Motors Chat - Round 8

Duke O Smiley · 17-06-2015 12:00AM

Stheno wrote: »

Oh agreed on the demographics ref the accord, but I think that golf is overpriced

If noccy's mate were to spend a few hundred on horrid cheap Rs6 rep wheels and the worst 200 quid Fk coilovers and **** HIDs I bet ye he'd get 3.5k all day long

The whole kitted diesel fiasco over here really is fascinating

Stheno · 17-06-2015 12:03AM

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

If noccy's mate were to spend a few hundred on horrid cheap Rs6 rep wheels and the worst 200 quid Fk coilovers and **** HIDs I bet ye he'd get 3.5k all day long

The whole kitted diesel fiasco over here really is fascinating

Its bizarre

mhackett102 · 17-06-2015 01:41AM

I know that some Passat's have the troublesome BXE engines, but are some of these engines in Golf's too?

Planning on looking at a few different cars next week and just checking if its something else I should be looking out for if I stumble across a Golf!

No Voter And Proud · 17-06-2015 06:58AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

.... I get passed by a car that smells like it is running on Lynx .....

Those really are som special circumstances :cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

MuppetCheck · 17-06-2015 07:22AM

To be honest for that money you'd expect that car to be straight and not messed with.

Try and get a cheap original front grill - the tacky and poorly fitted one makes it look like its had a tip on the front.

A simple thing but the rear parcel shelf being wonky and such an easy fix looks bad in the pictures.

Centre caps are cheap and would make a difference on the side view.

Genuine VW gamma radios can be had cheap secondhand and would look infinitely better that what's currently in there. Could sell the current one and recoup the cost.

Mention the mileage and either take off the rears or get front mudflaps.

All small things and would probably set him back 100 quid once the other radio sold. You would expect some broken bits on a car of that age and mileage but for the money he's asking that looks rough enough as it is IMO.

17-06-2015 08:40AM

Stheno wrote: »

That's fairly massive mileage, and that plus the work that's been carried out as per the ad, would put me off big time as it indicates the car is starting to reach obsolete territory tbh
At that mileage and with the replaced clutch/belt etc, I'd be taking 1k off that price. Most people will see the work done, and worry more is on the way, rather than the opposite. To give you a comparator, I paid 3.2k for a Honda accord with 120k miles, same year, and it was auto which added a premium, tax wise there is not much difference. Manuals for an 04 accord at the time were about 2.5k

In kms that's 332.8 kms

Strange view re obsolete territory, clutch & belt done is a big plus, mileage large and it should be cheaper of course.

Your accord sounds very pricey.

Stheno · 17-06-2015 08:45AM

Augeo wrote: »

Strange view re obsolete territory, clutch & belt done is a big plus, mileage large and it should be cheaper of course.

Your accord sounds very pricey.

It was actually pretty good value compared to the rest that came up over six months tbh autos are hard to find out there

I'd be taking the view of wondering what next could need doing on that golf

Tea 1000 · 17-06-2015 08:47AM

Stheno wrote: »

It was actually pretty good value compared to the rest that came up over six months tbh autos are hard to find out there

I'd be taking the view of wondering what next could need doing on that golf

Suspension and electrics won't last much longer on it! Surprised the electrics lasted this long. They were not great day 1!

No Voter And Proud · 17-06-2015 08:59AM

Augeo wrote: »

Strange view re obsolete territory, clutch & belt done is a big plus, mileage large and it should be cheaper of course.

Your accord sounds very pricey.

Big miles with history always trumps low miles with none.
As Stheno seems to be finding out with that accord and the plethora of issues.

Tea 1000 · 17-06-2015 09:02AM

No Voter And Proud wrote: »

Big miles with history always trumps low miles with none.
As Stheno seems to be finding out with that accord and the plethora of issues.

Was there no history with the Accord?

No Voter And Proud · 17-06-2015 09:06AM

Tea 1000 wrote: »

Was there no history with the Accord?

If there was I would class it as unverifiable obviously.
OH well, sure I've been reading on this board many issue with it. Cars that are well minded and serviced on time, dont have underlying throttle issue or sustained wheel wobble.

Pov06 · 17-06-2015 09:09AM

Success!

A mate of mine happens to have a load of Toyota wheel studs. 99% of Toyotas use the same wheel studs.

Just need to get some M8x1.25 bolts to pull the drum off over the weekend and a new wheel nut.

Tea 1000 · 17-06-2015 10:07AM

No Voter And Proud wrote: »

If there was I would class it as unverifiable obviously.
OH well, sure I've been reading on this board many issue with it. Cars that are well minded and serviced on time, dont have underlying throttle issue or sustained wheel wobble.

There might not be a throttle issue, and any car could have a dodgy alloy!
I dented a rim once, many moons ago. Got it heat-treated to repair it. No matter how it was balanced afterwards, it always sounded like there was a bearing going. There wasn't, moving the wheel to a different location on the car moved the sound with it.

Special Circumstances · 17-06-2015 10:40AM

Tea 1000 wrote: »

There might not be a throttle issue, and any car could have a dodgy alloy!
I dented a rim once, many moons ago. Got it heat-treated to repair it. No matter how it was balanced afterwards, it always sounded like there was a bearing going. There wasn't, moving the wheel to a different location on the car moved the sound with it.

If you were to give him the benefit of the doubt you'd think maybe he was confused with bear1's Accord.

Stheno's sounds like some minor niggles, a little "user adjustment" and one undefined issue (shaking pedal? wheel?) . I've yet to see any 10yr old plus car in Ireland with watertight verifiable history and from what has been confirmed so far there's nothing major wrong with it for a 10yr old car.

Hardly a plethora of issues.

Overpriced for a private sale maybe but not for a dealer.

joujoujou · 17-06-2015 11:46AM

Pov06 wrote: »

Success!

A mate of mine happens to have a load of Toyota wheel studs. 99% of Toyotas use the same wheel studs.

Just need to get some M8x1.25 bolts to pull the drum off over the weekend and a new wheel nut.

That what I wanted to say when I saw your post about the one you broke.

I hope a man you mentioned also have new studs.

If I was you, I'd avoid to put used ones in - they may last forever or break quickly - nobody knows that.

A new stud from toyota themselves costs €3.70+VAT. Part number 90942-02049.

No Voter And Proud · 17-06-2015 11:50AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

If you were to give him the benefit of the doubt you'd think maybe he was confused with bear1's Accord.

Stheno's sounds like some minor niggles, a little "user adjustment" and one undefined issue (shaking pedal? wheel?) . I've yet to see any 10yr old plus car in Ireland with watertight verifiable history and from what has been confirmed so far there's nothing major wrong with it for a 10yr old car.

Hardly a plethora of issues.

Overpriced for a private sale maybe but not for a dealer.

Have two people around here got troublesome accords?
OH that explain a lot!! I read accord trouble and thought just one poster. Sorry for confusion and to Stheno for bad naming your car!

:o:o:o

Noccy_Mondy · 17-06-2015 11:52AM

MuppetCheck wrote:

Try and get a cheap original front grill - the tacky and poorly fitted one makes it look like its had a tip on the front.

That would be long done, hate the debadged look. If your familiar with golf's, there's a little oval lip taken out of the bonnet for the vw badge in the grille to sit into. The previous owner went to the trouble of getting a piece of plastic, and filler, and filling the semi circle lip! Then they go and respray the full bonnet so it was completely camouflaged. A normal grille won't fit now, unless one goes hitting out the filler on the bonnet, which will only chip paint etc.

Special Circumstances · 17-06-2015 11:53AM

No Voter And Proud wrote: »

Have two people around here got troublesome accords?
OH that explain a lot!! I read accord trouble and thought just one poster. Sorry for confusion and to Stheno for bad naming your car! :o:o:o

Yeah bear1 has had a very bad run of luck with a diesel manual accord.

Stheno just got a petrol auto.

Stheno · 17-06-2015 12:17PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

If you were to give him the benefit of the doubt you'd think maybe he was confused with bear1's Accord.

Stheno's sounds like some minor niggles, a little "user adjustment" and one undefined issue (shaking pedal? wheel?) . I've yet to see any 10yr old plus car in Ireland with watertight verifiable history and from what has been confirmed so far there's nothing major wrong with it for a 10yr old car.

Hardly a plethora of issues.

Overpriced for a private sale maybe but not for a dealer.

Yeah my main issue with the car was that I didn't realise the accelerator is bolted into the floor and was driving it like the OHs merc. Once I stopped that pretty much as you say I've that one undefined issue, which I suspect is my still adjusting to the accelerator tbh, it's really long compared to others I've used

Auto accords tend to be much more expensive than their manual equivalents, I was shocked at the differences, and there are far fewer of them

. I looked at six in total, three 05s all of which were looking for 4k plus, and three 04s can't remember the price of the two 04s but they were in and around the price the one I got was asking. Mine did come from a dealer, it was serviced by them, ncted, brakes replaced etc so I'm happy with what I paid. I didn't want a manual.

No Voter And Proud wrote: »

Have two people around here got troublesome accords?
OH that explain a lot!! I read accord trouble and thought just one poster. Sorry for confusion and to Stheno for bad naming your car! :o:o:o

Yeah bear has one too lol! He's the person who was listing all the stuff he's had to do. Mine as above is fine, I'm having trouble getting used to the accelerator and how it works

I did wonder when I saw your post!

nd · 17-06-2015 01:11PM

Just wondering do people think this is "too close to sidewall" to repair(not my own car)?

joujoujou · 17-06-2015 01:13PM

Not too close IMO.

Pov06 · 17-06-2015 01:17PM

joujoujou wrote: »

That what I wanted to say when I saw your post about the one you broke.

I hope a man you mentioned also have new studs.

If I was you, I'd avoid to put used ones in - they may last forever or break quickly - nobody knows that.

A new stud from toyota themselves costs €3.70+VAT. Part number 90942-02049.

I'll see anyway. I'll be getting 4 of them so they should be ok. The hard part will be getting the drum brake off. The thing is baked onto the centre bore.

Can I order Toyota parts online from Toyota Ireland? Where are you getting these prices from?

EDIT: Just noticed - the stud for the rear of the car is different than the front (it's a bit shorter). The part code is 90942-02047 and not 90942-02049. I better get it ordered so. The longer one may be harder to put in.

Chris_Heilong · 17-06-2015 03:03PM

Pov06 wrote: »

I'll see anyway. I'll be getting 4 of them so they should be ok. The hard part will be getting the drum brake off. The thing is baked onto the centre bore.

Can I order Toyota parts online from Toyota Ireland? Where are you getting these prices from?

EDIT: Just noticed - the stud for the rear of the car is different than the front (it's a bit shorter). The part code is 90942-02047 and not 90942-02049. I better get it ordered so. The longer one may be harder to put in.

If you want to get them delivered you can contact Gavin at Cranely cars, he can order the parts for you from Toyota based on your VIN, thats who I use.
Here is his email; parts@cranleycars.ie

colm_mcm · 17-06-2015 06:27PM

No Voter And Proud wrote: »

Have two people around here got troublesome accords?
OH that explain a lot!! I read accord trouble and thought just one poster. Sorry for confusion and to Stheno for bad naming your car! :o:o:o

No Voter And Proud wrote: »

If there was I would class it as unverifiable obviously.
OH well, sure I've been reading on this board many issue with it. Cars that are well minded and serviced on time, dont have underlying throttle issue or sustained wheel wobble.

No Voter And Proud wrote: »

OH don't get me started on drivers in cavan sure I was headed over to Arva there the other day to go Bradys to the vw dealer there to check out the new golfs but I ended up being cut off the road by micras and lots of other oap drivers

Do you think nobody sees your petty trolling?
Any more of this OH crap replying to Sthenos posts and you'll be banned.

Pov06 · 17-06-2015 06:39PM

So, went down to the Toyota dealership on the N81 and got myself a brand new stud for €4.

I asked for the correct part number but the guy just gave me the other part number which is longer. Bit of a pain but at least it's not shorter but longer.

I had to remove the bearing to be able to fit the stud into the hole.

Sorted now anyway, the wheel is held by nuts and bolts at last!

Stheno · 17-06-2015 06:49PM

Got the ohs car services today, routine "big" service as opposed to the b service

Rear brake discs needed to be replaced , so that got done and the mechanic even went and checked the power on the battery as it's gone flat a few times (usually due to the oh not switching off the liights properly :rolleyes:)

All good

Stheno · 17-06-2015 07:07PM

Actually I meant to ask, I recently met a colleague who was driving a merc e250, it was unusual to me as it's a coupe and I'd never come across one before, going by the reg it wasn't an important.

Anyone come across these?

power pants · 17-06-2015 07:16PM

think they are fairly common. See numerous black ones

what year was it? Im referring to the ones around 2009 and newer that I have seen

Stheno · 17-06-2015 07:18PM

2011 I think it was that strange Mercedes briqn Color

I'd never noticed one before nice looking car

power pants · 17-06-2015 07:20PM

Yeah they are nice tbf,

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