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

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  • #5252
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Or not a bmw w@nker :pac:

    I'll run away now :pac::pac::pac:

    BMW w@nker and proud of it btw....


    Plus as he is driving a manual bmw surely that is the worst of both worlds!


  • #5253
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,653 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Anyone heading to Flightfest tomorrow? Might scoot down for a look. Haven't a clue where to park though.


  • #5254
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    BMW w@nker and proud of it btw....


    Plus as he is driving a manual bmw surely that is the worst of both worlds!

    Of course you are :P sound for letting my know you were in the area :P

    So a bmw owner walks into a bar just kidding they don't walk :p

    I'll stop now

    And manuals aren't that bad, I think they're more useful in cities, and as for motorways well whats the difference?


  • #5255
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Anyone heading to Flightfest tomorrow? Might scoot down for a look. Haven't a clue where to park though.

    I was considering heading in, but I am going to look at a car in ashbourne tomorrow afternoon.

    I would usually park in the parnell st carpark when I drive to town. It is 12 euro for the day max charge, which works out at just over the cost of two return luas tickets from my gaff so I figure it is worth it.

    There are many streets that are free parking on a sunday too, up around stephens green every second street is pay parking monday-sat only.


  • #5256
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Of course you are :P sound for letting my know you were in the area :P

    So a bmw owner walks into a bar just kidding they don't walk :p

    I'll stop now

    And manuals aren't that bad, I think they're more useful in cities, and as for motorways well whats the difference?

    Only drove down to take photos, back in town already :D

    Why would I walk, surely the car will drive me there! Also, they dont make the 535 in manual so I couldnt have a manual even if I wanted to! Something about (not one word of a lie) they couldnt build a manual box that could handle the torque!


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  • #5257
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Only drove down to take photos, back in town already :D

    Why would I walk, surely the car will drive me there! Also, they dont make the 535 in manual so I couldnt have a manual even if I wanted to! Something about (not one word of a lie) they couldnt build a manual box that could handle the torque!

    Bah! Excuses! :pac:

    I won't lie that's a pretty badass statement right there haha


  • #5258
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Lads I'm kind of in the know for Flightfest, do not go to the quays you'll have a sore neck. Planes coming in at 800ft.
    Each plane is going to do two runs and are in a holding pattern east of blackrock, if you want to see them in relative quietness, sandymount beach should be perfect as they circuit around to complete their second run.

    No need for the quays at all :)

    779d5c811d44878617ccb5278c1fb899.png


    Oh and my BMW is a manual and proud of it :D


  • #5259
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Bah! Excuses! :pac:

    I won't lie that's a pretty badass statement right there haha

    Hehe Im laid up with my back anyway these days... the car is the only place im actually comfortable hence the random drives!

    Badass statement, and true! I just googled there and this is the first link that came up
    http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=100&i=9847

    but there are many others.


  • #5260
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    I should have a half decent view from Ticknock so! :D


  • #5261
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Hehe Im laid up with my back anyway these days... the car is the only place im actually comfortable hence the random drives!

    Badass statement, and true! I just googled there and this is the first link that came up
    http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=100&i=9847

    but there are many others.

    I can imagine them at bmw hq being like "so here's the new 535, it's auto only because no manual can handle the torque, because thats how we roll mother f*ckers" que lots of guitar shredding and metal music :pac:

    Yb would dun laoghaire not be a better vantage point?


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  • #5262
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    They may not follow that to the inch so you may find them turning in before they reach you, that'd be sickening.

    I find it hard to believe that they couldn't design a box for 580Nm when my own car is 500Nm and manual.

    Laziness, owners and designers of autos! Laziness! :pac:


  • #5263
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    They may not follow that to the inch so you may find them turning in before they reach you, that'd be sickening.

    I find it hard to believe that they couldn't design a box for 580Nm when my own car is 500Nm and manual.

    Laziness, owners and designers of autos! Laziness! :pac:

    Sounds like they need a better mechanical engineering team....eh? ;)


  • #5264
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Yeah I call bull**** on that, even if BMW say it.
    How much torque are supercharged LS1's making? They get manuals.


  • #5265
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Now your talking!!
    Course then we'd just spend days messing with cad and 3d printers and do nothing much else.
    Then tell them to put the f***king auto in it so :D


  • #5266
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    So while we're nowhere near the topic, who fancies an oul meet up soon? maybe a weekend or something


  • #5267
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Scortho


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Or.... peasant mobile owner!

    Nokia 3210?


  • #5268
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Now your talking!!
    Course then we'd just spend days messing with cad and 3d printers and do nothing much else.
    Then tell them to put the f***king auto in it so :D

    Hehe look! I made a 2d wheel! and a stick man!

    Shouldn't you be designing a manual box? Should youuuu be minding your own business?? :pac:


  • #5269
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    CianRyan wrote: »
    Yeah I call bull**** on that, even if BMW say it.
    How much torque are supercharged LS1's making? They get manuals.

    You can get the m5 in a manual, surely the torque must be getting much the same at that point!

    And yes to the meet up!!


  • #5270
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Scortho


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Anyone heading to Flightfest tomorrow? Might scoot down for a look. Haven't a clue where to park though.

    I was meant to go with the gf but the italian 100 is on so I'm going to that instead!:D
    Capel st car park?


  • #5271
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    Thanks for the impromptu boards meeting today with ped racer. I got the car polished in the end. I'm well chuffed with the finish from the da.


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  • #5272
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    So while we're nowhere near the topic, who fancies an oul meet up soon? maybe a weekend or something

    Yeah like I said count me in. Once it is nothing requiring walking for the next while as my back is fcukered!
    Scortho wrote: »
    Nokia 3210?

    Nothin wrong with the aul 3210s, still workin and holding charge for a week!


  • #5273
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,653 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Lads I'm kind of in the know for Flightfest, do not go to the quays you'll have a sore neck. Planes coming in at 800ft.
    Each plane is going to do two runs and are in a holding pattern east of blackrock, if you want to see them in relative quietness, sandymount beach should be perfect as they circuit around to complete their second run.

    No need for the quays at all :)

    779d5c811d44878617ccb5278c1fb899.png


    Oh and my BMW is a manual and proud of it :D

    Will they be at the same 800ft altitude all around that blue oval pattern?


  • #5274
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    YbFocus wrote: »
    You can get the m5 in a manual, surely the torque must be getting much the same at that point!

    And yes to the meet up!!

    BMW themselves said it, must have come from somewhere!

    As regards torque figures, the e60 535d has 428 lb/ft while the m5 e60 has 384 lb/ft
    (The 530d from the same era has 369 lb/ft)


  • #5275
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Will they be at the same 800ft altitude all around that blue oval pattern?

    No voodoo, coming down from 1700 at the stacks for 800 at the east link.
    Up the quays then left and climb at the customs house, back up to 1700.

    Around the customs house would be a good spot to hear some of these things let rip.

    Does anyone going here realise the machinery that is coming here tomorrow?

    Some amazing stuff :)


  • #5276
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    BMW themselves said it, must have come from somewhere!

    As regards torque figures, the e60 535d has 428 lb/ft while the m5 e60 has 384 lb/ft
    (The 530d from the same era has 369 lb/ft)

    Oh yeah I realise BMW said it but it wan't that they couldn't make it, just it didn't make fantastic Germanic monetary sense :)


  • #5277
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,773 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Anyone heading to Flightfest tomorrow? Might scoot down for a look. Haven't a clue where to park though.

    Yep I'm going too. Not sure where to park either though.

    Max Power1 wrote: »
    I was considering heading in, but I am going to look at a car in ashbourne tomorrow afternoon.

    I would usually park in the parnell st carpark when I drive to town. It is 12 euro for the day max charge, which works out at just over the cost of two return luas tickets from my gaff so I figure it is worth it.

    There are many streets that are free parking on a sunday too, up around stephens green every second street is pay parking monday-sat only.

    If you duck into DIT bolton street there is a stamper on the right hand side just inside the side door that lets you park there all day for €6 ;):cool:


  • #5278
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,329 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    Ded_Zebra wrote: »
    Yep I'm going too. Not sure where to park either though.




    If you duck into DIT bolton street there is a stamper on the right hand side just inside the side door that lets you park there all day for €6 ;):cool:

    Same with the Marlborough Street enterence to DIT ;)


  • #5279
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    I drove a 3 series bmw for the first time in ages today :eek:
    It was ba_barabus's 318. Its in nice shape for an 02 car! (it might have helped that he was working the DA on it as I drove in :) )

    Tbh I was surprised at how soft the setup was, I was expecting much stiffer.
    Nice car though, nice bloke too.

    I'd say my oil burner is faster though:pac:


  • #5280
    power pants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭power pants


    power pants wrote: »
    http://premiercars2010.webzone.ie/used-cars/BMW/3-Series/320-COUPE/36513789777532120/

    is this a bit dear? I missed out on their last black bmw 318ci which was a better spec and all round better condition and only 40k on the clock was going for 7k

    granted this is a diesel and a 320cd

    thoughts?


    far too dear??


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  • #5281
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Be the f**k that's an outrageous price!


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