What grips your shit with cars?

[Bren]

Working on the focus last night I realised what things piss me off with cars - not the cars per se, but their owners.

 

I cannot stand brake fluid resevoirs that are so filthy you cannot see the level - should be an MOT failure for me because it tells me that potentially the driver will only notice something is wrong when they have an idiot light illuminate or lose braking. Same for brake fluid - it really shouldn't look like tea. It won't break the bank to change it and for me is just as important as good quality tyres.

 

Tyre pressures- driving around with 10 PSI in a tyre really is'nt funny - something else that should be checked on an MOT because it can gauge how conscientious (or not) the owner is.

 

Opinions?

[HH-R]

People who have no working brake lights but a "baby on board" sticker in the window. Spend the £1.50 on some flippin' bulbs!

[chaseracer]

With cars, or with the people who drive them?

[fred]

Stuck in as line of traffic, and some mouth breather in a chod car with the Boom box of the gods trying to cause a seismic shift with his drum and bass crap shaking my teeth out next to me

[jakebullet]

Twunts who think 1 mile warning of 1 lane closed on a dual carriageway means everyone else go left, audis must proceed to the cones in 1 mile and then force their way in.

[chaseracer]

How a fault with a small, possibly inexpensive and usually inaccessible component can cause a total FTP for two tonnes of machinery.  Also, the amount of disassembly required to replace said component...

[fred]

Driving past a school at dropping off, picking up times - rules of the Queens highway are thrown away - everyman for himself - bloody nightmare

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

I cannot stand brake fluid resevoirs that are so filthy you cannot see the level - should be an MOT failure for me because it tells me that potentially the driver will only notice something is wrong when they have an idiot light illuminate or lose braking. Same for brake fluid - it really shouldn't look like tea. It won't break the bank to change it and for me is just as important as good quality tyres.

 

It drives me crazy that they make brake fluid and coolant reservoirs out of that plastic which goes almost opaque and can't be cleaned. 

[sierraman]

People who complain their car is giving them trouble when its time for the MOT and service. If you can't handle this concept, don't have a fucking car.

[mercrocker]

It drives me crazy that they make brake fluid and coolant reservoirs out of that plastic which goes almost opaque and can't be cleaned.

 

Old chod has nice cast ones that you cant see through anyway. Its actually easier to see how clean the fluid is by just looking inside with the cap off, that's probably way beyond people these days....

[Taff]

Cliquey owners clubs.

[Shep Shepherd]

These stickers:

 

 

Yet another unwelcome American import.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Yet another unwelcome American import.

Is this one ok?

 

http://www.amazon.com/ChainSaw-Nobody-FIGURE-FAMILY-Sticker/dp/B007PLZGO2

[Shep Shepherd]

^

Much better

[twosmoke300]

Flash motor / wheels with the cheapest nastiest linglong ditchfinders on . It just means that the owner cant really afford to run something so big/ flash. Prob on ebay special no make brakes too .

Such a shame as crap tyres/ brakes ruin good cars. Im not a tyre snob and on small low mileage town cars ive no probs with budget tyres .

[twosmoke300]

Oh and manufacturers ( esp japs) that fucking bury diesel filters up under the bulkhead somewhere . Its a service item FFS .

[Taff]

These stickers:

 

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Yet another unwelcome American import.

 

I've idily wondered about getting one with two blokes and a sheep made up

[oldcars]

These stickers:

 

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Yet another unwelcome American import.

Its the "Dad" attempting to shoot the "Mother" ??

[sierraman]

The phrase 'its never needed a service'... The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me. I do tend to laugh like a drain though when some time later they get a bill for a new crankshaft.

 

Second the one about the tyres. A kid I worked with had an Audi, had it chipped, wanted to know what the next stage was as far as modifying it. He'd got a marginal set of Linglongers on it. I didn't know what to say, it was like garnishing a piece of Seabass with some fag ash putting 3rd rate tyres on when he was looking for 'optimum' performance.

[John F]

Anyone that thinks they 'need' a people carrier, or rather has been told so by their enormous scowling wife.

 

What should one say to people like this, Snow White?

 

 

[cort16]

Rust. If you have an old car (or a Mazda 6) you just spend most of your time chasing it around. If you've got an old Ford make that x 2.

[Junkman]

People who go on about such overrated rubbish as brake fluid, good quality tyres and tyre pressures.

 

BOOOOOORIIIING!!!!!

[sierraman]

People who think they need a diesel as they do 6000 miles a year.

[rainagain]

People who think they need a diesel as they do 6000 miles a year.

 

People who think they need a hybrid as they do 6000 miles a year.

 

Also people like the person I sold my Alfa to, who was buying it as they didn't want to "put too many miles on their new car" which was a hybrid. I expect he has plastic on the seats in his house.

[D Spares & Tyres]

People on the hard shoulder with a flat tyre on their mobile phones.... ( especially men )

 

What sort of man can`t even change his tyre? I would be ashamed of myself

[Parky]

Families who have a baby and immediately decide that they are bad parents if they don't buy a BMW X5 "for the safety of the baby"

 

Usually this is followed up by an enhanced sound system "so the baby can hear nursery rhymes better innit" and bigger wheels and tyres "in case we get stuck in a field somewhere so we can get out, it's what the baby needs"

 

Usually followed up with a new 50 inch TV "so baby gets to watch Pingu in hi-def" and a holiday to Egypt so "baby can learn about pyramids and that". All financed on credit natch!

 

You're fooling nobody you stupid twats........

[chaseracer]

I brought Musical Offspring home from the New Cross baby unit in a rusty 1981 Volvo 240GLT.  Never done him any harm.  In fact, his expectations regarding his old man's personal transport solutions have always been appropriately calibrated...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sierraman]

Families who have a baby and immediately decide that they are bad parents if they don't buy a BMW X5 "for the safety of the baby"

 

Usually this is followed up by an enhanced sound system "so the baby can hear nursery rhymes better innit" and bigger wheels and tyres "in case we get stuck in a field somewhere so we can get out, it's what the baby needs"

 

Usually followed up with a new 50 inch TV "so baby gets to watch Pingu in hi-def" and a holiday to Egypt so "baby can learn about pyramids and that". All financed on credit natch!

 

You're fooling nobody you stupid twats........

Always a good example to show your children, arranging finance of a depreciating asset, you fundamentally cannot afford.

[alf892]

People who think their opinion should influence some else's buying decisions.

 

People who hate someone because they made a certain buying decision.

 

Firstly why does it matter to you so much?...........and secondly why can't you just be quietly superior?

[John F]

People who think their opinion should influence some else's buying decisions.

 

People who hate someone because they made a certain buying decision.

 

Firstly why does it matter to you so much?...........and secondly why can't you just be quietly superior?

 

I think you're taking this too seriously