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

Foxhole Norman

YbFocus wrote: »

There's still hope it's a minor flaw somewhere

Only Problem is trying to find the fecker!

Pretty much! I'm expecting a fair whack of labour!

GvidoR

Discovered some old parking tickets that were stuck down at the bottom of the windscreen as old as 2007.

Edit: Micks Garage no longer has a 'sort by price' option?

CianRyan

ofcork wrote: »

Heard on the news there new speed limit signs going up on country roads which are for the driver to decide the appropriate speed without going over the limit obviously.

Like France's 130 dry and 90 in rain signs?

Hal1

Good luck to them trying to enforce it as they don't have the manpower. Another hairbrained idea from the rsa and department of transport idiots. I suppose they have to spend their funding somewhere.

Bpmull

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Regarding the fuel thing, never really brimmed the car so don't know how the pump kicks back. I always decide upon a fixed amount to go into the car eg 60 or 70. Never yet had to stop the pump, although the pin does often be at the very top.

Unless I was putting in 20, 30 or 40 euro then I would throw in an even number but I'd never put in any more than that without filling it. If filling I just put as much diesel in as I can get in as I find the tank small as it is and then whatever it cost 60.53 euro or whatever. I suppose the only reason you would try and keep it even is if paying with cash but I literally can't even remember the last time I bought diesel with cash always use card.

I'm starting work placement too and my plan is to brim the tank and then just keep it full every week so I'm going to pick the same day every week and fill it. I'm also going to start tracking it through Fuelly just to see what it will be like to have it tracked over 6 months. Filling it the first week will be the most painful then I recon 30 euro a week roughly.

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Really need to get the car serviced over the Easter break. Gone over by almost 1.5k miles. Just after remembering there today at the last service the mechanic said that the rear brakes I think, had only 30 percent left on them and need to be changed at this service. Started hearing a tiny bit of squealing off them today. It's usually always serviced before time, I'm slipping

I recon I'll get the service now warning on Sunday going back to cork. From then on I will be running overdue. So have a trip back to kk on Monday then back to cork airport Tuesday then a weeks holiday and then I'll worry about it so will probably end up 1-1.5 k km overdue but not the end of the world there is longlife oil in it anyway so Id say it will be no harm to leave it till 16.5k km to service. It's a fu service this time too so I have to get all the filters.

Gavman84

Car booked for wheel refurb end of next week looking forward to seeing them in Anthracite should set it off nicely!! Sort the bumper and car park dings then after that should be it pretty sorted cosmetically.

Alanstrainor

Will wheel repair places just do one, and match them up with the others on the car? The other wheels are perfect, and only one has some damage (not as bad as I first thought...).

Doing all 4 is a lot more expensive than just buying a new wheel! :eek:

mhackett102

YbFocus wrote: »

Drifting!

Much cheaper and you get that much smoke incar that you end up with a sore throat and burning eyes

Great craic

Certainly something i'll be looking into doing this summer, if I can get my hands on a car!

Foxhole Norman

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Will wheel repair places just do one, and match them up with the others on the car? The other wheels are perfect, and only one has some damage (not as bad as I first thought...).

Doing all 4 is a lot more expensive than just buying a new wheel! :eek:

I'd imagine they would to cater for people getting spares or the like done.

Alanstrainor

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I'd imagine they would to cater for people getting spares or the like done.

I guess a better question would be, will they be able to do it well enough that it looks identical to the other 3 on the car...

Foxhole Norman

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I guess a better question would be, will they be able to do it well enough that it looks identical to the other 3 on the car...

If you take it to the likes of Wheel Wizards I'd say they could do it no problem!

challengemaster

Gavman84 wrote: »

Car booked for wheel refurb end of next week looking forward to seeing them in Anthracite should set it off nicely!! Sort the bumper and car park dings then after that should be it pretty sorted cosmetically.

Who's doing it?

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I guess a better question would be, will they be able to do it well enough that it looks identical to the other 3 on the car...

They'll never guarantee a match because the only way to get a perfect match is have them painted in the same batch/conditions.

bear1

So I brought the car to the mechanic today to finally try and get a diagnosis for the rattling noise when accelerating.
Came back with 2 errors, P2004 and P2017 - both related to the inlet manifold.
Car going in on the 30th to have the valve cleaned out and see if it cures it.
Bet you all it doesn't.

davycc

sold the mr2 today:(

picked up a standard icy green e36 318is

my insurance renewal was due this weekend with 123.ie and they wanted 500comp for the mr2 having gone up from 300 odd last year:(

they actually wanted 1200 comp for the year for a lowly 318is:mad:

unbelievable cheeky bastards i havent paid that much since i was a kid:(

the fookers even had the cheek to charge me 40 admin fee for changing car even though it was being renewed tomorrow night:mad:

got online and shopped around got a great quote from axa athy 500 odd so jumped on it;)

123.ie can go and feck themselves:p

Cheensbo

Been away from motors & interwebs since saturday (what a nice refreshing experience )

Can't be arsed read 30+ pages of chat, did I miss anything? :pac:



In other news, t-2 weeks and I'm off this rock for another while, anyone for a pajero?

wotzgoingon

davycc wrote: »

sold the mr2 today:(

picked up a standard icy green e36 318is

Did you get close to asking for mr2?

e36 what year and coupe or saloon?

quadrifoglio verde

Cheensbo wrote: »

Been away from motors & interwebs since saturday (what a nice refreshing experience )

Can't be arsed read 30+ pages of chat, did I miss anything? :pac:



In other news, t-2 weeks and I'm off this rock for another while, anyone for a pajero?

Foxholes 525 it turns out was wired by blind Italians, sobanek got in a mood over us posting a load of music videos and that's really it.


Where you off to?
I'd say ded zebra would love it

toastedpickles

Soooooo i found my boost leaks

all around the turbo intake pipe, so its not too bad! The guy at jomo engineering was an absolute legend to deal with, he's got himself a new customer

Casually sitting in the garage was a 2jz supra getting coilovers, a stock car and a few other bits, while i was told the story of a local lad who owns a tvr tuscan r, which i need to see

Foxhole Norman

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Foxholes 525 it turns out was wired by blind Italians

Very apt :pac:

Cheensbo

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Foxholes 525 it turns out was wired by blind Italians, sobanek got in a mood over us posting a load of music videos and that's really it.


Where you off to?
I'd say ded zebra would love it

Nice, thanks!

I'm off to Melbourne, came back here in October for a few weeks, and well.. seeing as it's mid march, it's time to scoot on again.

Yeah he might actually, Mr.Zebra if you're interested at all hit me up!


*Still giggling away at the blind italians bit

challengemaster

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Foxholes 525 it turns out was wired by blind Italians

Ah it's not that bad, it hasn't spontaneously caught fire...yet :pac:

Dartz

Between Cavan town and Dublin, I don't think I passed a single car doing the speed limit.

Sobanek

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

sobanek got in a mood over us posting a load of music videos

Well, it is Motors section after all :pac:

davycc

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Did you get close to asking for mr2?

e36 what year and coupe or saloon?

got close enough to be happy with:) picked up a completely unmolested 318is

Big Nasty

That's very tidy looking davy. Rare enough to see a clean E36 coupe these days.

MuppetCheck

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Will wheel repair places just do one, and match them up with the others on the car? The other wheels are perfect, and only one has some damage (not as bad as I first thought...).

Doing all 4 is a lot more expensive than just buying a new wheel! :eek:

Doing one they can get it close but will probably tell you it won't be 100%. I'd do one or replace it and use it as a spare. I wouldn't bother getting the other perfect ones painted as the finish won't be as good.

davycc

thanks im delighted with it!

bought from a bmw enthuasists family e39s e30 etc and this was his wifes daily driver for the last 10 odd years since it came in from uk


no leather or sunroof whch i prefer but it does have dual zone climate control/ac and the bigger onboardcomputer with approx 45 buttons and billions of settings to learn:D

Chris_Heilong

davycc wrote: »

got close enough to be happy with:) picked up a completely unmolested 318is

Cool car, thats not a standard front bumper is it?

davycc

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Cool car, thats not a standard front bumper is it?

yea completely standard with an m3 splitter which looks nice and subtle

Chris_Heilong

davycc wrote: »

yea completely standard with an m3 splitter which looks nice and subtle

Well I like it because it is a bit different, older cars are better IMO, I like the shape of BMW cars of that era.