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

Foxhole Norman

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

No they didn't cause it, it's more that the owner told one of the lads to check those fuses, said he had so we looked at other options, which lead to a new key being bought from BMW, to make up for this he wants to do me a favour

Can't argue with that. Nice one!

wotzgoingon

Must be a decent body shop so, most places would have been complaining the car is still in their place or on their grounds and would demand it to be moved.

Big Nasty

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Can't argue with that. Nice one!

Especially since he was gonna get a new key anyhow.

Special Circumstances

Eyeballed em so I'd say rather than a multimeter test. That's good of them to make an effort to see you right. Other places would just grunt and stick their fingers in their ears until you went away. Spare key isn't completely wasted anyway.

Foxhole Norman

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Eyeballed em so I'd say rather than a multimeter test. That's good of them to make an effort to see you right. Other places would just grunt and stick their fingers in their ears until you went away. Spare key isn't completely wasted anyway.

I only eyeballed them too to be fair :pac:

Big Nasty wrote: »

Especially since he was gonna get a new key anyhow.

Now just to get it working remotely :P

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Can't argue with that. Nice one!

Yep, not complaining at all.

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Must be a decent body shop so, most places would have been complaining the car is still in their place or on their grounds and would demand it to be moved.

It helps that one of the owners is one of my dad's oldest friends :P

Gavman84

My car is lurking in the background! Wheels done looking forward to collecting in the morning!

toastedpickles

I had kkv's old 407 in work tonight :pac: the guy did more giving out about it haha

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

I had kkv's old 407 in work tonight :pac: the guy did more giving out about it haha

Infairness he got it seriously cheap. You got to love people that spend 2k Euro on a car and are annoyed over anything going wrong even small things because they expect it to be as reliable as a new car. I mean you can't have it everyway.

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

Infairness he got it seriously cheap. You got to love people that spend 2k Euro on a car and are annoyed over anything going wrong even small things because they expect it to be as reliable as a new car. I mean you can't have it everyway.

Thats what he was saying, and he was giving out that bulbs kept blowing on it and little bits and bobs, ah well, be grand

Dord

Gavman84 wrote: »

My car is lurking in the background! Wheels done looking forward to collecting in the morning!

Refinished? where'd you get that done?

Need to get my fiat's wheels redone.

Gavman84

Dord wrote: »

Refinished? where'd you get that done?

Need to get my fiat's wheels redone.

Ya got them refurbished and changed colour to anthracite too. Sodablast are doing them there in marina commercial park.

Foxhole Norman

Gavman84 wrote: »

Ya got them refurbished and changed colour to anthracite too. Sodablast are doing them there in marina commercial park.

What did that cost ya again if you don't mind me asking? Debating going there for locality sake or Wheel Wizards.

Gavman84

400 that's giving them car and all so they refit and get them balenced and all for yA. Cheaper to just give them the wheels then if ya can do that.

toastedpickles

Gavman84 wrote: »

400 that's giving them car and all so they refit and get them balenced and all for yA. Cheaper to just give them the wheels then if ya can do that.

Might get them to do mine so!

Dord

Gavman84 wrote: »

Ya got them refurbished and changed colour to anthracite too. Sodablast are doing them there in marina commercial park.

Bit far out for me but they definitely look good. Thought about getting mine refinished a bit darker.

Gavman84

That's not my car I own focus behind it but ya going on that looks spot on can't wait to see mine now tomorrow! I'll throw up pics tomorrow once I collect it.

Donnelly117

Gavman84 wrote: »

Ya got them refurbished and changed colour to anthracite too. Sodablast are doing them there in marina commercial park.

Looking forward to some pics when they're done! Might get them to do the wheels on my z4 cause they leave it down a bit!
Unfortunately I can't drive the blood thing after spending half my life's savings on it

Noccy_Mondy

Sent an email to traynors there asking if they have any 17 inch mondeo alloys, got back to me saying 200 pounds. Stupidly I didn't specify 4, but I take it that 200 for 4 is right, although seeming super good value. Them wheels are 180 pounds each to buy off ford new. I'd have them scooped up but I'm not prepared to go to Belfast to see them, any kerbs, buckles etc? Bad idea?

Hal1

They accept returns and will exchange if any issue. I've used them once so far but all I've read is good things about them.

Noccy_Mondy

Hal1 wrote:

They accept returns and will exchange if any issue. I've used them once so far but all I've read is good things about them.

Do they deliver do you know?

Foxhole Norman

:pac:

Bpmull

If I say to someone why is your engine management light and they say ah it's only a sensor causes no harm to the engine not worth fixing. I always then say what happens if a more serious fault happens there is only one engine management light so you won't know seems to blow some people's mind. I just wouldn't be able to drive around long term with any warning lights on would wreck my head.

Gavman84

Bpmull wrote: »

If I say to someone why is your engine management light and they say ah it's only a sensor causes no harm to the engine not worth fixing. I always then say what happens if a more serious fault happens there is only one engine management light so you won't know seems to blow some people's mind. I just wouldn't be able to drive around long term with any warning lights on would wreck my head.

Reminds me of the Big Bang theory episode where sheldon is giving out to Penney about the same thing

Bpmull

Gavman84 wrote: »

Reminds me of the Big Bang theory episode where sheldon is giving out to Penney about the same thing

I've never seen it although the brother does watch it.

Lying out in the sun relaxing here in Spain about 24 degrees c. Turning into a great holiday a couple of late nights though 6-7 am by the time we would be back most night clubs stay open till 7am here.

On car related news everyone here seems to have white old model diesel leons I mean everyone a lot of mk1 diesel octavia out here too all white they put tour badges on them instead of tdi. By the looks of it they still sell the old model leon as well as the new model here.

GvidoR

I've always found it strange that cars sold in US have 'unleaded/diesel fuel only' written on the cluster. Can't trust the Americans to remember that much?

Hal1

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Do they deliver do you know?

They have a pick point and do a run two days a week.

Gavman84

Bad accident at Nurburgring today one spectator killed more injured. How the car lifted like it did I don't know. RIP to person that died.

Noccy_Mondy

SEAT have come a long way in recent years!!

http://www.rochfordmotors.ie/viewanad.php?ad_id=1142836&r=

Simonigs1.0

RCZ might be going mid next week. Bringing it up to Dublin on Monday for the dealer to have a look at it.

Never thought I'd see the day haha

Bpmull

GvidoR wrote: »

I've always found it strange that cars sold in US have 'unleaded/diesel fuel only' written on the cluster. Can't trust the Americans to remember that much?

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Id say I'll have to stick petrol stickers all over my first petrol car when I get one for the first few weeks anyway as I've literally only ever bought diesel all along from day one learning to drive. The only thing I've ever put petrol in is a Jerry can for the lawnmower/ power washer.