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

Noccy_Mondy

Drove to a really high open spot, climbed up onto a water tower, lied down and watched the stars for about an hour. Lovely clear sky, it's amazing seeing how vast it is. Seen a good few shooting stars too.

wotzgoingon

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Drove to a really high open spot, climbed up onto a water tower, lied down and watched the stars for about an hour. Lovely clear sky, it's amazing seeing how vast it is. Seen a good few shooting stars too.

It is a very clear night all right.

Noccy_Mondy

wotzgoingon wrote:

It is a very clear night all right.

Now I'm in bed, but convinced I left the keys in the ignition of one of the cars. Effort of getting up! First world problems :pac:

Noccy_Mondy

Ran out in my jocks and socks and lo and behold! :pac:

wotzgoingon

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ran out in my jocks and socks and lo and behold! :pac:

I often left my keys in the ignition and got up next day car still there with keys inside and my wallet on the seat.

Often went to bed without the back door locked too. Anyone could walk straight in. Just thinking we would be a great house to rob.

Noccy_Mondy

wotzgoingon wrote:

I often left my keys in the ignition and got up next day car still there with keys inside and my wallet on the seat.

wotzgoingon wrote:

Often went to bed without the back door locked too. Anyone could walk straight in. Just thinking we would be a great house to rob.

Wallet is still on the seat come to think of it. Car is parked out front, quiet road, but still potential sitting target (seeing as it's all shiny and pwetty at the moment). If it was around the back I wouldn't be as bothered about the keys.

I'd always lock the house though, no matter where I lived, wouldn't feel safe.

wotzgoingon

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I'd always lock the house though, no matter where I lived, wouldn't feel safe.

We have three dogs that live inside the house at night anyway so doesn't matter if we lock the door or not.

Special Circumstances

wotzgoingon wrote: »

We have three dogs that live inside the house at night anyway so doesn't matter if we lock the door or not.

Some dirty sh1tes have been around robbing out of cars for the second time in a month now in our estate. After seeing a load of car window glass broken around Limerick city in general the last week, must have been a fierce spree. Nothing on show in our cars so they seem to have escaped so far.
14-16 yr olds by the look of the cctv. Shur they won't lock up adults with triple digit convictions. There's a local solicitor is practically a celebrity for spinning sob stories for them. Who's worse...

dr.fuzzenstein

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

The Redex will be added to the tank to clean out the fuel system. I'm just curious if the steam treatment will make a difference. From what I've seen, it should. Combined with the fuel treatment, the old gal might get back some of her get up and go. There was already a marked improvement when I had the blowy exhaust welded.

My point was that you can use Redex other than adding it to the tank.
It would be superior to adding water I would think.

bear1

Stheno wrote: »

My car has a weird thing that if you put on full beams it dimms the dash

Mine does something similar.
If it's raining and I'm not accelerating/decelerating (so just idling along :P) then the lights dim and if i decelerate for example then the lights get stronger.
Likewise for the wipers, it was lashing down here in Italy the other day and the wipers slowed down unless i accelerated.
I'm guessing battery is slowly dying.

GvidoR

bear1 wrote: »

Mine does something similar.
If it's raining and I'm not accelerating/decelerating (so just idling along :P) then the lights dim and if i decelerate for example then the lights get stronger.
Likewise for the wipers, it was lashing down here in Italy the other day and the wipers slowed down unless i accelerated.
I'm guessing battery is slowly dying.

My Colt did that too.

Interslice

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

So the **** time of the year that is insurance renewal is here for me.
Have 5 years ncb this year, but with the new found Hatred for anything over 10 years and my gtv 19 years young, I've been dreading renewal time.

Plan to ring all the insurers as I do every year, but does anyone have any broker recommendations.

Still plan to ring aviva and alllianz at the end for some much needed stressr relief

Try 25plus.ie.

Have to switch insurance from the 156 to the focus. Hopefully wont be charged big money.

jimgoose

I think the 2.7l Ssangyong Rodius is a noble bus altogether, even when I thought they were Chinese, which was up to quite recently. There, I said it. Jebus Cripes I need help!! :pac:

bear1

What did you diagnose it as GvidoR?

GvidoR

bear1 wrote: »

What did you diagnose it as GvidoR?

I didn't. I sold it shortly after, but I had a subwoofer and amp connected at the time so it could have been a weak-ish battery.

Brief_Lives

I just saw this in the funny pics thread, I thought it might do well on this forum..

New Home wrote: »

dr.fuzzenstein

Augeo wrote: »

My point was that you can use Redex other than adding it to the tank.
It would be superior to adding water I would think.

I'll try the water first and the redex later. Or rather the Lucas upper cylinder lubricant and injector cleaner. Anyone heard of that stuff? Motor factors guy sang it's praises.

jimgoose

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I'll try the water first and the redex later. Or rather the Lucas upper cylinder lubricant and injector cleaner. Anyone heard of that stuff? Motor factors guy sang it's praises.

When I were a nipper "Upper-Cylinder Lubricant" was part of the blurb on that dreaded Easy-Start low-flashpoint ether stuff. :pac:

Special Circumstances

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I'll try the water first and the redex later. Or rather the Lucas upper cylinder lubricant and injector cleaner. Anyone heard of that stuff? Motor factors guy sang it's praises.

What factors did you see that lucas stuff in?

dr.fuzzenstein

Special Circumstances wrote: »

What factors did you see that lucas stuff in?

Clare Car & Tractor Parts. Great place actually, they sell good quality parts and a lot of them cheaper than online prices. And been burnt once to often with cheap crap from a UK website and when something goes wrong, they tell you to fcuk off.

dr.fuzzenstein

jimgoose wrote: »

When I were a nipper "Upper-Cylinder Lubricant" was part of the blurb on that dreaded Easy-Start low-flashpoint ether stuff. :pac:

That's been rebranded:

MetzgerMeister

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

That's been rebranded:

Auf Deutsch - Los du miststück!!

jimgoose

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Auf Deutsch - Los du miststück!!

Achtüng! Stärdtenbästärdten! Raus!!

joujoujou

Donnerwetter!

Alanstrainor

Went out to Poolbeg/Pigeon house last night for a stroll along the pier with the lady. The fooking ramps there are absolutely horrendous. I've been there once before in the 3er and they actually broke my car, even though I was going over them at less than 1km/h, I'd have crawled faster than I was driving. They are beyond ridiculous, and anyone who has seen my yoke will know that it's not actually the lowest in the world either. It was painful going over them last night, thought I'd bust a top mount on my front struts.

:mad:

GvidoR

Was driving down the N4 and saw a couple of Garda cars and road closed signs. Didn't know why, after a quick google search it became clear.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0813/720924-fatal-accident-kilmacanogue/

Special Circumstances

GvidoR wrote: »

Was driving down the N4 and saw a couple of Garda cars and road closed signs. Didn't know why, after a quick google search it became clear.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0813/720924-fatal-accident-kilmacanogue/

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/council-worker-dies-and-another-injured-after-being-struck-by-lorry-while-cutting-hedge-31449361.html

dr.fuzzenstein

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Auf Deutsch - Los du miststück!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGKFOAeqxK8

(yodeling was invented based on broken cars)

Stheno

GvidoR wrote: »

Was driving down the N4 and saw a couple of Garda cars and road closed signs. Didn't know why, after a quick google search it became clear.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0813/720924-fatal-accident-kilmacanogue/

RIP That's the same stretch of road I was asking about last week

Had to go to Cork today, drove down, finished early and drove back, was nearly roasted alive in the car even with the aircon on

Interslice

A rant: the worst thing about trying to study on a sunny day is the ****wits who stick the alarm on and head out with the windows left open. External sirens should be banned. Useless ****ing things anyway.