Motors Chat - Round 9

colm_mcm · 29-11-2015 12:03AM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Nah you're dreamin'!! Sharp is the only calculator

Texas Instruments FTW.

Dartz · 29-11-2015 12:04AM

jimgoose · 29-11-2015 12:06AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Texas Instruments FTW.

Hewlett-Packard 29C RPN. Accept no substitutes.

CIP4 · 29-11-2015 12:06AM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Nah you're dreamin'!! Sharp is the only calculator

Engineers United here :pac:

29-11-2015 12:09AM

Dartz wrote: »

It really is sad when the mind starts to go.

It wasn't too long ago that he was borrowing my car and promising himself a porsche.

But who the **** wants an automatic Kadjar?

Money burning a hole in the pocket. He actually managed to start a trend. 14 houses on the road and the majority of them had a Focus in the drive by the end of 00 (I'm sure Fords advertising had a small part to play but we were the first! :pac:).

He always wanted an S Class but was happy with his Liana. What he actually wanted was one of his two sons to have an S Class or something similar so he could claim it which he would have been more than entitled. My brother bought an XJ6 via bangernomics and me an S60 via bangernomics. Thats the best we could do for him in terms of big, comfy and reasonably powerful cars. He appreciated the use of an aul banger of a van myself and the brother went halves on for two years more so than the fast cars that we brought home. We lost him last year to cancer. I'd like to see myself with his attitude topped off with a few petrol head sons in the future.

"I want you to buy this car/van/digger/fire engine so I can use it". :pac:

GvidoR wrote: »

MK1 Focus is a nice car. Not a fan of the interior though.

Nobody will ever understand my hatred towards that particular Focus.

jimgoose · 29-11-2015 12:09AM

CIP4 wrote: »

Engineers United here :pac:

"Mr. Simpson, Gary spilled his ear-medicine!!"

colm_mcm · 29-11-2015 12:27AM

jimgoose wrote: »

Hewlett-Packard 29C RPN. Accept no substitutes.

Or "The American Casio" as they're known in the trade.

polan · 29-11-2015 12:30AM

Texas Instruments TI-84 lads...

GvidoR · 29-11-2015 12:33AM

Are you seriously talking about calculators here? :pac:

Let me change it up a bit.

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ba_barabus · 29-11-2015 12:39AM

polan wrote: »

Texas Instruments TI-84 lads...

Texts Instruments are ftw

colm_mcm · 29-11-2015 12:44AM

GvidoR wrote: »

Are you seriously talking about calculators here? :pac:

Let me change it up a bit.

Wtf rear lights are on that Audi?

ba_barabus · 29-11-2015 12:47AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Wtf rear lights are on that Audi?

Photos hop

Dartz · 29-11-2015 12:58AM

GvidoR wrote: »

Are you seriously talking about calculators here? :pac:

Let me change it up a bit.

I'm afraid it doesn't work with modern emission legislations and ****.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgffnYlAe9c

CIP4 · 29-11-2015 02:13AM

Just flicking through donedeal to see this sentence in an ad "had full service history up until I bought it and since then I have done all the work myself so you will have to take my work for it" :pac:

No such thing as receipts for the parts. I wouldn't have an issue with doing the work yourself I have never brought anything to the garage for a service always done it myself but always kept parts receipts with mileage and dates on them it's a fairly straight forward thing to do. Heck you could throw together a basic excel spreadsheet if you really wanted to go mad. I find them useful more for my own reference for when you think what mileage did I put them tyres on at or whatever or how much did I spend on parts in the last year etc.

Noccy_Mondy · 29-11-2015 02:26AM

colm_mcm wrote:

No climate control either

Oh ya, very few that I've come across with that in it.

CIP4 wrote:

Are you going changing the focus ? If you could get an early titanium mk3 it would be some car although that was is very nice I've never seen a mk2.5 with a full trip like that.

Ya, next summer probably though. I'd love a mk3 titanium, but to get one that I'd be happy with, It'd cost a lot more then a mk2.5. I'm still open to other makes yet though.

Noccy_Mondy · 29-11-2015 02:31AM

Friend was in Al Hayes' in Portumna today buying a car. Took them 20 minutes to move other cars to get the car out! The son reckons they have near 2k cars altogether. They're biggest problem according to them is all the trade ins piling up. If they aren't advertised, they won't sell. Believe it or not, they had 2 2003 passats down the back, which were taken in as trade in's in 2006 that they never sold. Just been sitting up this past 10 years! What a loss they would have made on the likes of them! Be great to get your hands on one of them , despite belts being perished, seizing issues etc. He wanted 3.5k for them.

CIP4 · 29-11-2015 02:35AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ya, next summer probably though. I'd love a mk3 titanium, but to get one that I'd be happy with, It'd cost a lot more then a mk2.5. I'm still open to other makes yet though.

I suppose the thing is the focus in that spec probably represents the best value for money in the segment especially when bought in the uk where titanium and 2.0tdci is more readily available. A 140 Highline golf mk6 would be a lot more expensive and not necessarily that better speced. Same with an Audi A3, i30/ Ceed are very meh to me. Not really sure what else there is. Well a 2.0cdti Sri Astra would be nice also.

CIP4 · 29-11-2015 02:38AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Friend was in Al Hayes' in Portumna today buying a car. Took them 20 minutes to move other cars to get the car out! The son reckons they have near 2k cars altogether. They're biggest problem according to them is all the trade ins piling up. If they aren't advertised, they won't sell. Believe it or not, they had 2 2003 passats down the back, which were taken in as trade in's in 2006 that they never sold. Just been sitting up this past 10 years! What a loss they would have made on the likes of them! Be great to get your hands on one of them , despite belts being perished, seizing issues etc. He wanted 3.5k for them.

Ye it's a rediculous business model have an auction and clear 3/4 of the cars. So much of what he has are insane high mileage trade in that are rough which he is looking for top dollar for. They would rather see the likes of them passage sit there though then have sold them of at a competitive price in 2006 it's unreal.

Noccy_Mondy · 29-11-2015 02:40AM

Ya I was looking at the astra, but they were never a car that I really paid much notice too. Even when specced up in elite or sri, they don't really show much difference.

I like the mk6 golf, but the pricing is off the wall for what they are.

CIP4 · 29-11-2015 02:47AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ya I was looking at the astra, but they were never a car that I really paid much notice too. Even when specced up in elite or sri, they don't really show much difference.

I like the mk6 golf, but the pricing is off the wall for what they are.

Even decent mk5 golfs are still making strong money plenty of 08 making 8-9k and they are not Highline 140bhp models either. I think they are a serious car particularly the mk5 they are very well put together and there is just something about them you don't get in other cars in the segment and I could never put my finger on it. At the same time the more I think about it the harder put I'd be to go back to them. I don't really have any interest in spending money on cars lately for the first time ever. I'm sure it will pass though

Noccy_Mondy · 29-11-2015 02:01PM

The Journal.ie had this video up this morning of a motorist who had a near miss. Other car didn't stop at the junction.

bear1 · 29-11-2015 02:09PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Friend was in Al Hayes' in Portumna today buying a car. Took them 20 minutes to move other cars to get the car out! The son reckons they have near 2k cars altogether. They're biggest problem according to them is all the trade ins piling up. If they aren't advertised, they won't sell. Believe it or not, they had 2 2003 passats down the back, which were taken in as trade in's in 2006 that they never sold. Just been sitting up this past 10 years! What a loss they would have made on the likes of them! Be great to get your hands on one of them , despite belts being perished, seizing issues etc. He wanted 3.5k for them.

He must be the most overpriced dealer out there. Loughrea is full of his stock at this point.

Noccy_Mondy · 29-11-2015 02:21PM

bear1 wrote:

He must be the most overpriced dealer out there. Loughrea is full of his stock at this point.

Oh ya, I know. 8.7k for a 2008 passat highline with 150kmiles (1.9). Madness if you ask me!

bear1 · 29-11-2015 02:40PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Oh ya, I know. 8.7k for a 2008 passat highline with 150kmiles (1.9). Madness if you ask me!

Is that what your friend bought? Have to hand it to al though, he still manages to sell them even at those mad prices.

Noccy_Mondy · 29-11-2015 02:48PM

bear1 wrote:

Is that what your friend bought? Have to hand it to al though, he still manages to sell them even at those mad prices.

Yar, well a friend of a friend bought it. My friend went with him as he knows a fair bit about cars. He wanted 9,000 for it and the lad buying it is a yes man and crap at haggling so would have happily have paid that. My friend managed to bring him down to 8,700 with a fresh timing belt.

CIP4 · 29-11-2015 04:35PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Yar, well a friend of a friend bought it. My friend went with him as he knows a fair bit about cars. He wanted 9,000 for it and the lad buying it is a yes man and crap at haggling so would have happily have paid that. My friend managed to bring him down to 8,700 with a fresh timing belt.

Even if it was spotless and highline spec that is still strong money considering the mileage. I mean it can't even be that nice of an experience to buy a car there, the place just full to the brim with cars and salesmen trying to sell as many as they can I've never been there but can't see you getting much one to one time with a salesman maybe I'm wrong though.

colm_mcm · 29-11-2015 07:43PM

It baffles me how they are still in business. If they are buying the new cars from VW at the same prices as other dealers (had heard some unconfirmed stories years ago ref the relationship with VW Ireland and rebates), and are a legitimate business and are tax compliant etc, how can they afford to stockpile cars and auction them off much later, while at the same time beating trade in prices nationwide

CIP4 · 29-11-2015 08:19PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

It baffles me how they are still in business. If they are buying the new cars from VW at the same prices as other dealers (had heard some unconfirmed stories years ago ref the relationship with VW Ireland and rebates), and are a legitimate business and are tax compliant etc, how can they afford to stockpile cars and auction them off much later, while at the same time beating trade in prices nationwide

Ive heard they are owned and run by nama now and al hayes is really only fronting it. But that could be completely wrong and tbh if nama had it they would of auctioned of 90% of the cars at this stage there is no way they would leave it run like this so it mustn't be true. There is no logical reason for keeping that much stock when you cant keep turning it over.

colm_mcm · 29-11-2015 08:27PM

They've been stockpiling cars for as long back as I remember. It's not a new thing.

They appear to be opening a new garage in Ennis selling Skoda, where Bill Cullen had Renault.

bear1 · 29-11-2015 09:26PM

I've heard nothing but bad stories about them.
Years ago one lad went in there to look at a bora I believe. He was stood there waiting for a worker to come and engage him about the potential sale.
He was fobbed off everytime he would go to ask if any had time.
Ended up walking out of the place and never went back.

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