Motors Chat - Round 9

Stheno · 13-08-2015 04:49PM

I don't mean to double post, but have the NCT changed their booking system so you have to pay in advance now? You used be able to choose to pay on the day

TIA

Tea 1000 · 13-08-2015 05:03PM

Stheno wrote: »

RIP That's the same stretch of road I was asking about last week

Had to go to Cork today, drove down, finished early and drove back, was nearly roasted alive in the car even with the aircon on

Sounds like the aircon needs a service.

Stheno wrote: »

I don't mean to double post, but have the NCT changed their booking system so you have to pay in advance now? You used be able to choose to pay on the day

TIA

You can, but it's kind of a hidden button somewhere that you click to pay later. Or maybe a hidden pay later link in the middle of the paragraph somewhere. Not overly obvious anyway!!

jimgoose · 13-08-2015 05:04PM

Tea 1000 wrote: »

Sounds like the aircon needs a service...

Agreed. The hottest of hot days here shouldn't faze a functioning automotive HVAC.

Stheno · 13-08-2015 05:13PM

Tea 1000 wrote: »

Sounds like the aircon needs a service.

You can, but it's kind of a hidden button somewhere that you click to pay later. Or maybe a hidden pay later link in the middle of the paragraph somewhere. Not overly obvious anyway!!

jimgoose wrote: »

Agreed. The hottest of hot days here shouldn't faze a functioning automotive HVAC.

It's going in to the mechanic to be looked at soon for a couple of minor things so I'll add that to the small list

Interslice · 13-08-2015 05:19PM

Swapped my policy online from the 156 to the focus. Only took 2 minutes and didn't cost me a penny. Sound.
Thought changing from a 1.8 NA to a 1.8 turbo might have cost me some money.

GvidoR · 13-08-2015 05:20PM

Ordered 5L 10w40 oil, oil filter, two H1 bulbs from Micks Garage for €24.01 + they're giving me a free funnel. I guess they will charge €3.95 for delivery after I receive it? Not sure though.

Also today I discovered that the Punto has a H7 bulb on one side and H1 on the other. According to some quick research, this is normal for Punto's.

Supergurrier · 13-08-2015 05:25PM

Thats a good price oil considered.

Oil i use is 45 quid for 5 litres

Interslice · 13-08-2015 05:25PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Ordered 5L 10w40 oil, oil filter, two H1 bulbs from Micks Garage for €24.01 + they're giving me a free funnel. I guess they will charge €3.95 for delivery after I receive it? Not sure though.

Also today I discovered that the Punto has a H7 bulb on one side and H1 on the other. According to a quick research, this is normal for Punto's.

That's the normal setup for most twin headlight cars.

Got 7 litres of quartz ford 5w30, an oil and air filter for the focus for 56 euro earlier in the week. They've upped their free delivery to 40 euro it seems. Have been using the local mf for everything lately but when it comes to oil they only have ****e 10w40 or else pricey castrol. Always wonder why no MF's seem to stock mid price oil such as quartz or the like.

wotzgoingon · 13-08-2015 05:30PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Was driving down the N4 and saw a couple of Garda cars and road closed signs. Didn't know why, after a quick google search it became clear.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0813/720924-fatal-accident-kilmacanogue/

RIP.

Talking about accidents there was a hold up on the Headford road yesterday evening as I was leaving Galway about 7 miles outside, someone drove straight into the back of someone, nice bit of damage done to the front of one newish car and just the back bumper of the car in front. Held us all up. Garda and recovery truck drove past down the wrong side of the road to the accident , no injuries fortunately.

Autosport · 13-08-2015 07:12PM

Accident on the M9 just past the Danesfort J9 junction, car didn't look to good

dr.fuzzenstein · 13-08-2015 07:39PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Thats a good price oil considered.

Oil i use is 45 quid for 5 litres

Get a Focus diesel! Oil I buy is €15 for 4 liters. I just have to wait till Halford's has sale on.

They did last week, so got enough oil to cover 2 oilchanges for both cars for the total outlay of €60. For that there will be a ton of spare oil left over.

CIP4 · 13-08-2015 07:41PM

Interslice wrote: »

A rant: the worst thing about trying to study on a sunny day is the ****wits who stick the alarm on and head out with the windows left open. External sirens should be banned. Useless ****ing things anyway.

Our alarm text us if it goes off I can then go on my phone to look at the cctv to see if anyone is in the house from anywhere in the world. If there is no one I can then wirelessly turn off the alarm and reset it back on. Tbh I thought was fairly standard these days didn't think people still had them old fashioned alarms that go off. Alarm will also text it someone tampers with it cuts power etc etc.

Gavman84 · 13-08-2015 07:56PM

Went to Mizen head and Healy pass today savage day had again. Some lovely roads round there!

Special Circumstances · 13-08-2015 08:03PM

Gavman84 wrote: »

Went to Mizen head and Healy pass today savage day had again. Some lovely roads round there!

Wtf? Antrim to west cork??? Some driving!!
Some great driving and scenery down around beara.

Interslice · 13-08-2015 08:11PM

CIP4 wrote: »

Our alarm text us if it goes off I can then go on my phone to look at the cctv to see if anyone is in the house from anywhere in the world. If there is no one I can then wirelessly turn off the alarm and reset it back on. Tbh I thought was fairly standard these days didn't think people still had them old fashioned alarms that go off. Alarm will also text it someone tampers with it cuts power etc etc.

Wouldn't have a clue if it's standard. We just have a dog

. Maybe so as it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be years ago.

Gavman84 · 13-08-2015 08:24PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Wtf? Antrim to west cork??? Some driving!!
Some great driving and scenery down around beara.

Ya I have done 1600 kilometres since Tuesday so far. Just drove back from Dublin yesterday and didn't go anywhere. Off to Kilkenny tomorrow too but that's not too far.

kev250 · 13-08-2015 09:10PM

challengemaster wrote: »

pics?

Sorry didnt have any but it passed anyway. On adverts now if anyone is looking for a celica. Very impressed at how they drive!

nd · 13-08-2015 10:28PM

So the sisters avensis failed the nct today on emissions.

Obviously the readings are wayyy over the limits. Anyone take a guess as to the most likely cause?

GvidoR · 13-08-2015 10:35PM

Any meets / mini-meets or whatever this weekend in Dublin/Louth area?

Supergurrier · 13-08-2015 10:40PM

nd wrote: »

So the sisters avensis failed the nct today on emissions.

Obviously the readings are wayyy over the limits. Anyone take a guess as to the most likely cause?

Knackered cat most likely

wotzgoingon · 13-08-2015 10:56PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Any meets / mini-meets or whatever this weekend in Dublin/Louth area?

Why are you heading to Dublin?

GvidoR · 13-08-2015 11:41PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Why are you heading to Dublin?

Because there are things, and some stuff. :pac:

Noccy_Mondy · 13-08-2015 11:45PM

wotzgoingon wrote:

Why are you heading to Dublin?

You see this is where punctuation use is vital. I assume you meant to say "why, are you heading to Dublin?" As opposed to nosing into Gvidors life?

Or maybe you're just being a nosey cnut, if so, carry on :pac:

wotzgoingon · 13-08-2015 11:47PM

GvidoR wrote: »

Because there are things, and some stuff. :pac:

I'd say Pickles would meet with you if you asked him. And he could maybe try get one or two more people.

wotzgoingon · 13-08-2015 11:48PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

You see this is where punctuation use is vital. I assume you meant to say "why, are you heading to Dublin?" As opposed to nosing into Gvidors life?

Or maybe you're just being a nosey cnut, if so, carry on :pac:

You actually got it spot on. I was thinking the same thing as you when I read GvidoR's reply.

Hal1 · 14-08-2015 01:10AM

Just looking at some pics of the explosion in China. F'kn hell doesn't describe it.

Thousands of new VW's all burnt and some pics of the aftermath.

http://imgur.com/gallery/4bjvv/new

wotzgoingon · 14-08-2015 01:13AM

Hal1 wrote: »

Just looking at some pics of the explosion in China. F'kn hell doesn't describe it.

Thousands of new VW's all burnt and some pics of the aftermath.

http://imgur.com/gallery/4bjvv/new

Wow that was some explosion. I don't watch the news or listen to the radio(I listen to my own music) so didn't really hear about it till today. What was the cause of it?

challengemaster · 14-08-2015 01:16AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Wow that was some explosion. I don't watch the news or listen to the radio(I listen to my own music) so didn't really hear about it till today. What was the cause of it?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33900268

No confirmation on what caused it yet, but it was a storage facility for toxic chemicals and gas.

View from space:
http://www.wired.com/2015/08/chinas-huge-tianjin-explosion-looked-like-space/

wotzgoingon · 14-08-2015 01:25AM

Wow the poor migrant worker were very close to the blast and their prefab huts were destroyed, after watching that bbc news report I'd say most casualties were the migrant workers.

China has migrant workers where ever they come from. Wages are very low in China even for Chinese so i wouldn't like to know how low a pay they were getting.

beertons · 14-08-2015 09:12AM

Got my aircon regassed yesterday. I never did it before, surprisingly it only lost 80 grams of gas in 12 years. Nearly all the oil was gone though. Some job, I was nearly high on it driving home.

Also, guy who did the aircon pointed to one of the belt tensioners, said it was very shakeup/unstable. Is it a big job to replace?

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