Motors Chat - Round 6

YbFocus · 04-06-2014 09:21PM

Kaiser D wrote: »

Try going to Aldi or Lidl and staying away from the middle aisles.

I came out with a car hoover, a power washer and a car radio once. Only went in for coke and pringles STACKERS.

:pac:

Bpmull · 04-06-2014 09:23PM

Kaiser D wrote: »

Try going to Aldi or Lidl and staying away from the middle aisles.

I came out with a car hoover, a power washer and a car radio once. Only went in for coke and pringles.

This is the problem with lidl and aldi

what you'll save on food you'll more than spend in the middle aisle :pac:

Chris_Heilong · 04-06-2014 10:03PM

Anyone ever heard of flocking your dash, it gives a suede like look to the interior trim. I am looking to replace my dash as there was some damage to it where it looks like some one torn out an oil pressure gauge, I may just use filler and get the dash flocked as Chaser dashes dont come up for sale very often but at the same time maybe this is a tacky option. Any opinions?

Hal1 · 04-06-2014 10:10PM

It only looks good in a track car. I bet you would get a pain in you're hole looking at it everyday.

challengemaster · 04-06-2014 10:18PM

It's more functional than good looking in a track car tbh.

Dord · 04-06-2014 10:37PM

Could probably fill and plastidip it otherwise... but I'd say that'd be a pain also.

MuppetCheck · 04-06-2014 10:39PM

It would be a dust magnet (especially with the leather seats in that pug - nowhere for the dust to stick to).

Chris_Heilong · 04-06-2014 10:41PM

Dord wrote: »

Could probably fill and plastidip it otherwise... but I'd say that'd be a pain also.

This was my original plan but there is a guy on adverts offering to do the dash for around €100.

Ded_Zebra · 04-06-2014 10:50PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

This was my original plan but there is a guy on adverts offering to do the dash for around €100.

There are people who repair will repair the dash for you so that it looks all the same. I think you can ever get kits to do it yourself

Supergurrier · 04-06-2014 10:54PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

This was my original plan but there is a guy on adverts offering to do the dash for around €100.

Get the flock out

Hal1 · 04-06-2014 10:56PM

and go flock yourself!. It could be a fetish for some :eek:.

Noccy_Mondy · 04-06-2014 11:48PM

I have 2 questions, surprise surprise...

1. To "refurb" headlights is the toothpaste, toothbrush, water method the best.

2. When someone refers to car paint as water based, what does that mean? Will it need a protection layer above it?

Toyotafanboi · 04-06-2014 11:49PM

have there been any threads recently with a motorcheck/ cartell discount code? was sure i seen a thread but can't find it.

YbFocus · 04-06-2014 11:55PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I have 2 questions, surprise surprise...

1. To "refurb" headlights is the toothpaste, toothbrush, water method the best.

2. When someone refers to car paint as water based, what does that mean? Will it need a protection layer above it?

1. Yes I definitely think so Noccy, anything with a bit of bite in it. I used scratch remover to great effect before too. Give it a couple of coats of your choice of polish after to help get a bit of a seal on them to prolong the results.

2. It's just a type of paint, it will need to be sealed with lacquer afterwards.

YbFocus · 04-06-2014 11:56PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

have there been any threads recently with a motorcheck/ cartell discount code? was sure i seen a thread but can't find it.

Definitely was one lately T, maybe 2-3 days ago or so?

Noccy_Mondy · 04-06-2014 11:56PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

have there been any threads recently with a motorcheck/ cartell discount code? was sure i seen a thread but can't find it.

I have a €5 off a valuation if you want it?

Toyotafanboi · 05-06-2014 12:04AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I have a €5 off a valuation if you want it?

thanks for the offer

found a 20% off code online "CT822021F1" seems to have worked. got a history check for €16. all was clear, which is nice because my deposit is paid already :pac: very excited for tomorrow. newest car i've ever owned! now i have to offload that ****ty e10 corolla i impulse purchased.

Kaiser D · 05-06-2014 12:06AM

Whats up with the e10?

Noccy_Mondy · 05-06-2014 12:07AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

thanks for the offer found a 20% off code online "CT822021F1" seems to have worked. got a history check for €16. all was clear, which is nice because my deposit is paid already :pac: very excited for tomorrow. newest car i've ever owned! now i have to offload that ****ty e10 corolla i impulse purchased.

What are you getting again. I'm sure you said it before, but the oul head tends to forget things fairly rapid!

Toyotafanboi · 05-06-2014 12:12AM

Kaiser D wrote: »

Whats up with the e10?

absolutely nothing. i just bought it and didn't really want or need it. currently have 4 cars kicking around so it has to go. "need space in the garden" as the ad's do say :pac:

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

What are you getting again. I'm sure you said it before, but the oul head tends to forget things fairly rapid!

sorry, i've had the forum cluttered with loads of car **** lately. went fairly tame in the end, 04 t3 corolla hatch in black. so happy with it, just because it feels so sturdy and modern compared to the starlet. serious power loss though.

dgt · 05-06-2014 12:13AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I have 2 questions, surprise surprise...

1. To "refurb" headlights is the toothpaste, toothbrush, water method the best.

2. When someone refers to car paint as water based, what does that mean? Will it need a protection layer above it?

I used an old sock on herselfs car, came out great
Water based paint = sh*t paint. Stick with two pack paints

colm_mcm · 05-06-2014 12:15AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

absolutely nothing. i just bought it and didn't really want or need it. currently have 4 cars kicking around so it has to go. "need space in the garden" as the ad's do say :pac:

sorry, i've had the forum cluttered with loads of car **** lately. went fairly tame in the end, 04 t3 corolla hatch in black. so happy with it, just because it feels so sturdy and modern compared to the starlet. serious power loss though.

1.4/1.6?

Toyotafanboi · 05-06-2014 12:20AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

1.4/1.6?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/04-toyota-corolla-5dr-luna/7051771

if i'm honest it's a willed gift from my late father, in that one of his wishes was for me to get a "good" car and although i wanted to blow his money on some wild crap, if he had have been here, this is what he would have directed me towards.

colm_mcm · 05-06-2014 12:27AM

Well wear, hope you're lucky with it.
Those uk models are nice with the blue seats. Cousin has one like that with nice little extras the irish ones miss like VSC/TRC locking wheelnuts etc

Toyotafanboi · 05-06-2014 12:36AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Well wear, hope you're lucky with it.
Those uk models are nice with the blue seats. Cousin has one like that with nice little extras the irish ones miss like VSC/TRC locking wheelnuts etc

hope i'm lucky with it too tbh :pac:

it has had just one UK owner from 04-08 and one irish owner from 08 until now. completely clean motorcheck. it's in great condition. it's a little nicer than most irish ones to be fair, can't wait to pick it up and clean the **** out of it.

this one really caught my heart http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-1-6-sr-model-2006/6962109 but the seller was a bit funny, not answering calls, then texting me off of different numbers in bad english, not available to meet for days and days, got a feeling something was weird. lovely car for what it is though.

toastedpickles · 05-06-2014 01:13AM

Lads in relation to rust proofing how does one go about it? say doing 90% of the car? In my head it seems like this

Strip the car down,
find rust,
put rest prevention stuff on it repair any serious rusted areas by welding a new piece on
re assemble?

Would this be rightish?

05-06-2014 02:30AM

I like the landcruiser, and came aross one on DoneDeal (wouldn't actually buy one, as I'm lead to believe they guzzle down diesel like it's no one's business, and the tax is scary on passenger models).

3litre tax is ~€1,500. Anyone know what the story is with the tax on this one? What loophole is being taken advantage of, here?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-landcrusier-cheap-tax-04/7065585

toastedpickles · 05-06-2014 02:31AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I like the landcruiser, and came aross one on DoneDeal (wouldn't actually buy one, as I'm lead to believe they guzzle down diesel like it's no one's business, and the tax is scary on passenger models).

3litre tax is ~€1,500. Anyone know what the story is with the tax on this one? What loophole is being taken advantage of, here?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-landcrusier-cheap-tax-04/7065585

2 litre engine on the book probably

Bpmull · 05-06-2014 07:34AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I like the landcruiser, and came aross one on DoneDeal (wouldn't actually buy one, as I'm lead to believe they guzzle down diesel like it's no one's business, and the tax is scary on passenger models).

They certainly wouldn't be any worse than a petrol rav4. I know a lot of people who have them landcruiser a and always get early 30 mpg which is as economical as an jeep it's size will be. The auto version would be a bit harder on diesel but that's the case with most thing.

MortGoldman · 05-06-2014 09:04AM

Beetle in for NCT. Come on... Fly my pretty!

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