bramz7 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Old car mojo at all time low. 205 saga still ongoing, which is a load of crap. Tempra seems to have developed a starting issue which I think may be fuel pump related in the past few weeks. Rover and Tipo fine but the storage and running costs are driving me nuts. I've only got myself to blame really, but it's so draining. Dunno why I bother sometimes.Called the garage about the 205 today and got met with 'the boss (insert his name here) will call you back'2 and a half hours later and no call. What the hell has happened?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 400/10 for that sweary rant though Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Called the garage about the 205 today and got met with 'the boss (insert his name here) will call you back'2 and a half hours later and no call. What the hell has happened?!They've crashed it on a test drive or done something equally stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That unfortunately is what I'm assuming too. They wouldn't hesitate to tell me it's fucked surely?! It's been there 10 days now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That unfortunately is what I'm assuming too. They wouldn't hesitate to tell me it's fucked surely?! It's been there 10 days now... Time to make an unannounced personal visit... Brodders, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, DeeJay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Drivers* on the M1, ffs you mongtardian cuntflaps decide if you are doing 60 or 80 as I get rather pissed off with you overtaking & slowing down when I'm on cruise control. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Drivers* on the M1, ffs you mongtardian cuntflaps decide if you are doing 60 or 80 as I get rather pissed off with you overtaking & slowing down when I'm on cruise control.Fucking utter bastard cuntery that - especially in a van limited to 70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 The biggest wanker of them all seemed to be annoyed when I accidentally* timed going back past him so he was stuck behind a truck as a queue of traffic dawdled past in the next lane loserone, Kiltox, myglaren and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Yeah, had a fair bit of that today, spoiling my love of cruise control. Staggered that some people still don't seem to understand that you need to apply more throttle when going up hills. They're not in a 2CV. There's no excuse for slowing down on hills! hennabm and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Depends on the hill, my Duster needs 4th on some steep motorway inclined to maintain 70 dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Fucking utter bastard cuntery that - especially in a van limited to 70Is it a big van? I think you will find the maximum speed limit is 60 on the motorway corresponding reduction on A roads too. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I think you’ll find that it’s 50/60/70 for a 3.5 tonner DodgeRover and Jazoli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Yup, though 60 on a dual cabbageway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Yeah, had a fair bit of that today, spoiling my love of cruise control. Staggered that some people still don't seem to understand that you need to apply more throttle when going up hills. They're not in a 2CV. There's no excuse for slowing down on hills!Exactly. Coming out of Southampton last week I maintained a sporty 65 mph up a couple of pretty steep hills on the m3 and overtook dozens of cars whom had steemed past just minutes earlier. I find cruise more of an annoyance nowadays- too many other drivers can’t maintain their constant speed. My annoyance today was cycling in to work this morning at 9.30am ( did 13 hours yesterday so had a lie in). Zero traffic delays and quiet. White bmw 1 series blasts up behind, swerves past and blasts his horn- in a thirty limit with nothing coming the other way and I was doing 20ish. One minute later I’m directly behind him when he dives over to the other side of the road where he parks and gets out. So I shout to him “ what’s the problem”. And he says you’re in the road. No reasoning with some morons.For reference-although this isn’t penisbrains website. Yes, I had a rear light ( in broad daylight at 9.30), yes I was wearing reflective clothing, and no I wasn’t using a cycle path because there isn’t one. Mad me grumpy all day- what the hell was I doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Mad me grumpy all day- what the hell was I doing wrong?Nothing. In law, cyclists had right to use the highway before motorcars. Talbot, chaseracer, mk2_craig and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 'White BMW 1 series' = In a rush to make his next installment on the contract Talbot and tinribs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Called the garage about the 205 today and got met with 'the boss (insert his name here) will call you back'2 and a half hours later and no call. What the hell has happened?!Still no call. I drove round there last night and the car was there. Didn't look damaged but I could only see the rear. This is getting stupid now. I think they've managed to convince me not to go there again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I'm hopping mad because I am skint. To save a few groat, I changed my energy supplier from Sainsburys (British Gas with a layer of orange on top) to some other lot who were cheaper. Turns out Sainsburys/BG's billing system is utter bollocks, and now I have to somehow find £600 to settle my account with them, despite paying them between £100 and £200 every friggin month and only being with them a year. Fucking ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I know that feeling. In a similar situation with Sainsbury's myself, ended up switching to a cheaper tariff with them which saves a few quid - not as much as by switching though but every little helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Doesn't sound possible, my 3 bed semi is only £85 a month in winter (I'm on variable rate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Furious Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Tell them you need them to come out immediately, it sounds like you have a serious electricity leak. johngarty, purplebargeken, Mally and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Funny you say that, I got a 1972 meter changed at my old place & the bills did halve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Furious Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Interesting...maybe it takes power to make the wheel go round? I had a smart meter installed about 12 months ago, gotta say its pretty awesome. Despite all the warnings from facebook that it was a Government mind control and surveillance device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coprolalia Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I'm with Bulb, small very friendly company. Highly efficient and 100% of the electricity they buy into the grid is renewably sourced (10% from biogas too).If anyone fancies a switch PM me and I'll send you a code for £50 switching bonus. purplebargeken, The Moog and Parky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Interesting...maybe it takes power to make the wheel go round? I had a smart meter installed about 12 months ago, gotta say its pretty awesome. Despite all the warnings from facebook that it was a Government mind control and surveillance device. More to do with the motor etc needing calibration & it'd never been done since new. Captain Furious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Had a meter change in a rental a few years ago, landlord was sent a REALLY FUCKING MASSIVE bill for the old meter reading to 000000 Like, tens of thousands of pounds BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Mine spins so fast that I was thinking of fitting a belt to it to run a generator. £178 per month for gas and electricity plus loads for smokeless coal, all because I can't persuade a decent heating engineer to take a break from lucrative new builds and look at my broken boiler. There are several huge new estates going up within 10 miles of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Mad me grumpy all day- what the hell was I doing wrong?Nothing, but use a horse next time as hopefully it will back-kick either him or his car and you have a much better chance of getting off any charges than if you did it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Accident management companies , when did all that ******** start Go hit from behind in the Mercedes, I declined the courtesy car but if I had taken it the cost to the other party insurance would have been £3220 @£230 a day For an idea how ridiculous that is costco now do car hire, I looked at the cost of renting a VW passat for 5 weeks and it was under £800 And people wonder why insurance is going Up Captain Furious, stephen01, forddeliveryboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Furious Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Exactly right, had the same convo with a friend who was in an accident a few months back. He had a Mercedes C class on hire, nothing amazing and it was billed at over £350 a day! Fucking preposterous. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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