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Motors Chat Thread Round 4

Alanstrainor

Continuation from motors chat round 3

1.This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

2.No lonely hearts (This is not a personal dig at anyone, it's how we feel is the best way to describe what we want to avoid. )

3.Keep it clean.

4.The Motors charter applies.

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ShadowHearth

God fecking dammit. I am pretty sure that I am getting a speeding ticket after todays trip going home.
Flipping Twopothouse on Cork Limerick road. Jumped courtroom junction speeded up to jag ass ( wanted to see it better as it was 132 plate jag ass). so all of us traveling 60km/h and on The boarder where it goes to 100km/h a garda in Van shooting away. ****!!!!
I am sure that in Twopothouse it's 50km/h limit, even so I don't think I was under 60 when catching up to jag even if limit was 60.

So feck, first ever ticket in 9 years in Ireland. Bollox!

dgt

Cough* over 11,000 ccs in the yard alone..... Including random engines that goes up to well over double that figure :cool: and then the garden stuff and garage stuff, too early to compute!!!

Scortho

I have 9400 in the driveway.
Unfortunately only 2500 is mine.
If I had room (oul lads permission) I'd well go over 10000 on my own.

YbFocus

Oh god yes a Turbo R would be nice

I've had a hankering for an e36 M3 for quite a while think they have a hard as nails kind of look to them :rolleyes:

Max Power1

YbFocus wrote: »

With two bikes, Passat and the e60 I have 5,400cc

Over 10000 is just crazy, or your into lorries

Crazy like a fox

Ah no I just want a few classics or near classics. I'd love a bentley turbo R.

YbFocus

With two bikes, Passat and the e60 I have 5,400cc

Over 10000 is just crazy, or your into lorries

Max Power1

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I had 10,100 up to late last year, 12,600 including the woman's car. Have only 5200 now!

Yeah including auld Golfy I'm currently at 4900...

Max Power1

YbFocus wrote: »

Great for these lads that can have any amount of cars
So any idea what you want, or a short list?
Chap down from me has a restored e34 535i, she's a beauty. I'd love one.

I've been thinking(dreaming) of it for a while..
I want one old classic executive sedan on classic tax like a 500SEL or 450SL Merc. Also a Jag (the 6.0 v12 xj6 comes to mind, as does the v12 xjs).
Finally a convertible.

Big Nasty

Max Power1 wrote: »

My stated aim is to have over 10,000cc in the yard!

I had 10,100 up to late last year, 12,600 including the woman's car. Have only 5200 now!

YbFocus

Great for these lads that can have any amount of cars

So any idea what you want, or a short list?
Chap down from me has a restored e34 535i, she's a beauty. I'd love one.

Max Power1

YbFocus wrote: »

I thought we were seeing the end of the 535 already. As long as it wasn't an alfa you wanted

Actually on that topic I was looking at a beautiful Alfa spider 2.0 convertible down in bluebell the other day. Once Golfy is gone (when I will not be without a tear in my eye, she's been part of the family for alot of testing times) I will be expanding to a few cars. My stated aim is to have over 10,000cc in the yard!

YbFocus

I thought we were seeing the end of the 535 already. As long as it wasn't an alfa you wanted

Max Power1

166man wrote: »

I think I know where this is going....;)

Ah just got a random car horn for a 335i e92. It'll pass!

Ded_Zebra

Today we drove through what I would call "typical" (or what I imagine typical to be) Route 66 town. Here it is on google maps. Absolutely a no hope town, no prospects of jobs/education beyond second level etc etc. Really shows how detrimental an effect opening the interstates had on towns.

Note: it looked much worse in real life compared to street view.

166man

Stheno wrote: »

I'll post some pics tomorrow, too late tonight to get any.

The work the chap who did it did, is amazing, all scratches/dents, very bad scrapes gone, the finish is gorgeous, and the car just looks fantastic.

He also did stuff like touching up the tyres to make them look blacker, the car just looked incredible, I couldn't believe the quality of the job he did.

He loved driving it too, told me I was mad to consider keeping the citroen!

Would he fancy working on another GTV?

In all seriousness though, would you PM me his details?

Stheno

Scortho wrote: »

So your keeping her.
If you ever do decide to sell her let me know.

I'll post some pics tomorrow, too late tonight to get any.

The work the chap who did it did, is amazing, all scratches/dents, very bad scrapes gone, the finish is gorgeous, and the car just looks fantastic.

He also did stuff like touching up the tyres to make them look blacker, the car just looked incredible, I couldn't believe the quality of the job he did.

He loved driving it too, told me I was mad to consider keeping the citroen!

Scortho

Stheno wrote: »

Oh yes

My car has been resprayed mirror to mirror, and is going back in a couple of weeks to do the bonnet (stone chips)

Then I've to fix a tear in the drivers seat, replace the aerial, the gear knob, and give it a good service.

So your keeping her.
If you ever do decide to sell her let me know.

Stheno

Scortho wrote: »

So your selling the Citroen then?

Oh yes

My car has been resprayed mirror to mirror, and is going back in a couple of weeks to do the bonnet (stone chips)

Then I've to fix a tear in the drivers seat, replace the aerial, the gear knob, and give it a good service.

Scortho

Stheno wrote: »

That the steering rack on the 156?

I got my car back today, a day later, but OMG so worth it, it looks amazing

So your selling the Citroen then?

dgt

Stheno wrote: »

That the steering rack on the 156?

I got my car back today, a day later, but OMG so worth it, it looks amazing

Yep, steering rack on the 156

gives me an insight on how the bay is! Subframe may need changing as its quite crusty in places but thats a given

On the road to recovery so it is

it won't be a speedy recovery but someday it will be right and back on the road

Stheno

dgt wrote: »

Ignored mod instruction. Lets move on very fast.....

This rack is still an arse to put in, despite the engine being out :mad:

That the steering rack on the 156?

I got my car back today, a day later, but OMG so worth it, it looks amazing

Supergurrier

Nice dyno figures will have to get myself a readout before the end of the year.

Always wanted to do that

Gary ITR

thecomedian wrote: »

I imagine the cars he works on would make the 330 a fairly bland car.
Though I wasn't wondering what he would be doing with a 318??

It was like that in the Urban garage, booking in Micras and Fiestas around EVO's, race cars, Porsches etc You take what pays the bills

thecomedian

166man wrote: »

I'd say he was gutted...:D

I imagine the cars he works on would make the 330 a fairly bland car.
Though I wasn't wondering what he would be doing with a 318??

thecomedian

Gary ITR wrote: »

Ya I text him earlier and he was whining about something, then I thought maybe it was your car that pissed him off lol

No it wasn't me thankfully. It was pretty straight forward.

They did about 4/5 runs and they were all the same. They got 214,215 and 2 at 216.

Gary ITR

thecomedian wrote: »

No, he was working on a 318 BMW at the time.

Ya I text him earlier and he was whining about something, then I thought maybe it was your car that pissed him off lol

166man

thecomedian wrote: »

No, he was working on a 318 BMW at the time.

I'd say he was gutted...:D

thecomedian

Gary ITR wrote: »

Did Joe do it? I was going to call over to him today, he was over there

No, he was working on a 318 BMW at the time.

Gary ITR

thecomedian wrote: »

Got it done at Couture's

Did Joe do it? I was going to call over to him today, he was over there

thecomedian

Gary ITR wrote: »

Where did you get it dyno'd?

Got it done at Couture's