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* Motors chat - round 12 *

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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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colm_mcm

Good preventive maintenance and not using the MOT to highlight items to service is probably the reason.

punisher5112

CIP4 wrote: »

Not sure do many on here follow Car throttle but a while ago they bought a 2003 A4 with over 540K miles on it.

Just looked through the MOT history on it, its plain outrageous the only thing its every failed for is blown bulbs and one worn brake hose fair enough there was other advisories but no major fails for anything big. It just goes to show what cars can do mileage wise and plenty or people in Ireland think 100K miles is high mileage. Personally I'd think of anything with 250-300k km on it as being high mileage and on the way out then you have that Audi going around with 800K km on it, it's mad.

Reg is WP03LNF
https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk

That could be down to owner been anul about keeping her right though.... Is great to see though.

CIP4

Not sure do many on here follow Car throttle but a while ago they bought a 2003 A4 with over 540K miles on it.

Just looked through the MOT history on it, its plain outrageous the only thing its every failed for is blown bulbs and one worn brake hose fair enough there was other advisories but no major fails for anything big. It just goes to show what cars can do mileage wise and plenty or people in Ireland think 100K miles is high mileage. Personally I'd think of anything with 250-300k km on it as being high mileage and on the way out then you have that Audi going around with 800K km on it, it's mad.

Reg is WP03LNF
https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk

frozenfrozen

Well that's that over then, and I was going to offer him 129,999 in the morning for it and all....

bazz26

Using the Harvey Norman business model so.

colm_mcm

It was €130k before that

punisher5112

frozenfrozen wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi/25757392

anyone think this is weird the date is so far in the past on the dash alongside duct tape on the reg?

If they were just reusing old pictures I'm sure it has more than 260k km on it now if the pics are a year old. Date could just be wrong on the dash

See the Audi is free now... €13k to zero....

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

Look at the Daimler he has for sale though

They're a world of rusty pain

Mickiemcfist

Tazzimus wrote: »

One pic of the front of the car and then loads of close ups of random bits..

Also didn't realised a flat bottomed steering wheel was a selling point.

To be fair, the RS4 came with either the flat or the round wheel & the round one looks the same as one you'd get in a Diesel A3.

Tazzimus

One pic of the front of the car and then loads of close ups of random bits..

Also didn't realised a flat bottomed steering wheel was a selling point.

Mickiemcfist

Speaking of bad ads, saw this last night:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi-rs4/25682987

Lots of description which is good, but my god he's an awful photographer!
Looks like a gem if it does have just 88,000km

Tazzimus

Not the most descriptive of ads.

colm_mcm

Look at the Daimler he has for sale though

frozenfrozen

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/audi/25757392

anyone think this is weird the date is so far in the past on the dash alongside duct tape on the reg?

If they were just reusing old pictures I'm sure it has more than 260k km on it now if the pics are a year old. Date could just be wrong on the dash

Truckermal

colm_mcm wrote: »

They’re the same.

It isn't just a pretty face...:D

colm_mcm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

A question for all the Toyota enthusiasts

Is the starter the same on a 1.4 d4d 2007 Corolla E13 saloon and a 1.4 d4d 2006 Corolla E12 hatchback?

I'm hoping so because I've just bough one used from ebay from a 06 to go on the 07. I reckon it's the same, using Toyodiy without a chassis number suggests it's the same but have a fear now that the block connector could be different.

Long shot, anyone :pac:

They’re the same.

PsychoPete

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

A question for all the Toyota enthusiasts

Is the starter the same on a 1.4 d4d 2007 Corolla E13 saloon and a 1.4 d4d 2006 Corolla E12 hatchback?

I'm hoping so because I've just bough one used from ebay from a 06 to go on the 07. I reckon it's the same, using Toyodiy without a chassis number suggests it's the same but have a fear now that the block connector could be different.

Long shot, anyone :pac:

Supposed to be the same across the Corolla, Auris and Yaris, you'll find them in the first gen Mini as well

Toyotafanboi

A question for all the Toyota enthusiasts

Is the starter the same on a 1.4 d4d 2007 Corolla E13 saloon and a 1.4 d4d 2006 Corolla E12 hatchback?

I'm hoping so because I've just bough one used from ebay from a 06 to go on the 07. I reckon it's the same, using Toyodiy without a chassis number suggests it's the same but have a fear now that the block connector could be different.

Long shot, anyone :pac:

colm_mcm

The guy in the tyre place says they often send one tyre from a set one day and another the next day, whatever way their supply chain works.

shanec1928

CIP4 wrote: »

Anyone use Blackcircles for tyres before ? My Octavia will need 4 tyres reasonably soon probably next month. Had a look and they have Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 in my size for €75.56 fitted which seems very good price wise. Plus there is a local place on the list that can fit time so that would suit.

ya used them for my last set of tyres.€10 cheaper than what the place I got the fitted could do them for. Not sure if it was a once off but seem a bit unreliable for delivery. Emailed me Thursday 5.50pm telling me appointment for the next day was cancelled as the tyres hadn’t been delivered. Despite them having several days to do so.

Sexual Chocolate

CIP4 wrote: »

Mine are standard 16s obviously 18s look better but cheap tyres is nice after having all 18/19 on my last few cars. Plus the size of the pot holes you can drive into and feel nothing is outrageous :pac: Still takes getting used too quite a different set up to the GTI.

€75 is very good for Goodyear's fitted. Some places would charge more for Kuhmos and Hankooks, not that there a bad brand either.

The e90 is about 40-60 more expensive per tyre for the rears compared to the fronts in some places I found.

Sexual Chocolate

Tazzimus wrote: »

I'm not really a Mercedes fan, but if it was reliable it wouldn't bother me, especially if it's a diesel.
If it's a decent engine, does it really matter who makes it?

Surprised nobody has mentioned the 1.6 PSA being used by loads a few years back including Volvo. And that would be considered worse than the 1.5 dci.

I can understand the argument of paying 40 grand and somebody telling you it's a Renault engine but Mercedes could go out and design their own and end up with a unit with issues like the N47 or Mazda diesel ect.

CIP4

colm_mcm wrote: »

Was surprised, the 18s on mine were €100, was very reasonable.

Mine are standard 16s obviously 18s look better but cheap tyres is nice after having all 18/19 on my last few cars. Plus the size of the pot holes you can drive into and feel nothing is outrageous :pac: Still takes getting used too quite a different set up to the GTI.

colm_mcm

Was surprised, the 18s on mine were €100, was very reasonable.

CIP4

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yep got efficientgrips for mine there. Chose local place to fit them.
Took 6 days from order to fitting.

Can’t believe a main Skoda dealer let a car out needing 4 tyres.

Well no more it was part of the negotiations I got more off the car taking it without the new tyres than it would cost me to get 4 tyres plus I doubt they would put Goodyear’s on it.

The tyres are perfectly legal the rears are original though so are noisy As opposed to being below legal limit or anything like that. The front have 3-4 mm on them they are Yokohama I could just buy two for rears and go back in 3 months time and get 2 for the front but at that money just makes sense to have a full set matching my view would be different if they were €175 and 19s.

colm_mcm

Yep got efficientgrips for mine there. Chose local place to fit them.
Took 6 days from order to fitting.

Can’t believe a main Skoda dealer let a car out needing 4 tyres.

CIP4

Anyone use Blackcircles for tyres before ? My Octavia will need 4 tyres reasonably soon probably next month. Had a look and they have Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 in my size for €75.56 fitted which seems very good price wise. Plus there is a local place on the list that can fit time so that would suit.

Ubbquittious

Mercedes is overrated anyway. Cheap German rubbish. Mainly for old people who like golf outings

kirving

Ta ceist agam wrote: »

engineered by Mercedes and therefore superior therefore they must pay 1000s over the odds for a Renault powered Mercedes.

I work for an automotive Tier 1 supplier, and the above is sometimes correct, sometimes not.

In certain cases, the "lower quality" OEM actually gets the better part.

In other cases, identical parts go to separate manufacturers, but the "higher quality" OEM's engineers are all over you like a rash to ensure quality is paramount.

Depends on your definition of "quality" too, how sturdy does something look and feel, how technologically advanced it is, or how long will it last? Land Rover, Mercedes and Toyota all take different approaches.

colm_mcm

Most of the components in a car are made by third parties anyway.