* Motors Chat - Round 5*

YbFocus · 06-12-2013 06:40PM

Wow I thought I would have missed loads and absolutely nothings happened

Pulled the gate into our site to start on the house today lads, long road ahead now

Chris_Heilong · 06-12-2013 06:55PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Apparently im trading the ST in for a sleigh and some reindeer after a little girl pointed at me while in the shop getting lunch and yelled to her mam.

"Look mammy that man has a Santa clause"

Could have been worse, she could have said; "Look mammy that man has a Santa Fe"

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 06-12-2013 06:58PM

Just back from halfords, buying a car jack, some gasket sealant etc
And a few 'felt badges of course (not that I want to bore ye guys of course :pac:)

Anyway I digress. Burst out laughing at this:

pajor · 06-12-2013 07:00PM

Shouldn't be funny.

But it is!

Stheno · 06-12-2013 08:55PM

Really cheesed off. My mechanic looked at the supposed worn link/bush on my car today and cannot see any justification for the NCT saying it is worn, he says it's in perfect nick.

dgt · 06-12-2013 09:31PM

Stheno wrote: »

Really cheesed off. My mechanic looked at the supposed worn link/bush on my car today and cannot see any justification for the NCT saying it is worn, he says it's in perfect nick.

Manys a time this has happened to me, done nothing with he car and sent it back only to pass. I believe some testers are absolute timewasters and want to waste peoples time sending the car back and forth

I've did things arseways again, no booze tonight as I shoved it all through my gut last night so I'm bringing the car to the reserve piss up. Go on, laugh at the dry sober sh*te

Still, always Sat night for another night out :cool:

Alanstrainor · 06-12-2013 09:47PM

Saw a 132 Zafira earlier, talk about the oldest/worst design still being sold. It looks like it came of the production line in 1999. Hideous.

MuppetCheck · 06-12-2013 09:54PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Saw a 132 Zafira earlier, talk about the oldest/worst design still being sold. It looks like it came of the production line in 1999. Hideous.

I think you can still get the old one new...feckin old car now is right!

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 06-12-2013 09:54PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Saw a 132 Zafira earlier, talk about the oldest/worst design still being sold. It looks like it came of the production line in 1999. Hideous.

Are they STILL selling the same model shape (-ish) as the horrible soccer mom MPV zafiras from the early '00s?

That is hilarious. And ridiculous at the same time.

MuppetCheck · 06-12-2013 09:55PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Are they STILL selling the same model shape (-ish) as the horrible soccer mom MPV zafiras from the early '00s?

That is hilarious. And ridiculous at the same time.

A look on the website shows the 06 on is on sale and the new ones called the Zafira Tourer.

pajor · 06-12-2013 09:58PM

So not this one?

MuppetCheck · 06-12-2013 10:00PM

That's what they're calling the Tourer. They must have some stock of the old ones to shift.

YbFocus · 06-12-2013 10:04PM

That looks incredibly like an s-max!

Supergurrier · 06-12-2013 11:00PM

Vauxhall monaros are holding their prices annoyingly well in the UK 2006-2007 models still around the 11-14k mark in the queens coin

pajor · 06-12-2013 11:19PM

Now here's one for you. Was just looking through old holiday photos and couldn't believe I hadn't remembered these before. All my life when we went on summer holidays we did house swapping. My folks have always loved doing it and found it a stress free way to do a holiday and still do. One of their favourite places to go being The Netherlands. A place which I now love.. OH is from there.

Back in 2009 was the last time I went on summer hols with them and it was indeed to NL. I remember the first morning going out to their garage just wanting to check out the bicycles they had that we could use.. but what did I also find.. :eek:

A registration check tells me it's converted to LPG and that he has owned it since 2000. It was unlocked and all. I have zero interest in bikes, but thought I should throw it in too. :P Hidden in the bushes in the front garden was an engine hoist. The daily was then a 99 Almera which belonged to the missus.

In short - that is how you do weekend toys.

Dord · 06-12-2013 11:25PM

Forget the car and bike.... I want the garage and tools!

YbFocus · 06-12-2013 11:26PM

Tyre on the bike is backways

toastedpickles · 06-12-2013 11:37PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Tyre on the bike is backways

Oh those pesky dutch fellas, first they go reclaiming land back from the sea and now they're putting tyres on backwards :rolleyes:

Marcusm · 06-12-2013 11:51PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Vauxhall monaros are holding their prices annoyingly well in the UK 2006-2007 models still around the 11-14k mark in the queens coin

Appreciation in the value of AUD against GBP from 2008 pushed the new price up from £35k to £50k for VXR8s and all those cars got a residual value boost.

Supergurrier · 06-12-2013 11:55PM

Marcusm wrote: »

Appreciation in the value of AUD against GBP from 2008 pushed the new price up from £35k to £50k for VXR8s and all those cars got a residual value boost.

The hope is in a year or year and a half that i can afford a 6 litre 400bhp one or if im lucky a 500 s/c but can't see myself spending more than 15k after currency change and vrt (god knows what vrt is on these as the model isnt even on the calculator)

So maybe a 9k car at most

Also lol @ this

YbFocus · 06-12-2013 11:55PM

Reclaiming land from the sea, it's the dutch rising our sea levels

In other news there was a failed attempt at a robbery of my friends s14a, she's now been moved to a more secure location underground

In all fairness, they cut the lock into the yard and then must have been spooked!

YbFocus · 07-12-2013 12:00AM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Also lol @ this

That is the worst ad I have ever read, I didn't realise you could add infinite maps on top of each other to reach any power figure imaginable :rolleyes:

Supergurrier · 07-12-2013 12:02AM

YbFocus wrote: »

That is the worst ad I have ever read, I didn't realise you could add infinite maps on top of each other to reach any power figure imaginable :rolleyes:

Apparently someone txted him from focus st oc and he said he got the 40bhp extra from a catback and a k+n panel filter

toastedpickles · 07-12-2013 12:06AM

YbFocus wrote: »

That is the worst ad I have ever read, I didn't realise you could add infinite maps on top of each other to reach any power figure imaginable :rolleyes:

This wins it for me

"like u can c not half a job full job only thing is missing is the real engine"

What does it have then?? do you have to wind it up to get it to go forward?? :pac:

pajor · 07-12-2013 12:09AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

This wins it for me

"like u can c not half a job full job only thing is missing is the real engine"

What does it have then?? do you have to wind it up to get it to go forward?? :pac:

Flintstones style maybe?

YbFocus · 07-12-2013 12:10AM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Apparently someone txted him from focus st oc and he said he got the 40bhp extra from a catback and a k+n panel filter

Ah the old believing the power figures printed on the boxes :rolleyes:
170bhp and thats without the remap :rolleyes:

toastedpickles · 07-12-2013 12:11AM

pajor wrote: »

Flintstones style maybe?

she has some efficiency biiiiy! I can get 78 blisters per mile with this yoke :pac:

dgt · 07-12-2013 05:32AM

I started reading that like dizzee rascal and gave up :pac:

Forgot to mention, there is an E46 M3 knocking about Navan, a red un at the Round O to be specific. I was delighted to see that the gentleman who owns it brings his very young children in it, ie there is a baby seat in the back.

So to any other gombeen saying you need rear doors or some soul less blandbox for carting infants about, ya have yer sh*te :pac:

Supergurrier · 07-12-2013 11:07AM

OSI wrote: »

Sitting in Autoglass watching my windscreen get replaced. Hate being able to see someone else work on the car, constantly have to stop myself yelping "CAREFUL!!"

I'd be apprehensive about letting a strange man touch my crack this early in the morning too.

Supergurrier · 07-12-2013 11:19AM

OSI wrote: »

Much prefer showing kids your Santas sack, eh? :pac:

Jaysus !

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