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Motors Chat - Round 7

Alanstrainor

Continuation from motors chat round 6

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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[Deleted User]

colm_mcm wrote: »

What about the car?

I suppose its OK too :P

Special Circumstances

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I wonder how reliable are they.

You thinking turbo or supercharger?

Drove a 115bhp cooper and mazda 6 diesel (150plus?) the other night. Mini actually did feel like a go cart after the mazda. Handling is well'll able for more power.

YbFocus

Lads I have a pair of HB3 (9005) bulbs here if any of you want them?
They are super duper white ones

Will do fog lights and some full beams in certain cars!

colm_mcm

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

A friends mother has a 2008 JCW convertible. ~200bhp of sheer excitement.

What about the car?

[Deleted User]

A friends mother has a 2008 JCW convertible. ~200bhp of sheer excitement.

ShadowHearth

colm_mcm wrote: »

Lad at work has a Cooper S Clubman. Serious want for it and I usually hate them.

They just look really fun. Some of them ( non paddy speced ones) have awesome interiors. Plenty of poke on a paper.

I wonder how reliable are they.

Special Circumstances

Any 350z owners with a thing for detailing on here??

Stheno, just having a tim Hortons coffee, better than I remembered. No donuts to be seen though.

Special Circumstances

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I could get a quote of 700eu on e38 740 when I was 22, but for love of god I could not get anyone to insure me on Mx5.

On other topic, I am having a massive bones for mini cooper s lately. I am massive mother fecker, but for some reason I am so attracted to small/ish cars.

Theres buckets of headroom in them, way more then any of my own cars I've had. Big feet willl cause problems tho.

colm_mcm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

On other topic, I am having a massive bones for mini cooper s lately. I am massive mother fecker, but for some reason I am so attracted to small/ish cars.

Lad at work has a Cooper S Clubman. Serious want for it and I usually hate them.

ShadowHearth

dgt wrote: »

I'm not. Refused a quote when I was 22 (?) on my 166. Yet could get a quote (albeit a silly one) on a Mercedes 500SE...

Sure a 1.6 156 is significantly more to insure than my C200, talking a €400 extra premium!!!

I could get a quote of 700eu on e38 740 when I was 22, but for love of god I could not get anyone to insure me on Mx5.

On other topic, I am having a massive bones for mini cooper s lately. I am massive mother fecker, but for some reason I am so attracted to small/ish cars.

dgt

bear1 wrote: »

Have to say I'm surprised that the Alfa is the second most expensive car to insure.

I'm not. Refused a quote when I was 22 (?) on my 166. Yet could get a quote (albeit a silly one) on a Mercedes 500SE...

Sure a 1.6 156 is significantly more to insure than my C200, talking a €400 extra premium!!!

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

Chuck in my yoke there and see what you get :pac:

9-5 2.3 turbo airflow ecopower or just take the reg off the build thread somewhere :P

Once in home i will man

wotzgoingon

toastedpickles wrote: »

Chuck in my yoke there and see what you get :pac:

9-5 2.3 turbo airflow ecopower or just take the reg off the build thread somewhere :P

I got just over a grand to insure me on your car. 2 years no claims bonus. how much are you paying?

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

Few more quotes. .

€776 - s14
€730 - 330ci e46
€730 - 1.6d boggo Mazda 3
€782 - 2.5v6 166
€812 - for rx7 now?

Mazda 3 it is then

Chuck in my yoke there and see what you get :pac:

9-5 2.3 turbo airflow ecopower or just take the reg off the build thread somewhere :P

bear1

Have to say I'm surprised that the Alfa is the second most expensive car to insure.

YbFocus

Few more quotes. .

€776 - s14
€730 - 330ci e46
€730 - 1.6d boggo Mazda 3
€782 - 2.5v6 166
€812 - for rx7 now?

Mazda 3 it is then

Sobanek

My BMW has died on a set of traffic lights today.
Range: 2 kms :pac:

Had to push it down to the petrol station, filled it up for a fiver and I'm home :pac:

YbFocus

Even more surprising. . . . AXA!
I'm going to try later for more and see what happens!

[Deleted User]

YbFocus wrote: »

I'm getting the polar opposite this year, just checking a few quotes online a few days ago for a few interesting cars.
Got 550 for an rx7? I thought that was stupidly reasonable

That seems very good! Who with?

Cleveland Hot Pocket

YbFocus wrote: »

I'm getting the polar opposite this year, just checking a few quotes online a few days ago for a few interesting cars.
Got 550 for an rx7? I thought that was stupidly reasonable

Wow, that is stupidly ridiculous!
Who was that with?

bear1

bear1 wrote: »

A change from the usual bad stories from insurance companies, I just had a nice call from FBD.
Apparently I had 3 years NCB and not 2 and subsequently they refunded me 121e
Monthly payments have gone down from 95e to 77e. Happy camper today

I get the sneeky suspicion AXA may have ballsed up my NCB.
After I posted the above last night I started thinking about when I took the policy out.
Found the original policy and it was started at the beginning of October 2012.
Cancelled the policy at the end of September this year with the last day iwth AXA being the 7th of Oct.
When I handed the NCB to FBD they told me that is actually a 3 year NCB and not 2 year which I had told them.
Which is why I got the 121e refund.
Am I going mad or what? Oct 2012 to Oct 2014 is 2 years NCB in my mind yet AXA gave me 3 years?
Thinking should I keep my head down and just be quiet or query it?

YbFocus

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

I think I'll have to accept the fact that I'll have to pay a bit more for insurance this year. No one will even match what I paid last year despite the only difference on my policy is that I'm a year older and have an extra years NCB

I'm getting the polar opposite this year, just checking a few quotes online a few days ago for a few interesting cars.
Got 550 for an rx7? I thought that was stupidly reasonable

[Deleted User]

I think I'll have to accept the fact that I'll have to pay a bit more for insurance this year. No one will even match what I paid last year despite the only difference on my policy is that I'm a year older and have an extra years NCB

quadrifoglio verde

Stheno wrote: »

Somebody find me an alfa 156 V6 in good nick for sale or an equivalent?

Preferably in Ireland quad

There are none. I've even got in touch with people who'd know before anyone else!

toastedpickles

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

4 new tyres on the car and its a lot smoother and really quiet ! Yay

yay! by the way, won't be around today, might be tomorrow

[Deleted User]

4 new tyres on the car and its a lot smoother and really quiet ! Yay

CianRyan

I've been in a welding course for the past 7 weeks and today I finally get to work on Stainless Steel TIG, one step closer to owning my custom sports exhaust shop. :cool:

[Deleted User]

Mycroft H wrote: »

They were doing good deals on Uniroyals and hankooks recently

They were indeed but apparently that ended !

Will have to look anyway. Either way getting as much done today as possible.

Just had the seals and washers and nuts replaced on the 4 injectors, all cleaned and all put back together. So hopefully that went well !

the amount of carbon was welding them to the engine :O

Mycroft H

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Yup. 10 extra per tyre plus 40 for tracking

They were doing good deals on Uniroyals and hankooks recently

[Deleted User]

OSI wrote: »

Tried discount tyres in Blanch?

Yup. 10 extra per tyre plus 40 for tracking