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

Bpmull

dorgasm wrote: »

Starting to track my fuel consumption with Fuelly. First step is always the hardest.

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That feeling of having a full tank though like you can go anywhere

wotzgoingon

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I don't get you. How do you mean you made replacement springs for a car?

I work in a spring factory. We make all kinds of springs. Made them for one of the other employees to try on a car he's working on.

UnknownSpecies

wotzgoingon wrote: »

At first I thought you were showing us the engine warning light.

Only on with key in position 1. The only lights giving me grief at the moment is the traction control and handbrake lights.

Bpmull wrote: »

That feeling of having a full tank though like you can go anywhere

Over to work and back home again as economically as possible is about as much as I'll do :P

nd

nd wrote: »

That looks oily, which isn't a good sign

I used the same drain pan that I used for doing the oil last week. There was a drop left in it so I'm praying that's what it is. This is it draining from the rad

nd

Ah, yeah it looks fairly normal there. Just a bit rusty looking.

nd

nd wrote: »

Ah, yeah it looks fairly normal there. Just a bit rusty looking.

Was never changed I'd say

GvidoR

At least filling up doesn't hurt the wallet as much as it did a couple of months ago. :P

Noccy_Mondy

It's creeping up again though....

wotzgoingon

GvidoR wrote: »

At least filling up doesn't hurt the wallet as much as it did a couple of months ago. :P

What are you talking about, prices have gone back up. They were 125.9 and lower in some places back up to 132.9 last night. Put €30 in.

UnknownSpecies

wotzgoingon wrote: »

What are you talking about, prices have gone back up. They were 125.9 and lower in some places back up to 132.9 last night. Put €30 in.

Cost me 134.8/L for that fill. Month or so ago I was getting close to 123.9/L, so yeah while it's still not the worst, it was a good deal better not so long ago!

GvidoR

wotzgoingon wrote: »

What are you talking about, prices have gone back up. They were 125.9 and lower in some places back up to 132.9 last night. Put €30 in.

Lowest I saw was 122.9, it was 128.9 last monday in Castlebar, maybe it still is, I'll see this monday.

nd

Lowest here was 121.9 in one garage. It's 129.9 there today.

joujoujou

On my way from Mayo to Portlaoise (and back again) today: lowest = 130.9, highest = 138.9.

Bpmull

A 151 blue polo passed by me this evening it was a really nice colour blue I never seen it before quite bright kind of made it stand out.

Im changing the head unit in the car for a double din pioneer yoke. Have to buy the facia adaptor kit but looks like I might have to lose the cup holder next to the original stereo. This displeases me greatly

Foxhole Norman

Popped in to MetzgerMeister on the way to the meet today to pick these up for less than €0.01



Thanks again, some man!

GvidoR

"No texts, private numbers or Lada jokes will be responded to." :pac:

UnknownSpecies

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Im changing the head unit in the car for a double din pioneer yoke. Have to buy the facia adaptor kit but looks like I might have to lose the cup holder next to the original stereo. This displeases me greatly

I don't envy ya that with that decision. I don't have cup holders in mine and it would cost me ~€60 to get them in the right colour. On top of that, I'd be losing precious storage space in my centre console. 1st world car problems :P

UnknownSpecies

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Popped in to MetzgerMeister on the way to the meet today to pick these up for less than €0.01

/c2 pic

Thanks again, some man!

Oooh nice swoop there. Metzger do you sell all this kind of stuff? I'm looking for Gtechniq C4 myself to bring some faded trim back to life. Could give you the business if you want?

Foxhole Norman

dorgasm wrote: »

Oooh nice swoop there. Metzger do you sell all this kind of stuff? I'm looking for Gtechniq C4 myself to bring some faded trim back to life. Could give you the business if you want?

Curran from DetailingShed would be your man, think they're stocking all GTechniq stuff soon!

Old diesel

That Ladas crying out for an engine transplant - if the shells in decent order

I wonder what would fit?????

And no I don't want it

GvidoR

Old diesel wrote: »

And no I don't want it

I do.

quadrifoglio verde

Old diesel wrote: »

That Ladas crying out for an engine transplant - if the shells in decent order

I wonder what would fit?????

And no I don't want it

An integrale engine might as a lampredi was used in the 124?

joujoujou

Mirafiori engines probably too.

MetzgerMeister

dorgasm wrote: »

Oooh nice swoop there. Metzger do you sell all this kind of stuff? I'm looking for Gtechniq C4 myself to bring some faded trim back to life. Could give you the business if you want?

I don't sell it at all, himself was just talking about it and I had those bottles spare. I use the 1Ltr bottles myself.

Detailing Shed are going to be stocking Gtechniq in the near future.

UnknownSpecies

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Curran from DetailingShed would be your man, think they're stocking all GTechniq stuff soon!

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I don't sell it at all, himself was just talking about it and I had those bottles spare. I use the 1Ltr bottles myself.

Detailing Shed are going to be stocking Gtechniq in the near future.

Not in any rush for it until my bumper is painted. Think I'll hold out til they have it. Supposed to be seriously good stuff for the black plastic trim.

Foxhole Norman

dorgasm wrote: »

Not in any rush for it until my bumper is painted. Think I'll hold out til they have it. Supposed to be seriously good stuff for the black plastic trim.

It is, MM showed me his after he did his 335 and it looks factory, definitely picking it up for my mirrors/trim.

MetzgerMeister

dorgasm wrote: »

Not in any rush for it until my bumper is painted. Think I'll hold out til they have it. Supposed to be seriously good stuff for the black plastic trim.

It is. I applied it to the trim around my wing mirror about a week after getting my car and it's still perfect. That was 3 years ago.

I'd say the C4 will be a big seller, it's superb stuff.

UnknownSpecies

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

It is, MM showed me his after he did his 335 and it looks factory, definitely picking it up for my mirrors/trim.

Yup same for me, wing mirrors are very faded. Saw a pretty good result from plastidip too but the gtechniq stuff just looks easier.

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It is. I applied it to the trim around my wing mirror about a week after getting my car and it's still perfect. That was 3 years ago.

I'd say the C4 will be a big seller, it's superb stuff.

That was the other thing I was wondering. They say permanent but it's hard to find testimonies on it. Reassuring to hear it's worked for you anyway.

Supergurrier

Plastidip fades too, go with gteq stuff