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

Skylinehead

Donnelly117 wrote: »

Oh right, My mini did that too... id imagine its pretty standard. Thought he meant the button was to start and take the keys out to stop. S2000's do that don't they? Start button is pointless in them since you've to turn the keys in the ignition anyway.

Pushing a big red button is never pointless.

166man

Getting that irresistible urge to do another European road trip this summer... French/Swiss/Italian roads and a lovely six cylinder petrol do for a nice time make.


Alfas tend to be very reliable on the continent also...!

Noccy_Mondy

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Fvcken stupid, unnecessary fvcken kerb :mad::mad::mad::mad:

lol, I have about 5 of them per wheel!!

From before I got them.

dr.fuzzenstein

Skylinehead wrote: »

Pushing a big red button is never pointless.

Exactly. Same as having a rev counter. Or popup lights and gullwing doors.
Cars that have the above are automatically better than cars that don't.

Chris_Heilong

My Strut bar came today, I will install when I get home.

shietpilot

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

My Strut bar came today, I will install when I get home.

Good to see that it ended well! You'll know not to make the same mistake again for sure

Noccy_Mondy

Collected the mondeo there, full service, new fanbelt (old one was screeching a tad and a bit ravaged), and new front brake pads. Got a wash too. It's a happy car tonight.

davycc

Skylinehead wrote: »

Pushing a big red button is never pointless.

+1 my fiat coupe had it made every journey feel like i was a child again:D

CIP4

166man wrote: »

Getting that irresistible urge to do another European road trip this summer... French/Swiss/Italian roads and a lovely six cylinder petrol do for a nice time make.


Alfas tend to be very reliable on the continent also...!

That sounds class it's on my wish list of things to do unfortunately I won't get to it this summer as my summer holidays are bothering on non existent. I remember you went last year and it sounded like you all had great craic.

_Kaiser_

So NCT done and all passed with no issue (including the tyre I was worried about).. EXCEPT for one - the front left headlight, which apparently needs realignment (and here I thought such things were behind me with auto-leveling xenon lights)

So I'll have to get it retested for another €28 Any suggestions on where to bring it (D18 area preferred or surrounding areas) that won't charge me a fortune to adjust it?

fancy pigeon

Just witnessed a drive off at the local filling station, fella decides to get a fill of diesel. Into the car and tears off away.

Thats it really. Ruins things for the rest of us that sort of sh*te

Foxhole Norman

fancy pigeon wrote: »

Just witnessed a drive off at the local filling station, fella decides to get a fill of diesel. Into the car and tears off away.

Thats it really. Ruins things for the rest of us that sort of sh*te

Happens a lot more than you think! Usually taken care of the next day!

YbFocus

It's funny when you are at home figuring how to make an undertray for your car

Hal1

To protect the sump or a whole undertray covering like on a vw (maybe some bm's have them too) .

CIP4

fancy pigeon wrote: »

Just witnessed a drive off at the local filling station, fella decides to get a fill of diesel. Into the car and tears off away.

Thats it really. Ruins things for the rest of us that sort of sh*te

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Happens a lot more than you think! Usually taken care of the next day!

I was in getting fuel today had less than a 1/4 of a tank and brimmed it for 50 quid I though it was great how cheap it's gone I genuinely never thought I'd see diesel for 109.9 in Ireland in my lifetime. I didn't think drive offs happened that often anymore seems they do it's sad really.

YbFocus

Hal1 wrote: »

To protect the sump or a whole undertray covering like on a vw (maybe some bm's have them too) .

It's more the track version I'm thinking of, it's supposed to stop lift by smoothing the flow of air but I really just want it for the look

Hal1

Surely there's an eibach or whiteline jobby that does the same job, or you looking to fab it up yourself?

Hal1

CIP4 wrote: »

I was in getting fuel today had less than a 1/4 of a tank and brimmed it for 50 quid I though it was great how cheap it's gone I genuinely never thought I'd see diesel for 109.9 in Ireland in my lifetime. I didn't think drive offs happened that often anymore seems they do it's sad really.

The cheapest I've seen today was an Emo garage in Inchicore that's notorious for under pricing but he gets all the punters. Every time I pass it there's a que out the forecourt. Anyway today his price for diesel was €1.05.99 and petrol was €1.22.99. Cheap as chips bai.

YbFocus

Hal1 wrote: »

Surely there's an eibach or whiteline jobby that does the same job, or you looking to fab it up yourself?

It wont be the same size as a standard one, much larger.
I will fab it myself and if it goes wrong there are fabricated ones out there for €250

vintagevrs

Petrol beside my work is 1.389 the robbers. And they are always busy as the shop is good. Beside the house it's 1.245 so not too bad.

Noccy_Mondy

Diesel was 107.8 in gtown today.

Found myself some tec7 too. 12.99, spot on colm. Must take the back bumper off tomorrow and plaster everywhere with the tec7.

Supergurrier

Gtown

Best Town

Noccy_Mondy

Was looking in around door depot to see if the audi was still there hah

Noccy_Mondy

Was very quiet around Galway today actually, flew about the place.....for a change....

YbFocus

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Ask anybody involved in Rallying or Motorsport they will make you one. I had a guy do one up for the Ford Ka I had. Sheet of aluminium from the front past the gearbox.

I know 2 or 3 guys but I really want to crack into it myself
I want this to be a self build as much as possible!

fancy pigeon

CIP4 wrote: »

I was in getting fuel today had less than a 1/4 of a tank and brimmed it for 50 quid I though it was great how cheap it's gone I genuinely never thought I'd see diesel for 109.9 in Ireland in my lifetime. I didn't think drive offs happened that often anymore seems they do it's sad really.

Honestly thought with that amount of weasel left in the tank you brimmed it with agri for that price.... Must be a tiny tank!

CIP4

fancy pigeon wrote: »

Honestly thought with that amount of weasel left in the tank you brimmed it with agri for that price.... Must be a tiny tank!

Well average enough size tank 55 litres afaik it took 45 ish litres to fill it hence the 50 quid price. So it mustn't have been much below 1/4 of a tank hard to judge with a digital gauge. I definitely wouldn't touch agri anyway.

Noccy_Mondy

Anyone see that ad about building a model old school mustang? You get a magazine and a part each week. The first issue costs 2.50. Think you get a bit of a chrome strip for the bumper. Seems to be a small enough model.

Just read the small print though. Every issue after the first costs 10.90. The model will be complete after 100 issues. So essentially this model will cost you well over 1000 euro :eek:

Noccy_Mondy

What do people think of these new transits. Disregarding the damage, this seems to be fairly nice. Not gone on the extra high roof though. They are too high off the ground or something, can't put my finger on it. At least there seems to be more structure to the seating compared to it's predecessor.

https://www.donedeal.ie/coaches-for-sale/ford-transit-minibus/11215826

colm_mcm

They're supposed to be a bit troublesome. stupid niggley things like the doors coming off,