off in the morning, slight lie in, yuss!! :pac:

Supergurrier

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I'm off in the morning, slight lie in, yuss!! :pac:

Go team

Bpmull

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Just going to wait patiently for Bp to come and defend that :pac:
Not in a golf etc etc.... (sorry bp, had to :P)

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Funny that, I was told the same, but that mk5's are more prominent to it, especially black 3 door vans. Galway registered ones bizzarely tend to frequently show the light....

Ha ha I don't even know what them engine management lights look like I've never seen one :pac: they must of removed the bulb in my golf

On a serious note accross the board vw's of that era seem to constantly have the airbag light come on. It's never come on on my own one but ones I've been in seem to have it on a lot.

YbFocus

My god bp, did you just talk negatively of a vw?
Better again a Golf :pac:

tossy

I always check if the engine is there at least once a week, it stops the check engine light coming on

In 8 years of owning mk4 based cars i've seen a check engine light 3 times busted MAF and twice for blown coilpacks on different cars.

Bpmull

OSI wrote: »

I've seen the check engine light more often than I've seen the fuel light.

I can honestly say that I have my one just over 11 months 29k km I have on it and the only two warning lights that have ever come on is fuel and blown bulb warning. The only problem I have is the stupid headlight adjuster motor shorting which I am thinking of just pulling the fuse on for the moment.

YbFocus wrote: »

My god bp, did you just talk negatively of a vw?
Better again a Golf :pac:

Sure every make and model has some problems. I just noticed that you'd often see the airbag light on in them although is plenty of non vw that have the same problem. I suppose the airbag light covers a lot of airbag related faults.

Old diesel

Haven't seen Corktina on here for a while....

Bpmull

Old diesel wrote: »

Haven't seen Corktina on here for a while....

He posted on the checkpoint thread yesterday.

Dartz

CEL for a P0420
Coolant warning light
Traction control warning light
ABS warning light
DSC warning light
Power steering warning light
Fuel Light.

Was like driving Apollo 13. Turned out to be a slow puncture confusing the stability control system. Took me a long time to figure that out. Otherwise, I just had to apply the NASA method to it.

Bpmull

Dartz wrote: »

CEL for a P0420
Coolant warning light
Traction control warning light
ABS warning light
DSC warning light
Power steering warning light
Fuel Light.

Was like driving Apollo 13. Turned out to be a slow puncture confusing the stability control system. Took me a long time to figure that out. Otherwise, I just had to apply the NASA method to it.

We had a 04 Megane like that. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the car. But you would be driving down the road and all a sudden you'd get a load of warning lights; end, stop, service, airbag, abs then about 5 minutes later they would go off. That was one of the last renaults to have the dodgy electrics as the 07 one we had never caused any trouble.

Bpmull

Did anyone else see the picture on Facebook of the bmw dealer with a brand new 235i, m3, m4, m5 and one of them x3 m sports (not sure of the name). All were black too some serious money lined up there.

UnknownSpecies

Bpmull wrote: »

Did anyone else see the picture on Facebook of the bmw dealer with a brand new 235i, m3, m4, m5 and one of them x3 m sports (not sure of the name). All were black too some serious money lined up there.

In Ireland?! Didn't know they did diesel Ms!

Bpmull

dorgasm wrote: »

In Ireland?! Didn't know they did diesel Ms!

Yep these were no diesels anyway.

UnknownSpecies

Bpmull wrote: »

Yep these were no diesels anyway.

Wouldn't mind a gander. Was at Kevin O'Learys in Little Island a couple of weeks back and didn't see much else but diesel 3 series.

Bpmull

dorgasm wrote: »

Wouldn't mind a gander. Was at Kevin O'Learys in Little Island a couple of weeks back and didn't see much else but diesel 3 series.

Here's the picture anyway.

Supergurrier

Not seen them in Galway maybe it's his forecourt in Athlone

Bpmull

Supergurrier wrote: »

Not seen them in Galway maybe it's his forecourt in Athlone

That's the athlone one afaik.

colm_mcm

I'd imagine they're not stock for sale, just demos, and belong to Bmw?

Bpmull

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'd imagine they're not stock for sale, just demos, and belong to Bmw?

Id say you'd be suprised I'm sure he sells a few m cars although it does seem like a lot to stock.

UnknownSpecies

Bpmull wrote: »

Id say you'd be suprised in sure he sells a few m cars although it does seem like a lot to stock.

Haven't seen a new Fxx M at all yet. I live outside Dublin though. Would love to own one in the future but they'll be like hens teeth by the time they're on my radar.

Bpmull

dorgasm wrote: »

Haven't seen a new Fxx M at all yet. I live outside Dublin though. Would love to own one in the future but they'll be like hens teeth by the time they're on my radar.

He has an m5 for sale granted its secondhand some yoke all the same.
http://www.colmquinnbmwathlone.ie/used-cars/BMW/M5/M5-Saloon/140714230300254980/

Noccy_Mondy

Bpmull wrote:

That's the athlone one afaik.

Has to be, his Galway forecourt is ridiculously small it's not funny. Lorry has to mount the footpath and unload the cars alongside the busy Tuam road, almost always during rush hour!

UnknownSpecies

Bpmull wrote: »

He has an m5 for sale granted its secondhand some yoke all the same.
http://www.colmquinnbmwathlone.ie/used-cars/BMW/M5/M5-Saloon/140714230300254980/

Ooft, beast of a thing. Only thing I'd change is the alloys. Like em to be a bit fuller looking.

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Has to be, his Galway forecourt is ridiculously small it's not funny. Lorry has to mount the footpath and unload the cars alongside the busy Tuam road, almost always during rush hour!

I went onto their Facebook page there and yep tis the Athlone forecourt in the pic.

pred racer

Dartz wrote: »

Otherwise, I just had to apply the NASA method to it.

What's that, keep launching it till it blows up?? :pac:

challengemaster

Bpmull wrote: »

That's the athlone one afaik.

Can confirm it's the athlone one, been there manys a time

Bpmull

Bpmull wrote: »

Here's the picture anyway.

Tell me, is there a type of "showroom mode" on new BMW's that dealers use? Every morning on the way to work I pass Conlons in Limerick before it opens and all the cars in the showroom window have some of their lights on to "enhance" the display I suppose. Looks well to be honest but this is every single morning when its still dark out. Can't be good for the batteries presuming thats what the lights are ran off and that they're on all night.