********Motors Chat - Round 8 ********

Jan Laco

NCT is due in July. If I get it done and pass it between now and then will I still have to do the July test?
I want to sell the car but don't want to wait until July.

Thanks

joujoujou

If you NCT it now (and pass) it'll be valid until July 2016 or 2017 (if car's less than 10yrs old).

Hal1

Golf gte concept, the site is in arabic. I'm not sure what I think about it, it's different.




http://wheelz.me/volkswagen-golf-gte-sport-concept/

Special Circumstances

That door looks all wrong. Did they let an auctioneer do the photoshopping or what?
Looks good apart from that.

YbFocus

Parking it at the end of the karussel is a nice touch but the car itself should never make production for all our sakes!

Mycroft H

I've some Hella spots for the Jimny to pick up during the week. Figure out a system to wire them up now. And a mounting bracket.

challengemaster

Jaysus, a golf that actually looks interesting!

Mycroft H

I think I need my glasses tested again, but I think it looks like a dyson if I squint hard enough

Mycroft H

If I've a car with it's NCT expired since 31/8/14 and it's NCTd now, will I end up with a cert for 12 months? Is it considered early testing.

Interslice

Mycroft H wrote: »

I think I need my glasses tested again, but I think it looks like a dyson if I squint hard enough

Paddy spec :pac:

Interslice

Mycroft H wrote: »

If I've a car with it's NCT expired since 31/8/14 and it's NCTd now, will I end up with a cert for 12 months? Is it considered early testing.

No. You'll have to wait until the 01/09 to get a years test.

Mycroft H

Interslice wrote: »

No. You'll have to wait until the 01/09 to get a years test.

If I test it any date beyond 31/5, I'll get the cert for 15 months no?

Interslice

Mycroft H wrote: »

If I test it any date beyond 31/5, I'll get the cert for 15 months no?

Do think so cheif, you'd have to do a second one afterwards to get it for 15 months :cool:. Stupid, but not the end of the the world, should fly the second one if you do it a week or 2 after .

Happened me when I bought the last car. Choose to drive it without an NCT for 7/8 weeks so I got a years test intstead of only a month or so.

bear1

Thanks everyone for their nice words and congratulations
Just got back from the hospital and the car seat is ready to go.

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Congrats, as a side note; usually when people have their first child logic goes out the window and they suddenly feel the need to go out and buy a people carrier, just incase you get that urge I can reassure you a normal car is just fine. I have been there.

I just had to answer this... I will not neigh NEVER buy a people carrier.
The Accord SW will do just fine until she calfs over and even then I won't buy one.
Don't like them at all
So far my sanity has kept me away from stupid purchases but there is this nice 80s Masserati for sale next to me which I'm putting a deposit on :D

beertons wrote: »

Congrats. A daddy is a girl's first love. And you're the only guy who'll never break her heart.

That's a lovely post, very very nice indeed.

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Congrats bear1. Hope that thesis comes with isofix.

It does, I've the other car seat set up in that as well as I think the wife will use that for a while cause the Punto is a bit on the small side.

ShaunieVW

An actual pic of the GTE

Stheno

bear1 wrote: »

I think the wife will use that for a while cause the Punto is a bit on the small side.

SUV :pac:

bear1

Stheno wrote: »

SUV :pac:

Hush you

Bpmull

People complain about a bird crapping on their car came out this evening after work to find 9 on my car no exaggeration 5 on the front / bonnet, 2 on the rear, 2 on the passanger side. How is it even possible now maybe they were on it this morning as at 6.15am I wouldn't be paying much attention to the outside of the car just straight in and head to work.

Graham 1324

bear1 wrote: »

Not car related at all but..... I became a father yesterday
Still hasn't hit me entirely but my God I love this little girl of mine
Need to get the fecking cot set up now seeing as she came earlier than expected

Congrats bud

colm_mcm

Bpmull wrote: »

People complain about a bird crapping on their car came out this evening after work to find 9 on my car no exaggeration 5 on the front / bonnet, 2 on the rear, 2 on the passanger side. How is it even possible now maybe they were on it this morning as at 6.15am I wouldn't be paying much attention to the outside of the car just straight in and head to work.

Megane = bird magnet

Bpmull

colm_mcm wrote: »

Megane = bird magnet

Wrong type though :cool: Id say it must be a form of punishment for buying silver. All joking a side I actually like the silver looks well when it's polished up and kind of suits the car.

dgt

colm_mcm wrote: »

Megane = bird magnet

Birds name in the model... Its a sign!

Car must be called Megan

YbFocus

Bpmull wrote: »

Wrong type though :cool: Id say it must be a form of punishment for buying silver a Megane :pac:. All joking a side I actually like the silver looks well when it's polished up and kind of suits the car.

Fixed...

Graham 1324

Normally red cars are a bullseye for bird s#%t

dgt

Whatever about bird sh*te but arriving to the car and seeing fat pigeons using it as a super fun happy slide is a bit more irritating... And they're still waddling over my cars!

Stheno

Bpmull wrote: »

People complain about a bird crapping on their car came out this evening after work to find 9 on my car no exaggeration 5 on the front / bonnet, 2 on the rear, 2 on the passanger side. How is it even possible now maybe they were on it this morning as at 6.15am I wouldn't be paying much attention to the outside of the car just straight in and head to work.

I got stopped under pearse st bridge yesterday morning

The freshly washed car was then **** bombed from on high by some sort of mutant Bird

The bonnet, windscreen, every door, rear windscreen and boot were all hit


Car was destroyed windscreen alone had four giant blobs

mhackett102

Graham 1324 wrote: »

Normally red cars are a bullseye for bird s#%t

Agreed. Was driving out of town the other day, was talking to a friend in the car and I genuinely thought I knocked someone down with the noise from its sh1t hitting off the bonnet, all over the windscreen and on the roof. And of course, I had the car washed two hours before this incident - just my luck!!

Bpmull

It's not too bad if you wipe it off within a day but if you leave it too long it becomes a disaster.

GvidoR

I could weigh in here, but I don't want to jinx anything. :P

YbFocus

VW Fanbois when they see a GTI :pac: