Motors Chat - Round 7

Dartz · 26-02-2015 09:49PM

Hal1 wrote: »

There's blizzard like snow up at sally gap atm. Just back from there. The roads were nice and dry on the way up, and slightly illuminated by the moon.

Had a brick-****ter there last Friday.

Mountains and winter don't mix, I think

Special Circumstances · 26-02-2015 09:53PM

Dartz wrote: »

Had a brick-****ter there last Friday.

Mountains and winter don't mix, I think

I remember seeing a load of American owners giving out about the rx8 In snow and how dealers had assured them that 50/50 weight distribution would be beneficial in the snow...

Interslice · 26-02-2015 10:04PM

Did I pass you on the motorway this evening bpmull. Kilkenny somewher around half seven?

Bpmull · 26-02-2015 10:11PM

Interslice wrote: »

Did I pass you on the motorway this evening bpmull. Kilkenny somewher around half seven?

Nope it wasn't me I'm in cork all day. There's actually quite a few mk5 black golfs going around kilkenny :pac:

Interslice · 26-02-2015 10:27PM

Bpmull wrote: »

Nope it wasn't me I'm in cork all day. There's actually quite a few mk5 black golfs going around kilkenny :pac:

Feck thout id spotted my first boardsie car!
1 of 4 black mk 5 I passed!
Yours an 07 d 2 door though?

Bpmull · 26-02-2015 10:31PM

Interslice wrote: »

Feck thout id spotted my first boardsie car!
1 of 4 black mk 5 I passed!
Yours an 07 d 2 door though?

Yep it's 07 G reg though front foglights and alloys make it stand out a bit from the 90% baselines that seem to be on the road. We're you just passing through kilkenny I'm fairly sure you don't live near kilkenny could be wrong though.

Mc Love · 26-02-2015 10:42PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Nothing set in stone, if it happens will probably realistically be next year. But the focus I have now will be out the gap. Don't want a 1.6 focus. I want the full hog. I settled on zetec with the mondeo, won't be "settling" again. If I do go for a focus, it'll be a 2.0 163bhp titanium X, half leather seats, 17" 15 spoke alloys in either a darkish red or ice white.

That's the same as me, i settled for a zetec in the focus i had and should have gotten something better but I didn't want to settle for any paddy spec here but the garage i bought from had a good spec imported

Interslice · 26-02-2015 10:44PM

Bpmull wrote: »

Yep it's 07 G reg though front foglights and alloys iake it stand out a bit from the 90% baselines that seem to be on the road. We're you just passing through kilkenny I'm fairly sure you don't live near kilkenny could be wrong though.

No live in meath but up and down to cork every few weeks for college. Stopped in urlingford for the last time i reckon. 1.29 for diesel in the texaco

. Chipper was muc too :v.

Foxhole Norman · 26-02-2015 10:49PM

Interslice wrote: »

No live in meath but up and down to cork every few weeks for college. Stopped in urlingford for the last time i reckon. 1.29 for diesel in the texaco . Chipper was muc too :v.

I pay the same for Petrol down here :pac:

Bpmull · 26-02-2015 10:52PM

Interslice wrote: »

No live in meath but up and down to cork every few weeks for college. Stopped in urlingford for the last time i reckon. 1.29 for diesel in the texaco . Chipper was muc too :v.

Id normally go home through urlingford when coming back from college at the weekends. Although I get off at exit 4 so bypass the big petrol station in urlingford I think that's exit 5.

I have exams starting in just over two weeks some hardship only realised they were so close today. My car is filty again and between exams and then holidays it won't be properly cleaned till April it's pinging at me that it needs to be serviced in 1200 km too so that will fall due on the worst time.

Foxhole Norman · 26-02-2015 11:32PM

On a scale of 1-Mad, how mad would I be to get a Supercharger kit for the E39 :pac:

dgt · 26-02-2015 11:33PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

On a scale of 1-Mad, how mad would I be to get a Supercharger kit for the E39 :pac:

Needs d-turbo'd

Foxhole Norman · 26-02-2015 11:34PM

dgt wrote: »

Needs d-turbo'd

You're a feckin' loose cannon :pac:

26-02-2015 11:37PM

May aswell try and whore myself out on here; if anyone is looking at getting polish/wax etc sets for themselves (for ye olde upcoming summer), I'm trying to shift a few AutoGlym Perfect Bodywork sets on adverts if anyone wants to take them off my hands...

Dartz · 27-02-2015 12:08AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I remember seeing a load of American owners giving out about the rx8 In snow and how dealers had assured them that 50/50 weight distribution would be beneficial in the snow...

Wasn't snow, it was ice.

Just went straight on at a place I'd rather it not go straight on. Because there was a long drop not far from the edge of the road.

Toyotafanboi · 27-02-2015 12:11AM

Second tank of fuel used in the celica, 330 miles using 43 liters, 35mpg. Not too shabby

dropped just 5mpg and doubled my bhp!

Would love a bigger fuel tank overall. 330 miles per tank is 2-3 fuel stops per week.

Noccy_Mondy · 27-02-2015 12:16AM

Pug 206 passed the NCT first time after going through not even getting a once over, no lights focused, nothing. Typical!

27-02-2015 12:59AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Pug 206 passed the NCT first time after going through not even getting a once over, no lights focused, nothing. Typical!

My sister had a 96 corolla like that. Sailed through every single NCT in its life without doing a tap.

Noccy_Mondy · 27-02-2015 01:02AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote:

My sister had a 96 corolla like that. Sailed through every single NCT in its life without doing a tap.

And there was me getting it checked out, lights focused and everything when I had it, probably needlessly. Such a great little car, never gave a tap of bother!

Noccy_Mondy · 27-02-2015 01:26AM

Ha

Interslice · 27-02-2015 05:13AM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I pay the same for Petrol down here :pac:

only got 20 off me instead of 60. Maxol up here is under 1.20. Their loss. They must be getting money off the local diesel fleet! Their petrol was only 3c dearer.

Bpmull wrote: »

Id normally go home through urlingford when coming back from college at the weekends. Although I get off at exit 4 so bypass the big petrol station in urlingford I think that's exit 5.

I have exams starting in just over two weeks some hardship only realised they were so close today. My car is filty again and between exams and then holidays it won't be properly cleaned till April it's pinging at me that it needs to be serviced in 1200 km too so that will fall due on the worst time.

Car will be grand! Best of luck with them exams. Doing an msc. below so no real big exam sessions like the undergrad. A couple of one hour multiple choice and practical exams is about it. Up to my tits in assignments though

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challengemaster · 27-02-2015 05:30AM

Interslice wrote: »

Car will be grand! Best of luck with them exams. Doing an msc. below so no real big exam sessions like the undergrad. A couple of one hour multiple choice and practical exams is about it. Up to my tits in assignments though .

Foxhole Norman · 27-02-2015 01:27PM

And here's me worrying about putting my assignment in late :pac:

In other news, the repair cost for the car has been granted so hopefully that'll get done during the week.

Mc Love · 27-02-2015 03:11PM

Was having a discussion with Dave Humphreys on twitter about the new Passat and I asked about most of them being paddy spec, apparently not, due to the PCP deal, with most of them now being highline!!

Old diesel · 27-02-2015 04:05PM

The new Passat in that pic works great in that colour

Not sure about the privacy glass though - any car ive ever sat into with it feels very dark inside.

Old diesel · 27-02-2015 04:05PM

The new Passat in that pic works great in that colour

Not sure about the privacy glass though - any car ive ever sat into with it feels very dark inside.

Marty McFly · 27-02-2015 04:18PM

Anyone know much about 05 Audi 2.0tdi?

There's two I'm interested in one a bit out of my rice range one just right the lack of armrest annoys me in that one though :pac: it may sound silly but I've had an armrest for years driving a car without one always feels weird.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-audi-a4-2-0-tdi/8787843

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-audi-a4-2l-tdi-6-speed-/8797345

MetzgerMeister · 27-02-2015 04:30PM

Marty McFly wrote: »

There's two I'm interested in one a bit out of my rice range one just right the lack of armrest annoys me in that one though :pac: it may sound silly but I've had an armrest for years driving a car without one always feels weird.

Ask Uncle Ben for a hand out

Marty McFly · 27-02-2015 04:42PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Ask Uncle Ben for a hand out

Ha damn it. Or I can sell ya the 330i and ill have lots of cash

ShaunieVW · 27-02-2015 04:54PM

Got a free Seat Inca for the younger brother to start driving, Only problem is it needs most of the interior :pac:. Anyone have Inca/ Caddy/ Ibiza/ Polo bits knocking around. He is already wanting to do a mk3 ibiza front end swap!

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