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***Motors Chat Thread Round 3***

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    #3302
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    [IMG]http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/734197_10151247782042333_1251956881_n.jpg A mates Focus, he hit a pillar. They only want €240 for a repair[/img]which I find hard to believe, I would have thought €600+ ?

    So would I. :eek: I would try and do a bit of research before handing over 240 for a useless job. There is a panel beater, near where I live and dad paid 500 for a little less damage then that. The car came back, like if it just came out of the show room. It was a great job, but it was priced right.


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    #3303
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Thanks for the insight folks!


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    #3304
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    166man wrote: »
    I would service it if I knew how to! Also because it's his car and not mine, I usually just let it be because I wouldn't have the confidence to tackle it myself and would be concerned about doing something the wrong way or forgetting something and there be a problem with the car.

    He doesn't seem to have a problem with the prices so I let him be tbh. I however think they are expensive alright!

    What about your own car though? Surely there's lots of DIY's on Alfa forums?


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    #3305
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    What about your own car though? Surely there's lots of DIY's on Alfa forums?

    Or even the haynes manual, there like only 30 quid. So just look how much you'l save. :)


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    #3306
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    Or even the haynes manual, there like only 30 quid. So just look how much you'l save. :)

    He could save an extra €30 and just look it up online....


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    #3307
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    He could save an extra €30 and just look it up online....

    Can be hard to find info sometimes, my car's a nightmare for finding anything how to related.


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    #3308
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    He could save an extra €30 and just look it up online....

    Most alfa manuals are uploaded on the likes of alfaowner, I downloaded one for mine, it was about 300mb!


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    #3309
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Stheno wrote: »
    Most alfa manuals are uploaded on the likes of alfaowner, I downloaded one for mine, it was about 300mb!

    See this 166man??? If Stheno can do it, your goldfish can do it :P


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    #3310
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    ........ It's not an MG, is it?

    Yep, 2002 MG ZT.


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    #3311
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Yep, 2002 MG ZT.

    I was thinking that, just not sure which model. Nice car them. :)


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    #3312
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    See this 166man??? If Stheno can do it, your goldfish can do it :P

    :(:(

    166man, here you go

    Post five has a copy of the manual, it's 300mb


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    #3313
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    He could save an extra €30 and just look it up online....

    I had a quick search, but nothing worth talking about showed up. So I just though I would suggest the Haynes manual. ;)


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    #3314
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »
    I had a quick search, but nothing worth talking about showed up. So I just though I would suggest the Haynes manual. ;)
    See the post above yours :)


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    #3315
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    Stheno wrote: »
    See the post above yours :)

    Yup, just seen it there. :)


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    #3316
    166man
    Registered Users Posts: 6,575 ✭✭✭166man


    Sincere thanks folks! Much appreciated, spent all evening looking for this!


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    #3317
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    166man wrote: »
    Sincere thanks folks! Much appreciated, spent all evening looking for this!

    Alfaowner also has a very useful technical forum with details on how to do all sorts of stuff


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    #3318
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    Voodoomelon wrote: »

    So its not just me? I thought €300-400 for paint for that whole panel alone?
    I'm quite interested in who's offering repairs like that! Would I know them?


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    #3319
    pred racer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    166man wrote: »
    Sincere thanks folks! Much appreciated, spent all evening looking for this!

    Just FYI for you, the 159 is a pain to service, oil filter is behind the engine, air filter is in the bumper in front of the wheel. Not difficult just awkward.

    Last time I did mine, (prices from memory, so just approx)

    Oil €40
    Air filter €27
    Oil filter €10

    It took me about 2 hours, but most of that was getting the undertray off and figuring out where everything was;)
    I'd imagine a competent mechanic would do the bits I did in less than an hour.

    I also bought a cabin filter and a sump plug €35 (neither installed yet)

    And keep an eye on the bonnet catch, they are well known for sticking and its a proper bitch when it does, keep it clean and put fresh grease on it frequently:rolleyes:


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    #3320
    pred racer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Stheno wrote: »
    Alfaowner also has a very useful technical forum with details on how to do all sorts of stuff

    If you can find it, their search function is completely useless.
    Or mabye I am:p


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    #3321
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    pred racer wrote: »
    If you can find it, their search function is completely useless.
    Or mabye I am:p

    I just generally google what I am looking for and invariably AO comes up first in the results :)

    The internal search is a bit of a pain alright.


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    #3322
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    pred, was that your first time doing it? The first time will always take the longest even if you're following a DIY but after that, you should know what you're doing so each time will be less time :)


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    #3323
    pred racer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    pred, was that your first time doing it? The first time will always take the longest even if you're following a DIY but after that, you should know what you're doing so each time will be less time :)

    I, came up with a cunning plan..............
    George Dalton is doing it next time, while I sit on me hole and complain loudly about the price:D


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    #3324
    BUBBLE WRAP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭BUBBLE WRAP


    This is brillant, found it in another thread. Just reading the last page. :pac: Copy the URL in the search bar and hey presto it goes all kinda gangster.

    http://www.gizoogle.net/

    Motor related, there is gangster spinners on the page. :D


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    #3325
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    quite looking forward to the meet now! something to look forward to at least :)


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    #3326
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Has anyone had any experience with water in the driver's footwell of a Corsa C? It's sopping wet. I know the leak is coming from under the brake servo (common Corsa problem) but is there any way to drain the water fast without taking up the carpet etc?


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    #3327
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    First use towels to mop up the excess wateras best you can. Then as OSI said, a heater or the car's own heater system to dry it. Alternatively, a dehumidifier would do the job too.

    There's no point in doing this until you first sort out that leak.


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    #3328
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    quite looking forward to the meet now! something to look forward to at least :)

    I had been aswell.I'm looking doubtful now as something has come up :(


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    #3329
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    I had been aswell.I'm looking doubtful now as something has come up :(

    :rolleyes:

    With all your talk!


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    #3330
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    With all your talk!

    I beg your pardon?I've to work that day now.Not my choice.


    :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :pac:


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    #3331
    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    pred racer wrote: »
    I, came up with a cunning plan..............
    George Dalton is doing it next time, while I sit on me hole and complain loudly about the price:D

    You will have little to complain about with George,apart from the fact he's from Laois.


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