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

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  • #3182
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Sooo which one of ye has inside knowledge of when the sterling/euro rate is going to improve? :D


  • #3183
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Sooo which one of ye has inside knowledge of when the sterling/euro rate is going to improve? :D

    Last time the Brits had no clear winner in their election, sterling dropped significantly;)


  • #3184
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    pred racer wrote: »
    Is it just me or does the fluence look like it's sitting about a foot off it's wheels?

    It is a ridiculously high car, our one has I think 16" alloys and there's roughly about 20ft between the top of the tyre and the arch.


  • #3185
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


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

    What size are you looking at?


  • #3186
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,295 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Sooo which one of ye has inside knowledge of when the sterling/euro rate is going to improve? :D

    I also need to know this


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  • #3187
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Sooo which one of ye has inside knowledge of when the sterling/euro rate is going to improve? :D

    My dad has been working in the uk for probably the last 8 months and the last time he was home I was in getting money for him in the post office and every 100 pounds was costing as close as makes no difference 140 euro madness altogether.


  • #3188
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Had the misfortune of seeing this today. A lovely 151 octavia vrs dragging this behind. Seen it all now, a farmer with a vrs!

    Trailer was far too big for the car.


  • #3189
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    What size are you looking at?

    Ah they are 205/55/16 probably the most common size at this stage tyres are not expensive for them infairness.


  • #3190
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    I think tyre stop are still doing Michelin energy for €80 in that size. Must get some soon for the back of the civic.

    I really hope you didn't get an auris. I've got this awful feeling that you might have.


  • #3191
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    I think tyre stop are still doing Michelin energy for €80 in that size. Must get some soon for the back of the civic.

    I really hope you didn't get an auris. I've got this awful feeling that you might have.

    Nope not an auris although I do kind of like them but wouldn't buy one really.


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  • #3192
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Speaking of tyres... Had a blowout on the M1 today. Thank goodness I was near the turn for castlebellingham!

    Tyre in an absolute hape, well mutilated when I stopped.

    Have had blowouts before (usually after spinning in circles) but this was a first on the motorway.

    Lost my f*ckin wheelbrace too :mad:

    Tyre was about 2mm across so nearing end of life anyway. Was a Semperit and was less than 3 years old...

    Got a free hancook and have it fitted already so its not all bad :)

    Think its to do with my mileage. Last week I covered over 1300k miles and this week the trip is over 400 already. Thats miles not kms. Its only Tuesday ffs :(


  • #3193
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Chris_Heilong wrote: »
    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.

    I'm stuck on fixed houra dealing with a customer


  • #3194
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    Since I got an auto traffic has been great craic all together, recline the aul seat, have some food, be grand :pac:


  • #3195
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,214 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Since I got an auto traffic has been great craic all together, recline the aul seat, have some food, be grand :pac:

    Lazy chungfellits. I loves my oul' Fordson Tractor! :)


  • #3196
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Since I got an auto traffic has been great craic all together, recline the aul seat, have some food, be grand :pac:

    €1 cornettos too. Great time to have an e39


  • #3197
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    colm_mcm wrote:
    €1 cornettos too. Great time to have an e39


    Them €1 cornettos are a disgrace. Far far smaller than the normal ones :mad:


  • #3198
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The miniature ones are class though.

    mini-cornetto.jpg
    You get boxes of them in dunnes cheap every so often.


  • #3199
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,086 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    The strawberry ones are ****e but those ones are nice


  • #3200
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,569 ✭✭✭166man


    Mint cornetto were the job, they were mint you might say!


  • #3201
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    €1 cornettos too. Great time to have an e39

    Lad. What a time to be alive!


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  • #3202
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Lad. What a time to be alive!

    Instantly thought of this



  • #3203
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    The strawberry ones are ****e but those ones are nice

    **** off, strawberry is the best cornetto flavour.


  • #3204
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    CianRyan wrote: »
    **** off, strawberry is the best cornetto flavour.

    Weirdo :p


  • #3205
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    The garage is going to tax the car for me and I'll pay them for which is handy as the car tax is out a few months and my biggest concern would be getting tickets in public places of wardens would be the same.

    It won't be ready till Friday afternoon now there must be a lot wrong with it :pac:


  • #3206
    UnknownSpecies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭UnknownSpecies


    Bpmull wrote: »
    The garage is going to tax the car for me and I'll pay them for which is handy as the car tax is out a few months and my biggest concern would be getting tickets in public places of wardens would be the same.

    It won't be ready till Friday afternoon now there must be a lot wrong with it :pac:

    Make sure they don't tax it until Friday. Any earlier and April will be counted as a whole month.


  • #3207
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    dorgasm wrote: »
    Make sure they don't tax it until Friday. Any earlier and April will be counted as a whole month.

    Yep I'll say that thanks. It costs about three fiddy to tax it for the year :) Ah no it abit more than that but still Cheap not 100% sure but somewhere in and around 200 for the years unless emissions went up in the last budget I'm not sure.


  • #3208
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Bpmull wrote:
    Yep I'll say that thanks. It costs about three fiddy to tax it for the year Ah no it abit more than that but still Cheap not 100% sure but somewhere in and around 200 for the years unless emissions went up in the last budget I'm not sure.


    So it's post 08. We'll have it figured out before Friday!!


  • #3209
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    So it's post 08. We'll have it figured out before Friday!!

    I'm taking bets on it being a Megane III.


  • #3210
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,242 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    Post 08 for chaep tax , in whatever the band just above 156 is
    Shift light so its a car intended for wimminz
    205/55/16 tyres on it so something small-medium in size

    . Im going to bet the megane aswell

    Typing all the spec into google brings up a toyota auris


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  • #3211
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    1.3 diesel astra j


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