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

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Sorry mk6 golf tdi. No lights for pre heating come on when I'm waiting for fire up.

jimgoose

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

Sorry mk6 golf tdi. No lights for pre heating come on when I'm waiting for fire up.

Mmm. Yeah, I'd reckon it's pre-heating alright, to some extent. They use pretty powerful heaters these days, you don't usually notice it at all on the F10 (2010 model) unless it's pretty chilly.

Special Circumstances

LIGHTNING wrote: »

On the flipside I had all my car cleaning products and other car stuff thrown out by mistake Thankfully I managed to get my tools back though.

Huh? How did that happen?

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Cheers lads. Learning slowly but surely. Really want a knackered old engine to go poking around at. Unfortunately have no where to put it.

OSI

OSI wrote: »

Will be a light like this on the dash:



Turn key to "ON" position, wait for that light to go out, then turn the key to the ignition position to start it as normal.

Just looking at the dash in the van here and it doesn't have that light. Never noticed it before. My old van had it alright.

Special Circumstances

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Just looking at the dash in the van here and it doesn't have that light. Never noticed it before. My old van had it alright.

For many people, this is enough to make a diesel engine indistinguishable from petrol :pac:

dr.fuzzenstein

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

Whats this pre glow devilry you speak of. I'm new to diesel engines.

It used to be known as "Rudolf Diesel Gedenkminute" (Minute's silence in memorial of Rudolf Diesel) in Germany. Older diesels would refuse to start, or only start after noodling it for absolute ever and then in a cloud of smoke reminiscent of Hiroshima. It's a very clever mechanism that lets you know your glowplugs are ballacksed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xs4TBHWq9k

(I can hear Special Circumstances groaning)

jimgoose

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

It used to be known as "Rudolf Diesel Gedenkminute" (Minute's silence in memorial of Rudolf Diesel) in Germany.

:pac::pac::pac:

Noccy_Mondy

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What's going on around here? Not one of the threads I'm following has been posted in since near 5?

Ye all gone shy?

Foxhole Norman

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

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What's going on around here? Not one of the threads I'm following has been posted in since near 5?

Ye all gone shy?

Boards was DDOS'd today.....again.

GvidoR

Is it just me or new car headlights appear to have a purple hue to them when they're coming at you at night?

Noccy_Mondy

GvidoR wrote:

Is it just me or new car headlights appear to have a purple hue to them when they're coming at you at night?

Depends on which make. Toyota and skoda are bad for it.

Noccy_Mondy

Looks like most still can't get access around here?

joujoujou

No. One DDOS after another.

dr.fuzzenstein

Is it safe?
Maybe it was the petrol boys, I think I pissed them off once too often...:eek:

jimgoose

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Is it safe?
Maybe it was the petrol boys, I think I pissed them off once too often...:eek:

<BANG!!> Hurrah!

Toyotafanboi

The outside world was nice and all, but...

joujoujou

Could be worse. :pac:

morritty

I think so, Each time i check now im getting a DDoS check on my browser.

joujoujou

morritty wrote: »

I think so, Each time i check now im getting a DDoS check on my browser.

Got the same from time to time.

BTW your MPG looks pretty bad to be honest with ya.

morritty

It is to be fair, No i just havent had a full tank in a while. That needs to change.

Supergurrier

shietpilot

Been in exams everyday this week and last week on Friday. Doesn't look like I've missed much :pac:

ShadowHearth

Guys, when taking brand new car with pop, how much usual charges you need to pay on top of deposit/trade in?
I am talking about all those delivery fees and stuff.
Am I right to say that some dealerships keep in stock new cars registered already and no need for delivery. Will they still charge you all those delivery charges and stuff?

joujoujou

Wow, the whole place looks abandoned!

Usually, after couple of hours in the real world I have at least 4 pages of this chat to read. Today, I had 2 unread posts only!

ShadowHearth

joujoujou wrote: »

Wow, the whole place looks abandoned!

Usually, after couple of hours in the real world I have at least 4 pages of this chat to read. Today, I had 2 unread posts only!

All due to ddos attacks. It was out for few days. I think a lot of people didn't see boards.ie back online again. It will take them for people to roll in again.

joujoujou

I'm aware of the reason alright.

Just my thoughts about the whole thing.

MuppetCheck

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Guys, when taking brand new car with pop, how much usual charges you need to pay on top of deposit/trade in?
I am talking about all those delivery fees and stuff.
Am I right to say that some dealerships keep in stock new cars registered already and no need for delivery. Will they still charge you all those delivery charges and stuff?

They'll advertise the RRP, the selling price will be an on the road price. Usually anywhere from 500-1000 extra. If you've already gotten a price from them on a new car it should include delivery.

If the car is already registered it should be discounted from the on the road price to reflect you being the second owner and not the first.

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Was in getting a quote for some body work after some clown reversed into the missus mini. He's paying through company insurance so we went to get a quote in frank Keane on the naas Road. The cheeky feckers wanted a 50 quid deposit just for a quote, and if you don't go with them you lose the 50. Told him we'd get it done indie instead.