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

Collected my two seats for my future track days, this starts the beginning of a few interchangeable mods for doing a number of track days annually. . .

GvidoR wrote: »

Anyone have a car I could borrow for tomorrow? Or could I rent one? :P

This give me a little hope for the Punto. :pac: http://www.mondellopark.ie/fiesta-6-hour-endurance-race/

Anyone know what sort of helmets are allowed on the track or how much it costs to rent one there?

if i still had my old rollcaged mk2 gti trackcar i would have let you use it no problems :cool:
you will still have fun in the punto just make sure if to let it warm down and dont abuse it too much lol

i have a helmet here myself still but i have a soccer match in the morning and wont be going near mondello sorry ..:o

appparently you can rent helmets cheap from mondello too

edit: forgot to ask are you doing it on the national or intermediate circuit?

YbFocus wrote: »

I'm still in mayo, but will try make it up later in the day

Ya, it's hard to leave the place :pac:

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I didn't even know I had bought them, eBay kept notifying me saying I should pay for these things :pac:

There is a lot of work going into it and still a lot to do, full time in work now so have the funds to sort it, after the mechanical stuff it's onto new Wheels, Steering Wheel retrim, Bodywork repair and another round of machining, headlights are being taken out and given the full treatment and UV protection, new shift knob, flappy paddles, new boot, PDC, plates...

That's a long list makes me feel better about my own :pac:

Marty McFly wrote: »

That's a long list makes me feel better about my own :pac:

I could keep going :pac: Most of it is trivial to be fair, the only real things wrong with it are the leaks in the box and engine, so you know, the important bits :pac: should be easy fixes though.

I've been offered 1200e for the Honda, nearly tempted to take the write off and give it to him. Told him I'd need to have a wee think.
In other news I've narrowed down the choice of the replacement, it will be wither a 170 tdi Passat or a Legacy tourer diesel.
Both have pros and cons but most people seem to be saying that the Legacy is the better bet.
Hate these choices

A 170 brake horse power Pasta will be a very nice car

bear1 wrote: »

Funny enough my brain says the same while the wife wants to try and get more... women.



Yes they are supposed to be very quick, I think 380nm of torque and the Legacy has 350nm of torque. The Passat has more goodies (satnav) but the Legacy looks better and is about 1/1.5k cheaper.

Please don't tell me your thinking of buying a newer boxer legacy the ones which cause massive injector issues which cost upwards of 2k to fix. It will be a case of when the injectors fail as opposed to if Subaru won't cover them. Tbh I thought you'd be trying to buy something reliable the 170 Passat would be a far safer bet.

polan wrote: »

If it's a PD passat, they have equally large injector issues, heads cracking, and more.
CR (2008+) ones are ok.

At least vw cover the injectors and I think he is buying post 2008. Most pre 2008, pd engines will of had there injectors done at this stage.

....is there any car out there that doesn't have 'Known expensive issues' these days?

Will the bike rack be permanent?

CIP4 wrote: »

I dont think so the more and more complex cars become the less reliable they are due to more components which obviously more parts mean probability wise more chance of failure. But I suppose people want more complex cars that are more efficient with more toys and gadgets as that's seen as progress in peoples eyes when ultimately your compromising it's most basic function which is getting you from a to b reliably.

Agree. I also think though that it also the way people are treating their cars which has a direct impact on having negative opinions when it comes to the 2nd hand market.
I.e. people buying a 1.6 diesel to do 15k a year just to save 5c at the pump will ultimately cause a number of issues which if they sell on will be left up to the new owner to sort out. DPF is something that comes to mind.
I'd much rather buy a high miler diesel for a higher price than a low miler car of the same year cause that will tell me that more than likely this car has been used in the city more than anything.
Both the Passat and Legacy I'm interested in have high kms so I feel more "secure" buying them. Also more probable that things that could have gone wrong will have already been sorted out.

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I plan to go somewhere every week so I'd say so, I don't think the economy would bother me to be honest!

That is a great aggressive look FN, gun metal style 95's would look awesome!

Just when you think you've seen it all. The owner must be mad for gold that light up Honda badge is just a whole new low.

Whatever your into I suppose I think it looks very tacky just my opinion though.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/honda-civic-1-8l-es-5door/10732604