Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 5 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

Dr Turk Turkelton

Picked up an early Christmas present the other day. It's not a BMW this time though so not sure if I'm allowed post it!





Feel sad though as I will definitely miss the 5 series. Going to give it one last polish over the break and then put it up for sale.

Dr Turk Turkelton

LIGHTNING wrote: »

There is a BMW in the photo so its allowed :pac:

Phew-saved by my godawful photography skills!

beertons

Well wear Turk. The cost of wrapping paper for it alone would have me penniless.

Wailin

bazz26 wrote: »

Bit of a sleeper.

Looks like a 520d, only the tail pipes and big brake discs give it away to a trained eye.

Interesting one bazz...never knew brake discs were larger. Googled it and apparently up to 530d are the same as 520d.

Dr Turk Turkelton

beertons wrote: »

Well wear Turk. The cost of wrapping paper for it alone would have me penniless.

Cheers man, to be honest I had to cheat a little at the man maths to justify it!
Will definitely miss the e60 when I sell it though. Have it for almost seven years and the only problem I had with it was a broken coil spring.
Touch wood this is the same but from all reports it could cost a fortune just to keep it on the road.
The garage I bought it from gave me a one year warranty but I don't think I would put too much faith in it at the same time.

bazz26

Wailin wrote: »

Interesting one bazz...never knew brake discs were larger. Googled it and apparently up to 530d are the same as 520d.

Yeah, you need to be able to stop too.

rizzodun

Season of goodwill, and come back to my car to find this, no note left or nothing ignorant prick just hit the car and legged it.

Merry Christmas fucker... :mad:

AndyBoBandy

Same thing happened my front left wing a few weeks ago.

Think I need to engage parking guard on the dash cam!!

rizzodun

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Same thing happened my front left wing a few weeks ago.

Think I need to engage parking guard on the dash cam!!

Only just got the front bumper repaired from a guy running into it in another car park about a month ago.

I swear the thing must attract idiots, that's the 3rd incident this year.

blade1

Any CCTV?

Happened me before.
€400 out of my pocket!
Thanks cnuts!!!!!

rizzodun

Its was in the main retail park in town we believe, wife had the car and didn't notice until one or two stops later, but, based on where she was parked and the CCTV I managed to have a look at at one of the places, I've narrowed it down to that. Problem is, the retail car park is massive and not very well covered where she had parked, so just gonna have to fork out myself.

I seen a person do this in a car park to a nearly new BMW 5 series and drive off, managed to catch her and take the keys out of her car until she agreed to leave the details for the driver, and I left mine too just to make sure they got compensated properly, as, I'd hate to have it done to me. Karma, it seems, does not exist.

beertons

Jeez, fair play to ya.

q85dw7osi4lebg

Open top sleigh.

blade1

Micah Famous Self-possession wrote: »

Open top sleigh.

It's a Ho-Ho-Honda!:D

vintagevrs

Not the only one enjoying VTEC this Christmas




:pac:

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Pfft single cam.

Paudee

rizzodun wrote: »

Only just got the front bumper repaired from a guy running into it in another car park about a month ago.

I swear the thing must attract idiots, that's the 3rd incident this year.

One of my got hit three times last year too, rear light cluster, rear bumper, side mirror and the last hero managed to rip the front tire off the wheel. Not a single note.

Leonard Hofstadter

Wailin wrote: »

Interesting one bazz...never knew brake discs were larger. Googled it and apparently up to 530d are the same as 520d.

On the fronts everything up to a 530i/525d has the same brakes. For the rears only the 550i and 535d have larger brakes (all the lower powered models have the same rear brakes).

Truckermal

I gave my engine bay a clean today after a service last week, the rest of the car is still dirty!

colm_mcm

Isn’t say you can’t wait to go back to work Mal!

Truckermal

colm_mcm wrote: »

Isn’t say you can’t wait to go back to work Mal!

I went back today! My girl's don't rest for Christmas as you know!

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

rizzodun wrote: »

Its was in the main retail park in town we believe, wife had the car and didn't notice until one or two stops later, but, based on where she was parked and the CCTV I managed to have a look at at one of the places, I've narrowed it down to that. Problem is, the retail car park is massive and not very well covered where she had parked, so just gonna have to fork out myself.

I seen a person do this in a car park to a nearly new BMW 5 series and drive off, managed to catch her and take the keys out of her car until she agreed to leave the details for the driver, and I left mine too just to make sure they got compensated properly, as, I'd hate to have it done to me. Karma, it seems, does not exist.

That's the best thing I've heard all week, fair play to you.

quadrifoglio verde

Newest addition to the fleet.
Will throw up better photos when she's cleaned and polished.



1.2 L, 16 v, 85 horses, 900 kg LHD. Classic insurance
Christ it's a fun little thing to drive and fairly chuckable.
Not sure what the plan is for it. Tested until next December, taxed until the end of January. A road trip across Europe in her may be in the pipeline, perhaps visit the ring again.
Not a bad way to spend 450 quid

colm_mcm

1 question.

Y?

quadrifoglio verde

colm_mcm wrote: »

1 question.

Y?

Sure Y not.
Absolute hoot of a yoke to drive.
Also 166man corrupted me into buying it with him

bear1

colm_mcm wrote: »

1 question.

Y?

Tbf they are a very quirky car. Something about them I always liked.
Some of the ones I see in Italy can be pretty well totted up too.
Is that the one that was for sale in Kerry for ages? Italian import?

James Bond Junior

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Sure Y not.
Absolute hoot of a yoke to drive.
Also 166man corrupted me into buying it with him

Each to their own. I have a punto sitting in a industrial estate in limerick you can buy if you want even more italian stuff. The only thing I have left from my selling cars days.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Is that a lancia?

bear1

Lancia ypsilon

Duke O Smiley

Very nice qv that is a lovely car. Miss my old Y10!

davycc

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Sure Y not.
Absolute hoot of a yoke to drive.
Also 166man corrupted me into buying it with him

Best of luck with the new baby Lancia! Seen it on donedeal in wexford you got her for pennies

Voodoomelon

How many hectares does it get to a tank of kerosene?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

PUT IT IN H

boardsuser1

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Each to their own. I have a punto sitting in a industrial estate in limerick you can buy if you want even more italian stuff. The only thing I have left from my selling cars days.

MK1 3dr sx model by any chance?

James Bond Junior

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

MK1 3dr sx model by any chance?

It is a 2003. I think, maybe a 2004. And it is a 4 door. Funnily enough I saw a 95 punto in Tralee today, by god they are rare now.

boardsuser1

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Funnily enough I saw a 95 punto in Tralee today, by god they are rare now.

Yes they are very rare.

I had a MK1 which I paid €100 for in January 2011, it was mint.

If I could track down another I’d buy one.

What money is on your one?

Any photo?

James Bond Junior

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

Yes they are very rare.

I had a MK1 which I paid €100 for in January 2011, it was mint.

If I could track down another I’d buy one.

What money is on your one?

Any photo?

I don't even know where it is.. a long story!!:o:o

boardsuser1

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I don't even know where it is.. a long story!!:o:o

:pac:

bear1

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

MK1 3dr sx model by any chance?

We'd a 99 mk1 as 5 door which my parents bought new in 99.
Was a great little runner and was great fun to rev around the town.
Luckily no head gasket issues with our one till dad wrote it off.

td2008

Finally got a chance to wash it - had the wheels refurbished recently at rim solutions, highly recommend them

ongarite

Love the alloys, great design and colour.
Matches the front lip spoiler well

colm_mcm

James Bond Junior wrote: »

It is a 2003. I think, maybe a 2004. And it is a 4 door. Funnily enough I saw a 95 punto in Tralee today, by god they are rare now.

Saw an 05 Bravo van with the Abarth body kit earlier!

James Bond Junior

colm_mcm wrote: »

Saw an 05 Bravo van with the Abarth body kit earlier!

It takes all sorts!!!

boardsuser1

bear1 wrote: »

We'd a 99 mk1 as 5 door which my parents bought new in 99.
Was a great little runner and was great fun to rev around the town.
Luckily no head gasket issues with our one till dad wrote it off.

They were great, sorry to fcuk i got rid of mine, i had put a timing belt kit in it and 2 weeks later the clutch went and i sold it with 2 years nct.

I should've put a clutch in. :mad:

boardsuser1

colm_mcm wrote: »

Saw an 05 Bravo van with the Abarth body kit earlier!

Had a 01 Punto years ago with something similar, also had a full sound system built into the boot, bought in January 2008 from a guy called Jonathan,i think, in Dublin.

Same car had underbody neon's, 2 motorbike cans as well, a proper show car, i didn't take a photo of it.

01-D-21891 was the reg it was a sporting in blue.

Sexual Chocolate

bear1 wrote: »

We'd a 99 mk1 as 5 door which my parents bought new in 99.
Was a great little runner and was great fun to rev around the town.
Luckily no head gasket issues with our one till dad wrote it off.

My family had many Fiats over the years and only one ever gave serious trouble.

94 Punto S
97 Brava SX 1.4 12v
99, 00 & 01 Brava HSX 1.2 16v
98 Punto SX
98 Punto SX 16v automatic (head gasket)
01 Punto ELX 16v Speedgear.
02 Punto 6 speed Sporting in yellow.
05 Panda.

My parents owned five of the above and the rest other family but Tractamotors certainly made a few quid from them over the years. :pac:

bear1

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

My family had many Fiats over the years and only one ever gave serious trouble.

94 Punto S
97 Brava SX 1.4 12v
99, 00 & 01 Brava HSX 1.2 16v
98 Punto SX
98 Punto SX 16v automatic (head gasket)
01 Punto ELX 16v Speedgear.
02 Punto 6 speed Sporting in yellow.
05 Panda.

My parents owned five of the above and the rest other family but Tractamotors certainly made a few quid from them over the years. :pac:

You know now that I think about it the fiats were the most reliable for us
99 punto was great till dad wrote it off.
04 punto till dad wrote it off.. notice a pattern
94 turbo diesel tempra with the digi dash
06 1.3 multijet punto with no major issues
00 1.9 mk2
06 1.9 gp that's still going strong
88 fiat uno which dad wrote off
90 uno which was traded in for a Skoda favorit

Not a fiat but the 159 we have now hasn't cost me anything apart from a timing belt

MetzgerMeister

Last few posts lacking in pictures

Supergurrier

166man

td2008 wrote: »

Finally got a chance to wash it - had the wheels refurbished recently at rim solutions, highly recommend

Think I drove past you in Terenure village this afternoon at about 2pm.

Car looks deadly on the road. Great colour for an E92 too, nice and rare.