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

Foxhole Norman

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Is there much scraping?

Nope at all, full lock and no rubbing or anything, even over bumps.

GvidoR

Are you going to get spacers as well?

fancy pigeon

Day for it

Toyotafanboi

The ever practical Celica. Patio table and 2x chairs, no hassle.

Truckermal

shietpilot

Did a 2BM wash on both cars today and hoovered and washed mats for the Focus

Hal1

Is that super resin polish I see .

shietpilot

Hal1 wrote: »

Is that super resin polish I see .

Didn't polish anything :P Just a simple 2BM wash with shampoo. First time using a drying towel too! The XC90 looks much better and the windows don't have the usual water drop spots. Would recommend getting a drying towel for anyone

Dord

Jaysus, I'm wrecked after washing one car. I can't imagine having to wash two in the same day. :pac:

shietpilot

Dord wrote: »

Jaysus, I'm wrecked after washing one car. I can't imagine having to wash two in the same day. :pac:

I've done the Focus, Yaris and XC90 all in one day once and never again. The XC90 is just horrible to wash though, the body panels are massive and it takes ages...

Foxhole Norman

GvidoR wrote: »

Are you going to get spacers as well?

No plans for them as of yet anyway!

kirving

Did Galway - Dublin - Killarney - Dublin - Galway between Thursday night and this morning.

Drove around the Killarney national park too, and through the gap of Dunloe. 14-15 hours of driving in total, 1100km or so, €100 quid in petrol very well spent, €75 on a Xenon not so well spent, and a minor heart attack caused by a stone stuck in the left front brake pad on the worst road I've ever been on, but a great trial run for France in two weeks! Can't wait for it!

Taken at the Gap of Dunloe on Saturday

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Alanstrainor

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

No plans for them as of yet anyway!

Spacers would definitely cause problems at the height it's at now! Mine is at the limit on the rears, any lower and I'd be rubbing over bumps.

Some amazing cars posted in the last while!

Moneymaker

Picked up for a grand last week. 115k on the clock, family car, five months tax, drives great. Glad to be back on petrol and away from dayyyyysulllll lad. Cut my insurance in half, 130bhp tdi costs 1800, 105bhp petrol costs 970, go figure.







Just needs a decent set of alloys

Alanstrainor

Well wear! Looks very clean, and you simply can't go wrong at that money (with tax too!) It's almost rare to see a stock mkIV golf around these days.

Moneymaker

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Well wear! Looks very clean, and you simply can't go wrong at that money (with tax too!) It's almost rare to see a stock mkIV golf around these days.

Nope it even has service history. Local lady owned it, was a family car. Grand aul yoke, has climate control and all :pac:

If it starts burning oil in a month ill feel differently but right now i'm happy out.

shietpilot

The 1.6 is a decent engine to be fair. It's a pity Ireland is filled with Mk4s with the scrap 1.4 engine

Alanstrainor

Moneymaker wrote: »

Nope it even has service history. Local lady owned it, was a family car. Grand aul yoke, has climate control and all :pac:

If it starts burning oil in a month ill feel differently but right now i'm happy out.

Ah even if it was, so long as it was nothing too severe just top it up with cheap oil. And keep some in the boot!

shietpilot wrote: »

The 1.6 is a decent engine to be fair. It's a pity Ireland is filled with Mk4s with the scrap 1.4 engine

Ah, I had that engine, and hated it for it's taste for oil and sluggishness, but the fact that there's still a lot around must mean that it's not as scrap worthy as some like to suggest.

GvidoR

The 1.6 in MK4's is decent. Would love a 1.6 Bora again TBH.

rizzee

My 1.6 was a nightmare. Shat its self after a couple of months. Think I was just unlucky though

rizzee

Foxhole Norman

Semi decent shot :pac:

JoeA3

Lovely day for a little road trip.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

FN I want to steal your wheels.... My heart is broken from my own, every few months I'm changing worn out suspension bits. It's away tomorrow for a full service and total brake overhaul, calipers, disks, pads and a full service. Waste of time changing suspension bits til I can rid myself of my wheels.

(Also interested in px/ or willing to buy new wheels) PM me if anything suitable.

Foxhole Norman

The Hunky Monster wrote: »

FN I want to steal your wheels.... My heart is broken from my own, every few months I'm changing worn out suspension bits. It's away tomorrow for a full service and total brake overhaul, calipers, disks, pads and a full service. Waste of time changing suspension bits til I can rid myself of my wheels.

(Also interested in px/ or willing to buy new wheels) PM me if anything suitable.

Those X5's are 19's? Bit too big to be dailying I think!

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Those X5's are 19's? Bit too big to be dailying I think!

They're breaking my heart. Takes the luxury out of a luxury car.

Edit: Have a snapchat pic. (Sorry)

Supergurrier

Quite a heavy wheel too tbh. 18's and standard suspension only way to go hai

Wailin

GvidoR wrote: »

The 1.6 in MK4's is decent. Would love a 1.6 Bora again TBH.

Have to agree, loved my 1.6 mk4, best car of my youth! Lowered suspension, 18" alloys and GTI rear lights....almost felt like one

power pants

when did you lower the suspension on your 5series FN?

Wailin

The Hunky Monster wrote: »

FN I want to steal your wheels.... My heart is broken from my own, every few months I'm changing worn out suspension bits. It's away tomorrow for a full service and total brake overhaul, calipers, disks, pads and a full service. Waste of time changing suspension bits til I can rid myself of my wheels.

(Also interested in px/ or willing to buy new wheels) PM me if anything suitable.

Gorgeous looking car, still the best looking touring model, aged very well imo.

alta stare

GvidoR wrote: »

The 1.6 in MK4's is decent. Would love a 1.6 Bora again TBH.

The 1.8t is better (only coz I have one)

GvidoR

alta stare wrote: »

The 1.8t is better (only coz I have one)

Of course larger displacement and boost is better.

Supergurrier

GvidoR wrote: »

Of course larger displacement and boost is better.

The 1.8T doesn't like that boost craic

Truckermal

Cooled seats are a nice touch this week..

CianDon

The latest episode in the adventures of the Puglet is one of repair, a lash of paint and for once, I now own a white car that is all the one shade. If ye remember back, I half mentioned a few weeks ago about taking a trip up along the West Coast, and coming back with my own back bumper in the boot. Yano the way it is like! I'd not even got out of Cork when we caught up in a 3 car rear-end. Thankfully Id seen the initial smash in my mirror so reacted to pull the car forward about 6 feet which spared major damage. Anyway, after 2 weeks runing with a naked rear end, including a very JDM/Kanjo cable-tie tilt bracket (mega scene points YO), finally brought the beast down to the local body shop. Thankfully, the only major damage was to the inside clips attaching to the crash bar, so money saved there went into painting the lower half of the rear bumper, and we deceided to go full hog and paint the full driver rear quarter, which may have been painted by Stevie Wonder at some point. So here we are, she's just about to hit 64,000 miles, running like an ox and now looking fairly all right. I should paint the front bumper, but seeing as its off an Ex-Mark Higgins works Peugeot rally car, I dig the patina big time

maw

the new member of the family

Wailin

maw wrote: »

the new member of the family

Very nice, they look really well with the black edition trim. What powerplant has she?

Ron Burgundy II

Hired this for two days about two months ago. Not a bad little car to be fair to it.

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polan

Nothing like a bit of Thursday car washing.

maddness

My new hatchback.

JoeA3

^^^ very nice to both there.

That's the first Irish red R I've seen. And I can still read that number plate :pac:

maddness

JoeA3 wrote: »

^^^ very nice to both there.

That's the first Irish red R I've seen. And I can still read that number plate :pac:

Ha ha, my photoshop skills aren't the best in fairness.
I've never seen one here in red either but I love it.

JoeA3

maddness wrote: »

Ha ha, my photoshop skills aren't the best in fairness.
I've never seen one here in red either but I love it.

Did you spec any options? It's lovely. Well wear.

maddness

JoeA3 wrote: »

Did you spec any options? It's lovely. Well wear.

No just DSG and Prets.

Ded_Zebra

Perfect car for the perfect day :cool:







I will say though... you can get sunburn with the roof down...

166man

Agh Jaysus will ye fit the pressed plates!!


Car looks well though!

E39MSport

Bought end last year. Stuck a set of Uniroyal Rainsport 3 255/40 R19 on her.
Needed an OS rear bearing too.

Splendid.

polan

polan wrote: »

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Nothing like a bit of Thursday car washing.

OSI wrote: »

Obviously the day for washing......

Neighbours?

Tommy Kelly

First time she got a bit of a polish, I'd say! Got one of those guys that do PDR to take out the few annoying dents that was on it too. Some job that, to in fairness.

colm_mcm

You look to be fairly local to me, where did you get your PDR done?