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Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 05:05 PM

www.givetbtaspoonsoh ecaneatmyass.tv

how about one of these cars, nice and sensible like
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =search&MakeID=10&xMakeID=10&ColourID=&xColourID=&ModelID=96&xModelID=96&Doors=&BodyID=&Engine_Min=&Year_Min=&Engine_Max=&Year_Max=&Price_Min=&Price_Min_integer=Mi nimum+price+entered+ was+not+an+integer.&CountyID=&xCountyID=&Price_Max=&Price_Max_integer=Ma ximum+price+entered+ was+not+an+integer.&BusinessID=&xBusinessID=&IsPrivateSale=&FuelID=&SortBy=MakeAsc&MaxRows=100&InsertPeriod=&ResultFormat=&submit=Find+%3E%3E

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 05:06 PM

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=339093 or this a nice DC5

dancefreak2003

24-01-2006, 05:09 PM

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=339093 or this a nice DC5

not a fan of that one.

FL4ZGN

24-01-2006, 05:11 PM

Or how about one of these.

http://www.cbg.ie/new_car_detail.asp?I D=5007&CompareIDList=&CompareDescList=&frmFilter=

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 05:13 PM

one of these then , best car there is really

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=117449

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 05:34 PM

Or how about one of these.

http://www.cbg.ie/new_car_detail.asp?I D=5007&CompareIDList=&CompareDescList=&frmFilter=

why would anyone want one of those?

FL4ZGN

24-01-2006, 05:34 PM

How about one of these vans.

http://www.hyundai.nl/_/upload/persinformatie/Santa%20Fe%20Navy.jp g

FL4ZGN

24-01-2006, 05:35 PM

why would anyone want one of those?

I have one ordered for collection next Tuesday.

dancefreak2003

24-01-2006, 05:35 PM

I'll stick with

http://www.cbg.ie/new_car_detail.asp?I D=2332&CompareIDList=&CompareDescList=&frmFilter=

FL4ZGN

24-01-2006, 05:37 PM

I'll stick with

http://www.cbg.ie/new_car_detail.asp?I D=2332&CompareIDList=&CompareDescList=&frmFilter=

Prefer the new Jetta

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 05:40 PM

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=308154

get this, new jetta me hole, VW's are shite

FL4ZGN

24-01-2006, 05:43 PM

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=308154

get this, new jetta me hole, VW's are shite

Are you boyracer in disguise?

If i go home with that flashy lookin motor i will get thrown out of da house.

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 05:46 PM

Are you boyracer in disguise?

If i go home with that flashy lookin motor i will get thrown out of da house.

why? its practical nice size boot, four seats, the rear ones specially designed for kids, or midgets whichever

FL4ZGN

24-01-2006, 05:51 PM

why? its practical nice size boot, four seats, the rear ones specially designed for kids, or midgets whichever

Too flashy and not economical. I will stick to the Clio la.

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 05:53 PM

Too flashy and not economical. I will stick to the Clio la.

how about this wan so, the perfect family wagon

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carid=278375

FL4ZGN

24-01-2006, 05:57 PM

how about this wan so, the perfect family wagon

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carid=278375

Nah cheap insurance, cheap tax and cheap to run. I will stick with the clio thanks.

maggot

24-01-2006, 06:05 PM

Are you boyracer in disguise?

If i go home with that flashy lookin motor i will get thrown out of da house.

Yes he is.

He's the only one on here into modified cars like. Lamp the yokes he's picking out.

lol...

dancefreak2003

24-01-2006, 06:07 PM

How about one of these vans.

http://www.hyundai.nl/_/upload/persinformatie/Santa%20Fe%20Navy.jp g

Thought they were a jeep heh heh heh...

maggot

24-01-2006, 06:07 PM

one of these then , best car there is really

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=117449

hahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahaha hahahahaha...

and so on...

Always wanted one when I was 18. ;)

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 06:17 PM

hahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahaha hahahahaha...

and so on...

Always wanted one when I was 18. ;)

you get your fat lazy yoke onto a dyno yet? and yours has a touring car spoiler mine is stock, your the one with the modified car biy

supprised you don't have RZ TT stickers all over yours

CommanderCian

24-01-2006, 06:20 PM

Hang, it has to be said you are a man with taste. I dont see the point in spending nearly 20K on a new hatchback when the same money will buy something powerful and jap. That DC5 is class and pretty rare over here. The previous version Type R is very popular though.

Azrael

24-01-2006, 06:20 PM

www.givetbtaspoonsoh ecaneatmyass.tv (http://www.givetbtaspoonsoh ecaneatmyass.tv)

Quote du jour people....

maggot

24-01-2006, 06:21 PM

I'd go for this the next time I buy a car id say...

Audi A4 1.8T Quattro.

http://us1.webpublications. com.au/static/images/articles/i1006/100670_3mg.jpg

You'd pick up a nice 01-02 one with the kit and 18" wheels from 20,000 euro up.

You'd get cheaper but the mileage would be high.

Sorry hang. Lettin' the side down I know!

maggot

24-01-2006, 06:25 PM

you get your fat lazy yoke onto a dyno yet? and yours has a touring car spoiler mine is stock, your the one with the modified car biy

supprised you don't have RZ TT stickers all over yours

My spoiler is stock too fella!

Dyno? Lets just say it's faster than yours! :cool:

TT stickers...lol i'm not THAT sad. (yet anyway)

CommanderCian

24-01-2006, 06:26 PM

Your damn right maggot! Go with the german engineering. Plus if you are power hungry that 1.8 turbo could have a bit of work done on it......

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 06:27 PM

You make me sick maggot your car to that have you gone mad

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=282917

this would be my "family car" type thing

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 06:29 PM

Your damn right maggot! Go with the german engineering. Plus if you are power hungry that 1.8 turbo could have a bit of work done on it......

Don't cod yourself german engineering died in 95, merc bmw all that are now a bit crap, just look at m3 evos blowing up left right and centre due to design flaws

Hang_Sandwich

24-01-2006, 06:31 PM

I donno 220 at the flywheel but what is it at the tyres? pretty poor for a 3L and sure it probably weights 2 tonnes

maggot

24-01-2006, 06:33 PM

You make me sick maggot your car to that have you gone mad

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=282917

this would be my "family car" type thing

I'm only thinking at the moment.

I know i'd go mad with a 'normal' car.

Never had one before like. Was always sporty or modified.

Don't worrie, i'll snap out of it!

maggot

24-01-2006, 06:35 PM

I donno 220 at the flywheel but what is it at the tyres? pretty poor for a 3L and sure it probably weights 2 tonnes

It's not 220 at the flywheel.

It's 220 rippin' me tyres around.

It's a light car really. Shit power for a 3L alright.

Boyracer

24-01-2006, 06:39 PM

what the fuck would ye all know about cars?

ye haven't a clue.

197bhp from a 2l and 220 from a 3l.

thats poor

try 490 from a 2.6l

CommanderCian

24-01-2006, 07:13 PM

maggot

24-01-2006, 07:28 PM

First of all, not sure what car maggot drives so I can't really make a comparsion.

@Boyracer, If you have a GTR Skyline you have one of the best engines in the world in your car. This was voted no.1 by a group of car industry honchos and designers, tuners and mechanics. The Beemer M3 engine comes second BTW. It is'nt quite as tunable as its naturally aspirated but is a strong engine nonetheless. The M3 evo however, has major problems with a vanos unit going in it which is about 5-7K to fix at a BMW garage!

Comparing BHP figures is one thing but youhave to take into account aspiration, no. of valves and how tuned or reliable the engine is?

Boyracer, thought you had an Opel turbo?!

What are you driving yourself fella?

PS. Don't mind boyracer, he's a WUM! :lol:

CommanderCian

24-01-2006, 09:52 PM

Opel astra at the moment till I finish college. Have a few things donr to it though.;) Its going grand and insurance is cheap too! Bit different from all the civics that most young fellas drive.

Hang_Sandwich

25-01-2006, 10:11 AM

First of all, not sure what car maggot drives so I can't really make a comparsion.

@Boyracer, If you have a GTR Skyline you have one of the best engines in the world in your car. This was voted no.1 by a group of car industry honchos and designers, tuners and mechanics. The Beemer M3 engine comes second BTW. It is'nt quite as tunable as its naturally aspirated but is a strong engine nonetheless. The M3 evo however, has major problems with a vanos unit going in it which is about 5-7K to fix at a BMW garage!

Comparing BHP figures is one thing but youhave to take into account aspiration, no. of valves and how tuned or reliable the engine is?

Boyracer, thought you had an Opel turbo?!

Yeah but if you do need you vanos replaced bmw may give you a good will 5k to help fix it as its a design flaw, Boyracer drives a suzuki wagon R nearest he's been to anything worth while is on the playstation. Although he does claim to have a nova with a 2l turbo and intercooler in it - where it would all fit i don't know.

Oh and maggot drives something like a toyota camry ;-)

CommanderCian

25-01-2006, 03:04 PM

Yeah but if you do need you vanos replaced bmw may give you a good will 5k to help fix it as its a design flaw, Boyracer drives a suzuki wagon R nearest he's been to anything worth while is on the playstation. Although he does claim to have a nova with a 2l turbo and intercooler in it - where it would all fit i don't know.

Oh and maggot drives something like a toyota camry ;-)

I read up on this recently, I'll find the link on cruiseirl for ya later man. Basically, BMW Ireland used to make "goodwill" payments towards fixing the Vanos unit. However they have stopped doing this now. They never as such admitted it was a design flaw. The easiest thing to do is to buy a straight 6 3.0 M3, these dont suffer the problem like the Evo version.

As for boyracer, really not sure what he drives every time I come on its something different! A 2.0 turbo conversion in a nova is not uncommon over in england, Migweb, the vauxhall site has several versions. The engine comes out of a calibra turbo or a cavalier turbo. Its a tight fit and many upgrades are needed like new drive shafts etc but it can be done.

As for a camry, they are a grand car! The 2.2 is a bit lazy on the horsepower front though!

Hang_Sandwich

25-01-2006, 07:45 PM

As for a camry, they are a grand car! The 2.2 is a bit lazy on the horsepower front though!

Sounds like maggots car allright, throw on some three stoke alloys and a touring car spoiler and thats her

CommanderCian

25-01-2006, 08:16 PM

Sounds like maggots car allright, throw on some three stoke alloys and a touring car spoiler and thats her

Three spokes!? O the horror!

maggot

25-01-2006, 10:44 PM

Sounds like maggots car allright, throw on some three stoke alloys and a touring car spoiler and thats her

3 spokes. Heh heh heh...

And yes i could, sorry, boyracer could, fit a 2l turbo into a nova no bother ;)

Your car took the idea for a spoiler from my car, biy.

2l...yawn!
front wheel drive...yawn!
197bhp...yawn!
16 valve...yawn!
16" wheels...yawn!
probably have 205/45/16 tyres too...yawn!

Your car... YAWN!

:cool:

northsidescumbag

25-01-2006, 11:16 PM

3 spokes. Heh heh heh...

And yes i could, sorry, boyracer could, fit a 2l turbo into a nova no bother ;)

Your car took the idea for a spoiler from my car, biy.

2l...yawn!
front wheel drive...yawn!
197bhp...yawn!
16 valve...yawn!
16" wheels...yawn!
probably have 205/45/16 tyres too...yawn!

Your car... YAWN!

:cool:
Japanese cars................ ............YAWN!

maggot

26-01-2006, 12:46 AM

Japanese cars................ ............YAWN!

Who's looking to buy an old 1.3 Ford escort?

They're the biggest bucket of shit on the roads.

You'll be in the garage weekly getting the thing fixed.

You'll have to put up with many different noises too.

It's going to fall apart!

FFS, why not get a 1989 VW Golf and do it up like a GTi

You'd have to spend 1000's on a escort to make it look like a cossie and even then, everyone will know it's not one and you'll just look like a fool.

Get a VW Golf and fit the big bumper kit to it. Fit a K&N filter and off you go.
The escort will sound shit nomatter what you do to it, compaired to the 2l turbo cossie motor.

Ford, the one make i'll never buy.

Hang_Sandwich

26-01-2006, 10:07 AM

Hang_Sandwich

26-01-2006, 10:09 AM

Japanese cars................ ............YAWN!

And what do you have then? probably a golf the slowest fatest car ever made, or a ford i don't even have to comment here

shammy feen

26-01-2006, 11:42 AM

I love my Lexus IS...never had a days trouble with it....highly recommended.

You can pick up a 99 Altezza (Jap import IS) with low milage here:

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=340771

or here

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction =car&carID=306578

Hang_Sandwich

26-01-2006, 02:18 PM

CommanderCian

26-01-2006, 02:25 PM

2l...yawn!
front wheel drive...yawn!
197bhp...yawn!
16 valve...yawn!
16" wheels...yawn!
probably have 205/45/16 tyres too...yawn!

:cool:
Someone has a honda anyway. Lord God I thought everyone on PROC were a load of boy-racer bashers, ye people actually have good taste in motors. Comendiable.

Hang_Sandwich

26-01-2006, 07:00 PM

Someone has a honda anyway. Lord God I thought everyone on PROC were a load of boy-racer bashers, ye people actually have good taste in motors. Comendiable.

Both of us have toyotas

northsidescumbag

26-01-2006, 07:26 PM

Who's looking to buy an old 1.3 Ford escort?

They're the biggest bucket of shit on the roads.

You'll be in the garage weekly getting the thing fixed.

You'll have to put up with many different noises too.

It's going to fall apart!

FFS, why not get a 1989 VW Golf and do it up like a GTi

You'd have to spend 1000's on a escort to make it look like a cossie and even then, everyone will know it's not one and you'll just look like a fool.

Get a VW Golf and fit the big bumper kit to it. Fit a K&N filter and off you go.
The escort will sound shit nomatter what you do to it, compaired to the 2l turbo cossie motor.

Ford, the one make i'll never buy.
Don't like golfs.

Hang_Sandwich

26-01-2006, 07:29 PM

Don't like golfs.

Escorts are probably even more crap - may be a slight bit quicker though as they are made from rust

CommanderCian

26-01-2006, 07:36 PM

Both of us have toyotas
My bad, missed the 2 litre bit thought it was an integra!

Hang_Sandwich

26-01-2006, 08:13 PM

My bad, missed the 2 litre bit thought it was an integra!

nah beams ss3

northsidescumbag

26-01-2006, 11:28 PM

Escorts are probably even more crap - may be a slight bit quicker though as they are made from rust
I expect no one who likes Japanese cars to understand why I'd want one, like if it breaks down every once in a while, it's shit isn't it?? (sarcasm)

Echoboy

27-01-2006, 03:13 AM

www.cbg.ie so yeah !?! :D

shammy feen

27-01-2006, 08:00 AM

Altezza RS and an is200 are quite different animals, would go for a manual though

The Altezza suspension seems to be more rigid and sports like. Its also 220 BHP compared to the IS200's 155BHP. Any other differences of note Hang?

Why wouldnt you buy an automatic? Purely from a driving point of view or is the transmission a bit dodgy?

Hang_Sandwich

27-01-2006, 11:01 AM

The Altezza suspension seems to be more rigid and sports like. Its also 220 BHP compared to the IS200's 155BHP. Any other differences of note Hang?

Why wouldnt you buy an automatic? Purely from a driving point of view or is the transmission a bit dodgy?

Altezza RS has a beams engine, dual vvti system, revs to 9k exhaust system is different, you'll also have super strut suspension along with braces, beams exhaust system, and i know that SE is200s don't have a limited slip diff the Altezza RS does, Oh yeah and manual purely from a driving perspective whats the point of having 9k revs and an auto

Hang_Sandwich

27-01-2006, 12:24 PM

I expect no one who likes Japanese cars to understand why I'd want one, like if it breaks down every once in a while, it's shit isn't it?? (sarcasm)

An escort is notoriously shit, the only part that was kept on the cossie was the roof, cossie replica are easy to spot, fords suspension back then was very questionable, their entire build quality was questionable, the words ORION, SCORPIO etc spring to mind. TVR's aren't shit even though they only start about half the time

CommanderCian

27-01-2006, 03:01 PM

An escort is notoriously shit, the only part that was kept on the cossie was the roof, cossie replica are easy to spot, fords suspension back then was very questionable, their entire build quality was questionable, the words ORION, SCORPIO etc spring to mind. TVR's aren't shit even though they only start about half the time

Gotta say I am a fan of the cosworth both escort and serria. Most fords(ther then the old skool ones like the MK1/MK2 escort) I wouldnt be a huge fan of.

As for your ss3 celica Hang, where did you pick it up? Has it any "extras"!?

Hang_Sandwich

27-01-2006, 03:41 PM

Gotta say I am a fan of the cosworth both escort and serria. Most fords(ther then the old skool ones like the MK1/MK2 escort) I wouldnt be a huge fan of.

As for your ss3 celica Hang, where did you pick it up? Has it any "extras"!?

Nah no extras, its very expensive to get more power from it, your talking big money like,, she has the full ss3 kit aswell so no need to change anything there, the wheels im in too minds about, they are light-weight racing wheels as standard but they are a bit small, also don't want to fuck up the handling by throwing on 18's or something stupid like that as its not the best handling car in the world anyway. Yeah i'd be a big fan of cossies - but standard escorts serrias are terrible and almost every part in the cossie is different to the ones in the standard. mark 1 and 2 escorts are good too, also have a liking for capris even if they are absolutely shite

maggot

27-01-2006, 09:03 PM

Altezza RS has a beams engine, dual vvti system, revs to 9k exhaust system is different, you'll also have super strut suspension along with braces, beams exhaust system, and i know that SE is200s don't have a limited slip diff the Altezza RS does, Oh yeah and manual purely from a driving perspective whats the point of having 9k revs and an auto

The one i was telling you i drove there a month ago or so was auto.
Any car like that has a sport button for the auto box.
The Altezza also has a down shift on the wheel. (button on stearing wheel). Auto going up gears but you have the option of down-shifting gears yourself. Pitty it doesn't do both up and down.
Reevs aren't a problem in an auto! Still, wouldn't buy a sporty car in auto.
Could never understand people who buy MR2's, Supras and the likes with the auto box. (unless you'd be dragracing um, even at that, they're heavy).

9k revs, ha. I had a GSX-R 600 that revved out at 14k. Means fuck all biy.
You have to have high revs to keep the thing moving like. :-)

maggot

27-01-2006, 09:26 PM

Someone has a honda anyway. Lord God I thought everyone on PROC were a load of boy-racer bashers, ye people actually have good taste in motors. Comendiable.

Honda...stop biy.

I'm driving a toyota supra.
Selling it at the moment though.
Got a phone call today which is looking good.

Hang_Sandwich

30-01-2006, 02:48 PM

Honda...stop biy.

I'm driving a toyota supra.
Selling it at the moment though.
Got a phone call today which is looking good.

prob be hard enough to sell that at the moment with petrol prices and that, also the imports seem to be rz's and you know someone that is in the market would go for one of them first, so if your stuck i have fiddy notes here and i'll take it off your hands , but at that price it would want to have a full tank

maggot

30-01-2006, 06:34 PM

prob be hard enough to sell that at the moment with petrol prices and that, also the imports seem to be rz's and you know someone that is in the market would go for one of them first, so if your stuck i have fiddy notes here and i'll take it off your hands , but at that price it would want to have a full tank

The fuckin' cheek.

It's gone in'all fella. Fella treaded in a 1997 two door WRX STI type RA for it.
No more supra for me. *sniff*
Took the STI for a spin saturday. Fuck lad she was quick.

I'm half tempted to go for it.
Has a rollcage in it in'all. Sweet.

Hang_Sandwich

30-01-2006, 06:48 PM

The fuckin' cheek.

It's gone in'all fella. Fella treaded in a 1997 two door WRX STI type RA for it.
No more supra for me. *sniff*
Took the STI for a spin saturday. Fuck lad she was quick.

I'm half tempted to go for it.
Has a rollcage in it in'all. Sweet.

yeah just think of it, replacing the four tires as frequently as you were the rears on that supra, savage motor allright was going for a normal sti myself at one stage but the running costs seriously put me off, they will eat your wallet sspecially in the first few weeks as you horse the car about the place. not to mention even worse fuel economy than your last car. Still though for those few weeks you could afford to run it it would be class.