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

wotzgoingon

Interslice wrote: »

Its the tide coming up the drainage I was thinking of. Maybe its high enough up?

Time will tell.

Noccy_Mondy

Interslice wrote:

Be grand!! Did you even notice the strong bang of petrol out of there in the summer? Though it would be all sealed in this day and age with emmisions and all that.

No can't say I ever did. Wouldn't be on that road that often mind. The sooner it's finished, the sooner traffic can return to.... nahh what am I saying Galway traffic always has been and probably always will be a cnut..!!

Noccy_Mondy

Would there be any "implications" if one was to declare the spec of a car to the vrt crowd as a lower spec? 600 in the difference between a focus zetec and titanium. I'm sure there is, but no harm asking...

James Bond Junior

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

I'll either be dead or too old to drive by the time its bypassed and I'm in my mid 20's. Moving back into the city again soon though so won't have to go near the place as often thankfully

Same age as you. Getting a transfer back into town is a pipe dream at the moment but it will happen. What do you drive? We surely meet eachother going the opposite ways!

punisher5112

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Would there be any "implications" if one was to declare the spec of a car to the vrt crowd as a lower spec? 600 in the difference between a focus zetec and titanium. I'm sure there is, but no harm asking...

Its on the vlc/ log book.

They look at everything.

When revenue use to do it I use to have to show them where vin numbers were and they would even measure some pick Ups brought in.

They would put everything down as an extra even your metalic paint.

pred racer

I'm getting one of these

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2066995304/switcheroo-0

pred racer

Just ordered one of these too!

http://fossbytes.com/review-of-29-39-xiaomi-small-ants-smart-ip-camera/

Old diesel

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

I'll either be dead or too old to drive by the time its bypassed and I'm in my mid 20's. Moving back into the city again soon though so won't have to go near the place as often thankfully

Your probably right - Govt have put the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway on hold for pretty much indefinitely as far as I can see.

Its ironic really - but when people argue that places like Adare might die - they are also overlooking the fact that a GOOD road network would actually help improvethe Co Kerry/Co Limerick regions in terms jobs etc.

The Castleisland bybass is a nice job imo.

Bad roads are a headwrecker especially when you have to sit in traffic going through towns and villages

Old diesel

If you actually design the whole bypass set ups PROPERLY it can be VERY easy to pull off the main road and travel into the town/village.

Croom is bypassed - and from memory - if you come off the by pass its 5 minutes into it if you actually want to go in there.

Thing is - if your gong through this town and village that's clogged up with traffic - the last thing you want to do - is actually stop there.

Don't even get me started on Charleville - there just isn't enough swear words invented to describe the traffic levels there.

To me it really can't be doing Charleville any good at all.

Special Circumstances

Buttevant....

That is all.

Special Circumstances

pred racer wrote: »

I'm getting one of these

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2066995304/switcheroo-0

Reminded me of the BBC Micro bit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/makeitdigital/micro-bit
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/feature/a634973/bbc-micro-bit-hands-on-the-pc-that-will-be-given-away-for-free.html

There are similar offerings from other companies in the pipeline afaik.

I once heard a guru in one of Irelands biggest electronics employers say bluetooth had no future...

James Bond Junior

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Same age as you. Getting a transfer back into town is a pipe dream at the moment but it will happen. What do you drive? We surely meet eachother going the opposite ways!

A wine Volvo S60. I'll be passing Adare again in an hour or so

Chris_Heilong

pred racer wrote: »

Just ordered one of these too!

http://fossbytes.com/review-of-29-39-xiaomi-small-ants-smart-ip-camera/

The device(xiao Yi) is pronounced 'She ow - EE' just incase you have to call customer service in the future.

bear1

To those who remember my feckin acceleration rattle...
I decided one more time (and final) to go to a Bosch diesel specialist and asked if they could take a look.
Within seconds of them driving it they confirmed that one or more of the injectors has failed.
I'm quite sure that only 1 has failed cause if it were two or more then the car would barely work.
So the costs.
70e (approx) to remove all 4 injectors and have them tested and approx 140e per injector plus VAT.
Going to book it in.

Interslice

bear1 wrote: »

To those who remember my feckin acceleration rattle...
I decided one more time (and final) to go to a Bosch diesel specialist and asked if they could take a look.
Within seconds of them driving it they confirmed that one or more of the injectors has failed.
I'm quite sure that only 1 has failed cause if it were two or more then the car would barely work.
So the costs.
70e (approx) to remove all 4 injectors and have them tested and approx 140e per injector plus VAT.
Going to book it in.

Hopefully just the one! 200 odd euro to sort it would be grand.

bear1

It would, but I've a sneaky suspicion my luck will end up costing a tad more than 200e
I'm convinced however that only 1 injector is fooked. Smokes like a soldier when the foot is to the floor.

CianRyan

Picked up a brand new Nissan Note today, have to give it back on Tuesday though. :pac:

Interslice

CianRyan wrote: »

Picked up a brand new Nissan Note today, have to give it back on Tuesday though. :pac:

Phew! Can't warm to modern nissans at all. Seen a few pulsars about lately. They're ok from the front but are the height of a people carrier and look exactly like a juke from the rear. Dissapointed. Cars for the elderly seems to be their plan!

mhackett102

Interslice wrote: »

Phew! Can't warm to modern nissans at all. Seen a few pulsars about lately. They're ok from the front but are the height of a people carrier and look exactly like a juke from the rear. Dissapointed. Cars for the elderly seems to be their plan!

All the new Nissans seem to be aimed towards the elderly alright.

The only 2015 Nissan I seem to like is the new Micra. Much better looking and better equipt than the old versions. Still wouldnt buy one.

Interslice

mhackett102 wrote: »

All the new Nissans seem to be aimed towards the elderly alright.

The only 2015 Nissan I seem to like is the new Micra. Much better looking and better equipt than the old versions. Still wouldnt buy one.

Id rather an r35! Hard to beleive the same company makes them. Its like dacia making a super car.

mhackett102

Interslice wrote: »

Id rather an r35! Hard to beleive the same company makes them. Its like dacia making a super car.

Well yes, that would be my favourite but I dont see much of them for sale in my local Nissan dealer :pac: yeah its very odd that they are making all these small cars aimed at small families or elderly people, and then making a "supercar" like the r35!

YbFocus

All those manufacturers are gone the same route. Renault, Nissan and dacia.
But i suppose they are building off the same chassis's though!

Not only do they build them for old people but they even look like old people's cars!

Interslice

YbFocus wrote: »

All those manufacturers are gone the same route. Renault, Nissan and dacia.
But i suppose they are building off the same chassis's though!

Not only do they build them for old people but they even look like old people's cars!

A dacia gt-r would be interesting :cool:. All the same running gear with the interior of ... a dacia. Be a nice track car. Windy windows as standard and all that!





:pac:

Old diesel

The Quasqui seems to be the only car Nissan make with a proper focus on widespread appeal to the European market.

They made a dogs dinner of the current Note - the original Note was quite a decent functional design.

The Juke is just a style statement on wheels that ive never been able to take seriously - its like a concept car from a motor show that should have stayed there. The Juke design idea might have worked okay on a different car - but its like someone at Nissan said - heres this design - lets create a car around it.

YbFocus

Interslice wrote: »

A dacia gt-r would be interesting :cool:. All the same running gear with the interior of ... a dacia. Be a nice track car. Windy windows as standard and all that!
:pac:

Yeah it'd be like a gtr gt3 rs.
The stripped out, no non essentials gtr.
with a dacia badge.
Good god

Interslice

YbFocus wrote: »

Yeah it'd be like a gtr gt3 rs.
The stripped out, no non essentials gtr.
with a dacia badge.
Good god

Sure we love a bit of poverty spec. Tax would still be too high for them to catch on here .

We wont even joke about the 1.5 dci version.

wotzgoingon

Some cool and also weird cars.

http://diply.com/wowmazing/cars-creative-cool/132560

Stheno

There were some right lunatics on the road in Cavan today!

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

There were some right lunatics on the road in Cavan today!

Not just on the roads I'm sure :pac:

Stheno

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Not just on the roads I'm sure :pac:

Lol one of them went from 100 kmph to 30 on the n3 as there was a go safe van was ridiculous