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******Motors Chat - Round 6******

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  • #3512
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Kaiser D wrote: »
    We've literally just gone through a list of every possible colour, in matte.

    White seems too "modern"

    Hmmm, what about grey?


  • #3513
    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Matt black is a bit of a cop out on an older car tbh

    So is doing a "respray" by the side of the house, but its not a project I'm willing to throw a lot of money at outside of getting it roadworthy.
    toastedpickles wrote: »
    Hmmm, what about grey?

    We're thinking about leaving it in primer.


  • #3514
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,424 ✭✭✭Dartz


    That's a day to remind me why I never really like leather seats.


  • #3515
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Dartz wrote: »
    That's a day to remind me why I never really like leather seats.

    My back was on fire today in the car


  • #3516
    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    Left my car outside Halfords for about 5 minutes today with the windows up and I thought I was going to suffocate when I got back in.


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  • #3517
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Dartz wrote: »
    That's a day to remind me why I never really like leather seats.

    That's a day to remind me that I really really really need to regas the aircon. Have a friggin heat rash or something all around my eyes and nose :mad: Shades on for the day to disguise it :pac:


  • #3518
    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,669 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    That's a day to remind me that I really really really need to regas the aircon. Have a friggin heat rash or something all around my eyes and nose :mad: Shades on for the day to disguise it :pac:

    Totally agree....my gtv is crying out for a recon however the money for the air con regas can be put towards a tasty rear arb from alfaholics.


  • #3519
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    I had to get a tyre swapped on the Mazda today, got my trade policy mate to drive it up to the tyre shop and to the post office while we were at it.
    Just left the top down with the alarm on any time we got out, nice and airy when you get back in. :p


  • #3520
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Mmmmmm these past few days are fantastic, was in Dublin on Tuesday, just wandering about..... :D:D:D

    Now for my sins, I have a cold :mad::mad::mad: an excuse for a bottle of whiskey.... It was bad last night but at least today my nose isn't running (more walking)

    As for the heat affecting cars, a few of the black cars here didn't suffer too bad, despite being left in the sun :cool:


  • #3521
    String
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭String


    dgt wrote: »
    As for the heat affecting cars, a few of the black cars here didn't suffer too bad, despite being left in the sun :cool:

    Watch for that bird ****e though!


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  • #3522
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    String wrote: »
    Watch for that bird ****e though!

    That's the least of an ever growing list of my problems at the mo :o


  • #3523
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,424 ✭✭✭Dartz


    ****ing bird****e baking on.

    It's like sitting in a bloody furnace, it is. Turn the ignition and it's so hot from being in the sun that the radiator fans spin up despite the engine technically being 'cold'

    And despite having freshly gassed aircon, blowing plenty of cold air, it still utterly refuses to cool down comfortably. There's such a massive solar gain through the glass and black paint.

    And worst of all, it melted my dashboard Tachikoma!

    Upshot is, I know I've bot a solid car. After a hot traffic drive and a sit and soak in hot sun while I went to the shop - it fired right up without stuttering.


  • #3524
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,917 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Dartz here's a tip - have the air con on for about ten minutes and have it taking air in from outside. After ten minutes, set it to recirc the air already in the cabin. That way it's recirculating air that has already been cooled rather than hot air from outside ;)


  • #3525
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,728 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    OSI wrote: »
    Just for the love of god, DON'T FART!!!

    From experience? :p

    Especially in a hot car!


  • #3526
    Cleveland Hot Pocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭Cleveland Hot Pocket


    CianRyan wrote: »
    From experience? :p

    Especially in a hot car!

    And on leather seats, it is the trifecta of nasal persecution!


  • #3527
    Interslice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭Interslice


    Some wheeler dealer on DD bought a car I was looking at getting for ages and stuck it up again for double what he bought it for :(.


  • #3528
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,424 ✭✭✭Dartz


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Dartz here's a tip - have the air con on for about ten minutes and have it taking air in from outside. After ten minutes, set it to recirc the air already in the cabin. That way it's recirculating air that has already been cooled rather than hot air from outside ;)

    That's what I do. Also with the sunroof, or the tops of the windows open to let the hot air rise out of the car while cold air moves in from the bottom.
    OSI wrote: »
    Just for the love of god, DON'T FART!!!

    The God of Thunder arises from the Crack of Arse.

    Leather seats make them impossible to hide. Unlike absorbent cloth.


  • #3529
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Kaiser D wrote: »
    We've literally just gone through a list of every possible colour, in matte.

    White seems too "modern"

    Plastidip?

    Plastidip + metalizer + glossifier = win?


  • #3530
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    I says feck this and went for a spin.... Holy crap much eye candy about!!! Nearly mounted kerbs and all :pac: best cure for that runny nose: a very hot car and breathe in. Clear in a shot :D

    Now instead of being miserable inside the haus, I have an alfa seat in the garden and enjoying a nice cold ale, radio beside me, reading the paper, all calm and quiet otherwise. I might aswell, as its nearly 30 degrees here and will prob never get this oppertunity again! No one about to pester me, total bliss :cool:

    I'm thinkin of yis I swear ;)


  • #3531
    cabb8ge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 634 ✭✭✭cabb8ge


    Dartz wrote: »
    That's what I do. Also with the sunroof, or the tops of the windows open to let the hot air rise out of the car while cold air moves in from the bottom.
    ........

    air con cannot work effectively with sunroof or top of window open


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  • #3532
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,917 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    cabb8ge wrote: »
    air con cannot work effectively with sunroof or top of window open

    He just meant that he opens the sunroof to let out the majority of the hot air before the air con takes full effect. Not a bad idea but it's stupid to have a window open when the air con is on full operating procedure.


  • #3533
    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,669 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    Interslice wrote: »
    Some wheeler dealer on DD bought a car I was looking at getting for ages and stuck it up again for double what he bought it for :(.

    Exact revenge by reporting him to revenue...


  • #3534
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    quadrifoglio verde wrote: »
    Exact revenge by reporting him to revenue...

    And screaming "off with his head!!!" down the phone :pac:


  • #3535
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,424 ✭✭✭Dartz


    Yeah. Vent the hot air then seal it up...

    Took a spin out to Tara and it seemed a bit better though. Maybe it was all in my head.


  • #3536
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    some advice from people on the internet please.

    They old man who crashed into me, his son rang me today to see if maybe the cost would just be a couple of hundred euro, I told him the old man said he would go through insurance so I had already contacted the relevent insurance companies to open a claim against the guys insurance. The damage is a few scraps and a 3 inch dent aswell as the steering wheel is totally off center which may mean bent suspension parts. I am sure the repaint repair will cost around €450 and suspension at least another €240.

    I will try and get some quotes for repair tomorrow but is it too late to give the guy the option of paying himself as I already got the ball rolling?


  • #3537
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,146 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Chris_Heilong wrote: »
    some advice from people on the internet please.

    They old man who crashed into me, his son rang me today to see if maybe the cost would just be a couple of hundred euro, I told him the old man said he would go through insurance so I had already contacted the relevent insurance companies to open a claim against the guys insurance. The damage is a few scraps and a 3 inch dent aswell as the steering wheel is totally off center which may mean bent suspension parts. I am sure the repaint repair will cost around €450 and suspension at least another €240.

    I will try and get some quotes for repair tomorrow but is it too late to give the guy the option of paying himself as I already got the ball rolling?

    I wouldn't go down the route of letting them pay. Let the insurance companies handle it, it's easier and less stressful for you to be honest. I've read plenty of horror stories about people trying to be sound, and letting the other party just pay out of pocket and it turning into a complete disaster.


  • #3538
    quadrifoglio verde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,669 ✭✭✭quadrifoglio verde


    Chris_Heilong wrote: »
    some advice from people on the internet please.

    They old man who crashed into me, his son rang me today to see if maybe the cost would just be a couple of hundred euro, I told him the old man said he would go through insurance so I had already contacted the relevent insurance companies to open a claim against the guys insurance. The damage is a few scraps and a 3 inch dent aswell as the steering wheel is totally off center which may mean bent suspension parts. I am sure the repaint repair will cost around €450 and suspension at least another €240.

    I will try and get some quotes for repair tomorrow but is it too late to give the guy the option of paying himself as I already got the ball rolling?

    What happens in a week when you or herself are in bits as a result of the injury. It'd be a lot harder getting medical expenses paid having agreed a cash deal.
    I'd get everyone who was in the car checked over by a doctor as well just in case there's something there. I think you mentioned you felt sore afterwards.


  • #3539
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    Thanks, think i will let thing continue through the insurance.


  • #3540
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Chris_Heilong wrote: »
    Thanks, think i will let thing continue through the insurance.

    Do. I assume the man is worried about his NCB. His insurance might keep him happy too. When I had a crash (it was a tip and 100% my fault), the lady I hit went through my insurance. I thought that my 5 years NCB was gone down the drain but because the damage was so minimal Axa gave me an option of paying them back whatever they paid her before my renewal. I did just that and my slate was wiped clean. Its like it never happened


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  • #3541
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    Do. I assume the man is worried about his NCB. His insurance might keep him happy too. When I had a crash (it was a tip and 100% my fault), the lady I hit went through my insurance. I thought that my 5 years NCB was gone down the drain but because the damage was so minimal Axa gave me an option of paying them back whatever they paid her before my renewal. I did just that and my slate was wiped clean. Its like it never happened

    I dont know, its now the son that contacts me, I just want this to be over fast and get back to driving again, I might try and request a courtesy car or something as not having transport is a Pain in the behind.


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