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

toastedpickles

Ah feck that, I'm the same, ive found a good few cars owned by people i know

I'm getting a bit tired with the 900 and thinking of selling it, but i dunno what ill do for something else yknow

CianRyan

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Hydro suspension kids!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9836326

Gorgeous car, built by Icetronix too so you know it's not a shed.

dgt

Yaaay


Still some work to be done, the hub bushes at the back need replacing (**** of a job in the car) and that bastard of a cat needs cutting off. Then it's new suspension all round (its a bit wallowy) and a new sump (as some ape made a hoor of the sump plug)

Then trickery stuff after that! I'm finally getting back on my feet after a disastrous year so far for everything and everyone close to me involved

While at the ensiti NCT centre, a gentleman was retesting his car ahead of me. It failed, as he had done nothing since the last retest. Yes, ya heard me, its a retest after a retest (yo dawg I heard you like retests). So he has to retest it again. What a dummy :rolleyes:

colm_mcm

Probably wanted to do a retest again instead of a full test?

dgt

colm_mcm wrote: »

Probably wanted to do a retest again instead of a full test?

From what i gathered he had failed, done a retest, failed that and failed the retest for the retest. The mind boggles!

Any other geniuses here at the trim car show?

Big Nasty

I used to go to pretty much every show in the Dub / Meath / Kildare area and also other shows in Westmeath & Cork. Got a pain in my bollix standing around in wet fields for hours while cheeky brats smeared their sticky hands all over my polished paintwork.

I'd rather go for a drive somewhere TBH.

dgt

Theres a trans am done like kitt and a hape of hand prints. I want to cry. People haven't a clue

OSI wrote: »

I do all I can to avoid Trim, but I do have half decent memories of the car show from years back. Any good this year DGT?

Its much the same as last year. Lovely Peugeot 301 cabrio let, Jaguar XK (I think?) and a lovely Bertone Strada cabrio catching my eye though. My aim to have something here next year, theres a 95 C class hiding here either that or my E34

Even the autojumble isn't as good as last year

Was behind this beaut in Tralee earlier. The noise out of it was incredible. California yo!

jooksavage

dgt wrote: »

Theres a trans am done like kitt and a hape of hand prints. I want to cry. People haven't a clue

Yep, saw the TA getting pawed by half the crowd. One toddler definately slapped it with an ice-creamed hand after his mother told him not to touch it. I don't blame people for leaving their stuff at home in the garage.

YbFocus

Hello there,

I went for a drive into town this evening and upon copping this on the roadside and getting sick with laughter I turned around and went back to grab a pic for ye

I'm not sure whether its a funny guy having a laugh or someone that is somehow put it on in a serious fashion?

toastedpickles

Ultimate sleeper lawd :pac:

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

Ultimate sleeper lawd :pac:

The ASA wheels reek of killer performance!

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

The ASA wheels reek of killer performance!

I bet its packing an RB26 :pac:

UhOh

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Was behind this beaut in Tralee earlier. The noise out of it was incredible. California yo!

California T! Very nice

I always thought that once you passed 2008, diesel car's tax dropped fairly substantially. I just checked the tax on an 09 Vitara (1.9 diesel) and it's €1,200 per year?! That's madness. I genuinely expected any diesel post-08 was gonna be cheaper to tax.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I always thought that once you passed 2008, diesel car's tax dropped fairly substantially. I just checked the tax on an 09 Vitara (1.9 diesel) and it's €1,200 per year?! That's madness. I genuinely expected any diesel post-08 was gonna be cheaper to tax.

After june 08 I think

UhOh

UhOh wrote: »

California T! Very nice

Smashing!

wotzgoingon

Deleted User wrote: »

I always thought that once you passed 2008, diesel car's tax dropped fairly substantially. I just checked the tax on an 09 Vitara (1.9 diesel) and it's €1,200 per year?! That's madness. I genuinely expected any diesel post-08 was gonna be cheaper to tax.

I suppose it's emissions were high. Only thing I can think of.

Snotaul Goodman

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

After june 08 I think

Oh I know when it changed, but I was just under the impression that all diesels fared out well because of the change. Didn't realise there were any out there that actually had a tax bracket that was more desirable before the change.

colm_mcm

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh I know when it changed, but I was just under the impression that all diesels fared out well because of the change. Didn't realise there were any out there that actually had a tax bracket that was more desirable before the change.

Some diesel cars aren't that fuel efficient. Aerodynamics, weight etc.
In most cases with diesel , the post 08 is cheaper though.

If the vitara was registered here before July 08, it would be taxed as a 2.0 as this is the cheaper of the two.

Hal1

GvidoR

Shopping around for insurance sure is fun :rolleyes:

Noccy_Mondy

1200 aint too bad?

GvidoR

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

1200 aint too bad?

If I paid €1200-1500 last year it wouldn't seem that bad, but I paid €950

Mycroft H

GvidoR wrote: »

Shopping around for insurance sure is fun :rolleyes:

I'll tell you a funny one. Allianz were classing a HDI C5 estate as a 'high performance car' and the engine was too big so they wouldn't quote me.

toastedpickles

Mycroft H wrote: »

I'll tell you a funny one. Allianz were classing a HDI C5 estate as a 'high performance car' and the engine was too big so they wouldn't quote me.

I've no hope so :pac:

Mycroft H

toastedpickles wrote: »

I've no hope so :pac:

I just laughed and hung up the phone. AXA wanted some silly app on my phone where if have to record 90 journeys every three months. I do a lot of night work so I passed on that one too. Don't want my premium loaded because I drive a lot at night

wotzgoingon

GvidoR wrote: »

Shopping around for insurance sure is fun :rolleyes:

That's disgraceful compared to last years quote, year older plus extra NCB.

I'm hoping mine comes down rather than up this year when my insurance is up.

GvidoR

wotzgoingon wrote: »

That's disgraceful compared to last years quote, year older plus extra NCB.

I'm hoping mine comes down rather than up this year when my insurance is up.

My thoughts exactly. After hearing that the prices went up, I was hoping my renewal would AT LEAST stay the same, but no.

The guy on the phone at Chill insurance said that I should go with my renewal because nobody will even come close that price. Apparently thirty-something year olds pay similar prices.

Mycroft H

wotzgoingon wrote: »

That's disgraceful compared to last years quote, year older plus extra NCB.

I'm hoping mine comes down rather than up this year when my insurance is up.

Mine went up. Bearing in mind I'm also driving a high performance car now, the scourge of the road. Terroriser of grannies across the country.

Last year. 589, renewal was 670 and on the Citroen, 880.

UnknownSpecies

Haven't posted here in ages, been busy with work and holidays! Have I missed anything interesting?

I'm getting half notions of changing up my own car now... itchy for something new (and faster!!).

But for now I'm looking for tyres. Anybody know what the different letters after the tyre names mean on Oponeo? Like with Dunlop for example, they have SP SportMaxx RT XL, MFS, MO and SP SportMaxx RT XL, MFS. What's the significance of these letters?

GvidoR

dorgasm wrote: »

Haven't posted here in ages, been busy with work and holidays! Have I missed anything interesting?

Define 'interesting' :pac:

Mycroft H

GvidoR wrote: »

Define 'interesting' :pac:

Business as usual. Nowt exciting.

Interslice

dorgasm wrote: »

But for now I'm looking for tyres. Anybody know what the different letters after the tyre names mean on Oponeo? Like with Dunlop for example, they have SP SportMaxx RT XL, MFS, MO and SP SportMaxx RT XL, MFS. What's the significance of these letters?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire_code#Additional_marks
http://www.michelin.ie/tyres/learn-share/tyre-basics/how-to-read-a-tyre-side-wall

MFS Maximum flange sheild/rim protector
MO - original mercedes
XL - extra load
SP - Guessing sport
RT - Racing technology

Had to google all of them bar XL :P.

challengemaster

GvidoR wrote: »

My thoughts exactly. After hearing that the prices went up, I was hoping my renewal would AT LEAST stay the same, but no.

The guy on the phone at Chill insurance said that I should go with my renewal because nobody will even come close that price. Apparently thirty-something year olds pay similar prices.

In fairness, I found the guys at Chill to be quite sound. Came back with the best quote for me this year, just shy of €900.

Interslice

challengemaster wrote: »

In fairness, I found the guys at Chill to be quite sound. Came back with the best quote for me this year, just shy of €900.

I found they were 300 hundred more for tpft than 25plus.ie fully comp with AIG.

I rang chill insurance...
"We have access to every operator operating in Ireland, you won't get a better price anywhere"

Complete lies. AIG are one of their insurers.

Sobanek

Insurance really is disgraceful this year. I rang Liberty and asked about swapping the car on my policy from a 98 750i (5.4 V12, 326hp) to a 01 520i M-Sport (2.2 I6, 170hp) and they said my insurance would go up from 212 a month to 236!

MetzgerMeister

Is it really a thing where once a car hits 10 years old, it's much harder to insure???

mhackett102

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Is it really a thing where once a car hits 10 years old, it's much harder to insure???

It was for me anyways.. It seems that the newer the car, the cheaper it is to insure (dont know how that works out, surely a newer car will cost more to repair if in a crash!)

It wouldve been cheaper for me to get insured on a '09 Vw Polo 1.4tdi, than a '03 Vw Polo 1.4tdi.

YbFocus

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Is it really a thing where once a car hits 10 years old, it's much harder to insure???

Oh god yeah MM! I was told my insurance won't drop much more due to the age of the car loading the premium. I'm at €540 now!
The car is a 99 for god's sake, passing tests like any other!

MetzgerMeister

I know for a fact that my car as a 2007 is in MUCH better condition than a lot of newer cars around here. Chronicles of Riddick!!

YbFocus

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I know for a fact that my car as a 2007 is in MUCH better condition than a lot of newer cars around here. Chronicles of Riddick!!

Yeah but its so old though MM jesus! Get a new car for fcuk's sake!
Nice 152 plate Sandero...

MuppetCheck

Insurance makes no sense, I've given up trying to put any logical sense behind it. I rang then a couple of months ago to price check a Cupra and it was more expensive than my diesel FR. Was getting 50 quid back with 6 months left on the policy.

UhOh

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Insurance makes no sense, I've given up trying to put any logical sense behind it.

Agreed, changing car soon here, was told by the insurance company that there would be no additional charge from the current 2.0 diesel 140ps valued at less then half the 2.0 petrol with +300ps I'll be changing to....not that I'm complaining mind :P

Stheno

Had to go to Craig Avon today, that place must be in the ninth circle of hell

dgt

Stheno wrote: »

Had to go to Craig Avon today, that place must be in the ninth circle of hell

I did warn ya it was a dump

Insurance is strange. As I changed cars the lower the hp the more expensive it got. From 150bhp working my way down to a miserable 68 cost each step of the way. The final insult was the 406's, classed as high performance and high risk. They never said that about my 95 Merc which has more power on paper and is a bit older...

Chris_Heilong

dgt wrote: »

I did warn ya it was a dump

Insurance is strange. As I changed cars the lower the hp the more expensive it got. From 150bhp working my way down to a miserable 68 cost each step of the way. The final insult was the 406's, classed as high performance and high risk. They never said that about my 95 Merc which has more power on paper and is a bit older...

Thats because cars with low hp are in more accidents.....maybe

dgt

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Thats because cars with low hp are in more accidents.....maybe

Its a strange one either way and I sure don't like it.

For the shneer I must get a quote on the petrol behemoths here (all the 3.0 + stuff) and then on the E300TD I once had.

Wonder can I fiddle the tractor policy

Supergurrier

Any boardsbros able to suggest some left field insurers ?

Mine is out on the 27th and nobody is able to beat my renewal quote of 717 with all the bells and whistles sofar

Bad when you can't insure an aul standard focus hai

Special Circumstances

Supergurrier wrote: »

Any boardsbros able to suggest some left field insurers ?

Mine is out on the 27th and nobody is able to beat my renewal quote of 717 with all the bells and whistles sofar

Bad when you can't insure an aul standard focus hai

What did 123.ie or 25plus come back with?