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* Motors chat - round 12 *

MetzgerMeister · 2018-03-23 09:46:09

This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat. Keep it clean, be nice and helpful. Motors charter applies. Round 11 is HERE

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#2522 07-10-2018 04:05PM

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First car meet here that I actually brought my camera to today, Italian car meet with some lovely cars, I am a bit Lambo biased so sorry for that I had to leave after about 2 hours cos more and more stuff was coming and it was getting too hectic and frankly overwhelming, glad I got there early.

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#2523 07-10-2018 04:12PM

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#2524 07-10-2018 04:12PM

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Last few

and my favourite again:

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#2525 07-10-2018 04:44PM

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Yeah I'll certainly be investing in one straight away once I get the car or new car on the road, whichever happens. I'm hoping their assessors will see the areas of damage and see that he hit me which should help my case.

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#2526 07-10-2018 05:06PM

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Savage pics Ardennes.

Hope you get sorted soon FN

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#2527 07-10-2018 06:06PM

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Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Yeah I'll certainly be investing in one straight away once I get the car or new car on the road, whichever happens. I'm hoping their assessors will see the areas of damage and see that he hit me which should help my case.

Was the crash at a signal controlled roundabout?

If so I fear you may end up with a 50:50 unless there is any evidence presented either way. I don't know if knock-for-knock still happens these days, you might be able to get yours fixed easier that way as you're in the trade I think.

Sorry if my post read a bit like "should have got a dashcam", wasn't my intention.

Good luck with it, lovely car.

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#2528 07-10-2018 06:38PM

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sunnysoutheast wrote: »

Was the crash at a signal controlled roundabout?

If so I fear you may end up with a 50:50 unless there is any evidence presented either way. I don't know if knock-for-knock still happens these days, you might be able to get yours fixed easier that way as you're in the trade I think.

Sorry if my post read a bit like "should have got a dashcam", wasn't my intention.

Good luck with it, lovely car.

Yeah Signal Controlled alright, my only hope I'd say is the type and area of damages to all three cars, mainly my own and the third parties. Yeah I'll be able to sort it handy enough, been offered doors for cheap and the bodyshop I use will do me a favour sorting it out.

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#2529 07-10-2018 07:35PM

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Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Still waiting in Insurance limbo to sort out my accident from last weekend, of course the third party is fighting it and even trying to bring charges of Dangerous/Reckless Driving against me :rolleyes: From where I was stopped at a red light, onto the roundabout when it went green and then he hit me :pac: With no CCTV footage or witnesses I think he's just grasping at straws.

Going to have a fight about value of the car too I reckon

try find 2-3 old ads from old colonel cars, might help argue the value up. Other sides insurance will try pretend your driving a 520i with cloth seats.

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#2530 07-10-2018 11:20PM

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ELM327 wrote: »

They always do them in the christmas sales.

Every year.

Don't think they did last chrimbo. Maybe micksgarage have srole their thunder.

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#2531 08-10-2018 01:08AM

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Eric Cartman wrote: »

try find 2-3 old ads from old colonel cars, might help argue the value up. Other sides insurance will try pretend your driving a 520i with cloth seats.

That's the plan, Pistonheads is great too. There's a lovely 540i Touring after popping up there I'd be tempted by if I get a good enough value and it goes my way if I don't go the repair route.

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#2532 12-10-2018 08:25AM

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One of my dipped bulbs blew last night, it was straight into the nearest filling station, new bulb got, fitted. Parking up to driving out in under 5 minutes (yes, all covers back and all), back to normal. I have another bulb at the ready should the other one go.

Which also reminds me, I've more tail lamp bulbs to replace... I've gone through a lot since driving this car!

The bulb that blew was a fancy halfords motorbike spec one with more light, reduced to €1 a piece. They were put in the car exactly 8 months ago and got used a lot throughout. Think I got my euros worth out of that one anyway!

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#2533 12-10-2018 10:28AM

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fancy pigeon wrote: »

One of my dipped bulbs blew last night, it was straight into the nearest filling station, new bulb got, fitted. Parking up to driving out in under 5 minutes (yes, all covers back and all)..............

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#2534 12-10-2018 10:39AM

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@augeo Why is our wedding photo up

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#2535 12-10-2018 10:42AM

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fancy pigeon wrote: »

@augeo Why is our wedding photo up

I worked damn hard to get into that dress :pac:

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#2536 12-10-2018 01:42PM

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Augeo wrote: »

I worked damn hard to get into that dress :pac:

I bet the pigeon didn't have to work as hard to get you out of it later on

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#2537 12-10-2018 02:13PM

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R.O.R wrote: »

I bet the pigeon didn't have to work as hard to get you out of it later on

Pigeon? He was probably going at it like a wild rover ! :P

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#2538 13-10-2018 06:48PM

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QUATTRO

https://www.facebook.com/tuningblog.eu/videos/1025960064237774/

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#2539 13-10-2018 11:14PM

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wotzgoingon wrote: »

QUATTRO

May show this to my Dad he is obsessed with bloody Quattro since he got his A4 sorry I showed it to him at this stage :pac: I drove it and infairness if you drive it really hard you will feel the difference but day to day tipping around you wouldn’t notice much difference. But to him it’s completely changed everything and basically how did he get this far in life without driving a Quattro.

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#2540 13-10-2018 11:52PM

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Lads a Garda was behind me on the m9 earlier in the rain. After a while she turned on the lights and pulled me in, said do you know how fast you were going the roads are very dangerous. She took my license and came back and said I'll get a letter and to pay the fine in any post office and that will be the end of it. She said i was going 130(Must've matched her speed to mine )

I wasn't shown any speed gun or ticket. What should I be expecting in the post?

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#2541 14-10-2018 01:26AM

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CIP4 wrote: »

May show this to my Dad he is obsessed with bloody Quattro since he got his A4 sorry I showed it to him at this stage :pac: I drove it and infairness if you drive it really hard you will feel the difference but day to day tipping around you wouldn’t notice much difference. But to him it’s completely changed everything and basically how did he get this far in life without driving a Quattro.

You didn’t lick it off the ground so

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#2542 14-10-2018 06:34AM

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CIP4 wrote: »

May show this to my Dad he is obsessed with bloody Quattro since he got his A4 sorry I showed it to him at this stage :pac: I drove it and infairness if you drive it really hard you will feel the difference but day to day tipping around you wouldn’t notice much difference. But to him it’s completely changed everything and basically how did he get this far in life without driving a Quattro.

Wouldn't you notice it accelerating out of a bend even? Or by not needing to lose quite as much speed going into one...

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#2543 14-10-2018 07:57AM

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JoeyDoh wrote: »

[...] What should I be expecting in the post?

FCPN. 80 quid and 3 points.

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#2544 14-10-2018 03:14PM

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#2545 14-10-2018 03:33PM

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Augeo wrote: »

Wouldn't you notice it accelerating out of a bend even? Or by not needing to lose quite as much speed going into one...

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.

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#2546 14-10-2018 04:41PM

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colm_mcm wrote: »

You didn’t lick it off the ground so

Ah I am not that bad. He goes around and anytime he see a nice Audi all you get it oh that’s a lovely car but it’s not a Quattro. Surely in Ireland there must only be about 5% that are.

Augeo wrote: »

Wouldn't you notice it accelerating out of a bend even? Or by not needing to lose quite as much speed going into one...

Ah if you drive it on you do especially in the wet on twisty road and roundabouts.

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#2547 14-10-2018 05:14PM

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Is he one of those people who think 'quattro' (small q please lol) automatically makes it faster ? Because they exist lol

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#2548 14-10-2018 06:26PM

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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.

That was my point.

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#2549 14-10-2018 06:36PM

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tossy wrote: »

Is he one of those people who think 'quattro' (small q please lol) automatically makes it faster ? Because they exist lol

Haha not sure probably well I suppose you can’t get a 1.6tdi in quattro so does rule out some of the smaller engine. His A4 is 177bph diesel and I didn’t think I would ever say this but the SE suspension let’s it down a bit it’s just too soft. I used to hate harder suspension now I am converted :pac: it’s an unusual car very weird spec as it is an SE yet has loads of unusual extras that most S-Line didn’t even come with.

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#2550 14-10-2018 07:51PM

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I don't do FWD myself. Any FWD VAG I've driven with a bit of life in it suffer from awful torque steer. I see a nice Audi the first thing I do is have a closer look to see if it's 4WD. My reaction when it's not is 'nice bus, pity it's not a quattro'.

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#2551 15-10-2018 10:23AM

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Big Nasty wrote: »

I don't do FWD myself. Any FWD VAG I've driven with a bit of life in it suffer from awful torque steer. I see a nice Audi the first thing I do is have a closer look to see if it's 4WD. My reaction when it's not is 'nice bus, pity it's not a quattro'.

On a 2.0TDI A6 - which most are in the land of Paddy - FWD or quattro just doesn't make any difference in the real world other than sap more fuel consumption in my own opinion having driven both.

If you're rallying your diesel A6 then you bought the wrong car...:)

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