Motors Chat - Round 9

CIP4 · 01-10-2015 09:14PM

Looks like my mothers octy is caught for that recall. By the sounds of it it's going to make a complete fcuk of the engine. From what I can gather there just updating the software so exhaust emissions are being treated by the NOx capture device in the exhaust where as before it was just letting the exhaust emissions straight out bypassing it or whatever. Ultimately it's going to mean less performance and higher fuel costs. I wonder is it going to be a forced recall or could you get away without doing the recall probably not its not really a car that could afford to loose a few bhp.

MetzgerMeister · 01-10-2015 09:18PM

YbFocus wrote: »

In other news, got myself a set of drilled and vented discs for the front!

What's the point??? You won't see them behind the borbets :P

Interslice · 01-10-2015 09:23PM

CIP4 wrote: »

Looks like my mothers octy is caught for that recall. By the sounds of it it's going to make a complete fcuk of the engine. From what I can gather there just updating the software so exhaust emissions are being treated by the NOx capture device in the exhaust where as before it was just letting the exhaust emissions straight out bypassing it or whatever. Ultimately it's going to mean less performance and higher fuel costs. I wonder is it going to be a forced recall or could you get away without doing the recall probably not its not really a car that could afford to loose a few bhp.

A forced recall

. Hardly such a thing.

YbFocus · 01-10-2015 09:23PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

What's the point??? You won't see them behind the borbets :P

I didn't buy them for viewing

But the brakes are actually very visible.
The gaps are actually quite big between the spokes

MetzgerMeister · 01-10-2015 09:25PM

YbFocus wrote: »

I didn't buy them for viewing
But the brakes are actually very visible.
The gaps are actually quite big between the spokes

I know you didn't, I'm only having you on!!

I sold the Fiesta this evening. Fairly happy with the fact that it was only sitting up 5 days since I last drove it.

CIP4 · 01-10-2015 09:28PM

Interslice wrote: »

A forced recall . Hardly such a thing.

But as its to do with NOx emissions maybe government will force it on owners.

YbFocus · 01-10-2015 09:29PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I know you didn't, I'm only having you on!!

I sold the Fiesta this evening. Fairly happy with the fact that it was only sitting up 5 days since I last drove it.

I know

It was a fine car man, i once drove an auto one.
What a beautiful box it was

MuppetCheck · 01-10-2015 09:30PM

CIP4 wrote: »

But as its to do with NOx emissions maybe government will force it on owners.

If you're concerned dyno it before and after. You'll have proof to go back to them with if there's a power defecit.

colm_mcm · 01-10-2015 09:31PM

Interslice wrote: »

A forced recall . Hardly such a thing.

no way would I bring a car back for that. the emissions control system is effectively dormant. who knows whether it works or will go wrong outside warranty.

MetzgerMeister · 01-10-2015 09:34PM

YbFocus wrote: »

I know
It was a fine car man, i once drove an auto one.
What a beautiful box it was

Oh it's a fvcken box alright :pac:

CIP4 · 01-10-2015 09:36PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

If you're concerned dyno it before and after. You'll have proof to go back to them with if there's a power defecit.

It's fairly lightly here is going to be a power drop as you effectively going to be putting more back pressure on the engine by increasing the resistance of the exhaust gases going out the exhaust. I mean if there was no benefits from it be wouldn't of done it in the first place the benefits were increased power and reduced fuel consumption. Ah sure I suppose we will let a few get it done first and see what they think. No doubt someone will go to the paper or joe Duffy if it does what I think it will do.

They were thinking of just changing it now. The issue is my brother is learning to drive at the end of the year that kind of why they had been holding onto it as he is going to be quite frankly rough as fcuk on it. He has zero interest in learning to drive and is being forced. He is the type that would rather take bus train.

Chris_Heilong · 01-10-2015 10:12PM

Insurance renewal came, from 860 to 1176 euro. As I an insured through a broker with axa they said they can do it for 1020 euro if I switch to Octane insurance.

5W30 · 01-10-2015 10:14PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Insurance renewal came, from 860 to 1176 euro. As I an insured through a broker with axa they said they can do it for 1020 euro if I switch to Octane insurance.

Seems to be going that way for all of us :mad: At least the fuel is cheap enough these days :cool:

CIP4 · 01-10-2015 10:17PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Got mahself a new tyre this evening. Another michelin. The rim is a bit damaged, always was, but there's a crack starting to appear on it, just by the skin of my teeth the air is staying in I'd say. Suppose I need to get it sorted if I can...

Are they Michelin energy or what are they. I have Pirelli p7 on the front of mine and the wet grip is not good enough really they spin way too easy. I might go goodyears but I'd be interested to heear what the michelins are like are they 205/55/16 if so are they expensive.

Noccy_Mondy · 01-10-2015 10:32PM

CIP4 wrote:

Are they Michelin energy or what are they. I have Pirelli p7 on the front of mine and the wet grip is not good enough really they spin way too easy. I might go goodyears but I'd be interested to heear what the michelins are like are they 205/55/16 if so are they expensive.

Ya energy savers, not quite the same one as the other 3 but close enough, writing is a bit different, but it's probably just a newer one. 100 squid a corner, with all the malarkey, balanced etc, free air and valve cap too, which I thought was nice of them. Have done 6k miles on the rest of them since mid July, and they seem to be doing well, still a decent bit of thread in them. I have noticed I am so hard on braking, when it comes to stopping at a junction, I literally hop off the brakes. It's only a recent habit, I must kick it! They are surviving that anyway.

On another note, it's so foggy out tonight, can barely see 10 foot infront of me!

nd · 01-10-2015 10:41PM

Got my new Falkens from oponeo today.

date stamp 09/15 :cool:

01-10-2015 10:49PM

CIP4 wrote: »

Congrats it must of been a good month for job offers the contract arrived in Kilkenny for mine on Monday so just have to sign on the dotted line tomorrow which will be very weird my first full time proper job.

Are you going back sparking things seem to be picking up in construction in general. Best of luck with it. If it was me I'd probably buy something different as you could afford to get something with lower economy if it not going to be used only as a weekend car.

Cheers dude. Congrats to yourself on the new job too. Nice to have a good news day. As for sparking, yes and no. Not your typical sparkys job but just as qualified for it and its nothing to do with construction thankfully. Not sure what motor I want yet and luckily there's no rush.

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Now is your chance to buy a classic!
€56 tax and insurance around the €200 mark. For that you should be able to get something big, fun and petrol. Old V8 Merc maybe? Or, of course, a Jaaaag. (Ask Jimgoose on that one)
1970's Porsches are also very poular, or maybe something sporty? Nice MG, Triumph or maybe something more off the wall?

Christ! Boards slower than a 1980 T3 VW Transporter with the n/a 1.5 Golf diesel engine!

Thats the plan. I have to buy daily something and insure it to qualify for classic insurance don't I? A company van would hardly stand to me...

Dartz · 01-10-2015 11:24PM

Backed into a Volkswagen... scraped the side out of both cars.

Damage less than excess on policy.
Still Can't afford to fix it.

YbFocus · 01-10-2015 11:26PM

Dartz wrote: »

Backed into a Volkswagen... scraped the side out of both cars.

Damage less than excess on policy.
Still Can't afford to fix it.

This week has not been a good week, sorry to hear that man!

Dartz · 01-10-2015 11:32PM

YbFocus wrote: »

This week has not been a good week, sorry to hear that man!

On the positives, the RX was still bone cold and stalled hard when it hit - then restarted with a single crank to move off. Was shut down cold again... and then sat for ten minutes before being cold-started again.

And didn't flood.

GvidoR · 02-10-2015 12:33AM

Unreal fog on some places over here. I could barely see anything, just concentrated very hard on the lines on the road and hoped for the best. The weird alien-like music on Today FM didn't help.

In other news, passed the 5000 mile mark on the Punto in my ownership. Not bad for a cheap auld banger.

polan · 02-10-2015 01:55AM

My ma got caught by a GreedSafe van a few days ago... 108 on a 100. Ridiculous.

166man · 02-10-2015 02:34AM

Not an Audi fan myself, and yes it's probably €2-3k overpriced but I think this is all worlds of cool.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/10541175
Audi 4.2 V8 quattro

That thread about the best sleeper cars that we had a few weeks ago, this car wins that absolutely.

Special Circumstances · 02-10-2015 06:37AM

Subaru nerdgasm.... Saw a saab 92x yesterday. Pics to follow. Picture an impreza estate from 2005 with saab lights and bumpers grafted on!!!
Is it a saab!? Is it a subaru?? It's a saabaru! !

polan · 02-10-2015 06:44AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Subaru nerdgasm.... Saw a saab 92x yesterday. Pics to follow. Picture an impreza estate from 2005 with saab lights and bumpers grafted on!!!
Is it a saab!? Is it a subaru?? It's a saabaru! !

Subaru manufactured a badge engineered version of the second generation Impreza hatchback as the "Saab 9-2X" between 2004 and 2005. Retailed only in the North American market for the 2005 and 2006 model years, the car earned the nickname "Saabaru".

Autosport · 02-10-2015 07:45AM

dr.fuzzenstein · 02-10-2015 09:06AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Cheers dude. Congrats to yourself on the new job too. Nice to have a good news day. As for sparking, yes and no. Not your typical sparkys job but just as qualified for it and its nothing to do with construction thankfully. Not sure what motor I want yet and luckily there's no rush.

Thats the plan. I have to buy daily something and insure it to qualify for classic insurance don't I? A company van would hardly stand to me...

It should, it did for me.
While I had the company van (A Megavan (urgh) a few Foci and a Connect), I had a 1984 Mercedes W123 200 and later on a 1973 MKIII Cortina. Was insured with Carole Nash and they only require you to have the use of another car, no need to have it in your name.
Check with Carole Nash if they still do business, there was a nasty upset about bikes a few years ago, but I think cars were not affected.
Any issues, check the classic motor forum or check with me, a friend of mine knows all the ins and outs of running classics.
You have to bear one thing in mid though. If you drive a company van and a classic car, you will not accrue no claims bonus. No problem while it lasts, but if you need a car a few years down the raod, some insurers could be iffy. I was able to get a letter from my employer's insurance stating I had X years of claims free driving and that was accepted.

edit:
Looks like they're still around:
http://ireland.carolenash.com/classic-car-insurance/

CIP4 · 02-10-2015 09:22AM

GvidoR wrote: »

Unreal fog on some places over here. I could barely see anything, just concentrated very hard on the lines on the road and hoped for the best. The weird alien-like music on Today FM didn't help.

In other news, passed the 5000 mile mark on the Punto in my ownership. Not bad for a cheap auld banger.

I noticed a good bit of fog walking down to college this morning still the amount of cars with only parking lights or DRL's on I'm sure if I had looked hard enough if off seen cars with no lights on.

How long do you have the pinto to put up 5k miles. I have a bit over 10k km on my Megane in 4 months which is probably a bit lower than I'd normally average. There's 130k km on it now (80k miles on it) at 4.5 years old.

Special Circumstances · 02-10-2015 09:39AM

polan wrote: »

Subaru manufactured a badge engineered version of the second generation Impreza hatchback as the "Saab 9-2X" between 2004 and 2005. Retailed only in the North American market for the 2005 and 2006 model years, the car earned the nickname "Saabaru".

That's the one.
Funny thing is, I was up in a national park in Spain, not north America at all. Unlikely to ever see one again I'd say. Few foresters around alright.

Staph · 02-10-2015 10:08AM

I've heard about that 9-2x and I always thought it was just a Subaru engine mounted into a Saab body. I just looked it up and saw the pictures...Wow. Would love to see one in the flesh, so mad to see two very distinct cars melded together.

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