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

Big Nasty

US Spec would have had sidelights.

GvidoR

Big Nasty wrote: »

US Spec would have had sidelights.

I only saw it from the back.

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

I love that about the meets, going for a blast in the cars
It's always exciting

That and the atmosphere, when there's a good crowd anyway

Pov06

toastedpickles wrote: »

That and the atmosphere, when there's a good crowd anyway

Never been to a Boards motors meet... Must try to attend the next one

toastedpickles

Pov06 wrote: »

Never been to a Boards motors meet... Must try to attend the next one

Do! There's been talk here and there of one, but i dont think there's gona be one soon

Pov06

toastedpickles wrote: »

Do! There's been talk here and there of one, but i dont think there's gona be one soon

Sally Gap! :rolleyes:

YbFocus

Interesting one, showing the favorite brands per country!

GvidoR

I saw that, I think it shows best selling new cars rather than favorites.

If it was favorites then Lithuania would have BMW and Ireland would have Toyota, imo.

Pov06

GvidoR wrote: »

I saw that, I think it shows best selling new cars rather than favorites.

If it was favorites then Lithuania would have BMW and Ireland would have Toyota, imo.

Lithuania would be Audi for sure. Latvia should be BMW :pac:

Not a hope in hell people like Fiats in Lithuania, not a hope.

GvidoR

Latvia could have BMW or VW.

Lithuanians do like their BMW's too.

Pov06

GvidoR wrote: »

Latvia could have BMW or VW.

Lithuanians do like their BMW's too.

"Volkswagens and Audis – most popular in the Baltic States
Collecting data about BTA-insured vehicles in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, BTA concluded that the most popular vehicle brands with drivers of all three Baltic States are Volkswagen and Audi, invariably so since 2010."

Fiat my ar*e :pac:

GvidoR

Pov06 wrote: »

Fiat my ar*e :pac:

My thoughts exactly, but I guess they sold quite a few brand new Fiats there recently.

YbFocus

Sorry yes I mean't best selling

GvidoR

What a car. What an ad. Epic.

Dartz

Still better than a ****ing car than a Dacia.

wotzgoingon

Weird but kinda cool doors.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=923523064333603

bear1

I always liked the accord gen 7 ad. Won awards I believe and no cgi

Stheno

@ bear did your remote locks ever go and was it just the battery?

bear1

Stheno wrote: »

@ bear did your remote locks ever go and was it just the battery?

Do you mean the key battery? If yes then no, never went. Should be simple enough to replace the battery though.
In the Alfa they did which was annoying cause it would set off the alarm for some reason.

GvidoR

Everyone, dislike this video :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvJLAq8vGGc

dgt

I quite enjoyed that senseless destruction actually :cool:

YbFocus

That makes me sick, it's totally horrible.

Interslice

Did she give zero fcks because she's on heroin?? Should have got a girl whose had a sandwich in the last week to wash it! That's marketing :pac:

davycc

GvidoR wrote: »

Everyone, dislike this video :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvJLAq8vGGc

clarkson did worse in one of his dvd specials.. clarksons car wars or car years it was called afik :D

Supergurrier

Having one of those days I feel too old/fat for my rather unrefined car.

Methinks next year a change is on the cards.

MetzgerMeister

Supergurrier wrote: »

Having one of those days I feel too old/fat for my rather unrefined car.

Methinks next year a change is on the cards.

And you'll buy it back yet again

mhackett102

Seen a set of decent alloys on donedeal that would suit my Toyota.. I gave the owner a call around 10am about them, and told him that I'll call him after work (around 5pm) to arrange to view them.. Just after coming online and noticed that they were marked sold an hour ago to someone else , just my luck!

Anyhow, my Night-Breakers came so its time to fit them!

CIP4

mhackett102 wrote: »

Seen a set of decent alloys on donedeal that would suit my Toyota.. I gave the owner a call around 10am about them, and told him that I'll call him after work (around 5pm) to arrange to view them.. Just after coming online and noticed that they were marked sold an hour ago to someone else , just my luck!

Anyhow, my Night-Breakers came so its time to fit them!

I'd say allows to suit Corolla wouldn't last long same with golfs a lot of people have both with steelies and want alloys you have to be quick but then I suppose if you have work you can't do much.

mhackett102

CIP4 wrote: »

I'd say allows to suit Corolla wouldn't last long same with golfs a lot of people have both with steelies and want alloys you have to be quick but then I suppose if you have work you can't do much.

Yeah I shouldve acted faster, my own fault I guess! Im just hoping that a set of alloys will appear for sale tonight. Im away in Galway tomorrow (so I will not be alloy-shopping) and Ive the whole day off Friday, so I could travel that day to get a set. I cant stand looking out at the car with its hubcaps on :pac:

CIP4

Unfortunately this Megane is turning out to be a pig on diesel you can't keep it in it I've been tracking it on fuelly and the results are depressing. The most annoying part is if the trip on the car tells you it's used 30 litres of fuel it calculates the l/100km based on this then you turn around and go to fill it up and it will take 35-36 litres. Which basically means the trip computer is complete and utterly useless. Currently I have about 350 km done range over 1100 km unless your going to push it 500 km it won't do that. It's a it annoying when your use to having accurate vag computers that will read within 0.2l/100km sure what can you do I should have bought a 1.4 golf :pac:

And then the other issue is the gauge reads either 1/4 of a tank two bars or 1 bar red warning light on no middle and the manual says the car will only do 50km on the lights tai vags will do 140km on the light.

MuppetCheck

950km on a tank isn't bad going though.

YbFocus

OSI wrote: »

I rarely see 500 :-/

Was thinking the same, 500km max and the dearer fuel!

Still I'm never sad until I gotta fill it up

CIP4

MuppetCheck wrote: »

950km on a tank isn't bad going though.

Well That's a guess I always fill it when it's half a tank I might let it run down this tank for the craic and see I think they could be a 60 litre tank. It's just they all go on about euro 5 engines and high Mpg and you never see it. Ah sure if it's the only thing I have to complain about I'm not too bad.

Duke O Smiley

*posts about full tank*

Supergurrier

Stheno

YbFocus wrote: »

Was thinking the same, 500km max and the dearer fuel!

Still I'm never sad until I gotta fill it up

I get about 600 from a full tank in the accord mostly motorway driving

CIP4

OSI wrote: »

I rarely see 500 :-/

Ah well now we are not really comparing like with like if I was driving a gti I wouldn't mind 500km.

quadrifoglio verde

YbFocus wrote: »

Was thinking the same, 500km max and the dearer fuel!

Still I'm never sad until I gotta fill it up

I love filling up, it means I know longer have to use the happy peddle like a granny.
That and the fact that a fill up costs around 60 quid doesn't make it so bad.

The downside is I fill up a lot. My reserve light comes on with 30 L of fuel in reserve...german electronics and italian electricians don't mix:pac:

YbFocus

Stheno wrote: »

I get about 600 from a full tank in the accord mostly motorway driving

That ain't bad, I'm 450-500 all the time but with feck all open roads!

YbFocus

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

I love filling up, it means I know longer have to use the happy peddle like a granny.
That and the fact that a fill up costs around 60 quid doesn't make it so bad.

The downside is I fill up a lot. My reserve light comes on with 30 L of fuel in reserve...german electronics and italian electricians don't mix:pac:

Mine takes a smidgen over €80 to fill!
Like comes on with a quarter tank, always a sad moment!

Stheno

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

I love filling up, it means I know longer have to use the happy peddle like a granny.
That and the fact that a fill up costs around 60 quid doesn't make it so bad.

The downside is I fill up a lot. My reserve light comes on with 30 L of fuel in reserve...german electronics and italian electricians don't mix:pac:

Are you still playing fuelly roulette?

MuppetCheck

CIP4 wrote: »

Well That's a guess I always fill it when it's half a tank I might let it run down this tank for the craic and see I think they could be a 60 litre tank. It's just they all go on about euro 5 engines and high Mpg and you never see it. Ah sure if it's the only thing I have to complain about I'm not too bad.

Might be worthwhile leaving it run down a bit. It might recalibrate the guage.

Chris_Heilong

Finally got my money back from paypal for those wheels.

YbFocus

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Finally got my money back from paypal for those wheels.

My god what a joke that was, any contact from the jokes that you made the purchase from?

Chris_Heilong

YbFocus wrote: »

My god what a joke that was, any contact from the jokes that you made the purchase from?

I tracked him down through people on facebook and found his personal page, we were in contact from there but it did end in a claim. Got the money back today so straight over to JDMdistro for me, just deciding weather to go Gun metal grey or Bronze.

Chris_Heilong

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I tracked him down through people on facebook and found his personal page, we were in contact from there but it did end in a claim. Got the money back today so straight over to JDMdistro for me, just deciding weather to go Gun metal grey or Bronze.

Have you a link to the wheels there Chris?

Chris_Heilong

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Have you a link to the wheels there Chris?

These are the gunmetal.
https://japanracing.modeview.com/pl/presentation/83063659fcb6bd58

These are the bronze
https://japanracing.modeview.com/pl/presentation/c903ed1919d5465c

I seen a chaser with the bronze wheels at the toyota meet up and it looked a bit strange, It might have just been the offset he picked, I will see if I can find a picture.

Chris_Heilong

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

These are the gunmetal.
https://japanracing.modeview.com/pl/presentation/83063659fcb6bd58

These are the bronze
https://japanracing.modeview.com/pl/presentation/c903ed1919d5465c

I seen a chaser with the bronze wheels at the toyota meet up and it looked a bit strange, It might have just been the offset he picked, I will see if I can find a picture.

I think the bronze would really suit your car.

Chris_Heilong

This is it.

mhackett102

Looks nice in the bronze, but I think the gunmetal would look that bit nicer IMO.