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********Motors Chat - Round 8 ********

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  • #3152
    Old diesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,443 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    We were not talking about ultra pure water, we were talking about tap water and rain water which does conduct electricity, and very well I must add.

    He was backing up Pred racers earlier point about the impurities of the water been the conductor

    I think :confused:


  • #3153
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,306 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Old diesel wrote: »
    He was backing up Pred racers earlier point about the impurities of the water been the conductor

    I think :confused:

    Yes!


  • #3154
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,308 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Old diesel wrote: »
    He was backing up Pred racers earlier point about the impurities of the water been the conductor

    I think :confused:

    Do you think I didn't know that and I was putting the point across that ultra pure water is very rare, and is not in puddles and does not fall from the sky or come from your tap.


  • #3155
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    All this water talk made me go to the jacks


  • #3156
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    Stheno wrote: »
    Working in citywest this week my God getting out of there in the evening is a horror

    I dont like traffic so I usually stay back in work for an extra hour, get home the same time as if I left at 6 o'clock. However I am sure citywest is much worse than what I face.


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  • #3157
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    All this water talk made me go to the jacks

    Hope you flushed.


  • #3158
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    I've heard of few horror stories about people power washing engine bays but I can't see how you would have any issues once you don't go mad on it and use some comon sense as to where you are directing the jet of water. I personally have never tried it but then I'm not overly fussed about how clean the engine bay is as long at there are no coolant oil or fuel leaks and its dry from that perspective a bit of dust on some of the plastic covers wouldn't bother me.


  • #3159
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Chris_Heilong wrote: »
    Hope you flushed.

    I even washed my hands


  • #3160
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Well im off to powerwash my ECU, looked abit grubby earlier


  • #3161
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    Well im off to powerwash my ECU, looked abit grubby earlier

    Don't forget the fuse boxes and stereo


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  • #3162
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    How good or bad are barum tyres ?


  • #3163
    Gavman84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭Gavman84


    Bpmull wrote: »
    How good or bad are barum tyres ?

    They were on the focus when I got it. First thing I did was bin them! :pac:


  • #3164
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,306 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Bpmull wrote: »
    How good or bad are barum tyres ?

    European budget make. They were fine on my Clio and I didn't drive that easy


  • #3165
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Gavman84 wrote: »
    They were on the focus when I got it. First thing I did was bin them! :pac:

    Not ideal so. No the car I'm buying has two Pirelli on the front fairly new at least 6mm on them and probably more two barum on the back again reasonably new looking with even more thread on them. I kind of hate binning practically new tyres but I'll see how I get on with them. There would be a fair power difference too between your focus and this :pac:


  • #3166
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Bpmull wrote: »
    Not ideal so. No the car I'm buying has two Pirelli on the front fairly new at least 6mm on them and probably more two barum on the back again reasonably new looking with even more thread on them. I kind of hate binning practically new tyres but I'll see how I get on with them. There would be a fair power difference too between your focus and this :pac:

    It has more power than a focus st :eek: :pac:


  • #3167
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    pred racer wrote: »
    It has more power than a focus st :eek: :pac:

    Ah Ye its 320 bhp hopeing to get it chipped though it feels abit down on power compared to the golf :pac:


  • #3168
    Gavman84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭Gavman84


    Ya to be fair I just think better off having good performing tyres on car like the St anyway. Didnt have them on long enough to have issues really. Might be fine on more standard cars...


  • #3169
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Bpmull wrote: »
    How good or bad are barum tyres ?

    They're budget continentals. Advance sell them for silly money.


  • #3170
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Bpmull wrote: »
    How good or bad are barum tyres ?

    My experience of them is that they grip ok but are a bit on the soft side.

    They are certainly a cut above the usual Chinese plastic. They are a long established tyre manufacturer now owned by one of the major brands (Continental maybe? Not sure)


  • #3171
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    They're budget continentals. Advance sell them for silly money.

    As in silly cheap or expensive ? Id say I'll leave them on it for a while. At least there are decent tyres on the front I hate having to buy four tyres together two is a lot less painful.

    By the sounds of it the barum are far from the best tyre but still better than the cheap chinese brands.


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  • #3172
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Bpmull wrote: »
    Ah Ye its 320 bhp hopeing to get it chipped though it feels abit down on power compared to the golf :pac:

    Tdi laaaaad


  • #3173
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    pred racer wrote: »
    Tdi laaaaad

    Sure surly you've all guessed that I've gone for an SDI golf this time obvious choice after you all putting me of the 1.4 :pac:


  • #3174
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Bpmull wrote: »
    Sure surly you've all guessed that I've gone for an SDI golf this time obvious choice after you all putting me of the 1.4 :pac:

    Just about enough power to pull a slippery stick out of a dogs hole:pac:


  • #3175
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Actually the new car has a gearshift indicator never seen the point of them all it does is tell you to change up when your trying to drive it on :)

    The only time I could think of where they are useful is if your driving along thinking your in fifth but are in forth.


  • #3176
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    Bpmull wrote: »
    Actually the new car has a gearshift indicator never seen the point of them all it does is tell you to change up when your trying to drive it on :)

    The only time I could think of where they are useful is if your driving along thinking your in fifth but are in forth.

    Definitely a Megane III.


  • #3177
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Definitely a Megane III.

    Because no other car has a gearshift indicator :pac:


  • #3178
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Definitely a Megane III.

    Megane III - half a car

    half life three confirmed

    :pac:


  • #3179
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    Bpmull wrote: »
    Because no other car has a gearshift indicator :pac:

    Nah, but from what you've been posting I'd say it has to be, or a Fluence :P


  • #3180
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Bpmull wrote: »
    Because no other car has a gearshift indicator :pac:

    A newer fiesta or newer civic? I only say this because I was in both today and both have those shift up/down lights.


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  • #3181
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Nah, but from what you've been posting I'd say it has to be, or a Fluence :P

    Is it just me or does the fluence look like it's sitting about a foot off it's wheels?


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