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

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  • #4322
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Is it a Toyota screen?


  • #4323
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Fair play DZ - Those values are fantastic. Shows how well the car is kept (even with the exhaust hanging off :pac: )


  • #4324
    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    Today, I got a bloody well clean 96 Civic saloon for €225.

    This week has been a good week.


  • #4325
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,773 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Is it a Toyota screen?

    It's not unfortunately, I just could;t afford the extra cost because it was €490 ex VAT for the toyota one and the one the insurance would pay for was €340 ex VAT.
    challengemaster wrote: »
    Fair play DZ - Those values are fantastic. Shows how well the car is kept (even with the exhaust hanging off :pac: )

    Thanks :)

    Fortunately it passed except the screen when the exhaust was attached so it was just a visual for the window today :pac:


  • #4326
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Ded_Zebra wrote: »
    It's not unfortunately, I just could;t afford the extra cost because it was €490 ex VAT for the toyota one and the one the insurance would pay for was €340 ex VAT.

    Do you want it Gtechniq'd again?


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  • #4327
    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    I might have missed it, but why did you want a Toyota screen?


  • #4328
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Kaiser D wrote: »
    I might have missed it, but why did you want a Toyota screen?

    Because the car is an import Levin and often times, spurious screens aren't an exact fit.


  • #4329
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,773 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Do you want it Gtechniq'd again?

    I had forgotten how bad it was to drive without it until today:( water and dirt clinging onto it and smearing with the wipers. I'm planning to sell it soon and get something else in about a month I hope so I'll just use rainX until I get the new car :)
    Kaiser D wrote: »
    I might have missed it, but why did you want a Toyota screen?

    Just to keep it original :)


  • #4330
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Tbh I wouldn't want a spurious screen if I was replacing mine. Often don't have the vin visible while OE does, and often make a right cock of rain sensing wipers too.


  • #4331
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,773 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Tbh I wouldn't want a spurious screen if I was replacing mine. Often don't have the vin visible while OE does, and often make a right cock of rain sensing wipers too.

    No such problems on a 15 year old Toyota luckily!


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  • #4332
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Tbh I wouldn't want a spurious screen if I was replacing mine. Often don't have the vin visible while OE does, and often make a right cock of rain sensing wipers too.

    This is the exact reason I decided to use the cerium oxide and rayon pad on mine to remove the scratches rather than get a new one.

    The problem lies in the fact that the sensor is immersed in a gel which is part of the operation and this gel needs to be replaced with a new windscreen. When it's not, it sends the sensor haywire.


  • #4333
    nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭nd


    passed my driving test today. Wooohoooo!


  • #4334
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,653 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    nd wrote: »
    passed my driving test today. Wooohoooo!

    Well done. Stay left unless overtaking, my tip of the day! :)


  • #4335
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    The awkward moment when you jump into the car only to realize parkin at an angle sends the fuel away from the sender :o

    Break out the emergency refill!
    12121391806_51d1fabb2f_b.jpg

    Yes, E39's require a screwdriver jammed into the filler.... :P


  • #4336
    EazyD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭EazyD


    challengemaster wrote: »
    If you ever needed proof of mazda's attention to details, the mazda 2 was it. Entire car was torn apart piece by piece and new/better/lighter build materials used for every single part. Ended up saving a huge amount of weight

    Which begs the question, why is there no Mazda 2 MPS?


  • #4337
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    Ded_Zebra wrote: »
    It's not unfortunately, I just could;t afford the extra cost because it was €490 ex VAT for the toyota one and the one the insurance would pay for was €340 ex VAT.



    Thanks :)

    Fortunately it passed except the screen when the exhaust was attached so it was just a visual for the window today :pac:

    How did the company go about finding a screen that would fit the Levin?


  • #4338
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    EazyD wrote: »
    Which begs the question, why is there no Mazda 2 MPS?

    There was a hoax 2MPS in America at one stage. They said it was going to have a 2.0T engine producing 230bhp. Never actually was real at all but it does sound excellent!


  • #4339
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


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  • #4340
    kirving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭kirving


    You know Ford's Etis website, where you can look up info, repair guides and specs of your car. For most things, it costs to register, but looking up the factor fitted options list on your own car is free, which is nice.

    I'm wondering is there a similar website for Volvos?


  • #4341
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    challengemaster wrote: »
    1508164_812237608803119_1547205461_n.jpg

    What a spanner!!! :P


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  • #4342
    Truckermal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,043 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    What a spanner!!! :P

    Wouldn't I love to give her my tool..


  • #4343
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Truckermal wrote: »
    Wouldn't I love to give her my tool..

    I'd say she could do with a needle-nose pliers to go along with that spanner for all the good it'll do her!

    She's got a very pixelated face though, not sure I like that in a girl...


  • #4344
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    I'd say she could do with a needle-nose pliers to go along with that spanner for all the good it'll do her!

    She's got a very pixelated face though, not sure I like that in a girl...

    She must be an 80's kinda girl :pac:


  • #4345
    Greyfoot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 566 ✭✭✭Greyfoot


    sure she aint takin that wheel off with that wrench


  • #4346
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    challengemaster wrote: »
    1508164_812237608803119_1547205461_n.jpg

    Do her eyes look Doge's to anyone else?
    doge.jpg


  • #4347
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Wow such spanner
    Very wheel
    Much car

    :pac:


  • #4348
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,473 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Lads if anyone is looking for two front shocks for early 00's spec Vag group PM me, due to a slight cock up during an order :o
    Thanks :)

    Yes the wrong octavia shocks were ordered :o


  • #4349
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Mmm Pizza and internet car browsing

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    Oh and beer, need the Polish beer


  • #4350
    deise08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭deise08


    Stupid question.
    currently have 10w30 oil in car. Was given 5w30 yesterday .can I just pour that in or do I have to empty out whats in it!? Would it do any harm if I just put it in?


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  • #4351
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Mmm Pizza and internet car browsing


    Oh and beer, need the Polish beer

    I'm considering the top bit very strongly, i can hear dominos calling me :pac: I have a hankering for an old Saab 900 too, I have a problem i know


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