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

Thanks, will give it a try this time.

Too late unfortunately as I'm leaving in the morning, but will look into if for the future.

Do you use Dipetane or RedEx ( petrol or diesel version) I use them ( especially the Red Ex ) in all the Family Skoda's, and so far, no injector issues, and some of them have passed the 250'000 Klm mark. I once had a 2003 Audi 1.9 TDI Sports, which occasionally went to limp mode, until I started dosing it with 2 stroke oil at each refill. Never went into Limp mode again, and was a great car to boot.

Thanks Colm. I'll get some for the "Fleet" LOL 😊 A little bit of preventative maintenance goes a long way, especially when it's only a matter of pouring something into the fuel tank.

If you're diddling along in the middle or right lane then I'm absolutely passing you on the left... Overtake, move back and move on.

Sick of it daily, with all types of drivers/traffic.

It’s entirely possible to not have to resort to undertaking. It’s about your approach. LED high beams help. Stay a reasonable distance back and flash.

undertaking compounds the problem as the numpties don’t realise they’re holding everything up.

Id probably undertake single digit numbers per year and I do a fair bit of mileage, not hanging around.

probably knackered. What car is it? A lot of cars don’t have an audible clunk when the pump comes on these days.

Probably waiting for you to move back into the middle lane so they could overtake!

He just didn’t have the raw power to close the last few hundred metres! He’d get closer then a hill would come up and he’d drop right back 😀

Can only agree with You about the driving standards dropping. I once saw a bloke drive an car kitted out as a learner vehicle on the N4 talking on his phone. But something that really bugs me is ( especially ) on the Dublin Quays cars cars shooting up the bus lane to jump the queue. Have a Garda stationed outside the Clarence on one side & just after Liffey ST on the other side and the revenue intake will be great.

Re driving in right hand most lane, I used to flash car in front but I rarely do so now. I drive the 3 lane M50 regularly and I found drivers often don't react at all, they are in their own world and don't notice you. Sometimes you give up and go to undertake, at the same time they realise and suddenly change lane in your way. Also sometimes these drivers struggle to change lane and dangerously move lane in the way of other cars probably undertaking them at speed. After many years driving I find it safer to not flash and undertake. Similar with motorbikes behind on the M50, I used to change lane and move out of their way, but I found bikes often undertake at exact same time you are moving out of their way, so now I tend to just indicate right for a second so they know I have seen them, and they can undertake safely. When motorway is quiet I stay in left most lane when I can, but I find the rightist lane safest in rush hour. The middle lane is crazy with people changing lanes into your way regularly, and often cars from lane 1 and lane 3 both heading for lane 2 at the same time often creating near misses and panic braking all around. I have 20+ years driving all over Ireland and I have seen all sorts of crazyness.

What ye do?

4 weeks??? That is madness. Talk about driving away users. The buggy interface is keeping enough people away. You’d think there was no competition for eyeballs with that kind of banning.

We've definitely gone beyond it

If you want to change the Union Jack lights then dig deep into you wallet. My daughter has priced the change over as she didn't want them. It's not a straight forward plug & play. But as said above I don't think anyone would bother with it . . . . . unless you parked it at the Sinn Fein ard fheis 😆