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Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

Marlow

Part 4, part 3 is here in case ye're looking for it Colm_mcm

Newest arrival to the fold ...

22 years .. but don't be fooled ... there's over 200 daysul horsies under the bonnet.

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GvidoR

Was the MK2 yours, Yb?

YbFocus

GvidoR wrote: »

Was the MK2 yours, Yb?

Nope that's me and my old b5!

No the other car is the friend's, 1.6 turbo diesel.
Sweet Christ it was slow.

Duke O Smiley

That Golf just screams Cian but it ain't no Polo,

YbFocus

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

That Gold just screams Cian but it ain't no Polo!

He had nothing to do with that man but he was partial to coming to college with us.
So much so he wrote his name on the attendance sheet.

One lecturer asked for him one day and said the chap hadn't been to any labs and he'd have to come see him if he hoped to pass

We were melting inside trying not to laugh!

joujoujou

My E39...

And mine...

Mine too...

And mine as well...

[Deleted User]

This is not going to end well.......

CianRyan

MX5 FANBOYS ASSEMBLE.

Interslice

That was alot of bimmer barges!

The first ever meeting of tsmicoc, the South Meath Italian Car Owners Club :pac:.

dgt

While in north Meath (north of Navan) and north west Meath we all have d-turbos :cool:

More on that later...!

Hachiko

Too many BMWs.

time for a change of photos, does anyone else here a is250?

Like that DC5 in the other page.

osram cool blue intense xenarc bulbs.

[Deleted User]

Pre nct bulb check for tomorrow. The dash throws up a message if certain bulbs are blown but not all which is odd. Had to change the front parking bulbs.

166man

E39's bigger older brother....!

I miss that car quite a bit at times......!

Sobanek

^Looks familiar that car :pac:

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Voodoomelon

I gave it a thanks, but that rear end suspension bugs me no end!

Sobanek

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I gave it a thanks, but that rear end suspension bugs me no end!

Eibach kit

SLS removed too.

Big Nasty

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I gave it a thanks, but that rear end suspension bugs me no end!

'It is right to give thanks and praise'

166man

Sobanek wrote: »

^Looks familiar that car

It sure does look familiar...!

However, not quite sure I could spend 65% of my income on one though....:)

Sobanek

166man wrote: »

It sure does look familiar...!

However, not quite sure I could spend 65% of my income on one though....:)

It's the miles I do

350 quid a month on petrol alone. That's already 25% of my income.

166man

Sobanek wrote: »

It's the miles I do
350 quid a month on petrol alone. That's already 25% of my income.

With respect, if you can't afford it, would you not look to drive something else and put the 7er to one side...?

GvidoR

166man wrote: »

With respect, if you can't afford it, would you not look to drive something else and put the 7er to one side...?

That's why I got rid of my E36. It was nice and all but too expensive to run for me. Now, almost 2 years later it wouldn't be as bad on insurance though.

166man

Collected this at the weekend, updated my project thread so details in there.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm :cool:

Sobanek

166man wrote: »

With respect, if you can't afford it, would you not look to drive something else and put the 7er to one side...?

I have, but still, insurance, tax on the second car. I will end up with similar costs, but just an extra car.

Here's my finance for May.

Less insurance: 212.50
€1,187.50
Less tax: 511/3=€170.33
€1,017.17
Fuel consumption: 20.5l/100km (average)
At 350kms a week: 71.75 liters
Cost: €101.09
Less Fuel Per month: €404.36
€612.81
Less rent: €400
€212.81
Less Mobile Phone: €63.89
€148.92

And that €150 a month is pretty much what I'm left with :pac:

If I took the train this month:

Less insurance: 212.50
€1,187.50
Less tax: 511/3=€170.33
€1,017.17
Fuel consumption: 20.5l/100km (average)
At 100kms a week: 20.5 liters
Cost: €28.89
Less Fuel Per month: €115.56
€901.61
Less Train Ticket: €222.00
€679.61
Less rent: €400
€279.61
Less Mobile Phone: €63.89
€215.72

So almost €70 extra... Really considering it. But then this is what happens if I changed to a 2004 Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI:

Passat 1.9 TDI

Less insurance: €151.38
€1,248.62
Less tax: €190/3=€63.33
€1,185.29
Fuel consumption: 7.1l/100km (average)
At 350kms a week: 24.85 litres
Cost: €32.53
Less fuel per month: €130.12
€1,055.17
Less rent: €400
€655.17
Less Mobile Phone: €63.89
€591.28

600 quid a month... free to spend on whatever.

166man

That's utterly mad man. Trying to insure, tax and fuel that thing on the wages you're on is just insane, and not in a good admirable way.

I don't wish to pry too much as this really is a private affair, but you're not able to save anything on those wages either are you? €400 a month for rent our in Newbridge sounds like it's very high to me also, but then again I don't know the details, nor do I wish to.

Put simply, that car really doesn't appear feasible in your current situation. I'd be looking to shift it on.

Sobanek

166man wrote: »

That's utterly mad man. Trying to insure, tax and fuel that thing on the wages you're on is just insane, and not in a good admirable way.

I don't wish to pry too much as this really is a private affair, but you're not able to save anything on those wages either are you? €400 a month for rent our in Newbridge sounds like it's very high to me also, but then again I don't know the details, nor do I wish to.

Put simply, that car really doesn't appear feasible in your current situation. I'd be looking to shift it on.

Ah, I don't mind the car like, I don't have anything to spend my money on as such, but then I wouldn't mind having some savings to upgrade in a year's time to something different.

€400 is rent and my part in gas, electricity etc.

I don't want to shift it as such, but I guess the time will come at some stage to buy something like that again... Perhaps when insurance won't be as expensive.

Btw, I don't mind talking about the money I make (which I know is no where near decent).

That car cripples me a little financially. Mainly when it's time to pay the tax bill :pac:

But still, got my phone, got my car, got my laptop, got my clothes. Don't really feel like buying anything (I have done that in the past and it was just purely wasteful. I have two PlayStation 3s sitting at home, I recently sold my unused iPhone 4S, sold my Xbox 360 and I'm currently thinking about selling my home cinema set which I don't use :pac: Hell, I still have an iPod Touch sitting in a box, which I haven't even used once. )

YbFocus

Jesus man they are some serious expenses!

Sobanek

YbFocus wrote: »

Jesus man they are some serious expenses!

YOLO :cool:

No ragrets.

166man

YbFocus wrote: »

Jesus man they are some serious expenses!

Yeah indeed, €400 a month for accomodation in Newbridge sounds a bit mad to me anyway.

If it suits you then fair play, but I know I couldn't be happy driving something that cost me that much and only left me with €40 a week after working 40 hours a week....madness imo.

Sobanek

166man wrote: »

Yeah indeed, €400 a month for accomodation in Newbridge sounds a bit mad to me anyway.

If it suits you then fair play, but I know I couldn't be happy driving something that cost me that much and only left me with €40 a week after working 40 hours a week....madness imo.

If you put it that way, I know it sounds ridiculous.

However, I only work 3 days a week. (38.5 hours).

I probably wouldn't sell it if I worked closer to home like Naas.

By the way, everytime I start the car up or push the gas pedal, it brings a smile to my face

Big Nasty

I'd still have the 7er if it wasn't for the crippling tax. When it went up to €1809 or over €500 a qtr I just had to call it quits.

The likes of a 525 is a lot more manageable.

Sobanek

Big Nasty wrote: »

I'd still have the 7er if it wasn't for the crippling tax. When it went up to €1809 or over €500 a qtr I just had to call it quits.

The likes of a 525 is a lot more manageable.

I wouldn't mind the tax or bills on a 525i.

The problem is the insurance, which doesn't go down on these cars at all for me.

728i > 750i - same price.

525d > 750i - €1.50 a month less!

The only BMW that makes sense right now is only an E46 320d.

Downgrading to something miserable for an extra 10p a month makes no sense at all. It better be visible.