***Motors Chat Thread Round 3***

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

Not in Northern Ireland anyway.

Great for GETTING BURNT OUT

MuppetCheck

You'd think they would even Google a potential name.

challengemaster

ba_barabus wrote: »

Drove a Fiat 500. Never realised just how much fun they are

On the topic of driving other cars...

Drove a nissan Tiida the other day. I've never felt so disconnected from driving, or so happy to get back into my e46.

ba_barabus

challengemaster wrote: »

On the topic of driving other cars...

Drove a nissan Tiida the other day. I've never felt so disconnected from driving, or so happy to get back into my e46.

I've only ever been a passenger in one and even that was a horrible experience.

I love driving the e46 but I had a deranged grin on my face after getting out of the little 500. Didn't drive it hard or anything, it was just fun

ba_barabus

Hal1

CianRyan wrote: »

Went on a good long drive over Sally Gap today, such a nice day for it.
It made me fall back in love with both driving and Wicklow, I love those mountains.

I done it on sunday afternoon. It was a great day for it, a rare sunny day with a hint of warm't. I went straight up from stocktons lane, but like the approach from blessington too. Tis a great road for sure .

Ronnie Beck

ba_barabus wrote: »

Drove a Fiat 500. Never realised just how much fun they are

Just bought a 1 litre polo. It's a grand little go-kart. No power steering, electiric windows or FA.

CianRyan

Hal1 wrote: »

I done it on sunday afternoon. It was a great day for it, a rare sunny day with a hint of warm't. I went straight up from stocktons lane, but like the approach from blessington too. Tis a great road for sure .

I approached from the Blessington side for the first time today, the road's great for mountainous views but it could do with a bit more visibility. Then back towards Dublin once I reached the gap, the section from there to Lough Bray is a brilliant piece of road!

Nice weather today too. Dry, hazy sunshine with some fog lingering on the higher hills and just off the road. Some spots the sun was beaming from one side and cutting through the mist, it looked amazing.
Just wished I brought the camera.

dgt

Some anus stole Coronation st! Even though I cringe at the thought of the soap itself, not nice to see the sign stolen

The BX and Cortina are still there, now joined by a 106.... I think

I hadn't seen any in months then in one day I must have seen the entire fleet of mk1 Bravos left on the roads in Ireland (5 :pac:)

Pipe and seals ordered (hat's off to Row for his help with the part number ), hopefully back to turbo dieselness on Friday

Stheno

Any suggestions on what I should buy if I have to upgrade?

Budget 10k, year no less than 2007, min. four doors?

I reckon I'll be in a seriously boring car

dgt

Stheno wrote: »

Any suggestions on what I should buy if I have to upgrade?

Budget 10k, year no less than 2007, min. four doors?

I reckon I'll be in a seriously boring car

Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Join club pred and get a 159?

MetzgerMeister

Stheno wrote: »

Any suggestions on what I should buy if I have to upgrade?

Budget 10k, year no less than 2007, min. four doors?

I reckon I'll be in a seriously boring car

BMW 320i

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

Any suggestions on what I should buy if I have to upgrade?

Budget 10k, year no less than 2007, min. four doors?

I reckon I'll be in a seriously boring car

Petrol or diesel??

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volvo/S60/2.0-T-SE/14913402068854630/advert?channel=CARS

€8k for a 2008




Not too bad inside

One of these should turn up in budget..... diesel...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4579097

A 2008 S80 on LPG, wouldn't quite have the balls or know how to chance it myself tbh but it's probably fine...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4095645



asking €9250

Plenty of not too boring stuff out there

challengemaster

Bit vague...

2007 Octavia VRS
2009 VW Jetta
2010 fiat punto + 3k in change
2010 seat leon

?

166man

Alfa 159............
























...........Obviously....then herself and Pred can be car friends...:D

Stheno

dgt wrote: »

Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Join club pred and get a 159?

In the frame already Wouldn't ya know? I do like them but I'd be after a petrol initially I think

For the rest of ye, it has to be petrol, I'd hit 15k miles max most years, 10k of which is urban, no less than 1.8 litre, comfort, and leather seats a must.

I'd miss the ability of the gtv to leave everyone else standing at the lights, so a bit of poke would be good.

Being an alfa fan I'd go for a 159 but would need to hit the UK for what I want.

ya know I car i liked? The BMW one series, sister had one and it was nice, very hard suspension though.

166man

Stheno wrote: »

In the frame already Wouldn't ya know? I do like them but I'd be after a petrol initially I think

For the rest of ye, it has to be petrol, I'd hit 15k miles max most years, 10k of which is urban, no less than 1.8 litre, comfort, and leather seats a must.

I'd miss the ability of the gtv to leave everyone else standing at the lights, so a bit of poke would be good.

Being an alfa fan I'd go for a 159 but would need to hit the UK for what I want.

ya know I car i liked? The BMW one series, sister had one and it was nice, very hard suspension though.

Unfortunately the only petrol engine in the 159 with enough poke is the 1750TBi which is few and far between here and I doubt you'd get one in the UK for your budget.

Please don't buy a 1 series...:)

Stheno

challengemaster wrote: »

Bit vague...

2007 Octavia VRS
2009 VW Jetta
2010 fiat punto + 3k in change
2010 seat leon

?

No VWs at all in the shortlist, sick of them after two from new.

You might be on the money with the punto and especially the leon, imo seriously underrated car, if you get the right spec, I know one bloke who got it over a brera, we'd a great chat.

166man wrote: »

Alfa 159............

...........Obviously....then herself and Pred can be car friends...:D

Pred and I are already friends, do you read this thread at all?

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

...........

I'd miss the ability of the gtv to leave everyone else standing at the lights, so a bit of poke would be good............

Manual S60 2.0T wouldn't be left standing by it, nor loads of other stuff, to be fair

Stheno

RoverJames wrote: »

Manual S60 2.0T wouldn't be left standing by it, nor loads of other stuff, to be fair

Have to admit I like the S60, been in loads and loved the experience, along with the drive.

It may be heresy on here but for a reliable, work funded, out of the ordinary car, it has a lot going for hit.

On a car allowance, it's the 159 versus the S60, I love BMW for how they look but given my background there are just too many (no offence MM, I still think your car is edible)

dgt

Stheno wrote: »

In the frame already Wouldn't ya know? I do like them but I'd be after a petrol initially I think

For the rest of ye, it has to be petrol, I'd hit 15k miles max most years, 10k of which is urban, no less than 1.8 litre, comfort, and leather seats a must.

I'd miss the ability of the gtv to leave everyone else standing at the lights, so a bit of poke would be good.

Being an alfa fan I'd go for a 159 but would need to hit the UK for what I want.

ya know I car i liked? The BMW one series, sister had one and it was nice, very hard suspension though.

My XUD will do the exact same job better with lots of smoke. What do people think when they hear the turbo spooling up.... :cool:yes, blatent idi fanboi post!

Hal1

How awesome...

Tea 1000

Stheno wrote: »

No VWs at all in the shortlist, sick of them after two from new.

You might be on the money with the punto and especially the leon, imo seriously underrated car, if you get the right spec, I know one bloke who got it over a brera, we'd a great chat.

Pred and I are already friends, do you read this thread at all?

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Fiat/Bravo/1.4-16V-/32713581708883410/advert?channel=CARS

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201301084826146/sort/default/usedcars/engine-size-cars/2l_to_2-5l/fuel-type/petrol/model/147/make/alfa_romeo/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/radius/1500/page/6/postcode/b902bj?logcode=p

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201302275522142/sort/default/usedcars/engine-size-cars/2l_to_2-5l/fuel-type/petrol/model/147/make/alfa_romeo/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/radius/1500/page/6/postcode/b902bj?logcode=p

advertsfox

Lads after getting my top mounts / anti-roll links changed and driving it for a bit, I noticed I still get a knocking noise. Initially I thought it was just a simple fix with a loose plastic arch or something in the engine bay but I narrowed it down today and noticed it only happens in 2nd gear at about 1500-1700 RPM. It doesn't happen in any other gear which cancels out a loose body part or arch so now I'm thinking it's the gearbox. I got the fluid topped up / replaced about 4 months ago because my seals were perished and the fluid slowly leaked out before I bought it (was sitting up for about 3 months prior to purchase). Any ideas what it could be? Broken gear tooth maybe?

NOTE: It's a 2006 Grande Punto 1.2 5-Speed. Done 9000 miles since purchase at 43K miles, no issues prior to this noise and still drives perfectly at present.

advertsfox

OSI wrote: »

Engine mount? Had a knock coming from the engine bay of my last car which would only happen at low speed in low gears, though it was the gearbox going or a loose exhaust, turned out to be a knackered rear engine mount.

Hmmm that does make sense, I know it's happening at a certain RPM and gear but that could just be the point of most vibration too. Will ask the mechanic to look, thanks.

Any other possibilities too?

ShadowHearth

Well lads. I got quite confused today. I drove pass hyundai dealership today and I really like those new 3 door yokes with some stupid name.
I checked the website and wanted to know how much are these little yokes. To my shock it was 24k EU + all the charges. WTF!?
I though Hyundai was ment to be cheaper motoring! I30 starts from 19.5k + charges.
I checked mini coopers and those start from 17k. Mazda 3 from 20.5k. Skoda rapid from 17k.
Did I miss something! I have to say I do like how Hyundai got up lately with nice range of models, but I can't call them cheap anymore. If I would be looking for family hatch I would throw that 1k extra and get much better Mazda 3 over i30.

MetzgerMeister

Hyundai and Kia cars were cheap when they were crap. Now that they're competing with a bigger market, the cars have more in them as standard so therefore they have to cost more.

That Mazda3 you'd get over an i30 wouldn't be as well spec'd as an i30.

EDIT: It's the Veloster you're talking about.

166man

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Well lads. I got quite confused today. I drove pass hyundai dealership today and I really like those new 3 door yokes with some stupid name.
I checked the website and wanted to know how much are these little yokes. To my shock it was 24k EU + all the charges. WTF!?
I though Hyundai was ment to be cheaper motoring! I30 starts from 19.5k + charges.
I checked mini coopers and those start from 17k. Mazda 3 from 20.5k. Skoda rapid from 17k.
Did I miss something! I have to say I do like how Hyundai got up lately with nice range of models, but I can't call them cheap anymore. If I would be looking for family hatch I would throw that 1k extra and get much better Mazda 3 over i30.

It's simple. They are not as cheap any more because they are as good if not better than most of the competition. To get something better you have to pay more.


Can't say I like those three doors though.