Motors Chat - Round 8

wotzgoingon · 05-05-2015 05:53PM

I'm just wondering did they make that for the laugh or did someone find that on their car.

Donnelly117 · 05-05-2015 06:29PM

It's his golf :P

toastedpickles · 05-05-2015 06:48PM

Done a wheel bearing on the 900 there today, an hour job, not bad for 22 euro!

The only noise i hear now is the exhaust.....and its wonderful :cool:

Interslice · 05-05-2015 07:05PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Done a wheel bearing on the 900 there today, an hour job, not bad for 22 euro!

The only noise i hear now is the exhaust.....and its wonderful :cool:

It working out at 250 beans max for a 2.5 inch stainless exhaust from the manifold back in souhans in trim. That's fitting a flange to the manifold and another flange join thing down near the back about 2 foot before the back box. A lambda sensor fitting too. We're supplying the back box. Thought it would be closer to 5 than 2 hundred so not so bad. Yours looks like you'll get a while out of it yet though?

toastedpickles · 05-05-2015 07:10PM

Interslice wrote: »

It working out at 250 beans max for a 2.5 inch stainless exhaust from the manifold back in souhans in trim. That's fitting a flange to the manifold and another flange join thing down near the back about 2 foot before the back box. A lambda sensor fitting too. We're supplying the back box. Thought it would be closer to 5 than 2 hundred so not so bad. Yours looks like you'll get a while out of it yet though?

I might get them to do that so, for the time being, the lambada sensor in mine is in the turbo arm which connects the exhaust up to it, but its holding up for a bit longer, I'm getting a bit of welding done on the drive tunnels next as its structural and starting to rot, so important bits first

Interslice · 05-05-2015 07:12PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

I might get them to do that so, for the time being, the lambada sensor in mine is in the turbo arm which connects the exhaust up to it, but its holding up for a bit longer, I'm getting a bit of welding done on the drive tunnels next as its structural and starting to rot, so important bits first

Rust never sleeps!

toastedpickles · 05-05-2015 07:15PM

Interslice wrote: »

Rust never sleeps!

Nope! Without stripping the whole car down I'll always miss a bit, but the serious stuff seems to be up front and once its taken care of soon it'l be grand

Chris_Heilong · 05-05-2015 07:16PM

This is cool, its sort of an inital D experience where you can rent Japanese sports cars for a few hours and drive around the Touge.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 05-05-2015 07:18PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Done a wheel bearing on the 900 there today, an hour job, not bad for 22 euro!

The only noise i hear now is the exhaust.....and its wonderful :cool:

Why is the radio broken too? :P

toastedpickles · 05-05-2015 07:19PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Why is the radio broken too? :P

There was none to begin with :P

Weight saving purposes :P

Bpmull · 05-05-2015 07:29PM

I was never good at the whole driving around on low fuel game but then on a temporary car I don't want to be putting in more than I have too. So here some info because I'm confused.

Collected the car range read ----. Fuel light on, one bar which I think is always there. I put 15 litres in it roughly and got 2 bars extra so 3/8 of a tank. Currently the car is saying I've used 10.0 litres of fuel and that ive averaged 6.0l/100km (badly badly needs a service) and have a range of 180km there are 2 bars left 1/4 of a tank but really less than that.

So too me that just seems to contradict itself and I'm none the wiser.

Interslice · 05-05-2015 07:33PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

There was none to begin with :P

Weight saving purposes :P

Haven't turned on the radio in the alfa yet

. Maybe on the motorway down to cork tomorrow I might. It was the most important part of the car(for my sanity) in the primera. That and the headphones!

mhackett102 · 05-05-2015 07:52PM

Has anyone here dealt with Tony Meegan Dismantlers in Louth? What are they like to deal with? Im looking for parts off a car which they have advertised for breaking on donedeal but I am not sure what condition they may be in, or if they would be able to post to Tipperary. I have tried emailing and calling them but have got no reply with either (their business hours dont suit me so email is really the only option).

colm_mcm · 05-05-2015 07:55PM

Emailing breakers is a complete waste of time.

Bpmull · 05-05-2015 08:01PM

Was talking to the garage where I bought my car. They said that if the car is damaged they will fix it and that they are very annoyed with the guy that moved it because by the looks of it he damages cars as well as looses the keys.

On the lost key front they never found the keys but haven't ordered new ones. Kind of a bizarre situation really by the looks of it it will be Friday next week at the earliest before I will get the car. But it's kind of mad it's like they are waiting for them to turn up. Then there not too bothered about me driving the loaner car. I really can't see what they are gaining by me having a car they could be selling and my car being sitting there locked in a car park.

Looks like I'll have to ring Liberty and beg them to extend the temporary cover. Is there generally a limit on how long you can transfer your insurance for ?

mhackett102 · 05-05-2015 08:02PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Emailing breakers is a complete waste of time.

Was worth a shot anyhow as their business hours are clashing with my own time. Guess I'll have to work around it somehow!

But I would have sworn that someone in this thread said that they had dealt with Meegans before, be nice to know what they were like to deal with (i.e. prices cheap or expensive, do they do deliveries, were the items requested in the condition as told etc.)

job seeker · 05-05-2015 08:07PM

GvidoR wrote: »

How could someone be such a fool!.. Seriously there is stupid and there is that!

Stheno · 05-05-2015 08:10PM

Bpmull wrote: »

Was talking to the garage where I bought my car. They said that if the car is damaged they will fix it and that they are very annoyed with the guy that moved it because by the looks of it he damages cars as well as looses the keys.

On the lost key front they never found the keys but haven't ordered new ones. Kind of a bizarre situation really by the looks of it it will be Friday next week at the earliest before I will get the car. But it's kind of mad it's like they are waiting for them to turn up. Then there not too bothered about me driving the loaner car. I really can't see what they are gaining by me having a car they could be selling and my car being sitting there locked in a car park.

Looks like I'll have to ring Liberty and beg them to extend the temporary cover. Is there generally a limit on how long you can transfer your insurance for ?

I'd be giving that garage a boot up the ass to get this sorted if I were you!

Duke O Smiley · 05-05-2015 08:14PM

I'd be looking for my money back and going elsewhere tbh.

Interslice · 05-05-2015 08:17PM

job seeker wrote: »

How could someone be such a fool!.. Seriously there is stupid and there is that!

Someone must have told him to give his car a bit of a spruce. You might get a trip out of it though... touch wood.

job seeker · 05-05-2015 08:17PM

Bpmull wrote: »

Was talking to the garage where I bought my car. They said that if the car is damaged they will fix it and that they are very annoyed with the guy that moved it because by the looks of it he damages cars as well as looses the keys.

On the lost key front they never found the keys but haven't ordered new ones. Kind of a bizarre situation really by the looks of it it will be Friday next week at the earliest before I will get the car. But it's kind of mad it's like they are waiting for them to turn up. Then there not too bothered about me driving the loaner car. I really can't see what they are gaining by me having a car they could be selling and my car being sitting there locked in a car park.

Looks like I'll have to ring Liberty and beg them to extend the temporary cover. Is there generally a limit on how long you can transfer your insurance for ?

Unreal, very bad service.

Bpmull · 05-05-2015 08:23PM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I'd be looking for my money back and going elsewhere tbh.

Id of had to give them money to look for it back. I offered to pay but they just said wait till im collecting the car. Granted that's probably a lot to do with my dad knowing them so well. I wouldn't say they through the keys of a temp to everyone and anyone who hasn't actually paid yet. But I fail to see how they are gaining with the current situation. I mean surly 2 key cards woulent cost a renault main dealer that much.

I suppose provided the insurance company extend the cover I am not too bad i still ultimately have a car to drive. Just a bit of a mad situation overall I thought the whole aim was to sell cars and get the cars out the door as quickly as possible.

dgt · 05-05-2015 08:25PM

mhackett102 wrote: »

Has anyone here dealt with Tony Meegan Dismantlers in Louth? What are they like to deal with? Im looking for parts off a car which they have advertised for breaking on donedeal but I am not sure what condition they may be in, or if they would be able to post to Tipperary. I have tried emailing and calling them but have got no reply with either (their business hours dont suit me so email is really the only option).

Brutal, and I mean brutal prices. Large stock of newish and late models. Take what you want of that

Stheno · 05-05-2015 08:27PM

Bpmull wrote: »

Id of had to give them money to look for it back. I offered to pay but they just said wait till im collecting the car. Granted that's probably a lot to do with my dad knowing them so well. I wouldn't say they through the keys of a temp to everyone and anyone who hasn't actually paid yet. But I fail to see how they are gaining with the current situation. I mean surly 2 key cards woulent cost a renault main dealer that much.

I suppose provided the insurance company extend the cover I am not too bad i still ultimately have a car to drive. Just a bit of a mad situation overall I thought the whole aim was to sell cars and get the cars out the door as quickly as possible.

Given they know your dad well makes the service even worse. Why are you putting up with it? If liberty charge you admin fees due to all the changes to your insurance are you going to ask them to recoup them?

mhackett102 · 05-05-2015 08:27PM

dgt wrote: »

Brutal, and I mean brutal prices. Take what you want of that

Uh oh - what was wrong do you mind me asking? They do have what Im looking for but if they arent pleasant to deal with then I think I'll go elsewhere.

dgt · 05-05-2015 08:34PM

mhackett102 wrote: »

Uh oh - what was wrong do you mind me asking? They do have what Im looking for but if they arent pleasant to deal with then I think I'll go elsewhere.

A conversation I overheard went something like "how can you justify that price and get away with it?"

They have quite a stock of newer cars though, which a lot of yards wouldn't have, hence the slightly higher prices

What car were you lookin bits from?

Bpmull · 05-05-2015 08:38PM

Stheno wrote: »

Given they know your dad well makes the service even worse. Why are you putting up with it? If liberty charge you admin fees due to all the changes to your insurance are you going to ask them to recoup them?

I don't think they see it as messing me around though as they have given me a car that's almost equivalent (well not as nice but ultimately the same model). I am going to ring Thursday and they would want to be ordering keys by then or have some plan. I don't really want to look for another car as tbh I really like the megane and probably wouldn't buy anything else anyway and this one is a well minded one and a very good deal and I know they will do warranty work as I know the service manager and he is sound.

You could argue its a win win for me as currently I have my money and a car but Id just prefer to get it soon all the same and be able to put all my stuff in it and make it feel like my own if you know what I mean.

mhackett102 · 05-05-2015 08:40PM

dgt wrote: »

A conversation I overheard went something like "how can you justify that price and get away with it?"

They have quite a stock of newer cars though, which a lot of yards wouldn't have, hence the slightly higher prices

What car were you lookin bits from?

Err that would already put me off :eek:

Bits from a Ford they have in stock, its the Titanium model which is rare enough in Ireland. The full leather interior, alloys, radio and front grille which is all available in 2 of the cars they seem to have in stock!

I might check out prices first and if they seem reasonable then I'll consider them.

Duke O Smiley · 05-05-2015 08:45PM

mhackett102 wrote: »

Err that would already put me off :eek:

Bits from a Ford they have in stock, its the Titanium model which is rare enough in Ireland. The full leather interior, alloys, radio and front grille which is all available in 2 of the cars they seem to have in stock!

I might check out prices first and if they seem reasonable then I'll consider them.

Already I can tell you that will not be cheap

dgt · 05-05-2015 09:01PM

mhackett102 wrote: »

Err that would already put me off :eek:

Bits from a Ford they have in stock, its the Titanium model which is rare enough in Ireland. The full leather interior, alloys, radio and front grille which is all available in 2 of the cars they seem to have in stock!

I might check out prices first and if they seem reasonable then I'll consider them.

Deep pockets... Wheels alone would be bloody expensive!

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