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

CianRyan

Mycroft H wrote: »

Cheapest parking in Dublin city center this afternoon?

Free parking at the wax museum if it's not full of taxi drivers.

UnknownSpecies

My renewal is after coming back to me for €1050 so I'm not happy to pay that. Any recommended brokers I could try?

Sobanek

dorgasm wrote: »

Must have made their day seeing it come in!

07 LS600h took all the glory

Foxhole Norman

Sobanek wrote: »

07 LS600h took all the glory

They clearly didn't look under your bonnet!

Sobanek

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

They clearly didn't look under your bonnet!

Only the tester did and complimented me on the car

Foxhole Norman

Sobanek wrote: »

Only the tester did and complimented me on the car

All you need really

beertons

dorgasm wrote: »

My renewal is after coming back to me for €1050 so I'm not happy to pay that. Any recommended brokers I could try?

Aaran insurance. 014782020.

UnknownSpecies

beertons wrote: »

Aaran insurance. 014782020.

Lovely, I'll give them a call. Tried Campion and the lad on the phone told me that it's not worth either of our time having them try? Bizarre phone call from them.

Special Circumstances

beertons wrote: »

Aaran insurance. 014782020.

I have a personal rule of thumb to avoid any business whose name was contrived so they would be first in the phone book!

Chris_Heilong

All seals now changed and VVTI cam pulley replaced, 400 euro down but at least the car is sorted.....now to tax it

tossy

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

They clearly didn't look under your bonnet!

I loved putting the Bora through the NCT, the inspector opened the bonnet scratched his head and called over 2 other guys and they all scratched their heads, and me like the proud father in a maternity ward looking through the glass

beertons

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I have a personal rule of thumb to avoid any business whose name was contrived so they would be first in the phone book!

It's just business. You don't have to cuddle them.

Reminds me of a time I was looking up accountants. Aardvark accounting. Genius.

Foxhole Norman

tossy wrote: »

I loved putting the Bora through the NCT, the inspector opened the bonnet scratched his head and called over 2 other guys and they all scratched their heads, and me like the proud father in a maternity ward looking through the glass

Was the check engine light on :pac::pac:

Have you any pics of that Bora? Don't think I ever saw it!

quadrifoglio verde

Mycroft H wrote: »

Cheapest parking in Dublin city center this afternoon?

Bit late now but Connolly station is 9 quid for the day but you can pay per hour as well. 9 Euro is for 24 hours by the way and not until six like some car parks.

tossy

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Was the check engine light on :pac::pac:

lol

A few pics.

jimgoose

Submitted for your pleasure, a 1906 Adams-Farwell 6A Convertible Roundabout with a five-cylinder rotary engine:

YbFocus

Wow tossy!

Just wow!

jimgoose

From the drawer labelled "If it ain't broke...", a 1,500 BHP Koeneggsiggsegggsigg that works much like a 1962 British Rail Class 55 locomotive:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/geneva-auto-show/news/a25167/koenigsegg-regera-hypercar-first-look-details/?mag=roa&click=yr

Foxhole Norman

tossy wrote: »

lol

A few pics.

Chris_Heilong

YbFocus wrote: »

Wow tossy!

Just wow!

Agreed.

I thought the Bora was just a boring 4 pot lump of a car similar to a Primera or a Avensis. Your car looks class.

tossy

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Agreed.

I thought the Bora was just a boring 4 pot lump of a car similar to a Primera or a Avensis. Your car looks class.

No available in 5 and 6 cylinders and 4wd.0

VW added a few nice things in the factory then i added a few more. There is something missing from the Engine bay and something added :cool:

Big Nasty

When you get that tossy?

Thought you were in an A4 Avant or was that someone else?

tossy

Big Nasty wrote: »

When you get that tossy?

Thought you were in an A4 Avant or was that someone else?

I am lol had the Bora years ago, i like to remember it every now and then.

GvidoR

dorgasm wrote: »

My renewal is after coming back to me for €1050 so I'm not happy to pay that. Any recommended brokers I could try?

At this point it feels like I'm advertising or something but I got the best quote from coverinaclick.ie

tossy wrote: »

A few pics.

I said it before and I'll say it again, that's purely amazing.

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I thought the Bora was just a boring 4 pot lump of a car similar to a Primera or a Avensis.

MetzgerMeister

jimgoose wrote: »

Submitted for your pleasure, a 1906 Adams-Farwell 6A Convertible Roundabout with a five-cylinder rotary engine:

I fail to see how a rotary engine can have cylinders

jimgoose

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I fail to see how a rotary engine can have cylinders

Not a Wankel rotary, a "radial" rotary, as in the old WWI fighter planes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_engine

MetzgerMeister

jimgoose wrote: »

Not a Wankel rotary, a "radial" rotary, as in the old WWI fighter planes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_engine

jimgoose

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

...

It saddens me however, that I shall never own a car with an engine built by Motorenfabrik Oberursel A.G. or Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz.

jimgoose

OSI wrote: »

Probably both get the same mpg.

Quite. They were an interesting bit of kit insofar as they had the normal four-stroke arrangement, but the fuel/air/oil was inducted via the crankcase, like a two-stroke.

RobTheLad

Gardai seize 18 BMWs for tax fraud: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardai-seize-18-bmws-for-tax-fraud-31058511.html

MetzgerMeister

^ In fairness, who thought they'd get away with re-registering an E46 M3 as anything else? 1.8 on the logbook......yeah, twat!

UnknownSpecies

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

^ In fairness, who thought they'd get away with re-registering an E46 M3 as anything else? 1.8 on the logbook......yeah, twat!

You'd have to wonder. The M3 isn't even cosmetically the same as the regular E46. If it was a 330 marked as a 318 then maybe you'd understand why they'd risk it.

MetzgerMeister

My point exactly!

Pangea

Hey guys, what is the difference between a Volkswagon Golf Match, compared to the other golf models, i.e trendline , comfortline etc.
I tried googling it but couldnt find an explanation.

Special Circumstances

Pangea wrote: »

Hey guys, what is the difference between a Volkswagon Golf Match, compared to the other models, i.e trendline , comfortline etc.
I tried googling it but couldnt find an explanation.

Takes all day to complete the roundtrip, but you have a great natter along the way and get to wear wacky clothes.

wotzgoingon

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Loving the new app layout! Much easier to use, and you can edit now TG!

What app?

colm_mcm

RobTheLad wrote: »

Gardai seize 18 BMWs for tax fraud: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardai-seize-18-bmws-for-tax-fraud-31058511.html

Delighted for them. Revenue should be inspecting any engine change where the supposed engine going in is smaller than the one going out.
Someone signed off on those forms.

Pangea

OSI wrote: »

Which model?

1.6 Tdi hatchback golf match the ad says

colm_mcm

I'd imagine match is the uk run-out mark6 golf model. It was on the mk5 anyway.

The VW Golf Match offers terrific value for money in a terrific car. For around £1,250 more than a base level Golf S, you get automatic lights and wipers, cruise control, front and rear parking sensors, USB and iPod connectors, a digital radio, a trip computer, alloy wheels, more storage areas and a classier interior finish. There's no better family car in this class. The Golf will transport four in comfort and five at a pinch, has a full five-star Euro NCAP safety rating and enjoys a fine reputation for reliability. In Match trim it is available with a 120bhp 1.4-litre turbo petrol engine and two diesels – a 103bhp 1.6 and a 138bhp 2.0-litre, both of which are available with VW's BlueMotion Technology, which adds engine stop-start, low rolling resistance tyres, a gearshift indicator and battery recharging under braking. BlueMotion Technology is an optional extra on Match and GT models, and shouldn’t be confused with the separate BlueMotion models, which have even more fuel-saving modifications.

Pangea

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'd imagine match is the uk run-out mark6 golf model. It was on the mk5 anyway.

Excellent thanks, never heard of mk5 or the mark 6 either.

colm_mcm

Pangea wrote: »

Excellent thanks, never heard of mk5 or the mark 6 either.

YbFocus

Got the bonnet open!

Quick Guide is to pop the kidneys. Gives you access to the passenger side bonnet latch. Pull the cable from there.

Took out the drivers indicator and pulled the cable there and it popped the drivers side!

10 mins work.
At least I've access until the cable comes!

Bpmull

jimgoose wrote: »

Quite. They were an interesting bit of kit insofar as they had the normal four-stroke arrangement, but the fuel/air/oil was inducted via the crankcase, like a two-stroke.

In a module last year in college we spent a few lectures going through wankel and radial rotary engines as well as your standard petrol and diesel internal combustion engines it was quite interesting.

Although looking back it wasn't very relevant as it was a thermodynamics module so it wasn't as if any questions about these engines would come up on the exam. But then we had a mechanical engineer as our lecture so I think he just felt hard done by and didn't want to talk about thermo all the time

Bpmull

Pangea wrote: »

1.6 Tdi hatchback golf match the ad says

They are a step above the entry level s model. So they generally have cruise control, alloys, parking sensors, leather steering wheel, ipod connectivity, auto light and wipers, trip computer. Bear in mind they only came on uk cars so it won't be irish. The closest irish equivalent spec would be comfortline althought they are not the exact same. Would also normally come with the 105bhp output where as the basic specs were 90bhp although it is the same 1.6tdi engine just one is detuned.

Pangea

Thats great guys thanks, I was looking at this match http://goo.gl/zYEC5I1
Im looking for my first car, and that looks pretty good to my amateur eyes, pricey but its only three years old. Only thing it looks quite normal on the outside.

colm_mcm

You should do a history check if you're serious about buying, (after test drive, but before buying)

Bpmull

Pangea wrote: »

Thats great guys thanks, I was looking at this match http://goo.gl/zYEC5I
Im looking for my first car, and that looks pretty good to my amateur eyes, pricey but its only three years old. Only thing it looks quite normal on the outside.

Tbh 16k is a fairly good price for that car I'm suprised they are not looking for more. There are still plenty of 2010 reg making 13-14k. Most garages would advertise that for closer to 18k.

toastedpickles

Got my car back, happy happy happy

Foxhole Norman

toastedpickles wrote: »

Got my car back, happy happy happy

Working well?

toastedpickles

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Working well?

Yep! It'd pull the clothes off you now