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

Murt102

Can anyone recommend someone in Waterford City I can bring my car to? Every time I get in to my car it says one of my headlights are gone, but when I turn them on the bulb comes on after about 20 seconds, except last night when it didn't come on at all. Presume its a faulty connection or something as I have changed the bulb twice over the last 2 months?

The only place I can think of in the city is the Audi garage but I don't know what kinda price they'd charge - and it's only a 2008 Audi so any indy mechanic would do!

James Bond Junior

An auto electrician would be a better bet Murt.

colm_mcm

I’d try a bulb first and see what happens.

bazz26

UK traffic police stopped this on a motorway:







Driver thought it was grand but arrested on suspicion of drug driving....

punisher5112

Wonder how many parked cars they hit????

Dartz

tossy wrote: »

There is no comparison between driving a quattro car and a FWD similar model, esp at this time of year with the weather we're getting.

RWD is superior to both

Asmooh

Need to vent a bit...

I'm getting so sick and tired of drivers.. This morning I wanted to overtake someone and the person didnt move.. especially because there was enough space to move to the left (it's like 1,5 lane).

So i turned my big light on and the person still didnt move.

At the runabout the person decided to drive in the MIDDLE of two lanes so I honked and since he had to go the same way he decided to drive 30kmh where it's 60 and then speed up again.

I'm not saying that we in the UK are the best drivers but i am thinking that maybe i should have a brick in the car by default to throw at people.

Road in question: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.4142457,-6.4904418,3a,75y,350.29h,87.9t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1spCjHf64ZTqbelgiFAdxvYA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DpCjHf64ZTqbelgiFAdxvYA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D71.563614%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192



Some extra info:

During the day (especially lorries, cars etc) just move to the left from the yellow line for people to overtake. This happens all the time and Im driving there 10 times a week. So now and then you have idiots who don't care and stay in the middle or go even to the middle line so you can't overtake.

I did try to overtake him at the right as you should.. I expected him to move a bit to the left but instead he went to the middle line so i couldn't overtake.

Not just once but a few times he was driving left and when He sees me trying to overtake he went towards the middle line instead.

Asmooh

OSI wrote: »

I'm not moving to the hard shoulder and risking a puncture or body damage from all the regular debris sitting there just to appease someone's need to get somewhere 30 seconds early. If it's safe to overtake then the onus is on you to do so, not for them to accommodate you.

Well that I could understand but going towards the middle line when you see someone wants to overtake you isn't really the nicest way to do it.

R.O.R

Asmooh wrote: »

Well that I could understand but going towards the middle line when you see someone wants to overtake you isn't really the nicest way to do it.

The solid middle line, that means no overtaking?

JohnBoy26

Am I missing something but isn't there a continuous white line there? so no overtaking on that stretch.

The other driver is not obliged to move to the hard shoulder to allow you to pass on your side of the road without crossing the white line.

Beeping at the other driver and flashing the lights in an effort to try and force them to pull to the left is aggressive and unnecessary.

Best to leave early and plan for things like this and be calm and courteous to other road users.

Asmooh

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Am I missing something but isn't there a continuous white line there? so no overtaking on that stretch.

The other driver is not obliged to move to the hard shoulder to allow you to pass on your side of the road without crossing the white line.

Beeping at the other driver and flashing the lights in an effort to try and force them to pull to the left is aggressive and unnecessary.

Best to leave early and plan for things like this and be calm and courteous to other road users.

I leave at 5.00 to be at work at 6.50... think thats early enough?

R.O.R wrote: »

The solid middle line, that means no overtaking?

Yes but how many people are actually keeping that? especially when you have people who drive slow in front if you.

morritty

Asmooh wrote: »

Yes but how many people are actually keeping that? especially when you have people who drive slow in front if you.

That's irrelevant really. Just because someone drives slow, doesn't give others the right to break the rules of the road.

Big Nasty

Maybe you need more boost man!

James Bond Junior

Asmooh wrote: »

I leave at 5.00 to be at work at 6.50... think thats early enough?



Yes but how many people are actually keeping that? especially when you have people who drive slow in front if you.

You don't make life easy for yourself around here...

tossy

Asmooh wrote: »

Need to vent a bit...

.

Sure aren't you remapped to cover this eventuality ? Shoe in, around them and off in a cloud of smoke!

Also if someone behind me flashes and beeps at me to moveover when it's not a reasonable request or safe to do so i tend to drive half the speed limit and then ... see above comment reference shoe in.. (minus the smoke of course)

Asmooh

tossy wrote: »

Sure aren't you remapped to cover this eventuality ? Shoe in, around them and off in a cloud of smoke!

Also if someone behind me flashes and beeps at me to moveover when it's not a reasonable request or safe to do so i tend to drive half the speed limit and then ... see above comment reference shoe in.. (minus the smoke of course)

its my gf's car.... not the fastest :P

James Bond Junior wrote: »

You don't make life easy for yourself around here...

why?

morritty wrote: »

That's irrelevant really. Just because someone drives slow, doesn't give others the right to break the rules of the road.

If people didn't drove slow there was no reason to break the rules of the road.

Big Nasty wrote: »

Maybe you need more boost man!

I told my gf she needs a Hybrid turbo but she doesn't want me to tune it more than I already did

vintagevrs

On the way to work this morning, plenty of traffic on national road so no point in passing. Fella behind me in a fresh VRs Octavia passes me anyway, and the few cars in front. Few k up the road there's an accident that can be seen from a few kms back with the blue lights from all the emergency services on scene. On sight of these, your man pulls in to the hard shoulder, and when I pass him he is doing a U-turn. The back road he would have to take would have probably added 25 mins on his journey. So much for the overtaking, wonder did he just have an out of date disc or what was up with him. Maybe there was a body in the boot.

vintagevrs

Asmooh wrote: »

Need to vent a bit...

I'm getting so sick and tired of drivers.. This morning I wanted to overtake someone and the person didnt move.. especially because there was enough space to move to the left (it's like 1,5 lane).

So i turned my big light on and the person still didnt move.

.

You're driving like an ass if you're flashing people and expecting them to get out of your way, esp when they are doing nothing wrong. Not everyone drives at the speed limit all the time. When I see behaviour like this I think about road users that might be more nervous driving. Do you have someone close to you that isn't a confident driver, especially on dark Irish mornings? Would you like other drivers to sit on their rear bumper with the full beam on? Wise up and take your time, or leave earlier than 05:00 if you need to.

Emmersonn

R.O.R wrote: »

The solid middle line, that means no overtaking?

Solid white line does not mean no overtaking. It means no crossing the solid white line. :rolleyes:

morritty

^^^There's always one.....

Asmooh

Anyway something completely different...

I was looking into changing my background on my gauge and I'm not sure what theme I would like.

I'm not the best person in Photoshop but anyone some suggestions, not just the theme but more the combination between the background and the foreground.

MetzgerMeister

Asmooh wrote: »

Anyway something completely different...

I was looking into changing my background on my gauge and I'm not sure what theme I would like.

I'm not the best person in Photoshop but anyone some suggestions, not just the theme but more the combination between the background and the foreground.

tossy

You should do it so your check engine light is the moon, your handbrake light is Rudoplhs nose and when you flash someone its like a little po po car.

CianRyan

I’m also a fan of slowing down for tail gaters, right bloody down.

morritty

CianRyan wrote: »

I’m also a fan of slowing down for tail gaters, right bloody down.

Then putting the foot down when they try to overtake. The look on their face makes my day

Asmooh

morritty wrote: »

Then putting the foot down when they try to overtake. The look on their face makes my day

Someone tried that with me.... but the persons car was no match

morritty

Well done

tossy

Asmooh wrote: »

Someone tried that with me.... but the persons car was no match

What were they driving

Truckermal

What does I turned on my big light mean? I'm just picturing a car with the top part of a Lighthouse sitting on the roof...:P:P

Asmooh

tossy wrote: »

What were they driving

Mainly BMW users who think they are faster because they drive BMW.. or Golf GTI/GTD's :P Beated a Octavia Vrs without issue :P