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Motors Chat Thread Round 3

Alanstrainor

1.This thread is for motoring topics which you feel are not worthy of starting a new thread for, banter from a meet or general motoring related chit chat.

2.No lonely hearts (This is not a personal dig at anyone, it's how we feel is the best way to describe what we want to avoid. )

3.Keep it clean.

4.The Motors charter applies.

Had to create a new thread, as the last one was on the fritz!

Have fun everyone.

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Autosport

To the numpty skull who parked his van half way across the road I hope to god you get 2 punctures and the spare is flat

Foxhole Norman

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4570592

There she is, my Dad's old barge. Pity we missed on out on buying it. Would be a great buy if anyone is looking at Superbs.

Matt Simis

Back from Austria, near Salzburg.. lots and lots of high end metal, snowy mountain town so mostly AWD stuff, more Porsche's (Carrera 4S's and Cayenne's with a few Panamera's) than Ive ever seen. Sadly they dont actually sound that nice IMO (distinctive yes, nice no).. the nicest sounding thing was actually a white (but very dirty) Audi S5 burbling along purposively through the street. Saw an S7 too.

Audi easily had the marketshare though there was a lot of BMW's of the 4x4 variety, including an obsene amount of X6's, the car I know most hate but I really like. Strangly most of the high end stuff was Bronze in colour (from all makes), again a bit marmitey bit I like the colour (and X6):

Thats the newer X6 40d model.

[Deleted User]

Why didn't BMW ever sell the 3/5/7 series with their AWD system here do you know??

166man

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Why didn't BMW ever sell the 3/5/7 series with their AWD system here do you know??

Lack of potential sales I'd have thought. Not too many Quattro Audi's around Ireland might explain why? I'm purely guessing though tbh

Stheno

166man wrote: »

Lack of potential sales I'd have thought. Not too many Quattro Audi's around Ireland might explain why? I'm purely guessing though tbh

Weirdly the two audi owners i know are quattro owners!

@pred are three beep normal on A c5 if you take a corner too tight? Back driving and making a list of what the mechanic needs to look at when it gets serviced

Omg the freedom of being able to drive!!!

challengemaster

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Why didn't BMW ever sell the 3/5/7 series with their AWD system here do you know??

Because they're committed to remaining a primarily RWD focused brand?, IIRC there was something to that effect posted by them on facebook recently enough too

coolisin

More audis are being sold Quattro these days I think, but alot of the older ones seemed to be Quattro was an expensive extra if memory serves me right.
Don't think the xi models ever even sold here at all.

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

Weirdly the two audi owners i know are quattro owners!

@pred are three beep normal on A c5 if you take a corner too tight? Back driving and making a list of what the mechanic needs to look at when it gets serviced

Omg the freedom of being able to drive!!!

I dont understand ??

tossy

Coolest private plate ever - spotted on the road to Dublin recently...

Big Nasty

challengemaster wrote: »

Because they're committed to remaining a primarily RWD focused brand?, IIRC there was something to that effect posted by them on facebook recently enough too

I thought there was an FWD Bimmer en route?

Mr Benevolent

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I thought there was an FWD Bimmer en route?

Already has been two, the Rover 75 and MINI. In other news, Pina Coladas are tastier at noon. Well, I've been drinking them since 1130, but that's a mere detail. Not driving today. Well, not a motorised vehicle at any rate.

peter barrins

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Katunga

thinking of changing my car in a month or so, will only be traveling a five minute commute to work so it doesn't justify having a diesel Audi A4 1.9TDI. I will be traveling less than 1000 mile a month all in.
Very max budget 4k min engine size 1.6 max 2.0.
no older than 2003
No more expensive to insure than what I have at the moment.
any ideas?
I was thinking a subaru impreza 1.6.

Katunga

LIGHTNING wrote: »

1.6`s Impreza`s are not only slow but they are very thirsty, avoid like the plague. PS I love Subarus btw

what is 2.0 like?

Barry Barry

Katunga wrote: »

what is 2.0 like?

Its 2.0 turbo or nothin'

Katunga

Barry Barry wrote: »

Its 2.0 turbo or nothin'

would never be able to get insured on 2.0 turbo

Barry Barry

How about this then?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4474938

or this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4612770

[Deleted User]

peter barrins wrote: »

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I know, but my question was why they never sold them here or in the UK but my question has been answered

Matt Simis

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Why didn't BMW ever sell the 3/5/7 series with their AWD system here do you know??

Despite all the other posts to the contrary, BMW did sell the AWD 5 series here in the e34 period, early to mid 90's.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C316855

Since then no, as noted they said it dilutes their brand message..

Big Nasty

I regularly see an E34 525ix Touring around Sandyford. Think Marlow knows him actually. Not sure if it's a swimmer or not but always presumed it was.

[Deleted User]

Matt Simis wrote: »

they said it dilutes their brand message..

What message is that? That one day a year, the Irish will be able to get nowhere in our RWD cars and if we sold 4WD there, we'd have great sales coming into winter because Paddy needs to get to mass on the one day it snows :pac:

tossy

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

What message is that? :

The 2wd drive bog spec bore-mobile 2.0D 'Irish car'

Hal1

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:pac:

Ardennes1944

Manager at work wants to buy my car within the next 3 weeks. He has been asking about it for months. could be a good way to get rid of it. 3 weeks to find something to buy aint easy though

[Deleted User]

You have your options narrowed down - E36/E46 BMW or an Audi TT. Easy decision :P

Top Gear was absolutely class tonight!!!

ShadowHearth

Got sms from co-worker. Asked if i am selling Ford... Some friend wants to buy it.

Told her 200eu and they can take it as it is. good old fordie was a great horse. If it can help someone else, they may it be!

Its my birthday this month, so that would be 200eu to spend on lego!

Dr.Rieux

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You have your options narrowed down - E36/E46 BMW or an Audi TT. Easy decision :P

Top Gear was absolutely class tonight!!!

Missed it tonight. Nearly positive I recorded it though. I'm off work sick tomorrow so that's an hour of the day planned.

Just noticed that Barry Barry closed his account

Ardennes1944

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You have your options narrowed down - E36/E46 BMW or an Audi TT. Easy decision :P

Top Gear was absolutely class tonight!!!

insurance on the TT aint happening

cooper s/325/93 aero