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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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Ded_Zebra

Supergurrier wrote: »

I don't get people who won't just blip their throttle to 140kms to overtake somebody safer and faster on the motorway.

I don't see the point TBH, nothing unsafe about a slow overtake on a dual carriage way. I will speed up if someone is being held up by me significantly but otherwise I just pass them at the speed i'm going if there is none behind me.

Supergurrier

Spike Witwicky wrote: »

Dude dont you know speeding KILLS!!!! :P

No it doesn't...

It's stopping really really quickly

Spike Witwicky

Supergurrier wrote: »

I don't get people who won't just blip their throttle to 140kms to overtake somebody safer and faster on the motorway.

Dude dont you know speeding KILLS!!!! :P

_Kaiser_

Supergurrier wrote: »

I don't get people who won't just blip their throttle to 140kms to overtake somebody safer and faster on the motorway.

Cause that would be "speeding" :rolleyes: and as such I couldn't possibly comment

It was an interesting little experiment. I may have been a little over anyway, but even at that I reckon you'd need to be doing 140-150 to get anywhere.

Ded_Zebra

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

So I'm just back from a long motorway spin and I've come to a conclusion based on a few observations..

120 km/h isn't fast enough considering most people can't even hit that

This was prompted after I had some silly twit in a 3 series start drifting across the centre line to pass a truck - without noticing I was about to pass both of them as they were doing about 100-110!

As most people seemingly can't do/maintain 120 km/h on an open motorway - but will do 10-20 km/h under it - those of us who can will inevitably end up gaining on them and thus need to overtake to continue, especially when one of these people comes up behind an even slower vehicle - like say a truck.

However, with such a limited variance in speed, the actual overtaking move will take far longer and indeed encourage idiots that they can make their stupid manoeuvre without causing a problem.

I wasn't in any rush tonight but I noticed several example of idiots taking chances as a result of the above. It's actually MORE dangerous in my opinion that "speeding" because in the latter case you would be past them quicker and the great difference in speed discourages their stupidity in the first place as they'd see you move out and gain on them faster.

Then there was the scummer who nearly caused a pile-up an hour earlier by cutting across me from the outside lane in an attempt to undertake a car ahead of him which he'd actually successfully intimidated enough that it was moving over anyway. As a side note, Quattro and quick reactions FTW.

Yer man then nearly swipes the front of my car and the back of the other one, but do our girls n boys in blue care - nope, cause it was a NI reg hatchback and while I could go making a statement, the response was such that there's no point (car mightn't be here tomorrow/could be a tourist/not on the system etc). Our heroes did say they'd put the word out but didn't seem overly optimistic/interested.

Fun evening eh? :mad:

I find that the majority of people have one speed that they use on dual/3 lane roads. For most it seams to be about 110kmh. I am forever driving from the Dundrum exit on the M50 to Ashford. On the 120km/h section of the M50/M11 I am usually not overtaken by anyone when driving at roughly the speed limit (120-130ish) then when I get to the 100km/h zone I slow down to 100-105ish and am passed by loads of people. The mind boggles

Spike Witwicky

Motorway driving should be covered better in driver testing. I hope it dosent take an unbelievable accident for this to happen.

Supergurrier

I don't get people who won't just blip their throttle to 140kms to overtake somebody safer and faster on the motorway.

_Kaiser_

So I'm just back from a long motorway spin and I've come to a conclusion based on a few observations..

120 km/h isn't fast enough considering most people can't even hit that

This was prompted after I had some silly twit in a 3 series start drifting across the centre line to pass a truck - without noticing I was about to pass both of them as they were doing about 100-110!

As most people seemingly can't do/maintain 120 km/h on an open motorway - but will do 10-20 km/h under it - those of us who can will inevitably end up gaining on them and thus need to overtake to continue, especially when one of these people comes up behind an even slower vehicle - like say a truck.

However, with such a limited variance in speed, the actual overtaking move will take far longer and indeed encourage idiots that they can make their stupid manoeuvre without causing a problem.

I wasn't in any rush tonight but I noticed several example of idiots taking chances as a result of the above. It's actually MORE dangerous in my opinion that "speeding" because in the latter case you would be past them quicker and the greater difference in speed discourages their stupidity in the first place as they'd see you move out and gain on them faster.

Then there was the scummer who nearly caused a pile-up an hour earlier by cutting across me from the outside lane in an attempt to undertake a car ahead of him which he'd actually successfully intimidated enough that it was moving over anyway. As a side note, Quattro and quick reactions FTW.

Yer man then nearly swipes the front of my car and the back of the other one, but do our girls n boys in blue care - nope, cause it was a NI reg hatchback and while I could go making a statement, the response was such that there's no point (car mightn't be here tomorrow/could be a tourist/not on the system etc). Our heroes did say they'd put the word out but didn't seem overly optimistic/interested despite the road in question being covered with cameras

Fun evening eh? :mad:

Ded_Zebra

Does anyone else find that the suspension in their car gets harder and harder the more they need to pee?

It felt like someone had replaced my springs with scaffolding poles by the time I got home

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

I know, but one swoop and all that, I'll be grand

I'll text you

Not the place for it, but honest its grand like discussed!

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

Just pay the other lad the 80 man, your good after that as discussed

I know, but one swoop and all that, I'll be grand

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

Hooray! Well I have the moolah here

Just pay the other lad the 80 man, your good after that as discussed

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

I got the tyre by the way

Hooray! Well I have the moolah here

Supergurrier

Hal1 wrote: »

I was looking at a few of them. I'm not sold on them. Nah.

What you want is a Focus ST :pac:

[Deleted User]

Kaiser D wrote: »

Beain.

I'm just gonna tell him its powered by his own sense of self satisfaction

http://i.imgur.com/jle4j.png

Kaiser D

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Sooo yaaa....belt or chain lads?

Beain.

[Deleted User]

Sooo yaaa....belt or chain lads?

Hal1

I was looking at a few of them. I'm not sold on them. Nah.

Chris_Heilong

Hal1 wrote: »

Looking for a 2l petrol hatch, not peugot or citroen. There's a lot of crap on DD. Maybe another focus .

civic type R?

Hal1

Looking for a 2l petrol hatch, not peugot or citroen. There's a lot of crap on DD. Maybe another focus

pred racer

dgt wrote: »

I've a 5.0 V8 on a pallet ripe for something like this along with the box and rear axle.... Bosh K jetronic and all :pac:

I was thinking of a 100-200cc 2 stroke, but you're right, must think bigger:D

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Aren't you old enough to need one yourself?? :P

FU:pac:

[Deleted User]

Me legs are fecking bolloxed after two hours of driving that. . Sweating like feck too..... a few brown trousers moments

Atleaset I havent forgetting how to drive my now tiny focus !

Kaiser D

CianRyan wrote: »

Get a video, please!!

Been most of the day at the MG, so tomorrow we'll mess about with it.

Loads of videos to come, don't worry :pac:

[Deleted User]

Lads, a quick one. One of the lads in work has an avensis. How often does the timing belt need to be changed? Its a 2010 2.0 diesel model.

Or is it a chain?

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

I are disappoint, I'm collecting something tomorrow so i'll throw up a few pics, call it a long term birthday present :cool:

I got the tyre by the way

[Deleted User]

pred racer wrote: »

I have a couple of engines lying around, if anyone has something like this that needs engined up:P drop it off at Preds Shed

Aren't you old enough to need one yourself?? :P

dgt

pred racer wrote: »

I have a couple of engines lying around, if anyone has something like this that needs engined up:P drop it off at Preds Shed

I've a 5.0 V8 on a pallet ripe for something like this along with the box and rear axle.... Bosh K jetronic and all :pac:

pred racer

Kaiser D wrote: »

My neighbors built this, I can confirm it is indeed the scariest thing I have ever driven. It is fupping mental.

I have a couple of engines lying around, if anyone has something like this that needs engined up:P drop it off at Preds Shed

dgt

Kaiser D wrote: »

My neighbors built this, I can confirm it is indeed the scariest thing I have ever driven. It is fupping mental.

Are you neighbours with Colin Furze

Big Nasty

String wrote: »

Anyone gone to a previous Rock' n Rumble American car show? Worth going? It's on in Cork con rugby club tomorrow.

First year in Con and first year they called it 'Rock n' Rumble'.

If you like yank tanks, beer, bbq and rock music you'll have a fantastic day. If you're going as a spectator leave the car at home.