Motors Chat - Round 7

Foxhole Norman · 31-01-2015 12:38AM

nd wrote: »

If either of you are near Charleville a fellow local to me is very good and not expensive.

Shure that's the Shticks, what would I be doing down there :pac:

It would also require traversing the hell that is Buttevant or Donneraile, feck that!

nd · 31-01-2015 12:53AM

And the fellow I know is actually a few miles inside the Limerick border, so wild country!

CianRyan · 31-01-2015 01:56AM

So yeah, that's broken.
Link to pic, it's a bit graphic.
SNAP

Surgery tomorrow, could certainly use an auto for a few months.

toastedpickles · 31-01-2015 01:59AM

CianRyan wrote: »

So yeah, that's broken.
Link to pic, it's a bit graphic.
SNAP

Surgery tomorrow, could certainly use an auto for a few months.

Jaysis you rightly wrote that off!

Hope it heals as quick as it can!

wotzgoingon · 31-01-2015 02:20AM

CianRyan wrote: »

So yeah, that's broken.
Link to pic, it's a bit graphic.
SNAP

Surgery tomorrow, could certainly use an auto for a few months.

Jesus that's a clean break. What you do punch the wall or fall over skipping or something?

CianRyan · 31-01-2015 03:20AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Jesus that's a clean break. What you do punch the wall or fall over skipping or something?

Threw a big hook to the body, lad I was sparring with threw his elbow up to block, my forearm hit smack dead centre on his elbow... He is a BIG guy. Anyone else I'd say is have been grand. Haha

Waiting to talk to the doctors one last time I think and then I'll be off to sleep.
Had a quick nap but jaysus I'm wrecked.

Chris_Heilong · 31-01-2015 03:27AM

ouch!

31-01-2015 04:37AM

Gavman84 wrote: »

Let me know where you get it done and what they like etc too as looking to do my front bumper some stage too!!

Worth calling into Forge Hill Motors, great outfit and won't rip you off.

Special Circumstances · 31-01-2015 09:35AM

nd wrote: »

And the fellow I know is actually a few miles inside the Limerick border, so wild country!

I may have had work done by him before, through somebody else. Far better than the donkeys in limerick city that did a similar job recently. Pm on its way...

Noccy_Mondy · 31-01-2015 12:29PM

Ok, i'll put this in the right place this time!!

Had the experience of driving my mates dads 2009 s320 merc. 3.2 diesel, oh mah gurd. 0-60 in no time. Completely different animal to any other car I've driven.

Supergurrier · 31-01-2015 12:58PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ok, i'll put this in the right place this time!!

Had the experience of driving my mates dads 2009 s320 merc. 3.2 diesel, oh mah gurd. 0-60 in no time. Completely different animal to any other car I've driven.

Torque and a smooth autobox can make any car feel fast

But not (no time) fast

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 31-01-2015 02:26PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Torque and a smooth autobox can make any car feel fast

But not (no time) fast

+1
It's a big lazy executive car with a torquey engine, most certainly not "no time" fast!

Stheno · 31-01-2015 02:31PM

CianRyan wrote: »

So yeah, that's broken.
Link to pic, it's a bit graphic.
SNAP

Surgery tomorrow, could certainly use an auto for a few months.

Ouch hope it heals fast

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 31-01-2015 03:45PM

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Noccy_Mondy · 31-01-2015 03:52PM

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote:

+1 It's a big lazy executive car with a torquey engine, most certainly not "no time" fast!

Ah ya, but compared to what I drive day to day, 1.8 diesels with 125bhp... it's fast. Leave me alone, I hadn't the privilege of driving a 535d daily :pac:

31-01-2015 06:04PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ok, i'll put this in the right place this time!!

Had the experience of driving my mates dads 2009 s320 merc. 3.2 diesel, oh mah gurd. 0-60 in no time. Completely different animal to any other car I've driven.

3.0 OM642 powered presumably?

Noccy_Mondy · 31-01-2015 07:50PM

Augeo wrote:

3.0 OM642 powered presumably?

That's what I thought, but he was sure it's a 3.2. Still on english plates (has beem for the last 2 years!) so can't remember the reg to check!

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 31-01-2015 07:53PM

Sure from the introduction of the w221 there was no 3.2 diesel!
It only came with a 3.0 diesel

If it's a 2009 and a 3.2 diesel I'll eat my hat.
And post photos of it, with a custard pot or whatever.

Noccy_Mondy · 31-01-2015 08:01PM

I tried saying that very point, but he's the sort of old fella that his way is right, and no one else could possibly be right. It's a 3.2 and that's that! I'll take a few snaps next time I'm near it.

dgt · 31-01-2015 09:05PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I tried saying that very point, but he's the sort of old fella that his way is right, and no one else could possibly be right. It's a 3.2 and that's that! I'll take a few snaps next time I'm near it.

No such a thing. OM642 was a 3.0

I should know, was on for buying a set of turbos from one. Untill I saw how much they were!!!

MuppetCheck · 31-01-2015 09:10PM

Just throw the plate into a site and find out!

bear1 · 31-01-2015 10:16PM

Old diesel wrote: »

Best of luck with the new job.

But you don't have to leave us :eek: (the forum)

Ah I'm not leaving at all

Sure who would be here to tell ye nothing but bad luck stories?

toastedpickles · 31-01-2015 11:21PM

So I'm selling my 9-5 and getting one of these utter beasts

Bpmull · 01-02-2015 12:24AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

So I'm selling my 9-5 and getting one of these utter beasts

Set off alloys, cut springs, sun strip, tinted windows, Nuremberg sticker, big exhaust pipe hanging out the back, wind deflectors and ridiculously blue bulbs.

She'd be some yoke then :pac:

nd · 01-02-2015 12:32AM

I've been having strange dreams of tiny 4 wheel drive hatchbacks with huge engines lately for some reason.

Just a reminder to folks that c+c various places is on tomorrow.

toastedpickles · 01-02-2015 12:33AM

Bpmull wrote: »

Set off alloys, cut springs, sun strip, tinted windows, Nuremberg sticker, big exhaust pipe hanging out the back, wind deflectors and ridiculously blue bulbs.

She'd be some yoke then :pac:

She'd go like the clappers lawd! :pac:

I've been offered one for 150ish, needs a head gasket, but from looking at the workshop manuals online its as easy as changing a tyre it seems!

Bpmull · 01-02-2015 12:38AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

She'd go like the clappers lawd! :pac:

I've been offered one for 150ish, needs a head gasket, but from looking at the workshop manuals online its as easy as changing a tyre it seems!

Sure the whole engine probably weighs about the same as a bag of flour :pac: ah no seriously I'd imagine they would be straight forward enough to do a hg on and most mechanical work in general. Are you thinking of fixing it up testing it and flogging it on ?

toastedpickles · 01-02-2015 12:42AM

Bpmull wrote: »

Sure the whole engine probably weighs about the same as a bag of flour :pac: ah no seriously I'd imagine they would be straight forward enough to do a hg on and most mechanical work in general. Are you thinking of fixing it up testing it and flogging it on ?

Pretty much yeah! parts are cheap as chips, the most expensive thing seems to be getting the had skimmed like, 70 euro all in!

Bpmull · 01-02-2015 12:44AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Pretty much yeah! parts are cheap as chips, the most expensive thing seems to be getting the had skimmed like, 70 euro all in!

Sure why not even if everything went wrong you could still scrap it and wouldn't loss much. And it will give you a bit of experience on doing a head gasket and working on something different.

toastedpickles · 01-02-2015 12:44AM

Bpmull wrote: »

Sure why not even if everything went wrong you could still scrap it and wouldn't loss much. And it will give you a bit of experience on doing a head gasket and working on something different.

Exactly my thinking!

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