Motors Chat Thread Round 3

Stheno · 25-01-2013 8:00pm

Matt Simis wrote: »

Yup. It got even worse last year.

I was there last Feb.

I thought my car was going to fall apart, it was like driving in a warzone with all the potholes.

And it was on the way to get the car NCTed, and shortly after leaving Athboy I got a puncture

Ardennes1944 · 25-01-2013 10:59pm

spent the last hour and a half watching the top gear india special....what a ball of shoite

Dartz · 26-01-2013 12:36am

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

spent the last hour and a half watching the top gear india special....what a ball of shoite

It had exactly one funny moment. And even that was a bit ****.

Stheno · 26-01-2013 12:47am

CianRyan wrote: »

Right then, south Dublin.
Just to be even more of a ponse.

Omit the city centre too Cian!

The best top gear I saw was where they took a flight to the US and did a roadtrip?

CianRyan · 26-01-2013 12:51am

Ah town's grand, there's a few dodgy spots and some mental drivers but I've seen worse.

Toyotafanboi · 26-01-2013 1:13am

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/caraccessories/4466179

too good to be true?

would make a nice security addition for the price of it. do you just top up a sim, pop it in and wire it to power from the car or what?

BUBBLE WRAP · 26-01-2013 1:16am

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/caraccessories/4466179

too good to be true?

would make a nice security addition for the price of it. do you just top up a sim, pop it in and wire it to power from the car or what?

It seems to run in conjunction with a smartphone app. Not sure how to install though..

EDIT: I think you where right about the sim thing..

Seems like a good idea though, mustn't be long on the market as there seem to be no reviews online..

Ded_Zebra · 26-01-2013 1:17am

Definitely looks good alright.

I wonder would it pay for it's self through an insurance discount?

Stheno · 26-01-2013 1:20am

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Definitely looks good alright.

I wonder would it pay for it's self through an insurance discount?

No discount I can see

Anyone know if MM is still about?

Ded_Zebra · 26-01-2013 1:23am

Stheno wrote: »

No discount I can see

Anyone know if MM is still about?

Would you not get a discount for fitting it like you might for fitting an alarm or immobilizer?

dgt · 26-01-2013 11:05am

The steering pump has gone. This time, totally gone, steering is really heavy! Fluid exploded everywhere. Ironically, it started up first time as I was going to make a vid on how hard it is to start :rolleyes:

A strong contender I have no car for Monday :mad:

dgt · 26-01-2013 12:00pm

Seems to be a car chase going on the M1, heading southbound

Traffic corps chasing what looked like a Vectra estate....

dgt · 26-01-2013 12:01pm

Oh wait, maybe it was an accident. Ambulance and another car near Dundalk heading the same way

Oopsie

dgt · 26-01-2013 12:17pm

Jayyyypers I'm seeing it all today... Our usual money exchanger on the old Dublin road had its enterance demolished by a runaway cobbled trailler. Gardai taking pictures of it, we were wondering why they were so close to the border... Looks like a drive off :eek:

As well as that I saw a Dodge Ram

:D:D

Big Nasty · 26-01-2013 12:21pm

Get a blog maybe?

BUBBLE WRAP · 26-01-2013 12:22pm

Them Dodge Rams are lovely yokes..

Redisle · 26-01-2013 1:12pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/caraccessories/4466179

too good to be true?

would make a nice security addition for the price of it. do you just top up a sim, pop it in and wire it to power from the car or what?

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

It seems to run in conjunction with a smartphone app. Not sure how to install though..

EDIT: I think you where right about the sim thing..

Seems like a good idea though, mustn't be long on the market as there seem to be no reviews online..

Looks pretty overpriced to me. The tracker shown is also sold on Ebay with lots of different brand names so it looks like they just rebranded a tracker and created an app that probably just sends a text to the device. €45 here from a UK seller! This one seems to do real time tracking using GPRS but only supports 2G simcards (not sure if you can still get these but probably can for use in older phones).

If you just wanted basic functionality (i.e text the device and it will text back co-ords or a map link) you can get them much cheaper. Less than €15 here for example. Pop in a prepay simcard and install it somewhere it can get a signal, then wire it into the car.

Toyotafanboi · 26-01-2013 1:41pm

Redisle wrote: »

Looks pretty overpriced to me. The tracker shown is also sold on Ebay with lots of different brand names so it looks like they just rebranded a tracker and created an app that probably just sends a text to the device. €45 here from a UK seller! This one seems to do real time tracking using GPRS but only supports 2G simcards (not sure if you can still get these but probably can for use in older phones).

If you just wanted basic functionality (i.e text the device and it will text back co-ords or a map link) you can get them much cheaper. Less than €15 here for example. Pop in a prepay simcard and install it somewhere it can get a signal, then wire it into the car.

thanks very much for that advice, i think i'l get the ebay one, sure for that price its surely worth a gamble

BUBBLE WRAP · 26-01-2013 1:43pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

thanks very much for that advice, i think i'l get the ebay one, sure for that price its surely worth a gamble

Sure it's worth a try, will you keep us in the loop?

dgt · 26-01-2013 2:57pm

This isn't fair, all the interesting cars are whizzing by and I can't get a daycent snap of them!

ferrari 348
bentley flying spur
nissan lux van
audi s3
audi rs2
mazda mps
audi s5

Also, at the money changer the trailler is gone and the enterance rebuilt :eek:

MetzgerMeister · 26-01-2013 3:09pm

Where the hell are you and what's going on that you're seeing all these cars?! Did you recently move to Monaco or something? :pac:

dgt · 26-01-2013 3:19pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Where the hell are you and what's going on that you're seeing all these cars?! Did you recently move to Monaco or something? :pac:

Usual Saturday trip to Newry

is there a meet of some kind, a convention or just right timing?

There does be a Merc SL65 amg parked outside the BT building. Seeing "V12 Bi-Turbo" on the side as it rumbles past slowly would give anyone the willys

Tonnes of felty tat as per norm too

MetzgerMeister · 26-01-2013 3:21pm

Never mind that, what MPS did you see? :P

dgt · 26-01-2013 3:26pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Never mind that, what MPS did you see? :P

A blue 3 MPS, never saw one before

No, not a 6

MugMugs · 26-01-2013 3:26pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Never mind that, what MPS did you see? :P

Mangey black one covered in swirl marks

Big Nasty · 26-01-2013 3:28pm

MugMugs wrote: »

Mangey black one covered in swirl marks

Genuinely laughed out loud at that one!

Ardennes1944 · 26-01-2013 7:57pm

anyone use one of these gearboxes before? looks cool!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4146674

Big Nasty · 26-01-2013 8:04pm

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

anyone use one of these gearboxes before? looks cool!
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4146674

I hear they take a fair bit of getting used to. Didn't know you could get them on non-M3 models either.

Also that spoiler needs to go.

MetzgerMeister · 26-01-2013 8:07pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I hear they take a fair bit of getting used to. Didn't know you could get them on non-M3 models either.

Also that spoiler needs to go.

It's an OEM clubsport spoiler but you're right. I'd much prefer an M3 lip spoiler.

Ardennes1944 · 26-01-2013 8:11pm

agree on spoiler although itd be a shame to take it off after its been on for so long i imagine. if it was a little more curved it wouldnt be so bad

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