******* Motors Chat Thread *******

I've become far less interested than I used to be in general maintenance, since I stopped basic servicing myself.

I need to bring it to the dealer to keep the history on the ECU now, so I tend to care less about all of it.

I'll do anything that needs doing without question, and I'll do things like brakes myself when the time comes as they're expensive in the dealer, but gone are the days of spending my Saturday afternoon doing the brake fluid, checking tyres and fluid for the sheer hell of it. If it's a problem - the computer will tell me long before it's urgent.

Yes I’d check at least monthly if not a bit more frequent. My car doesn’t have a dipstick but on ones that did I would have dipped them for oil at least monthly checked coolant level is constant etc I’d generally do it when cleaning the car.

I’d also have a look over and make sure there are no leaks etc along with visually checking brakes and tyres. I just think it’s good practice and doesn’t take long to do.

Very interesting, thanks for the detailed reply.

That plate on plate just looks ridiculous.

I agree a high powered engine can sound very satisfying.

Its definitely the latter example you made of honda civic etc that bothers me.

I was more referring speed cameras and tool booths in Ireland for Irish motorists who have removed the front registration plate from the bumper and have it sitting on the dash. (which just looks to me like the lack the ability to fix the plates to the bumper themselves)

Like the toll booth cameras here definitely read your front registration. And I assume AGS with a speed camera have to photograph the car and reg? Could be totally off on that one. Not 100% how it works

I have to say the new Octavia RS is a really nice car when you see it in the flesh. But no matter how I try think about it 47k for a Skoda Octavia is very hard to stomach.

Go safe vans have front & rear ANPR cameras.

its a safety thing for when they’re setting up I think

Iv never seen that now wasn’t sure what it was I was doing 40KM in a 50 but then I though it might of been a 30KM zone but it was definitely 50km when spotted the van around the corner only for the amber light turned around and drove back down and was still on,

I think you should blur out the guys face a bit more.

quick search of the reg on Facebook brings him up anyway, but still.

It’s much more than that.

I can’t remember fully but it’s had the dash ripped out and a Tesla style big tablet in the middle, I think there’s a load of LEDs stuck in the headliner, a lot of Wish/AliExpress things in the inside too. It was up for sale for insane money last year.

but how many stations out there have LPG pumps??

Re yellow reg, it's often in border areas where the cars cross into NI regularly particularly for work. It's intended to reduce NI roadrage or conflict or vandalism when parked. In NI in some areas you may still get "keyed" for ROI reg, or hassled by children or adults while parking up and entering a store. Mostly rougher areas, but in the past cars were bumped from a quay into the sea for having ROI reg. More of an issue during marching season. I know a few people assaulted in NI for having a southern accent "taking our jobs etc". Less of an issue these days but in some areas it's as bad as during the troubles. My friends normally hide my reg and block my car in when visiting over night. Typically they have the correct reg in the boot for the NCT. Most with no front reg have it on the dash.