Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: John m on June 03, 2022, 07:12:05 am
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To clean or not to clean .I usually power wash the car including underneath when I go for the NCT my thinking it shows a bit of respect to the person having to inspect it ,but Big Dommo recons if you clean it they can get a better look and find more faults like worn rubbers or boots ? So what do you recommend clean it or leave it ? Upside of a good clean for the NCT is its done for the Suitability a few days later !
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I'd clean it
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I did I failed balljoint if it was cared in muck he probably would not of seen it .and numberplate bulb ?
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It's been asked of me that I clean underneath but I never do.My old heap has been through at least 20 times.Usually passes.Every test they give me an advisory on something then it never gets mentioned again in subsequent tests even though I haven't fixed anything.
Last test they failed me on a front parking bulb.So I just took the bulb off the back and used that one and called him back out.Passed no problems.
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Ball joint replacement get tracking done and two bulbs change out of 150 all good .Its the Emissions that use to kill me on Satins Wheelbarrow .Emissions is a bit like engine cancer the Spanner Jockie will do stuff then more stuff untill you run out of money to give him .
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I met a bloke I used to know from the ranks who ditched his Fluence after two clutch failures in less than a month.
I'm sure ya got a bargain but in the long term you end up paying through the mechanic.Try a Toyota next time.If they're good enough for the Taliban they're good enough for us.
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I met a bloke I used to know from the ranks who ditched his Fluence after two clutch failures in less than a month.
I'm sure ya got a bargain but in the long term you end up paying through the mechanic.Try a Toyota next time.If they're good enough for the Taliban they're good enough for us.
If I had Major costs I think I might give it up rent the plate and go PAYE .Fuel costs went up twice yesterday in the Old Phoenix Garage in Ballyer .They put it up after 8AM they have a night time fuel rate to try get the taxis and van drivers in to buy sweets and sambos and Club Orange thats where the big profits are .
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If you insist on exotic French cars maybe stay away from the diesels next time.I doubt any of yis(except maybe RC) are getting the claimed MPG from the diesels.They're not meant for city driving.
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If you insist on exotic French cars maybe stay away from the diesels next time.I doubt any of yis(except maybe RC) are getting the claimed MPG from the diesels.They're not meant for city driving.
If I go again it will be part worn Hybrid your right about Diesels not really suitable for city driving .Hard on the Clutch .The Battery cars are to New to commit to owning until we see a few 5 or 6 year old ones still working .
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I've a diesel avensis
My next is jap pruis but they gone up
Try for a 4 Yr old and write loan off in tax
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I did I failed balljoint if it was cared in muck he probably would not of seen it .and numberplate bulb ?
Not too bad
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I did I failed balljoint if it was cared in muck he probably would not of seen it .and numberplate bulb ?
Not too bad
Be down the lane in Walkinstown on Wednesday . If the brake light was working .was working yesterday probably got water into it when it was power washed he might of let it go but one they find one fault another is just an add on makes marginal decisions easier .
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Jeys the amount of Lira I wasted on them Cowboy fellas in Walkinstown laneway garages. Jim will fix it on a wing and a prayer….
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What lane? Is he any good
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I've a diesel avensis
My next is jap pruis but they gone up
Try for a 4 Yr old and write loan off in tax
I know country runs are very few and far between but country runs are definitely out when you drive a hybrid. Can't keep petrol in the tank.
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Why do mean Billy?I done Dublin to Kerry mine and it only used about 25/30 euro worth of Fuel.
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Can't agree there BB!!
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Can't agree there BB!!
Maybe in a Camry, certainly not in a Prius.
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Service this morning + 2 wipers + 2 bulbs + rotate tyres and tracking €238.
Passed the Free NCT, just Suitability to go and I know a lot of my bandages are out of date,
can ya buy a first aid kit somewhere ?
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Service this morning + 2 wipers + 2 bulbs + rotate tyres and tracking €238.
Passed the Free NCT, just Suitability to go and I know a lot of my bandages are out of date,
can ya buy a first aid kit somewhere ?
https://www.boots.ie/boots-complete-first-aid-kit-10258544 (https://www.boots.ie/boots-complete-first-aid-kit-10258544)
Just check the kitemark/ISO.
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Boots complete First Aid Kit contains:
3 x Self-Adhesive Wound Dressings 8cm x 6cm
Eyewash 20ml
Crepe Bandage 7.5cm x 4.5m
Resuscitation Face Shield
Fabric Plaster Strip 6cm x 1m
Eye Pad Dressing
6 x Assorted Safety Pins
Instant Ice Pack
Calico Triangular Bandage
Large Sterile Dressing 18cm x 18cm
3 x Low Adherent Dressings 10cm x 10cm
Heat Retaining Foil Blanket
5 x Sterile Wound Cleansing Wipes
Conforming (Stretch) Bandage 7.5cm x 4m
2 x Medium Finger Bandages
20 x Washproof Plasters
Microporous Tape 2.5cm x 5m
3 x Burn Gel Sachets 3.5g
1 Pair x Powder Free, Non-Latex Gloves - Large
First Aid Guide
First Aid Scissors
Tweezers
(https://i.postimg.cc/Kkq0pchS/thumbnail-IMG-0487.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Kkq0pchS)
This is the list, photo taken in the suitability center.
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Service this morning + 2 wipers + 2 bulbs + rotate tyres and tracking €238.
Passed the Free NCT, just Suitability to go and I know a lot of my bandages are out of date,
can ya buy a first aid kit somewhere ?
When do ye need it for Ken....I'll be down in Cork on the 26th...I can pick one up for ye from Stuart in Mechanic 24.
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Service this morning + 2 wipers + 2 bulbs + rotate tyres and tracking €238.
Passed the Free NCT, just Suitability to go and I know a lot of my bandages are out of date,
can ya buy a first aid kit somewhere ?
When do ye need it for Ken....I'll be down in Cork on the 26th...I can pick one up for ye from Stuart in Mechanic 24.
Do that please Hal, I'll sort ya out when your down South.
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To clean or not to clean .I usually power wash the car including underneath when I go for the NCT my thinking it shows a bit of respect to the person having to inspect it ,but Big Dommo recons if you clean it they can get a better look and find more faults like worn rubbers or boots ? So what do you recommend clean it or leave it ? Upside of a good clean for the NCT is its done for the Suitability a few days later !
Not nessesary
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Probably overkill to clean the underside every year. I think the official line it has to be clean enough that the tester can see everything. Maybe clean the underside every second year?
I've never seen a suitability tester look under the car.
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When you say rotate the tyres do you mean swap the fronts with the backs? If so why do you do that? Just buy new front tyres ye hungry git. Can't see the logic in doing that. Next time around you'll need 4 tyres.
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When you say rotate the tyres do you mean swap the fronts with the backs? If so why do you do that? Just buy new front tyres ye hungry git. Can't see the logic in doing that. Next time around you'll need 4 tyres.
Front tyres wear roughly twice the rate as the back ones do, so yes it makes sense to rotate and just buy two at a time once a year depending on your milage of course
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My tyres rotate themselves lol
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I do buy 2 at a time once a year. 2 front ones. The backs last about 3 years. Why would one take half worn tyres and stick them on the back? As I said, next time round you've to get 4 tyres.
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My tyres rotate themselves lol
As does your brain by the looks of it.
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My tyres rotate themselves lol
As does your brain by the looks of it.
Yur only jealous I don't edit meslf lol
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I don't even know what that means.
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I do buy 2 at a time once a year. 2 front ones. The backs last about 3 years. Why would one take half worn tyres and stick them on the back? As I said, next time round you've to get 4 tyres.
I bought 4 new tyres last January + tracking cost 380, used to be a Deuce 10 years ago !
Last week the front were more worn than the back but all still good fer use, (passed NCT), so at my service last week I rotated back to front and front to back + tracking so in another few months all tyres will be equally worn and replace them all at the same time, saving off-road time in the garage replacing them one or two at a go.
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I do buy 2 at a time once a year. 2 front ones. The backs last about 3 years. Why would one take half worn tyres and stick them on the back? As I said, next time round you've to get 4 tyres.
I bought 4 new tyres last January + tracking cost 380, used to be a Deuce 10 years ago !
Last week the front were more worn than the back but all still good fer use, (passed NCT), so at my service last week I rotated back to front and front to back + tracking so in another few months all tyres will be equally worn and replace them all at the same time, saving off-road time in the garage replacing them one or two at a go.
https://www.dunlop.eu/en_gb/consumer/learn/rotating-your-tires.html (https://www.dunlop.eu/en_gb/consumer/learn/rotating-your-tires.html)
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It's once a year Ken either just two or every 3 years or so I get 4. By rotating your tires twice you're off the road longer than me. Just leave the bleedin things alone till they need changing ffs.
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It's once a year Ken either just two or every 3 years or so I get 4. By rotating your tires twice you're off the road longer than me. Just leave the bleedin things alone till they need changing ffs.
It don't take a week to rotate your tyres ya fukkin loola
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Ken was the one that brought up off the road time tone not me.
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It's once a year Ken either just two or every 3 years or so I get 4. By rotating your tires twice you're off the road longer than me. Just leave the bleedin things alone till they need changing ffs.
Who mentioned rotating the tyres Twice ?
I rotate when it's in fer service or whatever, never actually going out of my way to do it.
I don't scrimp on car maintenance , my cab is always kept in a very decent fashion both mechanically and cleanliness wise, as pointed out by my Total full 5 star car rating on FN.
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I'm just saying Ken it's a complete waste of time rotating them. Leave them be. When they need changing change them. How bleedin hard is that?
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I've been on the Kenda tyres fer years but thinking of spoiling myself and going Bridgestone next time.
Any thoughts anyone ?
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i just get 4 new ones just before the NCT.
the old ones are always in tatters when they come off.
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I luv the Chinee ones that cost 50 escuda a corner…. rofl
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I luv the Chinee ones that cost 50 escuda a corner…. rofl
Tyres have a corner?
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Tyres more likely to be damaged by potholes than wearing out .Keep them inflated to the right pressure helps with wear and tear .
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I find Hankook or barum tyres decent enough. Budget tyres go to the rear wheels
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Cheng Slip when on a budget.