Motors Chat Thread Round 3

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

did dgt just admit to having a fancy for a japanese car?

you must have had some money, even this weather i dont think you could buy a good one, tax and insure it with much change from 10-12k.

Sure I used to have an Impreza wagon when I was 18... NON SPOILER EDITION :eek::eek::eek:

There's even a yellow Punto in the background :pac:

I loved that car, until it broke and broke my heart trying to find spares for it. Used it as a garden warrior before stripping it and scrapping it

I would happily get another one, a wagon of course

Bygone days, money comes money goes. Spent most on cars, that much is evident :P

I always regret not getting another consaw, inch drive gun and that Audi A8.... Bah, someday!

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

did dgt just admit to having a fancy for a japanese car?
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He did :eek:

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I've a couple of 'go to' threads that I always check on when I'm using my phone but I miss loads of stuff, even threads I've forgotten posting on without the email notifications.

Check posting history of self if you forget stuff

Big Nasty

Stheno wrote: »

I've that stuff switched off, I just use the my forums link and if I've to go a couple of pages back to find a thread so be it.

I've a couple of 'go to' threads that I always check on when I'm using my phone but I miss loads of stuff, even threads I've forgotten posting on without the email notifications.

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Anyone else have a pain in their ass having to scroll down through the thread reply notification emails to click the link? :mad:

Don't bother with the emails, if you have the old style skin, just log into boards and click User CP. If new skin, you'll see thye notifications beside your username on the static bar on top

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Anyone else have a pain in their ass having to scroll down through the thread reply notification emails to click the link? :mad:

I've that stuff switched off, I just use the my forums link and if I've to go a couple of pages back to find a thread so be it.

Big Nasty

Anyone else have a pain in their ass having to scroll down through the thread reply notification emails to click the link? :mad:

did dgt just admit to having a fancy for a japanese car?

you must have had some money, even this weather i dont think you could buy a good one, tax and insure it with much change from 10-12k.

TestTransmission wrote: »

The sister managed it with her doctorate, worked out well for her in the end alright ,but she was pretty much exhausted every week.

Feckin students.. :pac:

I have a student card, not a Usit card, but a regular one, and there are places that give discounts on it

pred racer wrote: »

I have lots of time for the work, but what I want to do isnt related to what I do now, it would be for me.
Does work help you pay? Sorry for being nosey its just that from what I can see
Distance learning aint cheap.

No my work doesn't help me pay, I pay myself, my masters is completely done online, no evening/weekend classes.

If you've been looking at the OU, they are ferociously expensive, there are alternatives out there. Mine also does a monthly payment scheme where they take a direct debit out for the seven academic months which makes it manageable.

Send me a pm if you want more info or to discuss?

TestTransmission

RoverJames wrote: »

Wouldn't contemplate working full time and further education.

The sister managed it with her doctorate, worked out well for her in the end alright ,but she was pretty much exhausted every week.

Feckin students.. :pac:

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4220681

yes. i. would.

no tax, or test, bit of a childhood fantasy car but isn't it lovely.

A chap I went to school with had one when we were in 6th year, circa when I would have been 16ish, he would have been 18. Never, ever has a car gotten so much attention from florescent adolescents with big mouths and no trousers...

And never, ever should have a car like that ever have been given to that chap in he first place! Wrecked in no time

Would you believe it, I was actually going to import one of those years ago when I had the money :eek:

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

dgt and Toyotafanboi how many hours are you in college a week?
Im in for 36 hours and after assignments etc I just don't have the energy for work
At least I can mooch off the parents for the most part and get money for hobbies (cars ) from working over the summer!

Not much, I do 8 on a Monday. That's just this semester though. No summer hol, work experience since July. 40 hours a week, woot!!! And I don't get a bean for any of it

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

I'm used to it RJ, last year for certification purposes I did a pile of exams, and literally spent the entire year studying to keep up to date with changes.

Outside of the Masters I'm doing I've three qualifications to aim for in the next year, it's typical IT you have to keep up.:rolleyes:

Pretty good pred It's a masters, very closely related to what I do and my professional qualifications, so it's not too bad. The whole discipline of getting assignments in is ok as well, I'm used to that having clients in consulting.

Spend time when I'm away doing work on it as well, not much else to do in the evenings. Also what I like is that it's modular/semester based, so each chunk of work goes towards your yearly mark.

Not looking forward to the 30,000 word thesis though!

I have lots of time for the work, but what I want to do isnt related to what I do now, it would be for me.
Does work help you pay? Sorry for being nosey its just that from what I can see
Distance learning aint cheap.

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

dgt and Toyotafanboi how many hours are you in college a week?
Im in for 36 hours and after assignments etc I just don't have the energy for work
At least I can mooch off the parents for the most part and get money for hobbies (cars ) from working over the summer!

easily over 40 most weeks.
i have 30 hours of structured "in college" time. but i do AT which is nearly all continual assessment so i do probably at least 2-3 hours work most evenings. then work 8-10 hour shifts of a saturday and sunday.

166man

Supergurrier wrote: »

Looks like im back driving the Octavia for afew weeks while i rest ST and fix Octavia's problems for sale, oh boy

Still driving an Octavia for a few weeks will make you appreciate the ST so much when you step into it again!

RoverJames wrote: »

Wouldn't contemplate working full time and further education.

I'm used to it RJ, last year for certification purposes I did a pile of exams, and literally spent the entire year studying to keep up to date with changes.

Outside of the Masters I'm doing I've three qualifications to aim for in the next year, it's typical IT you have to keep up.:rolleyes:

pred racer wrote: »

How are you getting on with that?
Its something ive been thinking of for a while!

Pretty good pred

It's a masters, very closely related to what I do and my professional qualifications, so it's not too bad. The whole discipline of getting assignments in is ok as well, I'm used to that having clients in consulting.

Spend time when I'm away doing work on it as well, not much else to do in the evenings. Also what I like is that it's modular/semester based, so each chunk of work goes towards your yearly mark.

Not looking forward to the 30,000 word thesis though!

@ dgt it's the travel that gets me, and not being able to do any sort of regular hobby stuff due to the fact I'm away so much.
I regularly travel on a Sat/Sun to be somewhere for Monday, so it takes away a lot of my free time.

Supergurrier

Looks like im back driving the Octavia for afew weeks while i rest ST and fix Octavia's problems for sale, oh boy

pred racer

dgt wrote: »

That's what I do...
32 hours a week in the local Tesco, reduced from 40. Start at 7 everyday

Evenings taken up doing research for college

Playing soldier once a week

Saturday Jobs

Sunday and Monday taken up with college and associated assignments

I generally don't let it bother me but when I see my poor cars outside not getting the attention they need it makes me sad

Here is mine.
Tue fly to france, about 8 hrs door to door
Wed to mon, 6x12hr shifts back to Ireland mon night another 8 hrs
Tue-fri recover from above, and do whatever the hell I like,:)
Fri-sun have my kids for the weekend:D
Mon tidy the house, get my **** together to start all over again.

House, quads, bike and garden all tend to get neglected!

Ded_Zebra

dgt and Toyotafanboi how many hours are you in college a week?
Im in for 36 hours and after assignments etc I just don't have the energy for work

At least I can mooch off the parents for the most part and get money for hobbies (cars

) from working over the summer!

RoverJames wrote: »

I don't like the JDM ones tbh.

it's probably my age :pac: i just dont see the UK ones having the same character to them. that said, i wouldn't say no...

Stheno wrote: »

Ah lads, stop whinging.

Imagine working full time and doing a degree

likewise to dgt. although i only do 20 hours a week working for tesco and ususally give a ballpark of 40 hours to the degree. and have a social life :pac: i love it, be worse if there was nothing to do

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

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no tax, or test, bit of a childhood fantasy car but isn't it lovely.

I don't like the JDM ones tbh.

Ded_Zebra

dgt wrote: »

I generally don't let it bother me but when I see my poor cars outside not getting the attention they need it makes me sad

It's awful isn't it. At the moment i'm watching my jeep (Suzuki Samurai) disolve into the drive

Next summer i'm going to do a serious job on it, well at least get it structurally sound :P.

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

Ah lads, stop whinging.

Imagine working full time and doing a degree

How are you getting on with that?
Its something ive been thinking of for a while!

Stheno wrote: »

........

Imagine working full time and doing a degree

Wouldn't contemplate working full time and further education.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4220681

yes. i. would.

no tax, or test, bit of a childhood fantasy car but isn't it lovely.

Stheno wrote: »

Ah lads, stop whinging.

Imagine working full time and doing a degree

That's what I do...

32 hours a week in the local Tesco, reduced from 40. Start at 7 everyday
Evenings taken up doing research for college
Playing soldier once a week
Saturday Jobs
Sunday and Monday taken up with college and associated assignments

I generally don't let it bother me but when I see my poor cars outside not getting the attention they need it makes me sad

dgt wrote: »

Snap! All other stuff has been put on the long finger. p

Ah lads, stop whinging.

Imagine working full time and doing a degree