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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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CianRyan

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Cheers for the advice on the A4, guys.

I don't really care for lowered cars, myself, to be honest.

Assuming I met up with the chap, the first thing I'd be doing is bringing it to a mechanic (I'm sure he'd want to do the same with the Rav, so it'd probably make sense for us both to meet halfway from each other and find a mechanic in that area that'll look over both cars?).

So presuming it got an all-clear, can the 'lowering' be un-done? (ie; can I get it raised again, or is it a case of once it's lowered then that's just the way it is). Or would raising it cost an arm and a leg?

Regarding the wheels, I actually like them. A saloon car really doesn't work for me, but I'll only keep it for a year before moving on, I'd say, so may aswell expirement.

I've owned the Rav about 13 months, I'd guess. In that time I did ~25,000km. So I do cover high mileage, but most of it is town driving. Not sure if that's a yay or nay for a diesel, to be honest. My average journey time would be 20-30 minutes (stop/start driving).

A car with higher/better MPG is appealing, but it's not the be-all and end-all for me (and I assume a diesel going around town is going to get very similar MPG to the Rav, anyway? I'm lead to believe you don't see the benefits of diesel until you're on a constant-speed journey? Like the motorway or N roads, for example?).

From reading the owner's ad and looking at his comments on mine, he wants the Rav (or any SUV, it seems) for more space for kids, etc. This makes me think he's not boy-racered the bollocks out of the car, but that doesn't mean the previous owner wouldn't have. Assuming the car has been raced around town a lot, and been driven hard, will a mechanic be able to spot anything on this that may give trouble?

(cos I've heard Audi's can be expensive to repair and maintain, and I'd rather not be handing over a Rav4 that's given no issues, and end up with something that's off the road cos I found out afterward that it's been held together with willpower).

Thanks a lot again. I know a lot of ye guys are fairly clued into BMWs, Audis, VWs etc., whereas I wouldn't have a clue, so I appreciate any and all opinions and advice

Depends how it's lowered, if it's lowering spring you'll be able to pick up a set of standard springs easily from someone who's lowering their own. Cheap enough.

If it's on coil overs, the ride height is adjustable and can be set higher for free in a matter I minutes by some one competent.

Out to the munute so not looking at the add, does it mention how it lowered?
A mechanic can tell you just by looking.

Supergurrier

Big Nasty wrote: »

How did you manage to break it? I've never broke in years of having Bimmers.

He ban hammered when he should have claw hammered.

Dord

Here's a pic of the very same Saab I saw in London. Not my pic, but still... I'm not crazy at least. :pac:

Big Nasty

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Broke the bleed screw on my rad top hose...have to wait until tomorrowish when I'll get 5 in the post! They're ridiculously brittle yokes. Need to bleed my cooling system as I reckon there's plenty of air in the system. Really struggling with it though.

How did you manage to break it? I've never broke in years of having Bimmers.

Hal1

Just put the stock springs back in and get an alignment done. To pay someone to do this would probably cost the same as the springs.

[Deleted User]

Cheers for the advice on the A4, guys.

I don't really care for lowered cars, myself, to be honest.

Assuming I met up with the chap, the first thing I'd be doing is bringing it to a mechanic (I'm sure he'd want to do the same with the Rav, so it'd probably make sense for us both to meet halfway from each other and find a mechanic in that area that'll look over both cars?).

So presuming it got an all-clear, can the 'lowering' be un-done? (ie; can I get it raised again, or is it a case of once it's lowered then that's just the way it is). Or would raising it cost an arm and a leg?

Regarding the wheels, I actually like them. A saloon car really doesn't work for me, but I'll only keep it for a year before moving on, I'd say, so may aswell expirement.

I've owned the Rav about 13 months, I'd guess. In that time I did ~25,000km. So I do cover high mileage, but most of it is town driving. Not sure if that's a yay or nay for a diesel, to be honest. My average journey time would be 20-30 minutes (stop/start driving).

A car with higher/better MPG is appealing, but it's not the be-all and end-all for me (and I assume a diesel going around town is going to get very similar MPG to the Rav, anyway? I'm lead to believe you don't see the benefits of diesel until you're on a constant-speed journey? Like the motorway or N roads, for example?).

From reading the owner's ad and looking at his comments on mine, he wants the Rav (or any SUV, it seems) for more space for kids, etc. This makes me think he's not boy-racered the bollocks out of the car, but that doesn't mean the previous owner wouldn't have. Assuming the car has been raced around town a lot, and been driven hard, will a mechanic be able to spot anything on this that may give trouble?

(cos I've heard Audi's can be expensive to repair and maintain, and I'd rather not be handing over a Rav4 that's given no issues, and end up with something that's off the road cos I found out afterward that it's been held together with willpower).

Thanks a lot again. I know a lot of ye guys are fairly clued into BMWs, Audis, VWs etc., whereas I wouldn't have a clue, so I appreciate any and all opinions and advice

Alanstrainor

Broke the bleed screw on my rad top hose...have to wait until tomorrowish when I'll get 5 in the post! They're ridiculously brittle yokes. Need to bleed my cooling system as I reckon there's plenty of air in the system. Really struggling with it though.

pred racer

YbFocus wrote: »

Dont remember :rolleyes:

Eh out near the agri college direction so!

Yep!

YbFocus

pred racer wrote: »

We've had this conversation before, I'm about 10 miles the far side of birr from you (heading towards portumna)

Dont remember :rolleyes:

Eh out near the agri college direction so!

Big Nasty

Supergurrier wrote: »

Cool will be looking for a daily first but will good to go after that.

Fury was a good shout. Kinda gone off the two camaros on dd. Would love a Buick skylark or the like.

Let me know when you're ready to go and I'll put the feelers out.

pred racer

YbFocus wrote: »

I have a feeling I'm local to you Pred, where you based

We've had this conversation before, I'm about 10 miles the far side of birr from you (heading towards portumna)

challengemaster

pred racer wrote: »

anyone who wants to be terrified, come on down:cool:

Sure just looking at you is terrifying enough :pac:

YbFocus

I have a feeling I'm local to you Pred, where you based

pred racer

Supergurrier wrote: »

Yay new owner found for the ST.

I had an idea it would be an easy sell, well done!

On the down side, no more spins for Pred in the Giggle machine:(

On the upside, I've got my quad working again:D anyone who wants to be terrified, come on down:cool:

Supergurrier

Big Nasty wrote: »

Coolio. Lettuce know if ya want me to seeIif there's anything decent coming up for sale.

Cool will be looking for a daily first but will good to go after that.

Fury was a good shout. Kinda gone off the two camaros on dd. Would love a Buick skylark or the like.

Big Nasty

Supergurrier wrote: »

Deposit taken.

Guy who owned one of the nicest mk5 gtis in the country.

Joe tossy and geo probably know his old car nice red K04 gti.

Coolio. Lettuce know if ya want me to seeIif there's anything decent coming up for sale.

YbFocus

Just check the Kw rating in the spare tyre well and that proves that.

Supergurrier

Big Nasty wrote: »

Nice one!

Deposit taken or gone?

Deposit taken.

Guy who owned one of the nicest mk5 gtis in the country.

Joe tossy and geo probably know his old car nice red K04 gti.

Bpmull

Also with that a4 you'd want to check it was a 130bhp from the factory ie has a 6 speed gearbox and that it's not just a 5 speed 90 or 105 bhp chipped to an apparent 130bhp. A guy in work has a completely unmodified 05 old model 115bhp 6 speed a4 like that one but unmodified Audi factory alloys and it is a seriously nice car fairly quick to for what it is. He has it about 4 years and loves it.

YbFocus

KKV the other thing you need to think about is if you're driving a 1.8 petrol rav4 do you need a diesel??
What's your mileage like?

I am one on the not liking the wheels group here but they are only wheels and can be changed. The rest of the car seems ok.

If you're interested maybe have a meet and see, what's there to lose?

CianRyan

I like that A4, the wheels look really well on it and it's one of the bet colours they came in.
Just because it's modified doesn't mean it's been beat to death, judge the car on its own merits and not those perceived of a certain stereo-type.

By all mean, be careful when viewing but tht goes for any car.
I'd have a look.

Black_Knight

Kaiser D wrote: »

Good clean examples can fetch near €1k easily. If it was 3dr you could get north of that.

Unfortunately young lads tend to buy these and tart them up a bit. Not that theres anything entirely wrong with that, but it would be a shame to see a nice example like that end up as a 20v rep or some such.

I'd have it up on Donedeal for €800 with a good ad and good photos. 1 owner?

2 owners now, but it's been in the family from new I think.

800 sounds about right, especially with nearly a years nct and a couple of months tax.

Big Nasty

Supergurrier wrote: »

Yay new owner found for the ST.

Nice one!

Deposit taken or gone?

Supergurrier

Yay new owner found for the ST.

challengemaster

Tbh those are some of the nicest alloys I've seen on an A4 in quite some time (outside of BBS). Stick the OE centre cap in, and they actually don't look too crazy. Just take a look at a lot of the OE alloys these days (Seat/Vag/etc).

Ride comfort is going to be absolutely destroyed though. 19's and lowered. It's bad enough with 18's :pac:

Ded_Zebra

Deleted User wrote: »

Someone on adverts offered to swap me for my car.

This is what they're offering up:

http://www.adverts.ie/car/audi/a4/2002-audi-a4-for-sale/5743301

A saloon doesn't really do me any good, but I do think it's a nice car, all the same, so worth considering, I suppose. I was wondering if anyone here knows more about these and could perhaps comment?

Are they a good/bad car in general (reliability-wise)? As it's an Audi, I assume it's expensive to fix anything that does go wrong? It's a 1.9 diesel, so can anyone hazard a guess with regard to MPG (wouldn't imagine it's much better, if indeed at all better, than my 1.8 petrol Rav4?)

I'm tempted, but I'm also not too fussed, so not sure what to do. It's also a move down in years, which I wasn't planning to do, but like I say, it looks like a nice car all-in-all, so not sure.

Anyone able to push me in any direction with any comments or opinions on a 1.9 diesel 2002 Audi A4?

MPG would be way better than the Rav, easily double. However, personally I would not touch that example. It, in my opinion, is far too low and has very nasty wheels. Milage is questionably low and the ad doesn't mention any history. It might be well looked after but there are unmodified examples going for half that money…

Having said that, a lot of people love those cars so if you like it go check out. Make sure you have a mechanic look at it too before buying.

Bpmull

Deleted User wrote: »

Someone on adverts offered to swap me for my car.

This is what they're offering up:

http://www.adverts.ie/car/audi/a4/2002-audi-a4-for-sale/5743301

A saloon doesn't really do me any good, but I do think it's a nice car, all the same, so worth considering, I suppose. I was wondering if anyone here knows more about these and could perhaps comment?

Are they a good/bad car in general (reliability-wise)? As it's an Audi, I assume it's expensive to fix anything that does go wrong? It's a 1.9 diesel, so can anyone hazard a guess with regard to MPG (wouldn't imagine it's much better, if indeed at all better, than my 1.8 petrol Rav4?)

I'm tempted, but I'm also not too fussed, so not sure what to do. It's also a move down in years, which I wasn't planning to do, but like I say, it looks like a nice car all-in-all, so not sure.

Anyone able to push me in any direction with any comments or opinions on a 1.9 diesel 2002 Audi A4?

That model a4 in general is a very nice comfortable reliable car. The 1.9 tdi engine would be one of the best and most common Diesel engines every made. It's in my golf. Volkswagen made the engine in a few different bhp outputs and stuff through out the years. Mpg wise on any kind of a decent spin not trying hard you will get 50mpg which is extremely good for the age of the engine etc and a long way of the mid 20s you probably get in the rav4.

So in principle it would be a good car to swap too. Yet I wouldn't touch that one with a barge pole tbh. Chances are it's some young lad has it. It's been lowered was that a bodge job ? The problem with modified looking a4s is there is a good chance they've had a hard life and then suddenly the 150k miles is a lot as it had the sh!t driven out of it all the time. If the car was original I'd jump at it but like that is be put of now infairness maybe that car is extremely minded and the guy never drove it hard and just liked the lowered look and big alloys it's unlikely enough though. You could always go look at it I suppose no harm in that and see what the owners like.

challengemaster

Fcking hell lads, it's gonna be a right scorcher today. Paint on the car is about as hot as the surface of the sun, give or take a few kelvin :pac:

challengemaster

Sobanek wrote: »

My ones are 225/40/18 front and 255/35/18 rear. 500 + fitting etc. for a set of Uniroyals.

Technically you can run 225/40/18's all round, even with a staggered wheel setup. How do I know? It's what I'm running currently :P

It's not even stretching the tyres. I've checked manufacturers specs, they allow 225's to be used up to 9J rims without being outside recommended specs!

Considering GY Eagle F1's are currently €560 for a set fitted locally, I'm not sure I can see the benefit in going for cheaper tyres. There's fup all savings really.

Big Nasty

Sobanek wrote: »

My ones are 225/40/18 front and 255/35/18 rear. 500 + fitting etc. for a set of Uniroyals.

Where ya getting the Uniroyals from Sobanek?