Motors Chat - Round 7

colm_mcm · 20-11-2014 08:43PM

Kinda torn between Toyo Proxes and Vredestein Sportracs for the Civic.
Great having normal sized wheels for once.

ShadowHearth · 20-11-2014 08:46PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Kinda torn between Toyo Proxes and Vredestein Sportracs for the Civic.
Great having normal sized wheels for once.

I had Toyo Proxies T1Rs on mx5 and those were great, but I found them to wear very damn fast!

Dartz · 20-11-2014 08:47PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

For all you diesel boys :pac:

As opposed to Renault diesels

colm_mcm · 20-11-2014 08:51PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I had Toyo Proxies T1Rs on mx5 and those were great, but I found them to wear very damn fast!

I had them on the FTO and they wear quick enough alright.
Might get the Vreds so. Had them on the mothers old 323 and they transformed it vs whatever she had on it before.

bear1 · 20-11-2014 08:51PM

I'm absolutely fcuked off with cars right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Went down to the garage to pick up the misses and the fcuking thing wont start!!!
It only had a new battery put into it on fcuking Friday last week!
All the lights come on on the dash but absolutely nothing after that. No clicking, not even attempting to start.
AAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. this isn't the Honda.
P.S.S I noticed that the car took a bit longer to start when cold. Fcuk it anyway.

joujoujou · 20-11-2014 08:56PM

bear1 wrote: »

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AAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Calm down. Tomorrow's another day.

Bpmull · 20-11-2014 08:58PM

Dartz wrote: »

Grey cars driving through fog in Stealth Mode with no lights or nothing on....

Muppets.

Also. It's official. Mazda Rx8 is the most reliable car in the house. The Megane has decided that it does not like the diesel it was fed and has gotten 'difficult' to start. It also starts throwing an electronic wobbly when the turbo kicks in. I'm guessing fuel pump or filter....

They like going through there fuel pumps and injectors alright. We had two and didn't have any trouble with the 07 one but the 04 one was a disaster for electrical stuff constant lights on the dash but never logging fault codes and didn't seem to have actual problems.

From about 06 facelift meganes were a lot better I was talking to the buy we sold that 07 megane into it he sold it this year with 320k km on it and no issues at all from his ownership. When we sold it to him with 200k km on it.

I done some lessons in a 07 Clio and the instructor has it from new 250k km on it when I was in it 3 years ago and he still has it. It was never in the garage for anything other than servicing and brakes and that yoke is on the road 12 hours a day. But it was the slowest death trap of a yoke I was ever in. 70kmh and the yoke was roaring at you in fifth gear.

bear1 · 20-11-2014 08:59PM

joujoujou wrote: »

Calm down. Tomorrow's another day.

I wouldn't mind so much but tomorrow I needed a car to go and pick the Honda up which is about 30km away from me.
The fooking odds of this going to **** 24 hours before are amazing.

Dartz · 20-11-2014 09:38PM

Bpmull wrote: »

They like going through there fuel pumps and injectors alright. We had two and didn't have any trouble with the 07 one but the 04 one was a disaster for electrical stuff constant lights on the dash but never logging fault codes and didn't seem to have actual problems.

From about 06 facelift meganes were a lot better I was talking to the buy we sold that 07 megane into it he sold it this year with 320k km on it and no issues at all from his ownership. When we sold it to him with 200k km on it.

I done some lessons in a 07 Clio and the instructor has it from new 250k km on it when I was in it 3 years ago and he still has it. It was never in the garage for anything other than servicing and brakes and that yoke is on the road 12 hours a day. But it was the slowest death trap of a yoke I was ever in. 70kmh and the yoke was roaring at you in fifth gear.

I think it just picked up some **** in the bottom of the tank. It's not even two years old and it got stupid low on fuel before getting fed Applegreen.

Dartz · 20-11-2014 09:39PM

bear1 wrote: »

I'm absolutely fcuked off with cars right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Went down to the garage to pick up the misses and the fcuking thing wont start!!!
It only had a new battery put into it on fcuking Friday last week!
All the lights come on on the dash but absolutely nothing after that. No clicking, not even attempting to start.
AAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. this isn't the Honda.
P.S.S I noticed that the car took a bit longer to start when cold. Fcuk it anyway.

Probably the starter relay. Try giving it a bump start?

Bpmull · 20-11-2014 09:44PM

Dartz wrote: »

I think it just picked up some **** in the bottom of the tank. It's not even two years old and it got stupid low on fuel before getting fed Applegreen.

Ah right I thought it of 07 for some reason. Good chance it's a dirty fuel filter. Renault used to have ridiculously high intervals for changing the fuel filter 60k km on some stuff. When my dad has a good few Renault vans on the road there was a few that started cutting out dead on the road turned out Renault had only been changing the fuel filters every 60k km and they were filty that was the problem.

bear1 · 20-11-2014 10:09PM

Dartz wrote: »

Probably the starter relay. Try giving it a bump start?

Yeah I just came back from trying. It starts to click and I almost got it started but it just wouldn't budge.
New starter it is I think.

Big Nasty · 20-11-2014 10:14PM

bear1 wrote: »

Yeah I just came back from trying. It starts to click and I almost got it started but it just wouldn't budge.
New starter it is I think.

You need the car now? If there's enough power to click the starter there's enough for her to start on a push.

bear1 · 20-11-2014 10:35PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

You need the car now? If there's enough power to click the starter there's enough for her to start on a push.

Trust me I was pushing like a bastard

Now and again the clicking would come on, trying banging on it as well and I checked the terminals but the connections are good and hitting the solenoid does nothing.
Say I'd say it's completely goosed. Well I did need it and more than anything for tomorrow.
Wife is at home now so at least that's ok.

Big Nasty · 20-11-2014 10:54PM

If you've even a small glimmer of light on the dash she should start on a push. If not there's a bigger problem.

Stheno · 20-11-2014 10:57PM

Was I whinging on here about my job recently?

I now appear to have about five different options work wise

Just as well as the m50 mpg is pissing me off

On the car front:
Blowing from the exhaust
Airbag light on
Potential dead wishbone

Am hoping to rectify all before the NCT

Ded_Zebra · 20-11-2014 10:58PM

Good news everyone!

Sold the Primera tonight for €275. A very VERY good price for me

:D

Best of luck to the new owner, hope it brings a few more years of happy motoring

20-11-2014 10:58PM

bear1 wrote: »

I'm absolutely fcuked off with cars right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Went down to the garage to pick up the misses and the fcuking thing wont start!!!
It only had a new battery put into it on fcuking Friday last week!
All the lights come on on the dash but absolutely nothing after that. No clicking, not even attempting to start.
AAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. this isn't the Honda.
P.S.S I noticed that the car took a bit longer to start when cold. Fcuk it anyway.

Who reckoned battery was needed last Friday?

20-11-2014 11:03PM

Saw an RS version of the A5 earlier, RS5 yokey.

Special Circumstances · 20-11-2014 11:13PM

Stheno wrote: »

On the car front:
Blowing from the exhaust
Airbag light on
Potential dead wishbone

All you need now is thermostat stuck open, an earth fault in your lights and impending belt/tensioner doom to complete the set!

Stheno · 20-11-2014 11:22PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

All you need now is thermostat stuck open, an earth fault in your lights and impending belt/tensioner doom to complete the set!

The thermostat is stuck open, however the lights and belts are fine

However I do have a door lock sticking problem which means the door flies open at random, and the LCD is telling me it's March one

My third year college fees got me today, €4000, didn't realise it as I got credits for modules in year one and two, sitting here mildly horrified and thinking of selling the alfa and going ****/ bangernomics
.

20-11-2014 11:25PM

Stheno wrote: »

Was I whinging on here about my job recently?

I now appear to have about five different options work wise

Just as well as the m50 mpg is pissing me off

On the car front:
Blowing from the exhaust
Airbag light on
Potential dead wishbone

Am hoping to rectify all before the NCT

Stheno wrote: »

The thermostat is stuck open, however the lights and belts are fine However I do have a door lock sticking problem which means the door flies open at random, and the LCD is telling me it's March one

My third year college fees got me today, €4000, didn't realise it as I got credits for modules in year one and two, sitting here mildly horrified and thinking of selling the alfa and going ****/ bangernomics
.

What Alfa do you have?

Stheno · 20-11-2014 11:28PM

Augeo wrote: »

What Alfa do you have?

02 156 V6 2,5

The upper wishbone on the nearside front also appears to be going.

God how I wish I was a girl sometimes

** I am a female, my mechanic refers to me as the nutter as he hates alfas

toastedpickles · 20-11-2014 11:30PM

Stheno wrote: »

On the car front:
Blowing from the exhaust
Airbag light on
Potential dead wishbone

Am hoping to rectify all before the NCT

Stheno wrote: »

The thermostat is stuck open, however the lights and belts are fine However I do have a door lock sticking problem which means the door flies open at random, and the LCD is telling me it's March one

.

I mean this in the nicest way possible, sell it and get a proper car

20-11-2014 11:30PM

You won't save much if anything short term changing, I would think its worth very little as is.Weekend away money, no offence meant. Is it not a recent purchase? Seems to be in rag order.

Stheno · 20-11-2014 11:39PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

I mean this in the nicest way possible, sell it and get a proper car

I'm never buying you a coke in McDs again

Augeo wrote: »

You won't save much if anything short term changing, I would think its worth very little as is.Weekend away money, no offence meant. Is it not a recent purchase? Seems to be in rag order.

I'm fairly sure you don't know this car tbh, and I'm being kind
It was rebuilt by a member on here, then not driven for a year.

I consider those issues minor, as I look after my cars the wishbone issue only came up last weekend when I/we were servicing the car and we jumped on the suspension

I'm one of the rare breed of owners who listen to their cars and questions anything weird, so much so that when I take my OHs car to our mechanic he listens to me and we have a laugh at the Oh

I'd spent about 500e on a weekend away, would you spend that on a car ?

toastedpickles · 20-11-2014 11:42PM

Stheno wrote: »

I'm never buying you a coke in McDs again

I'm fairly sure you don't know this car tbh, and I'm being kind
It was rebuilt by a member on here, then not driven for a year.

I consider those issues minor, as I look after my cars the wishbone issue only came up last weekend when I/we were servicing the car and we jumped on the suspension

I'm one of the rare breed of owners who listen to their cars and questions anything weird, so much so that when I take my OHs car to our mechanic he listens to me and we have a laugh at the Oh

I'd spent about 500e on a weekend away, would you spend that on a car ?

Outrageous! :P

Special Circumstances · 20-11-2014 11:45PM

Stheno wrote: »

I'd spent about 500e on a weekend away, would you spend that on a car ?

I've spent far less. It was nasty. The car I mean...
I did once complete the full set of typical Italian faults unfortunately.

20-11-2014 11:46PM

Stheno wrote: »

I'm never buying you a coke in McDs again

...

I'd spent about 500e on a weekend away, would you spend that on a car ?

My point was your car is worth about the price of a weekend away, call that 500.
If you consider the items minor why bitch and moan about going bangernomics due to them?

Special Circumstances · 20-11-2014 11:50PM

Augeo wrote: »

My point was your car is worth about the price of a weekend away, call that 500.
If you consider the items minor why bitch and moan about going bangernomics due to them?

Shur there'd be no fun in having an Italian car if you couldn't laugh at the predictable unpredictability of them?

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