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

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  • #8252
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,089 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    CIP4 wrote: »
    As getting that recall done would be a very bad call.

    Is the recall damaging to the car or something?


  • #8253
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,158 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Bought 8 liters of fully synthetic 5w30 for less than €30 in Halfords. That's the next service sorted! And on top of that, my oil consumption has been tiny lately. The I6 engines in the likes of mine are notorious for drinking a bit of oil at higher mileage, but mines been a little beauty for the last year. Woohoo.


  • #8254
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Speaking of VW...

    Thoughts? :)

    20151228134835uid.jpg

    Very cool. That, or something similar was a production car IIRC.


  • #8255
    CIP4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,657 ✭✭✭CIP4


    Augeo wrote: »
    Is the recall damaging to the car or something?

    Well absolutely best case scenario there are no changes worst case scenario your going to end up with reduced performance or higher fuel consumption or both. As if there was no benefit to doing the cheating in the first place VAG wouldn't have bothered and just let the system work they didn't do it for the laugh it was to improve fuel consumption or power.

    Plus lets not forget they are starting up a NOx system that has lied dormant in the cars for years which could cause reliability issues. So that's a lot of risk to take for the best case scenario the car is not worse than it was before. They have to add an extra filter to some of the engines during the recall tbh it's all trouble. I would be leaving well enough alone. Even when left alone the cars are still at least meeting Euro 3 emissions standards so it not like they are putting out dangerously high levels of NOx.


  • #8256
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,077 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Mycroft H wrote: »
    *Nearly* got caught by a go safe this evening. Red go safe vans are hard to spot in the night. One hiding on the downhill outside of Bunclody. Quick glance in the mirror and jam on the anchors. Was only about 10 over the limit but still, 3 points is a lot


    In the mirror? Does that mean you shot by him and then noticed him? Surely you're done for, so? :confused:

    Although that said, I was convinced I was done, not too long ago, and so far, nothing has come of it:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=97512654&postcount=5135


    So you never know.


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  • #8257
    shietpilot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭shietpilot


    Deleted User wrote: »
    In the mirror? Does that mean you shot by him and then noticed him? Surely you're done for, so? :confused:

    Although that said, I was convinced I was done, not too long ago, and so far, nothing has come of it:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=97512654&postcount=5135


    So you never know.

    Probably because the guy in the GoSafe van was only setting up the operation and the camera wasn't actually detecting speeders yet.

    Same thing happened to me. I flew by a speed van on the N7 and I was convinced I will get done.

    This happened back in June and still nothing!


  • #8258
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Bought 8 liters of fully synthetic 5w30 for less than €30 in Halfords. That's the next service sorted! And on top of that, my oil consumption has been tiny lately. The I6 engines in the likes of mine are notorious for drinking a bit of oil at higher mileage, but mines been a little beauty for the last year. Woohoo.

    Which oil was it? I didn't see any BMW spec one on offer?


  • #8259
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Which oil was it? I didn't see any BMW spec one on offer?

    Must be one of these

    http://www.halfords.ie/motoring/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil?brand=Halfords&size=4+litres&initMin=0&initMax=75&cm_re=Carousel-_-Position1-_-halfordsoil


  • #8260
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Must be one of these

    http://www.halfords.ie/motoring/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil?brand=Halfords&size=4+litres&initMin=0&initMax=75&cm_re=Carousel-_-Position1-_-halfordsoil

    Yeah I was thinking it was the Ford one but I'm not sure does that meet the BMW LL Spec.


  • #8261
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    I'd rather get 5L Hypalube from Micks for €16.95 :P

    Closest Halfords to me is ~40 KM :(


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  • #8262
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    I'd rather use 0w40 in those 6cyls.

    Make sure it's LL Spec anyway man, probably LL04 in yours?


  • #8263
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    YbFocus wrote: »
    I'd rather use 0w40 in those 6cyls.

    Make sure it's LL Spec anyway man, probably LL04 in yours?

    Yeah mines LL-04 alright. 5W30 was always perfect in mine, bar the current leak :pac:


  • #8264
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    Yeah mines LL-04 alright. 5W30 was always perfect in mine, bar the current leak :pac:

    Mine never used a drop in 30k miles :)
    But then got hg failure, I'd rather use a drop of oil :pac:


  • #8265
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    I can't decide if new car likes petrol or oil more :P

    My money :(


  • #8266
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Uh oh.... I'm sure a few buckled rims may feature too!!


  • #8267
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,158 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    It's the pink halfords own brand 5w30 that I use. BMW LL 01 is what I use. It'll take LL 01 or 04. Been using it for years, no issues thus far!

    I've been kept busy this evening building an airfix that my brother bought me for Christmas. It's a small Spitfire, supposedly easy... Fook me it took ages. And so many pieces don't fit together without a lot of messing!

    372880.jpg


  • #8268
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,428 ✭✭✭Dartz


    Nice work.

    The moulds for those kits are so old that they're just gone to **** to build and fit together.


    Driving down to Wexford today - I should've taken a boat instead. So much water, everywhere.


  • #8269
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    Just won this on fleebay, hope the van carrying it does not fall off a cliff like that time I ordered sideskirts from Asia.

    strutbar.jpg


  • #8270
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Do you want these, Chris? They're yours if you want them.

    21591629260_f46d98ea52_c.jpg


  • #8271
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Do you want these, Chris? They're yours if you want them.

    21591629260_f46d98ea52_c.jpg

    Cheers, but I would have nowhere to put them:)


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  • #8272
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    Ah well.

    If anyone else wants them. Think of them my Christmas gift to you. :D


  • #8273
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,719 ✭✭✭Hal1


    Car thieves stick edition. It's not mine thankfully.

    372916.jpg
    2G7x0fB.png


  • #8274
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Is that a stick shift?


  • #8275
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,549 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    GvidoR wrote: »
    Ah well.

    If anyone else wants them. Think of them my Christmas gift to you. :D

    Would those fit on my Honda?


  • #8276
    GvidoR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭GvidoR


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Would those fit on my Honda?

    Oh yes, they definitely will.


  • #8277
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Would those fit on my Honda?

    Are you worried they might be bigger than your Honda? :p


  • #8278
    166man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    Back in the big schmoke for Christmas and today brought the 156 out of temporary retirement! A fellow Alfa head with a fifty shades of red GTV had his car develop a worrying noise from the front suspension.

    Oil change in the 156 and s too up of all the fluids and away she went!

    He might be along later to talk about how terrible/brilliant it is...:D


  • #8279
    NickDunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 392 ✭✭NickDunne


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Would those fit on my Honda?

    maxresdefault_1.jpg

    :D


  • #8280
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭zl1whqvjs75cdy


    CIP4 wrote: »
    Well absolutely best case scenario there are no changes worst case scenario your going to end up with reduced performance or higher fuel consumption or both. As if there was no benefit to doing the cheating in the first place VAG wouldn't have bothered and just let the system work they didn't do it for the laugh it was to improve fuel consumption or power.

    Plus lets not forget they are starting up a NOx system that has lied dormant in the cars for years which could cause reliability issues. So that's a lot of risk to take for the best case scenario the car is not worse than it was before. They have to add an extra filter to some of the engines during the recall tbh it's all trouble. I would be leaving well enough alone. Even when left alone the cars are still at least meeting Euro 3 emissions standards so it not like they are putting out dangerously high levels of NOx.

    Agreed. Mine won't be going near it. I do like getting the bus serviced at main dealer though, have all the stamps etc. If I brought it in for a service would they do the "fix" without my permission do you think?


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  • #8281
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,338 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    GvidoR wrote: »
    [...]

    Closest Halfords to me is ~40 KM :(
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought you visit Castlebar pretty frequently... :cool:
    GvidoR wrote: »
    Ah well.

    If anyone else wants them. Think of them my Christmas gift to you. :D

    I'd gladly take them. :)


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