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

ofcork

Cool wondering how a bolt would go through driving over it if it was lying on the ground.

punisher5112

ofcork wrote: »

Cool wondering how a bolt would go through driving over it if it was lying on the ground.

Front wheel throws object up and hits rear tyre and punctures that as it's flung up.

Leonard Hofstadter

The E46 still in the garage. Got it back on Saturday, initially delighted with how the car was driving (the ride is so much better now) but after only a few miles of driving I found I was getting vibrations and what sounded like a flat tyre. It kept increasing in frequency and in noise as the speeds increased.

I'm almost certain it's nothing to do with the garage but a new fault. Feels like a sticky caliper, a common problem with these cars and they tend to stick with no advanced warning.

The upshot of this is it's getting the diff bearings fixed this week instead!

Alanstrainor

Am I right in thinking that there's something shite about the 1.6 tdci in the focus from around year 2010 onwards? (Someones looking for help buying a new motor...)

rex-x

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that there's something shite about the 1.6 tdci in the focus from around year 2010 onwards? (Someones looking for help buying a new motor...)

With regular servicing they were the best diesel engine fitted to the focus, without regular servicing they were probably the worst!

ELM327

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that there's something shite about the 1.6 tdci in the focus from around year 2010 onwards? (Someones looking for help buying a new motor...)

Isnt that the same PSA engine from the 407 Peugeot? If so they have a lot of issues and unless you're prepared for a lot of hassle I would steer clear. The 2.0 PSA is a good bit better (the aul lad has one in a 407 at 400k km still running grand)

fancy pigeon

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that there's something shite about the 1.6 tdci in the focus from around year 2010 onwards? (Someones looking for help buying a new motor...)

8 or 16 valve?

Alanstrainor

fancy pigeon wrote: »

8 or 16 valve?

Nothing too specific yet, she only sent on some donedeal links. The ideal would be something that has reliability as a priority. Thinking hybrid if possible. Anyway, I've a thread in buying to see what people think!

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057936853

Alanstrainor

Leonard Hofstadter wrote: »

The E46 still in the garage. Got it back on Saturday, initially delighted with how the car was driving (the ride is so much better now) but after only a few miles of driving I found I was getting vibrations and what sounded like a flat tyre. It kept increasing in frequency and in noise as the speeds increased.

I'm almost certain it's nothing to do with the garage but a new fault. Feels like a sticky caliper, a common problem with these cars and they tend to stick with no advanced warning.

The upshot of this is it's getting the diff bearings fixed this week instead!

How much is the diff going to cost you? I think mine is developing some sort of hum out of the rear passenger side wheel. Haven't investigated yet, hopefully not a wheel bearing.

Leonard Hofstadter

Alanstrainor wrote: »

How much is the diff going to cost you? I think mine is developing some sort of hum out of the rear passenger side wheel. Haven't investigated yet, hopefully not a wheel bearing.

A good few hundred lids minimum, not sure of the exact cost yet! Don't really care (within reason) either so long as it goes away and leaves me in peace!

Mine has a few things going on
- worn wheel bearing like noise above ~40 km/h, there regardless of throttle
- grumbling noise above 60 ish under any kind of acceleration
- booming noise around 115 or so under acceleration from the right hand side

Maybe you have some of these symptoms as well?

Noccy_Mondy

I see a dealer that I pass by going to and from work has a 15 audi A4. Fairly standard with the 17 inch alloys. I noticed that they changed the alloys to those 19s (grey, off the black edition) and upped the price by a grand. Car sits too high now. Strange enough to change rims like that is it not??! Fair enough if a customer has requested it.. Makes it more desirable maybe?

bazz26

The idea is that it will make it more desirable to lads in their twenties. It's pretty common place with dealers up North too if you have a look at similar A4s, 3 Series for sale by dealers up there.

Wailin

Changing to bigger alloys shouldn't have any effect on how high it sits though should it? Bigger alloys have lower profile tyres so overall diameter should stay the same. Or am I wrong? On my last car i went from 18" alloys to 19" but tyre sizes went from 245/45 on front to 245/40 so no change to height.

rex-x

rex-x wrote: »

With regular servicing they were the best diesel engine fitted to the focus, without regular servicing they were probably the worst!

Even with regular servicing there were common turbo failure issues.

MetzgerMeister

The new Civic turbos seem to be giving quite a bit of trouble also. 2 people local to me bought brand new last year and have both had to have the turbo replaced at very low mileage.

CIP4

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I see a dealer that I pass by going to and from work has a 15 audi A4. Fairly standard with the 17 inch alloys. I noticed that they changed the alloys to those 19s (grey, off the black edition) and upped the price by a grand. Car sits too high now. Strange enough to change rims like that is it not??! Fair enough if a customer has requested it.. Makes it more desirable maybe?

Yes I think 18s are the sweet spot that’s what’s on my A4. To get any kind of comfort with 19s you’d want adaptive suspension. Depends as well the S-Line suspension is fine with 18s but the SE suspension is a lot softer.

Truckermal

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I see a dealer that I pass by going to and from work has a 15 audi A4. Fairly standard with the 17 inch alloys. I noticed that they changed the alloys to those 19s (grey, off the black edition) and upped the price by a grand. Car sits too high now. Strange enough to change rims like that is it not??! Fair enough if a customer has requested it.. Makes it more desirable maybe?

I have a 15 with 19" wheels from the factory and it's so fcuking rough to drive I cannot see the advantage in them at all. I had a long spin today and she robbed my car and my body was in bits when I got home...

colm_mcm

I think the S Line is aimed at a more youthful customer Mal

CIP4

colm_mcm wrote: »

I think the S Line is aimed at a more youthful customer Mal

My S-Line with 18s is very comfortable. But I am 24

Truckermal

colm_mcm wrote: »

I think the S Line is aimed at a more youthful customer Mal

:(:(:(

joujoujou

I am strongly against large rims if you ask me.

First thing I done to my newly bought car was putting smaller wheels on. Less likely to do any damage while driving on rural roads, full of potholes.

From economical point of wiev it's logical too, as I have to buy a set of new tyres once a year, and in most cases smaller is cheaper. :cool:

OldMrBrennan83

Yeah I put 19's on a car that had 17's before and it rendered the handling absolutely useless. There's people far smarter than me paid to set up these cars when they're being designed.

CIP4

It’s a balancing act 15 and 16 inch are cheap to buy but look terrible small on most modern cars way too much rubber sidewall visable.

joujoujou

CIP4 wrote: »

[...] look terrible [...]

IMO that's just a matter of individual taste. What looks terrible for yourself can easily be perfect for someone else.

Each to their own.

beertons

A car reversed into me an hour ago. A bit of a scrape on my back bumper, and a new reg needed. She hit me. However more damage done to hers, so I said we just look after our own. She said ok. Do I need to log this with the guards and insurance company?

James Bond Junior

Log it. You don't want her to come back in 3 weeks to an open claim on your policy. In fact if she reversed into you why are you fixing your own?

beertons

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Log it. You don't want her to come back in 3 weeks to an open claim on your policy. In fact if she reversed into you why are you fixing your own?

The cheek and impotence from her, I wouldn't want to be in contact with her again. She lives local, was flying. And had a friend with her to try blame me. Said she rang her cousin who works for an insurance company, and they said it sounds 50/50. I have her reg anyway, she only has half of mine, as I put the broken half in the boot.

colm_mcm

beertons wrote: »

The cheek and impotence from her, I wouldn't want to be in contact with her again. She lives local, was flying. And had a friend with her to try blame me. Said she rang her cousin who works for an insurance company, and they said it sounds 50/50. I have her reg anyway, she only has half of mine, as I put the broken half in the boot.

Sorry but that all smells of piss. She has a witness, do you?

OldMrBrennan83

Hope you took photos and all because she'll end up going insurance and doing you.

beertons

colm_mcm wrote: »

Sorry but that all smells of piss. She has a witness, do you?

Nope, I was on my own.

Didn't get any photos as I don't have a camera. The one on my phone doesn't work, as the kids have dropped it so much.

I'll pop up to the station when the kids go to bed. I'll write down all I remember in the mean time.

colm_mcm

Any CCTV in the area?

beertons

colm_mcm wrote: »

Any CCTV in the area?

Loads. Tesco extra in Naas.

tcawley29

beertons wrote: »

The cheek and impotence from her, I wouldn't want to be in contact with her again. She lives local, was flying. And had a friend with her to try blame me. Said she rang her cousin who works for an insurance company, and they said it sounds 50/50. I have her reg anyway, she only has half of mine, as I put the broken half in the boot.

In that case I'd be getting cctv and pursuing her insurance for a nice main dealer paint job, number plate and replacement car.

Big Nasty

Patww79 wrote: »

Hope you took photos and all because she'll end up going insurance and doing you.

I'd bet tonights lotto numbers on it!

punisher5112

Wouldn't be surprised if there was a will ask claim also..... Probably 10 in the car when claim goes in.

colm_mcm

This from a solicitors site

Any person whose image has been recorded on a CCTV camera has the right to a copy of the footage. This is in accordance with the Data Protection Act and can be got from the data controller. In order to obtain a copy of the footage, a person must make an application in writing to the data controller. The cost of a data access request can be up to €6.35. The data controller must respond within 40 days of the request being made.

OldMrBrennan83

colm_mcm wrote: »

This from a solicitors site

You'd imagine it'd be well gone by then.

colm_mcm

Yes indeed, most systems will be wiped by 40 days.

punisher5112

Under the new gdpr rules one can apply for their personal data including electronic at no cost.

OldMrBrennan83

I'd be going and getting it before it's gone and then ringing her insurance to claim off her for the damage, especially when she was a mouthpiece about it.

CIP4

CIP4 wrote: »

It’s a balancing act 15 and 16 inch are cheap to buy but look terrible small on most modern cars way too much rubber sidewall visable.

joujoujou wrote: »

IMO that's just a matter of individual taste. What looks terrible for yourself can easily be perfect for someone else.

Each to their own.

Depends on the vehicle really ..... my sorento is on 19s but the thing is almost as long as a landcruiser. It doesn't have the clearance of a 4x4 and the 19s are just right. Others I've seen with 17s and even 18s don't look well at all.

Of course some cars will look overwheeled on 19s.

ofcork

Paid final payment on hp car loan this week 75 option to purchase fee added on why even make it an option who would not pay it after paying for 4 years!

vintagevrs

I fitted new rear lights to my car a few weeks back. They were from the facelift model so had more LEDs than those they replaced. The car not knowing it had LEDs was still sending check signals to the rear which caused a little disco show when the car was started which I didn't mind too much. But the other day I was behind the car when it was running and didn't realise the frequency that the car was checking the bulbs once on. Random little blinks of different LEDs every 30s or so. I thought I needed esys to code this out with a laptop and was waiting to meet a guy I know to do this. Problem is he's at the far end of the country. I realised tonight that bimmercode can do this, so bought it through the play store for 30 quid. Really straightforward app to use, so got the rear electronic module updated so it knows the lights are LEDs so no more blinking lights. Someone might have thought I was indicating FFS, and we all know beamers don't do that. Did a few other minor tweaks like disable start stop which will be useful.

James Bond Junior

vintagevrs wrote: »

I fitted new rear lights to my car a few weeks back. They were from the facelift model so had more LEDs than those they replaced. The car not knowing it had LEDs was still sending check signals to the rear which caused a little disco show when the car was started which I didn't mind too much. But the other day I was behind the car when it was running and didn't realise the frequency that the car was checking the bulbs once on. Random little blinks of different LEDs every 30s or so. I thought I needed esys to code this out with a laptop and was waiting to meet a guy I know to do this. Problem is he's at the far end of the country. I realised tonight that bimmercode can do this, so bought it through the play store for 30 quid. Really straightforward app to use, so for the rear electronic module updated so it knows the lights are LEDs so no more blinking lights. Someone might have thought I was indicating FFS, and we all know beamers don't do that. Did a few other minor tweaks like disable start stop which will be useful.

I was just literally asking another member had they Carly as my fiance's 1 series is showing a bulb warning even though I've replaced the bulb. Can Bimmercode erase fault codes too?

vintagevrs

What year is it? I think you can disable/enable bulb checks for individual bulbs front and rear. Disabling the rear is what I did tonight. I had no errors on dash but it was causing the LEDs to blink.

Screenshot of some of the options. Just check it supports her generation of 1.

James Bond Junior

vintagevrs wrote: »

What year is it? I think you can disable/enable bulb checks for individual bulbs front and rear. Disabling the rear is what I did tonight. I had no errors on dash but it was causing the LEDs to blink.

2015

vintagevrs

Try and find someone who has the app local, should take 5 mins to do.might save ye 30 quid.

bazz26

I didn't know Bimmercode could do that.

Mr Bond drop me a text and I'll meet you somewhere next week to give it a go.

James Bond Junior

bazz26 wrote: »

I didn't know Bimmercode could do that.

Mr Bond drop me a text and I'll meet you somewhere next week to give it a go.

That makes a lot of sense indeed. I'll chat you during the week so.

bazz26

I just found another app called Car Scanner that uses the same ODB2 dongle as Bimmercode, it says it can read and clear codes. I'll download it on my phone and we can give it a try too.