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Motors Chat - Round 8

Alanstrainor

Continuation from motors chat round 7

1.This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

2.No lonely hearts (This is not a personal dig at anyone, it's how we feel is the best way to describe what we want to avoid. )

3.Keep it clean.

4.The Motors charter applies.

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wotzgoingon

YbFocus wrote: »

Refresh my mind as to what you drive wotz, i think it's a 46?

e39 520i

Wish I still had my asti RX Version R Mivec better mpg and faster as well due to it being 500 Kg lighter.

challengemaster

Jesus that's rough enough for the milage... I'd still have some left out of a single tank. So ~€75 to do that. €220 would be up on 1800 miles.

I know I know, diesel != petrol, yadda yadda :pac:

Stheno

Hmmm just worked out I'll spend about 160 on fuel next week

Then I worked out expenses:)

CIP4

YbFocus wrote: »

I'm a manual 2.5.
Driving it on sees 19, not driving it on sees 27 or so.
But that is granny spec stuff and never happens.

I remember you saying you do a lot of miles is it that you have a long distance commute to work or is it that you just do a lot of driving at weekends.

YbFocus

CIP4 wrote: »

I remember you saying you do a lot of miles is it that you have a long distance commute to work or is it that you just do a lot of driving at weekends.

I had a long commute, its halved since!
I have done 21k miles since january!
Certainly diesel territory

Roughly €5k petrol at 25mpg average and €1.40 for petrol.
:eek:

YbFocus

Stheno wrote: »

Hmmm just worked out I'll spend about 160 on fuel next week

Then I worked out expenses:)

I love that bit too

wotzgoingon

YbFocus wrote: »

I had a long commute, its halved since!
I have done 21k miles since january!
Certainly diesel territory

Roughly €5k petrol at 25mpg average and €1.40 for petrol.
:eek:

Fcuk

YbFocus

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Fcuk

It'll finish around 7k though for the year with the way its tailed off!
I was burning through €150-220 a week depending.
Mayo based girlfriend has not helped

Stheno

YbFocus wrote: »

It'll finish around 7k though for the year with the way its tailed off!
I was burning through €150-220 a week depending.
Mayo based girlfriend has not helped

You could charge her mileage?:pac:

YbFocus

Stheno wrote: »

You could charge her mileage?:pac:

No cos she'd start charging me when she comes down!!

CIP4

YbFocus wrote: »

I had a long commute, its halved since!
I have done 21k miles since january!
Certainly diesel territory

Roughly €5k petrol at 25mpg average and €1.40 for petrol.
:eek:

:eek:

That's some fair going I suppose your not too bad if it's dropping off a bit. Is the 323i high mileage so ?

Foxhole Norman

CIP4 wrote: »

Please tell me that that trip is not representative of the actual distance you covered to spend 220 euro on fuel.

It is, I'm typically averaging 22MPG or so and that stretches to about 30-35 on the motorway.

YbFocus

CIP4 wrote: »

:eek:

That's some fair going I suppose your not too bad if it's dropping off a bit. Is the 323i high mileage so ?

127k man, 106 when I got it.
More low average to be honest.

Plenty of M52 engines going over 300k though, they are crazy reliable.
BMW reliability rabble wabble

Supergurrier

Getting 19mpg on stretches of 30-35 pops bangs here

CIP4

YbFocus wrote: »

127k man, 106 when I got it.
More low average to be honest.

Plenty of M52 engines going over 300k though, they are crazy reliable.
BMW reliability rabble wabble

I've heard about them being a reliable engine alright I think I may of known someone who has one can't recall though. Ah 106k wasn't a whole lot on it infairness. There is almost 77k miles on mine now.

Foxhole Norman

Anyone heading to VAGE this Sunday?

MuppetCheck

I'm going up for a look. Usually a good selection.

[Deleted User]

I still don't think I understand DL reg cars

They have every accessory under the sun tacked on to them, are generally very high spec, seem to be in immaculate condition, are usually going for relatively cheap prices.. but I can't bring myself to even consider one. A DL reg is an instant no-no for me on a car. Even on cars that aren't 'boy racer' material.

Stheno

Deleted User wrote: »

I still don't think I understand DL reg cars

They have every accessory under the sun tacked on to them, are generally very high spec, seem to be in immaculate condition, are usually going for relatively cheap prices.. but I can't bring myself to even consider one. A DL reg is an instant no-no for me on a car. Even on cars that aren't 'boy racer' material.

Instant turn off for me.

I work up there the odd time, and the drivers are simply mental

Am the same with Cavan reg cars

Duke O Smiley

Deleted User wrote: »

I still don't think I understand DL reg cars

They have every accessory under the sun tacked on to them, are generally very high spec, seem to be in immaculate condition, are usually going for relatively cheap prices.. but I can't bring myself to even consider one. A DL reg is an instant no-no for me on a car. Even on cars that aren't 'boy racer' material.

Each to their own and all that but that is really stupid

Gavman84

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Anyone heading to VAGE this Sunday?

What time is that on and til when??

Foxhole Norman

MuppetCheck wrote: »

I'm going up for a look. Usually a good selection.

What time does it start at? I've to be in work for 3 so hoping it starts early enough for a decent look.

Gavman84 wrote: »

What time is that on and til when??

^^ :pac:

MuppetCheck

If you're there about 12 you'll be fine.

Gavman84

Might pop down early enough so myself as afternoon doesn't suit me really.

Foxhole Norman

MuppetCheck wrote: »

If you're there about 12 you'll be fine.

Ah that's grand so, will get a decent look in!

job seeker

Only just seen that dgt closed his account a few days ago. One of the most genuine chaps Il ever know. Hope he comes back, as he really will be missed from here... best of luck to him.

[Deleted User]

Stheno wrote: »

Instant turn off for me.

I work up there the odd time, and the drivers are simply mental

Am the same with Cavan reg cars

It's not even that the drivers may be a bit mental there, I just can't put my finger on why I dislike them.

If I see a nice car and then see it has a DL plate, my opinion of it always lowers. It's like seeing a lovely car going down the road, and when it passes you see the back bumpers damaged. Your thinking is "nice motor.. shame about the damage".

I have the same thinking when I see a DL plate. And I've no idea why I dislike them so much.

Stheno

Deleted User wrote: »

It's not even that the drivers may be a bit mental there, I just can't put my finger on why I dislike them.

If I see a nice car and then see it has a DL plate, my opinion of it always lowers. It's like seeing a lovely car going down the road, and when it passes you see the back bumpers damaged. Your thinking is "nice motor.. shame about the damage".

I have the same thinking when I see a DL plate. And I've no idea why I dislike them so much.

No for me it's that I feel like I take my life in my hands driving in either Cavan or Donegal, and the sheer amount of neglected cars with defective lights etc drives me nuts.

Sobanek

job seeker wrote: »

Only just seen that dgt closed his account a few days ago. One of the most genuine chaps Il ever know. Hope he comes back, as he really will be missed from here... best of luck to him.

Yeah tis a shame

Sh1tbag OToole

Wouldn't mind a DL reg car meself, lived in Letterkenny for a while and there were only a fistfull of boyracers. You can probably get yourself a bargain by buying something the Dub snobs won't even look at.