*********Motors Chat - Round 9 *********

YbFocus wrote: »

You'd wear the centre a bit faster. Depends on how high a pressure it was

And yes you drive super correctly

Haha, that almost sounds like it's a bad thing. :pac:

The pressure was 2.5 bar. It says 2.0 in the owners manual. Hadn't checked the pressure after I got the tyres put on.

Not much roping can be done on public roads, I think.

5W30 wrote: »

I can just see a FWD driver down shifting at high revs without giving it some throttle and ending up driving in the opposite direction :pac:

Brown trousers moment :pac:

She does love her shift lock in the wet

NewApproach wrote: »

Don't say you're one of those who sits on the forecourt waiting for a pump on the same side as the filler cap, holding up everyone else in the process?! They're designed to stretch the width of the car for a reason!

I just reverse in. Why not just do that?

Dartz wrote: »

Screaming past dawdling commuters on the N3 at 9000rpm, then spitting sheets of blue flame with a tap on the throttle mid-shift - The perfect rememdy to a tough day in the office.

Sure it's juvenile and it's probably frightening the ****e out of the innocent and law abiding motorist, but it's just plain fun.

What exhaust system have you on that Dartz? Is it de-catted or something?

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

There's a mahoosive hole in my front flexi and the noise while annoying at cruising speed, it's just glorious bringing it up the rev range. Popping 1000 rpm before the red line too and the smell of ice caps melting just puts a bigger smile on my face

I'm never fixing the hole in my exhaust

Looks like my petrol car hopes may have hit another stumbling block. I only realised that the night college course I'll be doing next year is in cork :eek: 2 evenings / nights a week meaning I'll be doing well over 1k km a week. I initially thought they were in Carlow or Waterford it's going to be a bit of a pain going to cork two evenings a week at least it's only a year. I don't think the other course will be that far away probably Waterford. I'm never going to escape college at this rate

Anyone ever do evening/ night courses in college it doesn't exactly sound like much craic

YbFocus wrote: »

I done some and am currently doing my Green belt in Lean. Takes a lot of effort with work getting in the way!
But even more satisfying to pass it

Ye looks like I'll be doing 2 dips and I'll be doing green belt in lean six sigma maybe not straight away but quickly enough.

YbFocus wrote: »

The company covered mine, don't be afraid to ask

Oh Ye they are paying for all of them. It's them that want me to do them and it's of part the package. Doing diplomas is not something I would suggest but I suppose the more qualifications you can get the better especially when your young wouldn't be as easy going to night college twice a week if you have kids.

Special Circumstances wrote: »

On the positive side... you'll be in Cork twice a week!!!! :-)

Which is twice a week more than me most weeks. :-(

Ye I see it as a negative I'm trying to get out of the place but failing miserably by the looks of it :pac:

Supergurrier wrote: »

Decent E39 6 cylinder petrols are a pain in the ass to find, after something to do me for 6 months or so until i decide what i want next and feck me tis rough.

Might have one coming up for sale the next few days.

Marty McFly wrote: »

Speaking of engine sounds my old one

I really must get a video of the 530 had a few people say to me it doesn't sound like a diesel to me it does.

That link doesn't work man, I had a 530, up in the revs was ok but it ticked over like a lorry. It was far better than 1.9tdi all the same!

beertons wrote: »

Did anyone have a look at the video posted on the mirror's website, about the 2 lads who were off their heads, driving a car, and crashed into a wall. Video was still recording after the crash, ya can hear a woman trying to talk to them to see if they were alive. Scarey.

Seen a link for it but didn't watch it not sure if its something I'd want to watch.

Just spotted the Fiat Tipo is set to make a return. Delighted as I loved the original