Motors Chat - Round 7

dgt · 07-12-2014 05:14PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Peugeot steering leak

Might be best to drop Row a PM, he's your man for PSA stuff

Both my 406's used to have a terrible leak, one was caused by a metal pipe chafing off it's positioning bracket (an utter arse to change!) and the red car had a leak caused by a loose union at the back of the engine.

407, I wouldn't have a clue about

:(

Noccy_Mondy · 07-12-2014 05:17PM

davycc wrote:

To put it kindly those neighbours are chancers , leeches and I would put money on it they won't tell the jeeps owner they will take the cowards way out and not return until the jeep is gone

Fair enough so, you know what they're like! Don't appear to be too pleasant

Dartz · 07-12-2014 05:48PM

Took a spin out to Trim to get the RX good and hot, went to overtake a slow moving car and brought it to the redline on the way past. Went for third gear and it felt like the whole exhaust exploded. Like a bomb went off in the backbox. Thought the engine had blown for a moment before realising it was still turning and happily pushing.

But I can't help but wonder what it was like for the owner of the Citroen C1, to have that thing come screaming past at the top of 2nd gear, letting out an almighty backfire of the Gods as it passes the drivers door.

Was like a ****ing gunshot.

A little hig-rpm exhaust popping is normal, but this was mighty. I think maybe it happened because I got back on the throttle right before the clutch went in.

It might also explain what killed the catalyst.

Bpmull · 07-12-2014 06:46PM

I must of got stuck behind every single Sunday driver on my way to cork this afternoon thought I'd never get here. Also my car has got to a whole new level of dirty you know it's bad when it's a struggle to open or close the boot without your hand getting filthy. Although the roads are terrible at the minute just constant dirt and mist being sprayed up.

colm_mcm · 07-12-2014 06:48PM

c1 driver would be used to popping and banging from the exhaust. They do it too

Sobanek · 07-12-2014 07:01PM

Bpmull wrote: »

I must of got stuck behind every single Sunday driver on my way to cork this afternoon thought I'd never get here. Also my car has got to a whole new level of dirty you know it's bad when it's a struggle to open or close the boot without your hand getting filthy. Although the roads are terrible at the minute just constant dirt and mist being sprayed up.

The struggle is real. Thank God you never had to change a wheel, the amount of dirt on your hands would be unreal :pac:

dgt · 07-12-2014 07:58PM

Sobanek wrote: »

The struggle is real. Thank God you never had to change a wheel, the amount of dirt on your hands would be unreal :pac:

We have another poet

Noccy_Mondy · 07-12-2014 07:58PM

Sobanek wrote:

The struggle is real. Thank God you never had to change a wheel, the amount of dirt on your hands would be unreal ï¿¼

I had to do that yesterday, with the car in a filthy state. Ruined my hands and clothes

Bpmull · 07-12-2014 07:58PM

Sobanek wrote: »

The struggle is real. Thank God you never had to change a wheel, the amount of dirt on your hands would be unreal :pac:

I've changed a few alright my mother blew two tyres at the same time on the same side and I got the call. I don't mind getting my hands dirty but you don't want them every time you sit in the car to drive it after opening the boot.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 07-12-2014 08:29PM

Bpmull wrote: »

I must of got stuck behind every single Sunday driver on my way to cork this afternoon thought I'd never get here. Also my car has got to a whole new level of dirty you know it's bad when it's a struggle to open or close the boot without your hand getting filthy. Although the roads are terrible at the minute just constant dirt and mist being sprayed up.

Jaysus I was just coming in here to post the same thing :)I've only had my new mark 4 GTTDI for a week and it was DA'd to fcuk when I picked it up but it's duurrrty like annythin now laad even that pisshat I picked up for the OH in caaaaavan last nite was cleaner than it and it was a one owner 190k miles CN reg passat.:)

Noccy_Mondy · 07-12-2014 08:31PM

Creeped up on the tweet machine

Woops, forgot to put the pic in...

Bpmull · 07-12-2014 08:35PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Jaysus I was just coming in here to post the same thing :)I've only had my new mark 4 GTTDI for a week and it was DA'd to fcuk when I picked it up but it's duurrrty like annythin now laad even that pisshat I picked up for the OH in caaaaavan last nite was cleaner than it and it was a one owner 190k miles CN reg passat.:)

It's just the weather and the state of the roads. When my dad collected his golf you'll see in the picture thread it was spotless all polished up and all. By the time we got home 160 km it was dirty all over very dirty at the back you'd swear it wasn't cleaned in months and it was clean 3 hours before. I think you'd be at nothing trying to keep cars clean at the minute.

Is this a new gt tdi you have as I remember you had one and I think it got damaged. Any pictures of it

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 07-12-2014 08:39PM

Bpmull wrote: »

It's just the weather and the state of the roads. When my dad collected his golf you'll see in the picture thread it was spotless all polished up and all. By the time we got home 160 km it was dirty all over very dirty at the back you'd swear it wasn't cleaned in months and it was clean 3 hours before. I think you'd be at nothing trying to keep cars clean at the minute.

Is this a new gt tdi you have as I remember you had one and I think it got damaged. Any pictures of it

Arah sure yeah I wouldnt normally be bothered washing anything that wasn't a classic like, I had a 115 brake tdi golf a few years ago but I think the one your talking about was the lambo green gttdi that my oh had for a while last year - that got written off so this is a new (to me

) gttdi 130 brake

No pics yet - sure I wouldnt be bothered it's only me daily but I might throw some up in the PAPOYCH thread at the weekend :cool:

dgt · 07-12-2014 09:38PM

Bpmull wrote: »

It's just the weather and the state of the roads. When my dad collected his golf you'll see in the picture thread it was spotless all polished up and all. By the time we got home 160 km it was dirty all over very dirty at the back you'd swear it wasn't cleaned in months and it was clean 3 hours before. I think you'd be at nothing trying to keep cars clean at the minute.

Is this a new gt tdi you have as I remember you had one and I think it got damaged. Any pictures of it

Couldn't be as dirty as the yokes here. Sure have a gazoo at my yoke in the pic thread, that's spotless to me...

wotzgoingon · 07-12-2014 10:09PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Creeped up on the tweet machine

Woops, forgot to put the pic in...

How did he get the wheel off, with clamp in the way?

Noccy_Mondy · 07-12-2014 10:16PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

How did he get the wheel off, with clamp in the way?

Your guess is as good as mine!!

wotzgoingon · 07-12-2014 10:21PM

YbFocus wrote: »

I picked up Forza 2 and Forza 4 for the Xbox 360, and I have to say the xbox feedback steering wheel is actually very good with these games. It wasn't so great with PGR 3 the game that was bundled with the wheel. I played it a bit today. I will have to pick up some washers and some screws tomorrow and secure it properly.

Still kinda jealous of your rig YbFocus. I have no clutch or gear stick. I do have paddle shift though.

YbFocus · 07-12-2014 10:29PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I picked up Forza 2 and Forza 4 for the Xbox 360, and I have to say the xbox feedback steering wheel is actually very good with these games. It wasn't so great with PGR 3 the game that was bundled with the wheel. I played it a bit today. I will have to pick up some washers and some screws tomorrow and secure it properly.

Still kinda jealous of your rig YbFocus. I have no clutch or gear stick. I do have paddle shift though.

My rig is primitive too really, although today messing around I managed to hook up my 100w guitar amp behind the seat so you really feel the noise

Interslice · 07-12-2014 10:44PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

How did he get the wheel off, with clamp in the way?

If you jack up the car the clamp will just come off the wheel. You could lower the car back down and drive off dragging a clamp or cable tie it to the subframe for stealth.

wotzgoingon · 07-12-2014 11:09PM

Interslice wrote: »

If you jack up the car the clamp will just come off the wheel. You could lower the car back down and drive off dragging a clamp or cable tie it to the subframe for stealth.

They once clamped me but with a different type of clamp it goes through the alloy so all the wheel nuts are basically still there to take the wheel off, which I was going to do and put the spare wheel on and once I got home take the clamp off, but in the end they just took it off, free of charge.

Big Nasty · 07-12-2014 11:21PM

YbFocus wrote: »

My rig is primitive too really, although today messing around I managed to hook up my 100w guitar amp behind the seat so you really feel the noise

Add in some distortion for the vibration dude

YbFocus · 07-12-2014 11:26PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Add in some distortion for the vibration dude

Must try that, although I was afraid of it ****ing with the sound too much!

I was driving a Maserati GranTurismo around the Nurburgring today, that v12 had the seat going strong! Thank god I ain't a lady

Big Nasty · 07-12-2014 11:34PM

A V8 with exhaust cutouts does the same job!

YbFocus · 07-12-2014 11:38PM

I had got out of the whole lowered thing but lately I find myself endlessly wanting an e36 coupe.
I find this to be perfection, I thought I was finished with lowered cars!

Big Nasty · 07-12-2014 11:40PM

An E36 328 Sport would make a stonking track car.

Simonigs1.0 · 07-12-2014 11:41PM

Each to their own and all that, but I wouldn't be a fan of the modifications. Obviously lots of time and money gone into it though.

Dartz · 07-12-2014 11:42PM

Depends on the car.

Also depends on the taste of the owner.

But I'm not a fan of things that negatively effect the basic function of the car.

YbFocus · 07-12-2014 11:44PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

An E36 328 Sport would make a stonking track car.

Yeah but I want one of these on the road, I find they ain't quick enough for the track!

Big Nasty · 07-12-2014 11:47PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Yeah but I want one of these on the road, I find they ain't quick enough for the track!

Well you could always go M3 but a 328 would be less money and less hardship.

YbFocus · 07-12-2014 11:56PM

Simonigs1.0 wrote: »

Each to their own and all that, but I wouldn't be a fan of the modifications. Obviously lots of time and money gone into it though.

Dartz wrote: »

Depends on the car.

Also depends on the taste of the owner.

But I'm not a fan of things that negatively effect the basic function of the car.

I love the wheels and the lowering, but for me personally its a bit too low.
You have to be able to live with it

I had absolutely ground scraping cars when I was younger, yes I was one of them

Had a Focus I literally fired money at

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