Motors Chat - Round 6

Kaiser D · 07-07-2014 09:36PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Anyone looking for a MK4 GT TDI Golf? A friend of mine is selling his... no expense spared on it, very good condition.

90 BHP model?

Supergurrier · 07-07-2014 09:36PM

God i hope when i get my car back tomorrow it's issues are sorted, im going mental w/o a car.

I've owned it 10 days 7.5 of which i've not had it

GvidoR · 07-07-2014 09:37PM

Kaiser D wrote: »

90 BHP model?

130

Chris_Heilong · 07-07-2014 10:10PM

I managed to click that part back on, worried how easy it is to clip on/off considering its job is to filter toxic fumes.

YbFocus · 07-07-2014 10:53PM

tossy wrote: »

Look at this doozy (not off my car, clearly! lol)

Plenty of drift life left in that!!!

Thats how my tyres finish their road life if I'm honest..

CianRyan · 08-07-2014 12:24AM

Interesting development in this thread, I know some of you should find this quite interesting.

pred racer · 08-07-2014 12:45AM

This might explain the strange squeaking and knocking for the last few weeks

Oh and the guy who adjusted my lights today is getting a kicking tomorrow!

toastedpickles · 08-07-2014 12:46AM

pred racer wrote: »

This might explain the strange squeaking and knocking for the last few weeks

Oh and the guy who adjusted my lights today is getting a kicking tomorrow!

Fixed you mean

Noccy_Mondy · 08-07-2014 01:18AM

You can doll it up all you want but it'll never be a titanium. Note, no interior pics, and the missing chrome on the rear quarter window, tut tut tut :P

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-2-0-ztec/6560885

Kaiser D · 08-07-2014 01:21AM

As bad as putting ST badges on a 1.4 Focus!

Dartz · 08-07-2014 02:41AM

Or a debaged 'S4' with two exhaust pipes - only one of which is conspicuously blackened by diesel soot.

Johnny_Fontane · 08-07-2014 11:32AM

Lads, I'm looking at any estate at the moment. I drive an Audi A4 (2003) and must say, its a great car.

Budget around the €16/17k mark.

Have been looking at a 5 Series Estate (2009), but most of them are high mileage. Is high mileage a major problem on a 5 series? I dont drive much, probably 10,000 miles a year. Some of the cars might have 110,000 miles on them, but is that a problem?

Cheers,

Big Nasty · 08-07-2014 11:41AM

If it's motorway mileage I wouldn't be worried about it. You're sure it's miles not kms?

Johnny_Fontane · 08-07-2014 11:43AM

Big Nasty wrote: »

If it's motorway mileage I wouldn't be worried about it. You're sure it's miles not kms?

mostly miles. How would you know if its motorway mileage?

Sobanek · 08-07-2014 11:44AM

I'd stay away from them unless they're 525d/530d/535d.

520d engine is prone to timing chain issues.

Johnny_Fontane · 08-07-2014 11:52AM

Sobanek wrote: »

I'd stay away from them unless they're 525d/530d/535d.

520d engine is prone to timing chain issues.

ooh thats interesting....just read a little about it....will avoid the 09 bmw with a rattle!

what about an A4 estate 2009 or even a C-class merc 2009?

08-07-2014 12:48PM

On the 407 i bought recently, a previous owner swapped out the bulbs for the beam lights.

They're a blue bulb now. Aside from looking tacky, they're also useless as beams. Anyone know if theres much money to be spent on fixing them again? Is it just a straight bulb swap over? (and are beam bulbs cheap or expensive? And seen as i now actually have to buy bulbs, what are the ones that are always recommended on here called?)

Cheers

pred racer · 08-07-2014 12:49PM

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

ooh thats interesting....just read a little about it....will avoid the 09 bmw with a rattle!

what about an A4 estate 2009 or even a C-class merc 2009?

Or if it has a rattle, get 2k off the price, that's what it costs to fix.

pred racer · 08-07-2014 12:50PM

Rear coil springs for an Alfa159 seem very common. Guess I'm not the first person to break one!

h3000 · 08-07-2014 12:59PM

So the Top Gear Test Track (and The Stig) is on Google Street view now.

Top Gear 'Production Office'
https://www.google.ie/maps/@51.118862,-0.537788,3a,75y,183.65h,76.05t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sITDo0LWoyBZv-o8-7Lcz7w!2e0!3e5

The Track & The Stig
https://www.google.ie/maps/@51.118396,-0.537586,3a,75y,192.51h,72.26t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1s7bDEBi8SL21OIUdi5kn0nQ!2e0!3e5

Edit: And a power sliding SLS
https://www.google.ie/maps/@51.117244,-0.543825,3a,75y,145.31h,84.73t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1soVdfSLUclpwqTQ64csF9kg!2e0!3e5

Big Nasty · 08-07-2014 01:04PM

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

mostly miles. How would you know if its motorway mileage?

No guarantee but if the car is ex-lease for example the service book would be a strong indication.

Good point made about the 520d engine, do you actually need a diesel?

toastedpickles · 08-07-2014 01:51PM

Sometimes I wonder, do i have some sort of strange deformity that puts people off from hiring me or something?

I go in well dressed, no hat (shock horror) pleasant as the fcuking sun and still nothing :mad:

Apparently I had a job, and now I might not, dafuq like?!

/rant

Chris_Heilong · 08-07-2014 02:03PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Sometimes I wonder, do i have some sort of strange deformity that puts people off from hiring me or something?

I go in well dressed, no hat (shock horror) pleasant as the fcuking sun and still nothing :mad:

Apparently I had a job, and now I might not, dafuq like?!

/rant

no way man, how could that be?

toastedpickles · 08-07-2014 02:08PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

no way man, how could that be?

I was going in to be shown how to use the check in system and this guy comes down the stairs, some turkish looking fella and goes I want to see him myself, so i go in and after a bit of chatting he goes

"we already have three night guys, interviews end thursday, you might have full time, part time or probably nothing at all"

I was in that much shock i didn't know what to say

joujoujou · 08-07-2014 02:09PM

Something's wrong with your face maybe?

Chris_Heilong · 08-07-2014 02:15PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

I was going in to be shown how to use the check in system and this guy comes down the stairs, some turkish looking fella and goes I want to see him myself, so i go in and after a bit of chatting he goes

"we already have three night guys, interviews end thursday, you might have full time, part time or probably nothing at all"

I was in that much shock i didn't know what to say

Did he know who you were? You could say yeah I must be one of those guys as I was told I work here. Also make sure he is actually the guy that makes those sort of decisions, there maybe someone over him and he is just acting the dick.

toastedpickles · 08-07-2014 02:17PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Did he know who you were? You could say yeah I must be one of those guys as I was told I work here. Also make sure he is actually the guy that makes those sort of decisions, there maybe someone over him and he is just acting the dick.

I'll wait and see, if they say on thursday i don't have it then i'll say well how come I was told otherwise and so on, probably get a smartarse reply but sure what harm

Moneymaker · 08-07-2014 02:21PM

Dartz wrote: »

Or a debaged 'S4' with two exhaust pipes - only one of which is conspicuously blackened by diesel soot.

Seen one of these when I was filling up this morning. 04, Navy.

I shook my head in disgust/bemusement as I heard it chugging off out of the station.

Chris_Heilong · 08-07-2014 02:21PM

Sorry to hear that Pickles, hope it turns out well in the end.

I called the insurance company today to make sure they had my correct address for the cheque, I was told no cheque had been issued....I almost lost the plot on the phone, I have parts ordered already and have already made arrangements to buy other parts. What a F**king joke all companies here seem to be. My wife said I should just be an arsehole all the time when dealing with companies as its the only way to get them to do anything.

toastedpickles · 08-07-2014 02:23PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Sorry to hear that Pickles, hope it turns out well in the end.

I called the insurance company today to make sure they had my correct address for the cheque, I was told no cheque had been issued....I almost lost the plot on the phone, I have parts ordered already and have already made arrangements to buy other parts. What a F**king joke all companies here seem to be. My wife said I should just be an arsehole all the time when dealing with companies as its the only way to get them to do anything.

Yeah me too, it'd be nice, but I'm not expecting anything now

Also your wife is right

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