Motors Chat - Round 9

ba_barabus · 22-10-2015 06:29PM

Donnelly117 wrote: »

Again? Didn't we have this with insignias last year?

That was brake fluid leaks when the cars were being driven. I've always heard of Opels going on fire. A few friends had corsas which went on fire on their driveways, I think they got recalled for that eventually.

ba_barabus · 22-10-2015 07:21PM

Strange one here, was cycling home from work this evening when a stylish looking car approached me that looked like an Aston saloon and had a badge which was very similar to one. As it went past I realised the badge on the back was a HYUNDAI badge. It looked great. 152 reg, anybody any idea what it was.

dr.fuzzenstein · 22-10-2015 07:32PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Strange one here, was cycling home from work this evening when a stylish looking car approached me that looked like an Aston saloon and had a badge which was very similar to one. As it went past I realised the badge on the back was a HYUNDAI badge. It looked great. 152 reg, anybody any idea what it was.

A 152 Hyundai?

edit: This one?

Autosport · 22-10-2015 08:33PM

^ that looks the business

Going test driving the Tuscon tomorrow, I like the look of it now we'll see if it's as good to drive

colm_mcm · 22-10-2015 08:39PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

That was brake fluid leaks when the cars were being driven. I've always heard of Opels going on fire. A few friends had corsas which went on fire on their driveways, I think they got recalled for that eventually.

Opel Ireland said that it wasn't a problem anyway! Think it was power steering fluid leaking into the dpf.

colm_mcm · 22-10-2015 08:39PM

Autosport wrote: »

^ that looks the business

Going test driving the Tuscon tomorrow, I like the look of it now we'll see if it's as good to drive

Sick of the Volvo already?

Autosport · 22-10-2015 08:41PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Sick of the Volvo already?

Oh god no I love my Volvo, might be trading in the Insignia Tourer next year so looking at other options

colm_mcm · 22-10-2015 08:45PM

I'm curious as to what the new Tucson is like too. If you look at the leaps in desirability between different generations of Hyundai, it has a lot to live up to.
That said the ix35 isn't dreadful so the job is harder this time.

Autosport · 22-10-2015 08:55PM

See I never drove the ix35 so I can't compare driving but as for looks I like the front end. I'll probably be looking at diesel so I'm sure I'll get slagged

Marty McFly · 22-10-2015 09:20PM

Ah fcuk fcuking fcuk.

The car is gone into limp mode :mad: starting fine sounds like normal no warnings showing up but no power at all.

MetzgerMeister · 22-10-2015 09:24PM

Marty McFly wrote: »

Ah fcuk fcuking fcuk.

The car is gone into limp mode :mad: starting fine sounds like normal no warnings showing up but no power at all.

Anything to do with you hitting 88mph yesterday??

Noccy_Mondy · 22-10-2015 09:27PM

Hi all,
Nothing much here, but seen that my tracking seems to be off a tad on the focus, must get it realigned at the weekend. I spent enough on these tyres, so I'll inspect them keenly and often!

OT, Not motors related, but just heard of it there. Woman (60's) that lives fairly close to us died at the weekend. Very sad and all that. Her son was out monday on a ladder, putting out lights for people calling to the house. He falls off said ladder and dies. Such a freak ordeal! Goes to show how a whole family can get so fcuked up so sudden! Son dies preparing for mothers funeral, so sad.

Take care folks.

colm_mcm · 22-10-2015 09:33PM

That's awful

22-10-2015 10:40PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Hi all,
Nothing much here, but seen that my tracking seems to be off a tad on the focus, must get it realigned at the weekend. I spent enough on these tyres, so I'll inspect them keenly and often!

OT, Not motors related, but just heard of it there. Woman (60's) that lives fairly close to us died at the weekend. Very sad and all that. Her son was out monday on a ladder, putting out lights for people calling to the house. He falls off said ladder and dies. Such a freak ordeal! Goes to show how a whole family can get so fcuked up so sudden! Son dies preparing for mothers funeral, so sad. Take care folks.

Read about that on the news today. Awful time for the family. May they both RIP

Interslice · 23-10-2015 12:19AM

Got the 156 back on the road today,running sweet as a nut

. Then the suspension broke during the bog road test. Spring or a bolt sheared or something. will have to jack it up in the morning. Feck.

ba_barabus · 23-10-2015 12:56AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

A 152 Hyundai?
edit: This one?

Yep that's it. What is it?

166man · 23-10-2015 01:13AM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Yep that's it. What is it?

Hyundai Genesis I believe BA.

Come with a 5.0 V8 over here and I think they look absolutely class!

It definitely proves how far the Koreans have come on.

Stheno · 23-10-2015 01:32AM

I'm parking my car up driving in Dublin this week was horrific

Special Circumstances · 23-10-2015 06:15AM

166man wrote: »

It definitely proves how far the Koreans have come on.

Serious improvement from the Sonata/magentis of 10years ago.

What's up in the big shmoke Stheno? Roadworks or (and?) more morons on the road?

23-10-2015 06:23AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

What's up in the big shmoke Stheno? Roadworks or (and?) more morons on the road?

It's Dublin. Driving here is always horrific. Trains gone on strike today too which is meant to be chaotic. I'm on the luas now and it seems quieter than yesterday. Maybe Dublin phoned in sick today

Special Circumstances · 23-10-2015 06:30AM

Just spotted the train thing. Yeah, Friday before a bank holiday. .. maybe a lotta people just arranging not to be in work today one way or another. Couldn't hack dublin traffic every day. Trying to get in and out of plassey tech park at peak times is enough for me!!

23-10-2015 07:11AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Just spotted the train thing. Yeah, Friday before a bank holiday. .. maybe a lotta people just arranging not to be in work today one way or another. Couldn't hack dublin traffic every day. Trying to get in and out of plassey tech park at peak times is enough for me!!

Have to drive here for a week and back down lovely Limerick then. I'll always be on the road with the new job. A quarter of the work day will be spent in traffic. Ugh

Asmooh · 23-10-2015 07:30AM

Well next month or so I'm going to buy my first car in Ireland.. anyone can guess?

YbFocus · 23-10-2015 07:50AM

Asmooh wrote: »

Well next month or so I'm going to buy my first car in Ireland.. anyone can guess?

There's a higher chance of you doing it at the weekend so I'd say the 13th?

dr.fuzzenstein · 23-10-2015 08:46AM

ba_barabus wrote: »

Yep that's it. What is it?

Sorry, forgot to say, Hyundai genesis, but 166 Man already pointed that out...

dr.fuzzenstein · 23-10-2015 08:50AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Have to drive here for a week and back down lovely Limerick then. I'll always be on the road with the new job. A quarter of the work day will be spent in traffic. Ugh

You'll be grateful for the motorway then, imagine doing that without it.

Special Circumstances · 23-10-2015 09:03AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

You'll be grateful for the motorway then, imagine doing that without it.

Easy enough to imagine what it was like before there was a motorway - just take a trip on the N20 cattletrack!

Yeah the N7 Limerick to Dublin was a farce before the motorway - one old lad with a horsebox bringing half the country to a crawl.

dr.fuzzenstein · 23-10-2015 09:42AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Easy enough to imagine what it was like before there was a motorway - just take a trip on the N20 cattletrack!

Yeah the N7 Limerick to Dublin was a farce before the motorway - one old lad with a horsebox bringing half the country to a crawl.

Especially horseboxes! Farmers with a cattlebox will let you pass, but during the boom there were many upstarts and nouveau riche with horseboxes, usually brand new Discovery, driving at 60 km/h whilst actively blocking people from overtaking. Problem is, you can not entirely prevent people from doing so. So they got chase vehicles, a friend driving at a distance behind them so absolutely no bastard could get past. I remember going from Galway to Ennis and I came upon two such clowns. They both literally tried to run me off the road, swerving, beeping, flashing, gesticulating. They had absolutely no reason to do so, other than they were utter cnuts. Another one near Sligo, windy road, plenty of opportunity to pull over, no, chase vehicle and never stopped. Guy near Ennis, brand new jeep, speeded up to 120 km/h WITH A HORSEBOX to block me getting past, I could go on. Self entitled cnuts!
The biggest cnuts by several country miles on the roads used to be horseboxes. Until the bust happened and the same people would let their horses loose or let them starve to death in a field.
Even thinking about it pisses me off...
And breathe.

morritty · 23-10-2015 09:48AM

That B*starding train strike, an hour and a half to get from Phibsboro to the IFSC

Special Circumstances · 23-10-2015 09:51AM

morritty wrote: »

That B*starding train strike, an hour and a half to get from Phibsboro to the IFSC

Come to Limerick, nobody else wants to so the traffic isn't bad at all!

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