Motors Chat - Round 9

Dartz · 28-08-2015 10:43PM

Bah. Brakes...

One of my disks picked up some ****e during the week - an obvious scuff mark or deposit on the surface. Can ****ing feel it through the pedal at anything over 80 when you touch the brakes. Then through the entire car when you touch them harder.

Need to figure out how to clean that ****e off.

GvidoR · 28-08-2015 10:50PM

CIP4 wrote: »

As much as I'm into cars I never really seen the point of all these fancy wedding cars. Id personally be happy enough to use whatever car I'd have at the time when / if I get married. Maybe I'll look at it differently when / if the time comes. I mean any half decent car looks well with a few fancy plates, ribbon and a well detailed exterior.

True. They are less than 1% of most weddings so you only notice them only in photos afterwards, if that.

CIP4 · 28-08-2015 10:56PM

GvidoR wrote: »

True. They are less than 1% of most weddings so you only notice them only in photos afterwards, if that.

Ah I'm sure the Megane would polish up well :pac: it would be very wishful thinking to think I'd still have that by then.

Autosport · 28-08-2015 10:58PM

CIP4 wrote: »

As much as I'm into cars I never really seen the point of all these fancy wedding cars. Id personally be happy enough to use whatever car I'd have at the time when / if I get married. Maybe I'll look at it differently when / if the time comes. I mean any half decent car looks well with a few fancy plates, ribbon and a well detailed exterior.

On the brake pads checked mine during the week basically new on the front 70% on the back not so bad I'd personally change them once they get near at the limit with a few mill left there fairly cheap generally.

You won't be saying that when you see them all in Kilkenny city :P

Autosport · 28-08-2015 10:59PM

GvidoR wrote: »

True. They are less than 1% of most weddings so you only notice them only in photos afterwards, if that.

But I'd notice and if I didn't have the car I wanted that's grounds for divorce

CIP4 · 28-08-2015 11:13PM

Autosport wrote: »

You won't be saying that when you see them all in Kilkenny city :P

I was at a wedding there only a few weeks ago in kk and its was in a certain 5 star hotel it was a grand day but what it cost was mad. I don't mind weddings but as you can tell I'm not exactly a massive fan. But then I suppose if your in love you will do anything your bride to be wants including the fancy wedding or if you were really lucky you'd find a women who isn't big into weddings that quiet unlikely though. I suppose it's about finding a happy medium not something you'll need a mortgage but yet something you can look back on and be happy with.

The above is along way off topic so on the topic of cars I think my odometer /display is on the way out Renault life I suppose :pac: I actually don't even care as long as it stays driving it's nice to feel like this for the moment not be too bothered either way by car issues for once.

Foxhole Norman · 28-08-2015 11:13PM

Aaaaaaaaaaaand Sobaneks closed his account, I should probably do the same to mine, seems to be the in thing right now :pac:

28-08-2015 11:19PM

Lads, just found out my cousin got side swiped by a lorry yesterday and managed to walk away from this.

colm_mcm · 28-08-2015 11:25PM

How cow

quadrifoglio verde · 28-08-2015 11:27PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'm getting married after Christmas, I have no idea what I'll do for wedding cars tbh

How about a jaaaaaaaag? :pac:

Supergurrier · 28-08-2015 11:55PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Aaaaaaaaaaaand Sobaneks closed his account, I should probably do the same to mine, seems to be the in thing right now :pac:

Account closing.

Attention seeking bolloxology in general tbh.

Must be a hipster thing.

colm_mcm · 28-08-2015 11:58PM

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

How about a jaaaaaaaag? :pac:

She hates them now.

jimgoose · 29-08-2015 12:06AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

She hates them now.

Why??

29-08-2015 12:09AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Lads, just found out my cousin got side swiped by a lorry yesterday and managed to walk away from this.

Jesus! S/he did well to walk away from that, I'd say?! Shaken up, anyway, I'd imagine? :eek:

Trojan · 29-08-2015 12:18AM

Any recommendations on where to get 20L motor oil, BMW LL01 or 04? (Ie at a decent price)

ShaunieVW · 29-08-2015 12:18AM

Was a a friends wedding last week, outside the estate house they got married in he had his 3.2 busso powered Alfa GT, a 166 and a 156, all his! Great wedding car line up!

colm_mcm · 29-08-2015 12:21AM

jimgoose wrote: »

Why??

Long story. basically I bought one a few years ago instead of something completely car-unrelated she wanted.

29-08-2015 12:22AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Jesus! S/he did well to walk away from that, I'd say?! Shaken up, anyway, I'd imagine? :eek:

Shaken but everyone is grand thankfully. I was told the drivers seat just lifted straight out of the car afterward. She learnt a valuable lesson here. Only pull into the hard shoulder of a motorway if there is an emergency. Could have been much worse.

colm_mcm · 29-08-2015 12:22AM

Trojan wrote: »

Any recommendations on where to get 20L motor oil, BMW LL01 or 04? (Ie at a decent price)

Pretty sure the Total Quantum I buy from Micksgarage is LL01

Stheno · 29-08-2015 12:27AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Lads, just found out my cousin got side swiped by a lorry yesterday and managed to walk away from this.

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Shaken but everyone is grand thankfully. I was told the drivers seat just lifted straight out of the car afterward. She learnt a valuable lesson here. Only pull into the hard shoulder of a motorway if there is an emergency. Could have been much worse.

Glad to hear everyone is ok, looked horrible.

29-08-2015 01:51AM

Here's a quick question for ye guys..

In the C5 glovebox there's a small box with 2 sockets (red and white I think? For the auxiliary sound connections). What way would I set that up?

I had an IO Play2 kit installed in the 407, and a Parrott Mki9200, and the sound of music streaming from the phone was dire on both of them (vs the sound of the radio/CD player). The C5 has a built in phone kit so bluetooth calls are fine, it's just the music streaming I'm thinking about.

Im hesitant to install another IO play2 or parrott mki9200 kit, if the sound quality will be as bad as before (despite the great reviews they got). However, Im not sure how the aux box works? Is it a case of going out and buying an MP3 player and a 3.5 jack > Aux connector?

This thing:

http://www.thatcable.com/img/products/2157.jpg

And if it's that straight forward, has anyone ever used this set up before? For optimal audio quality, do you really need to be using a super-duper high end MP3 player? Or could I just buy a longer wire and get an auto-elec to wire it up through the car, so the jack hangs down from the top of the windscreen where I'd normally place my phone? (this seems like the best option, but unsure if it'd work, and if it did work, would having a headphone jack in my phone disturb bluetooth phone calls?

I really just want high quality music streaming from my phone, but this seems to be an unnecessarily difficult thing to do.

Noccy_Mondy · 29-08-2015 02:25AM

Had a nice spin down to Kilronan Castle there to collect some family from a wedding, ironically! Lovely place, very fancy indeed.

Seen the wedding car parked way in the distance. Was an old timer anyway, beige in colour I think.

Mister Jingles · 29-08-2015 02:29AM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9919232

My next buy.....I wish

Noccy_Mondy · 29-08-2015 02:33AM

Very rear to see one of those around!

Mister Jingles · 29-08-2015 02:41AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Very rear to see one of those around!

Ino, so rare in fact that I could insure one for 150-200 more then my 1.8.

Can be mapped with a bluefin chip from 216bhp to 260bhp with no impact on fuel consumption apparently.

GvidoR · 29-08-2015 05:19AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Had a nice spin down to Kilronan Castle there to collect some family from a wedding, ironically! Lovely place, very fancy indeed.

Seen the wedding car parked way in the distance. Was an old timer anyway, beige in colour I think.

Yup, it's a nice place alright.

CIP4 · 29-08-2015 06:14AM

@kkv for the red and white sockets you need an rca to aux in cable they can be got cheap in halfirds that's where I got mine. My Bluetooth music streaming is probably better sound quality but aux in is grand to have for iPods.

jimgoose · 29-08-2015 07:05AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Long story. basically I bought one a few years ago instead of something completely car-unrelated she wanted.

Yes, I did something similar. Best car I ever drove. I put her on the insurance - that quietens 'em, usually.

jimgoose · 29-08-2015 07:19AM

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Ino, so rare in fact that I could insure one for 150-200 more then my 1.8.

Can be mapped with a bluefin chip from 216bhp to 260bhp with no impact on fuel consumption apparently.

In all fairitude I'm inclined to call "mate a' mine daahn pub, knowarramean innit??" on that, especially the fuel consumption bit. They run about 100 BHP/l stock.

YbFocus · 29-08-2015 07:56AM

There ye go lads

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