Motors Chat - Round 7

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ya, from 01 to 07.

Ah them were the days!

Seen a 2006 reg mk4 golf today. Seen the very odd 2005 reg one, never an 06 though. Something got very delayed there.

colm_mcm

I think they were doing the estate in 06, never seen an 06 hatch

This was a hatch anyway, seen the arse of it. Relooked 4 or 5 times, in case it was just a dodgy looking 5!

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Seen a 2006 reg mk4 golf today. Seen the very odd 2005 reg one, never an 06 though. Something got very delayed there.

Saw one of these with an 06 plate, didn't realise they were on sale till 06

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

This was a hatch anyway, seen the arse of it. Relooked 4 or 5 times, in case it was just a dodgy looking 5!

I'm very suprised anyone would buy a mk4 in 2006 when the mk5 sales were well up and running at that stage.

Foxhole Norman

Bpmull wrote: »

I'm very suprised anyone would buy a mk4 in 2006 when the mk5 sales were well up and running at that stage.

Same could be said for the Octavia, I saw an 09 Mk.1 :eek:

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Same could be said for the Octavia, I saw an 09 Mk.1 :eek:

There's a 10 one local to me and was a 12 one as a taxi in Navan for a while. Even the mk2 was facelifted by then!

Reading about the mk2 saddens me a bit

colm_mcm

Last mk1 Octavia tours were made in 2010, saw one, think it was MO or SO reg.
they actually had a mk2 Octavia tour in Europe after but it was only the pre facelift lights and stripped out spec.

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Same could be said for the Octavia, I saw an 09 Mk.1 :eek:

I've seen a few 09 ones funny when you think my dads mk2 was 2005. The mk1 car was a great car for anyone who's sole interest was reliability they were fairly basic inside but sure less to go wrong I suppose

. Although the mk2 facelift was hardly unreliable either even my mothers facelift mk2 which is probably the worst of them is just over 3 years old 100k km on it and it hasn't had any issues whatsoever never been in the garage outside of a service.

The only thing wrong is a worn driver seat which is a flaw with the seat material on the elegance spec skoda wouldn't replace it under warranty. It's still a sore point with my mother she lost it with them over it a few times. But they should of replaced it known issue seat coves aren't expensive my mother was like to the guy in skoda head office well I hope the seat cover was worth loosing the sale of a new skoda for :pac:

Sobanek

5 days. Longest I've been single for this year.

Yeah, we can't live without each other :P

Sobanek wrote: »

5 days. Longest I've been single for this year.

Yeah, we can't live without each other :P

Jaypers yer far worse than me.... I thought I was bad!

are you now attached?

Stheno wrote: »

are you now attached?

Holy crapballs nope!

dgt wrote: »

Holy crapballs nope!

not you ffs they'd have to be a saint, I meant sobanek

On the alfa front I've your alternator, mine is now happily working, sorting the airbag issue and exhaust in the next couple of weeks, then tis time for ze NCT

Gonna rebook NCT if it passes asap to get a longer cert

For the cvrt (doe) do you need to remove the plastic wheel nut covers on the alloys or do they even check them.

Bpmull wrote: »

For the cvrt (doe) do you need to remove the plastic wheel nut covers on the alloys or do they even check them.

For the nct you leave alloys alone, ,for hubcaps you have to remove them

Stheno wrote: »

For the nct you leave alloys alone, ,for hubcaps you have to remove them

Below is a picture of the alloys. See the black things covering the nuts ones of in the picture you think they would be ok to leave on ?

I'd take them off to be on the safe side, some testers will whinge, others won't

Stheno wrote: »

I'd take them off to be on the safe side, some testers will whinge, others won't

Ok will do just to be safe. Thanks for your help.

Bpmull wrote: »

Ok will do just to be safe. Thanks for your help.

No hassle good luck with it

When it comes to the NCT shower I like to be cautious

JoeA3

Stheno wrote: »

I'd take them off to be on the safe side, some testers will whinge, others won't

No need.
As long as they can actually count the wheel nuts, they're fine. You only need to remove them if it's a single cap / wheel cover hiding all the nuts together... If you get me!

Bpmull wrote:

Ok will do just to be safe. Thanks for your help.

Take them off anyway, will stop some finicky cnuteen getting cranky over it!

JoeA3 wrote: »

No need.
As long as they can actually count the wheel nuts, they're fine. You only need to remove them if it's a single cap / wheel cover hiding all the nuts together... If you get me!

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Take them off anyway, will stop some finicky cnuteen getting cranky over it!

See that's my point some cranky arsehole will fail it or refuse it while most humans will ignore it

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Take them off anyway, will stop some finicky cnuteen getting cranky over it!

I'll play it safe and remove them with the price of cvrt once a year is enough to do it I definitely don't want a retest for something stupid.

wotzgoingon

Sobanek wrote: »

5 days. Longest I've been single for this year.

Yeah, we can't live without each other :P

5 days. Wow. The longest i have been single is about a day.

No actually back to reality. It has been so many years i lost count.

bear1

Some prick reversed (quite quickly) into the front of the Honda. Rad cracked and bumper smashed....
Unlunky for the prick the number plate has gotten stuck in the bumper. FCUK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

On a side note... can I be any unluckier...