Motors Chat - Round 8

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

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.

Letterkenny and the roads around it are what I'm basing my Dub snobbery on!

There's one roundabout there where you literally take your life in your hands

Sh1tbag OToole

Stheno wrote: »

Letterkenny and the roads around it are what I'm basing my Dub snobbery on!

There's one roundabout there where you literally take your life in your hands

Which one is that? I always thought the roundabouts there were grand.

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

Which one is that? I always thought the roundabouts there were grand.

The one at the sweet factory if you are coming from Dunnes to go to the hospital

Sh1tbag OToole

Stheno wrote: »

The one at the sweet factory if you are coming from Dunnes to go to the hospital

Never had bother with that one. Used to to use it every day

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

Never had bother with that one. Used to to use it every day

Is mental now!

Sh1tbag OToole

Stheno wrote: »

Is mental now!

Twas 2012 when I was up there last maybe tis worse now.

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

Twas 2012 when I was up there last maybe tis worse now.

Ah yeah I'm talking the past years, it's one of those roundabouts now that is too busy on one junction so the rest stall, and you'd to dart out

Since when is there 18 cent between a litre of petrol and diesel. Can't remember the exact numbers, but remembered there was 18 cent in it today.

Few of the lads and I decided to go for a few games of pool in one of the pubs. Quite village, literally 2 cars in it as of 1 o clock this morning. One of the lads knew an old neighbour, and we offered him a lift home as we were going. Village is at a crossroads, and just as the 4 of us were going to get into the car, the unmarked garda car comes up a road and stops at the crossroad. They turned their heads left and obvs just seen the 4 of us getting in. So they drove up one side of me, blue lights and all. I hadn't even got a chance to get the key in the ignition they were there that fast. Ban Garda hops out from the passenger seat and to my window. Asks for licence, was I drinking and where I was off to. Told her the story, she was satisfied enough and off they went.

Just goes to show how quick off the mark they were, seen the target and went for it. Didn't even go to look at the tax etc. Wasn't drinking anyway, but if she wanted could she have bagged me? Even though I was only after getting in? I've a funny feeling she could if she wanted, but sure she probably knew straight away by my breath and reactions that I was grand.

Seem to have encountered the gardai a few times lately, hardly ever before that.

challengemaster

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Just goes to show how quick off the mark they were, seen the target and went for it. Didn't even go to look at the tax etc. Wasn't drinking anyway, but if she wanted could she have bagged me? Even though I was only after getting in? I've a funny feeling she could if she wanted, but sure she probably knew straight away by my breath and reactions that I was grand.

Seem to have encountered the gardai a few times lately, hardly ever before that.

Yeah, you don't have to be driving to be charged with driving under the influence. Surprised they didn't bag you to fill a quota anyway.

Road Traffic Act 2010 wrote:

5.— (1) A person commits an offence if, when in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place with intent to drive or attempt to drive the vehicle (but not driving or attempting to drive it), he or she is under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle.

It's funny how they went for you, yet every night without fail where I live there's 40-100+ cars (depends on the night) sitting outside the pubs (there's about 13 pubs in the town), only about 5 cars are actually residents cars, and somehow they've all disappeared by the morning. Garda station is also in the town, there's never any checkpoints or visible presence come closing times.

Special Circumstances

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Since when is there 18 cent between a litre of petrol and diesel. Can't remember the exact numbers, but remembered there was 18 cent in it today.

Yo dawg, the government heard you liked tax so they maintain an extra 10c on a fuel that you use more of and pay higher vrt and motor tax on the vehicles that use it.

Because, frankly, you deserve it for NOT scuttering cancer and lung irritants everywhere.

How very dare you drive a car that doesn't sound like someone put spanners in the washing machine.

Special Circumstances wrote:

How very dare you drive a car that doesn't sound like someone put spanners in the washing machine.

That literally is the best description of the focus' engine..... old skoool yo!

challengemaster wrote:

It's funny how they went for you, yet every night without fail where I live there's 40-100+ cars (depends on the night) sitting outside the pubs (there's about 13 pubs in the town), only about 5 cars are actually residents cars, and somehow they've all disappeared by the morning. Garda station is also in the town, there's never any checkpoints or visible presence come closing times.

A thing of right place, right time is all I'd say. They were on patrol of the general area, came into the village, came over to me, and when they were done with me they took off like a bullet out of the place.

So this is what I get for not being able to wash the car... classy :pac:

Looks like I'll have to attack the car with the garden hose! That's only a weeks dirt fyi.

166man

Stheno wrote: »

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

Then I worked out expenses:)

For a period there of 10 weeks I was in every county in Ireland at least three times....:D

Was over 10000 miles during that time in my 156 and I was trying to keep up with my work colleague in his Mazda diesel.... Expenses certainly racked up...!

:v Bless Alfa reliability...

Mycroft H

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

That literally is the best description of the focus' engine..... old skoool yo!

The old 1.3 Kent engine. Bag of spanners on a spin cycle

Would anyone be interested in boards motors shirts and/or stickers? Perhaps I could whip something up.

wotzgoingon

OSI wrote: »

We've had a sticker before alright. If we could guarantee interest we might convince them to do another run.

They will not do another run of stickers as they didn't sell too many and the excess was sold to people on after hours iirc.

frozenfrozen

Could get ones that say

Living life in the -fast- overtaking lane

Big Nasty

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Could get ones that say

Living life in the -fast- overtaking lane

Yeah, some keyboard warrior needs to go tell The Eagles they got the words of that song wrong. :pac:

YbFocus

wotzgoingon wrote: »

They will not do another run of stickers as they didn't sell too many and the excess was sold to people on after hours iirc.

The ad was there lately anyway and i ordered two and never seen a thing!

CianRyan

The stickers were large and ugly, that's why they didn't sell well. I wouldn't put one on my car.

Here's a sticker everyone will agree on.

Hal1

Gatso van inbound on n7 between j8 and j7. That's twice I've avoid them this evening. The first was a van driver swerving at me

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Much gold on this punto^^ :pac:.

Supergurrier

Stickers belong in 90's Football Albums not on cars

What's a football album?

Supergurrier

GvidoR wrote: »

What's a football album?

Before your time son.

Hal1

Whaa? how young are you?

There was one for italia '90, used to get the stickers in cerial.