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

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

CIP4 wrote: »

I am not the biggest Jap fanboi. But always liked the R35. This one is nice Litchfield mods as well 650bhp. They are seriously rare in Ireland which just adds to the appeal.

https://m.carzone.ie/used-cars/Nissan/GT-R-GTR

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R35-02DR-A/201911184492940

I remember many years ago delivering to an apartment block in glasnevin and there was one of them in the car park

The car park was over ground and around the blocks. And as I was delivering to the guy I asked him what the story was with it and he says to me

"Yeah it's a nice car, only thing is the guy has to come out in the morning to start it and leave it running for a few minutes before being able to drive it. Makes a lot of noise doing that it can wake us up"


Of course at the time I just thought "brilliant"

Tazzimus

Fella that turbo'd the girlfriends car built a good few high powered GTR's, including a red 1000hp one.
Great car but God they are fugly, and huge.

CIP4

Wailin wrote: »

Savage motor. Some hefty price tag for an 11 yr old car though!

Yes but probably won’t lose a whole lot more though as there are so few it’s never going to be a 10k euro car. I would imagine the Litchfield upgrades were big money seen a few videos on the place and doubt they do anything cheap.

I would say if you owned that it would draw serious attention.

MetzgerMeister

Wailin wrote: »

Savage motor. Some hefty price tag for an 11 yr old car though!

If I had that kind of money to drop on a car I'd..........ah no who am I kidding, yes I'd buy that GTR

tossy

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

If I had that kind of money to drop on a car I'd..........ah no who am I kidding, yes I'd buy that GTR

In a heart beat,pretty sure that particular GTR along with another NI one were on a pistonheads run through Wicklow years ago - serious road presence and well able to shift.

eljono

I drove a GT-R in Nutts Corner a few years back and it was an epic machine. Acceleration was on a different level compared to the other cars I drove that day which consisted of 996 GT3, Gallardo and F430. If I could afford it, I would love to own one.

ELM327

I'm not a fan of the jdm/jap car culture (despite owning a jdm corona) but I do love the r35 gtr. They had power gains most MY so I'd prefer a newer one.
They, along with the c8 corvette, are one of the few cars you can buy for reasonable money that are as fast or faster 0-60 than a Tesla Model S performance.

vintagevrs

I skipped the GTR that day, queue was a bit long for it. The manual GT3 was the pick of them for me, so took it out twice. Based on the queues it seemed the least popular.

Tazzimus

vintagevrs wrote: »

I skipped the GTR that day, queue was a bit long for it. The manual GT3 was the pick of them for me, so took it out twice. Based on the queues it seemed the least popular.

I did a similar thing over in Dunsfold with herself.
She opted for the GTR while I went for a DBS. Seemingly it was awesome, DBS wasn't great.
Also drove a Gallardo, 458 and Atom. Gallardo was a bit ****, 458 was class, Atom was great craic, probably actually my favourite.

Got brought out for a lap in a supercharged Atom then, driven by a psycho, ****ing nippy little go kart.

vintagevrs

Yeah the passenger lap in the atom just shows you what a proper driver can do, forgot about that actually.

I drove the Ferrari and Lambo too, and was really unimpressed with them. I think it was because they had covers on the seats etc that the interior didn't feel very special at all. I can't even really remember what models they were, think it was 430. I just realised the USB stick with the videos from the day is sitting on my desk here. Just watched some of it

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Just got a sponsored advert on Facebook.

Not something I'd pay attention to but hace a look at the images

Links:

https://www.otomoto.pl/oferta/opel-mokka-navi-kamera-klimatronic-zarejestrowany-ID6D0eRH.html


https://www.autodna.com/lp/W0LJD7E86G4230305/auto/dbc8c652a79713766a3c202b36d1fa06c3224d0b



Either the crash repair guy is very good at his job or it's cloned , either way there's an eye opener

colm_mcm

Have a look at Arthur Tussicks YouTube channel.

Toyotafanboi

He's some man, very impressive but a lot of that stuff should never seen the road again.

punisher5112

I'd love to see one that is brought back crash tested and put up to show how dangerous they are....

colm_mcm

100%! agree. He’s got massive skill but stuff like cutting sections out of chassis legs and stretching back out metal that’s clearly compromised makes me cringe. Nevermind the cut and shut stuff he does.

That 7 series was the worst I’ve seen bar some other crowd Garage Kaxobka doing a Daewoo Lanos that had huge damage.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

I just watched the BMW 7 repair in full

No I wouldn't at all be happy about driving it, even as a last resort. Pulling at supports and pulling metal back out.

Like above, I'd hate to see any of those cars crashed again

L-M

vintagevrs wrote: »

Yeah the passenger lap in the atom just shows you what a proper driver can do, forgot about that actually.

I drove the Ferrari and Lambo too, and was really unimpressed with them. I think it was because they had covers on the seats etc that the interior didn't feel very special at all. I can't even really remember what models they were, think it was 430. I just realised the USB stick with the videos from the day is sitting on my desk here. Just watched some of it

I drove a Ferrari 430 convertible in Spain. Bar the fact I was in Spain, in a convertible and it was sunny it was terrible. Horrible car to drive. Maybe because it was a rental and I’m sure had seen plenty of abuse, but It really was awful.

joujoujou

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Just got a sponsored advert on Facebook.

Not something I'd pay attention to but hace a look at the images

Links:

https://www.otomoto.pl/oferta/opel-mokka-navi-kamera-klimatronic-zarejestrowany-ID6D0eRH.html


https://www.autodna.com/lp/W0LJD7E86G4230305/auto/dbc8c652a79713766a3c202b36d1fa06c3224d0b



Either the crash repair guy is very good at his job or it's cloned , either way there's an eye opener

Happens very frequently in Poland, as well as other Central/Eastern European countries. There's even strong market selling "quarters" or "halves" of cars.

https://www.otomoto.pl/czesci/q-ćwiartka/?search%5Bnew_used%5D=all

"Ćwiartka" means "quarter".

Pity there are many buyers totally unaware what sort of deathtrap they bought.

Bigus

L-M wrote: »

Looks like Father Ted got at it with the hammer.

I heard Ed China in an interview on the late late that he did the original damage on the Rover 213 for Father Ted

L-M

Bigus wrote: »

I heard Ed China in an interview on the late late that he did the original damage on the Rover 213 for Father Ted

I'm fairly sure Ed China did that kind of stuff when he was younger.

Even on Top Gear a long time ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC7f1OKQ78M

tossy

Ed was special efx on Father Ted, when was he on the late late?

colm_mcm

Himself and Mike Brewer were on before they broke up. They were promoting something or other.
Might have been another talk show they were on too.

wotzgoingon

His sofa car is pretty cool. You control the accelerator with your knee.

colm_mcm

I think his skip car was in the st Patrick’s day parade in Maynooth when I lived there. That’s a while ago though.

CIP4

Yes I read his book it was quite good talks about a lot of the stuff he has build over the years including the sofa car and him working on father Ted.

AndyBoBandy

Is there a specific thread here for freebies?

I have 4 BMW wheels (no tyres) I don't want/need anymore. (I believe they are replica's, and in need of cleaning up).

Perhaps someone could use them as winter wheels or something..

James Bond Junior

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Is there a specific thread here for freebies?

I have 4 BMW wheels (no tyres) I don't want/need anymore. (I believe they are replica's, and in need of cleaning up).

Perhaps someone could use them as winter wheels or something..

What type? Do you know the style?

AndyBoBandy

James Bond Junior wrote: »

What type? Do you know the style?

This is them, some form of M-Sport version;

selectamatic

You'll definitely get someone to take them. Are they 18s or 19s

AndyBoBandy

selectamatic wrote: »

You'll definitely get someone to take them. Are they 18s or 19s

not sure what size, as outside to outside is about 18 3/4 inch, so would they be 18's?

As I mentioned, someone here pointed out to me that they were probably replica's when I first got them.
My old neighbour gave them to me for nothing, so I'd expect nothing for them in return, other than to know that someone would use them.

James Bond Junior

Last time I brought alloys to a scrapper I got €50 for them. That was 2 years ago.
There are a few buy and sell pages for alloys on FB, throw them up then bring your neighbours for a few pints.

bazz26

If the pubs were open.

James Bond Junior

bazz26 wrote: »

If the pubs were open.

Some of us don't even have closed pubs Bazz!!

bazz26

Your missing nothing so.

joujoujou

Self isolation's not that bad.

wotzgoingon

Great picture apart from the two Vape machines. I do not see the fascination of them. Just give up smoking completely.

colm_mcm

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Great picture apart from the two Vape machines. I do not see the fascination of them. Just give up smoking completely.

Can’t agree, I’ve given up cigs a good few times and have been off them ages now. I still vape a bit and I’d be likely to start smoking again if I didn’t.
It’s all well and good saying just give up forever.

Toyotafanboi

They should be banned in public places. Nothing worse than walking along outside a pub or resteraunt etc and getting a mouthful of someone's second hand vape smoke, gross. Same in work, people seem to think they are acceptable indoors, should be shot with balls of their own ****.

Going stir crazy personally, you dont realise how much work keeps you regulated. Plenty to do around the house in fairness. Would love to buy a k11 micra or a 90's fiesta and tear it apart and tidy it up.

Duke O Smiley

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Going stir crazy personally, you dont realise how much work keeps you regulated. Plenty to do around the house in fairness. Would love to buy a k11 micra or a 90's fiesta and tear it apart and tidy it up.

I have no shortage of lovely Yaris' that I'll sell. You can take your pick of them! :pac:

I'm keen to pick up something similar myself to tidy up over the next few weeks or months or for however long this goes on.

Toyotafanboi

I'd love an ex-nun mk1 Yaris Duke. 3 door, 1.3, that nice blue colour if possible :pac:

CIP4

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Going stir crazy personally, you dont realise how much work keeps you regulated. Plenty to do around the house in fairness. Would love to buy a k11 micra or a 90's fiesta and tear it apart and tidy it up.

I am gone on shift in work so literally work half the number of days I usually would. Normally that would be great and if you had asked me a few months ago I would of said it would be useful to have the time off as I am starting to apply for a mortgage and look at houses.

However this is just so different to normal time off everywhere is closed, can't go anywhere, can't buy anything, Gyms all closed so only bit of exercise you can get is walking near your house. I know the measures are necessary but they do really limit what you can do and stuff you would normally do with time off you can't do which does make it a bit frustrating.

It is actually nice to go into work and just be able to focus on that for 12 hours its routine and something normal a distraction from all the news and gloom.

On another note are any of the online Detailing supplies shops open and delivering at the minute ? I know Micksgarage is open but they don't have the best selection of car cleaning stuff. Would be a good time to give the car a proper clean and maybe clay it but I am missing some detailing stuff.

Tommyboy40

It still feels like holidays tbh, it's been a while since I did exactly what I wanted to about the place.

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punisher5112

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

It still feels like holidays tbh, it's been a while since I did exactly what I wanted to about the place.

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Brings back memories of 90s rap.....

tossy

punisher5112 wrote: »

Brings back memories of 90s rap.....

It's like an EPMD album cover - some serious merc metal in that pic.

L-M

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

It still feels like holidays tbh, it's been a while since I did exactly what I wanted to about the place.

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Any more pics of the SL? Looks amazing

Tazzimus

Loads I could be doing with the DC2 only it's about 60 miles away.

iHungry

Is it ok to take the car out for a spin to keep the battery charged up.

If that's ok how long would i need to drive it for? Cheers

Toyotafanboi

I do not think it would be ok really, isn't it essential travel only.

If it's a modern car, sitting a few weeks shouldn't really harm the battery. If you are worried about the battery condition, it'll charge at idle, it doesn't have to be driven.

iHungry

We have three cars in the household. Two diesel and 1 petrol. How long would i need to idle them for, cheers?

colm_mcm

If the diesels aren’t being driven at all, I’d sooner just leave them than have them idling.