Motors Chat - Round 8

Noccy_Mondy · 29-05-2015 08:21PM

This is defo true, especially the passenger seat!

Old diesel · 29-05-2015 08:29PM

Incidentally - speaking of the Pulsar - I sat into one at the Ploughing championships - thought it seemed like a nice enough car to actually sit into - with a nice driving position and decent visibility.

Skoda Superb aside - its probably got one of the nicest driving positions ive found in a modern car - and id actually consider one on that basis alone. The current model Toyota Corolla and the Hyundai i40 both have pretty dire/horrible driving positions imo.

Haven't actually seen one since then however - are they actually selling any??????

Looked like a proper hatchback to me too - albeit not exactly the most stylish of hatchbacks obviously

Still reckon the Pulsar was a mess up/missed opportunity by Nissan though

29-05-2015 09:34PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

This is defo true, especially the passenger seat!

LHD. Not valid here :P

Stheno · 29-05-2015 09:39PM

Christ I just finished projecting my work in June, worst case scenario is 30 days of solid work!

ba_barabus · 29-05-2015 10:27PM

Bpmull wrote: »

For anyone that's into older low mileage car finds. I have a neighbour that has a 98 micra from new irish one a few small marks of the body but nothing major inside is like it came out of the factory yesterday I mean Id say there wasn't so much as a bottle of water drank in the car. I looked at the odometer today for the craic 41k miles :eek:

I love cars like that. I know of a 98 Polo that has 25k miles on from new and has been serviced every year. Still on its original owner. Parked indoors at all times and cleaned once a week regardless of use.

ba_barabus · 29-05-2015 10:27PM

Stheno wrote: »

Christ I just finished projecting my work in June, worst case scenario is 30 days of solid work!

If you were as well organised as me you could take the next 3 months off :pac:

Stheno · 29-05-2015 10:28PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

If you were as well organised as me you could take the next 3 months off :pac:

Ah yes teacher? I'm self employed

29-05-2015 10:31PM

Jaysus Eamon Dunphy had me shedding a tear with his tribute to Bill O Herlihy on the Late Late

Motoring related, just got myself a spaceball gear stick and alarm module (mines fecked) for a great price on Adverts. Have a new wheel bearing ordered too. Front drivers one is on the way out

ba_barabus · 29-05-2015 10:32PM

Stheno wrote: »

Ah yes teacher? I'm self employed

Yep. Part time work full time pay

Simonigs1.0 · 29-05-2015 10:39PM

Yeah my gf finished up today now until end of August/ september. Dead handy

James Bond Junior · 29-05-2015 11:24PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

A wine Volvo S60. I'll be passing Adare again in an hour or so

I'll keep an eye out for you. I'm in a wine focus.

Going looking at 1 series in the morning with the mother, how do I convince her she doesn't want another a3?

166man · 29-05-2015 11:25PM

Stheno wrote: »

There were some right lunatics on the road in Cavan today!

I was on the roads of Cavan today.......:D

mhackett102 · 30-05-2015 12:05AM

Old diesel wrote: »

Incidentally - speaking of the Pulsar - I sat into one at the Ploughing championships - thought it seemed like a nice enough car to actually sit into - with a nice driving position and decent visibility.

Skoda Superb aside - its probably got one of the nicest driving positions ive found in a modern car - and id actually consider one on that basis alone. The current model Toyota Corolla and the Hyundai i40 both have pretty dire/horrible driving positions imo.

Haven't actually seen one since then however - are they actually selling any??????

Looked like a proper hatchback to me too - albeit not exactly the most stylish of hatchbacks obviously

Still reckon the Pulsar was a mess up/missed opportunity by Nissan though

The Skoda Superb really is a superb car (pardon the pun

). A relative of mine has an automatic one that I took for a spin, very nice interior but the car is huge!

I hate the seating position in the newer type Toyota Corolla. It almost feels as if you are just sitting on the floor, it doesnt feel like a seat atal - if you get what Im saying

CianRyan · 30-05-2015 12:24AM

mhackett102 wrote: »

The Skoda Superb really is a superb car (pardon the pun ). A relative of mine has an automatic one that I took for a spin, very nice interior but the car is huge!

I hate the seating position in the newer type Toyota Corolla. It almost feels as if you are just sitting on the floor, it doesnt feel like a seat atal - if you get what Im saying

That's how a car should be.
I like to sit into a car, not on top of it.

I'm an Elise>Rang Rover type of guy.

But yeah, the Note is supercharged. :pac:
I have it because I'm a curtesy car driver for the mini marathon, so if anyone's running it, I'll drop you to the start line and drop you home after.

30-05-2015 12:26AM

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I'll keep an eye out for you. I'm in a wine focus.

Going looking at 1 series in the morning with the mother, how do I convince her she doesn't want another a3?

Do sure. I'll keep an eye out too. I'm the guy who overtakes EVERYTHING :pac:

Also folks, spanners and screwdrivers in Lidl this week. Spanners are grand. Not sure about the screwdrivers. I'm buying them anyway along with the diamond file set, tin snips, punch, knife and that fancy ass plunger. Those work clothes could be handy. You can never have enough of assorted cord. Do I need another ladder? Fcuk Lidl anyway.

Noccy_Mondy · 30-05-2015 02:33AM

ba_barabus wrote:

Yep. Part time work full time pay

Whisht, pipe down, you'll only draw out the teacher bashers! Nobody wants those! :P

Bpmull · 30-05-2015 05:09AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Do sure. I'll keep an eye out too. I'm the guy who overtakes EVERYTHING :pac:

Also folks, spanners and screwdrivers in Lidl this week. Spanners are grand. Not sure about the screwdrivers. I'm buying them anyway along with the diamond file set, tin snips, punch, knife and that fancy ass plunger. Those work clothes could be handy. You can never have enough of assorted cord. Do I need another ladder? Fcuk Lidl anyway.

Going to lidl on weeks like that is just dangerous I always end up with a lot of stuff I don't need have to try avoid the place at this stage

although we don't have a set of files like that :pac:

Supergurrier · 30-05-2015 08:08AM

Lidl are lethal alright.

Im still recovering from a 4 figure mechanic bill and waiting on new software to arrive for car.

Can't wait

Interslice · 30-05-2015 09:24AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Do sure. I'll keep an eye out too. I'm the guy who overtakes EVERYTHING :pac:

Also folks, spanners and screwdrivers in Lidl this week. Spanners are grand. Not sure about the screwdrivers. I'm buying them anyway along with the diamond file set, tin snips, punch, knife and that fancy ass plunger. Those work clothes could be handy. You can never have enough of assorted cord. Do I need another ladder? Fcuk Lidl anyway.

Got that screwdriver set for a freind. Pretty good for a tenner.

Dartz · 30-05-2015 09:32AM

Ran out of petrol in traffic on the N3 yesterday. Not too far from an Esso, but getting out and pushing is never a fun experience. Especially in rush-hour traffic.

Pov06 · 30-05-2015 09:45AM

Dartz wrote: »

Ran out of petrol in traffic on the N3 yesterday. Not too far from an Esso, but getting out and pushing is never a fun experience.

I remember a few months ago getting stuck in a really bad jam on the M50.

At the front of the traffic was a woman in a Megane getting pushed by the Gardai :pac:

Dartz · 30-05-2015 09:48AM

Pov06 wrote: »

I remember a few months ago getting stuck in a really bad jam on the M50.

At the front of the traffic was a woman in a Megane getting pushed by the Gardai :pac:

Well, that's a Megane. If it's a Series-II that's normal

Supergurrier · 30-05-2015 10:09AM

Shurre knock off the rx and restart every few minutes to save fuel.

Be grand like...

ba_barabus · 30-05-2015 10:20AM

Dartz wrote: »

Ran out of petrol in traffic on the N3 yesterday. Not too far from an Esso, but getting out and pushing is never a fun experience. Especially in rush-hour traffic.

Did any helpful people blow their horns to help?

Dartz · 30-05-2015 10:55AM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Did any helpful people blow their horns to help?

Yes. A a busdriver indignant at having his private lane blocked.

Interslice · 30-05-2015 11:07AM

Dartz wrote: »

Ran out of petrol in traffic on the N3 yesterday. Not too far from an Esso, but getting out and pushing is never a fun experience. Especially in rush-hour traffic.

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Duke O Smiley · 30-05-2015 11:13AM

After owning that pos that was the Saab 96 my heart now goes out to anybody who breaks down. I always try to give a hand

Stheno · 30-05-2015 11:14AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

After owning that pos that was the Saab 96 my heart now goes out to anybody who breaks down. I always try to give a hand

Yep same here even if it's just to check if they need to make a call

Interslice · 30-05-2015 11:19AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

After owning that pos that was the Saab 96 my heart now goes out to anybody who breaks down. I always try to give a hand

Carefull now, sure everyone broke down at the side of the road is a serial killer or a rapist! Only once had a break down. In a corolla of all things. When i say break down my freind burnt out the clutch acting the bollix, up the wicklow mountains of all places. Had to get it towed out by a farmer in a tractor and another tow of a freind as far as naas. It flatened out there so I could limp it home. As far as it got there below. Trapped between 2 steep hills! 240k miles on her and the only hassle it ever gave.

30-05-2015 11:25AM

The universal joint on the drive shaft of a van I had before snapped on the motorway one Friday evening and the shaft shot its way down the motorway like a rocket. It honestly could have killed someone. I was shaking for hours afterwards. A car pulled in full of lads on their way to a stag and one of them decided to go look for the drive shaft on the m20! Absolutely no stopping him despite my best efforts. He found it anyway and the avensis they were in towed me off the motorway to a friends business who had a replacement for me. Strangers can be sound/bat shìt crazy.

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