***Motors Chat Thread*** Round 1

pred racer

Just back from a 2 day wedding.
300 guests and free bar. The ceremony was outside yesterday, I nearly melted!
And i dont have a hangover:D
Drove so slowly on the way home i reckon the Alfa thinks its been sold

ShadowHearth

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Put the 7er through the NCT today and was pleasantly surprised. It didn't pass, nor was I expecting it to but the to do list isn't as long as I expected.

Failed on:

ABS Sensor - which I already have ordered
Engine Oil leak
Idler Arm / Slip Test
Reg Plates - didn't bother changing them as I didn't expect it to pass.

Not to bad overall - time for pints now methinks!

engine oil leak? i guess between engine and gearbox?

-Corkie-

I got the Avensis back today and its like new.. The windscreen washer was broken so i was going to order a new one only I went ripping and took the old one apart and its working perfectly now..:)

ShadowHearth

So ... Wtf is happening with all jap stuff?

I am trying to find some r32 skylines but there's feck all skylines in there in the first place.
Then s14 became very rare too. S15 have a price tag as big as they did 3 years ago...
Will we see soon jap imports go in price soon and become twincams? It's already hard to find good ones out there!

CianRyan

Buy the GTR I posted a while ago.
I've been keeping track of 180sx's, finding a clean one is difficult now, never mind in a few years when I'll be buying one.

I'd stay importing is the way to go for old Jap stuff.
There's a good site I have liked on Facebook that I'll post later. I'm on my phone now so I can't.

ShadowHearth

CianRyan wrote: »

Buy the GTR I posted a while ago.
I've been keeping track of 180sx's, finding a clean one is difficult now, never mind in a few years when I'll be buying one.

I'd stay importing is the way to go for old Jap stuff.
There's a good site I have liked on Facebook that I'll post later. I'm on my phone now so I can't.

Titan works it is called or something? His name is Tom, he imports stuff for lads and has a very good name on dtdirl. If I will need to buy jap import like this, then it looks like a lot of hassle . Will need to get ecu and remap ASAP. Import duties and vrt etc.

Jimbob 83

Anyone know of a company in Galway that does powder coating on wheels ?

eringobragh

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Titan works it is called or something? His name is Tom, he imports stuff for lads and has a very good name on dtdirl. If I will need to buy jap import like this, then it looks like a lot of hassle . Will need to get ecu and remap ASAP. Import duties and vrt etc.

I looked through ibc japan (www.ibcjapan.co.jp) back in the day..know someone who bought in 3 x evos through them

Drummerboy08

There's very little stuff coming in from Japan at the moment AFAIK, all to do with radiation.

ShadowHearth

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3199994

bmw 720 lads

Fiona

Car is all ready for the BMW classics show in Straffan tomorrow

h3000

So this evening I took a Porsche 911 GT3 around the Autodromo do Algarve. So much fun

BUBBLE WRAP

A bad day today for the yaris.

TestTransmission

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

A bad day today for the yaris.

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Jimdagym

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

A bad day today for the yaris.

Did you smack her?

BUBBLE WRAP

Lets go back about 1 month, I had a crash, I hit a wet patch on a turn in the road and the car slid sideways, The front bumper got cought on a stone on the wall. It needs a new front bumper as its cracked in 3 places. Back to today I was going to go up to mayo to the scrapyard to get a bumper. My dad used the car this morning as the jeep that does be used for faming had a flat battery. So he took the car way to the farm and brought it back to the house with a craked headlight and the bonnet dented. It turned out that he parked it to close to the gate and the cow kicked the gate, the gate then hit the car. :mad: So now it needs a bonnet, 1 front headlight and a front bumper. I cant go for the driving test until these things are sorted...:mad:

Jimdagym

Did your dad know you wrecked the bumper? As in, can you shaft him for the replacement? :pac:

Jimbob 83

Lol i just have this image of a Yaris bouncing along in a field

BUBBLE WRAP

Jimdagym wrote: »

Did your dad know you wrecked the bumper? As in, can you shaft him for the replacement? :pac:

Yes he does. :(:(

BUBBLE WRAP

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Lol i just have this image of a Yaris bouncing along in a field

Its not a laughing matter.

Mycroft H

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Lets go back about 1 month, I had a crash, I hit a wet patch on a turn in the road and the car slid sideways, The front bumper got cought on a stone on the wall. It needs a new front bumper as its cracked in 3 places. Back to today I was going to go up to mayo to the scrapyard to get a bumper. My dad used the car this morning as the jeep that does be used for faming had a flat battery. So he took the car way to the farm and brought it back to the house with a craked headlight and the bonnet dented. It turned out that he parked it to close to the gate and the cow kicked the gate, the gate then hit the car. :mad: So now it needs a bonnet, 1 front headlight and a front bumper. I cant go for the driving test until these things are sorted...:mad:

Whens your test booked for? Borrow a driving instructors car?

CianRyan

A bonnet, head lamp and bumper shouldn't be hard to find for a Yaris.
If you can for them yourself, even in a different colour for now, you'll be fine.

BUBBLE WRAP

BX 19 wrote: »

Whens your test booked for? Borrow a driving instructors car?

I dident book it yet, but I want to ASAP.

BUBBLE WRAP

CianRyan wrote: »

A bonnet, head lamp and bumper shouldn't be hard to find for a Yaris.
If you can for them yourself, even in a different colour for now, you'll be fine.

I know well, also, it would add to the JDM look.

CianRyan

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

CianRyan wrote: »

A bonnet, head lamp and bumper shouldn't be hard to find for a Yaris.
If you can for them yourself, even in a different colour for now, you'll be fine.

I know well, also, it would add to the JDM look.

Yeah man, just sticker bomb and cable tie the dodgy panels. proper drift spec Yaris.

BUBBLE WRAP

CianRyan wrote: »

Yeah man, just sticker bomb and cable tie the dodgy panels. proper drift spec Yaris.

a FWD drift spec.....:rolleyes:

BUBBLE WRAP

Modified the punto....:D

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CianRyan

OH SWEET JESUS!!!
Please don't do that to it. Hahaha

BUBBLE WRAP

CianRyan wrote: »

OH SWEET JESUS!!!
Please don't do that to it. Hahaha

but sure you have your stickerbombed splitter and all! :pac::cool:

fasttalkerchat

Stick on a ferrari badge. Shure its a ferrari engine...

BUBBLE WRAP

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Stick on a ferrari badge. Shure its a ferrari engine...

I was thinking a lamborghini badge.

CianRyan

Grand, keep the splitter but the rest has to go!

ShadowHearth

Lads, what was the name of that Irish 200sx/s14 club in Ireland? I can't remember their website.

BUBBLE WRAP

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Lads, what was the name of that Irish 200sx/s14 club in Ireland? I can't remember their website.

I could be totally wrong, but is it "Driftworks"?

http://www.driftworks.com/forum/drift-cars-sale-private-sales/72347-nissan-200sx-s14a-1500ono.html

L-M

Mother sold the TT, gave the buyer the logbook.

*facepalm*

ShadowHearth

Limerick man wrote: »

Mother sold the TT, gave the buyer the logbook.

*facepalm*

BUBBLE WRAP

Limerick man wrote: »

Mother sold the TT, gave the buyer the logbook.

*facepalm*

Thiis would be more of a thrid party faceplam moment.

166man

Right lads considering going out today and buying one of these clay bar things... Can anyone tell me in simple english(:D) how they work and what they do etc as I haven't a notion...

Our man in Havana

Limerick man wrote: »

Mother sold the TT, gave the buyer the logbook.

*facepalm*

M50 tolls and speeding tickets await.

fasttalkerchat

Limerick man wrote: »

Mother sold the TT, gave the buyer the logbook.

*facepalm*

Did the buyer ask for it?
It could be because they don't want to get done or want to resell the car.
But yea, *third party facepalm*

gollywog

166man wrote: »

Right lads considering going out today and buying one of these clay bar things... Can anyone tell me in simple english(:D) how they work and what they do etc as I haven't a notion...

You took the words out of my mouth so +1 !!

BUBBLE WRAP

WOOOW, hold up, I thought you had to give the logbook when you sell the car. I thought that if the seller held onto the logbook and sold the car, the seller could hold onto the logbook and report the car as stolen. And the buyer, would have no proof of buying the car??

This most likely will be a facepalm moment.

Jimdagym

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

WOOOW, hold up, I thought you had to give the logbook when you sell the car. I thought that if the seller held onto the logbook and sold the car, the seller could hold onto the logbook and report the car as stolen. And the buyer, would have no proof of buying the car??

This most likely will be a facepalm moment.

The two of you post the logbook off together.

Vexorg

@166man and Gollywog

First you wash and detar (use a tar remover) the car. If you don't detar you will just drag the tar with the claybar and make more work for yourself and use up the clay too quickly.

Have a read of the first post here

And some good video instruction here

BUBBLE WRAP

Jimdagym wrote: »

The two of you post the logbook off together.

Ah right.

fasttalkerchat

Jimdagym wrote: »

The two of you post the logbook off together.

Actually no. That is a good solution but its not the way its recommended to be done. The rule is that the seller must ensure that it is sent off.

BUBBLE WRAP

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Actually no. That is a good solution but its not the way its recommended to be done. The rule is that the seller must ensure that it is sent off.

Ah right. Would it not just make more sence if the seller, just gave it to the new owner though?

fasttalkerchat

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Ah right. Would it not just make more sence if the seller, just gave it to the new owner though?

Then the new owner can get as many parking and speeding tickets as they like and never pay the M50 toll.
Or worse, if they use the car for a robbery it traces right back to the seller.

BUBBLE WRAP

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

Then the new owner can get as many parking and speeding tickets as they like and never pay the M50 toll.
Or worse, if they use the car for a robbery it traces right back to the seller.

Ah right, it makes sense now.

Big Nasty

Very sad news about the crash in Cavan - was gonna start a thread on it until I saw the one in Motorsport locked.

RIP to those involved.