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*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******

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  • #2972
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Jesus sounds bad :(
    Sure whenever man:)
    I'm always around.

    Joys of arch tech i guess :rolleyes: I'll drop by some weekend anyways :)


  • #2973
    Ded_Zebra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,792 ✭✭✭Ded_Zebra


    I have something to drive again :D:D:D:D

    It's just a loaner from a friend but mobility has been restored. It sucks living in the back arse sometimes. It's a 15 minute cycle to the nearest shop even and probably 1/2 an hour back. Stupid hills :P

    Anyway I'm free again. Pics of the car i the morning :)


  • #2974
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Oh I'm in the test Centre now, you always get them jitters that it won't pass.


  • #2975
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    At Conlans myself. The staff is so friendly! And they're washing and hoovering my car for free :)


  • #2976
    Cleveland Hot Pocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,193 ✭✭✭Cleveland Hot Pocket


    Just heard that my brake parts arrived for the mopar from the US today!
    There's the weekend planned, new front wheel bearings and new brakes (basically the whole assembly on both sides needs to be done).

    Also ordered some heatwrap for the exhaust headers that run a little close to the starter for my liking.

    There's my weekend planned lol (thanks to some alot of advice from a couple of enthusiasts in my area !)


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  • #2977
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Sobanek wrote: »
    At Conlans myself. The staff is so friendly! And they're washing and hoovering my car for free :)

    They are great chaps to ring and ask advice, they will help if they can at all!


  • #2978
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »
    Just heard that my brake parts arrived for the mopar from the US today!
    There's the weekend planned, new front wheel bearings and new brakes (basically the whole assembly on both sides needs to be done).

    Also ordered some heatwrap for the exhaust headers that run a little close to the starter for my liking.

    There's my weekend planned lol (thanks to some alot of advice from a couple of enthusiasts in my area !)

    Your so Americanised with your "headers" :D


  • #2979
    Cleveland Hot Pocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,193 ✭✭✭Cleveland Hot Pocket


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Your so Americanised with your "headers" :D
    Well that's what they're called, no?
    What do we call them over here?
    This is the problem with learning stuff from youtube videos and guys in the 'murican car scene here!


  • #2980
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »
    Well that's what they're called, no?
    What do we call them over here?
    This is the problem with learning stuff from youtube videos and guys in the 'murican car scene here!

    It's the exhaust manifold man :)


  • #2981
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,089 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    'murican is a bit cringe, scarlet for your ma !


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  • #2982
    Special Circumstances
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    Sobanek wrote: »
    At Conlans myself. The staff is so friendly! And they're washing and hoovering my car for free :)

    Different Conlans, but they generally look at me as if I'm dragging dogdirt across the floor if I call in for parts and don't use the tradesmans entrance. You can imagine them pressing the "peasant alarm" under the desk...


  • #2983
    Cleveland Hot Pocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,193 ✭✭✭Cleveland Hot Pocket


    Augeo wrote: »
    'murican is a bit cringe, scarlet for your ma !

    As bearla más é do thoil é?


  • #2984
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Oh yeah she passed lads, commended on the condition of her :)


  • #2985
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    That's it.... i need an automatic car in my life again.

    Who wants to buy a focus ?


  • #2986
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    I just spent the last hour and a half drawing up a window frame :o what has my life become?!


  • #2987
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    I just spent the last hour and a half drawing up a window frame :o what has my life become?!

    What did you draw on it? :pac:


  • #2988
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    What did you draw on it? :pac:

    On cad, but i imported it into revit, i know you can do it in revit but im quicker on cad, im fair proud of it!

    vhpwyp.png


  • #2989
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    On cad, but i imported it into revit, i know you can do it in revit but im quicker on cad, im fair proud of it!

    vhpwyp.png

    Sweet as you like man, looks great!


  • #2990
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Sweet as you like man, looks great!

    I'll be told now it's wrong or something :pac:

    Oh while i rmember, where do i get a replacement logbook? The brother "lost" the one for the astra


  • #2991
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Here you go...

    https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/pdf/RF134_en.pdf

    Edit: I have one for an Astra if you want me to copy it for you?? :pac:


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  • #2992
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Here you go...

    https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/pdf/RF134_en.pdf

    Edit: I have one for an Astra if you want me to copy it for you?? :pac:

    :pac: tis mine geard i swear!

    much obliged though :)


  • #2993
    Simonigs1.0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 712 ✭✭✭Simonigs1.0


    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-GUN-METAL-AVS-ALLOY-WHEELS-FITS-PEUGEOT-RCZ-/301088594463?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item461a475a1f

    Or

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-BLACK-TTRS-STYLE-ALLOY-WHEELS-FITS-PEUGEOT-RCZ-/301231166945?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item4622c6d5e1

    Or

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-TWIN-SPOKE-ALLOY-WHEELS-FITS-JAGUAR-X-TYPE-XF-XJ-PEUGEOT-405-508-607-EXPERT-/271290241244?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&fits=Car+Make%3APeugeot%7CModel%3ARCZ&hash=item3f2a2890dc

    I priced RCZ-R alloys at a main dealer today (can't find any online) and they were nearly 4 figures :o


  • #2994
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    The first two are VW/Audi replicas. I wouldn't put them near a Pug. To be honest, I wouldn't put them near a VW or Audi either.


  • #2995
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    10689530_1032056273486540_3910661235935599955_n.jpg?oh=4182a7bfdff952b82a397b88217c4b47&oe=5510F827&__gda__=1423625549_11c815d34060e25e84071bfd62a53a7f

    Friend of mine just bought this... Looks familiar.

    Has anyone from here owned it?


  • #2996
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    Sad to see how the recession really affected some people, local pub owner who was doing very well back in the Tiger used to have an S5 around 2008, today I just saw him in a base Focus, pub still seems to be doing very well though.

    @Sobanek, never saw that one before, you might be thinking of one of the BMWHaus members that had a 528 in the same colour, looks nice though.


  • #2997
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,341 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    Sobanek wrote: »
    328980.jpg

    Friend of mine just bought this... Looks familiar.

    Has anyone from here owned it?

    Nice girl. :)

    How much? ;)


  • #2998
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    joujoujou wrote: »
    Nice girl. :)

    How much? ;)

    She's not that great.


  • #2999
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Sad to see how the recession really affected some people, local pub owner who was doing very well back in the Tiger used to have an S5 around 2008, today I just saw him in a base Focus, pub still seems to be doing very well though.

    I've seen so much of this it's the sad part of the recession. So many decent business brought to there knees mainly the people running businesses that were trying to be honest and straight. As a consequence their cars took a serious hit either being sold or just not replaced. I know people how would have change their car every 2 years and are now still driving 07 cars just can't change them. But then I know plenty of people who are still worth a lot of money but stopped changing their cars so they'd blend in and not stand out so stupid really but it happens.


  • #3000
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Lidl car stuff not much but if your looking for wipers, first aid kit, bottle jack, coolant tester.

    http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?id=336


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  • #3001
    Simonigs1.0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 712 ✭✭✭Simonigs1.0


    Bpmull wrote: »
    I've seen so much of this it's the sad part of the recession. So many decent business brought to there knees mainly the people running businesses that were trying to be honest and straight. As a consequence their cars took a serious hit either being sold or just not replaced. I know people how would have change their car every 2 years and are now still driving 07 cars just can't change them. But then I know plenty of people who are still worth a lot of money but stopped changing their cars so they'd blend in and not stand out so stupid really but it happens.

    I used to get stick for driving my Bluebird a couple of years ago. Everyone I knew had a new Merc, Audi, BMW or some such, and the majority don't now, but they still owe for them. I own my car out right now, as a result of not being stupid a few years ago and buying something I couldn't afford. I'd hate to not own anything out right.

    Obviously though, the cases of genuine businesses and people going bang is quite saddening.


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