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

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  • #2582
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Matt Simis wrote: »
    Sweeping statements from someone with no interest in cars much?
    Just maybe, they make good cars at a good price and your attempts at projecting snobishness on them is simply something you do?
    In fairness, it's one of the reasons most of the country has 316i/318i floating around. People buy into the brand because it's considered upmarket, a thing of the tiger tbh.

    You can't blame people for thinking that way when even BMW think that way. They've forgone the 3er coupe for the 4 series for as BMW says, the numeral change is “a sign of greater exclusivity."
    Its a clinically simply lineup structure, much like Audi, Merc and Lexus.
    It was simple, until they've decided to use every number available.


  • #2583
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    Black_Knight wrote: »
    Super cleaning session planned tomorrow if I can find some shade to do it in.

    i don't envy having to get them sticky flies off!

    re shade, you have to treat your house like a sundial :P i find it happens for me around 7pm :pac:

    29qliq1.jpg


  • #2584
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Black_Knight wrote: »
    Village of the roses. Glasson.
    Im working in Dublin these days, but tis my parents house in Glasson. I did the dublin-Galway-burren-cork-galway-dublin-galway-athlone bit in the last week. Had this weekend planned in Athlone so ill be damned if I was gonna drive Galway to Dublin last night only to be back in Athlone 2 days later.

    Ah right... Must start keeping an eye for your yoke around the place then. :)

    I've been doing Athlone-Dublin-Athlone-Dublin-Athlone-Dublin-Athlone-Dublin-Athlone so far this week, with a few detours along the way :pac:


  • #2585
    Black_Knight
    Moderators Posts: 12,425 ✭✭✭✭Black_Knight


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    i don't envy having to get them sticky flies off!

    re shade, you have to treat your house like a sundial :P i find it happens for me around 7pm :pac:

    Yup. Car is out the front atm, baking in the sun. No other place for it, but it should get the evening shade, which will do nicely once I clock off work.

    Ive a 2-3 day plan of debugging 100%, rinse, retarring 100%, rinse, claying rinse. That should be this evening hopefully. Then its wheels washed and gel'd, interior vacuumed and polished, 2 bucket wash and dry. And probably on Saturday (If I can find some early shade) I need to DA all those swirls on the bonnet, and possible go DA nuts and do the whole car. Then wax

    Wish me luck!

    PS. Must get some cool beers in for motivation/sustenance.


  • #2586
    Matt Simis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    challengemaster wrote: »
    In fairness, it's one of the reasons most of the country has 316i/318i floating around. People buy into the brand because it's considered upmarket, a thing of the tiger tbh.

    You can't blame people for thinking that way when even BMW think that way. They've forgone the 3er coupe for the 4 series for as BMW says, the numeral change is “a sign of greater exclusivity."
    Nah I will blame people of ignorance when they say that the only reason anyone buys a BMW is to one up their neighbours and feel "better". Its a dumb off the cuff comment from someone with a professed zero interest driving an appliance. Being popular and/or successful doesnt automatically make anything/one a ****ty sellout. Granted I do know some people that did that, but same type of people flip-flop between Lexus, Audi and Merc too.

    I also wouldnt agree BMW think of themselves that way, they have many USPs they try to "graft" with varying degrees of success into their products, unlike say, Lexus, who have a smaller and more focused tool set.


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  • #2587
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Just a bit off topic on the bmw's

    I think a thread should be started to show the massacres that are our front bumpers :pac:


  • #2588
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    I think I've just been playing cat and mouse with cian on the n4 heading into town in the last 20 mins


  • #2589
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Matt Simis wrote: »
    Nah I will blame people of ignorance when they say that the only reason anyone buys a BMW is to one up their neighbours and feel "better". Its a dumb off the cuff comment from someone with a professed zero interest driving an appliance. Being popular and/or successful doesnt automatically make anything/one a ****ty sellout. Granted I do know some people that did that, but same type of people flip-flop between Lexus, Audi and Merc too.

    Ah yeah, I'd agree with you there. It's certainly not the only reason people buy them, but its true for the average paddy unfortunately. Thankfully I'd say nobody I know with a BMW actually falls into that group, certainly nobody I know on here anyway!


  • #2590
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,920 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Thankfully I'd say nobody I know with a BMW actually falls into that group, certainly nobody I know on here anyway!

    That's because you are that guy :P


  • #2591
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Ah yeah, I'd agree with you there. It's certainly not the only reason people buy them, but its true for the average paddy unfortunately. Thankfully I'd say nobody I know with a BMW actually falls into that group, certainly nobody I know on here anyway!

    Are you parked in drumcondra dublin by any chance ?


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  • #2592
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    I think I've just been playing cat and mouse with cian on the n4 heading into town in the last 20 mins

    It was locking eyes at to lights that gave it away. :p


  • #2593
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    CianRyan wrote: »
    It was locking eyes at to lights that gave it away. :p

    I could see you stuck behind the muppets in the overtaking Lane. ..... shouldve taken a leaf out of my fast book on that one ;)


  • #2594
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    I could see you stuck behind the muppets in the overtaking Lane. ..... shouldve taken a leaf out of my fast book on that one ;)

    If it's anything like what you did leaving midway :pac: You scarred that poor person!


  • #2595
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,729 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    I could see you stuck behind the muppets in the overtaking Lane. ..... shouldve taken a leaf out of my fast book on that one ;)

    Oh I caught up, you only got one car ahead of me, then I left you for dead on the quays. :pac:

    Oh, and I was considering a brake check at first, talk about driving up someone's arse. :p


  • #2596
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    If it's anything like what you did leaving midway :pac: You scarred that poor person!

    Ah its very easy to scare someone with my looks !


  • #2597
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    Are you parked in drumcondra dublin by any chance ?

    I am indeed. Popped the car into atlas for headlight alignment and handbrake adjustment :)


  • #2598
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    challengemaster wrote: »
    I am indeed. Popped the car into atlas for headlight alignment and handbrake adjustment :)

    Was parked next you for a bit !

    2 in one day ... not bad


  • #2599
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    Was parked next you for a bit !

    2 in one day ... not bad

    Jaysus I may check it for dents so :pac:

    Didn't think you were still in the area!


  • #2600
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Jaysus I may check it for dents so :pac:

    Didn't think you were still in the area!

    Should have parked badly and gotten a pic for the bad parking thread!


  • #2601
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Should have parked badly and gotten a pic for the bad parking thread!

    You broke the first rule....




    DON'T TALK ABOUT THE BAD PARKING THREAD!

    It's ruined now!:pac:


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  • #2602
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    You broke the first rule....




    DON'T TALK ABOUT THE BAD PARKING THREAD!

    It's ruined now!:pac:

    That's the first rule? I didnt agree to this. I in fact agreed to the polar opposite!


  • #2603
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,158 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    tossy wrote: »
    Would you get a Genuine bumper,fogs etc and painted for 500 ????

    Not genuine no, but the one in the link gets great reviews, and the price is v good.

    [html]http://www.ebay.de/itm/BMW-E46-Coupe-Cabrio-M-Paket-II-Stosstange-Vorne-99-07-Nebel-Bremsluftfuhrung-M-/221183433051?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item337f8f595b[/html]


  • #2604
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Okay. The bangernomics clio went into it's NCT today.

    Failed as I was expecting but not on much. Brakes (service brake effort 90% :D) fine, tracking/shocks fine and emissions nearly fine (lambada upper limit was 1.03, I got 1.04 , ideas?) and then it was just a dodgy steering rack was all that's left. Sailed through everything else.

    Anybody have a scrapped steering rack for a 95 clio?


  • #2605
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Some people are so easily impressed

    I washed the car with a power hose, just a quick going over to get all the bugs off and it started beading up, got in the car and the newly acquired lady pickles noticed the water coming up the bonnet and not going down it, so upon knowing this her mind proceeds to be blown and now my cars called the anti gravity car :pac:


  • #2606
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    F*ck dipetane, cataclean ftw

    Still labouring at this engine, I think my shoulder has gotten worse! :( meh, not much to do :)

    I'm in the sahde and it's 27 degrees :cool:

    I also saw a Dodge Ram today :) it was a 5.9 Cummins :D:D hearing that has made my day!!! :D


  • #2607
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,920 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Some people are so easily impressed

    I washed the car with a power hose, just a quick going over to get all the bugs off and it started beading up, got in the car and the newly acquired lady pickles noticed the water coming up the bonnet and not going down on it, so upon knowing this her mind proceeds to be blown and now my cars called the anti gravity car :pac:

    :D


  • #2608
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    :D

    I lol'd :p


  • #2609
    HurtLocker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 655 ✭✭✭HurtLocker


    What give is there for speed camera vans? I've heard the 10% + 2mph but that sounds to good to be true.

    Just wondering after meeting a camera there. I set the cruise to 103 which is in or just under 100. Got flashed before I meet it so I made sure I went 90 passed it Was there on the way home again. Think I saved the person behind me 2 points. :)

    The vans confuse the f*ck out of me. Loads flash you before you meet them and everyone's right foot seems to get way heavier two miles down the road after encountering one :confused:.Not that I'm really complaining :D


  • #2610
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    So its a thursday, the beginning of my 10 days off work in about an hour. Its a lovely day out, so I reckon I shall spend it giving Olga the cleaning she deserves.

    She really seems to attract the midges and flies, its like an insect cemetary on the front


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  • #2611
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    HurtLocker wrote: »
    What give is there for speed camera vans? I've heard the 10% + 2mph but that sounds to good to be true.

    Just wondering after meeting a camera there. I set the cruise to 103 which is in or just under 100. Got flashed before I meet it so I made sure I went 90 passed it Was there on the way home again. Think I saved the person behind me 2 points. :)

    The vans confuse the f*ck out of me. Loads flash you before you meet them and everyone's right foot seems to get way heavier two miles down the road after encountering one :confused:.Not that I'm really complaining :D

    The go$afe ones dont have a tolerance. If you are over you are over

    The AGS normally give a 10%+2 kmh but this is discretion and not a rule.


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