Motors Chat - Round 8

quadrifoglio verde · 06-06-2015 10:25AM

YbFocus wrote: »

What an awesome GIF!

Class!

Did any of you see the latest petroliscious vid. Features a family who've worked on old bugattis. At the end of the vid, the owner is taking a pre war bugatti sideways. It's epic

ba_barabus · 06-06-2015 12:46PM

I had a good look over the new Avensis this morning.

It's all a pretty standard affair apart from the front end. It's fcuking gash :eek:

bear1 · 06-06-2015 01:07PM

Changed the tyre for two brand new ones.
Better safe than sorry so I will see if the humming noise goes away

Stheno · 06-06-2015 01:08PM

bear1 wrote: »

Changed the tyre for two brand new ones.
Better safe than sorry so I will see if the humming noise goes away

Here's hoping!

YbFocus · 06-06-2015 01:18PM

Heading out to use my new dynamix dyes kit. I'll take pics to see what happens to the seats.
It'll take a few weeks to do it I'd say!

06-06-2015 02:24PM

bear1 wrote: »

Changed the tyre for two brand new ones.
Better safe than sorry so I will see if the humming noise goes away

Got rid of my humming noise too! Got soaked and lost half the skin on my knuckles in the process but it's gone!!

Stheno · 06-06-2015 03:20PM

Car is back all shiny and clean, he did a super job

Noccy_Mondy · 06-06-2015 03:26PM

Stheno wrote:

Car is back all shiny and clean, he did a super job

Didn't take long!

Noccy_Mondy · 06-06-2015 03:37PM

Watching herbie there. I'd love a classic bettle, something like the state he's in now on rte1, and restore it.

06-06-2015 03:40PM

Anyone who is familiar with Adare (I rant about it a lot) would know the old thatch roofed cottages. They're lovely. Only part of adare that's appealing. This is some of them as we speak

Also if you're planning on driving that way today, don't.

bear1 · 06-06-2015 03:57PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Got rid of my humming noise too! Got soaked and lost half the skin on my knuckles in the process but it's gone!!

Lucky you... I bought 2 new tyres and the bastard hum is still there.

ba_barabus · 06-06-2015 04:01PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Anyone who is familiar with Adare (I rant about it a lot) would know the old thatch roofed cottages. They're lovely. Only part of adare that's appealing. This is some of them as we speak

Also if you're planning on driving that way today, don't.

That's a real shame

James Bond Junior · 06-06-2015 04:02PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Anyone who is familiar with Adare (I rant about it a lot) would know the old thatch roofed cottages. They're lovely. Only part of adare that's appealing. This is some of them as we speak

Also if you're planning on driving that way today, don't.

Oh no! Those cottages probably have 50 people employed between all the businesses in them. Terrible news.

YbFocus · 06-06-2015 04:10PM

Looking for some new front tyres, Toyo Proxes R1R are very good money and that groove is epic! 195/50/15 for €112!

Supergurrier · 06-06-2015 04:12PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Looking for some new front tyres, Toyo Proxes R1R are very good money and that groove is epic! 195/50/15 for €112!

They don't look like a great wet weather tyre

Patternwise

joujoujou · 06-06-2015 04:17PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

They don't look like a great wet weather tyre

Patternwise

And they're not.

Perfect example of tyre designed to look well. Nothing else.

YbFocus · 06-06-2015 04:42PM

joujoujou wrote: »

And they're not.

Perfect example of tyre designed to look well. Nothing else.

While I agree with you SG on the wet weather grip look of the tyre, it has wide grooves, so what it can't get rid of it will store

It's not designed to look well jou, thats a decent performance tyre.
The R1R is a very very good tyre, not designed to be good at looking like anything.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Toyo/R1R.htm

Edit: Reading some reviews, people say there is no loss in traction in the wet.

joujoujou · 06-06-2015 05:04PM

YbFocus wrote: »

[...]

It's not designed to look well jou, thats a decent performance tyre.
The R1R is a very very good tyre, not designed to be good at looking like anything.

[...]

Having roll resistance F to G (depends on size) and wet grip C, I wouldn't say so.

Stheno · 06-06-2015 05:06PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Anyone who is familiar with Adare (I rant about it a lot) would know the old thatch roofed cottages. They're lovely. Only part of adare that's appealing. This is some of them as we speak

Also if you're planning on driving that way today, don't.

That's awful

YbFocus · 06-06-2015 05:12PM

joujoujou wrote: »

Having roll resistance F to G (depends on size) and wet grip C, I wouldn't say so.

I have been reading reviews all day when I have time, can't find one bad thing said about there wet weather ability.
Most say that because of thread pattern they were expecting poor performance but were blown away at their ability.

Anyway there just tyres I'm getting so I won't keep talking about it here like the smokers last night (:p)

Interslice · 06-06-2015 05:51PM

YbFocus wrote: »

I have been reading reviews all day when I have time, can't find one bad thing said about there wet weather ability.
Most say that because of thread pattern they were expecting poor performance but were blown away at their ability.

Anyway there just tyres I'm getting so I won't keep talking about it here like the smokers last night (:p)

They look deadly. The potenza adrenilines I got are supposed to be poor in the wet. A c rating too. I find them great wet and dry. Maybe as they wear they might loose wet grip more than a standard tyre.

06-06-2015 05:53PM

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Oh no! Those cottages probably have 50 people employed between all the businesses in them. Terrible news.

Just drove passed. Way worse than the pictures look. Its after destroying the scenery

wotzgoingon · 06-06-2015 05:55PM

A lot of premium tyres have a C rating in the wet.

I'd like to know who tests the tyres. Like is it a company with no affiliation with tyre manufacturers or is it the manufacturers themselves. I seen budget Chinese tyres with good rating in the wet, don't know how they would perform though in everyday use.

wotzgoingon · 06-06-2015 05:57PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Just drove passed. Way worse than the pictures look. Its after destroying the scenery

I don't know what is with all the fires. There was a McHale factory near me in Balinrobe burned down during the week then the next day a girls school a convent in my local town had the old dorms building burnt down the next day. Must be a arson on the loose.

YbFocus · 06-06-2015 06:00PM

Interslice wrote: »

They look deadly. The potenza adrenilines I got are supposed to be poor in the wet. A c rating too. I find them great wet and dry. Maybe as they wear they might loose wet grip more than a standard tyre.

I'll find out soon anyway once funding allows!
If you are near Ballinrobe I pass through there most weekends now going up to the lady friends house!

joujoujou · 06-06-2015 06:04PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

[...]
I'd like to know who tests the tyres. Like is it a company with no affiliation with tyre manufacturers or is it the manufacturers themselves. [...]

Manufacturers, unfortunately.

Stheno · 06-06-2015 06:24PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Didn't take long!

Yep he washed and waxed it, did the black stuff on the tyres buffed out a lot of small scratches, hoovered it and cleaned the plastics.

It has new car smell too

wotzgoingon · 06-06-2015 06:32PM

YbFocus wrote: »

I'll find out soon anyway once funding allows!
If you are near Ballinrobe I pass through there most weekends now going up to the lady friends house!

I live outside Claremorris. Jesus i hope she is worth it. That is a fair spin. Out of curiosity what way do you go? Portlaoise-Athlone-Tuam?

GvidoR · 06-06-2015 06:32PM

Went to the ESB auction in Claremorris this morning. My dad got a 2005 Renault Trafic 1.9 dci 6-speed. Needs a little tidying but very presentable as is. Got it at a decent price too.

I've never been to an auction before, it was... interesting :P

wotzgoingon · 06-06-2015 06:33PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Went to the ESB auction in Claremorris this morning. My dad got a 2005 Renault Trafic 1.9 dci 6-speed. Needs a little tidying but very presentable as is. Got it at a decent price too.

I've never been to an auction before, it was... interesting :P

I haven't been to that in years, Afaik it is on every Wednesday evening, does your man still shout bullshít into the mic. You don't have a clue what does be going on.

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