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

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  • #2312
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    Word of warning to all. If you want reasonable mpg, do not let 166man drive your car.
    This was after a 20 min spin around south dublin! :eek:

    A2F5336C_zps4314a827.jpg

    Its fairly accurate as well.:(


  • #2313
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Good idea :) thank ya, also, if the bodywork is a decent price could you sent their number my way? :)
    Yes of course, now my price might be lower as it's my mechanics go to bodywork guy, but I'll pm you non the less
    Scortho wrote: »
    Word of warning to all. If you want reasonable mpg, do not let 166man drive your car.
    This was after a 20 min spin around south dublin! :eek:



    Its fairly accurate as well.:(

    Sure he hits 120kph in 3rd regularly, what did you expect?

    And you driving an alfa, you're a disgrace!


  • #2314
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Stheno wrote: »
    Yes of course, now my price might be lower as it's my mechanics go to bodywork guy, but I'll pm you non the less

    Thanks, I'm trying to get my cars "colourful/or not so colourful" (midway people should get that :P ) -whichever way you look at it-past erased from it


  • #2315
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    Stheno wrote: »
    Yes of course, now my price might be lower as it's my mechanics go to bodywork guy, but I'll pm you non the less


    Sure he hits 120kph in 3rd regularly, what did you expect?

    And you driving an alfa, you're a disgrace!

    I didn't expect her to go that low?

    WHy a disgrace :confused:
    Ignore the warning light as well, its getting fixed.


  • #2316
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Scortho wrote: »
    Word of warning to all. If you want reasonable mpg, do not let 166man drive your car.
    This was after a 20 min spin around south dublin! :eek:

    Its fairly accurate as well.:(

    I bet that engine warning light wasn't on before he drove it either :pac:


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  • #2317
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    challengemaster wrote: »
    I bet that engine warning light wasn't on before he drove it either :pac:

    It was. Its been on for the last week!:( Havent had a spare minute to get it diagnosed.


  • #2318
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    The irony of all this alfa talk on page 159.....


  • #2319
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Scortho wrote: »
    It was. Its been on for the last week!:( Havent had a spare minute to get it diagnosed.

    Is it the one that looks like an injector? And are you in a 156 that has hit a pothole?


  • #2320
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    The irony of all this alfa talk on page 159.....

    Would you stahp, it's page 60.


  • #2321
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Would you stahp, it's page 60.

    Would you look at the big man here with his page 60!? :pac:

    Clearly we're not on the same page, it's not you it's me :P


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  • #2322
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    Stheno wrote: »
    Is it the one that looks like an injector? And are you in a 156 that has hit a pothole?

    It's the engine management light.
    Or as alfa like to put it motor contol system failure. :(

    Haven't hit any potholes either.
    I think it could be the lamda sensor, or a crack in the concertina air duct just before the throttle body, that I couldn't see as she has a rough idle.
    The throttle body is nice and clean.

    Hopefully one of the alfa indys will be able to tell me some evening what the problem is!:)


  • #2323
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Note to self: consaws and this weather make things go on fire very easily :eek:


  • #2324
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Got offered two jobs in the past 24 hours after nearly a year of unemployment. Back to work on Monday! This means two things:

    1) My sanity will be soon restored

    2) A new motor will be purchased within the next month :D Something along these lines


  • #2325
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    dgt wrote: »
    Note to self: consaws and this weather make things go on fire very easily :eek:

    Sounds like a good combination

    To the hardware store!


  • #2326
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Scortho wrote: »
    Word of warning to all. If you want reasonable mpg, do not let 166man drive your car.
    This was after a 20 min spin around south dublin! :eek:

    A2F5336C_zps4314a827.jpg

    Its fairly accurate as well.:(

    Yeah, I've noticed that about him. :p


  • #2327
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    You said it Cian! :pac:

    On another note, not too far away from ye olde XUD on a pallet is this thermometer hiding in the shade :)
    Image828.jpg

    Lets see what it says at 18:15 hrs....
    Image827.jpg

    In the shade at this time!!!!!!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:


  • #2328
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    You've clearly moved to Spain.

    27 in Dublin. Mother of **** it's hot.


  • #2329
    Veloce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Veloce


    OSI wrote: »
    Had ludicrous amounts of fun around Mondello today with Conzy, TouchingVirus and Veloce. Pretty sure I've boiled away half my brake fluid, and the smell of burnt rubber, pads and disks was immense, but by god was it worth it.

    Had the GoPro mounted to the front of the car for a 25 minute free session, so hoping to get that up on YouTube sometime soon.

    It was great craic OSI! That smell of burning pads is wonderful.

    I'm glad the session ended when it did- apart from my brakes no longer working as they should I was getting too cocky for my liking....understeer here ...a bit of oversteer there.... :D

    Dunlop was nearly the end of me at one point.


  • #2330
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    CianRyan wrote: »
    You've clearly moved to Spain.

    27 in Dublin. Mother of **** it's hot.

    Navan or Navano? It's actually hotter here than that place in Africa! :pac: on a hill 100m above sea level and all :D

    It's just like the Philippines here and I love it :cool:


  • #2331
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Right... ****!
    I have enough money in my bank account so more than likely take this home but it would mean I'd probably have no money left until this day next week.
    Saying that though, I couldn't even look at it until Tuesday at the earliest.

    Dilemmas...

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  • #2332
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    go buy it, don't hesitate, its the right colour, the right roof and the right era. i love it.

    sell the almera, get a few euro back in a week or two.

    in fact, the almera alloys on the mazda would be really winning, are they the same fitment?


  • #2333
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    go buy it, don't hesitate, its the right colour, the right roof and the right era. i love it.

    sell the almera, get a few euro back in a week or two.

    in fact, the almera alloys on the mazda would be really winning, are they the same fitment?

    The same fitment alright, I'm really into this but I don't know.
    AAGH!

    See I don't want to sell the Almera either. :/


  • #2334
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    CianRyan wrote: »
    The same fitment alright, I'm really into this but I don't know.
    AAGH!

    See I don't want to sell the Almera either. :/

    Dude don't turn into me, a mountain of cars can be an absolute nightmare to manage! :eek:


  • #2335
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    It's just because it's my first car. (And I won't get a German Shepard in the back of an MX5)

    This needs some thinking.


  • #2336
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    you think you dont want to sell your current car... then you have your new car home and less that a day later you will be like, "what almera", "i never had an almera"... or thats how i am with a car anyway.

    definitely do it if you can afford it. they are a cool little car and life is too short not to get what you want.


  • #2337
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Even a guide on youtube how to turbo one! Woot 3 links in one :P

    Go onnnnnnn...... Do it ;)


  • #2338
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Just asked if I can view it Tuesday/Wednesday.
    Can I be cheeky and ask if anyone can view it with me? Seeing as I don't know a lot about mechanics myself. :p

    Throw me a PM.


  • #2339
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    CianRyan wrote: »
    It's just because it's my first car. (And I won't get a German Shepard in the back of an MX5)

    This needs some thinking.

    If it was just a normal car that you saw and liked we might say think it through etc. but you clearly really like mx5s as you talk about them alot ( I mean it in a good way) you have to get one. And tbh even if it doesn't work out and you hate it (highly unlikely) at least you can say you had one and it didnt work out. It would be terrible to look back and wish you had bought one and wondered what it would have been like.

    I'd say if the car is straight and checks out go for it. Good idea too about bringing a fellow boardsie two eyes are better than one and they'll be looking at the car from the outside with no attachment to it.


  • #2340
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Well, if I do get to see it and it is straight, I should well have it by this time next week. :D


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  • #2341
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Came across the same 132-G Kia for the 3rd time today in a week with the same space saver on the rear.

    The mind boggles


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