***Motors Chat Thread Round 3***

Foxhole Norman

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Doddy work for KPMG per chance!?! :pac:

Nah, Unilever

Big Nasty

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Nah, Unilever

Was kidding - you hear of KPMG girl?

My Dad offered to do the same with his company R21 about 18 years back. He was getting the same trade in on that against a new Mondeo as he was on the Ma's Fiesta which I was driving at the time.

Told him to fock off and bought meself an E30 Coupe instead.

Foxhole Norman

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Was kidding - you hear of KPMG girl?

My Dad offered to do the same with his company R21 about 18 years back. He was getting the same trade in on that against a new Mondeo as he was on the Ma's Fiesta which I was driving at the time.

Told him to fock off and bought meself an E30 Coupe instead.

Just realised what it was now. I don't however go around bragging

colm_mcm

advertsfox wrote: »

Opinions on possible wheels people?

Teledials. Definitely. Do it.
Except the centre bore is slightly smaller so you'll need rings,
Pcd is 4x100 on the gp, think its 98 on a 146 but wobbly bolts would prob work

advertsfox

colm_mcm wrote: »

Teledials. Definitely. Do it.
Except the centre bore is slightly smaller so you'll need rings,
Pcd is 4x100 on the gp, think its 98 on a 146 but wobbly bolts would prob work

Care to explain that a bit further bud?

EDIT: Ah, Alfa wheels. I do like them and they would be cheap as chips too - now I gotta do another edit

Drummerboy08

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Quick question for R.O.R:

Would it be usual practice for Car Leasing Firms to have reservations due to a cars mileage? I ask because my dads new company car is due to be picked up Friday and he's looking at buying his current Skoda Superb with 210k Km for me to use for College/trips etc, assuming he could get it cheap enough.

The only thing is Leaseplan seem to be hesitant to sell it to him directly like his last cars due to the mileage and the potential for problems.

Also does anyone know a good valuation of a 2009 Superb Ambition with 210k on it?

Edit: I should mention it's the 1.9TDi engine.

There usually isn't an issue, but don't expect them to stand over it.

I'd say it's more to do with the fact that they could have other plans for it.

I always try to sell to the driver if possible, means I never even have to see the car.

It's probably worth around 8-9 grand in the trade I'd say.

Foxhole Norman

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

There usually isn't an issue, but don't expect them to stand over it.

I'd say it's more to do with the fact that they could have other plans for it.

I always try to sell to the driver if possible, means I never even have to see the car.

It's probably worth around 8-9 grand in the trade I'd say.

Thanks for the info, didn't realise you worked in the Leasing business too. I would never expect them to stand over it and to be honest can't see anything going wrong with it anytime soon.

Drummerboy08

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Thanks for the info, didn't realise you worked in the Leasing business too. I would never expect them to stand over it and to be honest can't see anything going wrong with it anytime soon.

For my sins :-)

I'd say they have other plans for it so. It's always the easiest way out of a car so there'd be no there real reason not to sell it to your oul lad.

Foxhole Norman

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

For my sins :-)

I'd say they have other plans for it so. It's always the easiest way out of a car so there'd be no there real reason not to sell it to your oul lad.

Hmm, suppose I'll have to wait until Friday/next week to find out.

MuppetCheck

I don't know if it's been posted before but I got a laugh from it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RVLGtFsa6c&feature=youtube_gdata_player

TouchingVirus

If anybody knows any boardsie who needs a Motorcheck tell them to get in touch with me; I've one motorcheck voucher left over, it's tied to my account and has to be used in the next 45 days or so but I've no bother running a check for a decent member

coolisin

Enjoy.

166man

TouchingVirus wrote: »

If anybody knows any boardsie who needs a Motorcheck tell them to get in touch with me; I've one motorcheck voucher left over, it's tied to my account and has to be used in the next 45 days or so but I've no bother running a check for a decent member

I wouldn't need it myself but it's very decent of you to offer it to somebody. Cheers

dgt

advertsfox wrote: »

colm_mcm wrote: »

Teledials. Definitely. Do it.
Except the centre bore is slightly smaller so you'll need rings,
Pcd is 4x100 on the gp, think its 98 on a 146 but wobbly bolts would prob work

Care to explain that a bit further bud?

EDIT: Ah, Alfa wheels. I do like them and they would be cheap as chips too - now I gotta do another edit

How big do you want to go in the wheel ladder? Teledials only went to 15 inch in 4 stud guise....

You could always get a set of pcd adapters. The world's your lobster then

Stheno

TouchingVirus wrote: »

If anybody knows any boardsie who needs a Motorcheck tell them to get in touch with me; I've one motorcheck voucher left over, it's tied to my account and has to be used in the next 45 days or so but I've no bother running a check for a decent member

That's a really nice offer, fair play to you

OSI wrote: »

Camaro SS booked for 2 weeks in October!

Bring it on!

Enjoy

@ dgt were the 156 teledials not up to 18 inch?

Having gotten the all clear to drive I am enjoying my freedom. However I need to keep my leg fairly straight so am driving the Ohs car as the legroom is better, much changing of seats involved.

Anyone know if I can tax my car from Feb. while it is off the road in Jan?

BUBBLE WRAP

OSI wrote: »

Camaro SS booked for 2 weeks in October!

Bring it on!

:cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZD4heGsPks

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

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Anyone know if I can tax my car from Feb. while it is off the road in Jan?

Shouldn't be able to, declaration is retrospective you shouldn't be able to make the declaration or get the form stamped and staff in the motor tax office shouldn't process it even if you get it stamped

CianRyan

Bring the go pro and be a hoon, then we can all enjoy it.

dgt

Stheno wrote: »

@ dgt were the 156 teledials not up to 18 inch?

In 5 stud guise yes, not 4 stud

Stheno

RoverJames wrote: »

Shouldn't be able to, declaration is retrospective you shouldn't be able to make the declaration or get the form stamped and staff in the motor tax office shouldn't process it even if you get it stamped

Thought so, it would be so much handier if I could, thank you!

dgt wrote: »

In 5 stud guise yes, not 4 stud

I was thinking of the fives The five stud look chunky enough compared to later ones with more studs, did the four studs not look really really chunky?

Must admit I loved the teledials on my 156 though!

BUBBLE WRAP

Stheno wrote: »

Thought so, it would be so much handier if I could, thank you!


I was thinking of the fives The five stud look chunky enough compared to later ones with more studs, did the four studs not look really really chunky?

Must admit I loved the teledials on my 156 though!

4 stud.


5 stud


porsche do teledials as well.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/1338778442_b2bd2fc4d4_o.jpg

Or maybe there alfa with porsche center caps.

dgt

Stheno wrote: »

I was thinking of the fives The five stud look chunky enough compared to later ones with more studs, did the four studs not look really really chunky?

Must admit I loved the teledials on my 156 though!

It might be size deception, I remember seeing a Bora with S7's (the only other set I've ever seen) as 15s and thought they looked tiny!

Sigh, someday... :cool:

Stheno

dgt wrote: »

It might be size deception, I remember seeing a Bora with S7's (the only other set I've ever seen) as 15s and thought they looked tiny!

Sigh, someday... :cool:

Might be.

166man

Just a quick question re cost of servicing, got the oul fella's 159 serviced today by our mechanic and I just wanted to know what you guys think of what he charged us for doing so. I'll outline the costs below,

Basic Service - €165

Fuel filter - €80

Pollen filter - €50

Set of Wipers - €35

Extra Labour - €65

Total cost of the service was €395 ex vat.

Does that sound pricey to you guys or is that fairly standard, I just wanted to get an idea?

His basic service cost is a tad over the average, for the extra items the extra labour charge is bordering on robbery, unless the list isn't representative of what he did. A non Alfa main dealer wouldnt charge that in many cases. If he does 4 cars a day his turnover would be 400k + VAT.

Gary ITR

Savage mark up on the parts there to my eyes

166man

RoverJames wrote: »

His basic service cost is a tad over the average, for the extra items the extra labour charge is bordering on robbery, unless the list isn't representative of what he did. A non Alfa main dealer wouldnt charge that in many cases. If he does 4 cars a day his turnover would be 400k + VAT.

I myself was surprised at the extra hour of labour there, I thought the fitting of the fuel filter and pollen filter would be included in the service package. I took a look at the prices of the above parts and he seems to be making himself a nice margin on some of the items. Pollen filter on Micksgarage is €22, he charged €50.

I dunno really, just seemed a bit expensive to me for a run of the mill service. Nothing was wrong with the car just wanted to get it serviced.

dgt

Is the fuel filter diesel or petrol? Fiat don't use petrol fuel filters anymore, it's a recirculation system...

A diesel filter for 80 quid is a ridiculous sum of money. Although if anything like the TD75/TD100, they'll be a pig to change!

advertsfox

dgt wrote: »

How big do you want to go in the wheel ladder? Teledials only went to 15 inch in 4 stud guise....

You could always get a set of pcd adapters. The world's your lobster then

Well 17" are the plan, its probably gonna save me a boatload of hassle by getting them first - nice one!

There's a chap on FF with Porsche wheels on his! Will find the picture once I'm off mobile.

EDIT: Found it!

Ardennes1944

And it's time to leave Krakow so naturally I have a very very face today. Great country, great people.