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

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  • #962
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Veloce wrote: »
    That's good going dgt! What are ya driving??

    Tis the odd trip now and again to Donemana for van parts :) 406, didn't break into a sweat!


  • #963
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Alfa romeo want me to bring my car to them to check out the damage, but they dont seem too interested in actually fixing it.
    About what I expected then :rolleyes:

    **** em, its going in to George Dalton for surgery on monday, when I come back in july It'll be ready for road :D

    Btw, its a very scary feeling when a full fuel tank shifts by a couple of inches underneath you when you're going round a corner. Its even worse on acceleration, it feels like you just dropped the back axle :p


  • #964
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


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

    Got the keys. Told that moving out next day. Next. Day is today. ESB and eircom switched. Saturday I'll drop off the keys.
    I am a bulky lad, but I can shift quickly when pissed off. :pac:


  • #965
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    Got the keys. Told that moving out next day. Next. Day is today. ESB and eircom switched. Saturday I'll drop off the keys.
    I am a bulky lad, but I can shift quickly when pissed off. :pac:

    How did they take that? Get your deposit back?


  • #966
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    How did they take that? Get your deposit back?

    Again off topic, but it worth saying:
    she was still looking for money when I said no. So I said I am leaving. She was sorry to see us go etc.
    Next day her daughter started to talk with us. We Explain again about the friend and temporary situation. Explained that we got insulted by whole situation and we leaving. She did not wanted to see us go, because she so loved us as neighbours. So after chat she calls our door after chating with mother ( owner of the house ): no rent increase, it was mis understanding, She is getting painter to renew everything, buying New bed, sorting back boiler heating etc.
    I said I will think about it as I had one house to check that friend arranged.
    Then she flipped again and started threatening us: "if you be checking that house, then you better take it". Started wailing on us.
    We have no contract anymore. The landlord is not registered landlord anymore as she doing it as favor to house owner etc. It's a private situation now.
    So I don't even care about deposit as my own peace of mind worth more. I even got played until 25th, but I just could not stay there anymore. I won't be treated like some antisocial Dutch gold society member.
    Now I am the happiest person alive. We live next door to misses shadowhearth best friend. Have lovely house. With better location and cheaper.

    P.s I left house clean and no rubbish behind. Bills transferred and no dept. I am not an asshole.


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  • #967
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,551 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    I played rental car bingo there last week, was in the canaries and booked a panda or similar. Tried sweet talking my way into something nicer, ended up with a Polo TSI 105 1.2
    Not wowsome but actually a bit of craic. Where we were staying was very hilly and it was so torquey. I've driven the 1.2 and 1.4 TDI before and this was way better. Got 600km to the tank which was impressive given that it was being ragged.
    On a related note, it sounds like it needs a DMF. Not great for a 2012 car with 12,000km.


  • #968
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    I would still be wanting my deposit.

    Good cop bad cop BS aside


  • #969
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,551 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Sometimes just walking away is worth any amount of money when it comes to people like that.


  • #970
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Walking away with a telly and fridge yea.

    Moral high ground and all that

    Maybe afew towels also and the microwave.

    Not the fireplace though, need to keep it classy...


  • #971
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,551 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    imagewqya.jpg

    Was in Carrefour hypermarket yesterday, they had nearly every size of tyre available!


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  • #972
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,924 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    I would still be wanting my deposit.

    Good cop bad cop BS aside

    Don't understand me wrong, I would love deposit back. I still will contact her after house check up and remind her. Though I am completely accepted the fact, that she is greedy and she will not give it back. So I don't even stress out anymore. She has millions already and if that few hundred quid will make her happier, then more freedom to her. At least I wount need to deal with her anymore.
    There is always something good in bad. In my situation the good ended up being the bigger part. And that's me saying after spending a lot of money.
    I got a nicer smaller house, proper gas heating, solar panels for hot water in whole house, lovely private garden, no more 3 hours grass cutting, misses best friend across the street ( I **** you not), my nerd work buddy lives down the street, house is another side of town, which makes my work - home trip a lot faster and that's not including traffic. Misses work is 10minutes of walking away. Oh, cheaper rent too.

    Sorry mods. Wount go more in to off-topic. I am just very happy , tired lol, but happy. And I count lads here as good buddies after so many years. So I have to share some of my happiness with imaginary online buddies! :D


  • #973
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    Don't understand me wrong, I would love deposit back. I still will contact her after house check up and remind her. Though I am completely accepted the fact, that she is greedy and she will not give it back. So I don't even stress out anymore. She has millions already and if that few hundred quid will make her happier, then more freedom to her. At least I wount need to deal with her anymore.
    There is always something good in bad. In my situation the good ended up being the bigger part. And that's me saying after spending a lot of money.
    I got a nicer smaller house, proper gas heating, solar panels for hot water in whole house, lovely private garden, no more 3 hours grass cutting, misses best friend across the street ( I **** you not), my nerd work buddy lives down the street, house is another side of town, which makes my work - home trip a lot faster and that's not including traffic. Misses work is 10minutes of walking away. Oh, cheaper rent too.

    Sorry mods. Wount go more in to off-topic. I am just very happy , tired lol, but happy. And I count lads here as good buddies after so many years. So I have to share some of my happiness with imaginary online buddies! :D

    Im not imaginary, i saw you kill that burger mercilessly @ midway

    REST IN PEACE BURGER !

    :pac:


  • #974
    coolisin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,794 ✭✭✭coolisin


    Any recommendations for a bmw mechanic on the southside of Dublin, preferably.
    Need too get the air micro filter done and brake fluid done, plus might aswell get other fluids changed.
    And i suppose no harm getting them too have a decent nose around make sure everything is running ok.


  • #975
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Loose chippings in Wilkinstown..... F*CK YOU :mad: How miserable do the council have to be to put such sh*te on the roads? And the road was done up about 2 years ago, why ruin such a lovely surface? UGH!!! :mad::mad::mad:


  • #976
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Anyone wana help me fit front fogs to my car? I don't have the tools....or knowhow


  • #977
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Anyone wana help me fit front fogs to my car? I don't have the tools....or knowhow

    Is there a spot for them or do you need to get cutting?

    I changed my fogs in about 20 minutes, just needed one screw driver.


  • #978
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    CianRyan wrote: »
    Is there a spot for them or do you need to get cutting?

    I changed my fogs in about 20 minutes, just needed one screw driver.

    Need to get cutting, there's areas for them, but there's plastic there


  • #979
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Ah, I'm no use to you.
    Those lowering springs I drive around with are no closer to being installed. :p


  • #980
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    CianRyan wrote: »
    Ah, I'm no use to you.
    Those lowering springs I drive around with are no closer to being installed. :p

    Wana get a pair of those too


  • #981
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    CianRyan wrote: »
    Ah, I'm no use to you.
    Those lowering springs I drive around with are no closer to being installed. :p

    Not difficult to change I tells you!


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  • #982
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    dgt wrote: »
    Not difficult to change I tells you!

    Wanna give me your tools and spring compressors?
    That's all that's stopping me. No bloody money for tools. :(


  • #983
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    CianRyan wrote: »
    Wanna give me your tools and spring compressors?
    That's all that's stopping me. No bloody money for tools. :(

    I ain't going to haul a pig heavy compressor that won't even fit in the car and fook handtools for compressing that! :pac:

    Come up to the madhouse and I'll have it done in a jiffy ;)


  • #984
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    dgt wrote: »
    I ain't going to haul a pig heavy compressor that won't even fit in the car and fook handtools for compressing that! :pac:

    Come up to the madhouse and I'll have it done in a jiffy ;)

    Can I get in on this?? :pac: Don't mean to sound like a scrounge


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


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Can I get in on this?? :pac: Don't mean to sound like a scrounge

    Can't see why not! This place seems to be a tourist attraction at times :pac:


  • #986
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,719 ✭✭✭Hal1


    dgt wrote: »

    Come up to the madhouse and I'll have it done in a jiffy ;)

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4AuTFulW91Utlcf8EJ4SayRPqWyBQIo8ahNQa_sOB2qAFYfxz

    :pac:





    Just kidding :p.


  • #987
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    dgt wrote: »
    Can't see why not! This place seems to be a tourist attraction at times :pac:

    Deadly :D Just gotta get the things now :pac:


  • #988
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    I like the sound of that. After driving from Navan the roads around Dublin will feel like silk. :pac:

    Was saying to 166man that I'd tag along when the green Bravo (:pac:) makes it's big move.

    Edit: Actually, I'm going to refer to the GTV as a Golf.


  • #989
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    CianRyan wrote: »
    I like the sound of that. After driving from Navan the roads around Dublin will feel like silk. :pac:

    Was saying to 166man that I'd tag along when the green Bravo (:pac:) makes it's big move.

    Edit: Actually, I'm going to refer to the GTV as a Golf.

    They really are that crappy here! Not necessarily potholes but subsiding roads, failing pavements, dips, humps, loose chippings :mad: etc....

    Fiat Alfa Coupé GTV...... Built on a Tempra chassis and floorpan :cool:
    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Deadly :D Just gotta get the things now :pac:

    Just have a day that suits and all should be grand! Mini boardsie gathering :D
    Hal1 wrote: »
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4AuTFulW91Utlcf8EJ4SayRPqWyBQIo8ahNQa_sOB2qAFYfxz

    :pac:





    Just kidding :p.

    Oh no! :eek: This beauty instead :pac:
    22179.jpeg

    I jest!


  • #990
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    dgt wrote: »
    Just have a day that suits and all should be grand! Mini boardsie gathering :D



    Oh no! :eek: This beauty instead :pac:
    22179.jpeg

    Exactly! Bar Thursday and Fridays I'm grand, I'm edumacating myself at the minute on those days

    Also, the guy next door to me does fireplaces, has one like that, terrifying yoke altogether, went through a solid granite one in about 8 seconds


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  • #991
    Cheensbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Cheensbo


    Would you not get away without spring compressors?

    We've often put lowering springs onto std mcpherson style shocks no bother without them, getting the old ones off is a bit ropey (the top mount doesnt fly that far :pac:).. All you need is a few stout men to hold the top mount down onto the spring till you get the top bolt on.. :)

    Fitting standard springs is a pain in the hole though, I hate spring compressors, they always try to kill me.


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