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

Simonigs1.0

I've been looking at that very car, its super cheap, but this is what I'm really interested in. They're such a great car, I've driven one before, briefly, and loved it - but I'd like to know what they are like to live with. Its just a second car and something for my girlfriend to use while I'm away, so it wouldn't get loads of use, maybe 10k kms p/a.

I love the facelifted Grande Punto.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/abarth/punto-evo/abarth-punto-evo-199-3-abarth

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Stheno

Beshoffs in Howth have a 2011 500 abarth for sale

Simonigs1.0

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Roughly speaking whats the VRT like on them?

Revenue online says €2,000 - I'd say about €3,000+ for one of the above examples.

Stheno wrote: »

Beshoffs in Howth have a 2011 500 abarth for sale

Saw it, but a 500 is too small for all of her kit for work and I really like the look of the Punto.

Stheno

Sorry read your post wrong!

Simonigs1.0

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Lol at 18k I think that will be for sale for quite a while.

It has been there a couple of weeks already I think, but you'd be amazed at what a few nice photos and a well-written ad can do.

Stheno

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Lol at 18k I think that will be for sale for quite a while.

I thought it seemed very expensive alright

toastedpickles

So bit of a problem with the 900, the other night when the storm was passing by the bonnet got took off and the car drenched, engine including, started it multiple times to dry it all out, and that was grand, went to start it tonight and it ignited and cut out, went to start it again, and nothing, the battery light is on, and then after two minutes the low oil pressure light comes on, so i checked the oil, its at the minumum level even though I haven't gone anywhere, and theres a milky white colour at the very bottom, so im presuming water got in down the filler neck, so my question

How screwed am i?

quadrifoglio verde

toastedpickles wrote: »

So bit of a problem with the 900, the other night when the storm was passing by the bonnet got took off and the car drenched, engine including, started it multiple times to dry it all out, and that was grand, went to start it tonight and it ignited and cut out, went to start it again, and nothing, the battery light is on, and then after two minutes the low oil pressure light comes on, so i checked the oil, its at the minumum level even though I haven't gone anywhere, and theres a milky white colour at the very bottom, so im presuming water got in down the filler neck, so my question

How screwed am i?

No idea....but really sorry to hear that!

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

So bit of a problem with the 900, the other night when the storm was passing by the bonnet got took off and the car drenched, engine including, started it multiple times to dry it all out, and that was grand, went to start it tonight and it ignited and cut out, went to start it again, and nothing, the battery light is on, and then after two minutes the low oil pressure light comes on, so i checked the oil, its at the minumum level even though I haven't gone anywhere, and theres a milky white colour at the very bottom, so im presuming water got in down the filler neck, so my question

How screwed am i?

That sucks.would it be worth doing a full oil change to see how it affects it?

toastedpickles

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

No idea....but really sorry to hear that!

Me too! I literally had it moving two minutes beforehand, then i revved it, the brother was saying water was coming out the exhaust so i turned it off, and then went to start it again and nothing

Ardennes1944

I have seen 14 500 Abarths since here, 2 Ferrari editions, one of whom is owned by a guy in work, I dont know who he is yet, but my mission is to get a spin

Oh yeah, endless Ferraris etc also

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

Me too! I literally had it moving two minutes beforehand, then i revved it, the brother was saying water was coming out the exhaust so i turned it off, and then went to start it again and nothing

Duh missed the low battery thing, any chance of trying a jump start and running it for a while if it starts?

toastedpickles

Stheno wrote: »

That sucks.would it be worth doing a full oil change to see how it affects it?

I'm thinking of doing that heres what I pulled out on the dipstick

Dartz

Filler neck should've been sealed if it wasn't opened for anything. If it wasn't that long after running it, it might've all still been up in the engine somewhere.

Some cars can show cream on the disptick if there's been moisture in the air or condensation in the disptick channel - especially if the engine's just been started and idled rather than driven. Being at the bottom kind of means nothing, really, that's just the last part to touch the oil.

Might just be the battery/alternator not being to happy with a drenching.

toastedpickles

Dartz wrote: »

Filler neck should've been sealed if it wasn't opened for anything. If it wasn't that long after running it, it might've all still been up in the engine somewhere.

Some cars can show cream on the disptick if there's been moisture in the air or condensation in the disptick channel - especially if the engine's just been started and idled rather than driven. Being at the bottom kind of means nothing, really, that's just the last part to touch the oil.

Might just be the battery/alternator not being to happy with a drenching.

Hopefully, so what would you suggest?

I'll get some oil tomorrow and change it, but maybe a new battery perhaps?

Dartz

Did it even turn over?

What's the coolant bottle like?

toastedpickles

Dartz wrote: »

Did it even turn over?

What's the coolant bottle like?

No turnover, coolant is grand!

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

No turnover, coolant is grand!

Do you have a multimeter or way of checking the battery voltage. You'd need at least 10v for it to turnover if not more as a good battery will gave around 12.7v or so. I've heard of that creamy oil look before it's can happen on cars that only get really short trips and don't often get up to proper oil temp so you get a bit of condensation in the oil. Which you 900 running in the drive mightened of often got up to full oil temp even if it was at the right coolant temp. You could change the oil as a precaution I suppose it certainly wouldn't do any harm to change it anyway as oil with water isn't going to have the same lubrication properties and all that. Maybe take a picture of the oil that you drain.

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

Do you have a multimeter or way of checking the battery voltage. You'd need at least 10v for it to turnover if not more as a good battery will gave around 12.7v or so. I've heard of that creamy oil look before it's can happen on cars that only get really short trips and don't often get up to proper oil temp so you get a bit of condensation in the oil. Which you 900 running in the drive mightened of often got up to full oil temp even if it was at the right coolant temp. You could change the oil as a precaution I suppose it certainly wouldn't do any harm to change it anyway as oil with water isn't going to have the same lubrication properties and all that. Maybe take a picture of the oil that you drain.

I do have a multimeter actually, and I'll drain the oil tomorrow and run it through

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

I do have a multimeter actually, and I'll drain the oil tomorrow and run it through

Could you take the battery out of the 95 or a astra and see would it work then.

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

Could you take the battery out of the 95 or a astra and see would it work then.

I could but I might just grab one from work, you have to reset a pile of stuff on the 95 and the astras one is flat

Bpmull

Clocked up 1100km in the golf this week between going for interviews and then I was in athlone and ballinasloe visiting relations today. Lovely car to be in for 4 hours the seats are very comfortable. I'm glad I got one that has the upgraded seats as the baseline seats aren't as nice at all. Have it 6 months last week hard to believe its amazing how times flys.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Stheno wrote: »

Beshoffs in Howth have a 2011 500 abarth for sale

Serious ? :O

Theres me thinking they only did fish and chips



PICKLES !


milk goes in cereal, not your engine !

toastedpickles

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Serious ? :O

Theres me thinking they only did fish and chips



PICKLES !


milk goes in cereal, not your engine !

And here was me eating cheerios with bloody 10w40 oil :pac:

dgt

Bpmull wrote: »

Clocked up 1100km in the golf this week between going for interviews and then I was in athlone and ballinasloe visiting relations today. Lovely car to be in for 4 hours the seats are very comfortable. I'm glad I got one that has the upgraded seats as the baseline seats aren't as nice at all. Have it 6 months last week hard to believe its amazing how times flys.

I'm nearing 1100 miles since last Sunday in my petrol Mercedes

Interslice

dgt wrote: »

I'm nearing 1100 miles since last Sunday in my petrol Mercedes

Nice goin in that yolk

41 mpg in a diesel nissan meath dublin meath cork cork cork kerry cork meath!

Sobanek

Sooo... finished the Mod & Upgrades list for my E46.
What do you think?

BMW M Steering Wheel / Steering Wheel Retrim (32342282020)
BMW M Performance Black Kidney Grille (51132158538)
M54B30 Engine Swap
BBS LM (Reps?) Alloys 18”
BMW M3/M-Sport Complete Interior Electric & Heated in Black
BMW E46 Cupholders (51168217953)
BMW Automatic Leather Shift Knob (25167533347)
BMW Steptronic Gear Shifter Cover (51167060677)
BMW Interior Trim - Silver Titan (51457046965KT)
BMW LED Tail Light Set - Smoked/Red (E462TREDLEDSMK)
BMW E46 Clubsport Carbon Splitters (51117895564)
BMW E46 Rear Electric Sunshade (Very Rare!)
BMW 6 CD Changer (65126913390KT)

All new parts.

MetzgerMeister

I think you would be absolutely insane to spend money on all that for your car, especially considering you say "all new parts". The bloody CD changer on its own is a grand!

Sobanek

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I think you would be absolutely insane to spend money on all that for your car, especially considering you say "all new parts". The bloody CD changer on its own is a grand!

Found it for €579.99 in Poland, but yeah, I might go for a refurbished/used one.

Total for these parts excluding the rear electric sunshade is €3,696 incl. the engine swap and alloys.
Engine swap and alloys on their own are €1,700 like.

Eric Cartman

Get an intravee kit and an ipod classic instead of the cd changer , much better