Motors Chat Thread Round 1

cgal093 · 06-08-2012 01:31AM

I just wanna meet at wherever is closest to Coolock because I doubt Ill have any test or tax on my car...

gollywog · 06-08-2012 01:32AM

@cian,
I'd say be best wait til a mod sees it and see what they say? Hopefully it will be no bother anyway!

CianRyan · 06-08-2012 01:33AM

Not sure what Cherrywood is like as it's the other side of the the country from me but I think it's meant to be quiet enough anyway.
Bit in the middle of nowhere from what I know but central as far as motorways are concerned.

@Cgal, I know what you mean. This is why I haven't made it to any meets.

Would the Phoenix park be any use?
Parking can be a bit mad I guess but on a week day (if people are free) it could be alright.

gollywog · 06-08-2012 01:37AM

CianRyan wrote: »

Not sure what Cherrywood is like as it's the other side of the the country from me but I think it's meant to be quiet enough anyway.
Bit in the middle of nowhere from what I know but central as far as motorways are concerned.

@Cgal, I know what you mean. This is why I haven't made it to any meets.

Would the Phoenix park be any use?
Parking can be a bit mad I guess but on a week day (if people are free) it could be alright.

Be easier for me close to the m50,if not id be in unknown territory lol!

cgal093 · 06-08-2012 01:39AM

CianRyan wrote: »

Not sure what Cherrywood is like as it's the other side of the the country from me but I think it's meant to be quiet enough anyway.
Bit in the middle of nowhere from what I know but central as far as motorways are concerned.

@Cgal, I know what you mean. This is why I haven't made it to any meets.

Would the Phoenix park be any use?
Parking can be a bit mad I guess but on a week day (if people are free) it could be alright.

Can't remember the last time I've been to Phoenix park. Is there a big car park or something?

CianRyan · 06-08-2012 01:40AM

Ah yeah, I guess.
The park's big enough though, not a hard one to find.

Sure the simpler we keep it the better. We can have a poll when a mod gives approval.

06-08-2012 01:41AM

CianRyan wrote: »

.....

Again, I don't mean to offend.
Slag Tallaght all you want, I know most of it's true!

.....

In fairness most of it wouldn't be true, I lived in Clondalkin for a couple of years and the vast majority of there and Tallaght is absolutely fine. They're both fairly big areas so you're bound to have little troublesome pockets.

CianRyan · 06-08-2012 01:43AM

cgal093 wrote: »

Can't remember the last time I've been to Phoenix park. Is there a big car park or something?

There's a good sized one up at the papal cross, I think DTD have had meets in there before.
Does make for a nicer back drop than a shopping center or the likes. Haha

CianRyan · 06-08-2012 01:45AM

RoverJames wrote: »

In fairness most of it wouldn't be true, I lived in Clondalkin for a couple of years and the vast majority of there and Tallaght is absolutely fine. They're both fairly big areas so you're bound to have little troublesome pockets.

Don't get me wrong now, there are loads of lovely parts of Clondalkin and Tallaght but to say that Neilstown or Jobstown are nice would be a bit of a step.

gollywog · 06-08-2012 01:47AM

The times I've been in clondalkin it seemed pretty nice! Never been to Tallaght, unless you count courtown! :L

Matt Simis · 06-08-2012 01:58AM

166man wrote: »

Jaysus lads Liffey Valley is a fair old trek anyway for myself. Anywhere a bit more central? How about that big carpark they use for the Cars and Coffee meet in Cherrywood? Although somewhere up in Tallaght wouldn't be too bad either...

Liffey Valley is like 2 more exits on the M50 than Tallaght and unlike say, the Square you dont have to drive through anywhere (like Tallaght) to get to it, its right on the motorway. Its the most accessable shopping centre in the country.

CianRyan · 06-08-2012 02:13AM

Matt Simis wrote: »

Liffey Valley is like 2 more exits on the M50 than Tallaght and unlike say, the Square you dont have to drive through anywhere (like Tallaght) to get to it, its right on the motorway. Its the most accessable shopping centre in the country.

You're hardly saying The Square is hard to find are you?
You come off the motor way, drive straight, under a bridge, still straight, straight some more and you're there.

I haven't been out to Liffy Valley in a while but last time I was there I remember a maze of round abouts... Could have just been that my mam is hopeless with directions but that's my memory anyway.

06-08-2012 02:21AM

......he's just saying its close to Tallaght.

CianRyan · 06-08-2012 02:24AM

RoverJames wrote: »

......he's just saying its close to Tallaght.

Matt Simis wrote: »

Liffey Valley is like 2 more exits on the M50 than Tallaght and unlike say, the Square you dont have to drive through anywhere (like Tallaght) to get to it, its right on the motorway. Its the most accessable shopping centre in the country.

Did you read the first part and completely ignore this?
It is near Tallaght and it's even quicker to get to it from here if you stay off the motor way but that wasn't the only point made here.

166man's post does seem a bit odd in that sense but I don't know, maybe it just feels more remote?
Anyway, I said I'm fine with either.

06-08-2012 02:30AM

I read the whole thing and chose to ignore none of it.

CianRyan · 06-08-2012 02:57AM

So then you were looking to instigate something?

06-08-2012 03:02AM

No, that would be yourself. Driving through somewhere to get somewhere else doesn't make it hard to find, for whatever reason that's how you interpreted the comment. A maze would imply hard to find though, which is a point you made about LV.

CianRyan · 06-08-2012 03:37AM

Right, I had quite a long passage written there but I decided not to post it, it would have just unnecessarily encouraged an already pointlessly argument waiting to happen.
We read the comment differently, this doesn't really matter, what ever... I thought you were being condescending so I reacted as such.
I apologise and I'd just like to move on from it.
Fair enough?

Dr.Rieux · 06-08-2012 08:33AM

I'd like to go to a Dublin meet if one is organised. I work and live in Athlone but come back to Dublin some weekends so can arrange to come back the weekend of a meet, if the meet is at a weekend.

dar83 · 06-08-2012 09:00AM

Cherrywood C&C location is best for Dublin.

It's used to groups of cars appearing and there's coffee shops etc...

It's probably also best for someone who can actually drive to the location to organise the meet. And also not someone in a pink car. :pac:

I jest.

166man · 06-08-2012 09:23AM

Matt Simis wrote: »

Liffey Valley is like 2 more exits on the M50 than Tallaght and unlike say, the Square you dont have to drive through anywhere (like Tallaght) to get to it, its right on the motorway. Its the most accessable shopping centre in the country.

Oops my bad. Haven't been out there in a while and didn't realise it was as close to Tallaght as two M50 stops. If the meet were to be on a Saturday, I can't imagine a busy shopping centre being the ideal place for a car meet though, alas I won't say any more on the issue. Once it's in Dublin it should be fine by me.

gollywog · 06-08-2012 09:57AM

dar83 wrote: »

Cherrywood C&C location is best for Dublin.

It's used to groups of cars appearing and there's coffee shops etc...

It's probably also best for someone who can actually drive to the location to organise the meet. And also not someone in a pink car. :pac:

I jest.

I agree 100% with this post!! :P

andyseadog · 06-08-2012 10:42AM

How do people go on the piss every weekend?

was at a bbq last night. this morning, shivering, gagging, sweats, dizzyness...

L-M · 06-08-2012 10:56AM

Every weekend? :pac:

Matt Simis · 06-08-2012 11:33AM

CianRyan wrote: »

You're hardly saying The Square is hard to find are you?
You come off the motor way, drive straight, under a bridge, still straight, straight some more and you're there.

I haven't been out to Liffy Valley in a while but last time I was there I remember a maze of round abouts... Could have just been that my mam is hopeless with directions but that's my memory anyway.

Eh no, Im not. Im saying The Square is further from the motorway (M50) than Liffey Valley. The "maze of roundabouts" you mention in Liffey Valley are in the carpark... You can see the motorway from the Liffey Valley carpark (it backs on it to it), as I said its stupid easy to find and get to, a lot more so than the Square, which being an older center is "off motorway".

Im not necesserily even advocating LV over anything else, though its perimeter retail park (B&Q, Halfords, PC World) has its own parking and usually with lots of free space.

dar83 wrote: »

Cherrywood C&C location is best for Dublin.

Not for me! Apart from bringing back haunting visions of Dell, its just physically quite far being down the bottom of the M50, its near double the distance vs Tallaght, Liffey Valley or Blanch. Though obviously for some others Im sure its pretty good.

gollywog · 06-08-2012 11:45AM

Matt Simis wrote: »

CianRyan wrote: »

You're hardly saying The Square is hard to find are you?
[SIZE="1"]You come off the motor way, drive straight, under a bridge, still straight, straight some more and you're there.[/SIZE]

I haven't been out to Liffy Valley in a while but last time I was there I remember a maze of round abouts... Could have just been that my mam is hopeless with directions but that's my memory anyway.

Eh no, Im not. Im saying The Square is further from the motorway (M50) than Liffey Valley. The "maze of roundabouts" you mention in Liffey Valley are in the carpark... You can see the motorway from the Liffey Valley carpark (it backs on it to it), as I said its stupid easy to find and get to, a lot more so than the Square, which being an older center is "off motorway".

Im not necesserily even advocating LV over anything else, though its perimeter retail park (B&Q, Halfords, PC World) has its own parking and usually with lots of free space.

dar83 wrote: »

Cherrywood C&C location is best for Dublin.

Not for me! Apart from bringing back haunting visions of Dell, its just physically quite far being down the bottom of the M50, its near double the distance vs Tallaght, Liffey Valley or Blanch. Though obviously for some others Im sure its pretty good.

Is Cherrywood near loughlinstown?
I'd be up for that obviously lol!

dar83 · 06-08-2012 11:58AM

Matt Simis wrote: »

Not for me! Apart from bringing back haunting visions of Dell, its just physically quite far being down the bottom of the M50, its near double the distance vs Tallaght, Liffey Valley or Blanch. Though obviously for some others Im sure its pretty good.

I'm sorry, I thought this was a "Dublin" meet...

You can organise your own one on Trim if you like. :pac:

Seriously though, Cherrywood is the far end of the M50 from me as well, so it's definitely not ideal, but overall it's probably the most suitable to be fair.

Liffey Valley would be fine for me as well, I tend to handle roundabouts ok (directionally, not my car you cheeky swine!

). Bur Blanch would be perfect, due to lack of Toll.

Northern Monkey · 06-08-2012 12:06PM

Blanch or airside could be good.

dgt · 06-08-2012 01:28PM

andyseadog wrote: »

How do people go on the piss every weekend?

was at a bbq last night. this morning, shivering, gagging, sweats, dizzyness...

I used to, for about 2 years, untill I learned the error of my ways and funds tightened :pac:

Dublin meet?

every weekend this month is taken up for me... Sept at the earliest!

If yes, anywhere in Dublin suits. Nowhere in Dublin is hard to get to... I mean find....

andyseadog · 06-08-2012 01:37PM

dgt wrote: »

I used to, for about 2 years, untill I learned the error of my ways and funds tightened :pac:

Dublin meet? every weekend this month is taken up for me... Sept at the earliest!

If yes, anywhere in Dublin suits. Nowhere in Dublin is hard to get to... I mean find....

or funds were re-allocated to further research into messing with bangers :pac:

no more drinking for a long time after this, or at least until i go back to college

dublin meet sounds great lads, would do my best to make an appearance, preferrably southside though :P

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