***Motors Chat Thread*** Round 1

dgt

I is back from a weekend of fun :pac:

challengemaster wrote: »

Westmeath you say?

where aboots?

Delvin, Mulingar, Rotchfortbridge then Kinnegad..... I'm sure I'll be on more random spins

CianRyan

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

I actually always wanted one of these. This mightn't be the best example of one though.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4021179


or

One of these. This might be over priced as I don't know what these usually go for.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3693227

Good lad, less of the Euro ****e.

BUBBLE WRAP

CianRyan wrote: »

Good lad, less of the Euro ****e.

Oh but im saving the best till last!

20v 1.8T Project Dyno: 489hp 553nm

http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46380

read it and weep my good friend! ;)

CianRyan

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Oh but im saving the best till last!

20v 1.8T Project Dyno: 489hp 553nm

http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46380

read it and weep my good friend! ;)

I'd rather a GT-R to be fair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFnqBHdpm1s

dgt

Was in Newry earlier, plenty of felty 306's this time... D-Turbos of course :pac: There was a grey one and the whole back of it black with soot, couldn't make out the plate Another one creating it's own soot cloud taking off from the traffic lights :pac:

Must have been a meet nearby....

pred racer

Worst day in work.......ever!
Changed the same robot, 3 fcuking times.
I hate using refurb parts:mad:
2 refurb robots (over 20k each, doa with different problems)
And the worst is I cant check them until I install them.(about 3 hrs each, and did I mention they weigh 40kg)
Managed to eventually get the original one working with some new arms and a bit of tlc ( with a laptop and a rubber mallet:D)
And tomorrow ill have to teach the baxtard:rolleyes:
Not motoring related, but im sure mechanics understand how frustrating doa parts are.

/rant

BUBBLE WRAP

CianRyan wrote: »

I'd rather a GT-R to be fair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFnqBHdpm1s

Okay, lets agree to disagree.

challengemaster

pred racer wrote: »

Not motoring related, but im sure mechanics understand how frustrating doa parts are.

Anyone that's ever built a PC knows... fecking RMA's.

Motoring related - not looking forward to wiring in the electrics for the new seats, despite it being fairly simple, car electrics aren't my forte!

CianRyan

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Okay, lets agree to disagree.

Well, why anyone would want a Lupo over a GT-R is beyond me but sure, if that's what you're into, fire away.

pred racer

challengemaster wrote: »

Anyone that's ever built a PC knows... fecking RMA's.

Motoring related - not looking forward to wiring in the electrics for the new seats, despite it being fairly simple, car electrics aren't my forte!

Gimme a shout when you are doing it, ill give you a hand.

Matt Simis

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Oh but im saving the best till last!

20v 1.8T Project Dyno: 489hp 553nm

http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46380

read it and weep my good friend! ;)

Link is dead, I want to see how much was spent to get a 1.8 litre to near 500bhp!?

CianRyan wrote: »

Well, why anyone would want a Lupo over a GT-R is beyond me but sure, if that's what you're into, fire away.

Why compare a Lupo to a GT-R at all though?

BUBBLE WRAP

Matt Simis wrote: »

Link is dead, I want to see how much was spent to get a 1.8 litre to near 500bhp!?

http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46380

This might work now. But maybe you have to register on the forum. Im not up to date with links.


Edit, Ya you have to regester.

gollywog

Picking up a downpipe and Decat tommorrow
My cold air intake should be ready this week too, then it's off to dunboyne to see joe...

This will be interesting

barura

CianRyan wrote: »

Well, why anyone would want a Lupo over a GT-R is beyond me but sure, if that's what you're into, fire away.

I think if it was this Lupo...

I would think a little bit first.

Mr. Nice

I was reading through my owners' manual last night and discovered that my new purchase has VDC (Vehicle Dynamics Contol), apparently one of those black magic, yaw sensing, lateral braking traction control systems. I decided to test it today by being brave and accelerating into a series of S bends instead of braking before entry. It's a good system but will not defy physics. It felt and sounded like the tyres were about to be ripped off the rims and I almost sprained my left wrist and dislocated my right thumb holding onto the wheel

Hopefully this google maps link will work to show location:

https://maps.google.fr/maps?q=les+novaines&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=43.773642,7.372043&spn=0.000658,0.001635&sll=46.22475,2.0517&sspn=20.645183,53.569336&t=h&hnear=Les+Novaines,+Peillon,+Alpes-Maritimes,+Provence-Alpes-C%C3%B4te+d%27Azur&z=20&layer=c&cbll=43.773703,7.37191&panoid=po_bBKE34jFEQqdQK2VQLA&cbp=12,339.7,,0,6.64

BUBBLE WRAP

barura wrote: »

I think if it was this Lupo...

I would think a little bit first.

Now THAT! is class.

Gary ITR

gollywog wrote: »

Picking up a downpipe and Decat tommorrow
My cold air intake should be ready this week too, then it's off to dunboyne to see joe...

This will be interesting

When ya going over?

gollywog

Gary ITR wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

Picking up a downpipe and Decat tommorrow
My cold air intake should be ready this week too, then it's off to dunboyne to see joe...

This will be interesting

When ya going over?

A few weeks id say Gary.
Will be that long until I have the cash for it.
Just bought the milltek cat back which wasn't cheap and tax and insurance too so ya know yourself!

Can't wait until it's all done though

Gary ITR

The car will be savage when its done

Supergurrier

gollywog wrote: »

Picking up a downpipe and Decat tommorrow
My cold air intake should be ready this week too, then it's off to dunboyne to see joe...

This will be interesting

Jaysus i will have to get off my arse, can't be having the Pti leaving the Ford for dust

gollywog

Gary ITR wrote: »

The car will be savage when its done

Cheers man, I hope so anyway!

gollywog

Supergurrier wrote: »

gollywog wrote: »

Picking up a downpipe and Decat tommorrow
My cold air intake should be ready this week too, then it's off to dunboyne to see joe...

This will be interesting

Jaysus i will have to get off my arse, can't be having the Pti leaving the Ford for dust

Sure the St is hardly a slouch anyway in fairness!

MetzgerMeister

Ah shur the Ford is a 5 cylinder

Katunga

did any of you come across a dealer having the wrong reg on a car.
look at the links.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4027111
https://www.motortax.ie/PSE/pseVehicleSearch.do

MetzgerMeister

It's the correct reg if you input it right :P

Katunga

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It's the correct reg if you input it right :P

I put on 03 like the add not 00
they even said 03 in the description.

my bad.

MetzgerMeister

Katunga wrote: »

I put on 03 like the add not 00
they even said 03 in the description.

my bad.

TBH I didn't even look at the description, I just went by the plates. Very bad typo as they have it in 3 times as being 2003.

CianRyan

Matt Simis wrote: »

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Oh but im saving the best till last!

20v 1.8T Project Dyno: 489hp 553nm

http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46380

read it and weep my good friend! ;)

Link is dead, I want to see how much was spent to get a 1.8 litre to near 500bhp!?

CianRyan wrote: »

Well, why anyone would want a Lupo over a GT-R is beyond me but sure, if that's what you're into, fire away.

Why compare a Lupo to a GT-R at all though?

Why run 500bhp in a Lupo? Things don't always have to make sense.

Would you rather I be padentic and suggest sticking an SR20DET in a Micra?
I wouldn't want to do that though, I'd rather a more complete car, the thought of 500bhp running through the front wheels of a chassis that was never designed to run that much power is stupid to me. It might be a laugh at a drag track but that's a mug's game. Not my thing at all.

L-M

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4037370

Mmmm... Nice car, nice house, one owner....


Oh wait... A towbar... Hmmm, light towing maybe?

Nooo, lol, stables

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4029138

Chuck_Norris

Limerick man wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4037370

Mmmm... Nice car, nice house, one owner....


Oh wait... A towbar... Hmmm, light towing maybe?

Nooo, lol, stables

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4029138

Is it cloth or half leather? Hard to feckin tell.

L-M

Chuck_Norris wrote: »

Is it cloth or half leather? Hard to feckin tell.

It's full leather.

That drivers seat looks torn to **** too looking at those photos.

MetzgerMeister

Limerick man wrote: »

It's full leather.

That drivers seat looks torn to **** too looking at those photos.

Nah it's definitely half leather, that's usually part of the Avant Garde spec.

Matt Simis

CianRyan wrote: »

Why run 500bhp in a Lupo? Things don't always have to make sense.

Would you rather I be padentic and suggest sticking an SR20DET in a Micra?
I wouldn't want to do that though, I'd rather a more complete car, the thought of 500bhp running through the front wheels of a chassis that was never designed to run that much power is stupid to me. It might be a laugh at a drag track but that's a mug's game. Not my thing at all.

No Im just wondering why when someone talks about some crazy tuned Lupo would you compare it to a GTR.. I thought I might have missed a connection between the two.

I mean otherwise we can all just randomly compare things. Id rather have a Bentley GT than a Lupo myself or maybe a Maserati GT instead of a Mini. Or maybe a jetpack. :pac:

CianRyan

Well I'd a agree with the Maser or a jet pack but jaysus, you wouldn't catch me in one of those Bently's. I know they're great and I appreciate that but ugh, they're so ugly. Haha

Really, I needed something fast, tuned and Jap. An R34 just popped into my head so I went with that, I'd take the R33 I'm that video though. God yes!

L-M

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Nah it's definitely half leather, that's usually part of the Avant Garde spec.

Any Avantgarde I've come across has been Full leather, infact I sold one with full leather a few years back.

The ad does say Half leather, so presumably it is. Maybe it's an Avantgarde sport.

Edit: Just remember another one and it was full leather also.

MetzgerMeister

Limerick man wrote: »

Any Avantgarde I've come across has been Full leather, infact I sold one with full leather a few years back.

The ad does say Half leather, so presumably it is. Maybe it's an Avantgarde sport.

Edit: Just remember another one and it was full leather also.

I only say that because before I bought the MPS, I was looking at C180's and I was after the AG model as the grille and alloys were always better looking. I remember that they were all half leather bar 1. Maybe it's different in the E class though?

challengemaster

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I only say that because before I bought the MPS, I was looking at C180's

Sweet jesus, however old-man the MPS felt... a merc! You may as well have bought slippers and a pipe too

MetzgerMeister

challengemaster wrote: »

Sweet jesus, however old-man the MPS felt... a merc! You may as well have bought slippers and a pipe too

Merc, not rover :pac:

L-M

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3946090

Mmmmmm

Marlow

Limerick man wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3946090

Mmmmmm

The equivalent of a 328i or 330i BMW I'd know what I buy

/M

L-M

Marlow wrote: »

The equivalent of a 328i or 330i BMW I'd know what I buy

/M

Yeah, the Merc :pac:

MetzgerMeister

I was looking at the newer model i.e 2008 onwards.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

just used a pay at pump in maxol. card into pump and magic happens.

need this at more stations. so much easier and faster.


now if only there was super unleaded down here.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

forgot to ask, had a small bump with a curb .... took a tiny chip from the sidewall of the tyre..... not deep whatsoever, only surface,

is it ok ? nct fail ?

Supergurrier

So long as you can't see the wires it will be fine

renofan

Limerick man wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4037370

Mmmm... Nice car, nice house, one owner....


Oh wait... A towbar... Hmmm, light towing maybe?

Nooo, lol, stables

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4029138

And as well as the driver's seat having the bolster ripped the lights on the passenger side are not flush with the bonnet/bumper like on the driver's side. Who takes pics of a car inside a stables?? Well and good if the car has no towbar but not one that does!

dgt

Was surprised this morning at the manners of people on the roads, in heavy fog... People actually turning the foglights off when I was behind them. I thank you all

Except for this one pisshat who undertook a load of cars then when infront of me jammed on the brakes.... With yer one foglight too :rolleyes: and despite all the stunts they pulled off, I still got by them when they were stuck in traffic. What did all that get them, all that dangerous driving?? Nothing.

I hope they do that to an unmarked garda car someday, I really hope they do

colm_mcm

They're driving a passat, karma will throw them an electrical fault

BUBBLE WRAP

Just a quick Q.

Okay, so someone asked me today. If they where driving under their dads or mothers name, for 2 or 3 years. passed their driving test. would the insurance company give a few quid off, when they switched to their own insurance policy?

My under standing was, that it wouldn't make a difference to the insurance company as, this person wouldn't have no claims bonus, until they have their own insurance policy??

Mycroft H

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Just a quick Q.

Okay, so someone asked me today. If they where driving under their dads or mothers name, for 2 or 3 years. passed their driving test. would the insurance company give a few quid off, when they switched to their own insurance policy?

My under standing was, that it wouldn't make a difference to the insurance company as, this person wouldn't have no claims bonus, until they have their own insurance policy??

Some places take named driver experience. Usually the company you we're a named driver under.