Motors Chat Thread Round 1

pred racer · 15-07-2012 11:09PM

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

God need to drive all over Dublin tomorrow

Im from Galway i think my brain may implode as i hate driving in strange new cities

If you can drive around Galway, anywhere else should be a breeze mate:p

Mumbai, bahgdad, paris etc

gollywog · 15-07-2012 11:17PM

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

God need to drive all over Dublin tomorrow

Im from Galway i think my brain may implode as i hate driving in strange new cities

I'm the same, im from the courtown/gorey area of wexford and driving in dublin makes me all nervous! How do you know which lane to get in?! The only lanes I see down here are down to auld farmers yards!

MetzgerMeister · 15-07-2012 11:19PM

gollywog wrote: »

I'm the same, im from the courtown/gorey area of wexford and driving in dublin makes me all nervous! How do you know which lane to get in?! The only lanes I see down here are down to auld farmers yards!

If you're able to read signposts, you should have no problem driving in Dublin

gollywog · 15-07-2012 11:20PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

I'm the same, im from the courtown/gorey area of wexford and driving in dublin makes me all nervous! How do you know which lane to get in?! The only lanes I see down here are down to auld farmers yards!

If you're able to read signposts, you should have no problem driving in Dublin

You'd think that yes, but it still makes me uncomfortable! Probably all in my head, get myself worked up and all!

Jimbob 83 · 15-07-2012 11:22PM

Looking at 6h+ on the road tomorrow going from blanch to rush to wicklow to louth, should prolly go get some sleep

gollywog · 15-07-2012 11:25PM

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Looking at 6h+ on the road tomorrow going from blanch to rush to wicklow to louth, should prolly go get some sleep

Good idea! :-) best of luck tommorrow man, hope you find a cracker

Jimdagym · 15-07-2012 11:30PM

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Looking at 6h+ on the road tomorrow going from blanch to rush to wicklow to louth, should prolly go get some sleep

Hopefully not in that order. Rush and Louth are in the same direction.

Nissan doctor · 15-07-2012 11:30PM

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Looking at 6h+ on the road tomorrow going from blanch to rush to wicklow to louth, should prolly go get some sleep

Where is the one in Louth?

MugMugs · 15-07-2012 11:32PM

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Looking at 6h+ on the road tomorrow going from blanch to rush to wicklow to louth, should prolly go get some sleep

Where is the one in Louth?

Out your back garden knowing you

pred racer · 16-07-2012 08:40AM

Another absolutely ****ty day in

The home of the Munster Champions

Supposed to go to galway today, i may put a propeller on the Alfa:rolleyes:

pred racer · 16-07-2012 08:43AM

gollywog wrote: »

You'd think that yes, but it still makes me uncomfortable! Probably all in my head, get myself worked up and all!

If you have a bog hopper reg, you can do what you want anyway:p

gollywog · 16-07-2012 08:46AM

pred racer wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

You'd think that yes, but it still makes me uncomfortable! Probably all in my head, get myself worked up and all!

If you have a bog hopper reg, you can do what you want anyway:p

Ha ha nope I have a "D" registered unfortunately!

MugMugs · 16-07-2012 08:58AM

pred racer wrote: »

Another absolutely ****ty day in

Scrubbed and waxed Betty yesterday...... was nearly crying driving down the road this morning with the rain and consequential mud on the roads

dgt · 16-07-2012 09:08AM

Oooh grand weather out... Cant complain was sunny all last week!

Just as well it started to lash... Starting work experience today. First job in a long, long time (sort of!) So expect a lot less posts from me in the other thread... For now :pac:

Atomic Pineapple · 16-07-2012 10:33AM

Was up in Monaghan for the Rally School there on Saturday, done the Impreza half day experience. Was great craic and really learnt a lot about how to drive on a track.

Here's a few pics:

gollywog · 16-07-2012 10:37AM

****! just found out that the gti i was going to view today is a dsg... but WITHOUT the paddle shift

Im sickened because I really wanted the paddle shift. Id imagine that would be a costly retrofit too??

MugMugs · 16-07-2012 10:53AM

Any Toyota experts out there?

UK reg shows vehicle as a D-4D 2.0 TR with TR being the spec whereas when changed to paddy plates is showing up as an Overmount TR. Whats the overmount about?

Also, does anybody know where I could ge tthe TR spec for 2009 / 2010 handy ?

gollywog · 16-07-2012 10:56AM

OSI wrote: »

Yep, needs a new steering wheel controller, and recoding.

Do you know what sort of money would i be looking at?

Jimbob 83 · 16-07-2012 10:56AM

gollywog wrote: »

****! just found out that the gti i was going to view today is a dsg... but WITHOUT the paddle shift Im sickened because I really wanted the paddle shift. Id imagine that would be a costly retrofit too??

He says it in the AD in fairness, with that paticular car i reckon it would be worth buying regardless tbh

Jimbob 83 · 16-07-2012 10:57AM

gollywog wrote: »

Do you know what sort of money would i be looking at?

Too much to spend on an almost 8 year old car tbh

gollywog · 16-07-2012 11:34AM

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

He says it in the AD in fairness, with that paticular car i reckon it would be worth buying regardless tbh

Oh yes he says it in the ad you pointed out to me, but not in the one i was going to dublin to view today :rolleyes:

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Too much to spend on an almost 8 year old car tbh

Yes, that would be my thinking also.....

OSI wrote: »

Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure you need a new wheel as well. So you're looking at hundreds, and I've used them maybe 10 times in the 5 months I've had the car. I actually find it much more fun to use the stick to up/down shift as the paddles move with the wheel making them a moving target when you need to change gear. Proper annoying.

Ha yes thats what i am trying to convince myself but tbh i doubt i would be fully happy ya know?

dgt · 16-07-2012 02:17PM

Does anyone know which Peugeot 406's had a leather steering wheel in D8 guise? Ie prefacelifted ones from 1996 to 1999... In other terms has no horn button on the wheel.

Steering wheel is gack on mine and would prefer a nice leather one to replace it with

coolisin · 16-07-2012 03:09PM

Draff that rally school looks like great fun, going to go look that up pricewise!

gollywog · 16-07-2012 03:16PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

Do you know what sort of money would i be looking at?

I actually like using the up/down on the gearstick you can pretend to be a 90`s touring car driver and make engine pop noises as you downshift :pac:

Really?! Do you use the paddles much yourself?

Atomic Pineapple · 16-07-2012 03:24PM

coolisin wrote: »

Draff that rally school looks like great fun, going to go look that up pricewise!

It's great craic, the prices seem expensive when you look them up but to me it was worth the price, was great craic.

Matt Simis · 16-07-2012 03:24PM

gollywog wrote: »

Really?! Do you use the paddles much yourself?

I have had several tiptronics and none had paddles. I sometimes considered retrofitting, but at the end of the day nice as they are they are a gimmick. So many other more important factors to be making car purchases on IMO.

Shifting with the [tiptronic] gear stick is also more natural and normal than gear shifting on a steering wheel.

Atomic Pineapple · 16-07-2012 04:01PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Some of the use from the Mondello school were going to go down and give it a shot. But then they got rid of the gravel so we didn't bother. Heard they are a good bunch of guys and its a fun day out.

Yeh, the gravel is gone which is a shame, it's still great craic though and is a very technical track, great for learning too, much improved my driving from the outset to the end.

Looking up the Mondello school now as I want to do it next. I see the prices have been discounted, do you now if this is permanent or just a limited time offer?

coolisin · 16-07-2012 04:11PM

When you look at any of these driving coarses they always seem kinda expensive, loved the mondello one, want to do it again sometime.

Will def look it up I'd say it'd be great fun.

Thanks

Atomic Pineapple · 16-07-2012 04:17PM

coolisin wrote: »

When you look at any of these driving coarses they always seem kinda expensive, loved the mondello one, want to do it again sometime.

Will def look it up I'd say it'd be great fun.

Thanks

No problem, just to say the 325i was the best craic of the lot, might help you when choosing a package

colm_mcm · 16-07-2012 05:08PM

Antares wrote: »

Any Toyota experts out there?

UK reg shows vehicle as a D-4D 2.0 TR with TR being the spec whereas when changed to paddy plates is showing up as an Overmount TR. Whats the overmount about?

Also, does anybody know where I could ge tthe TR spec for 2009 / 2010 handy ?

I think it's a vrt thing, there's no reference to over mount anywhere except Irish dealers selling uk cars.

Re the specs, you could use autotrader on a used tr, or you could go onto toyota.co.uk and view past brochures going back about 10 years.

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