Motors Chat Thread Round 4

Marcusm · 01-08-2013 10:37PM

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Bought a Grand Cherokee today.

You're just copying the late lamented RJ.

Stheno · 01-08-2013 11:51PM

The OH is about to take possession of a 2000 E class.

I'm suffering from a rare moment of practicality and thinking of selling the GTV and using his C5 that he has now for a few months :eek:

toastedpickles · 01-08-2013 11:53PM

Stheno wrote: »

The OH is about to take possession of a 2000 E class.

I'm suffering from a rare moment of practicality and thinking of selling the GTV and using his C5 that he has now for a few months :eek:

Get a hold of yourself woman!! That's normal person sensible talk!! :pac:

CianRyan · 01-08-2013 11:56PM

Stheno wrote: »

The OH is about to take possession of a 2000 E class.

I'm suffering from a rare moment of practicality and thinking of selling the GTV and using his C5 that he has now for a few months :eek:

Unless you plan on using that money to buy a V6, get a hold of yourself.

Stheno · 02-08-2013 12:25AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Get a hold of yourself woman!! That's normal person sensible talk!! :pac:

CianRyan wrote: »

Unless you plan on using that money to buy a V6, get a hold of yourself.

well you are kind of there Cian.

The C5 is an 03, it's in good nick, very reliable been serviced when we've had it etc.

It also accomodates the vast amount of gear I need for sailing/gym.

Haven't driven the alfa in months, OH has been driving it, as I've been travelling for work and it's more practical to take the C5, and then if I'm sailing, the chuffing gear takes up the whole of the backseat.

Now the alfa is off for the respray this weekend, I suspect I'll fall in love with it again, but it will be easier to sell I think than the C5 and I can chunter around in a boring practical car for a few months, then look at gt type cars

Thoughts?

I'll definitely miss the road hugginess, the C5 feels like it's going to capsize when I drive it like the alfa

CianRyan · 02-08-2013 12:31AM

Stheno wrote: »

well you are kind of there Cian.

The C5 is an 03, it's in good nick, very reliable been serviced when we've had it etc.

It also accomodates the vast amount of gear I need for sailing/gym.

Haven't driven the alfa in months, OH has been driving it, as I've been travelling for work and it's more practical to take the C5, and then if I'm sailing, the chuffing gear takes up the whole of the backseat.

Now the alfa is off for the respray this weekend, I suspect I'll fall in love with it again, but it will be easier to sell I think than the C5 and I can chunter around in a boring practical car for a few months, then look at gt type cars

Thoughts?

I'll definitely miss the road hugginess, the C5 feels like it's going to capsize when I drive it like the alfa

Just lean out for counter balance.

I haven't been sailing in years, I loved it in college.

Make decision on the Alfa once you see it with fresh paint. It'll be liking seeing it again for the first time.

Black_Knight · 02-08-2013 10:17AM

Got a sneak peak at my dads new car. Looks like a massive bird shat on it

pred racer · 02-08-2013 12:58PM

Stheno wrote: »

well you are kind of there Cian.

The C5 is an 03, it's in good nick, very reliable been serviced when we've had it etc.

It also accomodates the vast amount of gear I need for sailing/gym.

Haven't driven the alfa in months, OH has been driving it, as I've been travelling for work and it's more practical to take the C5, and then if I'm sailing, the chuffing gear takes up the whole of the backseat.

Now the alfa is off for the respray this weekend, I suspect I'll fall in love with it again, but it will be easier to sell I think than the C5 and I can chunter around in a boring practical car for a few months, then look at gt type cars

Thoughts?

I'll definitely miss the road hugginess, the C5 feels like it's going to capsize when I drive it like the alfa

Dont do it!

I loved my c5 when I had it, but I couldnt go back now. Keep both

dgt · 02-08-2013 01:22PM

Why the f*ck do people taxing their cars have to brong so much un-necessary sh*te with them to tax a car? And be all snobby about it???

I guess this place brings all the shower of sh*tes under the sun into one big cesspit :mad:

YbFocus · 02-08-2013 01:31PM

dgt wrote: »

Why the f*ck do people taxing their cars have to brong so much un-necessary sh*te with them to tax a car? And be all snobby about it???

I guess this place brings all the shower of sh*tes under the sun into one big cesspit :mad:

Going in this early in the month is always hell, I always wait a week or so to let the place calm down.

Scortho · 02-08-2013 01:45PM

Stheno wrote: »

The OH is about to take possession of a 2000 E class.

I'm suffering from a rare moment of practicality and thinking of selling the GTV and using his C5 that he has now for a few months :eek:

You'll find it hard to sell the gtv even with the respray. I'd keep it for weekends of you can afford to (find a way too, there's always a way) and use the c5 during the weekdays.
Gives you something to look forward to come Friday evening!:)

Hal1 · 02-08-2013 02:38PM

Woah, how much to insure a corsa?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2383179/Motorist-27-quoted-1-2million-insure-year-old-Vauxhall-Corsa-worth-1-400-t-afford-told-pay-104-000-month.html

:eek:

MugMugs · 02-08-2013 03:11PM

Hal1 wrote: »

Woah, how much to insure a corsa?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2383179/Motorist-27-quoted-1-2million-insure-year-old-Vauxhall-Corsa-worth-1-400-t-afford-told-pay-104-000-month.html

:eek:

Was reading that.

They clearly don't want his custom and what they've done is given a quote so one would assume they couldn't be forced to do so should he run to the UK equivalent of the declined cases committee.

Isn't Salford a known hole in Manchester?

Hal1 · 02-08-2013 03:20PM

To be fair to the insurance company, they are reducing the population of corsa's. Something maybe our transport minister will be thinking about in his oval office...

Edit: Thor striking his hammer here :O

R.O.R · 02-08-2013 05:03PM

MugMugs wrote: »

Isn't Salford a known hole in Manchester?

Some parts of Salford are (or at least were - Salford 7 was a notorious Hole), but he's in Salford Quays, which is fairly alright.

dgt · 02-08-2013 05:12PM

Well I think I'm finally back to normality in civvie land

Lots of cars to sort out....

Also, 406 is quite nice to drive as is, I think I'll leave it alone for now

Marcusm · 02-08-2013 05:17PM

R.O.R wrote: »

Some parts of Salford are (or at least were - Salford 7 was a notorious Hole), but he's in Salford Quays, which is fairly alright.

Surely it's gone downhill sicne most of the BBC moved there....

Katunga · 02-08-2013 05:35PM

dgt wrote: »

Also, 406 is quite nice to drive as is, I think I'll leave it alone for now

:eek: DGT are you feeling ok?

toastedpickles · 02-08-2013 06:26PM

Bit of a status update regarding the bumper and lark at this hoor lovely house

The filler that was in it has given way, and there's a hoor of a crack behind it, so that needs the be taken care of first, so got a fastglas kit along with YbFocus's filler and gona tackle that later on, 95% of the paint is off it now the only area left to do it around where the crack is so In time it'l be done, got my new gearstick and handbrake leather on (with a bit of pikeying) but it looks the shtuff!

In other unrelated stuff, I was sitting outside a doctors when it started thundering and lightning, within 5 seconds of this, thunderstruck by AC/DC came on

I also went to the zoo yesterday :pac:

pred racer · 02-08-2013 06:48PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Bit of a status update regarding the bumper and lark at this hoor lovely house
got my gearstick and handbrake leather on (with a bit of pikeying) but it looks the shtuff!

In other unrelated stuff, I was sitting outside a doctors when it started thundering and lightning, within 5 seconds of this, thunderstruck by AC/DC came on

I also went to the zoo yesterday :pac:

Whatever medication you're on.........I want some:pac:

toastedpickles · 02-08-2013 06:51PM

pred racer wrote: »

Whatever medication you're on.........I want some:pac:

.......but I'm not on any :pac:

Would you care for some tea?? You can't be at a tea party without tea!

I think the fumes of the filler and so on have really gotten to me

Dempsey · 02-08-2013 08:00PM

How strict are Gatso vans on nabbing people for breaking speed limits?

Autosport · 02-08-2013 08:50PM

The guards are out in force this evening, makes a change

Foxhole Norman · 02-08-2013 08:58PM

Saw some nice metal today, a 650i Vert, 2010 S4 Avant, 2 Classic 911's and yesterday I'm pretty sure I saw Ardennes bate up towards the Airport in the 3er.

Dempsey · 02-08-2013 09:08PM

Autosport wrote: »

The guards are out in force this evening, makes a change

Passed by 2 Gatso vans on the way home from Thurles, found it most unusual tbh

I was out checking the accuracy of my speedo with a GPS app

Was chatting to my father and he told me he road, R239, was revised back up from 80kph to 100kph so I was worrying about nothing!

Voodoomelon · 02-08-2013 10:11PM

dgt wrote: »

Why the f*ck do people taxing their cars have to brong so much un-necessary sh*te with them to tax a car? And be all snobby about it???

I guess this place brings all the shower of sh*tes under the sun into one big cesspit :mad:

When I was in Dundalk a few weeks back in the office some aul toff of a woman was trying to tax two cars, one off the road, one going to be off the road, all kinds of crap, didn't know what she was on about. She was announcing everything super loud, about her Saaaaaaab and her Rover 75, the whole place was listening. The other two counters had served two people each and she was still there babbling away!

Ardennes1944 · 02-08-2013 10:14PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Saw some nice metal today, a 650i Vert, 2010 S4 Avant, 2 Classic 911's and yesterday I'm pretty sure I saw Ardennes bate up towards the Airport in the 3er.

What time

Supergurrier · 02-08-2013 10:17PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

When I was in Dundalk a few weeks back in the office some aul toff of a woman was trying to tax two cars, one off the road, one going to be off the road, all kinds of crap, didn't know what she was on about. She was announcing everything super loud, about her Saaaaaaab and her Rover 75, the whole place was listening. The other two counters had served two people each and she was still there babbling away!

The whole process is alot of jumping through hoops for nothing tbh.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 02-08-2013 10:24PM

Well theres a way to make sure your dstc and abs are off on your 2004 volvo s80

Rip out the fuses !

Which for some reason also stops the odometer from going higher until its fixed !

CianRyan · 02-08-2013 10:28PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Well theres a way to make sure your dstc and abs are off on your 2004 volvo s80

Rip out the fuses !

Which for some reason also stops the odometer from going higher until its fixed !

Do you work across the road from a Superquinn?

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