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

CIP4 wrote: »

If you use fuelly it will tell you your cost per km/ miles based on total mileage travelled vs total cost. It's actually a great tool once you get into the habit of using it. I mean you can look and see total spends fuel costs 6 months ago, mpg at any time great tool really. But I suppose it's one extra thing to do everytime you fill up.

yeah, fuelly is fascinating (see my sig :pac:)

mad to see the figures, you can see a dramatic increase in mpg's on mine after i got the new engine fitted for example. also represents fuel as an ownership cost, which most people never see it as.

i've spent €1500 on petrol since February, nearly as much as i paid for the car.

one of us is driving the wrong car :P

I just downloaded the fuelly app there too and it has even more stats. My average fill up cost is 47.52 euro, average cost per litre 1.28 euro, average mpg 49.2 which isn't spectacular infairness. It will be interesting to see will it drop much going through winter.

Edit: The car is convinced it's doing 56 mpg all the time and 1200-1300km to a tank :pac: I miss having an accurate trip computer vw one was always within 1 mpg.

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

that's what i thought. we've clearly proven that petrol isn't an issue tax is a little dear, but not unmanageable. the cars are for nothing and so is the insurance.

HA! Good one. :pac:

GvidoR wrote: »

HA! Good one. :pac:

do an online quote on one, i dare ya the surprise will be pleasant.

use the reg of this one http://cars.donedeal.ie/damagedcars-for-sale/03-toyota-celica-no-damage/10749945

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

jaysis that's desperate :P. i've a lot of late 20's stuff from earlier on in the year dragging my average down, but out on the motorway these last few months i'm averaging 42-43mpg across a tank, easy. that's doing 120 where i can but keeping a light foot.

what does the megane weigh?

1215kg according to parkers that sounds average enough maybe not ? I think the gearbox is wrong for the car 5th in particular is too lowly geared meaning it revs too high altogether all the ones from this year on have 6 speed boxes. Although that can't be the cause of all the problem.

job seeker wrote: »

Anyone know how often a auxiliary belt should be changed on a Yaris? Looked online but it doesn't say...

i'd only change it if it was making noise or looked worn out, i don't think there's a set interval.

it's one of very few jobs on the yaris that is a pain in the hole to do. you have to prop the engine and take off the driver side engine mount.

i guess it's actually not even difficult, just more difficult than it needs to be.

LOL

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i'd only change it if it was making noise or looked worn out, i don't think there's a set interval.

it's one of very few jobs on the yaris that is a pain in the hole to do. you have to prop the engine and take off the driver side engine mount.

i guess it's actually not even difficult, just more difficult than it needs to be.

Ah right, it does look ok, but it's things like these that I worry about.. You know id hate for it to snap and but stranded somewhere...

And the outside, covering the handle joint

Patww79 wrote: »

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On a laguna o turns off the cruise control. There is an R also the turns it back on a car goes back to the set speed.

job seeker wrote: »

Ah right, it does look ok, but it's things like these that I worry about.. You know id hate for it to snap and but stranded somewhere...

If it looks visually ok with no cracking or wear of the sides and it doesn't make any noise on start up then it would be a safe enough assumption to make that it won't snap anytime soon. No point replacing good parts for the fear the car might breakdown. Sh!t happens if the car wants to breakdown it will. Obviously if a part was heavily worn and failure was inevitable in the short term you would change that part. Chances are a 16 year old (I think) Yaris has gotten a fan belt at some stage in its life anyway or the rubber would be cracked at this stage.

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Seeing as my rear left door is staying closed via superglue, I decided to brush up on my masking tape skills! Will try and rectify the issue during the week. Won't have any back passengers anyway. Probably wont even be on the road come to think of it!

Just get some self drilling / tech screws and screw the door shut because that wouldn't look rough at all :pac:

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Mondello sometimes do track day training for people to get a taste for it, was cheap when I did it and was a good time, give mondello a ring and see what they say as they didnt advertise it when I done it.

YbFocus wrote: »

As Chris says there is some kind of training available too if you wish to go that route!

I gave Mondello a ring there and there and the track day training must be off for winter, the next session will be in March they think.

http://www.mondellopark.ie/car_track_day_training/

I see the auto heroes thing is a monthly thing. Would this be a good option?

http://www.mondellopark.ie/auto_heroes/