What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[M'coli]

I dug this obsolete sticker out of the kitchen drawer earlier, I've had it for 15 years!

[Cavcraft]

 

I dug this obsolete sticker out of the kitchen drawer earlier, I've had it for 15 years!

 

 

Fixed that for you

[M'coli]

LOL - GTF! :D :D

[dollywobbler]

Update your bookmarks. It's now even easier to check whether a car has tax or MOT. https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

 

That'll keep the busy-bodies occupied for a while.

[Cavcraft]

Bloody hell, even tells you the expiry date! That will be very handy for numerous reasons including those advertised cars with 'lost MOT certificate but I think it's Julember' statements.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

That's great, I love it. It'd be perfect if they could wrap AskMID into it as well. 

[HillmanImp]

Update your bookmarks. It's now even easier to check whether a car has tax or MOT. https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

 

That'll keep the busy-bodies occupied for a while.

 

I just put the Audi into that and it seems its 20yrs old tomorrow (by date of 1st registration) and its still dumped in town after breaking down the other week. If it was a person I would feel bad.

[daveb47]

Bought one of these

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221073299058?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

Works brilliantly,plugs into cigar lighter to give voltage both static and running.

 

At £3:50 including postage everyone should have one.

[purplebargeken]

Just bought one. 

[cort16]

I don't normally post this kind of stuff but cort jr popped into the world on Friday after putting up a bit of resistance. A little girl who will know doubt be ashamed of all my shite cars in years to come. I recon the cortina should be finished by the time she's 16

[Cavcraft]

Congratulations, Glen

[trigger]

Congratulations. Lots of happy and sad emotions on here today.

[messerschmitt owner]

You'll need a Volvo estate for all the baby accoutrements.

 

Congratulations. And remind us next week what life was like before baby cort. You'll have forgotten by then.

[meggersdog]

A few weeks ago I bought a clutch kit from Euro car parts through ebay.I opted for click and collect and the same day the Peterborough branch manager left a message on my phone (landline) to say the parts were ready for collection.This all seems like great service until I actually went into the branch.The counter staff are a bunch of jobsworth c*nts when they can actually be bothered to serve someone.

I left negative feedback "Parts supplied were good.Peterborough branch was not".

Today I get this :

We are reviewing our feedback and can see you were unhappy with the transaction and left negative/neutral feedback. We are extremely sorry about this. We would like to try & resolve this by offering you a FREE car valeting kit. We are making big changes here and are able to fix all the issues we had previously. We can assure you this is a rare occurrence and this will not be happening again. If you can change the feedback and revise the ratings to 5* we will action this immediately

 

Feedback manipulation methinks.

 

Or have they sacked all the lazy twats who pretend to be on the phone whilst chatting to their co-worker instead of serving a customer.

[jakebullet]

Take the bribe. Under the new evilbay rules they still get a defect even if you revise.

[gordonbennet]

My nearest ECP is Northampton, i don't bother doing click or collect, the shop is a bloody nightmare getting served.

 

I don't like the tone of that email to you, strikes me like a politician buying votes.

[beko1987]

High Wycombe ECP is pretty good tbh. Has a habit of being 6 deep sometimes with only 1 person serving but I've only had an incorrect part once!

[meggersdog]

 

 

I don't like the tone of that email to you, strikes me like a politician buying votes.

 

That's what made me grin. Desperate to keep things sweet online when the real problem is branch staff.

[Geep]

A few weeks ago I bought a clutch kit from Euro car parts through ebay.I opted for click and collect and the same day the Peterborough branch manager left a message on my phone (landline) to say the parts were ready for collection.This all seems like great service until I actually went into the branch.The counter staff are a bunch of jobsworth c*nts when they can actually be bothered to serve someone.

I left negative feedback "Parts supplied were good.Peterborough branch was not".

Today I get this :

We are reviewing our feedback and can see you were unhappy with the transaction and left negative/neutral feedback. We are extremely sorry about this. We would like to try & resolve this by offering you a FREE car valeting kit. We are making big changes here and are able to fix all the issues we had previously. We can assure you this is a rare occurrence and this will not be happening again. If you can change the feedback and revise the ratings to 5* we will action this immediately

 

Feedback manipulation methinks.

 

Or have they sacked all the lazy twats who pretend to be on the phone whilst chatting to their co-worker instead of serving a customer.

 

This feedback malarkey is infesting all business these days. Websites increasingly have a box appear asking you to rate them, shops ask you to provide feedback when handing you a receipt and now it appears manipulation is in order to appear competent on paper (screen). What's the betting some training/consultant company has come up with this wheeze to justify their fees in an attempt to improve* the business?

[Geep]

I don't normally post this kind of stuff but cort jr popped into the world on Friday after putting up a bit of resistance. A little girl who will know doubt be ashamed of all my shite cars in years to come. I recon the cortina should be finished by the time she's 16

 Congratulations Cort, you may be pleasantly surprised on the shite front. My four year old grandaughter loves Grandad's old cars and insists on helping me when she is down. She loves the red 'spikey' (cobwebs) car in the garage and wants it for herself. Keeps asking 'is the red car done yet Grandad'. It's a 77 1500 spitfire.

 

Her Mum runs a Matiz and she was brought back from hospital after her birth in my Vitara. Start them off right Cort and they'll appreciate fine things.

[Cavcraft]

Actually my daughter (18 this month!) is pretty well versed in shite and isn't averse to crap old cars.

 

 

In other news when you buy a new (to you) car I have discovered it's probably best NOT to leave the lights on so your work colleagues all have a fucking good laugh at your expense when they're bump starting you round the car park!

[saucedoctor]

We were hired to cart some of the team personnel around at the weekend for the Giro d'Italia. No names, no pack drill, but some of the Italians were a bit late getting back to the Viano (after taking loads of photos). As a consequence, they were well behind the riders, and needed to get to the next stage a bit sharpish.

 

Step in the PSNI to do point. The copper says to my mate Dave (driving) "We'll clear a bit of room. Try to keep up OK?" Dave gives his iPhone to one of the Italians and says "MOVIE!"

 

 

Fuckin class!

[Wilko220]

Congrats Cort!

[willswitchengage]

Saw this when a bit drunk last Friday night

 

QUALITY ROOFRACK ENGINEERING

 

[mattblack]

Out and about yesterday, O/H is driving and comes up behind someone doing 50ish on a NSL dual carriageway.

 

"Look at them, dawdling in their FLASH car"

 

It was a 'Y' plate Rover 75.

[Wilko220]

Out and about yesterday, O/H is driving and comes up behind someone doing 50ish on a NSL dual carriageway.

 

"Look at them, dawdling in their FLASH car"

 

It was a 'Y' plate Rover 75.

My grandparents (in their 90s) genuinely think I have SRSLY made it like no other member of the family who has gone before, on the sole basis that I have a Rover 75.

[phil_lihp]

Clear proof that with age comes great wisdom.

[Junkman]

My neighbour rescued an injured vole the other day, that was picked on by a cat, or magpies, or something.

He nursed it back to health, and wanted to release it back into the wilderness today, but it just delivered five little ones.

[overrun]

Playing Car Wash Craic: Bingo, with neighbours and random passers by.

[bub2006]

Spotted a land rover s3 parked up yesterday. Not the typical olli sticker on the windscreen but he had one wife,leave her on the sun strip. Made my grin did that