***Motors Chat Thread Round 3***

MetzgerMeister

OSI wrote: »

I said "a 2 liter turbo", "oh a 2 liter tdi? Nice." [angry face] "Errr, no. Petrol."

I get the same thing. When I say petrol they look at me as though I have four arses instead of a face :pac:

Stheno

OSI wrote: »

See, if I waved at every "GTI" I'd just be insulting myself, lowering her to the level of a tarted up TDI.

Was quite disturbing how annoyed I got when someone asked what engine was in my car last night, I said "a 2 liter turbo", "oh a 2 liter tdi? Nice." [angry face] "Errr, no. Petrol."

Someone once spotted me and apparently waved ( both stopped at lights) I was in lala land and never even noticed

Drummerboy08

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I get the same thing. When I say petrol they look at me as though I have four arses instead of a face :pac:

I used to get it with the golf, and once with the pug.

Oddly, never happened with the Supra.....

Barry Barry

ShadowHearth wrote: »

i like it no spoiler! :pac:

Man, that looks like when you get a haircut and when your looking the mirror in the barbers thinking 'damn i'm ****ing ugly'

Not that your car is ugly, its ****ing sexah!

pred racer

Im supposed to be going up north for new year, but the brake pad wear warning light came on on christmas eve, ive ordered 2 different sets off the net but im not hopeful of any of them arriving tomorrow. (the motorfactors just laughed at me and told me Id have them by the 4th at the earliest, more probably the 7th:mad:)
I'm going to take off the front wheels tomorrow and see how much is left on the pads. If they are well down, ill be staying at home for new year:rolleyes:

Stheno

hopefully they'll be ok pred

BUBBLE WRAP

pred racer wrote: »

Im supposed to be going up north for new year, but the brake pad wear warning light came on on christmas eve, ive ordered 2 different sets off the net but im not hopeful of any of them arriving tomorrow. (the motorfactors just laughed at me and told me Id have them by the 4th at the earliest, more probably the 7th:mad:)
I'm going to take off the front wheels tomorrow and see how much is left on the pads. If they are well down, ill be staying at home for new year:rolleyes:

If it's any good, I will probably be at home for new years eve. As I'm dosed. New years is over rated anyway. :pac:

Ronnie Beck

pred racer wrote: »

Im supposed to be going up north for new year, but the brake pad wear warning light came on on christmas eve, ive ordered 2 different sets off the net but im not hopeful of any of them arriving tomorrow. (the motorfactors just laughed at me and told me Id have them by the 4th at the earliest, more probably the 7th:mad:)
I'm going to take off the front wheels tomorrow and see how much is left on the pads. If they are well down, ill be staying at home for new year:rolleyes:

What car? If it's a VAG they'll be good til next christmas

Stheno

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

What car? If it's a VAG they'll be good til next christmas

Alfa 159 :eek:

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

hopefully they'll be ok pred

I hope so! I wont be going back to that motorfactors anyway, yer man got such a laugh outta me wanting car parts in a motorfactors that I called him a usless fat ****! He wasnt happy;)

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

If it's any good, I will probably be at home for new years eve. As I'm dosed. New years is over rated anyway. :pac:

ill leave a bottle for you in sligo if I get on the road:)

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

What car? If it's a VAG they'll be good til next christmas

Alfa 159. Im hoping its a very early indicator.

Stheno

pred racer wrote: »

Alfa 159. Im hoping its a very early indicator.

Maybe it's your car having an alfa moment and randomly deciding to display it?

Ronnie Beck

pred racer wrote: »

Alfa 159. Im hoping its a very early indicator.

Pull off the wheel for a look. They're usually early warnings.

The least of your worries trying to get home in an alfa

BUBBLE WRAP

pred racer wrote: »

ill leave a bottle for you in sligo if I get on the road:).

Bushmills will do.

pred racer

Stheno wrote: »

Maybe it's your car having an alfa moment and randomly deciding to display it?

Afraid not, it comes on every time I touch the brakes:o

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

Pull off the wheel for a look. They're usually early warnings.

The least of your worries trying to get home in an alfa

Sure ya dont need brakes if it wont start:p


Btw google maps says its 3 hrs 51 mins from my house to killybegs,

With alfa power its 3 hrs exactly:D

CianRyan

Decided to go to Tesco to grab some jellies, ended up driving the back roads to Blessington, City West and Saggart for an hour before I got to tesco.
These things just happen.

Ded_Zebra

pred racer wrote: »

Btw google maps says its 3 hrs 51 mins from my house to killybegs,

With alfa power its 3 hrs exactly:D

Even faster with no brakes :pac:

pred racer

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

Bushmills will do.

Ah balls, all I have is jameson:D

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Even faster with no brakes :pac:

Yep, record time to the T-junction at the end of my road:cool:

pred racer

Well I took off the wheels this morning, brake pads ok, nearly gone on passenger side but they will do until I get a new set.
But one of my front tyres was down to the wire on the inside edge:eek:
<10k miles on those tyres.
Tracking was way out on that wheel, it was done when the new tyres were put on.

1 new bridgestone turanza, €135
Tracking and balancing €0 (under the mates rates scheme:D)
An expensive morning!
Heading to derry now for an expensive night:p

Ardennes1944

Went for a 'quick' spin with the camera on Saturday down the coastal roads by Charlesfort, Kinsale and beyond. For about 75% of the driving I was stuck behind ridiculously slow drivers but for the other 25% it was amazing. Nothing better than chucking the car into the corners down country roads Not a good thing to be doing in a car you know youre selling soon!

It was a strange day with pouring rain for many parts with the odd 10minute window of pure calm and warm sun. Brought the complete wrong lens with me though so the photography side if things was forgotten mostly







Dont know how these fellas do it, some balls!




Old-Head of Kinsale

Ded_Zebra

Never came across this before but looks like a super idea. Popup booster seats for kids built into the back seat of the car. So simple but so effective.

This car has them.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4349868

CianRyan

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Never came across this before but looks like a super idea. Popup booster seats for kids built into the back seat of the car. So simple but so effective.

This car has them.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4349868

Thinking of selling the Levin, interested in baby seats in a Volvo... Some one has a little explaining to do. :pac:

Ded_Zebra

CianRyan wrote: »

Thinking of selling the Levin, interested in baby seats in a Volvo... Some one has a little explaining to do. :pac:

***cough cough** no explaining to do

Just thought it was a good idea is all!!

The Levin will be staying with me for a good long while I think. Must book an NCT for it now actually because I want to get it done in the last week in January because I have a break then after the exams before starting back in college :rolleyes:

CianRyan

Speaking of NCT, my retest is in a few days. I'm gonna put more water in the whipper jets before I forget.

Ded_Zebra

CianRyan wrote: »

Speaking of NCT, my retest is in a few days. I'm gonna put more water in the whipper jets before I forget.

Good lad for reminding me! Mine is out too, ill go and do that now while I think of it.

CianRyan

They're ****es for the little things like that. Haha

Someone just flew up my road in a turbo Colt, it sounded absolutely deadly.

Ded_Zebra

CianRyan wrote: »

They're ****es for the little things like that. Haha

Someone just flew up my road in a turbo Colt, it sounded absolutely deadly.

Is your washer bottle still leaking or did you get a new one?
I haven't been able to wash my window since christmas day. The thing is like frosted glass at the moment! I just keep forgetting to fill it :rolleyes:
At least it's done now.

barney 20v

Spent a few hours with Wexford sports and classic car club yesterday... Just a post Xmas run out. Few nice cars though.

CianRyan

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Is your washer bottle still leaking or did you get a new one?
I haven't been able to wash my window since christmas day. The thing is like frosted glass at the moment! I just keep forgetting to fill it :rolleyes:
At least it's done now.

Sorted now but it was corroded lines and blocked jets in the end.
One of them is shooting about a meter past the end of the car, I should probably adjust that.

Washer fluid too actually, water alone isn't budging the filth.

ShadowHearth

barney 20v wrote: »

Spent a few hours with Wexford sports and classic car club yesterday... Just a post Xmas run out. Few nice cars though.

SCOOBY! :pac:

dgt

ShadowHearth wrote: »

SCOOBY! :pac:

You're only excited because you can't see the spoiler, living in hope there are more spoilerless Scoobys out there :pac: