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Motors Chat - Round 6

Alanstrainor

Continuation from motors chat round 5

1.This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

2.No lonely hearts (This is not a personal dig at anyone, it's how we feel is the best way to describe what we want to avoid. )

3.Keep it clean.

4.The Motors charter applies.

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ba_barabus

challengemaster wrote: »

Despite having the same engine... M47... The Rover 75 CDTi is so much easier to work on than the e46 320D.

It has a lovely layout tbh

Kaiser D

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/cheap-and-running/6952355

My old 106 for sale!

challengemaster

Despite having the same engine... M47... The Rover 75 CDTi is so much easier to work on than the e46 320D.

correct! There are infinities on the rear.

I don't think they are perished. That effect might be from power steering.

I'm obviously planning to replace them soon but am thinking I might get another few 100 miles out of them in decent weather.

JohnBoy26

nd wrote: »

So out of curiosity do most of you change your tires when they get close to the limit or try to get 110% out of them?

My front left. I've got wheel alignment done since.

Is that tyre an infinity?

Edit: took a closer look and it not an infinity, looks like a Firestone multihawk?

Ded_Zebra

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

so this is not a good time to say that i'm fitting my car out with tyres that you removed from yours :pac::D

These would have been on my parents cars mostly. I do so little milage that tyres last me ages :P

I did warn you that they weren't very good in the wet. Excellent in the dry though and give very good steering feel

Toyotafanboi

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I keep tyres down to the legal minimum. However, if they were perished and cracked, looking like yours are nd, I would be replacing them regardless of how much is left on them. Yours are worn out and perished too. Definitely replace IMO.

so this is not a good time to say that i'm fitting my car out with tyres that you removed from yours :pac::D

Ded_Zebra

OSI wrote: »

1.6 mm is barely thicker than a CD. When you consider how much rain we get, our limit is ridiculously low.

I've never had a problem with wet grip with premium tyres at that tread depth. Saying that, the tyres would never have been more than 18months old so maybe that helps.

YbFocus

Interslice wrote: »

Any sketchy moments? Put my first car backwards into a tree because of bald tyres . Don't chance it now.

Not bald as an egg now but well worn. Never a sketchy moment, but I'm super wary on them if its's wet out.

I would change that tyre pictured above, but not until then if you get me.

MuppetCheck

Between 2-3mm for me. I have a few tyres I like so first time I swap all 4 to what I like and stay with them. Don't usually rotate tyres afterwards as it's more palatable to swap in twos.

Interslice

YbFocus wrote: »

I'll be honest and say that if it's not the winter or anything I will drive them into the ground..

Any sketchy moments? Put my first car backwards into a tree because of bald tyres

. Don't chance it now.

Ded_Zebra

I keep tyres down to the legal minimum. However, if they were perished and cracked, looking like yours are nd, I would be replacing them regardless of how much is left on them. Yours are worn out and perished too. Definitely replace IMO.

YbFocus

I'll be honest and say that if it's not the winter or anything I will drive them into the ground..

Interslice

nd wrote: »

So out of curiosity do most of you change your tires when they get close to the limit or try to get 110% out of them?

My front left. I've got wheel alignment done since.

I normally change them at about 2mm, more or less where the outer part of your tyre is now

Dartz

pred racer wrote: »

That speed limit was in place during the road works, everyone ignores it, I presume you did too :P

By a margin.

****ing stupid to leave the signs up. Lovely road for it

So out of curiosity do most of you change your tires when they get close to the limit or try to get 110% out of them?

My front left. I've got wheel alignment done since.

pred racer

Dartz wrote: »

Just paranoid I guess because it's the first car I ever bought and owned with my own money. No finance or anything..,,.it's all mine and.....

In other news......50kph limit all the way down the R402 from Enfield M4, to Edenderry. Utterly ****ing stupid. Should be 80 at least

That speed limit was in place during the road works, everyone ignores it, I presume you did too :P

Dartz

Just paranoid I guess because it's the first car I ever bought and owned with my own money. No finance or anything..,,.it's all mine and.....

In other news......50kph limit all the way down the R402 from Enfield M4, to Edenderry. Utterly ****ing stupid. Should be 80 at least

pred racer

I dropped in to see George Dalton today, because I knew they would be missing me :P (they are used to seeing me every second Friday)

Although I do have a squeak in one of my brakes, and a noisy headlight leveling motor, this is considered running perfect for an Alfa:D

Dartz

YbFocus wrote: »

I think he means that saying that you got 70km without a hiccup is hardly motoring perfection. You should expect that x 100 at least.

When you think about it, it's a minor miracle that cars run at all. Propelled by bits of spinning metal impulsed by thousands of perfectly timed and controlled explosions every minute burning the refined remains of long dead dinosaurs.

A lot of dinosaurs in the case of the RX

YbFocus

Dartz wrote: »

70kilometres.

105500 on the clock

I think he means that saying that you got 70km without a hiccup is hardly motoring perfection. You should expect that x 100 at least.

[Deleted User]

Supergurrier wrote: »

Unfortunately it just sounds like you bought a pup

Dartz wrote: »

It's fine. Compressions decent which is the main thing. Body and chassis are straight. No little electrical niggels. New plugs just fitted. Just the cat and coils a bit ****.

For the price I paid its beautiful.For an 8yo car especially it feels solid

Took a 70k drive without hiccup

Not a pup at all! The cats do go in a lot of them. It depends how long it had the hard-to-start issue or ignition coil issues before they were solved.

Once you gut the cat you'll find it's a bit more powerful and it'll pull harder.

Bring it to a meet and we'll see what's what

Dartz

Interslice wrote: »

70k :eek::eek::pac:

Looks tidy enough, many miles on it?

70kilometres.

105500 on the clock

Interslice

Dartz wrote: »

It's fine. Compressions decent which is the main thing. Body and chassis are straight. No little electrical niggels. New plugs just fitted. Just the cat and coils a bit ****.

For the price I paid its beautiful.For an 8yo car especially it feels solid

Took a 70k drive without hiccup

70k :eek::eek::pac:

Looks tidy enough, many miles on it?

Dartz

Supergurrier wrote: »

Unfortunately it just sounds like you bought a pup

It's fine. Compressions decent which is the main thing. Body and chassis are straight. No little electrical niggels. New plugs just fitted. Just the cat and coils a bit ****.

For the price I paid its beautiful.For an 8yo car especially it feels solid

Took a 70k drive without hiccup

Kaiser D

Interslice wrote: »

rotfl!

The funniest thing I've heard in a while

They're dead serious too by the sounds of things!

Noccy_Mondy

Kaiser D wrote: »

My brother is selling his Civic on Donedeal atm, someone has just texted offering him a bar of hash for it?

Is that even worth mentioning to the Guards?

How big of a bar are we talking here? :pac:

Interslice

Kaiser D wrote: »

My brother is selling his Civic on Donedeal atm, someone has just texted offering him a bar of hash for it?

Is that even worth mentioning to the Guards?

rotfl!

The funniest thing I've heard in a while

Kaiser D

My brother is selling his Civic on Donedeal atm, someone has just texted offering him a bar of hash for it?

Is that even worth mentioning to the Guards?

colm_mcm

kilianmanning wrote: »

Anybody here heard of Juratek brake pads?

Yeah, for trucks though.