The grumpy thread

[Captain Furious]

£326 doesn't sound like much of a deal for a classic policy, I have two cars with FJ and they are about £130 each. One has agreed valuation too.

 

I'd go with the standard policy and build an extra set of no-claims

[Barry Cade]

Yeah, never paid more than 80 quid for my x1/9's. It's a 2003 though, so it's a special deal for the 75.

[Parky]

They've listed it on eBay as a grey wing.

Surely the word "grey" was a clue that it wasn't silver.

The official colour is Luna Grey. Which Is a apparently a sophisticated way to say silver. I was a bit naive to assume that a picture of a silver item for sale meant they were selling a silver item. And when my message said "have you still got this silver wing for sale?" And their reply was "YES M8 STILL GOT THAT £60" you might have thought they could have mentioned then that it wasn't silver. I dunno, it's no different to online dating in that the photo can't actually be relied on all the time. Lesson learnt

[Aston Martin]

The further adventures of me at the M4 westbound services...

 

The toilets get cleaned every 12 seconds which is great, not soo great is the strategically placed 8-10mm holes in the cubical that you have to spend an hour and a half to cover before you can use them, I'm surprised I didn't see more Germans.

 

 

Costa was rammed and one machine was out. I had to go to Gregg's, which is cheaper and comes with a bacon sandwich, but the coffee isn't great. Whilst putting sugar in..

 

"Hi, can I have a tea please, strong and very milky"

 

"Two tea bags?"

 

"No, not that strong"

 

 

I get to my collection admittedly 10 mins late.

 

"It's gonna be 30-45 mins"

 

 

I need to go Michael Douglas Falling Down at some point.

[twosmoke300]

Asking for a paint code may have helped

[Parky]

So you wanted a grey wing, sent a message about a grey wing (even though you wrote silver), got a reply saying they still had the grey wing and you're complaining that it was the wrong shade of grey even though you didn't ask which grey it was.

I think if I had a car which was grey but looked silver then I'd very careful about buying painted panels for it.

I suppose my main point is that the advertised picture was a silver panel, and when I pointed out it was silver in the picture the response was they took the picture on a sunny day. That's what I found annoying.

 

Their acknowledgement didn't specify they had a grey wing, they just said they still had the wing which I (reasonably I think) thought meant the item in the picture.

 

Did you think the picture looked like a silver panel? Or would you have said it was a dark grey metallic?

[Parky]

Asking for a paint code may have helped

Yeah that's true, they might have been able to confirm for sure if they had the rest of the shell sitting around to cross ref it. It wouldn't have been on the wing independently but I will be more inclined to check it next time.

 

The whole situation has been a comedy of errors. Tile hits my car, neighbour wasn't insured and won't pay for the repair (could small claims court it I suppose) and all I want is a silver wing so I can sell the car a little more easily. I have already bought two (sent both back as one was scratched to hell and the other bent and dented) and now what I thought was an ideal match turns out to be anything but.

 

At the end of the day maybe I am just a little grumpy that a simple request for a replacement part in decent condition is proving to be a lot more difficult than it should be.

[Parky]

Yeah, probably won't bother anymore

[twosmoke300]

Just to help matters there is prob about 4 shades of that colour anyway

[Timewaster]

It might actually be cheaper to get a wing sprayed than to keep trekking up and down the country from eidjet to eidjet in the hope that one of then might get it right.

[Parky]

I already had a look into that and it's about twice the price but to be honest I'm giving up looking now. The ultimate solution will be to buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and leave it on charge in the fag lighter while tumble drying some stuff in an Indesit dryer in the boot. That should guarantee I don't need to fuck about selling it!

[overrun]

At about 8pm last night I was following a car through a built up area with a THINK BIKE! sticker in the rear window, when some ignorant organ donor blasted past both of us at more than double the speed limit and then had it on the back wheel.

 

Some of these tossers really don't help themselves.

[Negative Creep]

At about 8pm last night I was following a car through a built up area with a THINK BIKE! sticker in the rear window, when some ignorant organ donor blasted past both of us at more than double the speed limit and then had it on the back wheel.

 

Some of these tossers really don't help themselves.

 

 

Reminds me of this clip I saw yesterday (7:39 onwards if it doesn't go there automatically)

 

[overrun]

That is excellent! The biker got a deserved bollocking, but I cannot believe he didn't swing for the bloke when he flicked his visor up.

Then he even uploaded it. Tremendous!

[Negative Creep]

Hopefully he uploaded it because he realised his mistake, not because he was looking for moral support.Sadly there are far too many out there who treat other traffic as obstacles to be passed as quickly as possible, then blame others for their lack of anticipation when it goes wrong.

[scaryoldcortina]

Attention all claims management companies - I don't want your help, stop phoning. It's getting irritating now, I can't even switch the phone off because of work.

 

Oh, and SCTSH_PWR can go to hell too. They have also been spamblasting the mobile because I entered a competition (I DID NOT) to win Primark vouchers (DO NOT WANT) and entered my real mobile number on the form (LIKE I'D DO THAT). "Terms and conditions" of the offer included being talked at for 40 minutes straight by a guy who wanted to convince me that he and ONLY he had the power to give me the 100% best deal on home energy ever. He didn't even get the hint when I picked up a guitar and played it for 20 of those minutes and only went away when the phone battery gave out 10 minutes after that.

 

5 missed calls from them when I turned it back on this morning, number now added to block list. I might have maybe considered looking at their prices with a view to swapping if he'd ever got to the point.

[overrun]

SOC, have you installed True Caller app?

[scaryoldcortina]

Not yet, but you just gave me something to do this afternoon!

[Guest Hooli]

You know how everyone puts a fake number when they enter these comps? Now we know what happens.

[bub2006]

With a heavy and reluctant heart im going to have to put the kia up for sale soon i think. Work is unstable so am looking for a van again. Cant afford to run two vehicles realistically and the kia is too good to run into the ground.

[bub2006]

Gearbox isnt fucked. It did not engage reverse occasionally but its getting a lot better. Its responsive enough. Considered seat removal but unviable due to insurance costs and mpg over a van.

[Kiltox]

Insurance costs and mpg when you already own it vs an unknown van?

 

Very hard to find a reliable cheap van in my experience and mechanical issues will wipe out savings quickly

[bub2006]

If i go back to having an escort van i can get around 20mpg more and cheaper insurance. Also know them well and know they can take a good crash!

[EssDeeWon]

Bike is write off but apart from a dislocated thumb and bruised & bent everything he was lucky.

Got bruises and aches in place that he aint got places.

Nothing broken.

 

Glad he is ok Dave, hopefully the Bike can be replaced!

 

I hate the A127, like a league of twats in fast german motors all seeing who can get from Southend to the M25 in 7 minutes flat.

[MarvinsMom]

changed the rad on the gay little jeep cos it was squertin' water out everywhere,

 

well, we say water, it was more like tea!

 

all back together and it seems, so far, touch wood, no leaks,

 

and we've been and put the Mini away today for the winter.......

[strangeangel]

Reminds me of this clip I saw yesterday (7:39 onwards if it doesn't go there automatically)

 

 

Not that I'd filter that fast, but seeing as he was doing he had plenty of space to aim at. Nothing to see, nothing worth talking about - certainly not when balanced against the amount of entitled and borderline homicidal behaviour I see from car drivers when I'm out and about.

 

TBH Mr Bulldog in the car just looks like one of those who would be seeking the tiniest excuse to smash your head in for Looking At Me In A Funny Way.

[overrun]

If i go back to having an escort van i can get around 20mpg more and cheaper insurance. Also know them well and know they can take a good crash!

Front end it at speed and it will be another story.

[Tamworthbay]

Front end it at speed and it will be another story.

Have you seen the pics of Bubs old van? He can tell the story from personal experience in great detail.

[robinmasters]

If i go back to having an escort van i can get around 20mpg more and cheaper insurance. Also know them well and know they can take a good crash!

 

Escort van ownership isn't all shits and giggles though, is it? Maybe Autoshite's luckiest man* should'nt be tempting fate?

[warren t claim]

How the fuck has 'Licking A Farting Ass' made it onto my xhamster recommendation page?