***** Motors chat - round 12 *****

vintagevrs

Looks like a photoshop gone wrong. Bit like the current Lexus and Merc options alright :pac:

Leonard Hofstadter

Reminds me of an Alfa Giulia from the side and rear (and that's not a good thing because that must be the worst looking Alfa in yonks). Not gone on the new interpretations of the Hofmeister Kink. Don't have a problem with the grilles being joined together, it's actually what BMW used to do in the past so it's welcome to see it back.

Interior a big step forward from the G30 but I don't like the fact that the proper handbrake is gone.

Noccy_Mondy

bazz26 wrote:

Hose on my 9 year old Nilfisk pressure washer split on Saturday when I was cleaning the car. Replacement is costing around €40 on the likes of ebay, local guy wanted €55+vat for one ffs.

Pressure washer itself is working fine and hasn't missed a beat in 9 years which is the killer but I can buy a slightly more powerful washer for €75 delivered:

How do you feed the water to it, is it a barrel with a butt at the bottom?

rex-x

Does anyone else hate the trend of screens for speedo, tach etc. I want proper mechanical dials and needles, a screen is not the same

Interslice

rex-x wrote: »

Does anyone else hate the trend of screens for speedo, tach etc. I want proper mechanical dials and needles, a screen is not the same

Looks pure tach.

Big Nasty

Interslice wrote: »

Looks pure tach.

Tach & Speedo?

OldMrBrennan83

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Weirdly I see something Alfa Giulia about the rear

Anything looking more Alfa is normally a good thing.

Interslice

Big Nasty wrote: »

Tach & Speedo?

A bit ye. Like something out of a computer game.

https://youtu.be/Qd1pEwr4RkI

CIP4

rex-x wrote: »

Does anyone else hate the trend of screens for speedo, tach etc. I want proper mechanical dials and needles, a screen is not the same

I was very like this and always liked the mechanical gauges but my current A4 has virtual cockpit and it is very good loads of info available. Every time I drive another car with normal gauges I miss the screen.

bazz26

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

How do you feed the water to it, is it a barrel with a butt at the bottom?

Basic outdoor mains tap connected to a normal garden hose reel at one end. The part that's split is the stiff hose reel from the lance gun to the power washer itself.

Truckermal

bazz26 wrote: »

Basic outdoor mains tap connected to a normal garden hose reel at one end. The part that's split is the stiff hose reel from the lance gun to the power washer itself.

I have a spare at home but I'm in Cork, Do you ever be down this side as I've a spare one you are welcome to have!

bazz26

Truckermal wrote: »

I have a spare at home but I'm in Cork, Do you ever be down this side as I've a spare one you are welcome to have!

Cheers Mal, that's very decent of you. I will keep that in mind.

Noccy_Mondy

bazz26 wrote:

Basic outdoor mains tap connected to a normal garden hose reel at one end. The part that's split is the stiff hose reel from the lance gun to the power washer itself.

Oh I know that, sorry didn't make that Clear!

Was just wondering where your water source was. Thought I read somewhere that these machines aren't designed to be hooked upto mains and should be gravity fed. Only reason that I'm asking is because I bought a new one the other week and I don't want to be working it wrong.

bazz26

Never heard that before to be honest, my Nilfisk is 8 or 9 years old and never had an issue with the it. They really are a great little pressure washer for the money.

Alanstrainor

Over the last few fill ups in the 325ci I've been returning 30.5mpg (9.26l/100km) which is about the best I've ever had in it. Replacing the cam position sensor which I have to assume was dead a very long time seems to have helped things greatly, both in economy and power. It'll roll over 145,000miles(233,354km) soon! Not too bad!

MetzgerMeister

Anyone here have DMF issues with a 2008 E60 520d?

Someone I know bought one and while idling there's quite a bad vibration throughout the car and causes the exhaust to vibrate violently. When you bring the revs up to 1k, the vibration disappears.

Any and all help appreciated.

vintagevrs

Just watched Shmee's walk around of the new 3. Those rendered images shown earlier make the front look terrible compared to how it looks in video. Looks like a fine car, and as expected jammed with tech. Not overly fussed on these "ambient" lights a lot of manufacturers are sticking in cars. I like ambient lightning where it's subtle and you can't see the light source. These illuminated blue stips on the door and dash aren't my cup of tea at all. Not something I'll have to worry about for a good few years yet though no doubt.

Tom Hardly

bazz26 wrote: »

Hose on my 9 year old Nilfisk pressure washer split on Saturday when I was cleaning the car. Replacement is costing around €40 on the likes of ebay, local guy wanted €55+vat for one ffs.

Pressure washer itself is working fine and hasn't missed a beat in 9 years which is the killer but I can buy a slightly more powerful washer for €75 delivered:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N34KV8E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

VAT is something you have to pay regardless, a local guy making €15 on a part surely isn't the end of the world.

People are in the business of making money.

bazz26

Tom Hardly wrote: »

VAT is something you have to pay regardless, a local guy making €15 on a part surely isn't the end of the world.

People are in the business of making money.

And best of luck to him if someone wants to pay those prices. The great thing about this land of ours is that I don't have to and have other options.

Dale Parish

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Anyone here have DMF issues with a 2008 E60 520d?

Someone I know bought one and while idling there's quite a bad vibration throughout the car and causes the exhaust to vibrate violently. When you bring the revs up to 1k, the vibration disappears.

Any and all help appreciated.

Bad injector(s)?

Interslice

Dale Parish wrote: »

Bad injector(s)?

DMF would be fairly common on 2008 20d's

Dartz

There's a kid on my road that always waves at me when I drive past, because he likes my car. It might be a bit dirty and 'well used' but it's a 'sports car; so therefore it is awesome.

And every time he has I just clutch it and rev up the engine to make some noise. Let out two mighty backfires and just watched him cheering for more

That kid's either going to grow up to be a mighty petrolhead.

Or deaf as ****.

selectamatic

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Anyone here have DMF issues with a 2008 E60 520d?

Someone I know bought one and while idling there's quite a bad vibration throughout the car and causes the exhaust to vibrate violently. When you bring the revs up to 1k, the vibration disappears.

Any and all help appreciated.

Dale Parish wrote: »

Bad injector(s)?

If the revs are jumping slightly it could well be injectors. If not the dmf would be the most likely culprit.

bazz26

Wouldn't a faulty injector register a fault code on the ECU?

selectamatic

Ya, should do.

Four Phucs Ache

^^^dartz

Moments like this.

8 year old me still remembers my neighbour tearing up the road on the way to work in his new red celica with alloys. The sound of the 2.0 16v screaming in first.

islanderre

frozenfrozen wrote: »

got the car out again today and remembered the headlight is gone, have been on the bike since the day after it went. Took out the bulb and it's not xenon at all it's a h7 osram bulb! Best halogen headlights by miles I've used I was 100% sure they were xenons.

totally new to galway are there any good or bad motorfactors? going to head out and get a replacement bulb today while it's still bright out

Another vote for Calbro from me.... lads in there very helpful and sound out. they are located across from the NCT / Iceland in Doughiska area

Interslice

islanderre wrote: »

Another vote for Calbro from me.... lads in there very helpful and sound out. they are located across from the NCT / Iceland in Doughiska area

I went to the one on the tuam road. Tripart beside it is a savage hardware shop too.

islanderre

Interslice wrote: »

I went to the one on the tuam road. Tripart beside it is a savage hardware shop too.

Thanks road one is gone.... Only calbro exhaust centre there now.
The motor factors relocated out beside NCT centre

Agree on TRIPART..... Sound lads too

MetzgerMeister

Dale Parish wrote: »

Bad injector(s)?

Interslice wrote: »

DMF would be fairly common on 2008 20d's

selectamatic wrote: »

If the revs are jumping slightly it could well be injectors. If not the dmf would be the most likely culprit.

bazz26 wrote: »

Wouldn't a faulty injector register a fault code on the ECU?

I had thought about injectors too. Thankfully for her there are only 4 of them.

Injectors can get worse and worse without throwing any code at all. Then all of a sudden they'll through one but up to that point the ECU won't have any faults stored at all despite how bad they might be.

I had originally thought DMF due to the known issues, none of which involve injectors.

DMF change on one of these should be about €1,200 I would think for parts and labour. Can anyone give any idea how right or wrong I am?