Motors Chat - Round 6

YbFocus · 23-07-2014 05:59PM

It's actually too warm here in laois..

toastedpickles · 23-07-2014 06:13PM

YbFocus wrote: »

It's actually too warm here in laois..

Meanwhile in kildare....

Sobanek · 23-07-2014 06:24PM

The heat's done some damage to ya I see :pac:

cantdecide · 23-07-2014 06:45PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Is it possible to change these to ZV plates once the vehicle is on vintage tax?
Should probably ask in the classic forum....

AFAIK you can change from age to ZV but not vice versa. I like the ZV plate especially when people have them formatted as ZV1 2345

Big Nasty · 23-07-2014 06:50PM

Yeah, once it's over 30 it can be done.

Noccy_Mondy · 23-07-2014 07:25PM

What year was the change over to the current system, was it '84 or '82?

YbFocus · 23-07-2014 07:27PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

What year was the change over to the current system, was it '84 or '82?

86-87 wasn't it?

ofcork · 23-07-2014 07:29PM

87 I think was the first year of the then new plate.

Noccy_Mondy · 23-07-2014 07:30PM

YbFocus wrote: »

86-87 wasn't it?

Was it that late?

Oh wait sure dad had an 84 kadett and it was the old system

cantdecide · 23-07-2014 07:32PM

ofcork wrote: »

87 I think was the first year of the then new plate.

And so began an era where almost nothing mattered apart from it being newer than the Joneses.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 23-07-2014 07:34PM

cantdecide wrote: »

AFAIK you can change from age to ZV but not vice versa. I like the ZV plate especially when people have them formatted as ZV1 2345

Big Nasty wrote: »

Yeah, once it's over 30 it can be done.

Good news, how does one go about it? I've tried searching on a few sites and google but there's only boards threads from 2010 showing

YbFocus wrote: »

86-87 wasn't it?

87 was the first year of the new reg's AFAIK.

Big Nasty · 23-07-2014 07:55PM

You used to go to the VRT office but I'd say it's done in one of the NCT offices now.

Sobanek · 23-07-2014 08:50PM

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toastedpickles · 23-07-2014 08:51PM

Sobanek wrote: »

YAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!

:mad:

Well done though

quadrifoglio verde · 23-07-2014 08:53PM

Just saw mr kaiser D in his saab coming of the roundabout onto priorswood road. Looks better than the photos

Didn't know he was that old lads!

toastedpickles · 23-07-2014 08:54PM

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Just saw mr kaiser D in his saab coming of the roundabout onto priorswood road. Looks better than the photos

Didn't know he was that old lads!

I was pulling into the local station and tossy was leaving, literally as he was about to exit i was coming in :pac:

Kaiser D · 23-07-2014 09:48PM

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Just saw mr kaiser D in his saab coming of the roundabout onto priorswood road. Looks better than the photos

Didn't know he was that old lads!

Yeah, I missed you at the lights but saw you driving past the Texaco and again on the roundabout.

Hal1 · 23-07-2014 10:28PM

Was this him?

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 23-07-2014 10:33PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

I was pulling into the local station and tossy was leaving, literally as he was about to exit i was coming in :pac:

Drove past him meself the other day aswell. and sure I'm always drivin past you!
Remember that day we crossed paths 3 times in and out of town!

Mycroft H · 23-07-2014 10:45PM

YbFocus wrote: »

It's actually too warm here in laois..

Spent all day working with air chillers. 17c and about 15% relative humidity

Graaaaaand.

Dartz · 23-07-2014 10:45PM

Felt Spec trolley.

toastedpickles · 23-07-2014 10:52PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Drove past him meself the other day aswell. and sure I'm always drivin past you!
Remember that day we crossed paths 3 times in and out of town!

Yeah haha, good times!

Foxhole Norman · 23-07-2014 10:54PM

Mycroft H wrote: »

Spent all day working with air chillers. 17c and about 15% relative humidity

Graaaaaand.

After spending 7 hours in work with no A/C I really miss my job with HB last year

h3000 · 23-07-2014 11:17PM

Spotted this on the YLYL thread

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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24-07-2014 12:13AM

Just to update, and not to cause a roarin' argument.. :P

I called over to FirstStop and explained my scenario to them. They offered a refund. So not a bad set of lads, all in all, in fairness to them. I'd use them in future for tyres, air-con or other basic services/parts.

toastedpickles · 24-07-2014 12:17AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Just to update, and not to cause a roarin' argument.. :P

I called over to FirstStop and explained my scenario to them. They offered a refund. So not a bad set of lads, all in all, in fairness to them. I'd use them in future for tyres, air-con or other basic services/parts.

-gets popcorn- :pac:

as has been said here numerous times, i wouldn't trust them with my car for anything

challengemaster · 24-07-2014 12:20AM

24-07-2014 12:21AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

-gets popcorn- :pac:

as has been said here numerous times, i wouldn't trust them with my car for anything

Well I have a mechanic that I trust and have used for a long time. We get on well, and he'd be the one that does 99% of things to my car.

But there are certain things that he doesn't really get involved in (air con and auto-electrics aren't exactly specialties of his, hence Halfords and FirstStop getting a chance).

My mentality in dealing with Halfords and FirstStop is their warranties and guarantees. If I got a local Auto Electrician to install a bluetooth kit, and he made a mess of it, there's every possibility you'd never hear from him again when you find a problem. At least with Halfords, FirstStop, etc. you know where they are and they have to abide by their own policies etc.

As a photographer Ive seen so many cowboy photographers out there who make a mess of things and then never acknowledge angry customers. I'd imagine this goes for every area of work (including car-related industries).

Hence using these type of outfits..

Noccy_Mondy · 24-07-2014 12:22AM

Ah come on guys, at the end of the day it's his choice where he brings his car. Agree to disagree.....

toastedpickles · 24-07-2014 12:23AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Well I have a mechanic that I trust and have used for a long time. We get on well, and he'd be the one that does 99% of things to my car.

But there are certain things that he doesn't really get involved in (air con and auto-electrics aren't exactly specialties of his, hence Halfords and FirstStop getting a chance).

My mentality in dealing with Halfords and FirstStop is their warranties and guarantees. If I got a local Auto Electrician to install a bluetooth kit, and he made a mess of it, there's every possibility you'd never hear from him again when you find a problem. At least with Halfords, FirstStop, etc. you know where they are and they have to abide by their own policies etc.

As a photographer Ive seen so many cowboy photographers out there who make a mess of things and then never acknowledge angry customers. I'd imagine this goes for every area of work (including car-related industries).

Hence using these type of outfits..

I can understand that, I've been guilty of using them for one or two things before, but there no good after a while

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