******* Motors Chat Thread *******

I was actually looking for this thread a few days ago as its the main one I used to post in.

I don't have much motoring news the A4 is going well I haven't really done anything with it other than getting the two dents taken out of the door and boot (along with driving it a lot).

It’s a 150bhp with dsg. I wasn’t sure about going auto but because I am doing so much driving I really like it now as it just makes long distance driving easier. I still ultimately prefer manuals but auto is better for my situation at the moment.

I saw an is200 parked backwards into the divider on the new motorway section up to tuam today. For a west of ireland motorway the surface water drainage is shocking on it.

Ooooft! Am I glad to see this thread back 😀

After a (miserable) few weeks of breaking my fingers, I decided to try out a new welder as my first main task after my forced rest stint. Not only did I burn myself badly, but also stuck wire straight through my thumb. Yes, that's as sore as it sounds

And just yesterday, while working on a set of injector rails, I hit myself with a hammer again. The same finger that was broke

I think I'm getting too old for this craic...

Maybe not too old, Mr. Pigeon. I found out myself if I frequently perform tasks I have decent skills at while paying not too much attention I start to make mistakes/errors. Routine kills. ;-)

Everything "classic" is going up, even modern youngtimer classics. Seems to be a global bubble.

MR2s are still surprisingly reasonably priced

Just realised I have 20k km put on the A4. The car must be like wdf as there was 28k km on it when I bought it and it was exactly 3 years old. I have put the 20k km on it in 3.5 months. Literally from one extreme to another.

Yes while a lot of it is work commuting since Covid restrictions eased over the summer I have pretty much been going places every weekend often good distances more so than I have ever done really. It is such a comfortable car to travel in being honest the seats are very adjustable to you can get it to the way you want. TBH I liked the Octavia also while it didn't have much in the line of extras it was a good dependable car and was nice to drive with the 2.0TDI engine.

I think I made the right choice to change the A4 is the optimum commuting car for my needs. I won't be changing it while I am doing such high mileage as doing 70k km a year in a car and then regularly changing it the cost just can't be justified.

If it doesn't have proper registration documents with it then he won't be able to register it in Ireland.

He might but main dealers have been known to not want to get involved with that sort of thing especially on an old car. Where would that leave your friend then, stuck with a car he cannot register here? I'd be more inclined to think why the seller doesn't have proper registration documents with a car they are selling? Also what if the car was stolen or worse here or back in Poland? A seller not having proper registration documents with the car they are selling would raise suspicions with me.

Thanks lads, crises avoided

I have to take more tea breaks than I used to! Not sure if I'm getting old or just getting less sleep!

Had falkens on 2 cars (different model though, 310's predecessors). No complaints whatsoever. :-)

They are a mid range budget tyre. You could do alot worse.

Not sure how they'd be on an st but I've grenlanders on an e11 corolla in a pretty big size for the car (185/70r14) and they've been great so far for a budget tyre.

They were brand new on a set of wheels I bought for it hence I didn't set out to run them but I've plenty of experience with what I would class as sh1te tyres too and these ain't sh1te.

Ya a turbo fwd hot hatch might be asking a bit much of them in fairness.

Nokian powerproof were a good wet weather peforming sporty orientated midrange tyre I had looked into. Uniroyal rainsports grip well but soft sidewalls and wear fast.

Goodyear asymmetric 5 or Michelin ps4 or whatever the newest versions are called are the go too for most in anything performance orientated.

quick question - if one reversing sensor is broken does that mean the whole set has to be replaced?

Yeah these seem to be the next best thing after PS4's it seems. I know lots of BMW drivers use these and and no complaints with them.

Like everyone, not been posting much lately.

I have come across an NCT quirk. I have two cars, a 132 and a 152. I bought the 152 this time last year. It has been for sale for a year and they did an NCT before I took delivery as it had not been renewed when they took it in trade. NCT expiry 29 Oct 2021 (ie only one year, retaining original due date).

the 132’s NCT was done 30 Sept 2019 and expired yesterday. However, it benefits from the 4 month extension and I had no reminder etc.

the 152 which was tested last year (ie more recently) does not benefit from 4 month extension as it didn’t have a valid test cert on March 2020 despite being tested since.

another example of joined up thinking!