Motors Chat - Round 7

Dartz · 24-02-2015 10:56PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

But then the sea levels raise and we all live under the sea.

UNDER THE SEA!

I won't. I checked. I'll have a beachfront home.

So let it warm, let it warm, let it warm.

Dord · 24-02-2015 11:31PM

Got a Mountek nGroove today, like this.

Not my pics but you get the idea.

Fits into the cd slot on the car and holds a phone using a magnet and metal tag. Pretty nice! I had a suction mount but it kept falling off the window.

challengemaster · 24-02-2015 11:31PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

But then the sea levels raise and we all live under the sea.

UNDER THE SEA!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC_mV1IpjWA

24-02-2015 11:38PM

Dartz wrote: »

A set of 4 sparkplugs on order for E100. Normal price is closer to 180 or so.

It occurs to me that the iridium that makes the tips of these came from the same asteroid that annihilated the dinosaurs.

So, 65 million years ago, this Iridium incinerated dinosaurs and cooked the planet.

And now, today, the same Iridium is incinerating dinosaurs and cooking the planet.

Ordered 4 plugs just now myself, but with less dinosaurs n shít :P

They're to go with the single plug I accidentally ordered instead of 5 aaaages ago and lost, then found earlier in the spare wheel well

Will have a full set of five of these by the weekend to replace the chaip(er) ones I fitted ages ago.

Few quid to be saved on micksgarage too lads n lasses:

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Also, boards overlords, I'm not mick nor am I associated with his garage :pac:

wotzgoingon · 24-02-2015 11:46PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Also, boards overlords, I'm not mick nor am I associated with his garage :pac:

Don't be lying now we know you are Mick.

Or maybe this Mick.

24-02-2015 11:54PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Don't be lying now we know you are Mick.

Or maybe this Mick.

Cover is blown. I don't really drive a Volvo either.

I drive this:

UnknownSpecies · 25-02-2015 01:30AM

Dord wrote: »

Got a Mountek nGroove today, like this.

/pics

Not my pics but you get the idea.

Fits into the cd slot on the car and holds a phone using a magnet and metal tag. Pretty nice! I had a suction mount but it kept falling off the window.

Was looking for a mount, just ordered one of these. Only 22 quid on Amazon.

challengemaster · 25-02-2015 01:31AM

Dord wrote: »

Got a Mountek nGroove today, like this.

hah... was looking at this the other day. Practically the same thing

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/radmo-the-perfect-mobile-phone-mount-for-your-car

Voodoomelon · 25-02-2015 01:44AM

Under the mattress! Who the **** puts stuff under their mattress! Thank the lord!

Cheensbo · 25-02-2015 01:46AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/voodoomelon/tube_zpsd9ifswem.jpg~original[/IMG]

Under the mattress! Who the **** puts stuff under their mattress! Thank the lord!

pipe... grease.. under the mattress...

There's a joke in there somewhere... :pac:

Delighted you found it

Voodoomelon · 25-02-2015 01:47AM

Haha, after blaming everyone under the sun! Even after finding it, I've no recollection of sticking it under there, my heads gone to mush!

wotzgoingon · 25-02-2015 01:47AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Under the mattress! Who the **** puts stuff under their mattress! Thank the lord!

Good job you found it. Would have been an expensive mistake to lose it.
Are you getting someone to install it or are you gonna tackle it yourself?

Voodoomelon · 25-02-2015 01:50AM

Same lads in Dundalk that did the stem seals will be popping it in tomorrow.
Gonna get the new water pump installed too and alternator bracket gasket replaced, have all the parts ready to go.
Might as well get the injectors cleaned up too whilst the intake manifold is out.

Will ask them to take some pics again if they can.

25-02-2015 03:56AM

Seen this on display during last summer. If I had the money I'd love to get it.

http://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/volkswagen-amarok-amarok-canyon-180hp/8420968?offset=25

Not sure why they used such sh*t photographs of it, but in real life it looks amazing. Love that the rear is raised up.

Marty McFly · 25-02-2015 04:04AM

Not sure how true this is bit a friend was telling me if you declare your car off the road you can claim the tax back on it?

25-02-2015 04:06AM

Marty McFly wrote: »

Not sure how true this is bit a friend was telling me if you declare your car off the road you can claim the tax back on it?

True, but only from the month following it being off the road.

ie; if you declare it off the road on March 5th, you still pay tax for March. (I'm not sure if you are allowed drive it for the rest of March or not, though).

So in other words, declare it off the road at the end of the month.

challengemaster · 25-02-2015 04:08AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Not sure why they used such sh*t photographs of it, but in real life it looks amazing. Love that the rear is raised up.

I've seen worse photos... but it looks like a legitimate photographer actually took those for VW or for Irish car+travel mag.... which I don't know.

http://irishcarman.blogspot.ie/2014/07/vw-amarok-wins-uk-award.html

HDR'd cos it's manly and should look grungy!

25-02-2015 04:20AM

challengemaster wrote: »

I've seen worse photos... but it looks like a legitimate photographer actually took those for VW or for Irish car+travel mag.... which I don't know.

http://irishcarman.blogspot.ie/2014/07/vw-amarok-wins-uk-award.html

HDR'd cos it's manly and should look grungy!

Ah, I dunno.. maybe I'm just long since "over" the whole HDR thing, but I'd sooner buy it based on a photo like the one below:

http://rdp2016.shantel.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014-Volkswagen-Amarok-featured.jpg

Special Circumstances · 25-02-2015 07:24AM

They would have sold more in Ireland if there was more chrome as standard. With an option for 3 additional levels of chrome packs.

Hi lux and the ranger have got this sussed from what I've seen.

colm_mcm · 25-02-2015 08:13AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

They would have sold more in Ireland if there was more chrome as standard. With an option for 3 additional levels of chrome packs.

Hi lux and the ranger have got this sussed from what I've seen.

Think your typical pickup driver is suspicious of something with a 2.0 engine and an interior from this decade.

Special Circumstances · 25-02-2015 08:32AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Think your typical pickup driver is suspicious of something with a 2.0 engine and an interior from this decade.

These arent meant as working pickups though! like many of the hiluxes and rangers - the more chrome the less work... I thought tarmac merchants had moved in down the way when a neighbour arrived with a decked out 2.2 ranger. I think the chrome bits had extra chrome bits tacked on.

challengemaster · 25-02-2015 02:50PM

Well then... That's something I wasn't expecting.... Turns out my car is an import whore :pac:

Rang BMW Ireland about the E46 airbag issue... he couldn't find it on the Irish system, fair enough - I imported it from NI. He checked that system and nope.... Dun dun dun! Apparently it was originally from the Netherlands!

Makes very little sense to me though - why would someone have bought a wrong-hand drive E46?

Alanstrainor · 25-02-2015 02:53PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Well then... That's something I wasn't expecting.... Turns out my car is an import whore :pac:

Rang BMW Ireland about the E46 airbag issue... he couldn't find it on the Irish system, fair enough - I imported it from NI. He checked that system and nope.... Dun dun dun! Apparently it was originally from the Netherlands!

Makes very little sense to me though - why would someone have bought a wrong-hand drive E46?

You should never have bought a B.M-trouble-U.

:P

166man · 25-02-2015 02:58PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Well then... That's something I wasn't expecting.... Turns out my car is an import whore :pac:

Rang BMW Ireland about the E46 airbag issue... he couldn't find it on the Irish system, fair enough - I imported it from NI. He checked that system and nope.... Dun dun dun! Apparently it was originally from the Netherlands!

Makes very little sense to me though - why would someone have bought a wrong-hand drive E46?

Must be a cloned yoke so...!

Special Circumstances · 25-02-2015 03:01PM

Worked with a guy from the UK before who made out that he could order a RHD golf or whatever from some benelux setup and collect it from there and have it landed home cheaper than buying in the UK. That was a Looong time ago now so my recollection is hazy.

davycc · 25-02-2015 03:10PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Well then... That's something I wasn't expecting.... Turns out my car is an import whore :pac:

Rang BMW Ireland about the E46 airbag issue... he couldn't find it on the Irish system, fair enough - I imported it from NI. He checked that system and nope.... Dun dun dun! Apparently it was originally from the Netherlands!

Makes very little sense to me though - why would someone have bought a wrong-hand drive E46?

This was extremely popular practice in car magazines years ago like evo, top gear you would see ads for desirable new cars with huge waiting lists in uk.
These middlemen dealers in Europe would save someone thousands on the latest fad, Audi tt,BMW mini, Mk 4golf gtis, vw beetle etc.fiat barracheta.
They would save someone months waiting also.

Only down side is I think they didn't have as much warranty as one bought originally in the UK or ireland.
And when you were selling one on your supposed to inform the next buyer..

I think they were called grey imports and suffered a lot of stigma by some greedy uk main dealers

Alanstrainor · 25-02-2015 03:11PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Worked with a guy from the UK before who made out that he could order a RHD golf or whatever from some benelux setup and collect it from there and have it landed home cheaper than buying in the UK. That was a Looong time ago now so my recollection is hazy.

I was thinking something similar to be honest, I remember reading something like that a long time ago, but don't have any info beyond vague recollection!

davycc · 25-02-2015 03:35PM

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xFv6lk9ax-0#

Ye old top gear explain it a bit better, apologies in advance for Quentin Wilson content ,hopefully he won't put you off your lunch lol

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=clq3ENMHbjU#

Special Circumstances · 25-02-2015 03:56PM

Sounds so much like swiss tony.
Keep waiting for "buying a brand new rover is much like making love to a beautiful woman..."

Big Nasty · 25-02-2015 04:14PM

Could also be an ex Army Officer car maybe?

A lot of high end Jap stuff used to hit the UK via Ireland in the 90's. Remember the ZZ plates?

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