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***MOTORS MEET - Saturday Jan 21st Portlaoise***

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    #632
    dar83
    Registered Users Posts: 7,106 ✭✭✭dar83


    EPM wrote: »
    1. EPM x
    2. R.O.R x
    3. Jemmy x
    4. TestTransmission x
    5. ottostreet x
    6. Gary ITR x
    7. Limerick man
    8. George Dalton x
    9. Bodhan x
    10. Rob x
    11. MidnightQueen
    12. Quazzie x
    13. Drummerboy08 x
    14. Marlow x
    15. MetzgerMeister x
    16. Laoishibee
    17. Tallon x
    18. CharlieCroker x
    19. -Corkie- x
    20. Stheno
    21. Beer Baron
    22. Confab x
    23. Jenizzle x
    24. Adaline Abundant Index x
    25. georgefalls x
    26. alexmcred x
    27. Challengemaster x
    28. Damo86 x
    29. LIGHTNING x
    30. Sean1141 x
    31. Bigus x
    32. conzymaher x
    33. PaulKK
    34. Padraig Mor x
    35. TheBazman x
    36. Fizman x
    37 Falconire x
    38. DirtyBollox
    39. the_syco x
    40. dar83 x

    :D


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    #633
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    Aww I was just kidding! lol

    I know lol :)


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    #634
    Daved_XB
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭Daved_XB


    EPM wrote: »

    1. EPM x
    2. R.O.R x
    3. Jemmy x
    4. TestTransmission x
    5. ottostreet x
    6. Gary ITR x
    7. Limerick man
    8. George Dalton x
    9. Bodhan x
    10. Rob x
    11. MidnightQueen
    12. Quazzie x
    13. Drummerboy08 x
    14. Marlow x
    15. MetzgerMeister x
    16. Laoishibee
    17. Tallon x
    18. CharlieCroker x
    19. -Corkie- x
    20. Stheno
    21. Beer Baron
    22. Confab x
    23. Jenizzle x
    24. Adaline Abundant Index x
    25. georgefalls x
    26. alexmcred x
    27. Challengemaster x
    28. Damo86 x
    29. LIGHTNING x
    30. Sean1141 x
    31. Bigus x
    32. conzymaher x
    33. PaulKK
    34. Padraig Mor x
    35. TheBazman x
    36. Fizman x
    37 Falconire x
    38. DirtyBollox x
    39. the_syco x
    40. Dar83 x
    41. Daved_XB x

    Added


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    #635
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    And why am I not on the list :D


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    #636
    Quazzie
    Registered Users Posts: 28,870 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    johnos1984 wrote: »
    And why am I not on the list :D
    Its only a list of people who drove home :p


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    #637
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Quazzie wrote: »
    Its only a list of people who drove home :p
    Ya cheeky bollix :p

    Well it drove to Wicklow this evening. I'm told I have a sticking injector, although it still isn't throwing a fault code.


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    #638
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    johnos1984 wrote: »
    Ya cheeky bollix :p

    Well it drove to Wicklow this evening. I'm told I have a sticking injector, although it still isn't throwing a fault code.
    TBH dude, I wouldn't drive it with the noise that it's making


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    #639
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Tallon wrote: »
    TBH dude, I wouldn't drive it with the noise that it's making

    We went through everything in the car today. After a minute or two the noise goes out of it and it runs normal.

    Mechanics reckons it's 'diesel' slap' and that for some reason (dirt or failing injector) the car doesn't run correctly until it's warmed up. We had it hooked up to autologic (?) and ran tests on the injectors and they appeared to be performing perfectly as did everything else.

    In other words they only effective repair for now would be to replace all injectors or wait until one finally fails.

    He is a VAG/BMW specialist so I'm happy to go with what he thinks. We discounted camshaft failure as it would have stayed running like a bag of nails when it had warmed up. As it is it seems to run fine.

    Although I'm very tempted to bin it now and get something else as I'm not happy with all the repairs of late that it's needed. Still though, that means I've to arrange finance which I didn't want to do


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    #640
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    johnos1984 wrote: »
    We went through everything in the car today. After a minute or two the noise goes out of it and it runs normal.

    Mechanics reckons it's 'diesel' slap' and that for some reason (dirt or failing injector) the car doesn't run correctly until it's warmed up. We had it hooked up to autologic (?) and ran tests on the injectors and they appeared to be performing perfectly as did everything else.

    In other words they only effective repair for now would be to replace all injectors or wait until one finally fails.

    He is a VAG/BMW specialist so I'm happy to go with what he thinks. We discounted camshaft failure as it would have stayed running like a bag of nails when it had warmed up. As it is it seems to run fine.

    Although I'm very tempted to bin it now and get something else as I'm not happy with all the repairs of late that it's needed. Still though, that means I've to arrange finance which I didn't want to do

    Could you fix this problem, sell it and buy another car with the money you get for the passat?


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    #641
    Jomcc
    Registered Users Posts: 452 ✭✭Jomcc


    EPM wrote: »
    1. EPM x
    2. R.O.R x
    3. Jemmy x
    4. TestTransmission x
    5. ottostreet x
    6. Gary ITR x
    7. Limerick man
    8. George Dalton x
    9. Bodhan x
    10. Rob x
    11. MidnightQueen
    12. Quazzie x
    13. Drummerboy08 x
    14. Marlow x
    15. MetzgerMeister x
    16. Laoishibee
    17. Tallon x
    18. CharlieCroker x
    19. -Corkie- x
    20. Stheno
    21. Beer Baron
    22. Confab x
    23. Jenizzle x
    24. Adaline Abundant Index x
    25. georgefalls x
    26. alexmcred x
    27. Challengemaster x
    28. Damo86 x
    29. LIGHTNING x
    30. Sean1141 x
    31. Bigus x
    32. conzymaher x
    33. PaulKK
    34. Padraig Mor x
    35. TheBazman x
    36. Fizman x
    37 Falconire x
    38. DirtyBollox x
    39. the_syco x
    40. dar83 x
    41. Daved_XB x
    42. Jomcc x
    Was only there for short while but added name.


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    #642
    MidnightQueen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,601 ✭✭✭MidnightQueen


    Damn it, i missed this! :( Got my dates mixed up. Disgusted. Definetly hope to be at the next one.


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    #643
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    MidnightQueen wrote: »
    Damn it, i missed this! :( Got my dates mixed up. Disgusted. Definetly hope to be at the next one.

    Jesus your worse than me...


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    #644
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    'twas a fun day lads and lasses !

    Sorry I shot off early. The girlfriend and what not.

    Cheers all !


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    #645
    PaulKK
    Registered Users Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭PaulKK


    EPM wrote:
    1. EPM x
    2. R.O.R x
    3. Jemmy x
    4. TestTransmission x
    5. ottostreet x
    6. Gary ITR x
    7. Limerick man
    8. George Dalton x
    9. Bodhan x
    10. Rob x
    11. MidnightQueen
    12. Quazzie x
    13. Drummerboy08 x
    14. Marlow x
    15. MetzgerMeister x
    16. Laoishibee
    17. Tallon x
    18. CharlieCroker x
    19. -Corkie- x
    20. Stheno
    21. Beer Baron
    22. Confab x
    23. Jenizzle x
    24. Adaline Abundant Index x
    25. georgefalls x
    26. alexmcred x
    27. Challengemaster x
    28. Damo86 x
    29. LIGHTNING x
    30. Sean1141 x
    31. Bigus x
    32. conzymaher x
    33. PaulKK x
    34. Padraig Mor x
    35. TheBazman x
    36. Fizman x
    37 Falconire x
    38. DirtyBollox x
    39. the_syco x
    40. dar83 x
    41. Daved_XB x
    42. Jomcc x

    Added me


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    #646
    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    That lack of an X by my name insults me!

    Sickened i missed it.

    Loads of reasons, the main reasons being i didn't want anyone to laugh at my car and i also didn't want anyone to find out i'm actually 12.


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    #647
    voxpop
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭voxpop


    Was only about for a bit - some nice cars - any chance of a closer to dublin or mountain drive meet next time ?

    @TestTransmission: that tin can exhaust melted your bumper yet? :pac:


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    #648
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    voxpop wrote: »
    Was only about for a bit - some nice cars - any chance of a closer to dublin or mountain drive meet next time ?

    @TestTransmission: that tin can exhaust melted your bumper yet? :pac:

    For a regional meet that can be in Dublin, but a national one needs to be somewhere more neutral.


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    #649
    Fizman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭Fizman


    Enjoyable meet in fairness, sound bunch of lads/lasses. Got to chat to a good few but only know a handful of Boards names to put against them.

    Was good to chat to the other GTI owners to share tips and what not.

    Highlight of the day was finding out that there is little or no difference between my GTI and TT's S2000. :)

    Refill light came on driving to work this morning, with 472km on the tank. That is officially the earliest it has come on in my 24 months of ownership, so ya, Saturday was expensive. :p


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    #650
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Fizman wrote: »
    Highlight of the day was finding out that there is little or no difference between my GTI and TT's S2000. :)

    Typical VAG driver, always under the illusion that the Honda is actually trying :pac:


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    #651
    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    Yeah I brimmed the tank Friday night and challengemaster emptied a quarter of it on a 15 minute test drive id say :D


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    #652
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Burp!


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    #653
    Fizman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭Fizman


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    Typical VAG driver, always under the illusion that the Honda is actually trying :pac:

    The Honda sounded like it was having an abortion, without anesthetic, so I just assumed it was trying. :pac:


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    #654
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    EPM wrote: »
    Burp!
    So soon?


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    #655
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Tallon wrote: »
    So soon?

    Just to get the ball rolling. Only a small one for the yocals, boi:)


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    #656
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Fizman wrote: »
    The Honda sounded like it was having an abortion, without anesthetic

    I've never been able to pinpoint the sound the Buddyclub exhaust makes until now.


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    #657
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    EPM wrote: »
    yocals

    A cross between 'yokel' and 'locals'? Wonder what the Dublin equivalent would be... maybe Skocals?


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    #658
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    Fizman wrote: »
    Refill light came on driving to work this morning, with 472km on the tank. That is officially the earliest it has come on in my 24 months of ownership, so ya, Saturday was expensive. :p

    I'm incredibly jealous. I'd be over the moon if I was getting that out of my Civic :(
    I think I may have a problem at the moment.....my average per tank has dropped from ~380-400kms to about ~320-330kms and my driving style or type of driving hasn't changed :(


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    #659
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    BDJW wrote: »
    I'm incredibly jealous. I'd be over the moon if I was getting that out of my Civic :(
    I think I may have a problem at the moment.....my average per tank has dropped from ~380-400kms to about ~320-330kms and my driving style or type of driving hasn't changed :(

    Could be weather, tyre pressures etc. How many tanks have been lower? Was it gradual?


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    #660
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    EPM wrote: »
    Could be weather, tyre pressures etc. How many tanks have been lower? Was it gradual?

    Tire pressure is grand, been keeping an eye on it. Some of the lads on the owners forum have said they normally have a bit of a drop in the cold weather, which is partially due to the tank being under the drivers seat and actually having less protection from the weather. But this is a bit of a hefty drop in my opinion.

    I gave the car a bit of stick for a full tank about 2 months ago, and only got 320kms out of the tank before the light came on. Thought nothing of it as I had been driving a bit harder than I normally would have. And since then, it's been the same, and that is about 4 or 5 tanks.


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    #661
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    BDJW wrote: »
    Tire pressure is grand, been keeping an eye on it. Some of the lads on the owners forum have said they normally have a bit of a drop in the cold weather, which is partially due to the tank being under the drivers seat and actually having less protection from the weather. But this is a bit of a hefty drop in my opinion.

    I gave the car a bit of stick for a full tank about 2 months ago, and only got 320kms out of the tank before the light came on. Thought nothing of it as I had been driving a bit harder than I normally would have. And since then, it's been the same, and that is about 4 or 5 tanks.

    You'd be very suprised the differences that an extra couple of minutes a journey takes with traffic etc. Definitelty something to keep an eye on.

    Also...320km to a tank is frightening:o


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