Motors Chat Thread Round 4

toastedpickles · 30-06-2013 01:14AM

In fairness I've 3 pirellis and one ceat tyre on my car, never heard of ceat in my life but it was one of the first set of tyres i put on the car, the pirellis being the second, plenty left in it too

Ded_Zebra · 30-06-2013 01:17AM

skyhighflyer wrote: »

So when I bought my 147 about 9 months ago it came with 4 brand new tyres. Great, I thought at the time before I realised they were Wanli, which are pretty much universally recognised as unparalleled in terms of crappiness.

There was still a fair bit of tread left on them but had a bit of cash saved so had four Michelins put on today, with a four wheel laser alignment. €465 hit to the wallet but the car is transformed. Ride quality, road noise and grip markedly improved and the car just feels far more connected to the road. Tyres were €420, but given camskill would have been €365 for the same ones before fitting costs, I was pretty happy with the deal. Good to see Irish tyre retailers getting more competitive.

Love to hear of people putting quality rubber on cars. You'll probably find a fool willing to give you a few quid for the part worn Wanlis :rolleyes:. Only if you can sell them and still have a clear conscience.

skyhighflyer · 30-06-2013 01:24AM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Love to hear of people putting quality rubber on cars. You'll probably find a fool willing to give you a few quid for the part worn Wanlis :rolleyes:. Only if you can sell them and still have a clear conscience.

I actually did consider selling them when they were new, but fcuk it, life's too short. Fronts had worn unevenly anyway, hence the alignment. I'm lucky enough that work is busy and I had the few quid in overtime to put towards it, so rather than buy something fun I bought tyres instead. Plus I wanted to see if the 147 went bang after I got it, as lots of people suggested it would, but it's been absolutely faultless since I bought it, just check the oil level every month and that's it.

Scortho · 30-06-2013 11:32AM

skyhighflyer wrote: »

I actually did consider selling them when they were new, but fcuk it, life's too short. Fronts had worn unevenly anyway, hence the alignment. I'm lucky enough that work is busy and I had the few quid in overtime to put towards it, so rather than buy something fun I bought tyres instead. Plus I wanted to see if the 147 went bang after I got it, as lots of people suggested it would, but it's been absolutely faultless since I bought it, just check the oil level every month and that's it.

Let me guess, none of them had owned an alfa before?

skyhighflyer · 30-06-2013 12:18PM

Scortho wrote: »

Let me guess, none of them had owned an alfa before?

nope. One of the most vocal was a 520d owning friend whose car has now developed a timing chain problem. Luckily for him it's under warranty, otherwise would have cost more to fix than my car did to buy.

pred racer · 30-06-2013 12:24PM

Scortho wrote: »

Let me guess, none of them had owned an alfa before?

The phase I hear most often would be "lovely/great car, but I wouldnt buy one"

But the same peple have no problems wanting to take my 159 for a spin;)

Scortho · 30-06-2013 03:23PM

pred racer wrote: »

The phase I hear most often would be "lovely/great car, but I wouldnt buy one"

But the same peple have no problems wanting to take my 159 for a spin;)

I know. One of the guys in work is looking at getting a Audi A4 2.0 tdi or a corolla.
Told him to look at a 159. Better spec, more fun and cheaper. Said he wouldn't drive an alfa because it'll brake down on the motorway.
Got him to take my bangernomics busso for a spin on lunch.
Never seen him smile so much!:)
Apparently she goes "like a bullet".

Don't think I've changed his mind on an A4 but I think he's reconsidering his dodgy views on then especially when he saw the mileage!:)

dgt · 30-06-2013 03:28PM

pred racer wrote: »

The phase I hear most often would be "lovely/great car, but I wouldnt buy one"

But the same peple have no problems wanting to take my 159 for a spin;)

Yep, I'm sick of hearing it too.....

The usual barrage of have you owned one works and if they have and still continue with that sh*te I just ask a load of maintenance questions; ask why the money was rather spent on clothes/booze/rubbish not needed rather than the car, a disappointment to the motoring community spouting such unverified, biased and opinionated crap, gives the rest a bad name with such a lazy attitude neglecting the car etc.... That usually works the rest of the time, makes people realise how silly they sound

Chris_Heilong · 30-06-2013 03:29PM

Scortho wrote: »

I know. One of the guys in work is looking at getting a Audi A4 2.0 tdi or a corolla.
Told him to look at a 159. Better spec, more fun and cheaper. Said he wouldn't drive an alfa because it'll brake down on the motorway.
Got him to take my bangernomics busso for a spin on lunch.
Never seen him smile so much!:)
Apparently she goes "like a bullet".

Don't think I've changed his mind on an A4 but I think he's reconsidering his dodgy views on then especially when he saw the mileage!:)

He is probably thinking "if the Alfa is this much fun then the Audi is going to blow my mind." Just the way people are.

Autosport · 30-06-2013 06:46PM

Just on a Sunday spin and passed through Thurles, whoever was drivin the 01 TN BMW that was me who flashed u

dar83 · 30-06-2013 06:58PM

Autosport wrote: »

Just on a Sunday spin and passed through Thurles, whoever was drivin the 01 TN BMW that was me who flashed u

Careful now... You can arrested for doing that in public...

Katunga · 30-06-2013 07:20PM

dgt to settel you min this was the old brake fluid

IMAG1256 by Katunga9, on Flickr

MetzgerMeister · 30-06-2013 09:01PM

dar83 wrote: »

Careful now... You can arrested for doing that in public...

Not in Thurles :pac:

dgt · 30-06-2013 09:23PM

Katunga wrote: »

dgt to settel you min this was the old brake fluid
IMAG1256 by Katunga9, on Flickr

That's half water! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Mind you, I have seen worse....

Katunga · 30-06-2013 10:12PM

dgt wrote: »

That's half water! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Mind you, I have seen worse....

No water in it at all. I think you seeing things dgt :-D
the brown is fluid the rest is the empty part of the bottle

Ded_Zebra · 30-06-2013 10:21PM

Katunga wrote: »

No water in it at all. I think you seeing things dgt :-D
the brown is fluid the rest is the empty part of the bottle

But the fluid and water and miscible. The reason for thinking there is water in it AFAIK is that it is brown in colour, this is caused by rust in the fluid. The pipes will only rust if there is water present as it will not oxidize with the brake fluid.

Bpmull · 30-06-2013 10:34PM

dgt wrote: »

That's half water! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Mind you, I have seen worse....

This reminds of the last time the focus was in the garage. The mechanic tested the strength of the coolant as he thought the colour looked a bit light. Turned out to be pure water :eek: then he takes out the water pump and it was starting to rust the water and the bearing was almost ruined. He said it would have only have been a matter of time before it seized completely :eek: . That was an expensive week.

Autosport · 30-06-2013 10:47PM

I've noticed some regular posters haven't been on here in ages, Anyone know where they have disappeared to

Chris_Heilong · 30-06-2013 10:52PM

Autosport wrote: »

I've noticed some regular posters haven't been on here in ages, Anyone know where they have disappeared to

Well I know a regular poster got himself banned or something, if thats what you mean, who else did you have in mind?

Autosport · 30-06-2013 11:12PM

No I noticed a few posters missing that's all

MuppetCheck · 30-06-2013 11:17PM

Autosport wrote: »

No I noticed a few posters missing that's all

Who?

Autosport · 30-06-2013 11:21PM

Stheno, Rover James are the ones I can think off so far

MuppetCheck · 30-06-2013 11:31PM

Autosport wrote: »

Stheno, Rover James are the ones I can think off so far

Maybe people or busy. I miss RJs common sense.

ba_barabus · 01-07-2013 12:15AM

As luck would have it I stumbled across an Italian car meet up and race day at a race track in Holland today. I forgot my camera and phone so sadly I've no pictures to share. The cars were amazing and it was great to see them being driven in the proper manner

Scortho · 01-07-2013 12:49AM

Autosport wrote: »

Stheno, Rover James are the ones I can think off so far

Stheno's got a new job that's really busy hasn't she?
I wonder how her gtv is going.
Rj got banned.
I think for long time posters etc. there should be a voteback system but with penalties attached (maybe loss of pm capabilities)

eringobragh · 01-07-2013 12:59AM

got some Osram nightbreakers plus for the MR2 hoping to get somewhat of a whiter light,

faik: it less yellow but a million miles away from a white hue

thecomedian · 01-07-2013 09:33AM

A bit of help please.
I'm selling my car as some know its a 2004 Audi tt 3.2. Priced at 6000.

Need people's opinions on what it's really worth. I'm starting to feel its a bit high.

MuppetCheck · 01-07-2013 09:51AM

Have you looked into its value in the UK?

thecomedian · 01-07-2013 10:02AM

It's on autostadt. Might throw it up on pistonheads.

General price in the uk goes from 5000-7000 pounds.

Is it possible to trade it in over there?
It's a uk import.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 01-07-2013 10:06AM

i said a while back i was gonna get a terra clean on my car.

2.0T S80 .. must get around to doing this.

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