*********Motors Chat - Round 9 *********

fancy pigeon

Big Nasty wrote: »

Working in Meath atm. Nobody seems to know the meaning of a zebra crossing.

Oooh lovely! Must keep a lookout for ya

We race horses here not zebras, naturally no one will know what a zebra crossing is for!

Seriously, I take it you're on about the one outside mercy.... A terrible place for one!

Foxhole Norman

polan wrote: »

yuo have bmw, not japanese car, cheaper insurence

fancy pigeon

Horrid quiet in heyor.... Did someone fart and walk away?

Foxhole Norman

Had some young fellas in civics check out my car while I was in work. They gave it the aul walk around and checked out the discs in the window with smiles and nods of approval :pac:

5W30

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Had some young fellas in civics check out my car while I was in work. They gave it the aul walk around and checked out the discs in the window with smiles and nods of approval :pac:

"Haha, she's no dayzil, some coo of them 530d's laaad"

fancy pigeon

^^^its my job to coo not yours

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Had some young fellas in civics check out my car while I was in work. They gave it the aul walk around and checked out the discs in the window with smiles and nods of approval :pac:

You've just reminded me, may swap the auld classic policy to the new auld purchase. At least its closer to being roadworthy...!

You've seen it on the flapchat, its the most nuts car I've ever had

Foxhole Norman

fancy pigeon wrote: »

^^^its my job to coo not yours



You've just reminded me, may swap the auld classic policy to the new auld purchase. At least its closer to being roadworthy...!

You've seen it on the flapchat, its the most nuts car I've ever had

I'm surprised they insured ya! Slushbox-O-Matic though?

Special Circumstances

fancy pigeon wrote: »

^^^its my job to coo not yours



You've just reminded me, may swap the auld classic policy to the new auld purchase. At least its closer to being roadworthy...!

You've seen it on the flapchat, its the most nuts car I've ever had

Flapchat???? Snapchat for pigeons... or dubsmash for female genitalia?

jimgoose

fancy pigeon wrote: »

...its the most nuts car I've ever had

Let me guess - a 1991 Jaguar XJS with a Perkins engine out of a JCB 3C??

fancy pigeon

Flapchat: for pigeons and other extra curricular activities...! :eek:

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I'm surprised they insured ya! Slushbox-O-Matic though?

For now, but its still nuts! Need to sort a battery drain and some then on the road

_Kaiser_

I think I'm getting old....

Every so often to pass the time, I check out potential new motors on DoneDeal and in the last few days I've kinda drifted away from the idea of another A6 (as finding a comparable spec to my own is virtually impossible) and have found myself looking at these ..



If I was going to do anything it'd be in the new year but what do ye think? Would I be mad? Should I get a pipe and slippers to go with it?

MuppetCheck

I'd say the A6 is more an older persons car tbh. The CLS in the right spec is still a stunning car.

GvidoR

I'd take an A6 over that.

_Kaiser_

MuppetCheck wrote: »

I'd say the A6 is more an older persons car tbh. The CLS in the right spec is still a stunning car.

GvidoR wrote: »

I'd take an A6 over that.

Well you guys are no help!

I love my A6 but what I find when I'm browsing is people REALLY didn't bother with the options list when they bought them. It's a bit like how so many Fords are LX base specs.

With the A6 you find so many cars with cloth seats, basic climate, no parking sensors, basic MMI (the red screen always gives it away) or various mixes thereof, but never anything as "complete" as my own one (leather memory seats, MMI High, front/rear parking sensors with display, BOSE audio, factory xenons, auto lights and wipers, steering wheel controls, paddle shifters, cruise control, full climate, rear electric blind... yet again despite all that she doesn't have Bluetooth for phones and no heated seats - strange really!).

I actually think the only way to get most of what I have is to buy an A8 and that's because their base spec is higher but these seem to be becoming increasingly rare in the used market after a few years - guess they're being exported because of their "high tax" rates. Even the 2008 models are €1200 in tax.

I dunno though.. I think that CLS in gold with the cream interior is pretty tasty all the same!

Oh well.. it's not like I'll be buying something in the morning so plenty of time yet to argue with myself

Foxhole Norman

GvidoR

quadrifoglio verde

To be honest I'd probably have an equivalent merc over any offering by audi. That cls is a cracking looking car. And I'm 23.

I don't get the association that mercs are old men's cars. Any old man I see is bopping along at 20 mph in his 15 year old fiesta

CIP4

So after a month of looking and interviews I've managed to land myself my 1st preference job if you had asked me 2 years ago I'd of said I wouldn't of had a hope of getting it. Close too comes to a 50km round trip commute daily.

That's basically petrol territory even with a few trips at the weekend. I might buy something mad yet granted it will be late next year before I'd even be looking.

Noccy_Mondy

Ahhh, well done kid!

YbFocus

CIP4 wrote: »

So after a month of looking and interviews I've managed to land myself my 1st preference job if you had asked me 2 years ago I'd of said I wouldn't of had a hope of getting it. Close too comes to a 50km round trip commute daily.

That's basically petrol territory even with a few trips at the weekend. I might buy something mad yet granted it will be late next year before I'd even be looking.

Big petrol car now this minute

CIP4

YbFocus wrote: »

Big petrol car now this minute

Runs out and buys 316i :pac: it's actually gone to the stage which any kind of a slightly newer petrol car <10 years old is hard enough to get. Well I mean decent power output petrols. Anyway I'll have loads of time to look.

Foxhole Norman

CIP4 wrote: »

Runs out and buys 316i :pac: it's actually gone to the stage which any kind of a slightly newer petrol car <10 years old is hard enough to get. Well I mean decent power output petrols. Anyway I'll have loads of time to look.

Go older than 10 years. You won't regret it.

Duke O Smiley

Fair play CIP. You must be delighted. Clio 197 on the cards now I hope

CIP4

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Fair play CIP. You must be delighted. Clio 197 on the cards now I hope

Possibly not sure if it would be too harsh sporty for everyday use but I'd definitely consider one when looking.

YbFocus

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Fair play CIP. You must be delighted. Clio 197 on the cards now I hope

I know a guy selling one!
Immaculate!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-clio-197-quick-sale-wanted/9507148

GvidoR

YbFocus wrote: »

Immaculate!

Apart from the carpets. :pac:

CIP4

YbFocus wrote: »

I know a guy selling one!
Immaculate!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-clio-197-quick-sale-wanted/9507148

Clean car all right will be well gone by the time I go looking. One weird preference I have is rear doors I'd much prefer to have them which will certainly make the search more difficult although most hot hatches came in 5 door not the Clio though obviously.

MuppetCheck

Golf GTI...two birds, one stone and all that.

Congrats on the job.

GvidoR

I found the car for you, CIP.
https://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/immaculate-1992-ps13-nissan-silvia/10418718

YbFocus

CIP4 wrote: »

Clean car all right will be well gone by the time I go looking. One weird preference I have is rear doors I'd much prefer to have them which will certainly make the search more difficult although most hot hatches came in 5 door not the Clio though obviously.

I'd say an ST then, for that weird and mad 5 pot burble, 225bhp and more if you want to go the SG route.