Motors Chat - Round 8

toastedpickles · 24-07-2015 06:32PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

I am tempted tbh.

It makes literally no sense however :pac:

Well look at it this way, you take the car you get a learning experience taking it apart, and if you get that far that's half the battle, then try go all the way, if you succeed, profit if you make a balls of it scrap the car, profit

either way, profit! :pac:

ba_barabus · 24-07-2015 06:39PM

I'm just wondering what damage the t/belt snapping could have caused?

I'm assuming it would need a new head to start with, don't know how difficult it would be to replace valves however.

toastedpickles · 24-07-2015 06:42PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

I'm just wondering what damage the t/belt snapping could have caused?

I'm assuming it would need a new head to start with, don't know how difficult it would be to replace valves however.

good question, i forgot to ask are you getting this for free?

If you get a valve spring compressor you're ok, i done valves on an 8v punto once, took me an ages partly cos it was my first time, but it's out there running grand now!

ba_barabus · 24-07-2015 06:47PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

good question, i forgot to ask are you getting this for free?

€100

toastedpickles wrote: »

If you get a valve spring compressor you're ok

Complete novice including equipment

toastedpickles · 24-07-2015 06:50PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

€100

Complete novice including equipment

try get it for 50

and if you get stuck sure everyone here can help, or youtube it!

Duke O Smiley · 24-07-2015 06:52PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

€100

Give you 25 for the engine :pac:

Dord · 24-07-2015 06:55PM

Worst case, convert it to electric! :P

Big Nasty · 24-07-2015 07:19PM

I'd be asking €100 to take it out of their way tbh.

GvidoR · 24-07-2015 09:57PM

Take it, take it, take it. :P

CIP4 · 24-07-2015 10:25PM

Does anyone find this ?

Coming back from a friends there big wide road 100kmh limit driving along come to a taxi in front doing 70 kmh. Then 60kmh zone their doing 50 kmh hour then 50kmh zones their doing under 40 kmh. You see what I'm getting at and almost all taxis I come across are at it. Is this just to drive up the fare or what. I don't know whether anyone else has experienced it but almost every taxi in Kilkenny seems to be at it.

beertons · 24-07-2015 10:30PM

The fare doesn't go up when they're flying.

CIP4 · 24-07-2015 10:43PM

beertons wrote: »

The fare doesn't go up when they're flying.

Ye but the longer it takes to get there surly means higher fare as it's not distance based is it as that wouldn't work in traffic.

beertons · 24-07-2015 10:58PM

Doesn't it work off both, after 6/8pm? The clock always moves up when stuck at traffic lights.

24-07-2015 11:09PM

Any of ye in to a bit of decent unz unz unz? :pac: Carl Cox live from tomorrowland http://live.tomorrowland.com/int/en

CIP4 · 24-07-2015 11:15PM

beertons wrote: »

Doesn't it work off both, after 6/8pm? The clock always moves up when stuck at traffic lights.

Maybe it does I'm not to sure I just would have assumed the longer the trip took the more expensive it would. I'm not in taxis too often tbh. Either way it's a bit annoying they just seem to crawl around I suppose that saves fuel too.

ba_barabus · 24-07-2015 11:20PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Any of ye in to a bit of decent unz unz unz? :pac: Carl Cox live from tomorrowland http://live.tomorrowland.com/int/en

I am told I met him at a concert in Scotland before. All I know if between 8pm and 2pm I have no memories

Supergurrier · 24-07-2015 11:24PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

I am told I met him at a concert in Scotland before. All I know if between 8pm and 2pm I have no memories

Sounds like acute mammary loss.

ba_barabus · 24-07-2015 11:28PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Sounds like acute mammary loss.

24-07-2015 11:30PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

I am told I met him at a concert in Scotland before. All I know if between 8pm and 2pm I have no memories

Legend has it that he came back to a house my brother and his mates were renting in the early to mid 90's in Limerick after a gig here somewhere. One of the housemates had a set of decks and he played a set for them. I was told there was photo evidence which I've been asking for since the year 2000. I won't believe them until these photos are produced :pac: Been asking them for 15 years now! Lovely guy by all accounts

166man · 25-07-2015 12:05AM

CIP4 wrote: »

Does anyone find this ?

Coming back from a friends there big wide road 100kmh limit driving along come to a taxi in front doing 70 kmh. Then 60kmh zone their doing 50 kmh hour then 50kmh zones their doing under 40 kmh. You see what I'm getting at and almost all taxis I come across are at it. Is this just to drive up the fare or what. I don't know whether anyone else has experienced it but almost every taxi in Kilkenny seems to be at it.

Welcome back chief.

Experienced that before alright but in Dublin they normally drive like lunatics to get as many fares in as possible.

ba_barabus · 25-07-2015 12:11AM

166man wrote: »

Welcome back chief.

Experienced that before alright but in Dublin they normally drive like lunatics to get as many fares in as possible.

Funny, if you tell them you're not feeling well they don't do it

Duke O Smiley · 25-07-2015 12:40AM

I'm not one for generalisation, but the taxi drivers are mental around here. They do be jamming on in the middle of the road and swinging the car around like mental cases for fares, its mad

GvidoR · 25-07-2015 01:35AM

I don't even see any taxi's around here. :P

Noccy_Mondy · 25-07-2015 01:40AM

GvidoR wrote:

I don't even see any taxi's around here.

Sure if one doesn't have a car out in the sticks they have no hope!

Mc Love · 25-07-2015 10:13AM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Unless it's a base manual with stupid mileage then yes. Nice cars those W204s.

Silver, half leather interior, has an AMG style pack on it so I assume its the sport model. Auto too.

Old diesel wrote: »

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

Yep newer model see above picture, and Automatic. Would consider selling privately but looking to do cash deal if possible on the new motor.

GvidoR · 25-07-2015 11:08AM

http://classifieds.wheel-whores.com/classifieds/ads/view/6204 :eek:

dgt · 25-07-2015 06:36PM

BMW used to have baur convertibles a longtime ago, but did you know Mercedes also had a baur type convertible in their flagship W126....? :eek:

Here's one I made earlier

All courtesy of our dear friend, husqvarna

That wasn't created in vain either...!

wotzgoingon · 25-07-2015 07:27PM

You must be having more free time lately dgt. Also you can't beat a Ifor williams trailer.

GvidoR · 25-07-2015 07:52PM

Well... my signature became a little shorter. :P

dgt · 25-07-2015 07:58PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

You must be having more free time lately dgt. Also you can't beat a Ifor williams trailer.

Oooh you noticed!

yep I have a bit more time as of lately and I'm doing all I can to use it constructively

hand on heart, there was a Genuine reason for making a baur W126

but that's for another day!

That trailer is the business

I need to get a towbar for the Sei someday and tow that trailer behind it for the shneer

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