***Motors Chat Thread Round 3***

Stheno

166man wrote: »

You're still on 'em? Shucks to hear that...:o

Yeah it's the scape void that I broke which is a pain... 3 Weeks in a cast for the moment and it's the right hand..

Still on them, down to one for the most part, for at least another month, total time to be like I was before the accident is ten to twelve months minimum, I managed to feck myself up royally It's a fairly rare injury that I suffered, something like 1 in 100,000 people get it Am four and a half months in, so I'll be celebrating my fortieth birthday and being able to run for a bus at the same time Have you been told that for medical reasons you can't drive?

166man

Stheno wrote: »

Still on them, down to one for the most part, for at least another month, total time to be like I was before the accident is ten to twelve months minimum, I managed to feck myself up royally It's a fairly rare injury that I suffered, something like 1 in 100,000 people get it Am four and a half months in, so I'll be celebrating my fortieth birthday and being able to run for a bus at the same time Have you been told that for medical reasons you can't drive?

What did you even do to yourself that gave you the injury? Sounds hectic like.. Tough going tbh.

Not medical reasons, just don't feel safe enough to have full control of the car with this cast on.

Stheno

166man wrote: »

What did you even do to yourself that gave you the injury? Sounds hectic like.. Tough going tbh.

Not medical reasons, just don't feel safe enough to have full control of the car with this cast on.

Was walking and slipped in a puddle and landed on my knees, ruined the cartilage in one of my knees It's an injury that is very slow healing, I did two lots of damage, one is healed the other I'm looking at the 10-12 months in total, but I'm far happier now than I was a month ago Being fairly dependant on a car, not having it was a real headwreck.

Tbh, I'd have a try at driving given it's your right hand and not the left, only on a couple of short trips and see how you feel. Does your cast go right up to your fingers or does it stop at your knuckles and begin at your wrist?

Gary ITR

166man wrote: »

Always nice to read of decent customer service especially in the motor industry. It's few and far between I find most of the timein this day and age.

Sounds like a good bloke, no doubt his customer service will be hugely beneficial if you intend on using his company again.

Well I intend on using them again, they stock pretty much everything I would need and can't get here or the UK

I've told him to send stickers and I'll pop them on my car for them

dgt

RoverJames wrote: »

BMW E34 or E30 - roulette on belt driven example of e30 wouldn't be my cup of tea as e30s are getting rare

Not just the E30, but too many E34s have been stripped of their engines to donate to diffing E30s.

The M20 cyl heads are known for cracking and mixing oil with coolant. Mine is at it (I seriously hope its the radiator, which also gives bother) sump gasket is made of cork, thus with age goes brittle and begins to lose oil. Slushbox is a ZF 4 speed (I feckin love it) needs the filter changed with every oil change, approx €30 for the filter. Tappets need doing every 12k miles. Poor idling is most likely the ICV, clean it out.

Whoops, I've rambled on a bit....

M20 engined E34s are extremely rare nowadays, so its unlikely youll find an E34 needing a t-belt (unless a 518 or diesel is acquired, open to corrections but I'm sure they also had belts not chains)

Dr.Rieux

Stheno wrote: »

Was walking and slipped in a puddle and landed on my knees, ruined the cartilage in one of my knees It's an injury that is very slow healing, I did two lots of damage, one is healed the other I'm looking at the 10-12 months in total, but I'm far happier now than I was a month ago Being fairly dependant on a car, not having it was a real headwreck.

Tbh, I'd have a try at driving given it's your right hand and not the left, only on a couple of short trips and see how you feel. Does your cast go right up to your fingers or does it stop at your knuckles and begin at your wrist?

I dislocated my shoulder back in July and still haven't got my full natural movement back. For what is a relatively straight forward injury I seemingly did it quite well and have been told it may be between 12 and 24 months before I've full unrestricted motion back, if I get it all back.

Had you knee trouble before the accident?

Big Nasty

Stheno wrote: »

Was walking and slipped in a puddle and landed on my knees

What sort of puddle, eh? :pac:

Ardennes1944

Just back from a work party in Limerick. First time drinking in about 4months so I am royally shagged, goodnight all!

CianRyan

Waiting to board my plane to Paris, not yet shagged.
Good morning, all.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

CianRyan wrote: »

Waiting to board my plane to Paris, not yet shagged.
Good morning, all.

should be going to paris in may myself ! let me know hownit goes !

still awake from work myself, getting the car docs and stuff ready so reminiscing my last moments with my first car that im very attached to, getting closer to the time and its killing me more and more since when I bought it I thought id never get rid of it, wish I got the auto first when I was buying it !

TestTransmission

Some might say they're tacky but meh.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

walking away from the dealer now, leaving the car behind.

want to walk away laughing knowing that the rear axle is well out of shape and other bits wrong that are gone but cant.. I miss it already !

R.O.R

TestTransmission wrote: »

Some might say they're tacky but meh.

Could have done with those at 19.00 last night.

And 20.30

And 21.30

And 23.30

And 03.00

And 05.30

Mr Benevolent

166man wrote: »

Sounds like a tough ask but you'll probably end up changing your mind again and sticking with the automatic corsa in the end anyway.

I don't have the Corsa anymore, it's my girlfriend's car and she needs it from today, hence a new car for me. Will probably end up being a Saab 95 - cheap, high spec, good performance. Just need to look out for sludge etc.

TestTransmission

R.O.R wrote: »

Could have done with those at 19.00 last night.

And 20.30

And 21.30

And 23.30

And 03.00

And 05.30

Want the part number??

R.O.R

TestTransmission wrote: »

Want the part number??

I'll have a look and see if there is a BMW equivalent, that costs a lot more and doesn't have the same reliability

tossy

R.O.R wrote: »

I'll have a look and see if there is a BMW equivalent, that costs a lot more and doesn't have the same reliability

Which will also be for the more pretentious baby,the type of baby who changes direction without a hint of prior notice.

R.O.R

tossy wrote: »

Which will also be for the more pretentious baby,the type of baby who changes direction without a hint of prior notice.

Tis very loose at the back end.....

MuppetCheck

I really want this.

Voodoomelon

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Got a puncture on the way home. Is it wrong that I enjoyed the wheel change process?

Fairly wiped the smile off my face this morning, need a new tyre, its torn in the side wall.

Still has about 7mm of thread on it. :mad:

Voodoomelon

Pain in the ass. Money literally down the drain.

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

Still on them, down to one for the most part, for at least another month, total time to be like I was before the accident is ten to twelve months minimum, I managed to feck myself up royally It's a fairly rare injury that I suffered, something like 1 in 100,000 people get it Am four and a half months in, so I'll be celebrating my fortieth birthday and being able to run for a bus at the same time Have you been told that for medical reasons you can't drive?

:eek: I cant believe I'm older than you Gimpy, you always sound like such an auld one:P;):pac:

Dr.Rieux wrote: »

I dislocated my shoulder back in July and still haven't got my full natural movement back. For what is a relatively straight forward injury I seemingly did it quite well and have been told it may be between 12 and 24 months before I've full unrestricted motion back, if I get it all back.

Had you knee trouble before the accident?

My advice on this would be to get more than one opinion! I had a partially dislocated shoulder for 2 years, was told nothing can be done needs an operation to fix. Popped back in when a tree branch fell on me. Found out afterwards that my physio and specialist are donkeys:mad:

CianRyan wrote: »

Waiting to board my plane to Paris, not yet shagged.
Good morning, all.

Welcome to Paris dude, If there is anything I can help you with while ur here, drop me a pm.

dar83

MuppetCheck wrote: »

I really want this.

They're some properly funky looking Johhny-5 eyes headlights as well.

Tea 1000

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Pain in the ass. Money literally down the drain.

I feel your pain... wife clipped a stone jutting out of a ditch in her car recently (avoiding some road hog) and split the sidewall. 4 new Hankook V12 Evo's had been only on the car about 6 months. Couldn't locate another V12 Evo, only a Hankook S1 instead (newer version of the tyre), but significantly different tread pattern, so 2 new ones had to be bought.
I swore a little... then a lot.

Voodoomelon

That's what i'm trying to avoid, having to get two new ones.
Kumho KU31s are out of stock on Camskill too.

MetzgerMeister

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Kumho KU31s are out of stock on Camskill too.

Kumhos are relatively cheap from tyre shops here though aren't they?

In my own tyre news, I just got a call to say that the rears will be another few days. More time on RFT's.....great :rolleyes:

dgt

Didn't realise that the motor tax office was a cresche for seriously misbehaving children :rolleyes:

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Fairly wiped the smile off my face this morning, need a new tyre, its torn in the side wall.

Still has about 7mm of thread on it. :mad:

I feel your pain. I hit a pothole when I had the Punto and blew a hole in the sidewall of a tyre that had about 500 miles on it. To say I was mad was an understatement! I still have the tyre out of sheer ignorance and anger :mad:

dgt

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Kumhos are relatively cheap from tyre shops here though aren't they?

In my own tyre news, I just got a call to say that the rears will be another few days. More time on RFT's.....great :rolleyes:

Make a youtube video with them and tell them to hurry the f*ck up :pac:

MetzgerMeister

I might aswell attach a camera to the springiest spring in the world and throw it along the road :pac:

dgt

Draw on the dust of the bonnet of my car? Sure why not do it while I'm in the f*cking car!!! :rolleyes: