Motors Chat - Round 6

05-09-2014 12:43AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Gotcha, I done one there connecting two wires, which ill have to do for another sensor at the front of the engine, actually I'll have to do both, hard to believe this is the same camera i take all my pictures with, i'm no good at adjusting settings for indoor

Good man. That looks fine. The more you practice the more you'll notice a pattern of evenly spaced out crimps on those through connectors. And they look prettier :pac:

05-09-2014 12:45AM

dgt wrote: »

IMG]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5580/14953294818_c18541276f_h.jpg[/IMG]

Car related as I found it in an Alfa, making it an.... Alfa Spider :pac:

Thats a grape with legs!

toastedpickles · 05-09-2014 12:46AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Good man. That looks fine. The more you practice the more you'll notice a pattern of evenly spaced out crimps on those through connectors. And they look prettier :pac:

That'l do me for now :pac: so tomorrow I'll get some shrink wrap and do this properly, then put the drives and stuff in, still waiting on parts from Sweden, two ball joint bolts, there's a certain taper on them or something :rolleyes:

I was going to insure it, but here's the dilemma, can i take out another policy with say, axa, while having a policy with liberty for the 9-5? Or is that very bold and so on?

wotzgoingon · 05-09-2014 12:50AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

That'l do me for now :pac: so tomorrow I'll get some shrink wrap and do this properly, then put the drives and stuff in, still waiting on parts from Sweden, two ball joint bolts, there's a certain taper on them or something :rolleyes:

I was going to insure it, but here's the dilemma, can i take out another policy with say, axa, while having a policy with liberty for the 9-5? Or is that very bold and so on?

Can you not get classic insurance on it?

toastedpickles · 05-09-2014 12:51AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Can you not get classic insurance on it?

Nope, not 25 yet, it comes in around the same as my own insurance, if not cheaper, 60 euro a month while mine now is around 90

wotzgoingon · 05-09-2014 12:54AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nope, not 25 yet, it comes in around the same as my own insurance, if not cheaper, 60 euro a month while mine now is around 90

Your telling me you are gonna have two policies at the same time on two different cars. Your crazy or crazy loaded. Either one.

05-09-2014 12:56AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

That'l do me for now :pac: so tomorrow I'll get some shrink wrap and do this properly, then put the drives and stuff in, still waiting on parts from Sweden, two ball joint bolts, there's a certain taper on them or something :rolleyes:

I was going to insure it, but here's the dilemma, can i take out another policy with say, axa, while having a policy with liberty for the 9-5? Or is that very bold and so on?

Couldn't tell ya. Haven't been in a position to find out.....yet. One of the lads will surely have an answer.

I'm off anyways. Long day tomorrow between work, going to a Munster match and having a look at a gigantic granny puppet thing parading around Limerick. Also beer, lots of beer.

Later!

toastedpickles · 05-09-2014 12:57AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Your telling me you are gonna have two policies at the same time on two different cars. Your crazy or crazy loaded. Either one.

Crazy, not a chance am i loaded :pac: I know its a stupid idea, but i'd like to get it going on the road

Chris_Heilong · 05-09-2014 02:08AM

I done it, I had my Civic insured with XS and my FTO insured with Liberty at the same time.

wotzgoingon · 05-09-2014 02:13AM

Can you not get a multi car policy?

Reesy · 05-09-2014 01:24PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

L...my god that Mx5 looks like a fine machine!!!

Yes, I agree! I'm driving a Mk 1 MX5 for 12 years & the newly-announced Mk 4 MX5 is the first that's turned my head. Better start saving.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 05-09-2014 03:39PM

Dublin bus driving test next week !

Should be fun

dgt · 05-09-2014 05:38PM

Navan at 16:05 hrs today in the rain was complete chaos. Was so funny to watch everyone all stressed and boiling over in huge lengths of traffic!

I need to get out more :pac:

Sobanek · 05-09-2014 06:23PM

Who owns that 735i? Reg looks familiar...

//edit: Eric Cartman! Whachya doin at my workplace? :P

//edit2: I should park my E46 next to it for the LOLs

Foxhole Norman · 05-09-2014 06:39PM

So I went to look at this today http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-5-series-2-5-litre-petrol/7552348 , thanks to Pickles for chauffering me around in his tank and to his mechanic for inspecting the car, both dead on!

The interior was immaculate and the exterior had some scuffs and small dents which was to be expected for a 12 year old car but the main thing for the body was the rear window did not line up right, meaning it was probably replaced in the past and the rear wiper motor needed to be replaced. Most of the bad news was some of the mechanicals were not in great order.

The Valve cover gasket had a leak, the rear diff had a leak, it needed new rear discs and pads, new front tyres, it needed a really good service, a new part which costs around €200 that I can't remember the name of with a decent bit of labour required and on top of all that, it had to be NCT'd.

The mechanic reckoned it would cost in and around €1k to set right, far too much for me.

Alanstrainor · 05-09-2014 06:42PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

So I went to look at this today http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-5-series-2-5-litre-petrol/7552348 , thanks to Pickles for chauffering me around in his tank and to his mechanic for inspecting the car, both dead on!

The interior was immaculate and the exterior had some scuffs and small dents which was to be expected for a 12 year old car but the main thing for the body was the rear window did not line up right, meaning it was probably replaced in the past and the rear wiper motor needed to be replaced. Most of the bad news was some of the mechanicals were not in great order.

The Valve cover gasket had a leak, the rear diff had a leak, it needed new rear discs and pads, new front tyres, it needed a really good service, a new part which costs around €200 that I can't remember the name of with a decent bit of labour required and on top of all that, it had to be NCT'd.

The mechanic reckoned it would cost in and around €1k to set right, far too much for me.

Lovely looking machine, but surely mad money for what it is. I suppose it's the fact that it's an estate that means it's more expensive. But no NCT, needing substantial work...it's not going anywhere fast!

Foxhole Norman · 05-09-2014 06:44PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Lovely looking machine, but surely mad money for what it is. I suppose it's the fact that it's an estate that means it's more expensive. But no NCT, needing substantial work...it's not going anywhere fast!

Nope, not going anywhere at that price, the reason I went up for a look is that it looked in decent nick and if it only needed Tyres + a motor it would't have been too bad, now to look at others.

My dad is mad to get me into an E60, even saying he'll partly pay but tbh I have little to no interest in them.

Sobanek · 05-09-2014 06:45PM

Valve cover gasket is an expensive jobbie alright

270e incl labour and vat is what I paid for mine to be done.

Alanstrainor · 05-09-2014 06:58PM

Sobanek wrote: »

Valve cover gasket is an expensive jobbie alright 270e incl labour and vat is what I paid for mine to be done.

It's also a very easy job. Takes time, but needs little skill. And the gasket is only 30 quid or there abouts. Wouldn't worry about it, and would expect it would need changing on any car that age.

Foxhole Norman · 05-09-2014 06:59PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

It's also a very easy job. Takes time, but needs little skill. And the gasket is only 30 quid or there abouts. Wouldn't worry about it, and would expect it would need changing on any car that age.

Pretty much what the mechanic said, there was another expensive part around 200 that can only be got from BMW but I can't remember the name of it, that was the main thing throwing me off.

quadrifoglio verde · 05-09-2014 07:13PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

So I went to look at this today http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-5-series-2-5-litre-petrol/7552348 , thanks to Pickles for chauffering me around in his tank and to his mechanic for inspecting the car, both dead on!

The interior was immaculate and the exterior had some scuffs and small dents which was to be expected for a 12 year old car but the main thing for the body was the rear window did not line up right, meaning it was probably replaced in the past and the rear wiper motor needed to be replaced. Most of the bad news was some of the mechanicals were not in great order.

The Valve cover gasket had a leak, the rear diff had a leak, it needed new rear discs and pads, new front tyres, it needed a really good service, a new part which costs around €200 that I can't remember the name of with a decent bit of labour required and on top of all that, it had to be NCT'd.

The mechanic reckoned it would cost in and around €1k to set right, far too much for me.

Some of that might explain why he wasn't willing to test it....

Bpmull · 05-09-2014 07:17PM

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Some of that might explain why he wasn't willing to test it....

You'd wonder why he bothered taking it in at all if he knew the issues.

Foxhole Norman · 05-09-2014 07:19PM

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Some of that might explain why he wasn't willing to test it....

Pretty much, if he got it all sorted I'd say he'd make a decent bit on it, the Tourings go for decent money.

He was also willing to NCT it, but obviously at a cost.

quadrifoglio verde · 05-09-2014 07:22PM

Bpmull wrote: »

You'd wonder why he bothered taking it in at all if he knew the issues.

Because he probably got a good deal for himself out of it?

Foxhole Norman · 05-09-2014 07:23PM

Bpmull wrote: »

You'd wonder why he bothered taking it in at all if he knew the issues.

He's had it since May when it had NCT and wasn't lying up for months.

Bpmull · 05-09-2014 07:27PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

He's had it since May when it had NCT and wasn't lying up for months.

Ah ok surely then he'd knock a good bit of the price then if it's sitting up so long it's probably the tax that puts everyone of it anyway.

Foxhole Norman · 05-09-2014 07:36PM

Bpmull wrote: »

Ah ok surely then he'd knock a good bit of the price then if it's sitting up so long it's probably the tax that puts everyone of it anyway.

He knocked 500 quid off it when it ran out of NCT, realistically you'd want to get that car for sub €1k for it to be decent.

Pity there's about negative 5 nice E39's around Munster, feck all around.

Sobanek · 05-09-2014 08:00PM

Opened the gate for you, Eric, only because you revved that V8 twice :P

Next time, use the buzzer

Sobanek · 05-09-2014 08:23PM

Midway meet lads? It's been a while

Big Nasty · 05-09-2014 08:26PM

Sobanek wrote: »

Opened the gate for you, Eric, only because you revved that V8 twice :P

Next time, use the buzzer

Knew I recognised that reg!

@ Stormin Norman - if it's not an M-Sport in good nick walk away. I don't know how many times you have to be told this. You would rather climate control than a proper M-Sport? You've driven both - you should know better.

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