***Motors Chat Thread Round 3***

Hal1

I get 4.2 litres, 3 cars which are all petril run abouts, well 2 are. Ones dead . I'd love a daysul even though I don't need one. Just for the torque and turbo tbh :pac:.

MetzgerMeister

Hal1 wrote: »

I get 4.2 litres, 3 cars which are all petril run abouts, well 2 are. Ones dead . I'd love a daysul even though I don't need one. Just for the torque and turbo tbh :pac:.

You sir have an Audi RS4

Anyone here own an E90 BMW 330i? I've been reading up on them and it would seem that they are an incredibly fragile engine, especially when they get close to 90k kilometres :eek:















:pac:

coolisin

Sure no engine reaches 90000 miles they explode long before then!

BUBBLE WRAP

dgt wrote: »

I think I'll leave everyone in suspenders, I ain't sayin' nothin'

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

all my engine added up I get 1.4 or 1339cc


how you may ask ?

sold the CR-v for €1, 500 more than I paid for it !

profit profit profit and fbd are giving me a refund for the months not used in insurance ! happy out.

half tempted by some of those cheap diesel automatic saabs (more modern ones) .... hmm

either way in future when it comes to buying a car im going to try my hardest to get automatic. really something else !

BUBBLE WRAP

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

all my engine added up I get 1.4 or 1339cc


how you may ask ?

sold the CR-v for €1, 500 more than I paid for it !

profit profit profit and fbd are giving me a refund for the months not used in insurance ! happy out.

half tempted by some of those cheap diesel automatic saabs (more modern ones) .... hmm

either way in future when it comes to buying a car im going to try my hardest to get automatic. really something else !

You sold the CR-V already?

CianRyan

Flipping cars around here or what. Haha

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

You sold the CR-V already?

its a fantastic jeep. really like it and all but it was loaned to a friend of mine a few weeks ago for a few days while his car was getting repairs and he really liked it and offered to buy it from me and he even set the price.

was talking to him today and he said he is selling his car for something bigger cos he lives in the bog arse of nowhere and wantssomething big for that and his two dogs. so he made a fair offer and I took it.

I dont mind like. made a bit of pocket money for myself and will get something else again this year

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

CianRyan wrote: »

Flipping cars around here or what. Haha

in a motor forum ?

whowould've thought

BUBBLE WRAP

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

its a fantastic jeep. really like it and all but it was loaned to a friend of mine a few weeks ago for a few days while his car was getting repairs and he really liked it and offered to buy it from me and he even set the price.

was talking to him today and he said he is selling his car for something bigger cos he lives in the bog arse of nowhere and wantssomething big for that and his two dogs. so he made a fair offer and I took it.

I dont mind like. made a bit of pocket money for myself and will get something else again this year

Ah right, ya, they do seem like a good car. But that was a great interest you got on it.

Matt Simis

BX 19 wrote: »

1.3 Ka
2.0 Xantia Activa Turbo
2.0 Xantia Hdi
1.4 Clio MK1
1.6 C5 HDi
3.3 Massey Ferguson 165 :P
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11.6 Combined

Many people are going to beat that though

I can almost match that with just 2 cars.. Good job I have 3 so suck on 14.4itres

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Ah right, ya, they do seem like a good car. But that was a great interest you got on it.

I am sad its going. will miss it (and the mountain of hay under it !) but I'll pick something up later this year. but im definitly going automatic again. really cant beat it.

one of the lads in atlas asked me about the grass bet into the thing asking was I getting chased by gardai through a farm

others made nice lil hooola dresses for mud flaps

BUBBLE WRAP

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

I am sad its going. will miss it (and the mountain of hay under it !) but I'll pick something up later this year. but im definitly going automatic again. really cant beat it.

one of the lads in atlas asked me about the grass bet into the thing asking was I getting chased by gardai through a farm

others made nice lil hooola dresses for mud flaps

Any pics?





including custard

Ded_Zebra

Matt Simis wrote: »

I can almost match that with just 2 cars.. Good job I have 3 so suck on 14.4itres

Not all my cars but the cars of my family

5.4 Porsche 928
2.0 Opel Insignia
2.0 Mitsubishi SpaceWagon
1.6 Fiat Bravo
1.6 Toyota Levin
1.6 Lancia Delta
1.3 Suzuki Samurai

I work that out to be 15.5l :D:D

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

its a fantastic jeep. .............

Have half a fancy to get something big and 4x4 next tbh for the last while.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Any pics?





[SIZE="1"]including custard [/SIZE]

will get some. looked pretty nice I thought

dgt

Right.... Time to lose count!

Vehicles Cars total:
Alfa 2.5
BMW 2.5
Citroen 1.9
Fiat 1.2
Fiat 1.2
Fiat 1.6
Fiat 1.1
Fiat 1.5
Fiat 1.3
Fiat 1.5
Fiat 1.6
Landy 2.3
Merc 2.8
Merc 5.0
Pug 1.1
Pug 1.9

And the rest... 1.9 + 1.6

So that's... Fiddles... 33.3 Litres in cars alone

Vans
Fiat 1.2
Fiat 2.8
Iveco 2.8

6.8 litres in vans...

International 3.9

Now, the random engines lying about

2.8IDTD
1.0l VW
Fiat 899cc
3 x Fiat 1.2 Fire
Landy 2.3
Ford 1.25

9.4 litres in random complete engines

Don't get me started on pistons and shortblocks!!!!

So far that's 53.4 litres in total

I have a feeling I've forgotten some stuff

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

RoverJames wrote: »

Have half a fancy to get something big and 4x4 next tbh for the last while.

tbh I say the crv is great but i love the discovery 3 .. test drove a 4 too and it was great.

tbh if the funds are available etc insurance able to get then i wouldve got one.

ive actually being fascinated with the discovery 3 since top gear did the review a few years ago and then drove it up a mountain !

BUBBLE WRAP

dgt wrote: »

Right.... Time to lose count!

Vehicles Cars total:
Alfa 2.5
BMW 2.5
Citroen 1.9
Fiat 1.2
Fiat 1.2
Fiat 1.6
Fiat 1.1
Fiat 1.5
Fiat 1.3
Fiat 1.5
Fiat 1.6
Landy 2.3
Merc 2.8
Merc 5.0
Pug 1.1
Pug 1.9

And the rest... 1.9 + 1.6

So that's... Fiddles... 33.3 Litres in cars alone

Vans
Fiat 1.2
Fiat 2.8
Iveco 2.8

6.8 litres in vans...

International 3.9

Now, the random engines lying about

2.8IDTD
1.0l VW
Fiat 899cc
3 x Fiat 1.2 Fire
Landy 2.3
Ford 1.25

9.4 litres in random complete engines

Don't get me started on pistons and shortblocks!!!!

So far that's 53.4 litres in total

I have a feeling I've forgotten some stuff

dgt win's!

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

tbh I say the crv is great but i love the discovery 3 .........

A friend has a Disco 3 from 2007, he bought it new. Apart from two fuel pumps (warranty both time iirc) and an issue with the tow bar (unreal scary, sorted again) it's been troublefree more or less. Servicing cost isn't that bad even when he got the timing belt done in the main dealer

MetzgerMeister

dgt - the majority of what you posted is no good as it's not on the road most days of the year :P

dgt

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

dgt - the majority of what you posted is no good as it's not on the road most days of the year :P

Still within the household so it does count, nyehhh :P:pac:

MetzgerMeister

Household shmousehold :P

pred racer

dgt wrote: »

Right.... Time to lose count!

Vehicles Cars total:
Alfa 2.5
BMW 2.5
Citroen 1.9
Fiat 1.2
Fiat 1.2
Fiat 1.6
Fiat 1.1
Fiat 1.5
Fiat 1.3
Fiat 1.5
Fiat 1.6
Landy 2.3
Merc 2.8
Merc 5.0
Pug 1.1
Pug 1.9

And the rest... 1.9 + 1.6

So that's... Fiddles... 33.3 Litres in cars alone

Vans
Fiat 1.2
Fiat 2.8
Iveco 2.8

6.8 litres in vans...

International 3.9

Now, the random engines lying about

2.8IDTD
1.0l VW
Fiat 899cc
3 x Fiat 1.2 Fire
Landy 2.3
Ford 1.25

9.4 litres in random complete engines

Don't get me started on pistons and shortblocks!!!!

So far that's 53.4 litres in total

I have a feeling I've forgotten some stuff

Well ya have me well beaten:rolleyes:

1alfa 159 1.9
1polaris predator 500cc
2x 100cc quads
1 200cc quad
1 200cc yamaha dirt bike
1 45cc chainsaw.

Thats 3.05 litres

Matt's hair dryer is probably bigger than that!

langdang

Learned something new today - the temp reading on a lot of newer cars is "faked" - it tracks coolant temp ok til it gets to "midway" but it kinda latches at that until it reaches imminent "she's gonna BLOW cap'n" temps. Handy like. :rolleyes:

You want to be sure your fan was working if that's the case, an accurate temp gauge was something that saved me a few times while I was waiting to fit a new fan back in my FIAT days...

Matt Simis

langdang wrote: »

Learned something new today - the temp reading on a lot of newer cars is "faked" - it tracks coolant temp ok til it gets to "midway" but it kinda latches at that until it reaches imminent "she's gonna BLOW cap'n" temps. Handy like. :rolleyes:

You want to be sure your fan was working if that's the case, an accurate temp gauge was something that saved me a few times while I was waiting to fit a new fan back in my FIAT days...

Surely its not that cut and dry? I know that most cars (Alfa's being an exception) track "averaged" coolant temp over 15min which would show a delayed rise in temp, but they dont (AFAIK) stick to mid points. Alfa's track temp in real time, its quite a nice feature.

langdang

Matt Simis wrote: »

Surely its not that cut and dry? I know that most cars (Alfa's being an exception) track "averaged" coolant temp over 15min which would show a delayed rise in temp, but they dont (AFAIK) stick to mid points. Alfa's track temp in real time, its quite a nice feature.

Cool, that's not as bad - I have more faith in a few heads here than randommers on an American mini site! 15mins is time enough to do harm tho?

langdang

langdang wrote: »

Learned something new today - the temp reading on a lot of newer cars is "faked" - it tracks coolant temp ok til it gets to "midway" but it kinda latches at that until it reaches imminent "she's gonna BLOW cap'n" temps. Handy like. :rolleyes:

You want to be sure your fan was working if that's the case, an accurate temp gauge was something that saved me a few times while I was waiting to fit a new fan back in my FIAT days...

If that is true stuck open stats will be hard to spot

langdang

RoverJames wrote: »

If that is true stuck open stats will be hard to spot

I was simplifying slightly, but the temp will have to go out of a certain band around midway before it will register. So unless it's pretty cold etc, it could definitely mask it

There is a decent enough dead band IIRC on the temp display.