***** Motors chat - round 12 *****

OSI wrote: »

Yep, don't remember the last taxi I was in that didn't have at least one fault light lit up on the dash. Was in an auto Octavia taxi a few months ago and every time he stopped he had to keep shifting in and out of auto until it found a gear again :rolleyes:

Was in an Avensis taxi last week, car kept cutting out every time he came to a stop in neutral or even coasting in neutral, chap said it was doing this for a few days and really should get to a garage sometime over the next week. :rolleyes:

Blocked fuel filter or lines I guess?

Biggest culprit is the 2009 to 2011 bracket avensis for smoke.

Augeo wrote: »

RandomAccess wrote: »

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Any commercial vehicle and taxi is potentially suspect.

No more so than a private car surely?
CVRT smoke test is the same as the NCT test iirc.

Well vehicle owners operating for profit are going to be those most aware of fuel costs and likely to look for an advantage. Hardcore commuters would also fit the bill. Fleet car operators etc.

UK already tightened up it's emissions testing and will probably continue to do so. Not sure now will we follow UK or EU developments in this area.

Should apply across the board anyway commercial and private.

Augeo wrote: »

RandomAccess wrote: »

Well vehicle owners operating for profit are going to be those most aware of fuel costs and likely to look for an advantage. Hardcore commuters would also fit the bill. Fleet car operators etc.

UK already tightened up it's emissions testing and will probably continue to do so. Not sure now will we follow UK or EU developments in this area.

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What can they do that gives them a fuel cost advantage ?
It seems (and I might be wrong) that you alluding to something that would be detected in a more stringent emissions test?

Mapping/modifying the engine/emissions control features in such a way that it gets better MPG at the expense of clean emissions.

That's what Volvo or Scania did, so I expect it's what will be discussed in the Dispatches episode.

There are research articles discussing emission control strategies and trade-off between best NOx emissions and best fuel economy.

Here's a question,is there anyone here who would refuse to let their other halves drive their cars? I personally know 2 people who won't even let them move it off the driveway let alone out on the open road. My missus drives my car and I drive hers whenever it suits,I have no problem with her driving my car and she's the same about hers.

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Here's a question,is there anyone here who would refuse to let their other halves drive their cars? I personally know 2 people who won't even let them move it off the driveway let alone out on the open road. My missus drives my car and I drive hers whenever it suits,I have no problem with her driving my car and she's the same about hers.

I have a problem with her driving mine. She's driven it twice I think and I've been there both times. My issue is that to her it's just a car. A ding/scratch/kerbed wheel is ok because it's a car. She doesn't try and avoid potholes and rides the clutch too. She doesn't get why I'm bothered by these things so it saves an argument for her to just take her own. We're both insured on each others cars and I drive hers quite a bit but she has tended to pick up more than her fair share of battle scars.

To be honest I don't like anyone else driving my car full stop.

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

I'd say my missus is a better driver than me. She'd have a canary if she gets a stone chip or a car park ding. I pretty much don't care anymore.

When any of that happens I want to do very bad things to the offender.....

Cycled to the Kebab shop. Thought it'd be handy since it was all downhill all the way. Didn't reckon on cycling back.

Gained a new appreciation for what the engine in the car does.

Moving 20 stone uphil is hard enough.

Can anyone tell me if a dpf removal will affect the nct? ( 2.0 hdi Peugeot, 163)
Apologies if this has been discussed here at length before.
Looking to pull the trigger on a 508, swimmer, but rattled by a buddy who says all Volvo and Peugeot dpf’s Give trouble

bazz26 wrote: »

Not currently checked by the NCT but that will most likely change in the not too distant future given the bad press diesels are getting. And it's not just reserved for certain brands either, if your driving style or usage doesn't suit a modern diesel car then your bound to encounter the same DPF issues no matter which make of car you drive.

Cool, yea, agreed on the driving style and mileage, just wasn’t sure if the test was an actual co2 test per car/engine or a straight smog/soot test

Diesel cars don't undergo a co2 (carbon dioxide) emissions test in the NCT, diesels are tested for CO (carbon monoxide) afaik. In Britain I think they do a visual check of the DPF as part of the MOT at present. I'd say they are not too far off following that here in the NCT.

Saw a lovely 508 for sale on dd and in the information about the car they said dpf removed, got me thinking. Upon further investigation I realised that they give trouble if not looked after, hence the question

Saw a 10 D Citroen Xsara pic-my-asso the other day, after looking it up I never realised they assembled them up to 2010 in the UK and are still assembled in Egypt (although I have yet to find prices for a new one)

Also thought no one would be dim enough to buy and import them in 2010

Not sure if incipent spun bearing, or exhaust blow or what..... but that odd drone noise wasn't there last week.

I found Cartell the best of the lot, gave me very detailed history of a UK car I was buying. Not too expensive either.

farna_boy wrote: »

Does anyone know of a good mechanic in Ennis?

Preferably, I would like someone who knows BMWs, as I want them to look at a car before I buy it.

Charlie McEnery has a good rep as a garage. Not overly cheap though.

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[Deleted User] wrote: »

Folks, am i alone in having constant issues with donedeal?

Constantly having issues where the pages won't load, or i have to keep refreshing them to get them to load up, or such. All other sites on the interweb seem to be running perfectly fine. It's got me puzzled. Been going on ages now.

Yep I've a rake of issues with it, ranging from pics not loading to it taking a feckin age to load my saved ads and a few more niggles. Most issues tend to crop up when using the android
App.

I've sh1te internet though so how much of the blame is at done deals end is anyone's guess

Woot woot! For the first time in 3 years my insurance finally went down!

Got renewal for 1070eu like last year, but I noticed they had diesel ibiza from 1999-2000 in description, instead of ibiza cupra. Reg and year were right though.
My broker is really good, so she requested new documents and quote from Zurich and it came back this morning. Its down to 995eu! I know its still stupid, but I am finally under 1k! In my fecking 30s++ :pac: Really happy.


Funny part is 1.9SDI with 64hp apparently is more dangerous then 1.8t with 192hp. Go figure.

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

There was a time when the magic age for insurance dropping was 25, then it went up to 30....now it's non existent.

I think that number always was a random, depending on your age when you call.
Called to insure clk200 when I was 22 - you have to be 25...
Called to insure mx5 when I was 27 - you have to be 30...
If at some point I will call in and will be told, that I have to be 40, I will just tell them to **** off and they can use it for training purposes.