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

dgt wrote: »

F*ck the peasant wagon I'm walking instead :pac:

It's what I did when living in Rathmines.

dgt wrote: »

When I'm reassembling my Pug I'll be experimenting with a side mounted cooler. As in behind the foglight, not mad max style

No need for paint and going to see if it makes a difference, standard cooler is **** to say the least

If i were you invest in water injection if you want to move heat away faster

Its a very good intercooler I just don't want to take from its efficiency by using the wrong paint is all.

toastedpickles wrote: »

I'd to walk out as far as rathmines road there a while back, it's some walk alright!

I got it down to 35-40 minutes. Never really bothered me unless it was raining, which was rarely.

Supergurrier wrote: »

Meh went satin black on wheels and wish I went matt or gloss black tbh

I was under the impression matt paint works better on radiators and intercoolers as it helps to get rid of heat faster.

Will buy special rad paint of I have to. Just happen to have a full can of the halfords stuff in the shed.

Technically you are right as non reflective surfaces radiate energy more efficiently (and come into thermal equilibrium with their surroundings more easily) but in your case I doubt it would make much difference;)
The surface area would be far more important. Btw colour makes no difference either, pink would be nice:p

Btw its called black body radiation (black body is any opaque non reflective surface) If you are interested (and I really doubt you are ) you can look up plancks law of black body radiation!

Aye. I always have everthing in car folder for cars and i have literally every other bit of info for any other cars Ive had, except this

Decided since I'm going away for a nice weekend and since the car will be sitting there for four days that the car deserved a treat as well and booked her in for a full valet so when I arrive back she be good to go.

Now to get her dirty before I drop it off.

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Aye. I always have everthing in car folder for cars and i have literally every other bit of info for any other cars Ive had, except this

I obviously missed something worthwhile here... what happened?!?

dar83 wrote: »

I obviously missed something worthwhile here... what happened?!?

BMW versus car in road = needs a bit of buffing BMW.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=87790811&postcount=1086

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

thing is though ive wanted a Punto of that shape since it came out. It really doesnt bother me going down to a Punto tbh once all the creature comforts are there for the most part.
If i was getting an MX5 itd have to be the 1.8 which costs nearly 700 to tax and costs 400 more than the 325 did because its a vert. Also, and a big reason is, I dont think id feel particularly safe in one even if the 2002- have a 4star ncap

I've said it plenty of times already but the early 1.6 is the car to go for. And the NB's are even less safe than the NA's at this stage because of rust issues. Johnboy schooled me on that, he knows more.

I went though the same "I want a safe car", thing for a while after my crash. It passes fairly quickly.
You should take a shot in an early 1.6, see how it feels. The safety issues can be taken car of with a roll bar, and it looks extra cool.

Best thing is to get a perfect pre-94, you don't have to spend nearly €3000.

Scortho wrote: »

Or in your case spend 1 k and then the other 2k on upgrades:D

That or the other €2000 on insurance.
But yeah, plenty of money yet to be dropped on it.

Yeah that one's class!
He's dropped €600 since last night.

I'd feel weird about buying a built car though. Half the fun, especially when the car's as simple as an MX5, it's buying and building it yourself.

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Its perfect though! except for the dildo, thats just weird. if i could get it for 3900......

Worth a shot, cars like that tend to sit for a long time.
I'd offer €3500 and see where it goes.

It's mostly visual stuff though, when ever I ask way I had to declare it get told it's anything that will effect the engines power output. Probably wise to list everything but I don't imagine they'd have much of an effect your policy.