******Motors Chat - Round 6******

toastedpickles

1 liter diesel?? :eek:

Jesus wept

Cleveland Hot Pocket

toastedpickles wrote: »

1 liter diesel?? :eek:

Jesus wept

Imagine the noise off of it though, that would be even cooler than the carina. Could you just picture it now, a felt spec Charade!

CianRyan

This is probably the only time in life I won't want a turbo. Haha
Budget is also around €300. :pac:

GvidoR

CianRyan wrote: »

This is probably the only time in life I won't want a turbo. Haha
Budget is also around €300. :pac:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/clean-daewoo-martiz/6823834
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fiat-uno-1992/6428267

Cleveland Hot Pocket

CianRyan wrote: »

This is probably the only time in life I won't want a turbo. Haha
Budget is also around €300. :pac:

Buy that '92 carina

CianRyan

Those rocket ships are too powerful, lads. Haha

Seriously considering this and a great big bolt meeting a welder.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/6383666
98 Mercedes Benz E200 Manual

Cleveland Hot Pocket

If you'd like a cheap diffmobile, I've got a 3-pot e36 for ya!

YbFocus

CianRyan wrote: »

Budget is also around €300. :pac:

Buy an Astra, you can get 6 of them for that price :pac:

Supergurrier

CianRyan wrote: »

Those rocket ships are too powerful, lads. Haha

Seriously considering this and a great big bolt meeting a welder.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/6383666
98 Mercedes Benz E200 Manual

Ahh Heyor !

(Atleast you can win versus the tree this time)

CianRyan

May well be interested in the E36 but it will come down to insurance groups!

Either way, it will be cheap and dented and scraped and enjoyed.

JohnBoy26

GvidoR wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/diahatsu-charade-nct-and-tax/6696943

Maybe you can knock the price down a bit.


EDIT: Crap... it's 1.0 turbo diesel

Well know to crack their cylinder head those. Their was a 1.0 non turbo version as well which also gave cylinder head issues but was less prone to it than the turbo version.

other than that though they are great cars that are extremely easy on fuel. They were ahead of their time really where small diesels are concerned, bringing out a 1.0 at a time where most other manufacturers were 1.6- 2.0

those charades also had fully independent suspension all around which is rare for a car in its class and made it feel more planted to the road than many other superminis at the time

Ded_Zebra

My granddad had one of those Charades in non-turbo form when I was little. It was white jap import with a brown dash and interior. I remember it had go faster holes in the sills when he got rid of it :eek::p

Interslice

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

That's actually good bangernomics tbh.

They were both serious suggestions . Well the lanos was taking the piss a bit. Plenty of small engine bangers out there with a few months NCT for a few hundred quid. Tax them for three months and drive it until the man takes of you :pac:. Could be years if you keep it in roadworthy condition. You'd get away with murder in that carina.

garclo

hey, sorry for going ot but didn't know where else to ask. can anyone tell me how to post more than one pic per post. I have an imgur account and figured out that I had to copy the url and paste it in the insert image bar, but if I try putting 2 url's in, only the last one will show up. i'm confused!

garclo

garclo wrote: »

hey, sorry for going ot but didn't know where else to ask. can anyone tell me how to post more than one pic per post. I have an imgur account and figured out that I had to copy the url and paste it in the insert image bar, but if I try putting 2 url's in, only the last one will show up. i'm confused!

Ignore the 'insert image' bar and post it into the comment box directly.

Then add IMG tags either side. So before the URL you put [I*MG] and after it put [/I*MG] and it will display as an image (you have to do this for each URL/image separately).


(take out the *'s)





Unrelatedly, I missed it:

toastedpickles

that reminds me I must dig out my mileage pics from my astra

JohnBoy26

Interslice wrote: »

They were both serious suggestions . Well the lanos was taking the piss a bit. Plenty of small engine bangers out there with a few months NCT for a few hundred quid. Tax them for three months and drive it until the man takes of you :pac:. Could be years if you keep it in roadworthy condition. You'd get away with murder in that carina.

it's was indeed the Carina I was referring to I'm not really a fan of deawoo or the lanos tbh

garclo

Deleted User wrote: »

Ignore the 'insert image' bar and post it into the comment box directly.

Then add IMG tags either side. So before the URL you put [I*MG] and after it put [/I*MG] and it will display as an image (you have to do this for each URL/image separately).


(take out the *'s)

thanks for that kkv, got it working. do you have to type the

toastedpickles

Theres a little picture on the top line with a mountain in it, that's how you get the [img]with out typing it all the time [/img]

Big Nasty

toastedpickles wrote: »

Theres a little picture on the top line with a mountain in it, that's how you get the [img]with out typing it all the time [/img]

Damn mountains stealing my images! :pac:

Bpmull

garclo wrote: »

unrelated, my old transit connect odometer, onlt 3 years and 1 month old when this was taken.

That transit must have been on the road day and night :eek:

toastedpickles

Big Nasty wrote: »

Damn mountains stealing my images! :pac:

Gawd dang mountains! They gon done took mah pictures again! :pac:

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Feck sake....... was walking down the road.. yes walking

Saw a garda on bike driving down the road and threw my phone into my pocket incase I got a fine and penalty points.... I actually didnt cop it until he was gone

Kaiser D

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Feck sake....... was walking down the road.. yes walking

Saw a garda on bike driving down the road and threw my phone into my pocket incase I got a fine and penalty points.... I actually didnt cop it until he was gone

garclo

Bpmull wrote: »

unrelated, my old transit connect odometer, onlt 3 years and 1 month old when this was taken.

That transit must have been on the road day and night :eek:[/QUOTE]


ye, some long days done alright. 2500km a week, great van. not a bit of trouble the whole time and not a scratch on it when I handed her back!

Old diesel

Bpmull wrote: »

That transit must have been on the road day and night :eek:

Its seen a lot of miles for sure - 1441 miles a week based on 232 000 miles (im assuming that's 372000 kilometres) and the van been 161 weeks old.

No need to worry about DPFs clogging up on that yoke :D

JohnBoy26

Old diesel wrote: »

Its seen a lot of miles for sure - 1441 miles a week based on 232 000 miles (im assuming that's 372000 kilometres) and the van been 161 weeks old.

No need to worry about DPFs clogging up on that yoke :D

Did they even have a dpf

toastedpickles

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Feck sake....... was walking down the road.. yes walking

Saw a garda on bike driving down the road and threw my phone into my pocket incase I got a fine and penalty points.... I actually didnt cop it until he was gone

If it makes you feel any better today i was going to college, on the m7 at about 80/90 miles an hour and my brain goes hey pickles, wheres your car keys?? que me going OH SH1T!!! Trying to remember where i put them, then i copped it :rolleyes:

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

toastedpickles wrote: »

If it makes you feel any better today i was going to college, on the m7 at about 80/90 miles an hour and my brain goes hey pickles, wheres your car keys?? que me going OH SH1T!!! Trying to remember where i put them, then i copped it :rolleyes:

Impressive ! I didnt even think your saab could go that fast without breaking down :P

toastedpickles

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Impressive ! I didnt even think your saab could go that fast without breaking down :P

Oh it can go much faster than that! but if i started talking about that id say the stables would be coming out :rolleyes:

Supergurrier

The Osrams i put on the Focus look alot better than the Philips i had on before them that cost 40e and the offside blew within 2 months

Much whiter light

Bpmull

Supergurrier wrote: »

The Osrams i put on the Focus look alot better than the Philips i had on before them that cost 40e and the offside blew within 2 months

Much whiter light

There great alright I swear by them. You can't get a better halogen bulb for the money IMO.

YbFocus

Bpmull wrote: »

There great alright I swear by them. You can't get a better halogen bulb for the money IMO.

Definitely second that BP, will never buy another bulb again!

CianRyan

So, I got a decent quote on this.
May be going to look at it in the next few days.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/6638555
Mercedes estate c180 1999 e400

Bpmull

CianRyan wrote: »

So, I got a decent quote on this.
May be going to look at it in the next few days.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/6638555
Mercedes estate c180 1999 e400

As a daily driver ? What happened to the plans for the mx5 ? Or am I missing something.

Kaiser D

CianRyan wrote: »

So, I got a decent quote on this.
May be going to look at it in the next few days.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/6638555
Mercedes estate c180 1999 e400

Beige on beige, niiiice

:cool:

Bpmull

Supergurrier wrote: »

The Osrams i put on the Focus look alot better than the Philips i had on before them that cost 40e and the offside blew within 2 months

Much whiter light

2 months is very short assuming you only do average driving. I've never had a car long enough to see how long the osram last before blowing :pac: but I know they were in the octavia 15 months when we sold it and were both still working. 40k km or so on it.

challengemaster

CianRyan wrote: »

So, I got a decent quote on this.
May be going to look at it in the next few days.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/6638555
Mercedes estate c180 1999 e400

Nice handbrake she's got there :pac:

CianRyan

Bpmull wrote: »

As a daily driver ? What happened to the plans for the mx5 ? Or am I missing something.

As an absolute hack of a yoke or a few months until I get my logbook for the MX5, then swap the insurance and have some topless fun.

I'll probably patch any rust and let everything else fall to pieces.

skyhighflyer

CianRyan wrote: »

So, I got a decent quote on this.
May be going to look at it in the next few days.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/6638555
Mercedes estate c180 1999 e400

But... it's rusty as fook and the driver's door seems to be hanging off

Voodoomelon

I replaced spark plugs, oil, filters recently and am running Redex in a full tank of fuel this week. Was out for a 40 mile round trip between Dundalk and Drogheda this evening at 100kph and averaged an indicated 37.1MPG in a 4.0l V8, which surprised the hell out of me!

That's close to what I got in the 2.8l E38.

CianRyan

challengemaster wrote: »

Nice handbrake she's got there :pac:

Huh?
Is it an auto one? I'm not familiar with the set up?

dgt

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I replaced spark plugs, oil, filters recently and am running Redex in a full tank of fuel this week. Was out for a 40 mile round trip between Dundalk and Drogheda this evening at 100kph and averaged an indicated 37.1MPG in a 4.0l V8, which surprised the hell out of me!

That's close to what I got in the 2.8l E38.

Highest mpg I got according to the trip in the 520i......

BMW must still use the same measuring system :pac:

CianRyan

skyhighflyer wrote: »

But... it's rusty as fook and the driver's door seems to be hanging off

Exactly! :pac:
Only viewing for now, if I can fix it with a box of spanners and a few cable ties I'll offer €300.

Voodoomelon

Yup, they all still go up in the same increments, the E38 did the same. Think 37.6 and 38.1 are next!

Interslice

CianRyan wrote: »

Huh?
Is it an auto one? I'm not familiar with the set up?

Absolute shed of a yolk with no nct, you mad!

Noccy_Mondy

I am so sick of giving way to traffic and then they don't even as much as acknowledge you! Let about 15 go this past 2 days, only two or three put up their hands. There's no tax on putting up your hand........

Voodoomelon

That's womenz for you, they're the worst. What I hate is when they let you out and wave their hands angrily for you to hurry up. Witches!

challengemaster

CianRyan wrote: »

Huh?
Is it an auto one? I'm not familiar with the set up?

Look at the rock stuck behind the N/S/R wheel

dgt

Interslice wrote: »

Absolute shed of a yolk with no nct, you mad!

Non NCT'd yokes are the best crack and often the better cars to go for....