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

17-07-2015 09:42PM

This is the biggest visual improvement ever on my car since I became the owner. I actually gave it a proper wash (well, proper to me). I even used assorted products! :pac: Happy enough but it uncovered many marks and small dings I never noticed before. I even "sludged" the engine bay which didn't do much tbh. Meant to pick up some sort of trim restorer/back to black stuff today but forgot

I'll do that tomorrow. Twill do for now!

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Supergurrier · 17-07-2015 09:49PM

such a brick of a car

17-07-2015 10:03PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

such a brick of a car

That she is. Mine ain't the prettiest but she's solid. It came from here (bangernomics) and has been kept alive with the help of ye. It was a steal and was only intending on keeping it for a few months when I bought it back in October 2013. A few ups and downs and 2 NCT's later and I still have it. Many more to come hopefully

Supergurrier · 17-07-2015 10:12PM

Does it have leather ?

Loved 3 things about mine

The seats were unreal in leather
Aircon was really really powerful
Steering wheel cruise control

17-07-2015 10:33PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Does it have leather ?

Loved 3 things about mine

The seats were unreal in leather
Aircon was really really powerful
Steering wheel cruise control

Compete paddy spec so it has half leather and no cruise control although I believe it can be retro fitted. I actually changed the seats and door cards. When I bought it the drivers bolster was in a bad way. Could have gotten it repaired but managed to get a spotless interior for 50 quid. The air con is savage. I thought it might have had a fresh re gas before I bought it but thats just how it is apparently.

Toyotafanboi · 17-07-2015 11:01PM

Came a good long way in a short time

in hindsight, i can't get my head around how i even bought it on the old wheels, i must have been getting desperate :pac:

Hal1 · 17-07-2015 11:06PM

That srp's doing it's job well

. A bit of autosol needed on the exhaust though.

17-07-2015 11:26PM

Hal1 wrote: »

A bit of autosol needed on the exhaust though.

THANK YOU! I know you weren't talking to me but I couldn't for the life of me remember the name Autosol. I need some so was just gonna ask one of ye and all

Sh1tbag OToole · 18-07-2015 01:11PM

GvidoR · 19-07-2015 02:08PM

Noccy_Mondy · 19-07-2015 04:13PM

Up Mayo

MarkN · 19-07-2015 08:55PM

Picked up this little beauty during the week.

325ci with heated leather, climate, parking sensors, factory xenons, sunroof, 18s, CD changer and NCT until March 2016 for €3,000.

Foxhole Norman · 19-07-2015 10:26PM

He only got his full licence last month :pac:

GvidoR · 19-07-2015 10:27PM

When is he getting his own car? :pac:

Donnelly117 · 19-07-2015 10:31PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

He only got his full licence last month :pac:

Did I see your motor parked on Patrick's street this morning?

Foxhole Norman · 19-07-2015 10:40PM

Donnelly117 wrote: »

Did I see your motor parked on Patrick's street this morning?

No it's a diesel version of mine but pretty much the exact same, it's owned by a guy that gave me the heads up about my one being for sale, I passed it too in the afternoon.

GvidoR wrote: »

When is he getting his own car? :pac:

Sure he has the Yaris :pac:

hi_im_fil · 19-07-2015 11:14PM

Sunday shnap

MetzgerMeister · 20-07-2015 12:11AM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Sure he has the Yaris :pac:

Does he go doggin' in it?! :pac:

26000 Elephants · 20-07-2015 12:20AM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Sure he has the Yaris :pac:

Why not a Rover?

Foxhole Norman · 20-07-2015 12:36AM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Does he go doggin' in it?! :pac:

Supergurrier · 20-07-2015 09:11PM

Is mine still an escort mexico then ?

UnknownSpecies · 20-07-2015 09:35PM

Just to throw a pic in the mix. Had this lad park next to me a while ago. He must have seen the tailback of onlookers that my exotic e46 caused before I parked up

MetzgerMeister · 20-07-2015 09:53PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

The best part of boards.ie motors is there are men with ferraris chatting to boys with puntos peer to peer, with no snobbery etc. It's terrible that anyone with a 10k second hand lexus thinks the can view me as a peasant because their car comes with a superiority complex.

Who has the luxury Fiat Punto Ferraris????? :eek:

Pov06 · 20-07-2015 09:55PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Who has the Ferraris????? :eek:

Top secret.

h3000 · 20-07-2015 10:00PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Who has the luxury Fiat Punto Ferraris????? :eek:

Kersh who used to post here had/has a Ferrari. An old one but still lovely. I think it was a 308.

Toyotafanboi · 20-07-2015 10:01PM

Was there not a chap with a 360 too?

YbFocus · 20-07-2015 10:01PM

Hachiko wrote: »

well with all the plastics its hard to see anything, but it has a very nice v6 in there and I did balance some coins on it to check how smooth it is. Its certainly no supercar but its more than capable of getting into double figures and beyond fairly sharply. But more important for me is comfort and the gizmos on board. This is the SEL model which I think many people don't realise is pretty rare, it being a manual also is pretty scarce.

So 10+mph

What does the SEL model get you hachiko?

YbFocus · 20-07-2015 10:02PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Was there not a chap with a 360 too?

They retailed at 200k when new. .

26000 Elephants · 20-07-2015 10:41PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I know it isn't the case in England but here on the mainland it is customary to pull in (regardless of if you are doing 20, 80 or 200MPH) once there is a faster driver behind you. You were probably pissing the drivers behind you off as they are familiar with the road and can drive them faster.

Are you saying you actually expect everyone to move out of your way as you travel along the road? Didn't we invent the notion of 'overtaking' a few years ago to take care of this need?

Probably more likely that he didnt have the b*lls to overtake, but hangs on to the bumper as if he could. Like 90% of these eejits do.

If you are going faster, then overtake. Otherwise stay behind.

Hachiko · 20-07-2015 10:51PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I know it isn't the case in England but here on the mainland it is customary to pull in (regardless of if you are doing 20, 80 or 200MPH) once there is a faster driver behind you. You were probably pissing the drivers behind you off as they are familiar with the road and can drive them faster.

I could have done 100mph If I wanted, I am sure he wanted a race. I have been driving since about 1998 and I know when cars are up your hole a bit too close for comfort. I have noticed quite a few like that since I came here a few days ago. The aforementioned Focus and several BMWs and Audis were very close behind me more than once. This guy in his focus could have passed me out on several opportunities (ie with about 30 miles of empty straight roads ahead, when I passed out a few sunday drivers and went ahead of him he duly pulled up behind me again...)

Its not something i have had happen before, maybe a few petrol head types in England pull up close but certainly not has happened much.

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