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****Motors Chat Thread Round 4****

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  • #932
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,206 ✭✭✭Zcott


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    Use the kitchen tap sure if thats any handier

    Think I remember seeing an attachment for a pressure washer to hook up to a kitchen tap which may need to do...or plenty of buckets of water. I even bought some Auto Finesse Revive to polish up the trim, which might have to wait until Friday...


  • #933
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,920 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    It's also possible to get a hose with a pump/filter on one end which goes into a tank of rainwater and the other end connects to the pressure washer as normal. Very handy if you have barrels set up to collect rainwater. The filter gets rid of any dirt in the water and you're left with a wet car but without the risk of hard water if you have it.

    Someone on here had this setup, can't remember who it was though!


  • #934
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    It's also possible to get a hose with a pump/filter on one end which goes into a tank of rainwater and the other end connects to the pressure washer as normal. Very handy if you have barrels set up to collect rainwater. The filter gets rid of any dirt in the water and you're left with a wet car but without the risk of hard water if you have it.

    Someone on here had this setup, can't remember who it was though!

    That sounds great, I'm sick of finding water spots on my car if I don't get a spot dry. (Read: miss it)


  • #935
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    Today I towed a Forrest :pac:

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  • #936
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    Fairly sure I drove past Tossy in his S3 today in Drumcondra with me heading Northbound. Noticed the car immediately and went for a wave but unfortunately the rather fine specimen of a lady across the road took all his attention as I drove past... Ended up waving at a taxi driver...:D


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  • #937
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    166man wrote: »
    Fairly sure I drove past Tossy in his S3 today in Drumcondra with me heading Northbound. Noticed the car immediately and went for a wave but unfortunately the rather fine specimen of a lady across the road took all his attention as I drove past... Ended up waving at a taxi driver...:D

    Have you learned nothing from me? :pac:


  • #938
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,691 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Black_Knight wrote: »
    Either alloys or alloys and tyres. They're a bit of a pain to find, since they go by many names. "scirocco alloys", "Turbine alloys" or their real name, "interlagos" alloys.

    Never heard of eastcoast alloys, but just checked em out and they dont have em on their site.

    Never really thought of Ebay, since postage from the UK might be crippling. Theres a set on ebay for £550+$65 postage. Thats probably gonna work out around €730-€740. £200 less if I get the without tyres, so it kinda depends what quality the tyres are on them. Last thing I want are rock hard "economy" tyres.

    FKPerformance has the same deal for €700 - linky. Again, depends what his definition of "performance" tyres is.

    I would wager they will be rubbish tyres.
    I have no idea where these companies get their definition or "performance tyres" from.

    Best off bring a set in from the UK and fit a set of Hankook tyres. Cant go wrong.
    Have you check any UK forums?
    Often some nice wheels for sale on edition38


  • #939
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    I have to say, good weather brought the most dangerous enemy of motorist - very short shorts!
    I could not reallyfocus on road all day yesterday! Way too many "distractions"!


  • #940
    Veloce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Veloce


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    I have to say, good weather brought the most dangerous enemy of motorist - very short shorts!
    I could not reallyfocus on road all day yesterday! Way too many "distractions"!

    Tell me about. I couldn't focus either from all the looking out the window and I was sitting on a Dublin Bus.


  • #941
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    I have to say, good weather brought the most dangerous enemy of motorist - very short shorts!
    I could not reallyfocus on road all day yesterday! Way too many "distractions"!

    look just stop looking at guys in shorts, problem solved:pac:

    But joking aside some of those girls:D nice


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  • #942
    tossy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭tossy


    166man wrote: »
    Fairly sure I drove past Tossy in his S3 today in Drumcondra with me heading Northbound. Noticed the car immediately and went for a wave but unfortunately the rather fine specimen of a lady across the road took all his attention as I drove past... Ended up waving at a taxi driver...:D

    You did indeed. Driving in weather like that is seriously dangerous.:D


  • #943
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    photo.jpg

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=84924440&postcount=5


  • #944
    randy hickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭randy hickey


    Seein' as we're having ourselves a heatwave:D, I thought maybe I'd give dgt a few ideas for a diy convertible.

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  • #945
    MugMugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    tossy wrote: »
    You did indeed. Driving in weather like that is seriously dangerous.:D

    Nearly lamped some poor pleb on a bike yesterday due to some serious distraction. I'll be investing in blinkers.


  • #946
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    For vectra

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  • #947
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    For vectra

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    I think that looks very well, much better than the saloon version. I do love estates though.


  • #948
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    I have come up with a genious solution to the distractions that the good weather brings.
    If the air temperature is over 18ºc and it is not raining all cars will be electronically limited to 15km/h in built up areas. This will obviously limit the damage done in the inevitable crash caused by the distractions due to the lower speed and also has the benifit of giving you longer to look :cool:


  • #949
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    It's says that we have 19 degrees now. I don't really think so. All road in estate melted!!! It's like river of tar!!! Scary! Had do drive throughout it :(. Thanks God no visible damage so far.


  • #950
    MugMugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    I think that looks very well, much better than the saloon version. I do love estates though.

    It looks like what Audi puked out when they ate some Skoda cake in 2002


  • #951
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    MugMugs wrote: »
    It looks like what Audi puked out when they ate some Skoda cake in 2002

    I agree, still looks better than the saloon though. :pac:


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  • #952
    Veloce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Veloce


    A lovely afternoon for a drive. I'm going to try and get out of work on time this afternoon and go for oul spin up the through hills in the Zed!


  • #953
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Veloce wrote: »
    A lovely afternoon for a drive. I'm going to try and get out of work on time this afternoon and go for oul spin up the through hills in the Zed!

    Whole day driving, should have 350 miles racked up by this evening :)

    Uncomfortable in places though!


  • #954
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    166man wrote: »
    Fairly sure I drove past Tossy in his S3 today in Drumcondra with me heading Northbound. Noticed the car immediately and went for a wave but unfortunately the rather fine specimen of a lady across the road took all his attention as I drove past... Ended up waving at a taxi driver...:D

    Funny, I'm sure I drove by one of the cars from the meet the other day. As in 99.9% sure.


  • #955
    Veloce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Veloce


    dgt wrote: »
    Whole day driving, should have 350 miles racked up by this evening :)

    Uncomfortable in places though!

    That's good going dgt! What are ya driving??


  • #956
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Well lads. Up since 4:00 in the morning, day at work. Then moving all day. When moved spent 1h20min on a phone with eircom and esb. Tired as a dog, house has unpacked boxes and bags stuffed up to sealing.

    And I am happy now, sitting in the back of the house in very private garden eating ice cream :) could not be happier!

    Motor related:

    If I would be stoped today and asked to open boot, then I would in very accouard situation...

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  • #957
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    LEGO!! :D

    How's the new place? Anymore dead bodies or ghost girls with collies?


  • #958
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    CianRyan wrote: »
    LEGO!! :D

    How's the new place? Anymore dead bodies or ghost girls with collies?

    So long as he doesn't find a safe I'd say we'll all be fine


  • #959
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    DO NOT NEED ANOTHER SAFE THREAD!


  • #960
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    CianRyan wrote: »
    LEGO!! :D

    How's the new place? Anymore dead bodies or ghost girls with collies?

    Ah, it's still complete mess. Will take few weeks before my mancave resorted and just being able to sit in living room lol. Though it is fantastic place. Very old fashioned inside, but we can paint and do stuff yourself later.

    Super happy!


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  • #961
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    You're a quick mover SH - how did you manage to bail outta the other gaff so quickly?


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