The grumpy thread

[Alexg]

Oh yeah, I cannot absolve myself entirely here.

[tooSavvy]

Oh yeah, I cannot dissolve away (entirely) here.

EFA

 

 

TS

[Ghosty]

Idiot neighbour across and one down has gone and leased a 520D for his wife to go with his M3, after making us all think he was reducing down to one car.

As it stands I already have to park the Rover fully in the street (nobody else on the road does) because some old bloke with a Yaris that shows up to his house on a daily basis for no apparent reason (housekeeping/odd jobs?) and insists on double parking the Rover - not even outside the house he's visiting, regardless of there usually being space there. Problem is it made him start parking in even stupider places like outside our neighbours house, even further away...

 

It gets better - as I'm bloody writing this M3 idiot has come knocking on the door asking Old Man if I can move my car because of something to do with his driveway?

Nope, sorry mate. Not if you can't just reverse off the other way. Not if you're going to double park me every time you want to wash one of your cars twice a week, and not have the intelligence to put the car you're not washing outside your own house.

Get in the fucking sea.

[AMC Rebel]

I'd like to offer sympathy - although I don't fully understand.  If this was mumsnet, they'd demand a diagram.  As it isn't, I'll just say your neighbour and some random old bloke are dicks.

[Ghosty]

If I wasn't heading out I'd crack something up in Paint.

Seems that way, they just do whatever they want and don't think how it impacts other people, then when something's a problem to them it has to be sorted RIGHT NOW.

I don't have anywhere else to put the Rover without inconveniencing either my mum or one of the neighbours regularly, and if I park on the pavement then Yaris man will double park. It's stupid.

[LostnotFound]

If I wasn't heading out I'd crack something up in Paint.

Seems that way, they just do whatever they want and don't think how it impacts other people, then when something's a problem to them it has to be sorted RIGHT NOW.

I don't have anywhere else to put the Rover without inconveniencing either my mum or one of the neighbours regularly, and if I park on the pavement then Yaris man will double park. It's stupid.

 

I'd like to see a paint diagram, it'll enable us to go from internet tutting to proper shaking of our heads and trying to work out what the world is coming to.

 

I do wonder about all these new builds being thrown up around here with just one allocated space per 3 bedroom house. It's gonna be a nightmare living in a lot of them. 

[scaryoldcortina]

Well, I live in a coal terrace, so I've actually owned cars longer than my house is wide.

[AMC Rebel]

New estates are terrible for this - garages too small to fit a car in and tiny driveways, the roads too narrow to park on.  They are the planner's big idea to get us on our bikes and busses.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Went to the tip, there are 2 lanes going in and in front of the skips with a through lane in the middle to cut down on queueing. There's a queue of about 10 cars in the right lane, I go down the left straight into the unloading area and start chucking my crap in the relevant skips.

After a few minutes some bloke in a Mitsubishi PHEV thing pulls up and mutters under his breath about jumping the queue , I ignore him. Then another bloke joins in saying ' Thinks he's more important,obviously' - I front them both , not aggressively , just explain about the lanes and not my fault if people want to wait in a line. The words fuckwits, retarded , cunts and common sense might have been uttered. Then a woman , unconnected to the first two, reckons she's called the Police, why I don't know.

By now the tip bloke is encouraging people to use the left lane and I've unloaded so I leave- it can't be me, it must be everyone else.....right?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

New estates are terrible for this - garages too small to fit a car in and tiny driveways, the roads too narrow to park on.  They are the planner's big idea to get us on our bikes and busses.

The latest thinking in Milton Keynes (City of the car in 70's) is for high density developments of 4/5 bedroom houses with no garages , just a 2 car driveway or car port. Because garages are just used for junk and people will park in the road anyway.

They're even planning on demolishing some of the 70's council houses that have garages, car ports and 3 or 4 car drives plus nice wide streets and open areas for kids to play, so they can treble the number of houses on the same land.

[Tamworthbay]

New estates are terrible for this - garages too small to fit a car in and tiny driveways, the roads too narrow to park on.  They are the planner's big idea to get us on our bikes and busses.

Nope, they are the developers idea to fill their pockets with even more cash.

[overrun]

Well, I live in a coal terrace, so I've actually owned cars longer than my house is wide.

I remember the picture of Panda Pop's Holeden [sIC] outside of your neighbours place.

[overrun]

Went to the tip, there are 2 lanes going in and in front of the skips with a through lane in the middle to cut down on queueing. There's a queue of about 10 cars in the right lane, I go down the left straight into the unloading area and start chucking my crap in the relevant skips.

After a few minutes some bloke in a Mitsubishi PHEV thing pulls up and mutters under his breath about jumping the queue , I ignore him. Then another bloke joins in saying ' Thinks he's more important,obviously' - I front them both , not aggressively , just explain about the lanes and not my fault if people want to wait in a line. The words fuckwits, retarded , cunts and common sense might have been uttered. Then a woman , unconnected to the first two, reckons she's called the Police, why I don't know.

By now the tip bloke is encouraging people to use the left lane and I've unloaded so I leave- it can't be me, it must be everyone else.....right?

Just like when a lane is closing and the majority filter across, even though there is still a live lane to use for another 800 yards, and you can safely and slowly pass about 50 cars and then filter in without offending anyone. Well you are meant to be able to.

 

Well done for saying something to them concerning their idiocy. I would have done the same.

[DodgeRover]

I remember the picture of Panda Pop's Holeden [sIC] outside of your neighbours place.

 

That was my old Kingswood, wish I never sold it as the impending export of myself and other half to NZ never happened

[AMC Rebel]

Not the Kingswood!

[chaseracer]

What have the Romans ever given us?

 

Candles.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

And blinds

[Des]

And knee gypsies.

[puddlethumper]

What have the Romans ever given us?

Wine?

[tooSavvy]

Well, I live in a coal terrace, so I've actually owned cars longer than my house is wide.

HaHaHa...right on! M8

 

If I stand in my [ground floor terraced] bedroom and 'twitch the vertical blinds/snoop'.... I can't see both ends of the car.

 

TS

[loserone]

Nor me from our colliery terrace, but the ls400 is quite long!

[gordonbennet]

Just uncovered the Merc after its winter hibernation, put the freshly charged battery on, started first touch, superb.

 

Sod it the ABS light is on and staying on and i haven't a bloody clue, so it's off to Albert Lock's soon as he can fit the thing in.

[Guest Hooli]

Just uncovered the Merc after its winter hibernation, put the freshly charged battery on, started first touch, superb.

 

Sod it the ABS light is on and staying on and i haven't a bloody clue, so it's off to Albert Lock's soon as he can fit the thing in.

 

 

You have tried driving it haven't you?

 

I'm pretty sure some ABS systems need to get over 20mph to recalibrate after the battery has been off.

[Aston Martin]

So, my mum rang me and was in a spiteful mood. *whispering "I need to buy a 2nd car"

 

Firstly, she doesn't need a second car, she's semi-retired, stepdad fully retired. They have an allotment, that they go to multiple times a week. Now, my stepdad said "I'm taking the Fabia and going fishing" They're are a few times when they both want the car, but not that bloody often.

 

So my mum decided fuck you, im buying a 2nd car (which he doesn't know about and won't until she turns up with it)

 

... anyway, she wanted a k12 Micra and here's how I had to waste my Saturday, so she didnt waste her money.

 

The budget wouldn't stretch to an Up/Citigo/Mii so, I wanted her to get a 5dr Aygo/107/C1. Cheap tax etc, Evans halshaw have an aygo in Lincoln with 27k for £3500. I just wanted her to sit in the car to see if she liked them, a local dealer had a k12 and had an aygo, so she can sit in both and see what she liked.

 

There was a dealer, just before the one with these two cars literally next door, they had an aygo and a 107. The aygo was an automagic, so wasn't gonna happen. But the 107 looked alright, it was a base model, red and a 3dr and she hates red and didn't want a 3dr, however... salesman came out "this has only done 41k, it'll be taxed, mot'd with no advisories (which is great, assuming it's not a dodgy garage he's taking it to, which passes everything) and a service. It was listed at £2795 (I believe) and he said £2600 if you put a deposit down today, my mum said "don't you mean £2500?" Which he agreed.

 

I then had to drag her away as she was ready to sign on the first car we saw. The dealer next door had a K12 which was in JRG which she thought was the best looking car she'd ever seen, ignoring the 65k and £3650 price tag. Their Aygo was a 5dr but with a trillion miles and £3400. So we left, I took her around a few local backstreet dealers and I am soo fucking glad I dont have to deal with slimy used car salesman anymore... PCP for life!!!

"this has only done 105k which is low if you take into affect the year"

"You won't find a swift cheaper than this" What this car that has 95k and has a shagged front bumper?

 

One dealer, every car smelt like the inside of a charity shops wheely bin. He had 4 k12s all under £1500 and all musty and shagged. "These are great I took this one home last week, only done 90k." She grabbed the steering wheel in one and then went into her handbag to grab some hand sanitiser.

 

So, I dropped her off home. A couple of hours later, I had to go to the dealers and leave a deposit on the red 107. Leaving my phone number as he can't ring her house and leave a message saying "cars ready"

 

Looking online, it isn't a bad price and I can't find one locally that's similar for that price so, I think we did ok.

 

I went with my best friend to the Citroen dealer last year as she wanted to drive the new C1 and it was fucking dreadful, but that was a £14k car and I believe pretty much identical to the old style.

 

 

P.s. He cancelled his fishing trip.

[gordonbennet]

You have tried driving it haven't you?

 

I'm pretty sure some ABS systems need to get over 20mph to recalibrate after the battery has been off.

The battery has been off before and this has never appeared, worth a try though, i'll tax it tomorrow and give it a run.

I have no doubt it'll be the most expensive part of the ABS system that's thrown a wobbler.

[scaryoldcortina]

I remember the picture of Panda Pop's Holeden [sIC] outside of your neighbours place.

[anonymous user]

What have the Romans ever given us?

I think one directed some films and another owns a football team

[Ghosty]

I'd like to see a paint diagram, it'll enable us to go from internet tutting to proper shaking of our heads and trying to work out what the world is coming to.

 

I do wonder about all these new builds being thrown up around here with just one allocated space per 3 bedroom house. It's gonna be a nightmare living in a lot of them. 

 

Okay: 

 

(That circle is a lamp post).

 

I park the Rover in the only place I can, outside my place. I can't use the drive as the A4 is wasting half the space and the other half, the mother needs to get her MCS in the garage.

 

If I park on the pavement, Yaris man (or idiot, when he's washing one car as he does a couple of times a week, and needs the other moving off the drive) will double park, outside the house opposite to me.

There is a free space outside idiot's house 95% of the time, unless his parents or inlaws (not sure which) are taking his kids to/from school in their brand new Disco. I don't mind them though as they park in the right place.

They even double park when me and/or Old Man are outside working on cars etc, and are oblivious to us.

This came to be as sometimes the inlaws or Yaris man were parking outside a Scottish couple's house two doors up occasionally (again 'cause they're thick - when they first parked in they just left their cars pretty much anywhere). Scottish couple took exception for some reason, probably getting off their drive (they have an Octavia and an Auris, and they barely fit) and told them not to park there any more, they complied by moving outside someone else's house and shafted me in the process when I came to get the Rover.

 

As such, I've taken to parking fully on the street as there's enough space for people to pass and it stops them from double parking for no reason - the problem is I have to park very precisely in order to give all my neighbours enough space to reverse off their drives. Nobody complains or seems to have any issues, except now he's got two cars again, idiot came knocking on our door, because my Rover was too far down.

Yaris man meanwhile has taken to parking outside my neighbour's house in response to the Rover being in the road - problem is again this has potential to cause access issues with people's driveways, depending on where the Rover is. 

Idiot's oversight is frustrating - when redoing his house to look like a shit new build he got rid of the garage and had a drive laid that barely fit two cars on... 

There's also a stretch of road further up that backs on to someone's garden on a different road, and has space for 2-3 cars - the mother uses this sometimes if she can't get on the drive etc. They never think of parking there either, probably because it's too far away for them.

[tooSavvy]

^^^ I watched that '30 seconds b4 the Tsunami struck', on Utoob. Clearly someone was standing (with their back to the wave) giving a neighbour a right seeing to over a parking wossname.

 

Thort they'd won the argument too - when the neighbour did a runner!!

 

 

TS

[chaseracer]

^ A 50-metre wave through the south-eastern suburbs of Manchester would certainly solve Maxwell's neighbour/parking issues, though it seems both unnecessarily harsh and geophysically unlikely.