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

Pov06

Paid my deposit on a 2008 Focus Mk2 1.8 TDCi! Not the mk2.5 that I was looking at earlier but this one has a timing chain put in instead of the timing belt. The (other) timing belt has also been just changed. It will have a fresh NCT for 2 years too. On top of it all the guys were putting in new brake disks and pads as I was walking in.

Collecting it on Saturday, can't wait It feels super fast coming from a 1.0 Yaris

Supergurrier

Pov06 wrote: »

Paid my deposit on a 2008 Focus Mk2 1.8 TDCi! Not the mk2.5 that I was looking at earlier but this one has a timing chain put in instead of the timing belt. The (other) timing belt has also been just changed. It will have a fresh NCT for 2 years too. On top of it all the guys were putting in new brake disks and pads as I was walking in.

Collecting it on Saturday, can't wait It feels super fast coming from a 1.0 Yaris

Sounds good man, happy motoring

CIP4

Pov06 wrote: »

Paid my deposit on a 2008 Focus Mk2 1.8 TDCi! Not the mk2.5 that I was looking at earlier but this one has a timing chain put in instead of the timing belt. The (other) timing belt has also been just changed. It will have a fresh NCT for 2 years too. On top of it all the guys were putting in new brake disks and pads as I was walking in.

Collecting it on Saturday, can't wait It feels super fast coming from a 1.0 Yaris

Congrats on that will feel like a big upgrade from a Yaris loads of power and more space. Should be a very comfy car even on the longest of trips. That's what find about my megane it is outrageously comfortable on even very long trips 3 hours plus but the golf, focus etc are all the same.

Mister Jingles

Was just messing about on one of the insurance sites there, to move up to a 2.0 mondeo from a 1.8 cost about a fiver more and if I did wish to, it would cost me 100 quid more to insure the 2.5 v6 170 bhp, which can be easily sought in the UK for very little money.

Foxhole Norman

ofcork wrote: »

Did I see an E39 going through pana sat night with a taillight gone?

You might have :pac: May or may not have been me :P

Gavman84

YbFocus wrote: »

Cork is like e36 paradise!
FN you didn't tell me!

I feel at home

Fixed that for you! :pac::p

YbFocus

Gavman84 wrote: »

Fixed that for you! :cool::p

Quite clever!
I do however like it

Gavman84

You doing the Healy pass while down there? Some lovely roads about there!

YbFocus

Gavman84 wrote: »

You doing the Healy pass while down there? Some lovely roads about there!

Healy pass, molls gap, gap of dunloe, coast road out by dingle
Great bit of driving planned!

challengemaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmQE4qdb9fg

Supergurrier

Anyone know why a lowered car would sit higher on one corner after getting brakes done (up on a lift presumably).

Thought it would settle back to normal height after a couple days but rear offside is a good 20mm higher than it was and im wondering is the spring unseated or something.

Marcusm

What is the world's most useless, senseless adaptation of a classic car? I'm picking one up tomorrow. Guess away.

YbFocus

Supergurrier wrote: »

Anyone know why a lowered car would sit higher on one corner after getting brakes done (up on a lift presumably).

Thought it would settle back to normal height after a couple days but rear offside is a good 20mm higher than it was and im wondering is the spring unseated or something.

Spring must be sitting wrongly, should always settle after a few hundred metres!

Supergurrier

Marcusm wrote: »

What is the world's most useless, senseless adaptation of a classic car? I'm picking one up tomorrow. Guess away.

Wood panelled mini estate

ba_barabus

Marcusm wrote: »

What is the world's most useless, senseless adaptation of a classic car? I'm picking one up tomorrow. Guess away.

Have you bought a shortie?

YbFocus

Bad wind noise

wotzgoingon

I think we should have...........

Marcusm

Supergurrier wrote: »

Wood panelled mini estate

I should have been clearer, car is a 13 plate with 6k miles. I should acknowledge that I did own a launch edition Mini Clubman Cooper S which is probably similar to what you meant. It was a great car, have always regretted trading it. You are in the right ballpark.

ba_barabus wrote: »

Have you bought a shortie?

Wtf is a "shortie"?

Howdy chaps. I have a thread in the buying subforum, but i think I've kinda settled on a car, so thought I'd post in here, as id imagine ye guys would have a better combined knowledge of what im gonna ask (and as the buying thread gets longer, naturally less people will be interested in clicking in).


I'm looking at this:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/low-tax-2-year-nct-diesel-taxed-alloys-serviced/9461556?offset=2


Thing is I don't understand Insignia spec levels. On a motorcheck of just the reg plate, it comes up as: "2010 Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 Cdti Exclus Ec/fl 5DR". I can find some info on the 'Exclusive' version, but I've no idea what Ec/fl stands for?

Also, if I was to buy this, is it possible (and by possible, i mean within the realms of realistic costing) to rip out the centre display and put the higher-spec'ed sat nav in, instead?

ie; go from this:

http://www.avonvalleygarage.co.uk/files/6714/3297/4754/IMGA0484.JPG


to this:

http://blog.drive24.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Vauxhall-Astra-1.3-CDTi-Ecoflex-Exclusiv1-1024x747.jpg

(bit sh*t that such a car wouldn't have a digital speedo and such :rolleyes: )

ba_barabus

A shortie is one of those stupid minis that have been shortened. I've even seen a Micra turned into one. They look........well ****

colm_mcm

Marcusm wrote: »

What is the world's most useless, senseless adaptation of a classic car? I'm picking one up tomorrow. Guess away.

Is it a Fiat 500L?

Supergurrier

Marcusm wrote: »

What is the world's most useless, senseless adaptation of a classic car? I'm picking one up tomorrow. Guess away.

I would say Fiat 500L

But as it's a 13 plate i would have to go with Beetle Cabrio

Marcusm

Supergurrier wrote: »

I would say Fiat 500L

But as it's a 13 plate i would have to go with Beetle Cabrio

Nope, but I am trading in a Mini Cooper S convertible for it.

colm_mcm

Maybe it's one of those Countrymans?

Marcusm

ba_barabus wrote: »

A shortie is one of those stupid minis that have been shortened. I've even seen a Micra turned into one. They look........well ****

Never seen one but I guess there must be plenty of them as Mini is about to launch the Rocketman shortened hatchback. Given that the new Clubman is about the size of a 3 series touring, it might be a good idea.

Marcusm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Maybe it's one of those Countrymans?

Too many doors........

YbFocus

Deleted User wrote: »

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It is of course possible, you'd probably want 1k with ya to do it and someone like bmstuff to do it for you

If you are buying that or getting a look at it make sure the pics aren't hiding frontal damage, feck all info and pics are poor.

Also I'd pray he has the original wheels too, his new "alloys from germany" are a total state on it! They have destroyed the car.

colm_mcm

Marcusm wrote: »

Too many doors........

Some sort of DS?

Autosport

What route would you choose to drive from Kilkenny city to Dun Laoire???

YbFocus

YbFocus wrote: »

It is of course possible, you'd probably want 1k with ya to do it and someone like bmstuff to do it for you

If you are buying that or getting a look at it make sure the pics aren't hiding frontal damage, feck all info and pics are poor.

Also I'd pray he has the original wheels too, his new "alloys from germany" are a total state on it! They have destroyed the car.

Yeah Im not sold on the new wheels, but he did say there's no front damage, and he just didnt really realise he hadn't photographed the front.

I didn't think you'd be paying about 1k to change the head unit.

I've been looking at this, too...


http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2009-vauxhall-insignia-sri-nav-6-speed/10129296?offset=2


Dropping a year and getting a tax bill that's twice as high, for more money.. but overall nicer looking car (minus the colour).. Feel a bit torn. (Genuinely unsure why the tax is doubling on a 2ltr diesel of the same car, both post -08?!)