* Motors chat - round 12 *

vintagevrs · 31-08-2019 02:38PM

My car has a 57l tank, drove with zero range today for about 15 miles, was begging to worry!

Murt102 · 02-09-2019 05:36PM

Thinking about buying a new car, something along the lines of an A4, Passat / CC, 318D etc.. have €10k to spend. Anyone have any recommendations of places in Northern Ireland or Dublin that might be worth calling in to? Ive to go to both places tomorrow and have a bit of time in between to do some shopping around.

Also i’ll be driving a car that has an eFlow tag on it. If i take the tag off the window will the tolls pick up my reg and charge the account, or could i go into a shop and pay for it?

punisher5112 · 02-09-2019 05:38PM

Murt102 wrote: »

Thinking about buying a new car, something along the lines of an A4, Passat / CC, 318D etc.. have €10k to spend. Anyone have any recommendations of places in Northern Ireland or Dublin that might be worth calling in to? Ive to go to both places tomorrow and have a bit of time in between to do some shopping around.

Also i’ll be driving a car that has an eFlow tag on it. If i take the tag off the window will the tolls pick up my reg and charge the account, or could i go into a shop and pay for it?

On the tag you need to change over the reg for M50 use....

You will be charged on tag and also then on different reg.

CIP4 · 02-09-2019 07:14PM

Murt102 wrote: »

Thinking about buying a new car, something along the lines of an A4, Passat / CC, 318D etc.. have €10k to spend. Anyone have any recommendations of places in Northern Ireland or Dublin that might be worth calling in to? Ive to go to both places tomorrow and have a bit of time in between to do some shopping around.

I bought an A4 for 9.5K once and it was a bit of a disaster. Got 12k for it on a trade in though 9 months later so not all bad. I think I was just unlucky though. If going for a Passat 2.0TDI is typically a better engine than the 1.6TDI power wise and reliability wise.

Murt102 · 02-09-2019 07:19PM

CIP4 wrote: »

I bought an A4 for 9.5K once and it was a bit of a disaster. Got 12k for it on a trade in though 9 months later so not all bad. I think I was just unlucky though. If going for a Passat 2.0TDI is typically a better engine than the 1.6TDI power wise and reliability wise.

Yeah I’m specifically looking at the 2.0TDI 140bhp / 150bhp with all the VAG cars I’m looking at. Traveling from Tipperary to Dublin and then up North tomorrow so hopefully get a few cars looked at!

02-09-2019 09:36PM

Webb Motors are a decent outfit....in Rialto.

morritty · 03-09-2019 08:41AM

I can vouch for Webb motors too, Also Walsh Motors on the Kylemore road

04-09-2019 11:10AM

Folks, probably a silly question but the front trim/guard under the front bumper got jammed on a footpath and broke off the car.

Will it go through an NCT like this or will it fail? (As far as I can tell it's just an aesthetic thing as far as the nct is concerned? (ie, it doesn't have reflectors or lights etc. On it)

It's an 07 old model mondeo

https://i.postimg.cc/nr11vYG5/20190904-105722-Richtone-HDR.jpg

punisher5112 · 04-09-2019 11:11AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Folks, probably a silly question but the front trim/guard under the front bumper got jammed on a footpath and broke off the car.

Will it go through an NCT like this or will it fail? (As far as I can tell it's just an aesthetic thing as far as the nct is concerned? (ie, it doesn't have reflectors or lights etc. On it)

It's an 07 old model mondeo

https://i.postimg.cc/nr11vYG5/20190904-105722-Richtone-HDR.jpg

Once nothing is loose or sharp it be ok.

04-09-2019 11:36AM

Cheers folks. I still have the trim. I just threw it in the boot when it broke. But I think a lot of the clips broke so I was just curious.

I'll make an attempt to get it back on properly but don't want to spend needlessly on the car as this is likely the last nct it'll see (under my ownership anyway).

James Bond Junior · 04-09-2019 01:27PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Cheers folks. I still have the trim. I just threw it in the boot when it broke. But I think a lot of the clips broke so I was just curious.

I'll make an attempt to get it back on properly but don't want to spend needlessly on the car as this is likely the last nct it'll see (under my ownership anyway).

Get some bonding agent in Top Part, their own brand stuff dries into a hard plastic which should hold it together.

selectamatic · 04-09-2019 03:56PM

A few cable ties and it'll be grand.

Old diesel · 04-09-2019 04:29PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Cheers folks. I still have the trim. I just threw it in the boot when it broke. But I think a lot of the clips broke so I was just curious.

I'll make an attempt to get it back on properly but don't want to spend needlessly on the car as this is likely the last nct it'll see (under my ownership anyway).

IF it were to fail then it should be a visual - so chuck it in as it is and perhaps you might be able to get a replacement in a scrapyard if needed.

Personally with stuff like this - I would consider things like what you'd have to spend on a replacement car Vs a repair like this .

Putting the car in as is - is a good idea as perhaps it might fail on other things.

Rather then fix this issue and it fails on say emissions

04-09-2019 10:37PM

Old diesel wrote: »

IF it were to fail then it should be a visual - so chuck it in as it is and perhaps you might be able to get a replacement in a scrapyard if needed.

Personally with stuff like this - I would consider things like what you'd have to spend on a replacement car Vs a repair like this .

Putting the car in as is - is a good idea as perhaps it might fail on other things.

Rather then fix this issue and it fails on say emissions

Well the front brake pads are practically nonexistent at this point. But up until today that was all that was wrong with it.

And to be honest, new brake pads, a full service and an NCT fee seems reasonable to me to get it on the road again for another year. It's done big mileage and hasn't complained about it.

However, this evening when I pulled up to the house, as the car was idling, I noticed the headlights (both of them, and the sidelights/parking lights) flickering. I turned the engine off and they stayed on constant, turned the engine on again to idle and they started flickering again.

I haven't heard any odd or unusual noises out of it though. And it starts first time, every time.

Is there an easy way for a less-mechanically-minded person like myself to diagnose whether I need to look at batteries or alternators? (I don't mind replacing a battery, but I don't want to get into alternator territory, I'd rather replace it).

keano25 · 04-09-2019 11:37PM

Jaguar XE R Sport.. 2.0 diesel.. anyone have any opinion on these?

job seeker · 04-09-2019 11:43PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Well the front brake pads are practically nonexistent at this point. But up until today that was all that was wrong with it.

I put my car through the NCT. had break pads got for the mechanic to put in the night before! Brake Pads that were sold to me were rear break pads. Instead of the front one's that I needed! Mechanic told me to put it through so I did! Now my front break pads had very little on them, it was so close to metal on metal! I was extremely shocked (and delighted) when they passed the car!

So you just never know!

colm_mcm · 04-09-2019 11:49PM

keano25 wrote: »

Jaguar XE R Sport.. 2.0 diesel.. anyone have any opinion on these?

They sound like a van.

bazz26 · 05-09-2019 12:22AM

The interior of the XE feels cheap too.

keano25 · 05-09-2019 09:46AM

Watched a few YouTube videos and I thought the interior looked nice..

eljono · 05-09-2019 09:50AM

Yeah, it does look nice, but I sat into a brand new one earlier this year and was surprised by the quality levels. Cheap plastics and fittings, doesn't feel as a solid as equivalent 3-series/A4/C-Class unfortunately. I wanted to like it, but left disappointed.

Toyotafanboi · 05-09-2019 09:52AM

Back to school commuting chaos has returned in full force after 3 months of bliss. A good 30 minutes late for work today.

What happened in the Glen of the Downs this morning? When I got there, there was a lightly damaged VW Transporter in the outside lane with a lot of people looking at it and that was it. It must have been there a good while as AA roadwatch mentioned it around 40-45 minutes beforehand and they wouldn't have been aware of it immediately. This is 5 minutes from Kellys recovery base, why are these things not taken off the road asap at any cost due to the sheer chaos they cause?

All of countys Wicklow and Wexford late for work today.

Tazzimus · 05-09-2019 09:58AM

I've been trying to avoid crashes on the M4 nearly every day since last week.
Have to leave 20-30 minutes earlier now than during the summer to allow for the extra traffic and inevitable crash or two

marcos_94 · 05-09-2019 10:01AM

Looking at sorting out a 2008 Ford Focus 1.4 petrol for my brother. Have had two fiestas myself (1.25L) but dont know much about the focus. Whats the 1.4 like reliability wise? Any major weak points for the car? One im looking at has about 60k miles on it

Toyotafanboi · 05-09-2019 10:02AM

The problem I find is that leaving early doesn't cut it if there's an accident. You leave earlier to compensate for the winter time volume and that's fine but if there's an N/M11 crash you are generally 90 minutes - 2 hours late and that's just it. I love commuting.

Tazzimus · 05-09-2019 10:07AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

The problem I find is that leaving early doesn't cut it if there's an accident. You leave earlier to compensate for the winter time volume and that's fine but if there's an N/M11 crash you are generally 90 minutes - 2 hours late and that's just it. I love commuting.

Yeah I've been stung like that, thankfully not as bad though.
I get lucky sometimes and can get onto the M4 after the crash, but if it's up near Lucan or on the M50 itself, I get comfy.

M1 seems to be the worst, I don't know how people can commute on that every day, I thought doing half the M50 was bad but that's just torture.
Listening to Dub City FM in the mornings and evenings would depress you.

Big Nasty · 05-09-2019 10:25AM

I launch Google Maps every day before starting my journey to work

Has save me many times

05-09-2019 10:41AM

I'm self employed and haven't had a 'normal' job in a long time.

Considering the m50 is a dire commute, and there is almost daily a crash to be had on it, or one of the major motorways leading onto it, what's the general consensus with workplaces and being late?

Do they give out and moan? Do you get docked pay? Or do they generally just leave you be and not punish you for something that you obviously have no control over?

I'm reminded of the, I believe recently fatal accident on the M50 where the motorway was practically closed for hours on end. Surely half of dublin was late for work? And employers are obviously aware that there's simply nothing you can do about it.

Or is it more down to whether the individual boss is a sound chap or an asshole?

punisher5112 · 05-09-2019 10:43AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Back to school commuting chaos has returned in full force after 3 months of bliss. A good 30 minutes late for work today.

What happened in the Glen of the Downs this morning? When I got there, there was a lightly damaged VW Transporter in the outside lane with a lot of people looking at it and that was it. It must have been there a good while as AA roadwatch mentioned it around 40-45 minutes beforehand and they wouldn't have been aware of it immediately. This is 5 minutes from Kellys recovery base, why are these things not taken off the road asap at any cost due to the sheer chaos they cause?

All of countys Wicklow and Wexford late for work today.

All that's needed is someone willing to bang a rope on and pull it off out of the way.

UK police and motorway services units do this.

Ive pulled a few out of trouble when had the 4x4s over the years.

Midnight_EG · 05-09-2019 10:46AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm self employed and haven't had a 'normal' job in a long time.

Considering the m50 is a dire commute, and there is almost daily a crash to be had on it, or one of the major motorways leading onto it, what's the general consensus with workplaces and being late?

Do they give out and moan? Do you get docked pay? Or do they generally just leave you be and not punish you for something that you obviously have no control over?

I'm reminded of the, I believe recently fatal accident on the M50 where the motorway was practically closed for hours on end. Surely half of dublin was late for work? And employers are obviously aware that there's simply nothing you can do about it.

Or is it more down to whether the individual boss is a sound chap or an asshole?

People regularly commuting on the M50 are in the position to know better, so most of us leave at a reasonable time :pac:

ELM327 · 05-09-2019 10:48AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm self employed and haven't had a 'normal' job in a long time.

Considering the m50 is a dire commute, and there is almost daily a crash to be had on it, or one of the major motorways leading onto it, what's the general consensus with workplaces and being late?

Do they give out and moan? Do you get docked pay? Or do they generally just leave you be and not punish you for something that you obviously have no control over?

I'm reminded of the, I believe recently fatal accident on the M50 where the motorway was practically closed for hours on end. Surely half of dublin was late for work? And employers are obviously aware that there's simply nothing you can do about it.

Or is it more down to whether the individual boss is a sound chap or an asshole?

I'd say it's this tbh
I've worked in hourly jobs where we'd be expected to make up the hours.
In the same company now but salaried and there's no such expectation once the work is done

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