Motors Chat - Round 8

GvidoR · 03-08-2015 10:50PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

I'd say he had no issues getting out of the mud

Syncro T4?

03-08-2015 10:57PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Syncro T4?

T3

dr.fuzzenstein · 03-08-2015 11:05PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

T3

I have THE page for you:

https://www.facebook.com/Tdiconversion?fref=photo

Planning on doing this myself one fine day...

GvidoR · 03-08-2015 11:26PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

T3

:eek:

Noice! I don't think I've seen it though.

wotzgoingon · 03-08-2015 11:33PM

GvidoR wrote: »

:eek:

Noice! I don't think I've seen it though.

I don't think you ever will either as he doesn't post here anymore but if you want a quick look at it you should look on youtube for Cian's YbFocus's friend video.

Ninja edit: Found it for you here below.

https://youtu.be/DlEztVms41M?t=78

GvidoR · 03-08-2015 11:40PM

That is LT, not T3.

03-08-2015 11:44PM

GvidoR wrote: »

That is LT, not T3.

Ah right. I know feck all about them to be honest. Cool yoke though.

GvidoR · 03-08-2015 11:45PM

Looks pretty awesome from that split second I saw it.

wotzgoingon · 03-08-2015 11:49PM

He also owns a black VW Transporter with a newer model front end.

03-08-2015 11:54PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I don't think you ever will either as he doesn't post here anymore but if you want a quick look at it you should look on youtube for Cian's YbFocus's friend video.

Ninja edit: Found it for you here below.

https://youtu.be/DlEztVms41M?t=78

Wtf

Had to be there sort of thing I suppose.

quadrifoglio verde · 03-08-2015 11:57PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Annoyingly my window regulator has gone in the Alfa. The drivers window collapsed this evening. I can hear the motor whirring. Any idea if it's a part common to different cars or is it Alfa only?

colm_mcm wrote: »

Micksgarage have new regs for around €100

80 euro here.
http://www.vanandcarparts.com/fiat-van-parts.php#!/WINDOW-REG-RHF-159/p/47879546/category=12308854

Website is crap, but give him a call and hell sort you out.
He's the former partsman for Donohues on the kylemore road and has some agreement with Fiat to supply lots of their parts cheap

Ive used him a number of times to get hard to find parts for my gtv

Noccy_Mondy · 04-08-2015 12:31AM

Havent drove to Dublin city in far too long, everything, layouts etc, probably have changed since. I'll probably be going within the next few weeks, but I'm not constrained to what time of the day. I'll have my sat nav and all, but I'd love to get a chance to drive around and explore roads when it's dead. What time do things be fairly quiet, 10 11 12 at night?

Mister Jingles · 04-08-2015 01:01AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Havent drove to Dublin city in far too long, everything, layouts etc, probably have changed since. I'll probably be going within the next few weeks, but I'm not constrained to what time of the day. I'll have my sat nav and all, but I'd love to get a chance to drive around and explore roads when it's dead. What time do things be fairly quiet, 10 11 12 at night?

Depends but town (as we still call it) can be fairly busy after 10pm till about 3 or 4 in the morning most nights. Friday and Saturday nights are generally mental along the Quays, College Green, Dame street, Harcourt street, George street and Camden street.

If you weren't bothered in going near the places mentioned above then you should be fine. Down by the docks is a good place for a short spin, same with down by ringsend and out towards blackrock as well. Or you could head the opposite way through North Strand into Fairview and on out to Howth.

Noccy_Mondy · 04-08-2015 01:16AM

Ya, it'd be around Heuston and that kind of side. St. James Hospital area, not inner city.

quadrifoglio verde · 04-08-2015 07:03AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ya, it'd be around Heuston and that kind of side. St. James Hospital area, not inner city.

Outside rush hour it's quiet. At 2 in the afternoon I can get from celbridge to Stephens green in around 25 mins. There'll still be traffic but once you know how to avoid it the only thing that gets in the way are the pesky lights

GvidoR · 04-08-2015 11:17AM

Paid my insurance deposit of €326 just now.

morritty · 04-08-2015 11:28AM

GvidoR wrote: »

Paid my insurance deposit of €326 just now.

I guess its not too cheap this year?

GvidoR · 04-08-2015 11:32AM

It was bad before and it's even worse now.

morritty · 04-08-2015 11:35AM

I think mine must be about 800 now, up from 400 the year before, I know everyone is saying its going up but I wonder if mine might be the same next year or will it go up even though I'll be 25 at the next renewal?

Pov06 · 04-08-2015 11:52AM

The newest Blue Insurance radio ad is the funniest... "We know insurance prices are going up so why not take out a policy for 2 years and not get an increase".

Sure what's the point of a no claims bonus if the insurance still goes up... Might as well drive like a madman and crash every day :pac: (I'm being sarcastic here)

04-08-2015 12:31PM

Pov06 wrote: »

take out a policy for 2 years

Is this the new thing, now? 2 year policies?

To be honest, if I got a good price on my insurance, I'd have no issue taking out a 2, 3, 4, or 5 year policy. But I just doubt that you'd get such a good price on it in the first place that it'd be worth doing to take the risk of not getting a discount at the end of the year (by switching providers).

Would also work badly if you changed car? They could add on any nonsense charge ("yeah you can buy that Micra, but it'll cost an extra €200 per year to insure") and you can't really do anything as you're sort of locked into the policy with them? (unless you cancel).

Also, if you had a 2 year policy and cancel after 18 months, do you still lose the full year of NCD that you'd built up because you cancelled before the policy ceased?

I don't know if I'd be comfortable going into a 2 or more year policy with insurance.. (unless it was very cheap and I was satisfied i'd be in the same car for the duration of the policy).

Pov06 · 04-08-2015 12:34PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Is this the new thing, now? 2 year policies?

To be honest, if I got a good price on my insurance, I'd have no issue taking out a 2, 3, 4, or 5 year policy. But I just doubt that you'd get such a good price on it in the first place that it'd be worth doing to take the risk of not getting a discount at the end of the year (by switching providers).

Would also work badly if you changed car? They could add on any nonsense charge ("yeah you can buy that Micra, but it'll cost an extra €200 per year to insure") and you can't really do anything as you're sort of locked into the policy with them? (unless you cancel).

Also, if you had a 2 year policy and cancel after 18 months, do you still lose the full year of NCD that you'd built up because you cancelled before the policy ceased?

I don't know if I'd be comfortable going into a 2 or more year policy with insurance.. (unless it was very cheap and I was satisfied i'd be in the same car for the duration of the policy).

Seems like Blue Insurance is the only company that does it. Their reason behind the 2 year policy is bizarre like I said above.

I too, would feel iffy about a 2 year policy. You'd get a much better deal by switching company at the end of the year.

Stheno · 04-08-2015 12:36PM

Pov06 wrote: »

Seems like Blue Insurance is the only company that does it. Their reason behind the 2 year policy is bizarre like I said above.

I too, would feel iffy about a 2 year policy. You'd get a much better deal by switching company at the end of the year.

They also won't insure anything over ten years I think

beertons · 04-08-2015 12:59PM

Friend asked me which golf he should buy, 1.6 or 1.8. I know nothing about either, told him maybe the 1.8. Am I right? And before it's brought up, he doesn't want a lexus.

UnknownSpecies · 04-08-2015 01:08PM

beertons wrote: »

Friend asked me which golf he should buy, 1.6 or 1.8. I know nothing about either, told him maybe the 1.8. Am I right? And before it's brought up, he doesn't want a lexus.

I assume it's a mk4 Golf if he's looking at the 1.8 engine? I've heard good things in terms of reliability with the 1.6 FSI engines. I've heard that for the mk5 1.6 FSI though so need to hear more about what specific Golf he's looking for (including budget etc).

GvidoR · 04-08-2015 01:17PM

If it's MK4, 1.8T is the GTI engine. (150/180hp)

1.6 pushes out 100 hp. The 1.8T should be more fun and could be more reliable too but really depends how it has been maintained over the years.

beertons · 04-08-2015 01:25PM

Thanks. He's in the UK, budget is £1k. Just wants it as a run around, has the tube for going to work. A gti would be wasted on him.

CIP4 · 04-08-2015 01:45PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Paid my insurance deposit of €326 just now.

I seriously hope that by the time mine is up for renewal next April that they are not still putting it way up. Mine was 1180 fully comp which is a fair amount of money but sure what can do it was the cheapest I could get it for. I just paid for it and tryed to blank it out and not think about it too much until about next March.

dr.fuzzenstein · 04-08-2015 02:06PM

Stheno wrote: »

They also won't insure anything over ten years I think

Please note we are unable to provide a 2 year quotation for persons who are either under 25 years of age, or who holds 6 or more penalty points, or with a vehicle aged 10 years plus (or an import before 2011) or with a vehicle valued at €100,000 or higher.

So with an 06 insured till the end of the year and a 00, Blue can kiss my hairy white arse.

Chris_Heilong · 04-08-2015 02:13PM

^^^^
Totally useless to me too.

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