Motors Chat Thread Round 4

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 24-10-2013 05:10PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Well when you're going at a snail's pace on the hard shoulder with a bust tyre you're sure to get high mpg...even in an Alfa :P

In fairness he should be getting infinity mpg... with the maf sensor issue his car has!

Stheno · 24-10-2013 05:11PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

In fairness he should be getting infinity mpg... with the maf sensor issue his car has!

Are you talking about me?

Anyway thanks to Scortho I have sourced twenty replacement wheel nuts for the bloody car if I need them

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 24-10-2013 05:14PM

Stheno wrote: »

Are you talking about me?

Anyway thanks to Scortho I have sourced twenty replacement wheel nuts for the bloody car if I need them

Sorry I skim read and saw Scortho as the handle and not Stheno..
My bad!

pred racer · 24-10-2013 05:14PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Used a quarter of a tank to travel around 80 miles...that's around 23 quid worth...ouch!

I think I'll buy an Octavia!

Omg a silver Octavia:eek:..I'd rather walk:pac:

Stheno wrote: »

All the motorway driving this week gave me 35 mpg in the alfa, am rather amazed

Just reading about about your motoring trials, I now have an image in my head of a skinny bird in a power suit jumping up and down on a wheel brace and swearing like a fishwife:D

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Well when you're going at a snail's pace on the hard shoulder with a bust tyre you're sure to get high mpg...even in an Alfa :P

Lol:)

Bpmull · 24-10-2013 05:34PM

Quick question. What grade oil does a BMW 520i 2004 take ? Also how many litres of oil do they take roughly ?

YbFocus · 24-10-2013 05:40PM

Bpmull wrote: »

Quick question. What grade oil does a BMW 520i 2004 take ? Also how many litres of oil do they take roughly ?

I think it's 5w30 same as the diesels man. Except you need to meet ll01 and not ll04 requirements. Don't know capacity but it should be ~4.5L

Bpmull · 24-10-2013 05:43PM

YbFocus wrote: »

I think it's 5w30 same as the diesels man. Except you need to meet ll01 and not ll04 requirements. Don't know capacity but it should be ~4.5L

Thanks I was thinking 5w30 alright.

Stheno · 24-10-2013 05:43PM

pred racer wrote: »

Just reading about about your motoring trials, I now have an image in my head of a skinny bird in a power suit jumping up and down on a wheel brace and swearing like a fishwife:D

Right apart from the power suit

You forgot to add in the few odd kicks the wheel got

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 24-10-2013 05:44PM

YbFocus wrote: »

I think it's 5w30 same as the diesels man. Except you need to meet ll01 and not ll04 requirements. Don't know capacity but it should be ~4.5L

And also... a handy tip, don't put LL01 into a diesel. I learned that the hard way, my emissions (well - those of the car anyway) are up.
And I have the NCT on saturday. Well, a good old Italian tuneup should hopefully fix that, then I will change the oil out for some LL04

YbFocus · 24-10-2013 05:45PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

And also... a handy tip, don't put LL01 into a diesel. I learned that the hard way, my emissions (well - those of the car anyway) are up.
And I have the NCT on saturday. Well, a good old Italian tuneup should hopefully fix that, then I will change the oil out for some LL04

Oh be careful man, our machines are really contrary on getting that ll04

pred racer · 24-10-2013 05:50PM

Stheno wrote: »

Right apart from the power suit You forgot to add in the few odd kicks the wheel got

Unless you walk away, and then run back to kick it again it doesnt count:D

I remember trying to change a puncture in my dads old urvan, course he had forgotten to mention that 1 side had right hand threads and the other left hand:D

Stheno · 24-10-2013 06:01PM

Esel wrote: »

I would have been gobsmacked by €156 too! No Axa discount either...

Edit: Just had a look on www.eiretyres.com Bridgestones in that size range from €80 to €193!

Can't find the tyre I have (Potenza S-03) on eiretyres, but the Potenza S-02 is €86 delivered so imagine it would be close to that. Including fitting it would be close to €100 so I'm pleased enough with what I paid.

Bpmull · 24-10-2013 06:06PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Oh be careful man, our machines are really contrary on getting that ll04

I hope the petrols aren't as fussy. As this BMW is a friends and he just through a load of 5w40 into it. But that's not even the biggest issue it's burning about 2 litres of oil a week and even though I warned him to get it checked a few weeks ago he let oil go so low the dreaded low oil pressure light came on which went off when he put more oil in it. What can you do some people just no too little about cars for there own good. I wouldn't mind but when he first told me he had a 520 I assumed it was a mid 90s rough one that was worth a few hundredh euro. But this one has a fbsh from new. Hopefully he will get it sorted but the damage is probably already done.

YbFocus · 24-10-2013 06:12PM

Bpmull wrote: »

I hope the petrols aren't as fussy. As this BMW is a friends and he just through a load of 5w40 into it. But that's not even the biggest issue it's burning about 2 litres of oil a week and even though I warned him to get it checked a few weeks ago he let oil go so low the dreaded low oil pressure light came on which went off when he put more oil in it. What can you do some people just no too little about cars for there own good. I wouldn't mind but when he first told me he had a 520 I assumed it was a mid 90s rough one that was worth a few hundredh euro. But this one has a fbsh from new. Hopefully he will get it sorted but the damage is probably already done.

If she's burning that much oil I think he can put what he wants in it :rolleyes:
Can't understand why people treat their cars so bad either!
Bmw's are shocking picky about their oil.

Bpmull · 24-10-2013 06:22PM

YbFocus wrote: »

If she's burning that much oil I think he can put what he wants in it :rolleyes:
Can't understand why people treat their cars so bad either!
Bmw's are shocking picky about their oil.

I suppose the oil grade won't make any difference at this stage. I'd say this car was fairly well minded it's serviced in a BMW main dealer every 6 months and was owned by the his parents from one year old before they gave it too him. The biggest problem is when people don't have a clue about car mechanics when the sh!t hits the fan they don't have a clue what to do and often make the situation worse by continuing to drive and also there lack of knowledge often means they miss the warning signs.

I'm not saying everyone should know car mechanics inside out but they should have some knowledge and at least know what the car warning lights mean. It should really be thought in secondary school. But then I suppose when people don't have the interest they don't want to know I know that from my mother and brother who don't have a clue about cars and couldn't care less how they work.

Foxhole Norman · 24-10-2013 06:51PM

Was behind a mint black quattroporte today in a multistorey car park, oh god the noise!

power pants · 24-10-2013 06:58PM

Have seen a few of the new model octavias around town the last couple of days, look quite nice irl and the high specced ones look even better. Never thought Id say that as I really dislike the appearance of all octavias previous

Ardennes1944 · 24-10-2013 07:10PM

Soooome amount of car for the money.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-645-ci-2004/5883790

Ded_Zebra · 24-10-2013 07:12PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Soooome amount of car for the money.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-645-ci-2004/5883790

Super value (if you measure value in cc/€ :pac:) but I just can't get over the looks. Just awful IMO

Ardennes1944 · 24-10-2013 07:14PM

Not the nicest colour or wheels but they are a nice looking car...sometimes, my mind changes constantly :pac:

Alanstrainor · 24-10-2013 07:24PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Not the nicest colour or wheels but they are a nice looking car...sometimes, my mind changes constantly :pac:

They can look well, but I'm not so sure about that one.

dgt · 24-10-2013 07:25PM

Had to rescue the mother after the clutch cable went on her car, meaning I had to drive it home and she had to drive mine...

I never realised how comical it must be for other users to be stuck behind that thing, the sound and lowness is quite obnoxious :pac::pac::pac:

Ded_Zebra · 24-10-2013 07:28PM

dgt wrote: »

Had to rescue the mother after the clutch cable went on her car, meaning I had to drive it home and she had to drive mine...

I never realised how comical it must be for other users to be stuck behind that thing, the sound and lowness is quite obnoxious :pac::pac::pac:

Did she give it a boot full to smoke you out of it:pac::pac:

dgt · 24-10-2013 07:38PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Did she give it a boot full to smoke you out of it:pac::pac:

I specifically told her to take it handy as the most powerful car she drove before that was a 1.2.... In hindsight though :pac:

pred racer · 24-10-2013 07:41PM

dgt wrote: »

Had to rescue the mother after the clutch cable went on her car, meaning I had to drive it home and she had to drive mine...

I never realised how comical it must be for other users to be stuck behind that thing, the sound and lowness is quite obnoxious :pac::pac::pac:

The kid on the bike with the pizza at midway rounabout wasn't awful impressed;)

Hal1 · 24-10-2013 07:46PM

Just reading about a bad multi vehicle accident at citywest outbound and to avoid. Looking at traffic cams and can't see the end of the tailback. http://www.dublincity.ie/dublintraffic/ oh I think it's as far back as Ballymount.

Yamanoto · 24-10-2013 07:50PM

Just a heads up for the Ford owners hereabouts.

Set Of 4 RS Accessory 18'' Alloys for £240.00 ex-VAT

http://www.fordpartsuk.com/shop/ford_rs_accessory_18_alloy_wheel_set_of_4_white_painted_finish_f_KIT1695032.htm

Stheno · 24-10-2013 07:52PM

Hal1 wrote: »

Just reading about a bad multi vehicle accident at citywest outbound and to avoid. Looking at traffic cams and can't see the end of the tailback. http://www.dublincity.ie/dublintraffic/ oh I think it's as far back as Ballymount.

N7 closed for crash investigation southbound until possibly 11pm

Fatal accident apparently involving a pedestrian.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/one-person-dies-and-n7-closed-southbound-after-crash-1.1572224

Hal1 · 24-10-2013 07:58PM

Yamanoto wrote: »

Just a heads up for the Ford owners hereabouts.

Set Of 4 RS Accessory 18'' Alloys for £240.00 ex-VAT

http://www.fordpartsuk.com/shop/ford_rs_accessory_18_alloy_wheel_set_of_4_white_painted_finish_f_KIT1695032.htm

That's for one wheel and excluding vat and delivery. Try ffoc or focusowners parts for sale if looking for wheels.

colm_mcm · 24-10-2013 08:02PM

It says set of 4 though? I think it just alloys you to orðer more than one set.

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