Motors Chat - Round 7

toastedpickles · 11-02-2015 09:02PM

bear1 wrote: »

1 week gone and no car problems to report.... wtf?

Dont jinx it!

bear1 · 11-02-2015 09:04PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Dont jinx it!

Ah come on, no need to be so pessimistic*

*thinks to himself "I wonder who's car that is which is on fire?"

toastedpickles · 11-02-2015 09:05PM

bear1 wrote: »

Ah come on, no need to be so pessimistic*

*thinks to himself "I wonder who's car that is which is on fire?"

-looks out window-

Ahh balls :pac:

GvidoR · 11-02-2015 09:11PM

bear1, see what you did???? :eek:

Toyotafanboi · 11-02-2015 09:14PM

Thanks! Yeah that price drop done it :-)

Might try look at this tomorrow http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/8511784

190 facelift model with cow and new test.

Bpmull · 11-02-2015 09:18PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Thanks! Yeah that price drop done it :-)

Might try look at this tomorrow http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/8511784

190 facelift model with cow and new test.

It's great that you sold it will make buying a replacement a lot easier nothing worse than trying to trade something it restricts you alot.

GvidoR · 11-02-2015 09:27PM

Why is leather interior called cow? Cow skin doesn't seem very leathery to me.

toastedpickles · 11-02-2015 09:29PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Why is leather interior called cow? Cow skin doesn't seem very leathery to me.

I'll just leave this here

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Leather

Supergurrier · 11-02-2015 09:32PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Why is leather interior called cow? Cow skin doesn't seem very leathery to me.

"Get thee to a tannery"
-William Shakespeare

GvidoR · 11-02-2015 09:37PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

I'll just leave this here

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Leather

Well, that was not helpful at all. I knew that it comes from sort of animal, but there doesn't seem to be any mention of a cow. Then again, I just read the title and looked at the pictures. But still...

Ded_Zebra · 11-02-2015 09:39PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Well, that was not helpful at all. I knew that it comes from sort of animal, but there doesn't seem to be any mention of a cow. Then again, I just read the title and looked at the pictures. But still...

Leather (for the most part) comes from a cow

Big Nasty · 11-02-2015 09:49PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Why is leather interior called cow? Cow skin doesn't seem very leathery to me.

:eek:

GvidoR · 11-02-2015 09:52PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

:eek:

Have you ever touched a cow? It's nothing like the leather you see in cars. :P

nd · 11-02-2015 09:57PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Thanks! Yeah that price drop done it :-)

Might try look at this tomorrow http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/8511784

190 facelift model with cow and new test.

For curiosities sake, I changed a quote from axa I got on my corolla to that celica and the quote went from 413 to 561. Which doesn't seem too bad.

Cheensbo · 11-02-2015 09:59PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Have you ever touched a cow? It's nothing like the leather you see in cars. :P

They don't look or feel like there's loads of yummy cuts of meat & steaks in there either, but it's there

challengemaster · 11-02-2015 10:00PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Have you ever touched a cow?

I hear he prefers sheep :pac:

MetzgerMeister · 11-02-2015 10:02PM

Cheensbo wrote: »

They don't look or feel like there's loads of yummy cuts of meat & steaks in there either, but it's there

Did you ever get the smell from an aflame leather-seated car?

All you need is for the sun to be out and a beer in your hand and you have a lovely BBQ

Big Nasty · 11-02-2015 10:13PM

challengemaster wrote: »

I hear he prefers sheep :pac:

Her name is Baaaarbara.

Supergurrier · 11-02-2015 10:36PM

Volvo failed nct but only a visual for moisture in rear left light cluster.

Oh well

Toyotafanboi · 11-02-2015 11:05PM

nd wrote: »

For curiosities sake, I changed a quote from axa I got on my corolla to that celica and the quote went from 413 to 561. Which doesn't seem too bad.

i checked too. quotes are coming in between €1k to 1200 area for me. i'm paying less than €600 on the corolla.

my insurance was best @ aged 21 when i insured the glanza for €500, it's been going up and up ever since, despite me getting older and having more no claims.

interestingly, quotes didn't even budge between 140 and 190 models or between import or irish car.

wotzgoingon · 11-02-2015 11:21PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i checked too. quotes are coming in between €1k to 1200 area for me. i'm paying less than €600 on the corolla.

my insurance was best @ aged 21 when i insured the glanza for €500, it's been going up and up ever since, despite me getting older and having more no claims.

interestingly, quotes didn't even budge between 140 and 190 models or between import or irish car.

As I said earlier 25plus would not quote me on a Irish 190 a few days ago. I really wanted a gen 6 BEAMS but she said they do not do jap imports so I told her try this 190 and she said sorry we cannot insure you.

Computer says no.

Toyotafanboi · 11-02-2015 11:24PM

jaysus that's dire. what are your details if you don't mind me asking?

the 140 is as slow as a wet week ffs. i genuinely didn't think these were high risk cars!

wotzgoingon · 11-02-2015 11:44PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

jaysus that's dire. what are your details if you don't mind me asking?

the 140 is as slow as a wet week ffs. i genuinely didn't think these were high risk cars!

Axa will insure me on a 190 for €1150. Just tried there. 2 years no claims bonus.

11-02-2015 11:53PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Axa will insure me on a 190 for €1150. Just tried there. 2 years no claims bonus.

Have you tried that Campion crowd? They seemed exceptionally reasonable to me. Ask for a chap called Eric. I presume he's somewhat involved in running the business as, when he quoted me 1200, and I told him Chill beat him (€888), he sounded like he got a bit annoyed.

He said he had to make a call cos 'I don't understand how Chill can do that', and he'd ring me back. Rang me back 5 minutes later with a quote of €715 (beating chill by over €170!).

Last year my 34 year old brother with about 10 years NCD rang everyone he could think of. Then a guy that does courier work mentioned Campion to him. He rang Campion just for the laugh and they gave an off-the-bat price that beat everyone else by about €50 (that was how I first heard of them).

That said, my brother drives a Megane 1.4, Im getting insured on a 1.6 Focus, and the courier was driving a Commercial van (a Nissan something-or-other). So none of us are driving performance cars or such. But well worth giving them a call, anyway.

wotzgoingon · 12-02-2015 12:00AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Have you tried that Campion crowd? They seemed exceptionally reasonable to me. Ask for a chap called Eric. I presume he's somewhat involved in running the business as, when he quoted me 1200, and I told him Chill beat him (€888), he sounded like he got a bit annoyed.

He said he had to make a call cos 'I don't understand how Chill can do that', and he'd ring me back. Rang me back 5 minutes later with a quote of €715 (beating chill by over €170!).

Last year my 34 year old brother with about 10 years NCD rang everyone he could think of. Then a guy that does courier work mentioned Campion to him. He rang Campion just for the laugh and they gave an off-the-bat price that beat everyone else by about €50 (that was how I first heard of them).

That said, my brother drives a Megane 1.4, Im getting insured on a 1.6 Focus, and the courier was driving a Commercial van (a Nissan something-or-other). So none of us are driving performance cars or such. But well worth giving them a call, anyway.

I changed my mind getting the car as I am a few months into my year of insurance and don't want to lose them few months of no claims. Maybe later in the year when my year is up I can look into getting a new quote. My current insurer would not quote me on any car I wanted mostly as they were jap imports with 1.8-2.0 engines.

joujoujou · 12-02-2015 01:17PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Corolla is gone! €3500! Phone rang at 2, car gone at 6! Whirlwind!

Congrats!

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

[...]
Might try look at this tomorrow http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/8511784

190 facelift model with cow and new test.

Nice one.

But needs this. :cool:

And very good oil of course.

wotzgoingon · 12-02-2015 10:23PM

I had to double check if Motors Chat Round 8 opened, very quiet here tonight.

ba_barabus · 12-02-2015 10:25PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I had to double check if Motors Chat Round 8 opened, very quiet here tonight.

Everyone is saving their energy for 50 shades of grey tomorrow night

12-02-2015 10:33PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Everyone is saving their energy for 50 shades of grey tomorrow night

Still not sure what one to pick

Supergurrier · 12-02-2015 10:51PM

So volvo failed nct on moisture in left rear light clutsre last night pending a free visual.

Do i need to go back to centre i used or will any centre do ?

Thanks

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