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

GvidoR

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Get it re-gassed.

It comes out cold when it's not hot outside. That's just how air blowers work. As I said I don't have the luxury of AC.

Chris_Heilong

GvidoR wrote: »

It comes out cold when it's not hot outside. That's just how air blowers work. As I said I don't have the luxury of AC.

ah, I somehow missed that you dont have AC, I just thought yours was broken.

ShadowHearth

Just a random question lads... What is the real life MPG of e39 530d and I presume they are not as bad as modenr dielses with dpf issues?

Foxhole Norman

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Just a random question lads... What is the real life MPG of e39 530d and I presume they are not as bad as modenr dielses with dpf issues?

My buddy gets usually between 25-45, city and motorway respectively. That's a manual that's remapped too. If you're thinking of one you should really get a Petrol, they're not much worse tbh.

Supergurrier

New tyres finally on.

Between new diff and tyres i am impressed

GvidoR

https://www.facebook.com/carthrottle/videos/1033160566694993/ :pac:

morritty

Stheno wrote: »

Thank God for airconin the car

I know right, it was just a lifesaver earlier, first car with AC aswell, greatest invention going

wotzgoingon

Off topic but where has Cleveland Hot Pocket gone. Haven't seen him in a few months. He was mad for his yank tanks.

Foxhole Norman

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Off topic but where has Cleveland Hot Pocket gone. Haven't seen him in a few months. He was mad for his yank tanks.

Banned a while back afaik, not sure if it's a forum or siteban

Big Nasty

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Off topic but where has Cleveland Hot Pocket gone. Haven't seen him in a few months. He was mad for his yank tanks.

Couldn't see past the 'Don't be a dick' rule.

wotzgoingon

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Banned a while back afaik, not sure if it's a forum or siteban

I was forum banned on my old account years ago. I used to frequent that forum a lot. It's a dead forum on here now, very few posts there now, once a week or even once every two weeks someone posts.

YbFocus

Big Nasty wrote: »

Couldn't see past the 'Don't be a dick' rule.

You are on fire today

GvidoR

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I was forum banned on my old account years ago. I used to frequent that forum a lot. It's a dead forum on here now, very few posts there now, once a week or even once every two weeks someone posts.

Which forum?

It's lonely in the Hockey forum too.

wotzgoingon

GvidoR wrote: »

Which forum?

It's lonely in the Hockey forum too.

Console Modding.

Autosport

Reached 55,000 Kms in the Astra . Anyone looking to buy a well broken in diesel

GvidoR

I have a 174,000 mile Astra for sale. Broken in even better.

Autosport

GvidoR wrote: »

I have a 174,000 mile Astra for sale. Broken in even better.

But mine only has 1 lady owner and yes I am a lady

fifth

Time to sell my 2010 F10 520D (alpine white), change in circumstances means I need to cut out the loan repayments.. Thinking about clearing the loan and using the remainder to pick up a 320i E90.. 2007~

I do about 45 mins driving each day in total a mix of main roads/urban driving in town, don't really need the diesel anymore, havent had a petrol car since 2007 (2.0 litre honda accord) and it was very heavy on fuel.. so am a little worried on that front.. If anyone has a 320i and would like to chime in with MPG figures let me know!

cson

Might have been mentioned in here already but occasionally take a sconce at the Garda twitter and noticed they did someone for driving in the overtaking lane today - €60 & 1pt :eek::eek::eek:

Got to be a first?

Great to see.

GvidoR

Autosport wrote: »

But mine only has 1 lady owner and yes I am a lady

Interesting? :P

So I'm assuming you're moving onto bigger and better things? Like Volkswagen?

Big Nasty

Not half enough but a good start.

Discs, pads and drop links done and my god it was painful. The job itself was grand but I got a bastard of a headache in the middle of it. I think its from the heat. I never get headaches but I remember getting them when we had similar weather last year. I powered on anyway and its done now. In to the mechanic tomorrow morning for inner tie rods, ends and ball joints.

toastedpickles

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Discs, pads and drop links done and my god it was painful. The job itself was grand but I got a bastard of a headache in the middle of it. I think its from the heat. I never get headaches but I remember getting them when we had similar weather last year. I powered on anyway and its done now. In to the mechanic tomorrow morning for inner tie rods, ends and ball joints.

Seems to be the in thing those headaches, i got one from the heat too, off to the mechanics tomorrow myself as well!

toastedpickles

toastedpickles wrote: »

Seems to be the in thing those headaches, i got one from the heat too, off to the mechanics tomorrow myself as well!

Is it actually the heat that causes em? What you getting done tomorrow and on what car?

toastedpickles

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Is it actually the heat that causes em? What you getting done tomorrow and on what car?

I've no idea to be honest!

I'm getting/half partaking in it myself, a rear upper transverse arm bushing

Fun times ahead

ShadowHearth

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

My buddy gets usually between 25-45, city and motorway respectively. That's a manual that's remapped too. If you're thinking of one you should really get a Petrol, they're not much worse tbh.

Not the greatest mpg as I expected. Hoe much is it in l/km? My scooby does around 11l/100km lol

Autosport

GvidoR wrote: »

Interesting? :P

So I'm assuming you're moving onto bigger and better things? Like Volkswagen?

Ah no not a fan of vw, don't know what I want:(

Duke O Smiley

Came very close to sticking a kid (and dog) to the bonnet of the car just there

Ran right out in front of me on a bend, bloody terrifying

GvidoR

Autosport wrote: »

Ah no not a fan of vw, don't know what I want:(

Some suggestions:

Big Nasty

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Came very close to sticking a kid (and dog) to the bonnet of the car just there

Ran right out in front of me on a bend, bloody terrifying

Dafuq a kid doing out this hour?

quadrifoglio verde

Big Nasty wrote: »

Dafuq a kid doing out this hour?

He lives on d north side bro .
Explains it all.

Foxhole Norman

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Not the greatest mpg as I expected. Hoe much is it in l/km? My scooby does around 11l/100km lol

Between 11.3 and 6.3l/100Km's. My 2.5 Petrol Auto gets between 14.1 and 7.1l/100Km's.

Hal1

Originally Posted by Autosport View Post
Ah no not a fan of vw, don't know what I want

I know what I want this cossie powered rwd converted focus. Just following the build thread there and it's seen a lot of work to get it back to this standard. Although it now has a cage and hydro'd handbrake.

Autosport

@G love car in pic no 2

GvidoR

Autosport wrote: »

@G love car in pic no 2

That's an Audi 80 (B4) convertible. Great looking cars, imo.

Duke O Smiley

Big Nasty wrote: »

Dafuq a kid doing out this hour?

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

He lives on d north side bro .
Explains it all.

.

Stheno

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

He lives on d north side bro .
Explains it all.

Yeah de ferals wait until almost darkness to emerge

In Swords, they congregate on Main St near the Castle, hovering menacingly.

I'd just spent three and a half hours submitting expenses.

And I'm not yet finished.

And I've the misery of having to commute to Newry every frigging day this week, in this poxy heat.

166man

Stheno wrote: »

Yeah de ferals wait until almost darkness to emerge

In Swords, they congregate on Main St near the Castle, hovering menacingly.

I'd just spent three and a half hours submitting expenses.

And I'm not yet finished.

And I've the misery of having to commute to Newry every frigging day this week, in this poxy heat.

Expenses are an utter arse to do. I always let them pile up, then I wonder where I spent all my money!

I'm lucky in work that the payroll operator is dead sound and usually has a very quick turnaround.

RandomAccess

Totally anecdotal but are VW Corrados back in style? I've seen three of them in the past week and one was a VR6.

A few years back there was a resurgence in BMW 8 series around the place imported from the UK, maybe this is something similar.

power pants

hi guys, missed you all.:cool:

wotzgoingon

power pants wrote: »

hi guys, missed you all.:cool:

Are you back from a ban?

CianRyan

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Are you back from a ban?

Day release from St. John of Gods.

GvidoR

RandomAccess wrote: »

Totally anecdotal but are VW Corrados back in style? I've seen three of them in the past week and one was a VR6.

A few years back there was a resurgence in BMW 8 series around the place imported from the UK, maybe this is something similar.

They were never our of style.

There were a couple of nice ones last Sunday at the Midlands Volkswagen show.

power pants

CianRyan wrote: »

Day release from St. John of Gods.

your relatives told me to say hello to you cian

CianRyan

power pants wrote: »

your relatives told me to say hello to you cian

Sure I'm a past patient myself, they just must me.

GvidoR

Can't we all just get along?

Duke O Smiley

GvidoR wrote: »

They were never our of style.

Sure the were, early to mid 00s

jimgoose

GvidoR wrote: »

They were never our of style.

There were a couple of nice ones last Sunday at the Midlands Volkswagen show.

The Corrado is properly cool, and always was. And I say that as someone who has a habit of stopping on the street to point and laugh at Passats and Boras.

GvidoR

jimgoose wrote: »

The Corrado is properly cool, and always was. And I say that as someone who has a habit of stopping on the street to point and laugh at Passats and Boras.

Passats and Boras are nice too*, obviously not with sun strips covering most of the windscreen, huge CB aerials, black smoke and Nurburgring stickers though.

* Exhibit A
* Exhibit B

power pants

There is a 2 litre red bora knocking around the city centre