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***** Motors Chat - Round 5*****

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  • #632
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    In other news I test drove a high mileage Volvo. It was every bit as clean and well cared for as described. Sadly it went into limp home mode on test drive.


  • #633
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    ba_barabus wrote: »
    In other news I test drove a high mileage Volvo. It was every bit as clean and well cared for as described. Sadly it went into limp home mode on test drive.

    That the 2.4 (?) auto that was on here somewhere recently?


  • #634
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,911 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    *Obligatory spoiler joke*

    Totes LOL!

    Some Paddies never change! :pac:


  • #635
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    pajor wrote: »
    That the 2.4 (?) auto that was on here somewhere recently?

    Yep. Engine light came on and no power. Was nice up until then


  • #636
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    ba_barabus wrote: »
    Yep. Engine light came on and no power. Was nice up until then

    Where it became a big Swedish pile of meh.


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  • #637
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,294 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    ba_barabus wrote: »
    In other news I test drove a high mileage Volvo. It was every bit as clean and well cared for as described. Sadly it went into limp home mode on test drive.

    You're the automotive grim reaper.


  • #638
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    You're the automotive grim reaper.

    I've just parked on a NO PARKING CONE.

    Literally everything I touch falls to pieces of late. I found myself test driving a 2010 Avensis 1.6 petrol after the Volvo.

    The Vectra however seems to be immune to my effects and just keep running better and better.


  • #639
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    Rarer than a M5? :D


  • #640
    Cleveland Hot Pocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭Cleveland Hot Pocket


    pajor wrote: »
    Rarer than a M5? :D

    Drool, that is all.

    Ultimate Q car. Slightly less power than an m5 but still a v8 and none of the m5 garish branding.


  • #641
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    pajor wrote: »
    Rarer than a M5? :D

    Nice yoke but jaysus, you could buy an M5 for that money.


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  • #642
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    CianRyan wrote: »
    Nice yoke but jaysus, you could buy an M5 for that money.

    No doubt you could. I'm just liking the exclusivity and that's it a V8 with a manual box.


  • #643
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    The manual is a huge plus, there should always be a manual option.

    Cleveland, buy it!
    See if they'll take the 535 or it, they're worth more outside of our mental country. :D


  • #644
    Cleveland Hot Pocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭Cleveland Hot Pocket


    CianRyan wrote: »
    The manual is a huge plus, there should always be a manual option.

    Cleveland, buy it!
    See if they'll take the 535 or it, they're worth more outside of our mental country. :D

    Arah no, feckin manual. I have one manual and that's enough!
    I do want to sell the 535d to the UK though.


  • #645
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »
    Arah no, feckin manual. I have one manual and that's enough!
    I do want to sell the 535d to the UK though.

    Your 535 an auto?


  • #646
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    OSI wrote: »
    535d only came in auto. Didn't trust mere mortals not to fry the clutch with all that torque :p

    Understandable. :pac:


  • #647
    Cleveland Hot Pocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭Cleveland Hot Pocket


    pajor wrote: »
    Your 535 an auto?

    More torque than an e60 m5, don't you know :P

    Seriously, BMW said they couldn't fit a manual 'box to handle all the torque. Although I have heard of manual 530ds being remapped up to and past the 535d torque figures with no issue.


  • #648
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »
    More torque than an e60 m5, don't you know :P

    Seriously, BMW said they couldn't fit a manual 'box to handle all the torque. Although I have heard of manual 530ds being remapped up to and past the 535d torque figures with no issue.

    Sounds like sucking up to the yanky doodle market to me. :P


  • #649
    Cleveland Hot Pocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭Cleveland Hot Pocket


    pajor wrote: »
    Sounds like sucking up to the yanky doodle market to me. :P

    In a daysul? Them yanks prefer their 88 octane version of petril shur!


  • #650
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Quick question. Does this sound normal ? It was cold this morning 0 degree c. So I went in to town came home 10km each way. Car warmed up as usual temperature gauge sat just under 90 as they do on all focuses. But when I got home I knew I had to bring my mother back into town in a few minutes so I left the car running outside with the hot air heater blowing on 2. Came back out 10-15 mins later temperature outside was still 0 degree.

    Got into car it was warm and all that but I looked at the temperature guage and it read approx 70 degree c. Is that normal that it would drop. I always assume that once a car got upto operating temperature it would stay at it. When I started driving it it quickly returned to the usual operating temp.


  • #651
    pajor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭pajor


    Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »
    In a daysul? Them yanks prefer their 88 octane version of petril shur!

    Neverrr mind.. I'm just confusing myself. There's too many variations to the E60 all together. :P


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  • #652
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,408 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
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    Bpmull wrote: »
    Quick question. Does this sound normal ? [...]

    Normal I'd say.

    Noticed diesels cooling down a bit quicker than petrols btw. :)


  • #653
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    joujoujou wrote: »
    Normal I'd say.

    Noticed diesels cooling down a bit quicker than petrols btw. :)

    No petrols around our house to compare it too :pac: the last time my parents had a petrol car as a daily driver was 2000 :eek: we did have a 1.8 vvc mgf for a few years as a weekend car that was great craic but there not that suited to Ireland.


  • #654
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    If I drive my Mazda, it'll be hot nearly an hour after I stop. :p


  • #655
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,306 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Any big lump of iron is going to be hot for quite a while after it stops :pac:


  • #656
    cabb8ge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 634 ✭✭✭cabb8ge


    Bpmull wrote: »
    ---- Is that normal that it would drop.----.

    Yes, happen in diesel common enough. At idle engine not under load, excess heat not generated. Longer diesel engine is left to idle cooler it get. EGT get low quickly on diesel at idle. Short answer, it is normal. Should notice it in traffic congestion too when stuck.


  • #657
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    I really really need to get off my arse and sell my Octavia now. Will venture to remove the alternator myself and get it reconditioned during the week.


  • #658
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    what ever happened to the boards.ie car sticker? :pac:


  • #659
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,773 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    what ever happened to the boards.ie car sticker? :pac:

    I bumped the thread a while ago but I got no response. I was going to ask you :P


  • #660
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    OSI wrote: »
    I have it on good authority that the order has been placed.

    ah, not through us then :P


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  • #661
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,773 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    Toyotafanboi wrote: »
    ah, not through us then :P

    Well that sucks!

    At least we're getting one :)


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