Motors Chat - Round 6

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

I normally find the longest option in topaz is enough to wash even my GMC truck, but only if it is clean-ish already. For a full on clean it wouldnt be long enough.

This one just reads 10 mins and count down what do you mean longest option ?

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Bpmull wrote: »

It being a nice evening and all and I was in topaz seen 5 euro car wash thought why not save me having to take the stuff out of the shed and I had a wash hand mitten and shampoo in the car anyway. Put in the code started to rinse the car thought to myself this is great so handy then look over only to realise it had a 10 minute timer it was a disaster from then on. I don't care how hard you try you can't properly wash a car in 10 minutes so I ended up with a half cleaned car great.

I normally find the longest option in topaz is enough to wash even my GMC truck, but only if it is clean-ish already. For a full on clean it wouldnt be long enough.

It being a nice evening and all and I was in topaz seen 5 euro car wash thought why not save me having to take the stuff out of the shed and I had a wash hand mitten and shampoo in the car anyway. Put in the code started to rinse the car thought to myself this is great so handy then look over only to realise it had a 10 minute timer it was a disaster from then on. I don't care how hard you try you can't properly wash a car in 10 minutes so I ended up with a half cleaned car great.

wonski

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Ah yes. Rolled over to 100,000

I thought it was cool:o

I had a chance to drive this car so I might be biased a little.

wotzgoingon

wonski wrote: »

Yes, you are:D

Look at the odometer;)

Ah yes. Rolled over to 100,000

wonski

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Am I missing something all I can see is a speedometer.

Yes, you are:D

Look at the odometer;)

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

New reg plates, got 18mm double sided tape, would you need 2 rows of it, or would one be fine? And does the tape need to stretch the length of the plate, or will a bit in the middle be enough?

Tape in the middle all along the plate kinda like a long equals sign, tape at the side too

wotzgoingon

wonski wrote: »

"Stolen" from my brother's FB. That is his old (well - not any more) Beetle.
Can't embed this, unfortunately.

http://dai.ly/x24uu8d

Not an original engine btw;)

Am I missing something all I can see is a speedometer.

wonski

"Stolen" from my brother's FB. That is his old (well - not any more) Beetle.
Can't embed this, unfortunately.

http://dai.ly/x24uu8d

Not an original engine btw;)

Noccy_Mondy

New reg plates, got 18mm double sided tape, would you need 2 rows of it, or would one be fine? And does the tape need to stretch the length of the plate, or will a bit in the middle be enough?

Bpmull wrote: »

I'd say what ruins the relations optima is the auto box I think it struggles a bit only a 1.7 engine at the end of the day. As for your car that is serious going for its age and what car your comparing it too no doubting that 50mpg I think is good going for any diesel anything over that is a bonus.

I recon there Diesel engine are a lot better than they were even a few years ago for economy. I don't know there just something I never liked was Kia or Hyundai cars and I'm fairly open to most car brands.

I was the same until I actually went and drove them. The Optima is just a really nice place to be, and the engine, performance wise at least, with a manual 'box is more than capable of pulling it around (136BHP IIRC). Much better power delivery than the Opel anyway. Very similar to a 2.0TDI Pisshat really in terms of power delivery and refinement.

dgt

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Yeah you're right. That's all diesel drivers talk about though because there is sweet f all chance of them having any fun!

How about this for mildly interesting. I've actually bought the replacement for the Primera. It needs a small bit of work which the previous owner (a friend) is taking care of before I get it. With it I'll be lucky to get 1/2 as many miles to the gallon

Sure d'auld 406 once averaged 53 mpg from a midway meet. That was before the merc turbo and frankenpump.... Even then it did about 45 on average, usually at motorway speeds and some overtaking fun

Speaking of which, when the turbo fully cut in on a wet road up to 3rd gear....

:D:D

Wonder what Mr Manning is getting now, I increased the static advance a bit over my previous setting yesterday, will need to be dialed back though!

Roads are still wet here though. Think I'll head out and get a packet of biscuits

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

That's funny. The worst tank that I've ever seen on our optima is 6.2l/100km. That's 45MPG. Can't imagine it being as bad as you say but it's not as good as the Insignia before it. However it's way better to drive than the Insignia and much better spec so not much to complain about really.

EDIT: Yes some other cars might have done better but the main thing is that a car I bought for €300, that's 15 years old using, 25+ year old engine technology, with 370,000 miles on it and it did nearly as good as one of these "very modern efficient" cars.

I'd say what ruins the relations optima is the auto box I think it struggles a bit only a 1.7 engine at the end of the day. As for your car that is serious going for its age and what car your comparing it too no doubting that 50mpg I think is good going for any diesel anything over that is a bonus.

I recon there Diesel engine are a lot better than they were even a few years ago for economy. I don't know there just something I never liked was Kia or Hyundai cars and I'm fairly open to most car brands.

Autosport

Less slagging Diesel drivers :P I have plenty of fun

Some amount of stupid drivers out tonight

MuppetCheck

I took my father's Kia last week for a couple of days and didn't have a bother cracking 60 in it (filled I when I got it and filled it when I dropped it back). It's about on a par with the Leon on the same 240km round trip driven the same way. Driven harder it's worse though but it's 50 or 60bhp down on it so I can understand that bit.

Bpmull wrote: »

I have to say I have always thought the Korean stuff well Hyundai and Kia had seriously unefficient Diesel engine don't know what there like now any Hyundai my parents had they had 3 were dogs on diesel. 05 Santa 25-30 mpg kind of expected bit Stone Age technology wise anyway. 07 Santa Fe auto l 2.2 diesel 25 mpg is all it ever seen. 2010 2.0 diesel ix-35 manual we thought would be good 30-35 max mpg which is just sh!t for a modern diesel. And yes it was always longish trips very little town driving. Relations have had kiss and they seem equally bad there current is an optima auto 1.7 diesel and they recon it never sees 40 mpg more 35 mpg and that gets a good few long runs.

That's funny. The worst tank that I've ever seen on our optima is 6.2l/100km. That's 45MPG. Can't imagine it being as bad as you say but it's not as good as the Insignia before it. However it's way better to drive than the Insignia and much better spec so not much to complain about really.

EDIT: Yes some other cars might have done better but the main thing is that a car I bought for €300, that's 15 years old using, 25+ year old engine technology, with 370,000 miles on it and it did nearly as good as one of these "very modern efficient" cars.

I have to say I have always thought the Korean stuff well Hyundai and Kia had seriously unefficient Diesel engine don't know what there like now any Hyundai my parents had they had 3 were dogs on diesel. 05 Santa 25-30 mpg kind of expected bit Stone Age technology wise anyway. 07 Santa Fe auto l 2.2 diesel 25 mpg is all it ever seen. 2010 2.0 diesel ix-35 manual we thought would be good 30-35 max mpg which is just sh!t for a modern diesel. And yes it was always longish trips very little town driving. Relations have had kiss and they seem equally bad there current is an optima auto 1.7 diesel and they recon it never sees 40 mpg more 35 mpg and that gets a good few long runs.

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Mildly interesting??? You mean mind-numbingly boring!!!

Yeah you're right. That's all diesel drivers talk about though because there is sweet f all chance of them having any fun!

How about this for mildly interesting. I've actually bought the replacement for the Primera. It needs a small bit of work which the previous owner (a friend) is taking care of before I get it. With it I'll be lucky to get 1/2 as many miles to the gallon

[Deleted User]

Mildly interesting??? You mean mind-numbingly boring!!!

Here's something mildly interesting for you all. Today I drove the Primera from Westport back to Ashford. For a bit of fun I decided that I would measure the fuel economy over the run. I brimmed the tank when I left and again when I arrived. Over the trip I averaged 49.75 MPG. Delighted so I was

That was with the boot completely full of stuff and 2 bikes on the carrier on the back at 100km/h-110km/h the whole way.
Now for the interesting part. My dad did the same trip in his Optima at the same time. We decided to have a fuel economy competition. I was expected to be massively beaten by the Optima. He got 52.2MPG over the same trip with identical loading and speed.

That's less than a 5% difference in fuel economy, further showing that you really can't save any money at all buying a "cheap to run" modern diesel!

Supergurrier

Was 2 feet from being part of a nasty crash there heading into town.

Half daydreaming as you do coming to a corner a 04 Octavia oversteers driver overcorrects and car crosses lane and takes a mazda 3 saloon out of it. Both cars hopped over a foot in the air.

So im first on the scene trying to open broken doors smoke pouring out of both cars from airbag deployment with people all around me screaming for kids.

Eventually everything settles down once a teenage boy who is convulsing from a bad concussion comes around and people involved realise we can't move them. Ambulance gardai and fire bridage arrive and butcher both cars, guards thought i was taking the piss i was so close to the now sideways mazda (under 2 foot)

Nasty experience i think the screaming and smell of smoke from the airbags firing will stay with me awhile.

Volvo's Stability control/ABS and my new set of Rainsport 3's really worked well, fella behind me swears he thought i was in the side of the mazda

Bpmull wrote: »

Tec 7 would do the trick it definitely wouldn't come of again anyway. Well do you mean like the pieces of trim that run up the side of the car half way up the door ?

Yeah there's a tiny bit on the quarter panel that broke off looks crap really

toastedpickles wrote: »

:pac::pac::pac:

Anyways, a bit of trim has come away from the side of the 9-5, any idea with what i can stick it back on with?

Tec 7 would do the trick it definitely wouldn't come of again anyway. Well do you mean like the pieces of trim that run up the side of the car half way up the door ?

See its a very this surface area, I'm thinking if i can get some tec7 or something on it it'l do the job

Sobanek

toastedpickles wrote: »

:pac::pac::pac:

Anyways, a bit of trim has come away from the side of the 9-5, any idea with what i can stick it back on with?

strong double side duct tape.

Sobanek wrote: »

BMW w....r :pac:

:pac::pac::pac:

Anyways, a bit of trim has come away from the side of the 9-5, any idea with what i can stick it back on with?

Sobanek

toastedpickles wrote: »

My wish is to own all the saabs bmws there are :pac:

BMW w....r :pac: