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

Got to drive a family members 171 Leon Cupra 290 DSG. Some car I have never driven anything with that kind of power. But was unreal the fact you could just drive it normally and it would tip up through the gears quite and smooth but if you put the shoe down and it dropped a few gears the sound and the power just effortless up to ridiculous speeds. I reckon the Golf R would be the better car with its 4 motion but price wise the Leon is a lot of car and power for the money.

Had a massive grin on my face kind of mad that they are basically only a 4 cylinder 2.0 but putting out that kind of power.

colm_mcm wrote: »

...and that, folks, was the moment when CIP4 knew that the A4................

..well...we all know what happens next

Me impulsively buying a new car never, you must have me mixed up with someone else. Although it is my birthday today

Mercedes w126 vs w140
I'm looking at buying one or other. I've actually put a deposit down on a 126 which the dealer says in in excellent condition. A Singapore import with 70k on the clock, which he says is good enough for him to do an unintended full body respray on. I was going to buy another one he has, so it's not like he was losing out, or had a motive to encourage me to wait, but when I told him what I was after when looking at the first, he said if I could hold on for six weeks, this was a far better buy. In the meantime I have been offered an absolutely pristine w140, as new, with 24k km on the clock. Problem is firstly its grey, secondly it has grey velour, and thirdly those have a reputation for every repair bill being a thousand euros.
I'd be really keen on anyone's opinion. I just want something steady, solid, comfortable and I may well Lpg convert.

Yet again, the only weekend I am away from Limerick is the one C&C is on. Take a few pics?

vintagevrs wrote: »

What county are ye in?

Limerick City for me, Kerry currently. I think Colm is too.

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Limerick City for me, Kerry currently. I think Colm is too.

Ah I passed an E36 very like yours today, but not you then so

Depends what ye are after. If you are touring about in the car and want to see some nice scenery/beaches etc I would recommend Fanad. There is a light house that you can visit in Fanad Head, Port Saloon isn't too far away and is worth a visit as it is beside Ballymastocker beach which is one of the best beaches IMO.


This beach is also the start of the famous Knockalla stage on the Donegal rally if that means anything to ye. Impressive road to drive even within speed limits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nrokRanX4k


There's also Glenveigh national park, not far from Letterkenny. You can hire bikes at Glenveigh Castle, and they also do electric bikes which are handy if that was your thing. Nice little cycle to the castle where you can get a bite to eat etc.


Slieve League is on the other side of the county. Nice scenic spot too but a bit of a drive to get to it:

Happy birthday cip lad!

Jesus you've had it rough enough with that car.

I'm a week into oil burner ownership now. I've maybe put up a 1000miles and can't complain. It's averaging about 44 mpg and that's with me still enjoying passing everything that's in front just to enjoy the performance so that should stop after a while. I've only put diesel in it once, which is great.

Also it's my first white car, and with the weather being so dry lately I still haven't washed it as there's no point as it still looks pretty clean. Compared to black, there's no comparison.



It's not all fun and games though as one of my front tyres has grown two bulges. This is the lesser of the two, the other was at the bottom of the wheel where I parked and isn't obvious for a picture.

I wouldn't mind but there's plenty tread left on the fronts and because one needs done I'll probably replace the two. They are 19/40/225 run flat eagle F1s up front so a waste of two good tyres . Looks like an alignment is needed too as they are wearing the shoulders. At least it's the fronts, the rears are 255s.
Also, revenue want me to give them the price of a decent car for a set of plates, which is booked in soon enough too.

FN you're an inspiration to us all! I had a boarsie call to see the E36 today and he was gushing about your car.. munster mini meet?

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Someone has to do it :pac: it wasn't CaptainSpeed by chance? Yeah I'd be definitely up for a meet once I have the car back, hopefully it'll be done this week if I can get a new unit quick enough!

Would there be much interest in a full Boards meet too at some point?

Got it in one! I'll give you a text and we will iron something out.

Guess who's back.... Back again.... Taxed and ready for road, the 1st of July was a long time coming.

captainspeed wrote: »

And having had the pleasure of travelling in both of yer cars within the past year, what lovely examples of both they are too!!

Much to my shame, I've never been in an E36 until today:eek:, but I made up for this oversight by going in one with a proper engine:D.

If ye're planning on some sort of boards meet up then do let me know, I have yet to go to anything since I came back to Ireland so if I'm around then I'm definitely up for something!

Will do Captain. Great to meet you today and glad you enjoyed the spin. I was telling herself about "exploring the limits of grip" and meeting the Garda car coming around the corner!