Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on January 27, 2020, 09:59:25 am
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20% off 'till 4p.m. - code Time20
Might be of use if, like me, you're due an oil change in the next few thousand kilos.
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Think i need an air freshner!!
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If you had attended last week's Christmas party you wouldn't.
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Hmm...let me see....Cork or the sun?
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Snow and ice could be the conundrum next year...
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Double check their prices lads.I think they use that dynamic pricing stuff.So a week before the discounts start they increase the price.Sometimes you might find a bargain but it's rare.
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If you had attended last week's Christmas party you wouldn't.
I didn't get one
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I checked the oil price last week... when they nearly made me buy a set of tailored car mats reduced to €20 from €30 but I realised the untailored mats are working just fine before committing to being sucked in... was about the same €33/5 litres... ordered 2 of 'em today @ €53 after discount. Funny though the 2 pack (10 litres) is priced at €72.99 while they are €32.99 each... I guess maths isn't their strong point!
I always buy my oil from Mick as he's much cheaper (for oil) than Euro Car Parts / carparts4less ... and I generally avail of a special offer... last time I paid €28 for 5 litres. You'd struggle to find in under €50 in a motor factors - 5W30 Fully Synthetic with VW504.00 and VW507.00 spec.
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I bought extra the last time Halfords had a special on.It was only about a score I think for a four liter of 5w30 magnatec.Usually it's nearly 35.Magnatec is probably better than it deserves TBH.
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Has to have the VW specs for me... Kast is the brand Mick sells... the Euro+ is the one with the VW spec... I've been using that for years. There are other Kast 5W30 fully synthetics that are cheaper... with different manufacturers' specs.
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I use Maxol Pro-synth 5w30 5L,around €28 from my local motor factors.
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Does it have VW504.00 and VW507.00 on it?
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Does it have VW504.00 and VW507.00 on it?
They have different spec oil...the Pro-synth C2 is suitable for mine....i'm sure they have oil with the suitable specs for your hape!!
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... for €28?
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... for €28?
Ledwith Motor Factors....041 9838074.
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I checked the oil price last week... when they nearly made me buy a set of tailored car mats reduced to €20 from €30 but I realised the untailored mats are working just fine before committing to being sucked in... was about the same €33/5 litres... ordered 2 of 'em today @ €53 after discount. Funny though the 2 pack (10 litres) is priced at €72.99 while they are €32.99 each... I guess maths isn't their strong point!
I always buy my oil from Mick as he's much cheaper (for oil) than Euro Car Parts / carparts4less ... and I generally avail of a special offer... last time I paid €28 for 5 litres. You'd struggle to find in under €50 in a motor factors - 5W30 Fully Synthetic with VW504.00 and VW507.00 spec.
Ashgrove Interparts 4 x 5litre fully synthetic. €100
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Mick has C2 for €28 before discount... you coulda got it for €22 53 minutes ago!
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]Ashgrove Interparts 4 x 5litre fully synthetic. €100
Does it have the all important VW504.00 and VW507.00 specs on it?
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^ with free delivery?
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]Ashgrove Interparts 4 x 5litre fully synthetic. €100
Does it have the all important VW504.00 and VW507.00 specs on it?
VW505.01/505.00/502.00 MB approval 229.51. BMWLL-04. GM dexos2.
Didn't pay meself to collect it in Dunlaoire.
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The 505.01... is no good to me... and Dunlaoghaire is a day's work away! The VW504/507 is invariably the most expensive of all 5W30 Fully Synthetics on the market but I believe it's essential to stick with it, all to do with additives and such like.
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The Micks Garage has never had anything I need.
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Euro Car Parts is usually cheaper and you can collect in Santry and pay cash. Just make sure you order online and get the current discount code from a banner on the home page. For some reason they overprice everything all the time and use discount codes to get to the proper price.
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It must be well worth it when a customer pays over the odds for something.The normal price for my oil on Micksgarage is €45 before discounts.I've gotten it for €20 in Halfords on special and I think usually 28/30 on Micksgarage with vouchers.
For every ten customers who pays €28 there's maybe one or two paying €45 bringing up the averages.
I had one of their staff in the car and I think she was a manager.I told her once I've seen the cheaper price online I'll never pay more than that.She thought I was a bit mental.
I also got the impression they make money on the delivery too.They don't really like you picking up your own stuff.I do it to avoid getting the wrong parts.Theres a euro charge for it now.
I bought stuff from Carparts4less.Uk and managed to get a refund in Santry a couple of years ago.They tried to make our they weren't the same place but they gave me a refund.
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Mick does free delivery over €50... not sure about Euro but I've collected stuff from Santry without paying extra. One of the lads down the bar had to return something to carparts44less a year or so back and he told then he could drop it in to Santry 'cos he works at the airport but they insisted on sending a courier to collect it at their own expense.
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I deffo dropped it into Eurocarparts in Santry.The helpdesk in Carpartsforless told me to do so.Their websites are almost identical.
The only reason it happened was because they had ignored my previous request for assistance after sending me the wrong stuff.I ended up leaving them a bad review on Trustpilot.They didn't like that at all.So contacted me for a resolution.I'd forgotten about it by then.
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Euro Car Parts is usually cheaper and you can collect in Santry and pay cash. Just make sure you order online and get the current discount code from a banner on the home page. For some reason they overprice everything all the time and use discount codes to get to the proper price.
Correct. My Mechanic just told me to pick up brake pads there.
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Silver what sort of mileage is on your yoke that it needs pads?
On the older Prius they can last over 160000 miles.Newer ones might be different.
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Place on Kylemore Road park right outside the door so he knows your a taxi they will give you trade price without asking .
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160k fro pads is good... On me MKII Octy I changed the front every 50k or thereabouts and the back every 40k. I reckon I'll do the MKIII (auto) front and back every 40k, alternating with oil changes.
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I changed me own with discs at 140000 miles but they probably could have made it to 160000 plus too.Got them cheap so done them early for the first and last time.It's just the nature of hybrid and electric cars that they don't engage the caliper until either an emergency stop or below about 7mph.
I think Toyota may have realised that they were not making money on them so for Silver/Hals model they reduced the life of the pads a bit.
I also know another driver with a gen 2 like mine who got charged 350 for pads and disks when they would have lasted another few years.Unscrupulous dealers fleecing people who don't know the vehicles.
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I have my NCT on Fri,my front discs have a bit of a lip on them,the pads have loads left on them but i don't really want to put any money into it a it's gone this time next year,i did replace the discs on it already at around 160k,there's over 330k on it at the mo,i used a spurious brand disc(as goid if not better than OEM) and Mintex pads(i think) but felt the pads left a lot of dust on my alloys which didn't happen before.
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Are you gonna buy another Prius Hal?
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€350? FFS, mine are usually less than a score!
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That €350 was from the main dealer.I think the parts were only about a ton for the front discs and pads for mine.
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Usually use Mintex myself... they're also branded Pagid.
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Silver what sort of mileage is on your yoke that it needs pads?
On the older Prius they can last over 160000 miles.Newer ones might be different.
Currently 170kilos. Mechanic said change now as you don't want them failing near a bank holiday.
The Jap pads are meant to be rougher than the EUROPEAN ones.
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I done a bit of Googling and 120000 miles seems normal for your one.Still a long interval.
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I done a bit of Googling and 120000 miles seems normal for your one.Still a long interval.
Any use?
https://priuschat.com/threads/does-the-gen-3-prius-have-ceramic-brake-pads-stock.178360/
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I don't notice the dust on mine...probably because it filthy most of the time.Hal has OCD...maybe he'll put you on the right track for less dust.Try and go with a reputable brand.Unless your are bringing it up to Mondello you won't tell the difference.The brakes on the Prius use a booster pump so there's not much direct feel on the brakes.
Although one time my main battery plug was loose and my power brakes failed intermittently causing me to lose braking.Not fun at all.I fixed it and got new underwear.
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Are you gonna buy another Prius Hal?
I'd say so....a 2017 model.....get 6yrs out of it like this one.
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I think all cars have ABS pumps these days, MfH.
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Right that makes sense.I never had one on a motorbike but only noticed the one on me Prius as it makes lots of weird fish tank noises.I thought for some silly reason it was a hybrid thing.
Anyway I doubt any car would stop well just using the hydraulic brakes alone now that you say it.Bike no problem.
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Some of 'em even use the brakes with cruise control to maintain constant speed downhill and/or with driver assist to maintain distance from other traffic or perform an emergency stop... all with no driver input... the way things are going the damn cars will be driving themselves before too long!