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

dgt

challengemaster wrote: »

For anyone that likes to harp on about diesels not having a usable power band... this happened yesterday.

Had an IS200 overtake me and then got stuck behind traffic/turning vehicle. Anyway, he was dropping gears mighty and revving the hole off the car and attempted to tear off once his path was clear. Not only did he not pull away one inch, he had to change up way before I did, both in 3rd and 4th gear.

Both you and me know what diesels can and can't do. No point telling tunnel visioned people about it

CianRyan

The problem there is you're talking about an IS200.

Supergurrier

Daysuls hai

wotzgoingon

You may have had momentum(i.e he was behind the cars and had to take off from their speed) while you drove up to him and picked up speed quicker as you never stopped to their speed.

Mycroft H

wotzgoingon wrote: »

You may have had momentum(i.e he was behind the cars and had to take off from their speed) while you drove up to him and picked up speed quicker as you never stopped to their speed.

toooorque laaaaaaaaad.

Pov06

The only lads who think diesels are fast are the ones who come from 1.4 petrol non-turbos...

toastedpickles

:pac:

Autosport

Jeez not this old chestnut again

I love my diesel :P

Supergurrier

Most daysul drivers

Pov06

What's worse than a diesel driver? Being behind one. Cancer on wheels :rolleyes:

Stheno

Pov06 wrote: »

What's worse than a diesel driver? Being behind one. Cancer on wheels :rolleyes:

Do you have anything useful or contributory or are you just on the wind up?

CianRyan

Stheno wrote: »

Do you have anything useful or contributory or are you just on the wind up?

Why do you think he's trying to wind anyone up?
Diesel fumes are carcinogenic, it's horrible being stuck behind a diesel car, truck, van or what ever for any amount of time.
It's utterly ****e.

Big Nasty

Not as bad as being stuck behind a Micra! :pac:

Duke O Smiley

Big Nasty wrote: »

Not as bad as being stuck behind a Micra! :pac:

rekt

ShadowHearth

So we went for dingle fun day today.



I Had to drive around the beach and find alternative way for these posers as their cars were to low to cross the little stream of water ( It wasnt for me lol )


And thats why you bring at least ONE scooby with you on a beach!

wotzgoingon

He is lucky he didn't head down there by himself today.

The sea would be claiming that mx5

ShadowHearth

wotzgoingon wrote: »

He is lucky he didn't head down there by himself today.

The sea would be claiming that mx5

Thats why they got Mama Goose like me looking after them!

And there were loads of people. Fellas on Quads stoped and asked if needed help. They were local and their friend would come over with tractor if needed. There are always good people around.

Mycroft H

CianRyan wrote: »

Why do you think he's trying to wind anyone up?
Diesel fumes are carcinogenic, it's horrible being stuck behind a diesel car, truck, van or what ever for any amount of time.
It's utterly ****e.

I'll just continue to be smug and enjoy every 50 miles per gallon.

wotzgoingon

Mycroft H wrote: »

I'll just continue to release tonnes of smog and enjoy every 50 miles per gallon.

FYP.

Duke O Smiley

What is this, lets attack all diesel drivers?

Go way lads and stop

ShadowHearth

Jaysus, wtf happened to this place? Are you having Diesel wars again? Feck, I feel out of place with actual stuff that is fun and related to cars. :pac:

toastedpickles

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

What is this, lets attack all diesel drivers?

Go way lads and stop

Exactly, the real enemy here is leccy drivers we should be directing all this towards them! Taking our jobs and our women, and acting like they own the feckin place!

YbFocus

So Toyota and Lexus, is there really a difference?

Discuss.

:pac:

CianRyan

Big Nasty wrote: »

Not as bad as being stuck behind a Micra! :pac:

Oh you wouldn't be stuck behind me, I assure you. :pac:

Supergurrier

YbFocus wrote: »

So Toyota and Lexus, is there really a difference?

Discuss.

:pac:

Nah shurre a daysul can bate a lexus hai

ShadowHearth

YbFocus wrote: »

So Toyota and Lexus, is there really a difference?

Discuss.

:pac:

If its not:

Twin cam
Supra
Mr2
Chaser
Altezza

and has a toyota badge, then it can be scraped! :pac:

Big Nasty

toastedpickles wrote: »

Exactly, the real enemy here is leccy drivers we should be directing all this towards them! Taking our jobs and our women, and acting like they own the feckin place!

That's why we gave them their own forum. So they can fock off and be self righteous in their own corner.

Big Nasty

CianRyan wrote: »

Oh you wouldn't be stuck behind me, I assure you. :pac:

Yeah true, sure I could walk faster.

pred racer

toastedpickles wrote: »

Exactly, the real enemy here is leccy drivers we should be directing all this towards them! Taking our jobs and our women, and acting like they own the feckin place!

I was in the mayfield services the other day, there were 2 leafs plugged into the charging points and 2 waiting, I didn't hang around but there appeared to be 'a bit of a disagreement' going on between the 4 drivers
I wanted to stop to earwig, but having filled up the previous Saturday, I still had plenty of fuel and being in a hurry, just buggered off.

toastedpickles

pred racer wrote: »

I was in the mayfield services the other day, there were 2 leafs plugged into the charging points and 2 waiting, I didn't hang around but there appeared to be 'a bit of a disagreement' going on between the 4 drivers
I wanted to stop to earwig, but having filled up the previous Saturday, I still had plenty of fuel and being in a hurry, just buggered off.

See thats the great thing about petrol and diesel cars, you don't have to wait around for that kinda dillydally sh1te or drive along at 5kph to save your battery or have to worry will there be an available point at some place and if there's not, you're screwed!

pred racer

Big Nasty wrote: »

Not as bad as being stuck behind a Micra! :pac:

I find that micras are only behind me very briefly

Autosport

pred racer wrote: »

I find that micras are only behind me very briefly

I find micras are in front of me for a very short time .

Stheno

toastedpickles wrote: »

Exactly, the real enemy here is leccy drivers we should be directing all this towards them! Taking our jobs and our women, and acting like they own the feckin place!

I was a passenger in a leaf recently, it was very comfy.

I know, you can all shoot me

CianRyan wrote: »

Oh you wouldn't be stuck behind me, I assure you. :pac:

Do you drive a Micra? I thought you'd an MX5?

dgt

This micra talk is the worst innuendo I've read in a while

jimgoose

dgt wrote: »

This micra talk is the worst innuendo I've read in a while

Micra with knackered pollen-filter. The radioactive diesel-exhaust shtuff gets innuendo and kills yo azz.

Autosport

dgt wrote: »

This micra talk is the worst innuendo I've read in a while

A bit like the anti diesel brigade :P

Interslice

Having owned both diesel and petrol cars in the last year I can safely say I really want to do doughnuts on the beach in a scooby right now!

dgt

jimgoose wrote: »

Micra with knackered pollen-filter. The radioactive diesel-exhaust shtuff gets innuendo and kills yo azz.

I met Biddy on a narrow country road late at night in her micra. She was flashing me frantically, which was dazzling. Poor biddy was having problems with her roof mechanism, thus she was riding around with her top down. "Fear not Biddy, I'll try to have you all cosy again in no time" with that, standing abreast, she opened up her back door in order for me to have a reacharound at her mechanism, for the roof. "Oh Biddy", says I, "The smell of this is appalling! Have you been keeping the cock roosters in here again?" Biddy proceeded to blush in a sheepish manner. Suddenly, a loose connection was uncovered! Pluging it in, a light groaning noise began to emerge. Biddy was getting excited. "Oh Biddy, go in there and press me button for the roof" says I. Biddy raced in and began flicking the button frantically. "Biddy! BIDDY!!!" she couldn't hear me in the rear. Biddy came round, quivering with excitment as the motor gained speed to rise her roof. "Oh yessss!" says I, watching the metal roof rise up and up. The moment of relief for both of us when the roof finally latched into its designated locking holes, the climax of the task had been reached. "Biddy, lets not meet again like this but I'm glad to have serviced your motors. Toodles!" says I. Watching a very relaxed Biddy get into her pink micra and shoot off into the night, it was a very satasfied feeling...

Yes. Micras

CianRyan

Stheno wrote: »

I was a passenger in a leaf recently, it was very comfy.

I know, you can all shoot me



Do you drive a Micra? I thought you'd an MX5?

I have both.
The Micra is my daily bumper car and the Mazda is the never ending parts list/project car. Haha

Noccy_Mondy

Mondeo's 3 year anniversary is today. Clocked up almost 40k miles in those 3 years, so just about in diesel territory - although I never really do much city driving.

In those 3 years it has got 3 services, 2 valets, power steering reservoir and fluid changed, a timing belt, and one rear bearing. Apart from that it's been just diesel, tax etc. Very happy with how it's going. Focus was bought in the month of July too, that seems to be my changing car month. Will skip this year, but July 16 will see a new addition

wotzgoingon

Why do you have 2 cars? Or does someone else use the mondeo while you use focus or vise versa?

Noccy_Mondy

wotzgoingon wrote:

Why do you have 2 cars? Or does someone else use the mondeo while you use focus or vise versa?

I'm so rich I need to have 2 cars...lol. Dunno tbh, no real need for 2, just a bit of variety I suppose, focus is usually the daily, as the roads I do use are very bad and do no good for a car. Mondeo would be parked up a lot during the week, but gets driven during the weekends/summer. The mother sometimes would use whichever car is at home, if she was stuck.

Noccy_Mondy

Put the 16" alloys back on the mondeo, as the17" tyres were gone bad. Will put a new set on the 17's soon, once I recoup the cost of the michelins on the focus :pac: Hated putting them back on, looks miniscule and so out of place. Ford or any manufacturer shouldn't be allowed put tiny alloys on cars as standard (ie ones that look stupidly small)

Duke O Smiley

http://www.carthrottle.com/post/zJtwzn/

My jimmies have been well and truly rustled

CianRyan

My first day in Windsor Dundrum, just arrived 40 minutes early.
Guess I'll go see if anyone's around yet. :pac:

Big Nasty

Good luck with it dude.

Mycroft H

CianRyan wrote: »

My first day in Windsor Dundrum, just arrived 40 minutes early.
Guess I'll go see if anyone's around yet. :pac:

Best of luck

Just home off the night shift. Fairly miserable driving out there know, roads are greasy. Still, it's cool and dull. Makes for good sleeping weather for the few coming off nights.

YbFocus

CianRyan wrote: »

My first day in Windsor Dundrum, just arrived 40 minutes early.
Guess I'll go see if anyone's around yet. :pac:

Best of luck man, we're all rooting for ya, not that you'll need it!

MuppetCheck

CianRyan wrote: »

My first day in Windsor Dundrum, just arrived 40 minutes early.
Guess I'll go see if anyone's around yet. :pac:

Best of luck, you seem to have wanted this for a while so hope it goes well.

coolisin

CianRyan wrote: »

My first day in Windsor Dundrum, just arrived 40 minutes early.
Guess I'll go see if anyone's around yet. :pac:

Best of luck with it!