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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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Sobanek

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

God, I'd crack up if I had to do night work. It seems that a few on here do it...

It's not so bad. I get 4 days off every week, it's quiet at night and I still make a good few bob

Bpmull

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Why god are golfs so dear :mad: :mad: Would love a mk5

Bpmull I'll swap ya our 206 for your golf. I think we know that you are getting the better deal here :pac:

They do seem to make huge money alright even the 1.4 mk5s. I nearly cried having as much as I paid for mine. You'll never really understand why they make so much until you actually own one

. I have to say I love my one and everyday I'm noticing new features on it. It's amazing how modern and advanced the mk5 is considering they were launched late 04. They do tend to hold there value well so you could look at it that way.

JC01

Bpmull wrote: »

They do seem to make huge money alright even the 1.4 mk5s. I nearly cried having as much as I paid for mine. You'll never really understand why they make so much until you actually own one . I have to say I love my one and everyday I'm noticing new features on it. It's amazing how modern and advanced the mk5 is considering they were launched late 04. They do tend to hold there value well so you could look at it that way.

Really? I always thought they wer shockingly plastic and cheap feeling for the "luxury hatch" they sell themselves as. And the 1.4 is a godawful model, woefully underpowered and an absolute sow on petrol

Your right about them holding their values so well though, to a lot of Irish people a VW badge seems to be the pinnacle of car ownership and the market value they hold reflects that thinking.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

JC01 wrote: »

Really? I always thought they wer shockingly plastic and cheap feeling for the "luxury hatch" they sell themselves as. And the 1.4 is a godawful model, woefully underpowered and an absolute sow on petrol

Your right about them holding their values so well though, to a lot of Irish people a VW badge seems to be the pinnacle of car ownership and the market value they hold reflects that thinking.

1.4 vw golf
Performance of a 1.0, tax of a 1.4 and fuel bill of a 2.0

Tis an old adage but it's true.

GvidoR

1.6 16V FSI in the MK5 should be allright, but the 2.0 16V TFSI would be the best though.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

GvidoR wrote: »

1.6 16V FSI in the MK5 should be allright, but the 2.0 16V TFSI would be the best though.

I think if I were looking at a petrol mark 5 golf I would have to have the 2.0 (or GTI) with a DSG box. Or actually better still, the vr6.

MuppetCheck

No VR6, it's the R32.

I think the GTI is the sweet spot, I'd always give a well kept one a second look.

Old diesel

GvidoR wrote: »

1.6 16V FSI in the MK5 should be allright, but the 2.0 16V TFSI would be the best though.

Would there be many 1.6 petrol Mk 5s in Ireland????

Have seen some Jettas alright with 1.6 petrol engines for sale - but they are still rare enough imo compared with the 1.9 or 1.6 diesels.

Incidentally - have never seen a 1.4 tsi (122 ps) Jetta for sale - were they even offered here with that engine - I know the Passat was and have seen one or 2

tossy

The 3.2 is a VR6 engine, probably one of the best engines VW ever made.

MuppetCheck

OSI wrote: »

Uses the VR6 engine though, which I think is what he was getting at. Lovely idea, utterly ruined by Irish tax.

Very true, I was thinking in terms of badging.

Coming off the ferry the other week I saw an R36 Passat. They really are subtle.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

OSI wrote: »

Uses the VR6 engine though, which I think is what he was getting at. Lovely idea, utterly ruined by Irish tax.

I wasn't sure whether they changed the name for that model.
I like that engine, having driven one a while ago but I just couldn't pay the top rate of tax for a 3.2, knowing that a 4.0-8.0 engine would have the same tax but with better performance.

ba_barabus

I've been busy these past 10 days. Have I missed much?

toastedpickles

ba_barabus wrote: »

I've been busy these past 10 days. Have I missed much?

Heh..... :pac: Nah not really

GvidoR

ba_barabus wrote: »

I've been busy these past 10 days. Have I missed much?

I guess you haven't seen my car yet, so. :pac:

MuppetCheck

ba_barabus wrote: »

I've been busy these past 10 days. Have I missed much?

War broke out but peace appears to have been brokered.

toastedpickles

MuppetCheck wrote: »

War broke out but peace appears to have been brokered.

Don't jinx it

ba_barabus

MuppetCheck wrote: »

War broke out but peace appears to have been brokered.

Tell me more.

I'm off to Thailand tomorrow morning so I could need all my peacemaking skills. Or else you will see me in 4 months time on BANGED UP ABROAD on TV3.

In other news I've been investing in carats.

@Gvidro what have you gotten now, a Colt CZC?

GvidoR

Gvidro? Who's that? :pac:

Anyways have a look at the "something I did to my car thread"

[Deleted User]

ba_barabus wrote: »

you will see me in 4 months time on BANGED UP ABROAD on TV3.

Quite likely :pac:

ba_barabus

GvidoR wrote: »

Anyways have a look at the "something I did to my car thread"

Can view it on the work network but I'll check it out later

Quick questions guys, does anyone know anywhere I can buy some 'skins' near Donnybrook/Stillorgan today? I'm under pressure

ba_barabus

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Quite likely :pac:

I'm already decided I want a picture of me with a TANK:cool:

Kaiser D

ba_barabus wrote: »

I've been busy these past 10 days. Have I missed much?

I was just thinking about you.

..not in 'that' sort of way :pac:... just you've been gone a while.

Aaaaaanyway,

THE FINAL PIECES ARE HERE!

:D:D

ba_barabus

Kaiser D wrote: »

I was just thinking about you.

..not in 'that' sort of way :pac:... just you've been gone a while.

I can't wait to see the finished car. :cool:

Kaiser D

ba_barabus wrote: »

I can't wait to see the finished car. :cool:

Oh, nor can I.

It should be on the road this week, I just have to have the bonnet sprayed then and it'll be perfect.

Crazy to think I took two months to get the Wolseley road-worthy, yet it has taken me less than a month to get an engine and gearbox into this.

toastedpickles

Lads I'm in a bit of a pickle (wehey!)

I might be collecting a car later on tonight in wexford, problem is, I've no way of getting it home, so these are my options

Do I
A) Drive it home untaxed,insured,nct'd and run the risk of getting done, or

Tow it

I can't afford to get it trailered back so that's definitely out, I'll be going along the N25 to waterford and up the M9 if its any use

MortGoldman

If it's only tax out, sure what harm?

toastedpickles

MortGoldman wrote: »

If it's only tax out, sure what harm?

Nooo it has nothing, no tax, no insurance no nct it's last nct was in 2012 :pac:

So what do i do?

[Deleted User]

As long as it's insured, I would think that a Garda would be a bit lenient considering you are on your way back from buying it.

At the same time, I wouldn't be one bit surprised if a Garda did you for no tax or NCT.

toastedpickles

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

As long as it's insured, I would think that a Garda would be a bit lenient considering you are on your way back from buying it.

At the same time, I wouldn't be one bit surprised if a Garda did you for no tax or NCT.

I know see that's the problem, I can't get it back to my house any other way than either physically drive it or tow it back

Cleveland Hot Pocket

toastedpickles wrote: »

I know see that's the problem, I can't get it back to my house any other way than either physically drive it or tow it back

What's the car?

A parts saab?