********Motors Chat - Round 8 ********

ba_barabus

I had a fun morning

ShaunieVW

Just a heads up, there is a VW show on tomorrow in mullingar. Looks like it's going to be a great show!

https://www.facebook.com/events/904708529573360/

GvidoR

ShaunieVW wrote: »

Just a heads up, there is a VW show on tomorrow in mullingar. Looks like it's going to be a great show!

https://www.facebook.com/events/904708529573360/

I'll be there. :P

ShaunieVW

Good stuff! I'll be in a grey a3 8l on s3 wheels. If you see me in it don't be afraid to come over and say hello!

GvidoR

ShaunieVW wrote: »

Good stuff! I'll be in a grey a3 8l on s3 wheels. If you see me in it don't be afraid to come over and say hello!

I know what your car looks like.

Sadly I will be going up there in the Punto, not a VW.

ShadowHearth

Ah, it's so easy to get us petrol heads from bad mood, to good mood.
After Work I was tired as a dog, so went in to local shop to get few things on my way home. When i came out some fella was around my car, looking at it. So I just walked up and opened it.
He imidiatly went: oh, I am so sorry, I was just admiring your car. It is really lovely! Dont these have spoilers out of factory?!
So had a wee chat, showed car around and he really liked it. So here's me going back home in a great mood and like 3 days of pure slavery at work never happened.

challengemaster

ba_barabus wrote: »

I had a fun morning

Nutts corner?

Asmooh

I'm actually thinking of leaving my mx5 in Holland and buy a S40 in Ireland.

GvidoR

Asmooh wrote: »

I'm actually thinking of leaving my mx5 in Holland and buy a S40 in Ireland.

Interesting transition.

Asmooh

GvidoR wrote:

Interesting transition.

Mostly because of the 1700 worth of export/import costs, and the mx5 is more expensive in insurance compare to the S40

CianRyan

Asmooh wrote: »

Mostly because of the 1700 worth of export/import costs, and the mx5 is more expensive in insurance compare to the S40

Drive it back, VRT can't be that expensive on a €1500 car.

Asmooh

CianRyan wrote:

Drive it back, VRT can't be that expensive on a €1500 car.

Vrt: 833
Tax: 145 for 3 months
Insurance: 175 / month
NCT: 55
License plates: unknown
Export costs: 150
Transport: 350

Car is still in Holland

challengemaster

Asmooh wrote: »

Vrt: 833
Tax: 145 for 3 months
Insurance: 175 / month
NCT: 55
License plates: unknown
Export costs: 150
Transport: 350

Car is still in Holland

Licence plates are about 20 quid

Asmooh

challengemaster wrote:

Licence plates are about 20 quid

Oh haha, well for the total price I have a nice car

ba_barabus

challengemaster wrote: »

Nutts corner?

Yep was up there this morning.

Stheno

Decking waste water pipe under the kitchen sink snapped, oh put the dishwasher on and we went out, I came back to a kitchen with water everywhere

bear1

After months of rattles, humming and knocking the Honda is finally quiet
Turned put to be the wheel bearing, completely rusted through. New wishbone cured the knocking and with silent injectors the car is back to normal

davycc

GvidoR wrote: »

I know what your car looks like.

Sadly I will be going up there in the Punto, not a VW.

hope the rain holds off for you,:)

bad enough having to be in mullingar in the 1st place:pac:

166man

davycc wrote: »

hope the rain holds off for you,:)

bad enough having to be in mullingar in the 1st place:pac:

...wonderful supermacs there too...!

Big Nasty

166man wrote: »

...wonderful supermacs there too...!

No such thing! :eek:

(Unless you're destroyed drunk of course)

Hal1

BBQ time?

davycc

166man wrote: »

...wonderful supermacs there too...!

the diet of kings sure:D

Hal1

Oh my god...

Supergurrier

To the Silver 00 corolla saloon driver.

I am sorry about the flamethrower attack this afternoon i was merely changing down a gear to go home for some dinner. I hope we can all move forward from this and come out the other end better people.

That is all.

Duke O Smiley

Did you melt his front plate? :P

GvidoR

davycc wrote: »

hope the rain holds off for you,:)

bad enough having to be in mullingar in the 1st place:pac:

Why what's so bad about Mullingar? :eek:

Anyone else going to the show tomorrow?

Noccy_Mondy

GvidoR wrote:

Why what's so bad about Mullingar?

It's just because it's Mullingar, there need not be any explanation!!!!

davycc

GvidoR wrote: »

Why what's so bad about Mullingar? :eek:

Anyone else going to the show tomorrow?

one of my housemates is from there and she has all the charisma of this fecking priest

im in east meath myself and its not stopped raining all day.

YbFocus

When your that gvidoR come down to portumna.
We're drifting there tomorrow

We had a track walk tonight, we felt like f1 stars

ShaunieVW

I'm about 10 mins from Mullingar, feckin raining on and off all day, Mullingar has a special aura to it, the natives are either riding their sisters or stopping random cars asking for a lend of a score (true story) all with an underlying hatred for anyone with an endumacation this is accompanied by the official town scent of a mixture of BO, Stale Dutch Gold and McDonald's. Great place altogether.

In all seriousness though the show is looking like it'll be a great one. Hopefully the felters haven't heard of it lol.

GvidoR

YbFocus wrote: »

When your that gvidoR come down to portumna.
We're drifting there tomorrow

We had a track walk tonight, we felt like f1 stars

What time will you be there? Don't know if I'll make it there or not.

YbFocus

GvidoR wrote: »

What time will you be there? Don't know if I'll make it there or not.

From 8am until late man! Just when you're down this way!

Noccy_Mondy

Ye may remember me on about this golf a while back. It's been up nearly 2 weeks, updated today, and I'm not lying, there hasn't been 1 single call about it, not even a timewaster!! Priced dropped from 3950 to 3650, although still ambitious, there's others on dd, with lower specs for similar money. I thought this yoke would be sold in a matter of days!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-vw-golf-gttdi/9682128

ShaunieVW

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2004-vw-golf-gttdi/9682128

That's a decent unmolested golf, I'd put the original grille on tbh it looks better and also they aren't recaros.

Noccy_Mondy

ShaunieVW wrote:

That's a decent unmolested golf, I'd put the original grille on tbh it looks better and also they aren't recaros.

Are they not? Look the exact same as them, bar the recaro stitching.

I explained the grille situation last week, basically, the little dip that's taken out of the bonnet for the vw emblem has been filled in and resprayed, so the original grille won't fit in properly, unless the fillers are hit out, which would damage the paint then... etc. I'd have it on if it was me, looks mank the way it is. Still shouldn't deter a youngin who wants to fcuk the car up anyway.

joujoujou

Where's everybody? :eek:

ShaunieVW

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Are they not? Look the exact same as them, bar the recaro stitching.

I explained the grille situation last week, basically, the little dip that's taken out of the bonnet for the vw emblem has been filled in and resprayed, so the original grille won't fit in properly, unless the fillers are hit out, which would damage the paint then... etc. I'd have it on if it was me, looks mank the way it is. Still shouldn't deter a youngin who wants to fcuk the car up anyway.

Not much you could do there then!
Most people didn't bother Filling the notch and it bugged the bejaysus out of me, no they are VW sports seats is what there called I think. The recaros bolsters are far deeper and the material is different too.

CianRyan

Asmooh wrote: »

Vrt: 833
Tax: 145 for 3 months
Insurance: 175 / month
NCT: 55
License plates: unknown
Export costs: 150
Transport: 350

Car is still in Holland

Considering you payed very little for the car, the VRT isn't very much.
The S40 still has to be taxed and NCT's, tax will be more and they are known to throw up issues.

Transport is irrelevant if you drive the car. Take the long road, make it fun.

Asmooh

CianRyan wrote: »

Considering you payed very little for the car, the VRT isn't very much.
The S40 still has to be taxed and NCT's, tax will be more and they are known to throw up issues.

Transport is irrelevant if you drive the car. Take the long road, make it fun.

True, but still costs extra,depends on how you are.. my cars never had issues because I fix things all the time and don't want for issues to happen NCT will not find anything lol.

I think the VRT is a lot for a car that is from 1992... its actually more than I paid for the car



MX5 In Ireland (exc all import, vrt etc): 2614 / year


Volvo S40 in Ireland 2418 / year

Big Nasty

An extra €196 p.a. not to be bored of your t1ts.

Sounds like a good deal to me.

CianRyan

You will never notice that price over a year, it's less than €1 a day.

Honestly, the S40 doesn't even compare to how much fun you'll have in the MX5.

Asmooh

CianRyan wrote: »

You will never notice that price over a year, it's less than €1 a day.

Honestly, the S40 doesn't even compare to how much fun you'll have in the MX5.

I know, but the MX5 I will keep in Holland (Wich I will go to every 2 months).
the S40 is not for fun but for driving

Remember that I pay 43 euros a month for insurance now and 300-ish roadtax.

and isnt it better to build up NCB here and then do the Mx5 as import as second car?

challengemaster

Asmooh wrote: »

and isnt it better to build up NCB here and then do the Mx5 as import as second car?

Very few companies will mirror NCB to a second policy - unless you mean as a classic.

CianRyan

Asmooh wrote: »

I know, but the MX5 I will keep in Holland (Wich I will go to every 2 months).
the S40 is not for fun but for driving

Remember that I pay 43 euros a month for insurance now and 300-ish roadtax.

and isnt it better to build up NCB here and then do the Mx5 as import as second car?

You can't use your NCB on a second car in Ireland, you'll have it on the first car but you'll have to start fresh on the second. So if your reason is to build up NCB and run them both, in doesn't make sense.

You could also sell the S40 and be up €1800 for the year, ever consider that?

joujoujou

I must admit I'm seriously tempted.

One of my colleagues got a pretty simple modification to well known 4ZZ-FE engine (95bhp/130Nm):

- 1ZZ-FE intake manifold + throttle body + airbox to throttle body hose off avensis,

- 1ZZ-FE exhaust manifold off celica (slight modifications to fit to corolla exhaust),

- all the rest remains unchanged.

Result:



Although power's not up significantly (well, 20bhp more, but available within very narrow range of revs), but at least 130Nm available from as low as ~2700 rpm is something worth fighting for.



What ya think?

davycc

joujoujou wrote: »

Where's everybody? :eek:

watching the GAA in my case and looking for a goodwood festival stream;)

challengemaster

davycc wrote: »

watching the GAA in my case and looking for a goodwood festival stream;)

Youtube?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e9UKJjq_Do

Asmooh

CianRyan wrote: »

You can't use your NCB on a second car in Ireland, you'll have it on the first car but you'll have to start fresh on the second. So if your reason is to build up NCB and run them both, in doesn't make sense.

You could also sell the S40 and be up €1800 for the year, ever consider that?

Yes, I maybe.. but I also don't want to destroy the MX5 and let it get a lot of km on it

hard choice.

challengemaster wrote: »

Very few companies will mirror NCB to a second policy - unless you mean as a classic.

Yes I ment that

davycc

challengemaster wrote: »

Youtube?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e9UKJjq_Do

you legend thanks:D:cool:

A lot of Volvo dissing here today

The S40 (which I hate) and MX5 are two completely different cars to be fair. Literally off the phone with a friend who says he wants a car like mine (S60) so he might go and test drive a GTI

Eh...you're doing it wrong.