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

vintagevrs

Hunky Monster wrote: »

@vintagevrs Nice to see an unmolested e46.

I've a set of 20mm wheel spacers there you're welcome to them, they'd be a fantastic addition to your rear wheels.

Thanks for the offer, I'll get in touch if I take you up on it. Still trying to sort other little bits and pieces on the car. This car was bought so id spend less time working out in the garage and fiddling with ****. Plan isn't working so far

bazz26

@ vintagevrs - I'd say if you weren't tinkering with it you would probably just get bored of it quickly.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

vintagevrs wrote: »

Thanks for the offer, I'll get in touch if I take you up on it. Still trying to sort other little bits and pieces on the car. This car was bought so id spend less time working out in the garage and fiddling with ****. Plan isn't working so far

You're not gonna have much fun with that engine tbh.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Hunky Monster wrote: »

You're not gonna have much fun with that engine tbh.

AH here....6 cylinder BMW is a grand engine. I have had plenty of fun in far less.

James Bond Junior

Hunky Monster wrote: »

You're not gonna have much fun with that engine tbh.

Ah now, he just got the thing, don't shít on his parade.

UnknownSpecies

Had plenty of fun with my 6 cyl 3er, even if it was the smallest available. You are still going to be quicker than 90% of road users I would imagine.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Ah now, he just got the thing, don't shít on his parade.

Let me clarify! I didn't mean fun as I'm turning crossroads black... the one I had had vanos trouble as well as a bunch of other things, it was never on the road. My buddy who bought one at the same time still has his and it hasn't moved in over a year, vanos problems again.

When they're good they're good though! Well wear it's a cracking looking car.

vintagevrs

Hopefully i have better luck with this one. It's just for cruising to work in a little bit of comfort, doubt there's enough power in it to have any crossroads or cones worrying :pac:

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Let me clarify! I didn't mean fun as I'm turning crossroads black... the one I had had vanos trouble as well as a bunch of other things, it was never on the road. My buddy who bought one at the same time still has his and it hasn't moved in over a year, vanos problems again.

When they're good they're good though! Well wear it's a cracking looking car.

Jesus thats an even worse comment, you pissed on his chips and followed up with a big turd on them there.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

Jesus thats an even worse comment, you pissed on his chips and followed up with a big turd on them there.

I can't win.

Let me try again.

Great cars, definitely won't have any problems. 1000%

MetzgerMeister

In her new home:

blade1

Got a wash for the first time in ages!

m17

The wife went for an upgrade

Oral Surgeon

m17 wrote: »

The wife went for an upgrade

Did they give you scrappage on her!!??:D;)

Hal1

Foxhole Norman

Popped up to the Cork Car Show today with work, found a very similar engine in a not so similar car

Voodoomelon

Just before dusk, always the best light.

everlast75

Very very nice voodoo

MarkN

Fresh coat of wax.

OmegaGene

What are you using to get that shine markN
It’s like a mirror

MarkN

OmegaGene wrote: »

What are you using to get that shine markN
It’s like a mirror

50 Cal Pentawax and elbow grease with a Microfibre Madness buffing cloth.

wonski

MarkN wrote: »

50 Cal Pentawax and elbow grease with a Microfibre Madness buffing cloth.

Or a Photoshop

Just kidding, well done!

GustavoFring

After foxhole sorted it out a few days ago.

m17

Oral Surgeon wrote: »

Did they give you scrappage on her!!??:D;)

I got scrappage on both left in the ten year old skoda

Foxhole Norman

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Popped up to the Cork Car Show today with work, found a very similar engine in a not so similar car ...........

A chap named Kieran's truck?
I worked with him years ago, he had a superchipped Orion Ghia at the time.

endacl

MarkN wrote: »

Fresh coat of wax.

Cars that shiny attract pigeons!

Foxhole Norman

Augeo wrote: »

A chap named Kieran's truck?
I worked with him years ago, he had a superchipped Orion Ghia at the time.

Think that might be him alright!

Paddy@CIRL

Trying on the new shoes with a reverse stagger. I won't mount them properly until I sort the last few pieces on the car first, but should be a great summer ahead

Vicxas

I can smell the rubbing from here :P


In fairness tho, she looks well. Best of luck!

Paddy@CIRL

Vicxas wrote: »

I can smell the rubbing from here :P


In fairness tho, she looks well. Best of luck!

Haha, it doesn't rub at driving height although how that front splitter has survived this long is beyond me!

vectra

Paddy@CIRL wrote: »

Haha, it doesn't rub at driving height although how that front splitter has survived this long is beyond me!

Is that a skoda splitter Paddy?

Paddy@CIRL

vectra wrote: »

Is that a skoda splitter Paddy?

It's not, it's a single piece carbon fibre splitter I sourced from the US which we integrated brake ducting into.

vectra

Paddy@CIRL wrote: »

It's not, it's a single piece carbon fibre splitter I sourced from the US which we integrated brake ducting into.

Very nice.
Sets off the front of the car.

davycc

Locked my own keys in the ignition over the weekend, got rescued by this gallant soul this morning.
80€ just to pick open the door which stings a little

m17

Just give her a nice wax and polish looking like new again

Supergurrier

davycc wrote: »

Locked my own keys in the ignition over the weekend, got rescued by this gallant soul this morning.
80€ just to pick open the door which stings a little

Lock doctor are not afraid to charge.

Brother wanted 2 keys for his e39 and door opened and was told 320, it would be 250 but you arent in the city.

He didn't get the job :P

James Bond Junior

Supergurrier wrote: »

Lock doctor are not afraid to charge.

Brother wanted 2 keys for his e39 and door opened and was told 320, it would be 250 but you arent in the city.

He didn't get the job :P

I lost the key of a friend's fiat a few years ago. 350 they charged and I was on the cusp of getting the keys of my new house the same week. They told me they would look after me for lock changes and opening a padlocked shed whivh I had no key. The bastardos were there 10 mins and never charged me labour, just the call out fee of 70 euro. So kind of them! Grrrrrr.

colm_mcm

Saw a Punto being opened in Tesco coonagh before Christmas, yer wan rang the locksmith company, they opened it for her, then she said she didn’t have any cash or bank card with her, nobody would be able to pay on her behalf, and she’d pay him back. He quite rightly relocked the car with the key in it and fooked off.

wotzgoingon

colm_mcm wrote: »

Saw a Punto being opened in Tesco coonagh before Christmas, yer wan rang the locksmith company, they opened it for her, then she said she didn’t have any cash or bank card with her, nobody would be able to pay on her behalf, and she’d pay him back. He quite rightly relocked the car with the key in it and fooked off.

Fair play to him.

bear1

Cheeky cow

bazz26

Brass neck alright.

ba_barabus

Supergurrier wrote: »

Lock doctor are not afraid to charge.

Brother wanted 2 keys for his e39 and door opened and was told 320, it would be 250 but you arent in the city.

He didn't get the job :P

Locked myself out of the house on Thursday morning. 50 for a call out by a lock Smith and locks picked .

Noccy_Mondy

Mate locked his keys in the boot of his car a few months back. Had it covered on the insurance, so yer man came out and had it opened in about 30 seconds..

wotzgoingon

I lost my keys about 10 years ago down in Galway docks late at night so I put a brick through the rear quarter panel as I had a spare hidden in the car.

hooch-85

Her's on the left, mine on the right.

A newly acquired Ibiza FR and my Fiesta ST, i have two cars to clean at the weekends now!

dar83

She should have gotten the awesome red colour. :P

Not a bad driveway collection to have though!

hooch-85

dar83 wrote: »

She should have gotten the awesome red colour. :P

Not a bad driveway collection to have though!

Thanks, getting itchy feet myself so might trade up myself in 2019.

I quite like the white, and there was a massive wait list to spec one in ourselves. This one was on order by the dealer and we done a deal during the 6 day sale event back in February, 2k scrappage for her old TDi with a knackered engine, 1.9% APR and 3 years free servicing, it was a good deal imo.

selous

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I lost the key of a friend's fiat a few years ago. 350 they charged and I was on the cusp of getting the keys of my new house the same week. They told me they would look after me for lock changes and opening a padlocked shed whivh I had no key. The bastardos were there 10 mins and never charged me labour, just the call out fee of 70 euro. So kind of them! Grrrrrr.

When I was overseas some years back a guy I knew could pop central locking using a tennis ball, he made a small hole in it and with a very quick squish in through the key hole it used to pop up the locks, he could do it first time 80% of the time, I couldn't do it once,
Don't ask me how or why it worked, and I wouldn't believe till I seen it,

CharlieCroker

hooch-85 wrote: »

Her's on the left, mine on the right.

A newly acquired Ibiza FR and my Fiesta ST, i have two cars to clean at the weekends now!

What engine did you go for? Mrs Crokers (16 Ibiza) is due for replacement next February so looking at the 115 or 150bhp as it's mainly my car these days

hooch-85

CharlieCroker wrote: »

What engine did you go for? Mrs Crokers (16 Ibiza) is due for replacement next February so looking at the 115 or 150bhp as it's mainly my car these days

Its only the 1.0 TSi 95ps manual. It won't win any drag races but its perfectly adequate for every day driving. In comparison to the old 1.4 TDi she had its a massive step up. The 115 was the one i wanted but it was a long wait (up up 8 months we were told). I drove a 150 too but only around the city, i'd like to get one on a longer spin. It seems to be doing around 5.9/100kms on her commute, 48 mpg, hoping it will get better as the engine breaks in.