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

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  • #3572
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,055 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Yep you left out one huge thing........you forgot to tell us what you're getting next biggrin.png

    Ah I love the Rav, but I just fancy a change. I'm thinking of getting something cheap and cheerful next, hatchback of some variety.

    Save my pennies and then after that go for a newer, tax-killing, diesel-gulping Toyota Hilux or BMW X5 (or something along those lines).



    OSI wrote: »
    Ad looks go. I'd get rid of the artsy photos and just add pics of all 4 sides.

    I didn't realise I was being artsy :o (well, except for the night shot).

    I thought the other photos were alright, but you're probably right. I'll grab some photos straight from the sides later on and add them in. Makes sense, alright.


  • #3573
    cson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,554 ✭✭✭✭cson


    Bought my first car there at the start of the week; Carzone link below...

    Clicky

    Those pics don't actually do it justice; its far cleaner and nicer in the flesh.

    Anyways; main point of this post is to say this forum was a seriously helpful tool in deciding what to go for, what to look out for and what to do when buying. But mainly; massive thanks to Kaiser2000 who gave me a lot of advice and looked over a few on Carzone/DD for me. Pints are on me if we ever meet buddy. :)


  • #3574
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,830 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    To be honest id lose the pic of it off road. And you need pics of the passenger side too. Having part of the car missing implies there's something wrong with it.


  • #3575
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    I do all my own servicing and I put it down in the service book. I also have every receipt for everything I bought from wiper covers to turbos. I know some people will say "oh shur I did it meself no boddur lad" but do they have proof? I consider my receipts to be the proof.

    Having had cars with full service histories/quality parts fitted/even "specialist" receipts amounting to thousands of euros in a short space of time, I've come to the conclusion that no matter what was done or what was bought either the ape driving the car or monkeys that did the work will have left the car in a right state. That's not a dig at you atall, just the way I see things. I only trust a very select few when it comes to external work, which is very rare.

    The worst I've seen is quite recently I had to put in a new box/clutch for a fella and generally service the car. This particular car was maintained by so called specialists, with many thousands of euros spent in a short space of time. I have pics of the rebuild, to say it was shoddy work is an understatement: taking the timing belt the belt done by them a few thousand miles prior (not long on the car mileage wise) there were bolts missing, out of timing. An utter shambles :rolleyes:

    I ain't naming names so don't ask either


  • #3576
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,917 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Everyone here knows that I take better care of my car than I do of myself. I only buy OEM parts from BMW apart from brake pads which are EBC. I don't fvck about when it comes to my car ;)


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  • #3577
    MugMugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,871 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    cson wrote: »
    Bought my first car there at the start of the week; Carzone link below...

    Clicky

    Well wear. Not wanting to piss on your parade though but is the price not a big high for a six year old 100k Passat?


  • #3578
    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I never sold a car before. Does this ad look alright, or am I overlooking something obvious?


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-toyota-rav4-1-8/7156246

    As OSI says, you need to take photos from all angles of the bodywork. Seems like you took the photos standing quite a distance from the bodywork so its hard to get a proper look at it closely. IMO, the photos should be;

    Front
    Front, right

    Side, right
    Side, left

    Rear
    Rear, left

    And a few of the interior.

    The ad description is great though.


  • #3579
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    Everyone here knows that I take better care of my car than I do of myself. I only buy OEM parts from BMW apart from brake pads which are EBC. I don't fvck about when it comes to my car ;)

    Oh I'm well aware of that ;)

    If there were more that took this attitude we could all have nice things, not cobbled up cars with dog biscuit airbag modules (honestly, whoever did that must be the lowest person I've ever had the misfortune of trying to clean up that mess, it sickens me to think someone did that and charged full whack for that "fix") :mad:


  • #3580
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Saw a UK reg black and orange Juke, like this

    IMAG1112_zpsd4aa48d2.jpg

    and also saw a strange 2010 Ford Focus, like this...

    ford_focus_cc_02.jpg

    Didn't take my own pic, there was unmarked police car behind me :P

    ...and this is just for the lol's

    untitled-1-53945065efda7.jpg


  • #3581
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    OSI wrote: »
    ...and if I ever put orange repeaters on the GTI, the forum has my permission to end my life.

    That's a slight over-exaggeration.


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  • #3582
    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    GvidoR wrote: »
    That's a slight over-exaggeration.

    Yeah, definitely.

    Just cripple him from the neck down so he has to live knowing he put side repeaters on the bumper.


  • #3583
    cson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,554 ✭✭✭✭cson


    MugMugs wrote: »
    Well wear. Not wanting to piss on your parade though but is the price not a big high for a six year old 100k Passat?

    Cheers.

    Ended up getting it for 8.5k with a 12 month warranty so I was happy enough with that. There's fairly crazy (9k+) money being asked for lower spec'd versions with the 1.9 engine.

    I'll be doing a 360km spin once a week so needed something to gobble up those miles. :o


  • #3584
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    OSI wrote: »
    I dunno. Dark blue car, bright orange repeaters? Morto, scarleh and omgwtflmfaobbqz!

    Well said, but...

    0702_z2007_volkswagen_rabbit_r32front-1.jpg


  • #3585
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,917 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    That's a different blue. OSI's is very very very VERY very very dark blue!


  • #3586
    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Well said, but...

    0702_z2007_volkswagen_rabbit_r32front-1.jpg

    That just backs up his point really.

    That looks awful.


  • #3587
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    That's a different blue. OSI's is very very very VERY very very dark blue!

    At one of the meets i though it was black, but then i looked closely and saw it it was very very very VERY very very very very very dark blue!

    VW, they shaft you everytime :cool:


  • #3588
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    so the insurance company will give me a courtesy car, wonder if the BMW 5 series is available as I wouldn't mind giving that a go.


  • #3589
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    OSI wrote: »
    Yeah, they charge the same as regular black, but only give it 2 coats instead of 4.

    Feckin cowboys!


  • #3590
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Trivial question, do all new cars come with fitted OEM mats, or are they an option?


  • #3591
    dar83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭dar83


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Well said, but...

    0702_z2007_volkswagen_rabbit_r32front-1.jpg

    Thy look like te kind of reflectors you used to get in a packet of cornflakes to attach to your bike! Haha. Terrible looking, just because they're on an R32 doesn't make them nice...


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  • #3592
    JoeA3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Trivial question, do all new cars come with fitted OEM mats, or are they an option?

    They've been standard on every new car I've bought but it's not always the case.


  • #3593
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    I dont really care if your fancy irish rail train does over 160kph, 16.80 is way too much for a single from dublin to portlaoise !

    And if I had known there was no exit barrier at portlaoise o wouldve lied bout where I was going !


  • #3594
    ofcork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭ofcork


    They look like American style reflectors on that R32.


  • #3595
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    ofcork wrote: »
    They look like American style reflectors on that R32.

    There US spec sidelights and have to be orange at the front and red at the back.


  • #3596
    ofcork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭ofcork


    And ruin the look of every European car sold in the us


  • #3597
    JoeA3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    ofcork wrote: »
    And ruin the look of every European car sold in the us

    VW have done a much better job of it in the MK7. The orange sidelight is built into the side of the main headlight cluster, it's hardly noticeable at all in the pics I've seen.


  • #3598
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Just had a child cycle out in front of me, totally oblivious to the fact he was on a main road :mad:

    Thank feck for ninja like reactions and good brakes


  • #3599
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    I wouldn't mind the USDM reflectors on my Bora :P

    4969_1.jpg


  • #3600
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Saw a Volvo 2006ish shape 2 door coupe S60/S80 today. Very cool looking yoke but can't find any for sale.

    Halp


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  • #3601
    Kaiser D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭Kaiser D


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Saw a Volvo 2006ish shape 2 door coupe S60/S80 today. Very cool looking yoke but can't find any for sale.

    Halp

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volvo/C70/C70-T5-*/201409222040739/advert?channel=CARS

    C70, hard top cabriolet.


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