Motors Chat - Round 6

Ardennes1944 · 06-05-2014 07:47PM

How early before departure do you have to be at the terminal?

Cogsy88 · 06-05-2014 07:50PM

Anybody no if a focus mk1 1.6 petrol is obd2 compliant?

Brian · 06-05-2014 07:57PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

How early before departure do you have to be at the terminal?

According to my last Sailrail ticket:

"CHECK-IN TIME is 30 minutes before departure."

Also I recommend paying the extra €18 for the top deck lounge. You can always make it back with all the complimentary smoked salmon and croissants up there

Just makes the voyage over all much quieter, more comfortable and more scenic.

Ardennes1944 · 06-05-2014 08:02PM

Thanks lads thats perfect. Flying into airport at 8:15am Friday week, ferry leaves Holyhead for Dublin Port at 2pm. loads of time. Im done with the questions now :pac:

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 06-05-2014 09:12PM

Dear applegreen,

your fuel is bad and you should feel bad.

not so kind regards,
KSL.

Dear RSA, Department of transport and relevant bodies,

Please remove applegreen period and replace with better garages such as maxol and texaco.

kind regards,
KSL.

GvidoR · 06-05-2014 09:20PM

Closest applegreen is about 130KM away from me... what's so bad about them?

Dartz · 06-05-2014 09:20PM

****ing truth.

It seems suspicious. Some people seem fine with it. Some cars seem to lose a fair bit of MPG for some reason, or start feeling sluggish.

What the ****'s the difference between Applegreens and good fuel?

dgt · 06-05-2014 09:20PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Closest applegreen is about 130KM away from me... what's so bad about them?

Sh*te fuels

GvidoR · 06-05-2014 09:31PM

I fill up at Esso or Topaz most of the time.

Sobanek · 06-05-2014 09:32PM

I get the most range out of Applegreen petrol. Least from Esso.

coolisin · 06-05-2014 09:39PM

Will not use applegreen or Tesco. Unless very stuck!

wotzgoingon · 06-05-2014 09:40PM

I always use Tesco.

Kaiser D · 06-05-2014 09:43PM

Aldi for me now.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 06-05-2014 09:44PM

Kaiser D wrote: »

Aldi for me now.

Aldi fuel ? Where ?

dgt · 06-05-2014 09:46PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Aldi fuel ? Where ?

Veg oil at €1.35 a litre :pac:

kirving · 06-05-2014 09:47PM

I don't think Applegreen is noticeably worse, but to be honest I haven't worked it out. My motorway driving tends to vary between 110-130 depending on the limit and my mood :P, so I'll have to check it out properly. My car is FlexiFuel too, so might be better able to handle a variation in fuel quality. ie: rubbish MPG ALL the time...

Actually, is it true that an LPG conversion is far easier if you car can run on E85 to begin with?

quadrifoglio verde · 06-05-2014 09:47PM

dgt wrote: »

Veg oil at €1.35 a litre :pac:

Waste veg oil is where it's at

Bpmull · 06-05-2014 09:57PM

I use topaz 90% of the time esso the rest. I would be very slow to use anything else. Although the golf with its 1.9tdi engine probably wouldn't be as fussy as the focus was. If the diesel was anyway bad the focus would absolutely drink it. No applegreen in kilkenny so I don't need to worry there.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 06-05-2014 10:08PM

the best fuel economy i get is from Maxol in both petrol and diesel !

i remember my civic would run more economical on maxol than the esso 300 meters down the road !

but i remember one event in the Civic, in 2011 a 2007 1.4DSi civic, very new car, always serviced on time etc. filled up once in a applegreen, was driving on the motorway and the car felt really bad, very sluggish and was struggling to keep 120KM/h on the motorway, pretty much at the foot down to keep her going... the economy was bad... when it was near enough empty i went to a texaco garage , spawell and the thing was fecking flying after putting petrol in there, felt more responsive and better acceleration and could get to speed easily..... but the best was BP ultimate petrol, much higher octane.. car ran much better on that but rarely got to use it since we dont have it here !

for diesel i've often use Topaz and found it alright, not too fond of esso but again the best diesel was BP clean diesel , was the most economical and the car ran great on it, 50 quid got me a long long way !

but i've been using maxol diesel lately and am finding it very good !

so although i wish BP were here with amazing fuel, i shall use maxol as a first choice and avoid applegreen like the plague !

linny · 06-05-2014 10:10PM

Bpmull wrote: »

I use topaz 90% of the time esso the rest. I would be very slow to use anything else. Although the golf with its 1.9tdi engine probably wouldn't be as fussy as the focus was. If the diesel was anyway bad the focus would absolutely drink it. No applegreen in kilkenny so I don't need to worry there.

black quarry on the castle road is applegreen

Bpmull · 06-05-2014 10:15PM

linny wrote: »

black quarry on the castle road is applegreen

Ah right I know the garage all right. But I never knew they are apple green.

131spanner · 06-05-2014 10:57PM

We've a white tank at home so we're not doing too bad! Applegreen on the Ennis road out of Limerick has the name of the cheapest around, evidently for a reason.

How do Topaz compare?

Foxhole Norman · 06-05-2014 11:05PM

Not a single 730i for sale on DD

Supergurrier · 06-05-2014 11:08PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Not a single 730i for sale on DD

3-4 middling 728i's though

Foxhole Norman · 06-05-2014 11:10PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

3-4 middling 728i's though

There are a few nice ones around alright but I'd much rather pay the extra 100 quid in tax for the 3.0

challengemaster · 06-05-2014 11:23PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Doubt i would lover and space a car again myself tbh.

Looks good but...

Once you're on 18's with low profile tyres you're fúcked either way tbh. Putting on coils / springs tends to even improve over factory comfort at that stage.

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Has anyone ever travelled from Birmingham to Holyhead here?

I've done Pembroke to Dover, and Pembroke/Holyhead to Bridport. You always just seem to make more progress on motorways in the UK, despite the limit being 70mph.

As tossy said, 3 hours should about cover it. Give yourself a bit of time for traffic jams and a coffee break, I've usually been travelling at silly hours so roads were dead quiet (3-7am) but if you get into bad traffic on the ring roads around major cities, you can be there a while inching along.

challengemaster · 06-05-2014 11:31PM

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Sorry for the FB links, not much I can do about it though!

Noccy_Mondy · 06-05-2014 11:41PM

Bit of a problem with the Mondeo, more noticeable today. Going over ramps, or sometimes potholes there is a big knock from the rear drivers side. I know that it could be a variety of problems, drop links were suggested, bushings, suspension.... don't really know what to make of it.

CianRyan · 06-05-2014 11:50PM

Yes to the noise, no to the American't style drifting.

MOAR entry spread, MOAR sideways, MOAR exciting. Please.
Can't believe how early that M3 started shedding speed for the first bend, you couldn't pull that ****e at Ebisu or Meihan, you'd have the whole track put your hole!

Ded_Zebra · 06-05-2014 11:50PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Bit of a problem with the Mondeo, more noticeable today. Going over ramps, or sometimes potholes there is a big knock from the rear drivers side. I know that it could be a variety of problems, drop links were suggested, bushings, suspension.... don't really know what to make of it.

Turn up the radio and avoid bumps

It's amazing what you hear in your car if you drive for a few days with no music/radio playing. I remember when doing my christmas exams (January 2013) I had no radio in the Levin. I was full sure the gearbox was about to explode and the engine was going to seize. Then when I refitted the radio all was well again

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