Motors Chat Thread Round 4

Scortho · 21-10-2013 07:53PM

You might want to take your name out of the letter...

dgt · 21-10-2013 07:57PM

I can very easily make out your address with photoshop, nevermind the full name. Dude, be very careful

Ah, a mod has kindly seen to that!

pajor · 21-10-2013 08:01PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Speeding?

Why was it thrown out?

But whyyyyy?

We must know!!

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 21-10-2013 08:03PM

pajor wrote: »

But whyyyyy?

We must know!!

Yeah any defense that works against speeding fines would be great!

jimb43 · 21-10-2013 08:10PM

I was going to dispute that i was driving, and could not tell them who was. I accepted it was in my name,( the van) but could not say who it was, only that it wasn't me. ( that was my intended case ) Should it have got to court. I pondered over it and thought, and as you know the law usually has you tied in some way or not. so i thought arrr sod it i will pay. i went to the post office with my dollar and give them my english licence, and money. there machine said " sorry,no can do" i assume it was my english licence, but heyyyy, who was i to complain. i kept the record of my failed payment and waited , for the inevitable letter it took 8 months or so. So i went to court and i was in front of the Beak, they read the charge and (as i thought it was a fight to nothing i said i plead guilty) so she mummbled something that i never heard, and then the clerk of the court said ok , you can go now, NEXT!!. So i was stood there thinking hang on i haven't explained what happened in the post office. !! N E X T!!!!
I was being ushered out. and i said to the guy wtf happened there, he said "what do you mean " i said i pleaded guilty and was waiting to explain how the post office would not accept my payment, So he said" well you have a 175, and you have 14 days top pay. OMG i thought this is not happening. so i lodged an appeal about the fine and it was delayed and postponed, and i was to go back to the court on the 15 oct just passed , but i had a prior appointment for that date , i sent the clerk of the court proof, and he said ok you dont have to attend, we will sent you another date, then this comes through the post BUZZIN MY TITS OF haha

pajor · 21-10-2013 08:12PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Yeah any defense that works against speeding fines would be great!

Get a UK licence it seems.

jimb43 · 21-10-2013 08:16PM

dgt wrote: »

I can very easily make out your address wth I can very easily make out your address wphotoshop, nevermind the full name. Dude, be very careful

Ah, a mod has kindly seen to that!

ok dude thanks perhaps this will be better, and a mod can delete my attachment, we see????:D

ba_barabus · 21-10-2013 08:19PM

So shall you use the UK licence in future to avoid fines?

Scortho · 21-10-2013 08:26PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

So shall you use the UK licence in future to avoid fines?

My oul lad used it for years to avoid them. Fecker

ba_barabus · 21-10-2013 08:27PM

Scortho wrote: »

My oul lad used it for years to avoid them. Fecker

I know someone with one from The Bahamas

jimb43 · 21-10-2013 08:34PM

hey guys, I'm not promoting any english licence caper here lol i just had a shock today when this come through the post, but a nice shock

pajor · 21-10-2013 09:04PM

Have just seen an ad on donedeal advertising a service that will turn off those annoying dash lights. Gotta say I've never seen that. Hmm dodge.

It's in Louth, so will they provide a Drogheda NCT too? :pac:

Autosport · 21-10-2013 10:35PM

When I'm turning the car in any direction bar straight the car feels like it wants to drift as in the front goes one way and the back end goes the other way, its only happened this evening and it's gettin kinda scary, I'm ringing the garage in the morning but What do you think the problem is??

pred racer · 21-10-2013 10:41PM

Autosport wrote: »

When I'm turning the car in any direction bar straight the car feels like it wants to drift as in the front goes one way and the back end goes the other way, its only happened this evening and it's gettin kinda scary, I'm ringing the garage in the morning but What do you think the problem is??

Could it be something stupidly obvious like a soft wheel?
Normally with suspension problems there are associated creaks and rattles.

Ded_Zebra · 21-10-2013 10:41PM

Autosport wrote: »

When I'm turning the car in any direction bar straight the car feels like it wants to drift as in the front goes one way and the back end goes the other way, its only happened this evening and it's gettin kinda scary, I'm ringing the garage in the morning but What do you think the problem is??

Tyre pressures ok? A soft rear tyre can make for lots of oversteer!

Autosport · 21-10-2013 10:43PM

Yea I checked tyre pressure on all tyres and still the same

Ded_Zebra · 21-10-2013 10:47PM

Autosport wrote: »

Yea I checked tyre pressure on all tyres and still the same

And they are all hard enough?

Any bulges in the rear tyres? Hit any big bumps/holes/curbs recently? It is most lightly tyre related if it wasn't there yesterday and is today.

Autosport · 21-10-2013 11:01PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

And they are all hard enough?

Any bulges in the rear tyres? Hit any big bumps/holes/curbs recently? It is most lightly tyre related if it wasn't there yesterday and is today.

That's the thing I didn't hit anything drove over a few speed bumps but I drive over the same ones everyday. Tyres seem to be fine. It's wrecking my head

Ded_Zebra · 21-10-2013 11:13PM

Autosport wrote: »

That's the thing I didn't hit anything drove over a few speed bumps but I drive over the same ones everyday. Tyres seem to be fine. It's wrecking my head

That is strange

I did have an ear infection a few months ago that made me think my car was handling funny but I was dizzy just sitting or standing too :pac:

Gollywog (wherever he got to) had an ARB drop link fracture on him ages ago on his GTI (there was a thread) which I would say would have a similar effect. There would be some bang when it broke though I would imagine.

Hal1 · 21-10-2013 11:15PM

Check you're wheel studs.

ba_barabus · 21-10-2013 11:17PM

Collapsed sidewall due to age maybe?

It happened my brother years ago. The tyres looked fine but going around a turn they would collapse. We only figured out one day what was going wrong with 4 of us in the car. One wheel started to deform while driving with the extra weight of the passengers.

Autosport · 21-10-2013 11:37PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Collapsed sidewall due to age maybe?

It happened my brother years ago. The tyres looked fine but going around a turn they would collapse. We only figured out one day what was going wrong with 4 of us in the car. One wheel started to deform while driving with the extra weight of the passengers.

Tyres are 8 months old though, would that still happen??

Stheno · 21-10-2013 11:44PM

Autosport wrote: »

Tyres are 8 months old though, would that still happen??

Not unless they were old when you bought them if that makes sense?

Are there any weird noises? Is your tyre pressure correct? I know in my car if the tyre pressure is e.g. @ 32 when it should be 40/37 front .and rear, it's seriously wobbly.

Also was it on a new stretch of road or normal road you drive? I was on the N6 today, it felt like the car was drifting madly on one 4 mile stretch then after that the car was fine

Autosport · 21-10-2013 11:53PM

Stheno wrote: »

Not unless they were old when you bought them if that makes sense?

Are there any weird noises? Is your tyre pressure correct? I know in my car if the tyre pressure is e.g. @ 32 when it should be 40/37 front .and rear, it's seriously wobbly.

Also was it on a new stretch of road or normal road you drive? I was on the N6 today, it felt like the car was drifting madly on one 4 mile stretch then after that the car was fine

Tyres were new, pressure is set at 32 front and 30 back they've been like that since I bought the car, I never changed the pressure, same road I drive everyday, no noises from the car and it's very quiet anyway, nothing showing up on dash to say anything is wrong, it feels like I'm driving on ice

Stheno · 21-10-2013 11:55PM

Autosport wrote: »

Tyres were new, pressure is set at 32 front and 30 back they've been like that since I bought the car, I never changed the pressure, same road I drive everyday, no noises from the car and it's very quiet anyway, nothing showing up on dash to say anything is wrong, it feels like I'm driving on ice

That's a bit weird alright. Can only suggest you get your mechanic to take a look at it. What is the car? (I'm useless at remembering peoples cars)

Autosport · 22-10-2013 12:15AM

Stheno wrote: »

That's a bit weird alright. Can only suggest you get your mechanic to take a look at it. What is the car? (I'm useless at remembering peoples cars)

Opel Astra, yea I phoned my father and he's going to take it to the garage and let them see what's wrong. I thought maybe Balance and Tracking could be off, it's strange alright

Ded_Zebra · 22-10-2013 12:29AM

Autosport wrote: »

Opel Astra, yea I phoned my father and he's going to take it to the garage and let them see what's wrong. I thought maybe Balance and Tracking could be off, it's strange alright

Do tell when you find out

challengemaster · 22-10-2013 12:33AM

Complete guess, but I'd be half thinking along the lines of a broken spring or shock on the rear, and I'd be leaning towards it being a shock. No rear shock on one side means there's nothing dampening the spring effect over any bump (even the slightest ones) which can make a car very skittish.

Ask me how I know...

Interslice · 22-10-2013 12:40AM

challengemaster wrote: »

Complete guess, but I'd be half thinking along the lines of a broken spring or shock on the rear, and I'd be leaning towards it being a shock. No rear shock on one side means there's nothing dampening the spring effect over any bump (even the slightest ones) which can make a car very skittish.

Ask me how I know...

Shock would be my guess too.

advertsfox · 22-10-2013 10:11AM

So I got the letter in the door for our insurance renewal, was expecting an increase since we went from a 1.2 Grande Punto to a 1.6 C5 110 bhp of double value and we got a quote of €660 (through Aon Insure + Aviva). Then I noticed the separate 123.ie letter with their offer - €460

Happy with that to be honest, may even get it cheaper once I correct some license years held details for the missus and if I pass my test too (hopefully next week).

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