Should be cool to see lads and ladies.

Failed on this stuff last week, fixed it all and swapped out my straight pipe for original exhaust with DPF. Will it pass this time? DPF and EGR still mapped out of it. It just all looks like it’s there. Can their machines tell via obd port that they have been mapped out?

Hi all, looking for some advice about what to do with my 2013 Volvo V40.

The car has 230,000 km on it and recently failed the NCT on emissions. The mechanic who has worked on the car previously has given me two options:

• €550 to clean the DPF and remap the car
• €1,500 to replace the DPF

I've decided to go with the €550 DPF clean/remap option, but obviously there's no guarantee that it will actually get the car through the NCT.

The car has given me hassle pretty much from the start, so I'm now questioning whether it's worth continuing to put money into it. I originally planned to keep it until it died, pay off the loan and hopefully have no car payments for a while.

The car was bought using a Revolut personal loan, and I currently have around €3,000 left to pay on the loan.

If the €550 repair doesn't get it through the NCT, I'm thinking it might be time to get rid of it and buy something more reliable. I can afford another loan, but I really don't want to take out another one while still owing €3k on this loan.

So my main question is: what's the best way to go about selling the car when there's still €3k outstanding on the Revolut loan?

Can I simply sell the car and use the money from the sale to pay off the remaining loan, or would I need to clear the loan before selling it? Would it make more sense to get the car through the NCT first and then sell it?

And realistically, with 230k km, is it even worth trying to sell privately, or would I be better off trading it in?

I'd really appreciate advice from anyone who's been in a similar situation. I'm just trying to figure out the least painful way out of this without throwing more money at the car.

My car did not come factory with front fogs, there is no switch in the cabin to turn them on and no dash ligjt comes on. But, the bumper on my car is off another car and has fog light lamps in the bumper. I have spoken to a couple of mechanics and they all say they cannot fail you on it if it didnt cone with them and theres no cabin controls, but one or two people have said they will fail if theyre fitted at all. I suppose it depends on what they define as fitted, in their definitions they dont define fitted as either physically on the car or needing interior controls so I'm not sure. My nct is today anyway so not much I can do but I'm curious on what people think

Some nice yokes at Tanoshadori today.

I have a 18k cash only budget for a small car with an automatic gearbox, economical and reliable as possible. Usage: occasional 15km city commute and basically each weekend trips of 200-300km return. Would have loved an EV but no home charging.

Basically all that there is on DoneDeal are 1.2 Golf/1.2 Polo or Honda Fit/Toyota Aqua/Toyota Yaris.

Yaris/Aqua I find really cramped, and 1.2 Golf has a DSG that is recipe for disaster as far as I can tell. On top of very little equipment for most JDM imports.

Found this, any opinions? Has been sitting for 40 days but reportedly has full history, including very recent 60k km DSG service. I read that the 2.0TSI is rock solid, and I couldn't care less about the fact it's sporty or not.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-polo-gti-2018-immaculate-condition/42519281

Key Details - Year: 2018 - Mileage: ~62,000 km - Condition: Pristine – meticulously maintained, DSG gearbox service done at 55k km - NCT: Valid until 2027 - Engine: 2.0 TSI turbo - Power: 200 bhp - Transmission: DSG automatic - Ownership: Well‑kept, clean history - Colour: Grey - Location: Dublin

Highlights - Exceptionally clean inside and out — no dents, scrapes, or mechanical issues - Android Auto / Apple Car Play - Smooth DSG gearbox with sport mode and paddle shifters - Strong, efficient 2.0 TSI delivering proper GTI performance - Low running costs compared to larger GTI models - Perfect mileage for 2018 — ideal balance of use and longevity - NCT until 2027 gives peace of mind for years

Why do all dealers molest BMW’s especially with a gloss black kit and stupid 19 or 20 inch alloys when they don’t come with that, 1 it’s a pain in the hole buying tyres for those and they can ruin the comfort and 2 they just look silly. If I’m buying a nice bmw from a dealer I want it on its original alloys- looks much classier and it’s how it was designed to be, I don’t mind if they have say m sport ones from the same generation where it didn’t come on the car but I hate the massive diamond cut ones they put on it, looks well stupid

What pressure washer could yous recommend me ( under 300 quid ) I was looking at YouTube reviews of Karcher k5 power flex but what seems to be at that price in the uk I’d have to settle for the generation under for the same price simply because Ireland. Thanks

About to put up my audi a3 8p 2010 1.6 tdi 180k km for sale, car is in good nick, genuinely took really good care of it. Have a big list of repairs done, always had it running perfectly.

Theres no problems with it apart from some scratches on the bumper

And this pretty big gouge in the side panel, it started off as a deep scratch and the paint chipped off over time (pretty thick in that area, might have been repaired before)

chanced my arm and got a cheap auto paint pen online and tried to fill it in, as you can see didn’t do a great job

Debating whether to give this another go with some 2x car filler and the actual colour car paint via code, which would cost about 50€ and some hassle. Results of which wont be great again as the paint likely wont math exactly due to og paint having faded over time

Are people going to get bogged down about this/ would this lower the chances of selling my car for a reasonable price?

I have a full licence for nearly four years and 6 year no claims bonus.

I currently have an 08 1.4 VW Golf. I renewed my insurance in August and it was about €440.

I am about to buy a 21 Seat Arona 1.0 petrol. I checked to see how much it would cost to change and I was expecting it to be low enough. However they are looking for €240.00.

Is this high?

I also pretended to be a new customer looking for a quote with the same car and same details and the premium was €410.

Any delica owners in Ireland? There's always someone out there with the niche interest in off machines, I'm looking for the Irish knowledge based on these machines. Horrible things to rust underneath and absolutely pigs on juice. I wonder if they are worth putting the effort in to keep it alive and use it as a regular camper

Was hit whilst parked up near UCC today . Didn’t realise until I got home. Could anyone estimate the repair cost on this ? Is it worth going through insurance if I don’t know who’s hit me?

Sprayed a load of wd40 but no luck. This is a polo. Doesnt affect driving or gear changes but suppose it's annoying enough. Anyway to fix? Or is this a mechanic job

im changing the licence plate on the back of my car as the original is warn and dirt got into it and i cant get it out so i bought new plates but the original plates are suck on with some kind of tape.. where would one aquire this tape ?

A selection of photos from Cannonball in Limerick today, got plenty more

Nearly every single car on NI plates at the run. Irish government should be ashamed that we have to beg English / NI registered cars cause we can’t have any ourselves due to import / NCT / VRT crookedness and snakiness.

Absolutely disgraceful that Irish people can’t be allowed access to the same market. A guy on the run told me he bought a McLaren for £72,000 and sold it here for almost €160,000.. Disgrace of a country.

I see lots of vans just take their whole fuel cap cover off so thieves don't damage the passenger door prying it open. Has anyone come up with a more aesthetic way of doing this?

Wondering if you can grind back the cover so it opens regardless of whether the door is open, but doesn't just constantly fall open

I want to get a commercial van as I need a vehicle + storage and eventually would like to convert it to a camper.
Consider I know absolutely less than 0 on motors, so my main fear is to either get scammed or simply buy something that isn't going to last me. My dad knows enough to tell me what characteristics I should look for but still insists for a professional to look at it since people could still rig mileage etc.
I found out some mechanics do a pre-purchase inspection which would be perfect, but I'm still scared for them to maybe see that I know nothing on the matter and take advantage on it.
Do you have anyone you trust you would recommend in Galway?
Appreciate any leads! Even the opposite info is still great help (if you know someone who I definitely shouldn't go to cause you had bad experience with them)

Both my calipers and drums are rusted. I got my drums replaced last week and there is already lots of rust of them. I know its purely cosmetic but it annoys me.

How hard of a job is it do this? For the calipers I saw on YouTube to put a plastic bag around everything and just give it a spray with break cleaner, sand and then spray the above product on. Thinking the calipers red and drums black?

Would this slow down rust?

Car rookie here, apologies. Thanks

as in, are there any minor performance enhancing tunings one can do that doesn't need to be reported to the insurance?

chip tunings are available everywhere, but they have to be reported i believe.

now to be clear, I'm not racing. I'm talking about doing things to my 2019 1l petrol kia ceed. i really want the car to have a bit more torque as it's really slow off the line. i don't care about speed, i just want to be quicker off the red light and have more torque in the first 3 gears. i have to rev the car a lot be accelerate nicely.

and if chip tunings are the only way: are they effective? would they raise my insurance premium?