Motors Chat - Round 8

Old diesel · 23-07-2015 11:50PM

Mc Love wrote: »

Is 6k a little low for a 08 C220 to be used as a trade in? I would have thought at least 10k!

Is 08 the newer model - ie 3rd gen.

Tempting at 6 k if so* - especially if its an auto with a nice spec.

Problem is - is 8/9 k their expected sale/retail price.

Might only look to shunt it back to the trade depending on their age policy really.

Incidentally - the key figure is price to change - ie the price it will cost the Mercs owner to go from the 08 C220 CDI to the replacement car. Shop around get a feel for the market. Problem is - its too easy to tweak figures around - so you've got a low price on the trade in - but the new car price looks tempting - or vice versa

*I could do without the temptation

Interslice · 23-07-2015 11:52PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Not good. I don't really follow will have to read it again but is the garage at fault or you?

Sorry man probably not explaining it very well 6 hour of driving and 6 hours of exams today! Basically they drained the oil to rethread the sump and I think when they poured the oil back in, dirt and grit went with it. I don't know who's fault it is or if a bit of sand, if it did get in, could kill an engine in 300 miles. Might find out if I open it up.

wotzgoingon · 23-07-2015 11:56PM

Interslice wrote: »

Sorry man probably not explaining it very well 6 hour of driving and 6 hours of exams today! Basically they drained the oil to rethread the sump and I think when they poured the oil back in, dirt and grit went with it. I don't know who's fault it is or if a bit of sand, if it did get in, could kill an engine in 300 miles. Might find out if I open it up.

Not good. Was it you who had trouble with that other alfa(dgt's), if so you are not having a good time with these cars. They do say old alfa cars give trouble. When they are new they are grand get a few years into them and it all goes pear shaped. But I suppose that can go along with any car. Sure toyotas are suppose to be most reliable but Toyotafanboy had to change the engine in his.

ba_barabus · 23-07-2015 11:59PM

What are you driving Inter?

Interslice · 24-07-2015 12:04AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Not good. Was it you who had trouble with that other alfa(dgt's), if so you are not having a good time with these cars. They do say old alfa cars give trouble. When they are new they are grand get a few years into them and it all goes pear shaped. But I suppose that can go along with any car. Sure toyotas are suppose to be most reliable but Toyotafanboy had to change the engine in his.

No that was another lad. This is my first alfa. If I had done the job myself I could just blame bad luck, alfa or previous owners not minding it. This is just complicated now. One of my best mates works for this mechanic. I got him to change the sump as he's not shoddy. The boss I've seen do some odd things and he's the one that rethreaded the sump and refilled it.

ba_barabus wrote: »

What are you driving Inter?

It's a 156 1.8

wotzgoingon · 24-07-2015 12:07AM

Interslice wrote: »

No that was another lad. This is my first alfa. If I had done the job myself I could just blame bad luck, alfa or previous owners not minding it. This is just complicated now. One of my best mates works for this mechanic. I got him to change the sump as he's not shoddy. The boss I've seen do some odd things and he's the one that rethreaded the sump and refilled it.

It's a 156 1.8

Oh yea mixed you both up that's the guy from Wicklow. Your the guy who both that Rs Mivec for a track car. I remember your car now alright you just got that Alfa and done a bit of work on it. Must be just a bad coincidence but then again you never know. Garage will never admit fault but then spilling oil all over the engine is unacceptable as well but there is nothing you can say to the garage about it though.

ba_barabus · 24-07-2015 12:14AM

Interslice wrote: »

It's a 156 1.8

SHYTE. Didn't the big end bearing go on 166mans?

Interslice · 24-07-2015 12:18AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Oh yea mixed you both up that's the guy from Wicklow. Your the guy who both that Rs Mivec for a track car. I remember your car now alright you just got that Alfa and done a bit of work on it. Must be just a bad coincidence but then again you never know. Garage will never admit fault but then spilling oil all over the engine is unacceptable as well but there is nothing you can say to the garage about it though.

Probably right, just have to find a new engine for it. Pain in the balls though. Just fitted a new timing belt and rocker cover gasket last month.

Interslice · 24-07-2015 12:20AM

ba_barabus wrote: »

SHYTE. Didn't the big end bearing go on 166mans?

Not sure man, I think they might have done alright.

Interslice · 24-07-2015 12:25AM

Just before I left cork today. Checked the oil, seen it hadn't touched a drop and thought this engine is grand :pac:

ba_barabus · 24-07-2015 12:32AM

Those estates still look great :cool:

Interslice · 24-07-2015 12:39AM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Those estates still look great :cool:

Theyre nice to drive too. Needs a bit of tidying and I just had the money together to go and get a few bits for it. Might go and get this tomorrow if it will sell for 5/600 and the engine and box are good. Just lift engine box drive shafts and the lot out and plonk it in. Same colour as mine and I need a drivers door.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156-1-8-46k-miles-nct-02-16/9883290?offset=25

Special Circumstances · 24-07-2015 08:47AM

Sorry to hear the alfa/mechanic woes lad. Went through a patch of that myself recently. So important to have a local mechanic you can trust.

Have a weekend of diy now to try and fix something no one else can reproduce or diagnose.

UnknownSpecies · 24-07-2015 09:34AM

Interslice wrote: »

Theyre nice to drive too. Needs a bit of tidying and I just had the money together to go and get a few bits for it. Might go and get this tomorrow if it will sell for 5/600 and the engine and box are good. Just lift engine box drive shafts and the lot out and plonk it in. Same colour as mine and I need a drivers door.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-romeo-156-1-8-46k-miles-nct-02-16/9883290?offset=25

I'm not too familiar with your own car other than a few pics I've seen so just wondering what would be the thinking behind taking the engine and box out of that one, instead of buying and driving that one? I was doing some car searching for a friend and came across that Alfa too btw. Tidy looking car for that money.

CIP4 · 24-07-2015 10:27AM

Nice looking estate interslice hopefully you will get it sorted out and that it will be something small. Something abit more unusual to most estates of that era.

Interslice · 24-07-2015 10:31AM

dorgasm wrote: »

I'm not too familiar with your own car other than a few pics I've seen so just wondering what would be the thinking behind taking the engine and box out of that one, instead of buying and driving that one? I was doing some car searching for a friend and came across that Alfa too btw. Tidy looking car for that money.

Just because mine is an estate. The extra space in handy.

UnknownSpecies · 24-07-2015 10:42AM

Interslice wrote: »

Just because mine is an estate. The extra space in handy.

Ah, well there you go

I must only have seen your car from the front so!

24-07-2015 02:46PM

Ye lads might know. Do recycling centers take old PC's? I have to bring stuff up there anyway but I'm in the hunt for a PSU from a PC for.....something. I am willing to pay zero euros :pac:

jimgoose · 24-07-2015 02:48PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Ye lads might know. Do recycling centers take old PC's? I have to bring stuff up there anyway but I'm in the hunt for a PSU from a PC for.....something. I am willing to pay zero euros :pac:

The one here has a WEEE department that costs nowt and takes all manner of electrical equipment, including PCs and monitors, so I should say yes.

24-07-2015 02:50PM

jimgoose wrote: »

The one here has a WEEE department that costs nowt and takes all manner of electrical equipment, including PCs and monitors, so I should say yes.

Cheers. Surely the one in Newcastle west has a WEEE dept too. I'll keep an eye out.

Special Circumstances · 24-07-2015 03:03PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Ye lads might know. Do recycling centers take old PC's? I have to bring stuff up there anyway but I'm in the hunt for a PSU from a PC for.....something. I am willing to pay zero euros :pac:

Mungret has a weee section. Free entry if you only have weeee afaik. Now, ncw might be different but it's open air, not under cover in Mungret so although there will be PCs there the stuff gets wet.

24-07-2015 03:07PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Mungret has a weee section. Free entry if you only have weeee afaik. Now, ncw might be different but it's open air, not under cover in Mungret so although there will be PCs there the stuff gets wet.

NCW has a load of sheds too. I was only in there once and can't remember any WEEE section. Possibly in one of those sheds.

Special Circumstances · 24-07-2015 03:38PM

Macroom used to have a "NO SCAVAGING" (sic) sign.
What in the sh1te does this have to do with motors! :-)

24-07-2015 04:13PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Yeah they do, make sure to pull out any HDD in any PC you are throwing away btw. Trust me... On the plus the cool stuff people throw out that you can find at the recycling centre.

I'm not getting rid of a PC so no worries there. Getting rid of other junk. Just need a PSU out of one so was gonna swipe one if it was lying about. I actually did a job on a guys house a few years back. Noticed he had a SNES hooked up in his sitting room. Told me he found it in a recycling place with a bunch of games a few weeks before. Perfect working order! :eek:

frozenfrozen · 24-07-2015 04:13PM

power supply for the car computer?

. its about time someone made a proper opensource car management / entertainment OS.
all the recent stuff of the jeeps in america having the whole can bus open to the internet would make you think twice about buying a new car with any of that stuff preinstalled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0SrxBC1xs

around 2 minutes in its interesting

beertons · 24-07-2015 05:27PM

First short spin after the terraclean, deadly. Floored it in third, the wheels were spinning. I wanna go for a long spin, like Donegal or Dingle, but I can't. On babysitting duty all weekend. And They'd just wreck the buzz.

CIP4 · 24-07-2015 05:37PM

beertons wrote: »

First short spin after the terraclean, deadly. Floored it in third, the wheels were spinning. I wanna go for a long spin, like Donegal or Dingle, but I can't. On babysitting duty all weekend. And They'd just wreck the buzz.

Often wondered does that actually work. I suppose it would make sense that a clean engine internally would run better but then surly a well serviced engine that get plenty of long drives shouldn't be that bad internally with carbon deposits and the likes. You probably wouldn't see that much benefit in doing it until the car is at least 5 years old I suppose. It's great that you see an improvement anyway.

ba_barabus · 24-07-2015 06:17PM

I've been offered a 2000 reg Laguna 1.8 16V with a snapped timing belt.

Is this a chance to learn for a novice or will I end up setting fire to it?

toastedpickles · 24-07-2015 06:18PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

I've been offered a 2000 reg Laguna 1.8 16V with a snapped timing belt.

Is this a chance to learn for a novice or will I end up setting fire to it?

Probably both!

I say go for it! Get a manual and away you go

ba_barabus · 24-07-2015 06:24PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Probably both!

I say go for it! Get a manual and away you go

I am tempted tbh.

It makes literally no sense however :pac:

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