Motors Chat - Round 7

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Had a very quick look at that red golf this morning. Didn't get a chance to talk to anyone but had a quick look around it. Was sure it was a 5 door, but it was a 3. 6 speed 2.0 diesel. Motorcheck says it's a gt tdi, but the front grille doesn't represent that...

That would be the 140bhp so. It's worth finding out how much they are looking for it as maybe you could be lucky and they don't have too high a price on it or that they are very interested in taking your focus.

Very non motors related but

On the enterprise train First class is the only way to go with extra comfy seats like beds and complimentary drinks !

Fantastic value at €0 to me to go on a trip with all the luxuries

colm_mcm

You had me at 'complimentary drinks'

colm_mcm wrote: »

You had me at 'complimentary drinks'

Damn you samsung predictive text thing !

"Anything from the bar sir ? A Menu ?"

Oh wow... why have i being associating with all the rift raft when this is available for me ! Id nearly recommend becoming a CIE employee just for the benefits !

Supergurrier

Gah 10 mins late for nct app and they refused to test volvo. They didnt charge me though.

installing new battery and a dipped bulb took longer than expected. Car is running great now however. Starts and everything.

Supergurrier wrote: »

Gah 10 mins late for nct app and they refused to test volvo. They didnt charge me though.

installing new battery and a dipped bulb took longer than expected. Car is running great now however. Starts and everything.

Battery in the boot very handy to do

Dip bulb handy enough i thought !

Did you fix the hunting issue ? What was it ?

Interslice

Theres a 151 cactus driving around near home. Looks cool in the flesh. The leather patch on the door is very odd though. Anyone know what its for!?

Cheensbo

Interslice wrote: »

Theres a 151 cactus driving around near home. Looks cool in the flesh. The leather patch on the door is very odd though. Anyone know what its for!?

Probably so it can be parked anywhere in a car park without worrying about other people battering it with opening doors.

I think they're cool as fcuk

Interslice

Cheensbo wrote: »

Probably so it can be parked anywhere in a car park without worrying about other people battering it with opening doors.

I think they're cool as fcuk

Makes sense! Looks a great place for moss to grow though

ofcork

Citroen call them airbumps but I cant see others following suit.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Very non motors related but

On the enterprise train First class is the only way to go with extra comfy seats like beds and complimentary drinks !

Fantastic value at €0 to me to go on a trip with all the luxuries

Did you not have the breakfast?
I've to drive to Belfast in the morning

Supergurrier wrote: »

Gah 10 mins late for nct app and they refused to test volvo. They didnt charge me though.

installing new battery and a dipped bulb took longer than expected. Car is running great now however. Starts and everything.

They'll slap on a cancellation fee when you rebook though

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

I've to drive to Belfast in the morning
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You still doing that :eek:
I thought that was temporary?

pred racer wrote: »

You still doing that :eek:
I thought that was temporary?

Just for the day

Just for the day, arrive at 8 leave at three thirty

Could be worse, could be Letterkenny

Dia1988

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Very non motors related but

On the enterprise train First class is the only way to go with extra comfy seats like beds and complimentary drinks !

Fantastic value at €0 to me to go on a trip with all the luxuries

And they wonder why CIE is in a financial mess!*

*joke

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

Just for the day Just for the day, arrive at 8 leave at three thirty

Could be worse, could be Letterkenny

True.

I was back in France for 3 days last week, in between my normal shift in my proper job, marseille is nice this time of year

Shagged now though.

Dia1988 wrote: »

And they wonder why CIE is in a financial mess!*

*joke

I used work for a company who had offices in Belfast and Dublin spent 2/3 days a week up there in this particular job

They (the company not IE) used give us books of tickets for first class on the entreprise and we'd make a ritual of having breakfast en route as well.

However in my current job I have to drive as the first entreprise gets into Belfast from Dublin at 9:45!

Chris_Heilong

I need to change my rear brake pads, can hear the sqeeking, Im sick and its far too cold outside.

pred racer

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I need to change my rear brake pads, can hear the sqeeking, Im sick and its far too cold outside.

That's what mechanics are for

Chris_Heilong

pred racer wrote: »

That's what mechanics are for

you know I am almost tempted to just throw 60 euro to a mechanic but thats embarrassing.

toastedpickles

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

you know I am almost tempted to just throw 60 euro to a mechanic but thats embarrassing.

I'll do it! :pac:

Dia1988 wrote: »

And they wonder why CIE is in a financial mess!*

*joke

A lot of people would say that and be quite serious about it

but the trains and buses are still going to run regardless so letting one bloke on for free who works for the company isint the end of the world. Sure if it wasnt free it just wouldnt be used too !

@stheno would the bus eierann X1 not do the trick ? A departure every hour from both sides

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

@stheno would the bus eierann X1 not do the trick ? A departure every hour from both sides

Busses are the devils work :pac::pac:

Nah it's a pain getting to the airport which is closest to me and tbh it's quicker to drive

I seen this on fb earlier granted it could be all lies the original clutch is hard to believe tbh. But if it's true it's fair going especially considering it is no doubt a bxe engine which whenever someone comes on to boards to ask about them you get a 100 horror stories about conrods going and how they don't make it to 100k miles with breaking and that it's an inevitability yet I've never actually heard of a real case of it in Ireland anyway.

dgt

I can show you a trashed BXE lump in the reality

240k miles? If I'm honest, that isn't bragging material. A rolled tdci transit was stripped at my preferred breakers, one owner from new. I think it got a new propshaft but everything else was still original. Circa 600k miles

dgt wrote: »

I can show you a trashed BXE lump in the reality

240k miles? If I'm honest, that isn't bragging material. A rolled tdci transit was stripped at my preferred breakers, one owner from new. I think it got a new propshaft but everything else was still original. Circa 600k miles

I'm not saying that conrods don't break on bxe engines but I think in reality it's alot rarer an occurance than is made out. But how many of these engines were serviced every 15k km several are on long life variable interval servicing plans almost all the U.K. ones anyway they are only being serviced every 25-30k miles.

Also I wouldn't argue that older cars vans were in many cases more reliable well were certainly better able to cope with high mileage. But then things are so much more complicated nowadays with cars so there is more to go wrong. With an old non turbo Diesel engine with no dpf, egr valve, dmf, turbo etc. etc. there isn't exactly a lot to go wrong there.

dgt

Bpmull wrote: »

I'm not saying that conrods don't break on bxe engines but I think in reality it's alot rarer an occurance than is made out. But how many of these engines were serviced every 15k km several are on long life variable interval servicing plans almost all the U.K. ones anyway they are only being serviced every 25-30k miles.

Also I wouldn't argue that older cars vans were in many cases more reliable well were certainly better able to cope with high mileage. But then things are so much more complicated nowadays with cars so there is more to go wrong. With an old non turbo Diesel engine with no dpf, egr valve, dmf, turbo etc. etc. there isn't exactly a lot to go wrong there.

The transit was one of the first of the facelift models in 2006, it had most of that unnecessary crap