***** Motors chat - round 12 *****

deandean

So Pearse Doherty's car went on fire. Scary! Trust everybody involved is ok. Wondering if it's that brand associated with recent EGR recalls?
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/sfs-pearse-doherty-and-family-have-lucky-escape-as-car-catches-fire-969086.html

Dia_Anseo

deandean wrote: »

So Pearse Doherty's car went on fire. Scary! Trust everybody involved is ok. Wondering if it's that brand associated with recent EGR recalls?
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/sfs-pearse-doherty-and-family-have-lucky-escape-as-car-catches-fire-969086.html

But that's not an Opel Zafira!

https://www.facebook.com/PearseDohertyTD/videos/453501865351322/

ba_barabus

Dia_Anseo wrote: »

But that's not an Opel Zafira!

https://www.facebook.com/PearseDohertyTD/videos/453501865351322/

It's a VW Caddy

Truckermal

ba_barabus wrote: »

It's a VW Caddy

How can you tell from the video? Also why would you stand at the window filming it burning FFS..

Dia_Anseo

Truckermal wrote: »

How can you tell from the video? Also why would you stand at the window filming it burning FFS..

What was he supposed to do? Go out and piss on it?

Fires of that inferno require fire fighters and anyone else must stand well clear!

Truckermal

Dia_Anseo wrote: »

stand well clear!

Exactly.

ba_barabus

Truckermal wrote: »

How can you tell from the video? Also why would you stand at the window filming it burning FFS..

I looked through the comments on Facebook. There's after pictures

ofcork

My 12 avensis diesel flew the nct again this morning cant beat reliability have it 5 years and only needs servicing nothing breaks or goes wrong.

ba_barabus

ofcork wrote: »

My 12 avensis diesel flew the nct again this morning cant beat reliability have it 5 years and only needs servicing nothing breaks or goes wrong.

Mines been great apart from the injectors. 13 reg and just ticked over 180kms.

ofcork

Ive 177k on mine talked to a taxi driver recently had a 12 as well one of his injectors was leaking whatever happened destroyed the engine.

ELM327

deandean wrote: »

So Pearse Doherty's car went on fire. Scary! Trust everybody involved is ok. Wondering if it's that brand associated with recent EGR recalls?
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/sfs-pearse-doherty-and-family-have-lucky-escape-as-car-catches-fire-969086.html

SF obviously unfamiliar with exploding cars.

Leonard Hofstadter

Speaking of that shape Avensis, we have a 10 reg diesel, 240,000 miles or 385,000 km on it now. Still on the original clutch, turbo, injectors, DMF, EGR and DPF. Truly remarkable mechanical reliability really. Those things just keep going and going.

Interslice

Speaking of avensis' I changed jobs a few weeks ago and have a company van full time now. Mine has become a reliable garden ornament. Dont know what to do about the multi vehicle setup. We have the van, her yaris an avensis and a classic squeezed into the driveway now. I have no urge to drive it for the craic, its not that sort of car! NCT is up in february. Dont know if its worth keeping just for no claims preservation. Going to look into getting classic insurance on the back of the van as a main vehicle. Dont have great hopes.

bazz26

Would herself drive the Avensis instead of the Yaris? If so then sell the Yaris. If herself is your spouse then you can rotate between yourself and herself as the main/named driver on the policy of the Avensis every 12 months to maintain your NCB. Insurance companies have no problem doing that once your husband and wife.

Interslice

That would be the expensive way! No plans to get married soon

The yaris is a 2017 hybrid yolk so the 02 avensis is a hard sell!

Was thinking of just getting her to take out a classic policy with me as a named driver and I'll just ditch my ncb. I prefer running older 90s cars anyway. Ill look into the company car/van classic insurance thing first.

ILikeBoats

What's the name of that tape used to stick on the pressed number plates?

3m something?

colm_mcm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

What's the name of that tape used to stick on the pressed number plates?

3m something?

Foam tape

bazz26

Anyone watch the new Ryan Reynolds movie, 6 Underground on Netflix yet? First 20 mins is a wild car chase through Florence in a florescent green Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. Typical Michael Bay over the top stunts and explosions but still enjoyable.

Dia_Anseo

Got 515 euro back from a VRT dispute today from a car that was VRTd for 1200 euro!

Tazzimus

bazz26 wrote: »

Anyone watch the new Ryan Reynolds movie, 6 Underground on Netflix yet? First 20 mins is a wild car chase through Florence in a florescent green Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. Typical Michael Bay over the top stunts and explosions but still enjoyable.

Ronin is still probably my favourite film for car chases, should still hold up well these days

joujoujou

ILikeBoats wrote: »

[...]

3m something?

3M VHB.

CIP4

Anyone know the procedure for paying off HP early with VW Bank. Can it be done electronically via bank transfer or do you actually have to go to their offices with a bank draft ?

vintagevrs

Ring them and they'll tell you what to do. Bank transfer is fine.

GustavoFring

CIP4 wrote: »

Anyone know the procedure for paying off HP early with VW Bank. Can it be done electronically via bank transfer or do you actually have to go to their offices with a bank draft ?

Just do a transfer direct to them.

A4 or A6?

punisher5112

GustavoFring wrote: »

Just do a transfer direct to them.

A4 or A6?

RS4 or RS6 only option....

CIP4

GustavoFring wrote: »

Just do a transfer direct to them.

A4 or A6?

punisher5112 wrote: »

RS4 or RS6 only option....

People always assume I am changing my car. Not sure where everyone has got that view from :pac:

Anyway I am keeping the Golf. Just want to pay it off as although the interest rates on savings were bad before they seem to have all been cut there again so makes sense to clear the loan early and save some little bit of interest on that.

Also would need to clear it soon enough anyway for mortgage application purposes as after what feels like a long time of putting it off I am hoping to buy a house mid to late next year.

selous

Anyone pass the crash on M50 this morning about 5.30am around junction 10 southbound, when I passed one car was across (blocking) the 3rd lane and one in the ditch, there were a few people standing by the left side of the road, so I presume all were ok, the car blocking the third lane was dark and hazards were on but not visible till you were very close, and there are some cars I see at that hour of the morning are only flying.. hope all are ok.

ba_barabus

Is there no longer a 4x4 forum?

If there is can someone point me in the direction of it. I need some LR SIII advice.

colm_mcm

Haulage and heavy machinery?

ba_barabus

ba_barabus wrote: »

Is there no longer a 4x4 forum?

If there is can someone point me in the direction of it. I need some LR SIII advice.

Defender topic....https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055794880&page=124

ba_barabus

Augeo wrote: »

Defender topic....https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055794880&page=124

Perfecto

bazz26

This is mad ****:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1206591858274643968

colm_mcm

Preferred the old Postman Pat.

CIP4

Got Goodyear Eagle F1 Asy 5 front tyres fitted this evening. Will be interested to see how they work out. They seem to get good reviews and I always found Asy 3 tyres to be great.

colm_mcm

What size are they CIP?

CIP4

colm_mcm wrote: »

What size are they CIP?

225/35/19 Size.

wotzgoingon

Well got that hole patched the NCT guy busted through on me on the rear chassis.

Have to say they done a great job. Few other jobs to do before I can send it through again.

Parking light bulbs are blue. Passed all previous tests with them bulbs so who knows.

Front spot lights come on with parking lights and stay on with dims and full which passed previous years also so have to sort that.

Anti roll bar bushing has to be replaced and one other job that I cannot remember, something electrical.

The main one was the welding as I couldn't do that myself. If I can get those jobs done and can find a spot some time Monday then all will be good if not I will have to wait till they are open after Christmas.

selectamatic

Just disconnect the front fogs for the test.

wotzgoingon

selectamatic wrote: »

Just disconnect the front fogs for the test.

That's what I am going to do.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

wotzgoingon wrote: »

That's what I am going to do.

They won't pass it if you just simply disconnect them.

You have to disconnect them, remove the button that operates them and also remove the actual lamp units also.

wotzgoingon

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

They won't pass it if you just simply disconnect them.

You have to disconnect them, remove the button that operates them and also remove the actual lamp units also.

They will. I'm the one who connected them up to come on with the main lights a few years ago, before that the spots didn't work.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

wotzgoingon wrote: »

They will. I'm the one who connected them up to come on with the main lights a few years ago, before that the spots didn't work.

Normally the rule of the NCT is if it's there / fitted then it must work as should

selectamatic

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Normally the rule of the NCT is if it's there / fitted then it must work as should

For front fogs it's always been different though, as long as they don't work you won't be failed on anything in relation to them.

Unless things have changed recently but I doubt it.

Wailin

Yep, I've never once seen them check fog lights during the test. You will be grand.

_Kaiser_

So my beloved A6 hits 10 years old in a few weeks time and will have 400,000km on the clock not long thereafter (394 on her now)

Neither of these are an issue as she still runs like a train and is well maintained by a forum regular It definitely helps though that she spends most of the time on motorways.

But.. Annual NCT from next December, the likelyhood of something big/expensive failing and insurance starting to get awkward means that I'll probably need to change at some point next year if I can find something within the allowable budget with the right balance of spec, mileage and history.

But here's the thing.. I have already been vaguely looking and it's even harder now to find something with the bigger engine and higher spec than it was when I bought this one.

The more I look, the more I wish I could just keep what I have for a few years yet but high miles and the other factors above make that unlikely.

Oh well, maybe I'll finally go for the Transporter look with an A8

punisher5112

wotzgoingon wrote: »

They will. I'm the one who connected them up to come on with the main lights a few years ago, before that the spots didn't work.

Why are you driving around with fog lights on.... They're fog lights for fog.....

wotzgoingon

punisher5112 wrote: »

Why are you driving around with fog lights on.... They're fog lights for fog.....

I liked the look. It looked good with the blue parking lights(didn't install them were on car when I bought it) and fog lights on driving at night in places with street lights.

punisher5112

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I liked the look. It looked good with the blue parking lights(didn't install them were on car when I bought it) and fog lights on driving at night in places with street lights.

Wtf

Dia_Anseo

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I liked the look. It looked good with the blue parking lights(didn't install them were on car when I bought it) and fog lights on driving at night in places with street lights.

Exactly........WTF!

It's motors like you that'll kill us all just for the selfish cool factor!

Ban this guy!

bazz26

Lol, are you liking your own post there? ^^