Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: john m on March 17, 2019, 08:10:14 am
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Satins wheelbarrow is blowing fumes into the cabin through the heater so not worth fucking about trying to fix it ten years old waste of money .Im looking at a 16 fluence 1.5 diesel dont want another scoda had nothing but grief from the one I had .So considering the Fluence as it has good boot space .Anybody driving one and are there any problems .PS can you have a sun roof in a taxi ?
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You sure its a good idea going deisel again ?
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Not buying new If i get 5 years out of it .probably be all electric by then .Hybrid to expensive with all the uncertainty at the moment dont want to borrow big .
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Ermy ye should get one of them horse and cart yokes and work Guinesses.You seem to know more about the horses than the cars..all cash I bet too.
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The fluence has a shite boot .I've had to turn down work because of it.
The seats aren't great either.
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Well ye will be turning down loads of work with those ev yokes.
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@dalymount, there's nothing wrong with the 2016 diesels onwards euro emissions 6. thats old diesels, the media , tree huggers and snowflakes are throwing all diesel cars into the same pot cause they wouldn't know one end of a car to the other, I had this fella in the cab the other day he was going to collect his car from the garage, he was yapping on about evs and ya don't need to service them and all that lark, I was saying to me self, god help ya you ignorant sod ya haven't a clue, the subject of how many miles or kms was on it, he hadn't a clue. Were going to see a lot of stranded ev cars on the road if thats the mentally of drivers that will have them.
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The engine is good and reliable,but a bit thirsty doing to congested city centre daytime work I do (about 8l/100 km)(35 mpg for dinosaurs).
Oh,theres very little space for any personal stuff.
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What servicing needs to be done on an EV anyway? Just plug it in and drive it and pray the battery never fails out of warranty.Maybe a fluid change if yer feeling generous.
I picked up a bloke last week who said he would never buy diesel again.Apparently he seemed surprised his diesel beemer needs to be driven more than the 6000km a year to stop things blocking up.Lots of people were fooled into buying diesels for cheap tax when a petrol car would have done fine.Evs will suit them folks perfectly.
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just off the superweb and Carl from Stuttgard told me his scoda ist eine stinken and to check the colour of the coolant and if its rusty or brown you are probably boiling it and the problem is the heater corr he told me how to flush it .coolant does look muckey so drained the expansion tank an added new coolant ran it up the road got up to temp smell seems to be gone so might try a fullflush of the heating system tuesday .Thought the ERG might be muckey its cleaner than my mind .Sometimes its a simple fix but when you are pissed off with the car you jump the gun a bit might get another few months out of it .Good point about the Emissions standard no good buying something that does not meet the new standard just in case the Hippies get elected to the council .Thanks for the feedback .
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Fluence is probably good for 200k, Octy maybe twice that. They're relatively cheap for a reason. Going by VDs figures you'll save the extra you pay for an Octy on diesel within a year or two or three. Fumes in the cabin accompanied by consuming coolant is symptomatic of a sticking EGR valve, I recon you were on the right track. You might get away with cleaning it but I don't think they're particularly expensive.
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Fluence is probably good for 200k, Octy maybe twice that. They're relatively cheap for a reason. Going by VDs figures you'll save the extra you pay for an Octy on diesel within a year or two or three. Fumes in the cabin accompanied by consuming coolant is symptomatic of a sticking EGR valve, I recon you were on the right track. You might get away with cleaning it but I don't think they're particularly expensive.
EGR is spotless and moves freely .I think it is fucked Heater Corr .Ill give it a flush tuesday probably ran it upto temp earlier seems to be sorted after I drained and refilled the Expansion tank somight sort it if I flush the lot .Try it any way a cheap fix if it works .
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Did you check/replace the vacuum hoses to the EGR?
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its trial and error rodent if this works ill go with it .
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Did you scan the diagnostic modules?
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Fluence is probably good for 200k, Octy maybe twice that.
The 1.5 engine in my laguna has only 350000 odd on her and still purring like a kitten
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Mine has 320 k km on it,and going grand.
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I should of known not to ask a german about gas .Back home car is stinking .im looking ay a limited edition with sun roof 2016 .The lads driving them seem to trust them .
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John if Vandrivers MPG figures are accurate you'd be almost as well getting a petrol.Most petrol yokes would get at least 30mpg.
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Ihave an 11year old occy 334000 on it I dont do big milage not a lot af day work so congestion not really an issue nor is fuel econ .If I could get a 7 year old petrol for 3K I would go with it .Might ring around the trade .With the eco mentalists running around digging the grave of humanity you couldnt really invest in anything other than Ev and Im 57 I dont know if i will outlive a new motor .Fucked up last November 2013 diesel avensis for 4K 190 .000 on the clock should of went for it but hesitated and Dommos youngfella unloaded it .
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I couldn't recommend the laguna highly enough, most probably the most comfortable and reliable car I've ever had.
http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/renault/laguna/used-2012-renault-laguna-1-5-dci-kildare-fpa-201808299956329 (http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/renault/laguna/used-2012-renault-laguna-1-5-dci-kildare-fpa-201808299956329)
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All this shit talk of EV’s, I see your man who drove the leaf for NRC(through ESB) is now driving a diesel avensis. 17475 was the roofie number
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I couldn't recommend the laguna highly enough, most probably the most comfortable and reliable car I've ever had.
[url]http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/renault/laguna/used-2012-renault-laguna-1-5-dci-kildare-fpa-201808299956329[/url] ([url]http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/renault/laguna/used-2012-renault-laguna-1-5-dci-kildare-fpa-201808299956329[/url])
Why is that laguna 10 grand?Probably wasn't that price when it left the factory..You'd barely get 3 years out of it.
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That's got to be 5 grand overpriced
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Do you need to NCT the car as a taxi before suitability or can you do suitability on a civiliam NCT .
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My Son bought a 04 Laguna three years ago for 700 escudos . Still going with no big problems
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prussia street scoda are they still there or gone .
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No, they're out in Blanch now - http://www.phoenixmotorcentre.ie (http://www.phoenixmotorcentre.ie)
Got my own Octavia in Prussia St many moons ago.
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@dalymount, there's nothing wrong with the 2016 diesels onwards euro emissions 6. thats old diesels, the media , tree huggers and snowflakes are throwing all diesel cars into the same pot cause they wouldn't know one end of a car to the other, I had this fella in the cab the other day he was going to collect his car from the garage, he was yapping on about evs and ya don't need to service them and all that lark, I was saying to me self, god help ya you ignorant sod ya haven't a clue, the subject of how many miles or kms was on it, he hadn't a clue. Were going to see a lot of stranded ev cars on the road if thats the mentally of drivers that will have them.
NCT'd my 4 year old E220 (184,000 km) last week, zero smoke.
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My oh 16 was zero when it was NCT'd too... first time I've seen a smoke reading of 0.00... but VAG know how to get through them tests, I guess.
You'd want to be completely erm to hand over 10 large for an oh 12 Reno... you'd easily get a 16 for that money. Another point on the Laguna... look where the "key" slots in... far too easy for a traveller to snatch.
If you fancy a 16 Auto Octy you could have a look at this one:
https://www.carnext.com/en-ie/cars/skoda/octavia/488z0-dj2f-js04/ (https://www.carnext.com/en-ie/cars/skoda/octavia/488z0-dj2f-js04/)
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You can keep the key in your pocket.
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My oh 16 was zero when it was NCT'd too... first time I've seen a smoke reading of 0.00... but VAG know how to get through them tests, I guess.
You'd want to be completely erm to hand over 10 large for an oh 12 Reno... you'd easily get a 16 for that money. Another point on the Laguna... look where the "key" slots in... far too easy for a traveller to snatch.
If you fancy a 16 Auto Octy you could have a look at this one:
https://www.carnext.com/en-ie/cars/skoda/octavia/488z0-dj2f-js04/ (https://www.carnext.com/en-ie/cars/skoda/octavia/488z0-dj2f-js04/)
I keep me key card in my pocket...
Inanyways I wouldn't have traveller's in me car
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Don't like fobs
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Well known renter has a few of the fluences on the road, he/she suggests that they’re grand to get you out of a hole for a year, he/she is slowly going the hybrid route with fresh wanked out priusi from Japan.
Erm for what you are doing I’d highly suggest a Prius+.
If you we’re to stay diesel I’d buy a wat, very low initial costs and at the lowest end of the age scale you can get 9 years (131/132) out of a wanked out panel van - excuse the pun!
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turns out it is the heater core part costs under a ton but labour is big as you need to strip the dash .Cheap solution by pass the core and fit an electric demister .change out of a score .
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If he went the WAV route would the gender fluid renter you refer to be interested in renting his saloon plata, Panel?
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If he went the WAV route would the gender fluid renter you refer to be interested in renting his saloon plata, Panel?
Indeed it could, and bring the erms proudtivity levels down by a score and a bit a week.
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The Erm could “convert” his saloon plata to a WAV plata, and get the grand(depending on what year yoke he buys) then in 3+ years time he could “convert” the WAV plata back to a saloon plata.
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Why would he do that when he can get a new WAV plata with all the grants for the same price... and rent out the saloon plata.
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Because renting out plata saloon can be a pain in the arse. Car needs to be transferred to plata owners name and then plata owner needs to get insurance, every year blah blah
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The gender fluid renter would take care of all that... all he'd have to do as the owner is collect (and declare) his c.€32/week... sure it'd cover the diesel for the van.
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I'd be interested in this too if it was an option.
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The gender fluid renter would take care of all that... all he'd have to do as the owner is collect (and declare) his c.€32/week... sure it'd cover the diesel for the van.
Nope nope and nope
The plate owner, and now vehicle owner, would have to take out the insurance policy, needs to be present, for each and every renter
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The gender fluid renter would take care of all that... all he'd have to do as the owner is collect (and declare) his c.€32/week... sure it'd cover the diesel for the van.
Nope nope and nope
The plate owner, and now vehicle owner, would have to take out the insurance policy, needs to be present, for each and every renter
As far as I’m aware the plate holder sets up a insurance policy with the rentee as the named driver (using the rentees NCB) the plate holders name is on the top of the insurance cert and the rentees name is on the policy where it says ‘drivers who are insured’.
The plate holder would have to put the proposed vehicle in his name.
On renewals of insurance policy and LRAs I’m not sure the plate holder has to be present, although some gender fluid renter could tell otherwise.
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I'm sorry, but when I see "gender fluid" written I just think "semen or vaginal secretions" ? Probably just my single track mode of thought.
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Any renter worth his salt will arrange all that, Vik. Sure I know lads renting plates who don't even live in the country, no way they are present every time the driver changes and they don't have any dealings with insurance companies. All they have to do is pass on the VRC when they receive it from Shannon. In practice the renter has a fleet policy, the rest is just paperwork i.e. the insurance company produce a certificate in the name of the owner with the driver named and the owner specifically excluded from driving.
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Any renter worth his salt will arrange all that, Vik. Sure I know lads renting plates who don't even live in the country, no way they are present every time the driver changes and they don't have any dealings with insurance companies. All they have to do is pass on the VRC when they receive it from Shannon. In practice the renter has a fleet policy, the rest is just paperwork i.e. the insurance company produce a certificate in the name of the owner with the driver named and the owner specifically excluded from driving.
Renter fleet policy wouldn’t cover your plate if you were to take up minding the grandbabies when they come along and decide to rent out your plate.
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Any renter worth his salt will arrange all that, Vik. Sure I know lads renting plates who don't even live in the country, no way they are present every time the driver changes and they don't have any dealings with insurance companies. All they have to do is pass on the VRC when they receive it from Shannon. In practice the renter has a fleet policy, the rest is just paperwork i.e. the insurance company produce a certificate in the name of the owner with the driver named and the owner specifically excluded from driving.
Renter fleet policy wouldn’t cover your plate if you were to take up minding the grandbabies when they come along and decide to rent out your plate.
Correct, the renter is the “middle man” in this situation nothing is on paper with regard to the renter, the insurance is in the name of the plate holder and the car is also, any insurance claim payouts will be to the plate holder.
The renter is the one doing the leg work in a situation like this, the Licence holder would have to make one phone call a year to book in his/her LRA and collect his/her €25 a week.
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RIP Satans Wheelbarrow is no more ....FUCKED ....Turbo so called it a day .Took a look around talked to a few drivers and the lads who rent motors on the New Nangor and decided to go for a Fluence a lot of negative feedback on the 1.6 diesel scoda engine and a lot of injector problems .
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RIP.
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RIP.
Thanks Merc its been emotional.
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A Tribute to Satins Wheelbarrow Bought july 2018 .Two months later front shocks and clutch baring changed under warranty. 3 year old failed emissions and failed retest then passed .Failed emissions next two years .New clutch ,Broken track rod =engine rebuild .Failed emissions .New starting motor ,Replaced Altinator .Turbo gone .But to be fair the boot still works . Complete new suspension as wellover the years .Water pump and timing belt replaced
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Jesus John, you must have done something wrong in a previous life, hope you have better luck with Satan Mk2
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did your coolant bottle degrade and the hoses crumble and leak fluid like a sieve.
that's standard on an Octavia.
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Haven't experienced that on any of my Octys, Doc... yet.
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RIP Satans Wheelbarrow is no more ....FUCKED ....Turbo so called it a day .Took a look around talked to a few drivers and the lads who rent motors on the New Nangor and decided to go for a Fluence a lot of negative feedback on the 1.6 diesel scoda engine and a lot of injector problems .
I'd say you're nuts taxiing a Renault but I guess you might as well wreck shite as a decent motor!
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did your coolant bottle degrade and the hoses crumble and leak fluid like a sieve.
that's standard on an Octavia.
I have that on my 2007 Octavia! Levels are ok for 3 or 4 days then half it disappears overnight!
I'd say you're nuts taxiing a Renault but I guess you might as well wreck shite as a decent motor!
I used to think the same but the 24hr.mechanic crowd (PSV.ie?) on Tolka Valley Rd have a load of Renaults rented out. But they are moving over to Priusssssss, I think.
If you got 3 yrs out of a e6,000 Fluence, that's approx e40/wk over 3 years (with maintenance on top of that). You'd probably pay double that for a similar year Prius (excl maintenance), I reckon?
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working out about a tenner a day to own the car probably a tenner a day for fuel ie 70 a week seven yoyo a day insurance two notes a week road tax .throw in maintainance .so the cost is about 30 notes a day to be a taxi driver still costs a score a day to park it outside the gaff or bookies .Life expectancy of a taxi before it starts costing Gold Coin to keep on the road is about 5 years .3 years civilian driving is equal to one year taxi driving .If you can get a 3 year old motor for under 10K and get 4 or 5 years low maintainance driving out of it thats probably as good as it gets .
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R you could b lucky
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I have an 08 occy needs a turbo if your handy you can buy a reconditioned one for under a deuce fit it yourself car needs two tyres .If you want it for your missus or kids give us a Pm Free to take away .Or if you need headlights or rear lenses come and change themfor yours .The I buy any car might give me coin for it .
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Maguire and Paterson !
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Rodent wants the seats ,Wipers were only fitted a month ago so if your passing and want wiper blades Im in Clondalkin .I know Silver bullett wants the air freshener .If you need a door ar a wing ar anything .It has no value to me your welcome .your welcome
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Wear it well. But I still think you should of bought a wanked out panel van.
Stick it satans wheelbarrow mk1 on donedeal and accept anything close to €1k
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I'd say you're nuts taxiing a Renault but I guess you might as well wreck shite as a decent motor!
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Why do you say that rats?
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did your coolant bottle degrade and the hoses crumble and leak fluid like a sieve.
that's standard on an Octavia.
I have that on my 2007 Octavia! Levels are ok for 3 or 4 days then half it disappears overnight!
I'd say you're nuts taxiing a Renault but I guess you might as well wreck shite as a decent motor!
I used to think the same but the 24hr.mechanic crowd (PSV.ie?) on Tolka Valley Rd have a load of Renaults rented out. But they are moving over to Priusssssss, I think.
If you got 3 yrs out of a e6,000 Fluence, that's approx e40/wk over 3 years (with maintenance on top of that). You'd probably pay double that for a similar year Prius (excl maintenance), I reckon?
My fluence needs a new ventilation fan.About a 1200 euro job.Id rent a fluence,but I'm not sure id buy one.
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Once you put 200000 on a fluence that's it, in and out the garage and a lot of mechanics don't want to work on them. I got rid of it when it had 330000 on it. Injectors gone and problem with dpf system. Even linders didn't want to fix it.
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Mine has 320 km on it.....
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Mine has 320 km on it.....
I might of been unlucky with the flunce. I've been driving an octavia the last two and a half years, bought it with very high mileage, 1.6 and haven't touched it. Only service. Opposite to John m.
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There's a bloke who works in town and he's on his second gearbox in his Octy and its only two years old.Some cars are just lemons.
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Not sure that SDA using Renaults is much of an endorsement, WD. It specialises in renting pure shite at rock bottom prices. Perhaps the move to Priuseyeses is recognition of a false economy... even with an army of scrap yard workers to keep busy on repairs?
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There's a bloke who works in town and he's on his second gearbox in his Octy and its only two years old.Some cars are just lemons.
I thought I had experienced everything that can go wrong with Octys with Trigger's brush... but, again, the gearbox never went. Similarly with Mrs. Catcher's MKII, no gearbox or coolant leaking issues. I wonder if the lads having trouble replaced the gearbox oil or coolant. You're not supposed to but, if you do, it's important to use the correct stuff. Obviously, the rubber and plastic in the cooling system is no different from any other car so if they are disintegrating it must be down to the chemicals, maybe wrongly mixed chemicals?
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I'll get more info but AFAIK he bought it new.Dunno if it's auto or manual.I heard it's still giving grief and might end up going back to the dealer.
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]I might of been unlucky with the flunce. I've been driving an octavia the last two and a half years, bought it with very high mileage, 1.6 and haven't touched it. Only service. Opposite to John m.
Very little servicing in VAGs these days. Aside from topping up the screenwash the only fluids you need to touch are the engine oil (change with new filter every 20k is more than sufficient) and the brake fluid - change after 3 years and then every 2 years. Outside of that the pollen filter should be replaced every 60k - but I've always done mine at 40k 'cos I always have the cabin air on low - and the fuel and air filters every 90k. Piece of piss compared to all the bits and pieces that had to be done to older cars. The NCTS provide the annual inspection of steering, suspension, etc at a very reasonable rate.
I've only had the MKIII for a couple of months but I've already driven 10,000 kilos in her. Unlike the MKI and MKII I had to top up the engine oil by 640ml the other day. I only checked it because I was at it to change the brake fluid (it turned 3 this month) and a colleague told me they consume oil. The MKI and MKII never consumed more than 300ml between service intervals of 20k (so never required a top up) but this 1.6 engine seems to be completely different to previous VAG diesels e.g. despite being smaller it takes more oil (4.6L I think) than the MKII (3.8L). If/When the MKII consumes that amount of oil I'll switch it to the thicker 10W40 but that's not an option with the MKIII as the thinner 5W30 is specified for both fixed and variable service intervals so I'll just have to get into the habit of checking it every month with the screenwash, I guess.
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I'll get more info but AFAIK he bought it new.Dunno if it's auto or manual.I heard it's still giving grief and might end up going back to the dealer.
I've heard horror stories with the 6 speed DSG... that's a wet clutch system so you have to change the fluid/oil every 60k and, obviously, all the friction material from the clutch can circulate through the gear mechanisms. My yoke has the dry (fluid shouldn't be changed) 7 speed DSG200. In that system the clutch - actually a twin clutch pack with one clutch for odd gears and another for even gears - is mounted outside of the "wet" gearbox module. I'd say the clutch pack will cost a small fortune when it goes and, obviously, it will wear out at some point.
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Stuff what car dealers try to sell to you .I was talking to a salesman who tried to sell me insurance that would cover the difference between the write off value and the outstanding balance of any loan if you crashed .I was talking to anothe main dealer who said this insurance does not apply to commercial loans like vans or cars used as taxies .Is this going to be another PPSi insurance con .
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You can have my yoke while I'm off the road.
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You can have my yoke while I'm off the road.
Thanks Brian but I dont need an excuse not to work .Ill work it for a few hours a night over the weekend try not to overheat it .Back on the road next week probably or even maybe .Thanks Again .
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You can have my yoke while I'm off the road.
Thanks Brian but I dont need an excuse not to work .Ill work it for a few hours a night over the weekend try not to overheat it .Back on the road next week probably or even maybe .Thanks Again .
No bodger.
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how is the hip .
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Stuff what car dealers try to sell to you .I was talking to a salesman who tried to sell me insurance that would cover the difference between the write off value and the outstanding balance of any loan if you crashed .I was talking to anothe main dealer who said this insurance does not apply to commercial loans like vans or cars used as taxies .Is this going to be another PPSi insurance con .
I was browsing at cars up in renno in tallaght today and the salesman said under their T&C s taxis can only be financed over 3 years.
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Stuff what car dealers try to sell to you .I was talking to a salesman who tried to sell me insurance that would cover the difference between the write off value and the outstanding balance of any loan if you crashed .I was talking to anothe main dealer who said this insurance does not apply to commercial loans like vans or cars used as taxies .Is this going to be another PPSi insurance con .
I was browsing at cars up in renno in tallaght today and the salesman said under their T&C s taxis can only be financed over 3 years.
all commercials are 3 years .but a part worn you only look for 3 years if you get more its a bonus .bought a thing 70k on the clock if i get 3 years trouble free i will be satisfied .costs less than a box of smokes a day .
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Well ,,.when you put it that way.. 13 grand to puff backi into the lungs for 3 years is a real waste if money. .Is it a Lagoona?
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Unfortunately the stopped doing the laguna in 2013, so it looks like I have to review my form of motoring , unless I take her 13 d laguna
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Well ,,.when you put it that way.. 13 grand to puff backi into the lungs for 3 years is a real waste if money. .Is it a Lagoona?
Fluence for ten and change as I didnt have anything they would trade in got a full service ,valet and four new tyres and two years warranty .62 euro a week .Reading in another place that the Suitability is becomming a money tree failing for very little .I considered new but why bother it would put you under pressure to pay and with the Looney Left and the Germans turning on Diesel motors you couldnt invest for a nine year time window with any confidence .
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Smart move.
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Erm I don't earn 60 in a month sometimes...
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Havent worked since 16th Turbo was blowing fumes into the car you cant be breathing that shite in for hours and not fair on customers either .Satans Wheelbarrow is costing me money to own so time to move on .
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Erm I don't earn 60 in a month sometimes...
I thought that was normal ......
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Sound nice to have a change.
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Sound nice to have a change.
I was talking to the Commander in Chief and she said you hate that car get rid of it and you might do a bit more work get you off the sofa .Once you stop trusting the car and didlike it you try to avoid it .
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Work hard for a bit and lump away at the loan.Should be good for the accounts too..
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He has to go to work first.
That may not happen.
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He has to go to work first.
That may not happen.
Brought in last years Mortgage statement Monthly repayments 115 Euro .Lad said he pays more than that a month for insurance .I dont need a full time job .In my 20s and 30s I worked like a rented mule .Went into semi retirement when I was 45 .More to life than work and amassing assetts for the kids to fight over .
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He has to go to work first.
That may not happen.
Brought in last years Mortgage statement Monthly repayments 115 Euro .Lad said he pays more than that a month for insurance .I dont need a full time job .In my 20s and 30s I worked like a rented mule .Went into semi retirement when I was 45 .More to life than work and amassing assetts for the kids to fight over .
Jesus John do you live in a shed ?
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3 bedroomed end of terrace with parking space for two cars and a seperate garage .Close to All amenities £10.400 in old money .Me mother thought I was robbed she paid £700 for her Gaff in Inchicore .Most expensive thing I ever bought was a new car ,second most expensive thing I ever bought was a second hand car .I think I have said this before people born in the 50s 60s 70s are the luckiest generation ever born .Pre WW2 life for working class was hard but after the war until the 2000 it got easier .Now a working stiff is crucified by rents ,mortgages ,car loand ,Insurance policies .
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3 bedroomed end of terrace with parking space for two cars and a seperate garage .Close to All amenities £10.400 in old money .Me mother thought I was robbed she paid £700 for her Gaff in Inchicore .Most expensive thing I ever bought was a new car ,second most expensive thing I ever bought was a second hand car .I think I have said this before people born in the 50s 60s 70s are the luckiest generation ever born .Pre WW2 life for working class was hard but after the war until the 2000 it got easier .Now a working stiff is crucified by rents ,mortgages ,car loand ,Insurance policies .
Im a late 50's birth but enjoyed meself too much, wife keeps reminding me I should of had 2 houses when I met her in 1990, If I could turn the clock back I would do the same again though
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A different car is not going to get you out to work.
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A different car is not going to get you out to work.
It will cos the one I have is broken .
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3 bedroomed end of terrace with parking space for two cars and a seperate garage .Close to All amenities £10.400 in old money .Me mother thought I was robbed she paid £700 for her Gaff in Inchicore .Most expensive thing I ever bought was a new car ,second most expensive thing I ever bought was a second hand car .I think I have said this before people born in the 50s 60s 70s are the luckiest generation ever born .Pre WW2 life for working class was hard but after the war until the 2000 it got easier .Now a working stiff is crucified by rents ,mortgages ,car loand ,Insurance policies .
Im a late 50's birth but enjoyed meself too much, wife keeps reminding me I should of had 2 houses when I met her in 1990, If I could turn the clock back I would do the same again though
A lot of people who tell you they have two or more houses usually mean they have two or more mortgages .You can only eat one dinner sleep in one bed and shit in one pot .Mate of mine spent over 200K on kids education .Son is a Junkie got hooked in University ,Daughter 1 married a plumber she has a degree but works part time doing phone sales from home .Youngest Girl dropped out of College not working living at home .Money or property is no guarentee of happiness .We all need to find our own Bliss .
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Money may not be a guarantee for happiness but it sure helps.
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Money may not be a guarantee for happiness but it sure helps.
Sure does me Ma use to say at least you can be miserable in comfort .You just need to find a balance ,I see people up here in Dublin dropping off the kids at 7 in the morning at their mothers house so they can go to work then collect them and drive home and park their expensive car outside their expensive house .Most of the new housing estates are being built without a pub as publicans know there is no disposable income .People must be under huge stress .I had a girl in the car a few weeks ago and she commented .There are no pubs in Ballymun but there are 9 chemists .Stress and anger kill more people than cancer .Learn to mind yourself sometimes the prize isint worth the competition .
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The tihng that kills the equality brigade is the realisation that yrs ago one wage sufficed to keep the wolf from the door........not both are earning the same net salary for twice the labour....whilst dumping all their responsibilities on those who've already done it....their mammies and daddies....ergo....the winners are the corporations....
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Pub trade is fooked.
Worked in bars years ago and on a Sunday morning before we opened the door we would have on about 30 pints settling to beat the rush.
You would never see that now.
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Pub trade is fooked.
Worked in bars years ago and on a Sunday morning before we opened the door we would have on about 30 pints settling to beat the rush.
You would never see that now.
Yes Jack back in me crazy days I would have drank every nite of the week and not just 1 or 2, weekend would have started on Thursday and lasted thru to Sunday Nite, Poor cnuts now don't know what they are missing.
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Publicans were all cute Tipp and Cavan men who cashed out when the slow-to-cop-on Dubs started watching Sky Sports at home with their 12 packs...
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A different car is not going to get you out to work.
It will cos the one I have is broken .
rofl rofl rofl
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3 bedroomed end of terrace with parking space for two cars and a seperate garage .Close to All amenities £10.400 in old money .Me mother thought I was robbed she paid £700 for her Gaff in Inchicore .Most expensive thing I ever bought was a new car ,second most expensive thing I ever bought was a second hand car .I think I have said this before people born in the 50s 60s 70s are the luckiest generation ever born .Pre WW2 life for working class was hard but after the war until the 2000 it got easier .Now a working stiff is crucified by rents ,mortgages ,car loand ,Insurance policies .
I know some lads paying nearly as much as ourselves on our mortgage as he is on a new Van. Now in 5 years time he will own it but probably have to replace it. In 25 years times we will own our home. And he’ll still be needing to replace his van
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Vicci I wonder how a driver keeps a work life balance if he is renting or buying an expensive vehicle and trying to pay a mortgage or big rent .They are comming after home owners with LPT and we will get water charges in time .Strumpet City 2020 Homelessness ,Non fixed contracts for workers and workers only earning enough to survive so they can go out and survive again tomorrow .
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Conservative estimates are massive jumps in LPT to approx a grand per 100,000 in value per yr....they'll throw it out there beforehand and the sheep will all bleat with delight when it's only 500 p.a. We've seen how this works too many times with budgets. The real killer will be pay per journey on private cars......poor bastards trekking in from Carlow, Gorey and Mullingar will be late every morning when their trains and buses can't cope with the demand on the service after people start abandoning the unaffordable car. Getting home at 9 every night will soon take its toll........indentured slavery.
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The reason for roll out of tinternet is obviously for monotoring things like pay per journey for road use .Your bins .Electricity .Water charges etc will allbe connected to tinternet .Direct Debit from a cashless society .You will pay tax on every cent you earn or spend ..People our age wont complain because we dont think it will effect us and young people will only click the like button and give it a thumbs up or thumbs down but wont leave the Gaff just in case they miss an SMS or a whatsapp or Snapchat from theis bestie or an emoji .I have a relation out in Dubai he is designing an intergrated life Systemas they call it .
Its a residential block where everything is intergrated you carry a card or phone or smartwatch and when your rent +electric+service Charge +water + Cleaning ++++++++++ you register for other services like tv ,phone ,internet fall due and you enter the foyet of the building the charges are deducted from your bank account by direct debit .If you dont pay or dont have funds you are automatically locked out .He says this will cut down on management company fees and guarantee investors get paid on time .
You can imagine car rental or taxi fares being included in such a service .
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The "internet of things" they call it. One more step towards A.I. domination. Forgot to mention Loyalty Cards.............you'll have to have one if you shop in Dunnes, Tesco, Supervalu ec....The Germans haven't got one....yet. My last trip to Dunnes I was asked twice why I hadn't got one as I was spending over a score in store....the girl was very eager to let her line manager hear her........
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Lip Back in the early 90s Big Dommo was getting grief off the dole they called him in and he was advised to sign off .Bridie Kinghorn worked in the dole office and told him they had a printout of all taxes he paid .They knew he had a car because he paid road tax .They knew he had left the country and returned on 10 occasions as he had paid the £3 airport tax ,now they would know you had a credit card as you pay an annual tax on it .Its amazing what the information they hold on you can be used for and usually its not for the reason they stated when they collected ot .
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rofl Bridie Kinghorn.........you should be writing legal papers for that poor cop caught riding the quare wan on the bonnet. Anyway........yes you're spot on........that extra packet of paracetamol you bought in Dunnes might not be for a headache.......
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Lip Back in the early 90s Big Dommo was getting grief off the dole they called him in and he was advised to sign off .Bridie Kinghorn worked in the dole office and told him they had a printout of all taxes he paid .They knew he had a car because he paid road tax .They knew he had left the country and returned on 10 occasions as he had paid the £3 airport tax ,now they would know you had a credit card as you pay an annual tax on it .Its amazing what the information they hold on you can be used for and usually its not for the reason they stated when they collected ot .
Used to be God had Eyes everywhere, I think they changed his name to The Revenue Man now.
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Lip Back in the early 90s Big Dommo was getting grief off the dole they called him in and he was advised to sign off .Bridie Kinghorn worked in the dole office and told him they had a printout of all taxes he paid .They knew he had a car because he paid road tax .They knew he had left the country and returned on 10 occasions as he had paid the £3 airport tax ,now they would know you had a credit card as you pay an annual tax on it .Its amazing what the information they hold on you can be used for and usually its not for the reason they stated when they collected ot .
Used to be God had Eyes everywhere, I think they changed his name to The Revenue Man now.
Revenue are not a problem just pay your dues .People in the States are wearing Fit bits and smart watches that upload everything they do and how active they are .When William Gooberman 111 .Applies for life insurance or medical insurance .Aviva or AIG will ask for his data printout to see how healthy he is and what their liabilities might be .If you dont have a Health activity data Graph or whatever they call it they will load your policy .That information can also be sold to salesmen hawking heart medicin or blood pressure medicines .Like Lip said the supermarkets want you to have a loyalty card .If you stop buying tampons they will send you a free voucher for nicker liners paid for by the company that makes them and Dunnes will provide them with your data ,same applies if you suddenly decide to change your shopping habits and but slimline meals or milk .You will get a linda Mc Catyney voucher included with your loyalty points .They are not giving you something for nothing .If they can build up a profile of you they can pitch their goods to you .
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The woman I call my woman has up to 6 cards.....Boots, Tesco, Holland and Barrett, Argos...........she keeps getting sent vouchers in the post for half-price cans........and she doesn't drink..........
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My hen has a loyalty card for some pet store .Now she never gave them her address just bought stuff and paid by card .She got a letter in the post offering pet insurance .Still dont know where they got the house address .A few years ago me my old man and my youngest got letters requesting a donation for some charity .The only thing we all had in common was accounts with the TSB .According to law if you dont tick the box that sayno when they say we use your data for other products you are actually giving permission for them to sell on your data .
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My hen has a loyalty card for some pet store .Now she never gave them her address just bought stuff and paid by card .She got a letter in the post offering pet insurance .Still dont know where they got the house address .A few years ago me my old man and my youngest got letters requesting a donation for some charity .The only thing we all had in common was accounts with the TSB .According to law if you dont tick the box that sayno when they say we use your data for other products you are actually giving permission for them to sell on your data .
Yeah some people are misled on this one.
You got to say YES to mean NO or something like that to them annoying cnuts
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Ithink I posted this before .About 30 yearsago a mate of mine became born again Christian .His bird asked me to go to the meeting with him .In the gaff where they were meeting the bloke whos house it was read a bit of bible then said ,In the beginning thee was the WORD and the WOrd was GOD .He interpreted this as only by speaking and debating can you reach the truth and to do this God had granted the gift of tongues .
Then he said the number of the beast shall be 666 .He interpreted this as the Devil will use numbers to control you .Now 30 years ago if you went to deal with Government they asked your name your date of birth and your mothers maiden name ,Now its your ppsi nimber .
I always remember his example .Remember there was no credit cards or mobiles back then .His example was you are meeting your mistress you tell your hen you are going somewhere else but the devil will know how much fuel you bought how many miles you drove and if you stopped all by numbers .Remember laughing me bollox off at eight blokes playing Startrek in the name of God thought they were all mad .
Now im not sure they were mad just enlightened .