*********Motors Chat - Round 9 *********

Marcusm

Arseholes.i'm sitting in the car in Dundrum and this hipster bearded fúcker leans his new mop and bags against my car so he can chat on his phone.

I say "hey" and instead of getting a mortified apology I get a stream of abuse that I am a fat fúck sat in my car. Hope he suffers a catastrophic failure of some sort before he meets someone who reacts to his aggression with violence.

dr.fuzzenstein

jimgoose wrote: »

Forget about remapping. Get a turbo out of an artic from a breakers yard and recondition it. Fit that to your CMax along with some seriously lumpy cams and whack the resultant 500HP into the last 500RPM before the redline. Drag-staaahh!! :cool:

That will be me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR4Myr9QHI0

Or I just buy Brutus.

joujoujou

Better buy Brutus.

jimgoose

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

That will be me:...

Ach du lieber! Der Amerikanerdieselwagen ist poppenohren und der blackenschmoken wie ein Dumpfelstafen!!

frozenfrozen

frozenfrozen wrote: »

but remapping a 110bhp diesel 4 door saloon? is it for more power or better fuel economy? is there actually much of a difference or is it just like changing the the curve on the accelerator to make it feel more responsive?

As far as I'm lead to believe (and I'm open to correction, of course, as I'm most likely wrong), doing a diesel remap will give better results than a petrol engine in terms of extra torque for taking off or overtaking, and better mpg.

Its also apparently better for making the car a tad more comfortable and refined to drive in the lower gears.

How true this is, I don't know. People say better mpg but no one seems to give any thing more accurate or precise than that. So I'd presume mpg figures are barely noticeably better, but if keeping a car for a few years and racking up a fair bit of mileage, the mpg difference might not actually save you any money ultimately, but it Will make your car a happier place to be.

Again, could be a million miles off bit that's what I am lead to believe (apologies if someone has already addressed this, using the phone and haven't caught up on the whole thread yet).

For me to remap a car, though, would require an established and reputable business to do it for me, who will stand over their work and who I can feel confident did a decent job.

I wouldn't like to DIY it.

fancy pigeon

Yummy triple turbo compound Need more Cummins 6bt vids in heyor :cool:

I have wanted to do a compound turbo job for some time now and hopefully soon that will be a reality

jimgoose

Deleted User wrote: »

As far as I'm lead to believe (and I'm open to correction, of course, as I'm most likely wrong), doing a diesel remap will give better results than a petrol engine in terms of extra torque for taking off or overtaking, and better mpg...

Not necessarily. It's all down to the individual engine and how castrated it is by the factory for driveability/emissions/noise reasons. If you do end up with switchable maps, keep one for Rollin' Coal, won't you!

colm_mcm

KKV id wait till whatever warranty you got runs out before remapping.

coolisin

Marcusm wrote: »

Arseholes.i'm sitting in the car in Dundrum and this hipster bearded fúcker leans his new mop and bags against my car so he can chat on his phone.

I say "hey" and instead of getting a mortified apology I get a stream of abuse that I am a fat fúck sat in my car. Hope he suffers a catastrophic failure of some sort before he meets someone who reacts to his aggression with violence.

Wow think I'd of wrapped the mop and bucket around his beard.

MetzgerMeister

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Wow $$$ that's a serious sounding setup :eek:

It's an excellent set up but not as expensive as you'd think. IIRC it was around €400 delivered from the US.

Here it is

Special Circumstances

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It's an excellent set up but not as expensive as you'd think. IIRC it was around €400 delivered from the US.

Here it is

Unbelievable - that must be cheaper than a superchips Bluefin at the current exchange rate! I was expecting a lot more.

frozenfrozen

that menu for selecting different maps is very cool

fancy pigeon

So I was in clare hall again to gather my lunchables when i spot this sentient being pulling into the forecourt



My first thought was...



Its the perfect comparison, both physically and how I thought.

Plenty of new cars look shockin miserable. To match the miserable pcp payments so the owners can have a miserable moan about their miserable car miserably depreciating while miserably buying miserable cheap food in miserable lidl

Hal1

Just seen this advertised probably last good show of the summer.

Squidgy Black

Woke up this morning to a battery that was as dead as a dodo :mad:

Got a jump start and it's been running fine since, does anyone know if the battery needs to be replaced? Battery light comes up on the dash when you first start it up and then goes away.

Pov06

_Tyrrell_ wrote: »

Woke up this morning to a battery that was as dead as a dodo :mad:

Got a jump start and it's been running fine since, does anyone know if the battery needs to be replaced? Battery light comes up on the dash when you first start it up and then goes away.

Does the light come on when you turn the ignition on but the engine isn't running yet and goes off straight after it's started?

How old is the battery? How did the battery become flat in the first place? Did you leave a light on?

Generally a battery should last 5 years. After that if you are having problems just replace it to save headaches. There's nothing worse than not being certain if the car will start in the morning.

colm_mcm

fancy pigeon wrote: »

So I was in clare hall again to gather my lunchables when i spot this sentient being pulling into the forecourt



My first thought was...



Its the perfect comparison, both physically and how I thought.

Plenty of new cars look shockin miserable. To match the miserable pcp payments so the owners can have a miserable moan about their miserable car miserably depreciating while miserably buying miserable cheap food in miserable lidl

Get used to more and more Indian market stuff being offered here.
Europe isn't the important market it was to car makers.

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

KKV id wait till whatever warranty you got runs out before remapping.

Ah, I wouldn't be too concerned about any warranty they offer, but perhaps you're right in a roundabout way.

I think I'd like to have the car 'as is' for a month or two before remapping.. just to see if there is much difference (rather than jumping straight into a remapped car and not really appreciating any before/after).


That said, I contacted optidrive.ie...

Optidrive.ie wrote:

Thank you for getting in touch with us.

We are very competitive with remapping prices and only charge €250 and service covered with money back guarantee and warranty.


All our maps are custom made to suit your vehicle and provide optimal engine performance.


There are many benefits to remapping your Citroën C5 which include:
Increased power and torque,
Improved throttle response,
Reduced engine hesitation,
Improved fuel economy & more.


Please feel free to write if we can be at any further assistance.

Can't really argue with that?!

colm_mcm

*insert car name here*

YbFocus

colm_mcm wrote: »

*insert car name here*

My thoughts exactly, an email like that would turn me off a place.

frozenfrozen

I'm glad they reduce engine hesitation, it really needs a good aul confidence boost

CIP4

So no one else would be even slight concerned about remapping an engine which is very prone to turbo failure due to very narrow oil feed lines causing not enough oil and oil starvation to occur if they block.

I mean someone correct me if I'm wrong because I know nothing about remaps but I thought the backbone of a remap was effectively upping the turbo pressure for example from 1 bar to 1.3 bar etc. I personally wouldn't go near a car like that with a remap well certainly not one you can get for 250 euro of some lad that knows the bare minimum at best. I mean I'm sure they can work well when done with rolling roads and the proper kits but you get what you pay for.

YbFocus

CIP4 wrote: »

So no one else would be even slight concerned about remapping an engine which is very prone to turbo failure due to very narrow oil feed lines causing not enough oil and oil starvation to occur if they block.

Well it will have no effect on the oil feed lines, that's pain servicing so if the turbo was going it was going.

I do agree with your rolling roads though. Only way to do it.

CIP4

YbFocus wrote: »

Well it will have no effect on the oil feed lines, that's pain servicing so if the turbo was going it was going.

I do agree with your rolling roads though. Only way to do it.

I know that but I mean if it's running harder all the time it surly won't last as long unless it's getting a perfect supply of oil which by there nature the oil supply is hit and miss. Obviously if it blocks the turbo is fcuked regardless.

Gavman84

Anyone tax the car lately? I taxed it Thursday I think online it arrived today and as of yet nothing has come out of my account! Usually it's taken the next day. Free tax be nice but I think not!

Supergurrier

Motortax.ie got jokes

Ded_Zebra

Gavman84 wrote: »

Anyone tax the car lately? I taxed it Thursday I think online it arrived today and as of yet nothing has come out of my account! Usually it's taken the next day. Free tax be nice but I think not!

Hope you bought 12 months!

This post might encourage me to tax my car!

nophd08

Gavman84 wrote: »

Anyone tax the car lately? I taxed it Thursday I think online it arrived today and as of yet nothing has come out of my account! Usually it's taken the next day. Free tax be nice but I think not!

Empty your account quick ðŸ˜႒

Special Circumstances

Gavman84 wrote: »

Anyone tax the car lately?

Ah crap that time again :-(

YbFocus

CIP4 wrote: »

I know that but I mean if it's running harder all the time it surly won't last as long unless it's getting a perfect supply of oil which by there nature the oil supply is hit and miss. Obviously if it blocked the turbo is flukes regardless.

It won't be running harder though for much of the time, most of the gain could be previously gated etc.

Clutches and flywheels are usually the weak point that I'd be worried about, even at that if you weren't launching it hard it'd be fine normally.

YbFocus

Gavman84 wrote: »

Anyone tax the car lately? I taxed it Thursday I think online it arrived today and as of yet nothing has come out of my account! Usually it's taken the next day. Free tax be nice but I think not!

Put the money from the current into the savings account quick

Gavman84

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Hope you bought 12 months!

This post might encourage me to tax my car!

If I'd only known they had a special offer on I might have!:pac:

Ded_Zebra

Gavman84 wrote: »

If I'd only known they had a special offer on I might have!:pac:

Do transfer all your money into a different account if you can. Do everything you can to get away with it!!!

GvidoR

Wait, is this offer still on? :pac:

Punto tax ends at the end of the month.

Gavman84

Ah I used my credit card so I can't just move money out!

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

*insert car name here*

Ah it's obviously a copy paste job, but to be fair, would you be bothered? I'd guess by the name Oli he's not exactly a native of the english lingo and therefore this would be the easiest way for him to do his bitta spiel?

Wouldn't put me off, personally (the email did also start with "Hi Shane" ).


Picked up my 18 inchers this evening. Was glad to get them. One has its fair share of scuffs, the other three are practically unmarked from what i could see. The badly scuffed one is the one you can see most of in the pic.

Stheno

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

For Mr Mondy, ba and the other educators that hang around here :pac:




I feel like that any Monday that I've to deliver a training course. Weirdly once I get into it I enjoy it.

Them teachers have it easy, bloody adults argue and answer back :eek:
As usual, robbed from YLYL.

Gavman84 wrote: »

Anyone tax the car lately? I taxed it Thursday I think online it arrived today and as of yet nothing has come out of my account! Usually it's taken the next day. Free tax be nice but I think not!

I've two to do tonight

Marty McFly

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

On my 335i I had JB4 which gave me the choice of 7 different maps available on-the-fly through the steering wheel controls aswell as a lot of other stuff right in front of me.

The 335i gone?

MetzgerMeister

Marty McFly wrote: »

The 335i gone?

Yup, gone a few weeks now. F30 330d on the way soon

YbFocus

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Yup, gone a few weeks now. F30 330d on the way soon

Boom and it's in the open!

Foxhole Norman

Deleted User wrote: »

Picked up my 18 inchers this evening. Was glad to get them. One has its fair share of scuffs, the other three are practically unmarked from what i could see. The badly scuffed one is the one you can see most of in the pic.

Wait, did you buy the wheels before you bought the car?

166man

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah it's obviously a copy paste job, but to be fair, would you be bothered? I'd guess by the name Oli he's not exactly a native of the english lingo and therefore this would be the easiest way for him to do his bitta spiel?

Wouldn't put me off, personally (the email did also start with "Hi Shane" ).


Picked up my 18 inchers this evening. Was glad to get them. One has its fair share of scuffs, the other three are practically unmarked from what i could see. The badly scuffed one is the one you can see most of in the pic.

Fair play on getting the wheels. I think they will look well, just change the centre caps for Citroen ones! Mind me asking how much you paid for em?

Tyres look somewhat decent on them also? I'd say you might get a few bob for the wheels currently on it too.

Marty McFly

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Yup, gone a few weeks now. F30 330d on the way soon

Nice what made you change to a diesel? Thought you were holding onto the 335i for a lpng time. Think I'll always miss my petrol.

F30 330d still be a pretty rare sight in Ireland.

MetzgerMeister

New job, better pay, wanted a newer car with power and kinda stuck in BMW Fanboilife now hah

Stheno

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Wait, did you buy the wheels before you bought the car?

Yeah is getting the car tomorrow!

On an entirely different note, for any of you out in the wesht, would you read this story? It's about an unfortunate man who was found dead last September in Galway and still hasn't been identified
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/can-you-identify-this-man-found-dead-in-galway-31473881.html

CIP4

After that new mission impossible I really like the f10 and f30 although I always liked my grandmothers e90s and f30. I'm not sure if I'd buy one or not but you never know I think I'll definitely step it up a bit for my next car.

Marty McFly

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

New job, better pay, wanted a newer car with power and kinda stuck in BMW Fanboilife now hah

Congrats on the new job and the new car.

Yea never thought I'd say it but think I've become a BMW fanboy myself there was a time I hated them.

Foxhole Norman

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Wait, did you buy the wheels before you bought the car?

Stheno wrote: »

Yeah is getting the car tomorrow!

As Stheno said, plan is to get the car tomorrow, but, as was pointed out earlier in the thread (also by Stheno, incidentally), the car has yet to be NCT'ed for me.

Yer man reckons he can get through the NCT a bit quicker than I'd be able to, so said that I can leave it with him or I can take the car and pop back up to him for the NCT, or do it myself, or we'll work something out, but it wasn't make or break.

He was doing a few bits on the car today and told me that, unfortunately, the car isn't actually equipped with rear sensors. The ones on it are just fill in plastic for where the sensors would go. Kinda seen that happening, but I'm not fussed either way, so we agreed he'd replace the (brake) discs on the car as needed and we'd call it a happy medium.

I can get aftermarket sensors shall I decide I need them, but I'm fairly nonplussed about them in general. survived this long. That said, as far as I know they're relatively cheap and cheerful so if I change my mind it won't kill me.

166man wrote: »

Fair play on getting the wheels. I think they will look well, just change the centre caps for Citroen ones! Mind me asking how much you paid for em?

Tyres look somewhat decent on them also? I'd say you might get a few bob for the wheels currently on it too.

Tyres on them are better than most part worns coming outta the shop that I see. Great nick. As I say, one alloy is scuffed a fair bit, one of them has a fairly small scuff at the edge and the other 2 seemed fine. If it starts to bother me, I'll get them fixed up but I think I'd only end up scuffing them myself soon enough so I can live.

What does it cost to repair alloys anyway? I'm guessing around €250-300 or so for 4 wheels? (complete guesswork, though, could be way off).


I didn't want to get into a back and forth bartering and haggling session with him, so I made an offer that I thought was fair for us both (considering he has a set of 17s there that he can throw onto the car he's selling, so hes not really being left wheel-less or anything). Offered and paid €500 for the 4 wheels/tyres. Not sure if i was conned, or if he was, but it seemed like a fairly genuine offer in my head where we could both feel like we got something out of it and no one felt cheated (maybe Im wrong).

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

On an entirely different note, for any of you out in the wesht, would you read this story? It's about an unfortunate man who was found dead last September in Galway and still hasn't been identified
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/can-you-identify-this-man-found-dead-in-galway-31473881.html

Seen that on AH alright. Pretty sad story.

Stheno

Deleted User wrote: »

1. Yer man reckons he can get through the NCT a bit quicker than I'd be able to, so said that I can leave it with him or I can take the car and pop back up to him for the NCT, or do it myself, or we'll work something out, but it wasn't make or break.

2. What does it cost to repair alloys anyway? I'm guessing around €250-300 or so for 4 wheels? (complete guesswork, though, could be way off).

on 1. I'd wait for it to get through the NCT, I'd not give him a penny more until it's done tbh.

On 2. we are pricing that at the moment, it's about the 300 mark to refurb four alloys.