***Motors Chat Thread Round 3***

advertsfox

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Just saw a Hyundai Matrix pull up next to me with the badge disegnoPininfarina :eek:

How did he go from designing Coupés and Supercars to this!?

I know right? He should stick to beautiful supercars like this Nope (thanks dgt!)

dgt

Giugiaro designed the Grande, not Pininfarina

dgt

dgt wrote: »

Snowing up here. By snow I mean cold rain. So no snow, thankfully!

Somebody heard me and decided to give me a surprise, I may eat my hat :rolleyes:




Looks lonely over there on it's own...


Feckin snow! :mad:

advertsfox

dgt wrote: »

Giugiaro designed the Grande, not Pininfarina

Damnit, the picture lied to me :P

dgt

advertsfox wrote: »

Damnit, the picture lied to me :P

Your car should have this badge


On the Quarter panel

advertsfox

dgt wrote: »

Your car should have this badge on the Quarter panel

It did, I took them off a few weeks ago with the Punto font on the back :P Could have sworn it was him - one of my favourite designs of this was the 406 Coupe.

dgt

advertsfox wrote: »

It did, I took them off a few weeks ago with the Punto font on the back :P Could have sworn it was him - one of my favourite designs of this was the 406 Coupe.

http://www.carstyling.ru/resources/classic/1996_Peugeot_406_Coupe_Pininfarina_Design-Sketch_01.jpg

I think Giugiaro designed all the Puntos, except the cabby which was Bertone

Which brings me back to this thing again

Jimdagym

TestTransmission wrote: »

This low, I don't find it particularly low but most people do.The alloys are only 16's. Coilovers came with the car so I can't really comment on the ride height as opposed to stock.

I know its just the angle of the car, but the front wheels here look twice the size of the rear ones!

Mister Jingles

Noticed a trend these past couple of months of small cars of 10 years or more under 1.4 becoming a little bit more expensive while bigger saloons of the same age over 1.6 are going for little or nothing. Good for those selling but not good for the first timers looking to buy

Mycroft H

It's the tax, joe.

dgt

dgt wrote: »

Oooh a road we were on turned into a river.... Unpleasent!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCsFUg5MDHo

Mar4ix

yeeeee.... got some money back from insurance company

year before i was paying monthly , last year i payed insurance in full.... but those bastards still kept taking money monthly from my bank account ... i wouldn't realize it, untill i had some money shortage, and my wife did account review ... (ouch .. but she is accountant) ... she discovered money leak .... middle of June, so I rang about it to my insurance company and brokers .... and never had any word back or any check ... i thought i goin talk to them, when ill get renewal quote, but today received check 190 euro ....

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

I hsve to say. im really missing having an auto box. Actually half considering selling the civic and getting a volvo or saab 2l turbo automagic box... they seem to be going cheap around the 04 mark ........

pred racer

Its been snowing all evening in paris:D I love snow!
The drive to work in the morning should be fun, i'm normally the first car in the car park;)

MetzgerMeister

pred racer wrote: »

i'm normally the first car in the car park;)

Ya big fooken lick-arse :P

Here's a picture of what it's like here due to the snow:
























Crazy!! :eek:



:pac:

dgt

Finally a clear explanation on Bosch VE part numbers!!!

I now know how to check what pumps have the bigger plunger heads Ironically, I have a pump with a 12mm plunger head sitting in the garage...! :eek:

pred racer

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Ya big fooken lick-arse :P

Here's a picture of what it's like here due to the snow.

Its the outside car park, it doesnt open till 6:45
I start at 7, the rest of them have to be in for 6:30
So it'll just be me and la clio blanche:D



Why am I even explaining myself to you:pac:

Nice pic

MetzgerMeister

pred racer wrote: »

Why am I even explaining myself to you:pac:

I was wondering the same thing! You'd swear I gave a **** :P

TestTransmission

Jimdagym wrote: »

I know its just the angle of the car, but the front wheels here look twice the size of the rear ones!

Probably just the angle and the stance makes the front wheels fills the arches a lot more.

dgt

MM, I can't open that image of yours in a new tab :pac::pac::pac:

MetzgerMeister

dgt wrote: »

MM, I can't open that image of yours in a new tab :pac::pac::pac:

Yes you can, try harder

dgt

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Yes you can, try harder

It was like a game of where's wally but I found it :cool:

MugMugs

dgt wrote: »

It was like a game of where's wally but I found it :cool:

Your garden would wreck my head. There's no order to the vehicle positioning

dgt

MugMugs wrote: »

Your garden would wreck my head. There's no order to the vehicle positioning

There was a few years ago but that went out the window as it depends on the ground. Some is really soft and would get bogged easilly! Mind you, the BMW never got stuck in the mud in the 6 years I've had it you should have seen the place circa 1998, now that was a mess!!!! :eek:

But yes, it wrecks my head too, I have to leave my heap along the roadside!

CianRyan

Broken down under the bridge in Dundrum. Alternator belt is completely gone, as in not in the engine bay anymore. Must have fallen out on the road somewhere.

Right on a corner and all, god help me.

dgt

Ouchee! I'm at the top of the country, can't help you there lad....

Big Nasty

CianRyan wrote: »

Broken down under the bridge in Dundrum. Alternator belt is completely gone, as in not in the engine bay anymore. Must have fallen out on the road somewhere.

Right on a corner and all, god help me.

You need help getting it off the road dude? I can be there in 30 mins.

Toyotafanboi

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4437987

clocked rolla.

looked at that car this time last year. around 240k miles it motorchecked with at the time, and the advertiser said around 120k on it. 109 on it now so it must be a time machine.

CianRyan

Cheers lads, got home in the end.
My GF's dad came down and jumped me, some drive home. Left foot braking, using the hand brake to stop at light keeping the revs up.
Off to buy a belt now, change it with my brother in law in the morning.

pred racer

Outside my front door this morning:)