Motors Chat - Round 8

Duke O Smiley · 06-08-2015 10:27PM

Hurlers unite

CIP4 · 06-08-2015 10:28PM

Anyone use these air freshners I normally use magic tree one but I don't like things hanging from the mirror and find the clip type magic tree ones don't last as long.

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=15551&langId=-1&categoryId=212553&productId=1008082&storeId=11101

wotzgoingon · 06-08-2015 10:29PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Well, you see... I have no interest in football. Hockey is where it's at.

Freshly set up (not finished) Longford rink.

How different is roller blades to real ice?

Hal1 · 06-08-2015 10:30PM

CIP4 wrote: »

Anyone use these air freshners I normally use magic tree one but I don't like things hanging from the mirror and find the clip type magic tree ones don't last as long.

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=15551&langId=-1&categoryId=212553&productId=1008082&storeId=11101

Get a pack of 20 magic tree on ebay for about €15 delievered. Cheap considering there 3 yo's in the garages.

GvidoR · 06-08-2015 10:31PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

How different is roller blades to real ice?

I wish I knew.

There is some sort of a difference but not major. There is a type of chassis/wheel combo you can get for inline skates called "Marsblade" which is supposed to be very very close to the experience of skating on ice.

GvidoR · 06-08-2015 10:35PM

Hal1 wrote: »

Get a pack of 20 magic tree on ebay for about €15 delievered. Cheap considering there 3 yo's in the garages.

Am I the only one who gets dizzy/headaches from those things? Whenever I buy a car with an air freshener with some scent in it, I throw them out asap.

CIP4 · 06-08-2015 10:37PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Am I the only one who gets dizzy/headaches from those things? Whenever I buy a car with an air freshener with some scent in it, I throw them out asap.

My mother would be like that alright well more her asthma acts up she would never have them in her own car.

Supergurrier · 06-08-2015 10:38PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Am I the only one who gets dizzy/headaches from those things? Whenever I buy a car with an air freshener with some scent in it, I throw them out asap.

I would rather that than smelling the previous owners farts

wotzgoingon · 06-08-2015 10:44PM

Never buy a car from a smoker. The smell was in the car for months afterwards. Never again will I buy a car from a smoker. Of all the cars I owned it was the only car with this problem.

wotzgoingon · 06-08-2015 10:46PM

GvidoR wrote: »

I wish I knew.

There is some sort of a difference but not major. There is a type of chassis/wheel combo you can get for inline skates called "Marsblade" which is supposed to be very very close to the experience of skating on ice.

I skated on ice years ago in Ringsend in Dublin, found it pretty easy, but I once went to fake ice in Castlebar a few years ago with a ex girlfriend, Kids gliding around while I could not glide, I put it down to me weighing more and not real ice.

Pov06 · 06-08-2015 10:47PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Never buy a car from a smoker. The smell was in the car for months afterwards. Never again will I buy a car from a smoker. Of all the cars I owned it was the only car with this problem.

Actually I think the smell of a smokers car is a lot worse than sitting beside a person smoking in a car. It's just a weird leftover smoke that smells disgusting.

And then you have all the bits of ashes stuck in every tiny gap on the dash you can think of

GvidoR · 06-08-2015 10:50PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I skated on ice years ago in Ringsend in Dublin, found it pretty easy, but I once went to fake ice in Castlebar a few years ago with a ex girlfriend, Kids gliding around while I could not glide, I put it down to me weighing more and not real ice.

Castlebar, you say? Interesting.

Was it synthetic ice? They sell that type of flooring for training purposes but they dull down the skate blades after a while, but it's supposed to be very similar to real ice while the skates are sharp.

wotzgoingon · 06-08-2015 10:50PM

Pov06 wrote: »

Actually I think the smell of a smokers car is a lot worse than sitting beside a person smoking in a car. It's just a weird leftover smoke that smells disgusting.

And then you have all the bits of ashes stuck in every tiny gap on the dash you can think of

What made it worse was this previous owner(I'm guessing) never opened a window so the smoke got stuck in the fabric over the years.

wotzgoingon · 06-08-2015 10:54PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Castlebar, you say? Interesting.

Was it synthetic ice? They sell that type of flooring for training purposes but they dull down the skate blades after a while, but it's supposed to be very similar to real ice while the skates are sharp.

It wasn't ice at all it was plastic tiles, this was Christmas 6 years ago. I see in Galway the past few years they have real ice for a few weeks, but it is jammed, never went but I passed it a few times and seen it was jammed.

GvidoR · 06-08-2015 10:59PM

I imagine it is quite plastic-ish. The synthetic ice looks like this

Noccy_Mondy · 06-08-2015 10:59PM

Did Galway on ice last December, absolutely mental craic, takes a bit of getting used to, but I took to it like a duck to water. Didn't fall on my arse once. Wish I could say the same for some of the boys ï¿¼

Supergurrier · 06-08-2015 11:05PM

What bloody Pandora's box have I opened by mentioning sport loosely.

GvidoR · 06-08-2015 11:11PM

I'm kinda glad you did.

Autosport · 06-08-2015 11:11PM

CIP4 wrote: »

Anyone use these air freshners I normally use magic tree one but I don't like things hanging from the mirror and find the clip type magic tree ones don't last as long.

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=15551&langId=-1&categoryId=212553&productId=1008082&storeId=11101

Yea I had the black cherry Yankee candle ones in the Astra, very handy and the scent isn't too strong either.

Autosport · 06-08-2015 11:12PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

I would rather that than smelling the previous owners farts

That made me giggle

MetzgerMeister · 06-08-2015 11:16PM

Lads ye haven't lived until you're skating around an ice rink in Germany knocking the **** out of your school mates to the sound of Rammstein's "Tier" blasting through the PA system

Foxhole Norman · 07-08-2015 12:00AM

Guess who forgot to pay his M50 toll again. This guy! Don't think I've ever managed to do it by the next day :pac:

dr.fuzzenstein · 07-08-2015 12:09AM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Guess who forgot to pay his M50 toll again. This guy! Don't think I've ever managed to do it by the next day :pac:

Video account FTW.

GvidoR · 07-08-2015 01:12AM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Guess who forgot to pay his M50 toll again. This guy! Don't think I've ever managed to do it by the next day :pac:

Been there.

As you're driving through you're thinking "Ofcourse I'll remember" and then the next thing you know is getting the letter. :rolleyes:

Interslice · 07-08-2015 01:16AM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Guess who forgot to pay his M50 toll again. This guy! Don't think I've ever managed to do it by the next day :pac:

My record is 5 in a row

Noccy_Mondy · 07-08-2015 01:21AM

OSI wrote:

Was home at the weekend, and was chatting to my Dad who is looking to move on from his 2012 A6. Was expecting him to say he'd move on to an A7 which he's been eyeballing for a while, or maybe even a Jag

Nope. Wants a Mustang. In triple yellow. Like this one:

Apparently they're not taking orders till April, and not expecting delivery till September which is a while to wait. But will be so worth it

Just looking through the first few pages of this thread (time for a new one methinks)

Stumbled across this post. Did this ever materialise OSI, or did things change?

Special Circumstances · 07-08-2015 08:21AM

GvidoR wrote: »

Been there.

As you're driving through you're thinking "Ofcourse I'll remember" and then the next thing you know is getting the letter. :rolleyes:

I forgot, then moved house... was reminded by other people talking several months later. Panic!!!! Thought I'd have to get a mortgage to pay them.

Turns out the previous owner of my car had credit on that number plate still. Lucky!!

Big Nasty · 07-08-2015 08:29AM

@ OSI - try these dudes in the UK. Will save on shipping / customs. Tell them you're in a car club and they'll give you a discount.

Very good to deal with.

http://www.northhantstyres.com

MetzgerMeister · 07-08-2015 09:22AM

I was looking to get brake discs for the 335 from a US site a few years ago. The cost of shipping exceeded the cost of the discs. I think it would cost an absolute fortune if your dad were to import wheels from the US.

Big Nasty · 07-08-2015 09:33AM

Wheels aren't tooooo bad. Try importing rear leaf springs. :eek:

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