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

Interslice

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

4 pot petrol is the 1.8. Tspark. Best mpg and no silly balance belts.
However the best engines in the 156 is the busso v6, followed closely by the 5 cylinder 2.4 jtd.

If you can get your hands on a busso with history buy it. Very hard to find a good busso

Asked a fiat/alfa mechanic this evening. He recomended the 2.0. Said the 1.6/1.8 are a bit highly strung and 2.0 has a bigger crank and more power low down
. I do alot of motorway driving up and down the country so maybe he thought its the best option there of the three. That make sense? Mentioned he'd like the v6 and that they're rare too
or ideally put in a fiat coupe 2.0 20v turbo engine and box!

Pangea

Does it bug anyone when you buy a car imported from the UK that it shows mph in the speedometer? I can imagine it would.

beertons

dorgasm wrote: »

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.

Let us know how they compare to your other quote.

YbFocus

Pangea wrote: »

Does it bug anyone when you buy a car imported from the UK that it shows mph in the speedometer? I can imagine it would.

It does.
Unless someone has changed the dials out.
It would normally have a secondary display of km/hr if that's worth anything.

Noccy_Mondy

wotzgoingon wrote:

What app?

There's a boards app available on the playstore!

Foxhole Norman

Driving the Yaris again until Saturday morning while the 5 gets the bumpers done. DO. NOT. WANT.

Noccy_Mondy

Ah what are ya on about. Big upgrade so it is :pac:

Foxhole Norman

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Ah what are ya on about. Big upgrade so it is :pac:

It's a disaster, it needs new tyres, everything rattles, no radio, no cassette to Aux. No comfort. No power. No Auto. Kill me now :pac:

GvidoR

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

No Auto.

Is this a problem? :eek:

UnknownSpecies

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

There's a boards app available on the playstore!

Has it been updated lately? Used it before and remembered it not having some important features I used.

Foxhole Norman

GvidoR wrote: »

Is this a problem? :eek:

Oh God yah, I ain't some form of peasant with yer manuals :pac:

Cheensbo

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Oh God yah, I ain't some form of peasant with yer manuals :pac:

Peasant or not I reckon a manual yaris is less depressing than a slushy one.. Ain't driven one but I doubt it would have the refinement or sophistication of the kettle's box :pac:

jimgoose

Cheensbo wrote: »

Peasant or not I reckon a manual yaris is less depressing than a slushy one.. Ain't driven one but I doubt it would have the refinement or sophistication of the kettle's box :pac:

He's right, Norm - be careful what you wish for. With an autobox that thing probably wouldn't pull you up the Airport Hill! :pac:

YbFocus

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Oh God yah, I ain't some form of peasant with yer manuals :pac:

Ah I'm telling you you're missing out not having a manual on that engine

Foxhole Norman

Cheensbo wrote: »

Peasant or not I reckon a manual yaris is less depressing than a slushy one.. Ain't driven one but I doubt it would have the refinement or sophistication of the kettle's box :pac:

Jesus don't be saying that. The only thing better than an auto Yaris is an auto Yaris on fire.

jimgoose wrote: »

He's right, Norm - be careful what you wish for. With an autobox that thing probably wouldn't pull you up the Airport Hill! :pac:

I'd give the AA a call for a push :pac:

YbFocus wrote: »

Ah I'm telling you you're missing out not having a manual on that engine

Don't worry, I plan on getting a Manual E34 as a project and of course the car I want after the 525i only comes in Manual

Bpmull

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Driving the Yaris again until Saturday morning while the 5 gets the bumpers done. DO. NOT. WANT.

I was in a yaris once I didn't like it :pac:


Ah no what I couldn't get over was it felt like you were going so fast at about 60kmh at 100kmh it just felt dangerous fast

jimgoose

Bpmull wrote: »

I was in a yaris once I didn't like it...

Did anyone else read that in a "James May" voice?? :pac:

YbFocus

jimgoose wrote: »

Did anyone else read that in a "James May" voice?? :pac:

Oh sod off you pillock!

jimgoose

YbFocus wrote: »

Oh sod off you pillock!

Permission to say "Oh cock!!"? :pac:

Toyotafanboi

i drove a yaris for years. thought it was great.

Foxhole Norman

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i drove a yaris for years. thought it was great.

Ah but yours was well maintained :pac: and an RS to be fair :P

MuppetCheck

YbFocus wrote: »

Oh sod off you pillock!

Nah, he wouldn't remember because he was blind drunk.

Cantona's Collars

Mate arrived the other day in a 3 door Micra,his new car.I actually felt embarassed for him.His logic is that it will save him a tenner a week on fuel-he wouldn't tell me what he paid but similar are €3-€4k.

Toyotafanboi

zerks wrote: »

Mate arrived the other day in a 3 door Micra,his new car.I actually felt embarassed for him.His logic is that it will save him a tenner a week on fuel-he wouldn't tell me what he paid but similar are €3-€4k.

if he came from a 1.6 car, he's saving around €1 a day in tax too. so he's saving roughly €1k a year between tax and fuel. he's just saved 6% of his yearly income if he's on minimum wage, i might spare him the embarrassment, particularly if he isn't a motoring enthusiast.

Pangea

Guys do you think its foolish to spend some of your savings on a car, say 15K? Im looking for my first car, and a friend of mine said id be mad to waste savings on it, but the way my circumstances are at the moment I wouldnt qualify for a loan but now is the time to get a car and I want a pretty decent one.

Special Circumstances

Plenty decent and enjoyable cars for less if circumstances are temporary...

edit - as long as you don't need diesel...

Toyotafanboi

depends on a lot of things, but i wouldn't rule it out. if you can afford it, i suppose the bottom line is to go for it, just remember you are buying a depreciating asset.

the most foolish thing imo is spending 15k on it. i'd spend 3 or 4 and get something fairly ok and if i don't wreck it after 6 months, then spend more.

quadrifoglio verde

Pangea wrote: »

Guys do you think its foolish to spend some of your savings on a car, say 15K? Im looking for my first car, and a friend of mine said id be mad to waste savings on it, but the way my circumstances are at the moment I wouldnt qualify for a loan but now is the time to get a car and I want a pretty decent one.

If I had 15k in savings but couldn't get a loan, the last think I'd do is spend the bulk of my savings.

mhackett102

Pangea wrote: »

Guys do you think its foolish to spend some of your savings on a car, say 15K? Im looking for my first car, and a friend of mine said id be mad to waste savings on it, but the way my circumstances are at the moment I wouldnt qualify for a loan but now is the time to get a car and I want a pretty decent one.

I was in the exact same position as you a year ago. I was going out buying my first car and it was a 2002 Corolla. Insurance came back at a crazy price which meant I couldnt get insured on it. Now that I look back at it, it was probably the best thing that happened. Over the past year Ive been able to save my money and now Im in the process of buying a 2009 Volkswagen!

Basically what Im saying is that if you have the money and your happy with it, then go for it. Keep in mind how much you will have to spend on tax, insurance etc. .. And you dont want to clear your bank account on a car! (I nearly made that mistake:p)

Big Nasty

IMO don't blow all your savings. If you've got 15k in the bank you'll have no problem getting a CU loan. Spend 5 / 6k on a car plus cover a years tax and insurance.

Leave the balance in the bank / CU and let it earn interest.

UnknownSpecies

beertons wrote: »

Let us know how they compare to your other quote.

They got back to me today. Couldn't beat my renewal Liberty are the only ones who can beat it but they don't have the 'drive any car' benefit that Aviva gives me.

Special Circumstances

Big Nasty wrote: »

IMO don't blow all your savings. If you've got 15k in the bank you'll have no problem getting a CU loan. Spend 5 / 6k on a car plus cover a years tax and insurance.

Leave the balance in the bank / CU and let it earn interest.

Feck all interest but always good to have rainy day money.

Big Nasty

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Feck all interest but always good to have rainy day money.

For sure but it's better than nout.

If I won 100k on the lotto tomorrow I'd buy a rake of stuff on finance rather than buying straight and being left with nothing.

beertons

dorgasm wrote: »

They got back to me today. Couldn't beat my renewal Liberty are the only ones who can beat it but they don't have the 'drive any car' benefit that Aviva gives me.

Feck. Sorry bout that.

Bpmull

Only noticed this evening that my parking lights look quite yellow compared to the new dipped h7 I got a few weeks ago. They are ring ultima which are more or less equivalent to nightbreakers it's just I couldn't get nightbreakers at the time. Looking now Id say they are even whiter than the nightbreakers they are certainly as good but I have a feeling they won't last as long only time will tell that only 3 or 4k km on them so far.

Bpmull

dorgasm wrote: »

They got back to me today. Couldn't beat my renewal Liberty are the only ones who can beat it but they don't have the 'drive any car' benefit that Aviva gives me.

Back when I was looking at getting a golf car a while ago I rang Liberty for a quote and the guy said to me I would be covered to drive other cars if I had taken out the policy they were the cheapest in my case although I didn't get the car in the end so never got it.

toastedpickles

Now and again when i turn the car i hear this loud clunk from the driveshafts, this is not good

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

Now and again when i turn the car i hear this loud clunk from the driveshafts, this is not good

Turn up the radio be grand. I find the radio is a great device which hides a multitude of car problems

Is this the 95 it's sh!t that there is something else wrong after doing so much to it hopefully it will be a small easy fix.

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

Turn up the radio be grand. I find the radio is a great device which hides a multitude of car problems

Is this the 95 it's sh!t that there is something else wrong after doing so much to it hopefully it will be a small easy fix.

If anythign i have the radio off now so i can tell where its coming from and i can get a better idea of it, yeah its the 95, it's a pain in the arse now to be honest so I'll have a proper look during the weekend, or before it falls off

Special Circumstances

Bpmull wrote: »

Only noticed this evening that my parking lights look quite yellow compared to the new dipped h7 I got a few weeks ago. They are ring ultima which are more or less equivalent to nightbreakers it's just I couldn't get nightbreakers at the time. Looking now Id say they are even whiter than the nightbreakers they are certainly as good but I have a feeling they won't last as long only time will tell that only 3 or 4k km on them so far.

Halfords laser blue sidelights match up to Nightbreaker. Laser blue not ultra blue. Any chinese sh1t LED bulbs are likely to be skanger fleabay blue.

Osram and Philips do proper led sidelight bulbs 4000k and 6000k but they are pricey.

Bpmull

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Halfords laser blue sidelights match up to Nightbreaker. Laser blue not ultra blue. Any chinese sh1t LED bulbs are likely to be skanger fleabay blue.

Osram and Philips do proper led sidelight bulbs 4000k and 6000k but they are pricey.

Will the halfords ones work with a canbus system so you don't get blown bulb warnings.

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

Will the halfords ones work with a canbus system so you don't get blown bulb warnings.

They should do yeah, I sold a set to a guy in a 530d the other day and he didnt get any warnings

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

They should do yeah, I sold a set to a guy in a 530d the other day and he didnt get any warnings

Are they very blue looking or more white in colour ?

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

Are they very blue looking or more white in colour ?

I stuck them in during the day so couldnt really tell, but they looked white enough, crispy like! :pac:

UnknownSpecies

beertons wrote: »

Feck. Sorry bout that.

No need to be sorry, was worth a go.

Just back in from changing out my rear brake pad wear sensor as per advice I got here. Absolute piece of piss and it's one more warning light down, two to go

Special Circumstances

Bpmull wrote: »

Will the halfords ones work with a canbus system so you don't get blown bulb warnings.

The ones I'm thinking of are old school filament bulbs so should be fine if replacing other filament bulbs. If it's leds you need your car has from factoey then it's too advanced for me. No canbus bulb warning sh1t in my yoke.

toastedpickles

Special Circumstances wrote: »

The ones I'm thinking of are old school filament bulbs so should be fine if replacing other filament bulbs. If it's leds you need your car has from factoey then it's too advanced for me. No canbus bulb warning sh1t in my yoke.

You're best off without it really sometimes

Special Circumstances

toastedpickles wrote: »

I stuck them in during the day so couldnt really tell, but they looked white enough, crispy like! :pac:

Laser blue looks blue in the packet, white when lit. Ultra blue has that "fleabay skanger" tinge.

I've the laser blue put in her car to match nightbreakers. Osram ledriving 4000k in mine cos it's a half hour job to change sidelights. And they are satisfyingly geeky.

Special Circumstances

toastedpickles wrote: »

You're best off without it really sometimes

Neither car blows bulbs all that often. Even the nightbreakers on front. Some rear bulbs are still factory at 10+ years. Don't see the value in the bulb warning thing really unless it was wired to some kinda random electrical shock system for people who won't replace headlights.

toastedpickles

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Neither car blows bulbs all that often. Even the nightbreakers on front. Some rear bulbs are still factory at 10+ years. Don't see the value in the bulb warning thing really unless it was wired to some kinda random electrical shock system for people who won't replace headlights.

Haha thats it, like its useful sometimes, like if your coolant is low or something like that, but if a light goes out you're gona see it like, unless its the back