The grumpy thread

[sierraman]

Christ on a bike. Whys every car purchase these days like the Trust House Forte Cunard merger. How much is it? I'll give you this. End of.

[Cavcraft]

Just had the same sort of thing this afternoon. On way to view a car, seller messaged me and said someone had offered £50 more. I hadn't agreed a price, they didn't know what I was prepared to offer and even at the £50 more, it was probably still a bargain. I say probably because I just turned round and came home, bollocks to them.

[sierraman]

You'll miss out on this 150,000 mile 52 plate Focus if you don't offer at least a kidney over the telephone. I'd have gone and spent 2 hours looking it over.

[bramz7]

I left a small deposit on a car I'd agreed a sale with a few days ago, and the seller said he'd MOT it for me too. Guess what? No MOT done on the day mentioned and no contact since either.

FFS.

[sierraman]

Knock on his door.

[artdjones]

The last time this happened to me(it was on one of the first type of fwd Starlet), about 15 yes ago I checked up that street about 6 weeks later.Of course the car was still there.If you really want to deal with this person have a look back in a fortnight and make an offer through another phone.

[Aston Martin]

I had to ring the DVLA. “Yeah we received the letter yesterday.”

 

The letter i sent and must have arrived 9 fucking days ago?

 

 

Awesome.

[Des]

 apparently I can't sell my biking jacket 

 

Keep it, cut off sleeves and it is now your 'hanging at the crib' waistcoat, from this day forth you wear it whenever in the house always and forever. For the stuff in your garage, piss all over it repeatedly, you'll soon enough be ordered to dispose of the lot.

[chaseracer]

I left a small deposit on a car I'd agreed a sale with a few days ago, and the seller said he'd MOT it for me too. Guess what? No MOT done on the day mentioned and no contact since either.

FFS.

 

Go and leave another small deposit on it.

 

[Parky]

Keep it, cut off sleeves and it is now your 'hanging at the crib' waistcoat, from this day forth you wear it whenever in the house always and forever. For the stuff in your garage, piss all over it repeatedly, you'll soon enough be ordered to dispose of the lot.

Actually I could let next doors cat in. He will immediately claim it as his own and BINGO, all her books are covered in cat piss. It's an evil plan but it might work!

 

Place your bets he pisses all over my tools though.....

 

And I will be responsible for disposal of cat piss soaked items....this one might need some refinement

[mercrocker]

Keep it, cut off sleeves and it is now your 'hanging at the crib' waistcoat, from this day forth you wear it whenever in the house always and forever. For the stuff in your garage, piss all over it repeatedly, you'll soon enough be ordered to dispose of the lot.

 

Don't forget the red "69" badge....After having explained its meaning, of course...

[bramz7]

Knock on his door.

 

i only know the town he is in, not the full address.

 

Just had a friend enquire about the car to see what response they receive. 

[Frogchod]

Nearly killed a young lad today. He's on a moped and indicating left, I move to get past and he swings to the right (this is at a small crossroad). Luckily I'm awake enough and hit the brakes and swerve further to the right to miss him by a very small margin. Anyway, no harm done ☺ but he's rightly miffed that I nearly ran into him. I explained that he was a twat for indicating left then turning right. He demonstrates his correctness by operating his right turn signal.the front one worked fine but the rear was blinking the other tucking way ! This was a brand new moped, a Sym I think, I guess the PDI check doesn't include indicator function.

Shook us both up a bit, I think I explained the bikers lifesaver observation to him and I've learned not to trust indicators and be more patient. Oh, and abs is deffo a good thing.

[loserone]

i only know the town he is in, not the full address.

 

Just had a friend enquire about the car to see what response they receive.

I was about to say how silly that was, but i'd paid for my >3k legacy before collecting it and I still don't have an address.

[bramz7]

I was about to say how silly that was, but i'd paid for my >3k legacy before collecting it and I still don't have an address.

You're right, it was stupid of me. Friend has had no response either though.

 

I saw a cheap XM on Facebook and weirdly the insurance was oddly reasonable, but sadly I was seemingly not quick enough. Ho hum.

[Kiltox]

I had to ring the DVLA. “Yeah we received the letter yesterday.”

 

The letter i sent and must have arrived 9 fucking days ago?

 

 

Awesome.

Sounds like every time I contact the letting agent for my BTL

 

“I was just about to ring/email you”

[DodgeRover]

Sounds like every time I contact the letting agent for my BTL

 

“I was just about to ring/email you”

No joy with letting it yet?

[Kiltox]

No joy with letting it yet?

FINALLY let agreed and deposit paid today - the previous definitely interested tenant *rolls eyes* couldn’t pay the deposit.

[dozeydustman]

Folk parking in my drive. Anyone else get this? Happens to me fairly often - I get home to find a random who has gone to visit the neighbours over the road just dumps their motor in my drive and it properly grates my cheese!

 

I wouldn't even consider doing that but whenever I pull someone up about it they're always surprised I'm annoyed and seem put out that I make them move.

 

I live in a 4 in a block type house and once the council gutted the flat upstairs... and dumped a skip full of all the crap from it in my drive for a month. Am I being unreasonable to get annoyed with it?

 

 

Quite often get this. I'm in one of 12 flats in the small block I'm in. Each parking bay has a label saying "exclusive use for flat xx" and two clearly marked visitors spaces. Mrs Dustman and I have a car each so it's a case of whoever is home from work first (usually me) parks in the space and our second car in the public bays out on the road. One of the flat owners/renters doesn't have a car, so he allows his to be a third visitor bay.

 

The worst offenders are the bloody gardeners and cleaners who tend to the communal areas. I've even asked them very politely if they're going to be long, but just get a reply along the lines of "we've got a job to do, can't keep moving the van". WELL DON'T SODDING PARK THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ASKED TO MOVE!!!!.

 

They always use our space as it's nearest the door. Lazy gits.

[Cheggers]

That took me too long. Much too long, I must be getting senile.

 

 

Did you hear about the dyslexic pimp? Bought a warehouse.

Or the dyslexic junkie?

 

 

 

Tragic, choked on his own Vimto

 

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[drum]

It's April in two days and it's snowing.

[Jazoli]

It's April in two days and it's snowing.

 

Yes snowing here in sunny* Bowness on Windermere.

 

*not

[andy18s]

Spy car for sale on Facebook, no MOT, £750.

 

Reasonable price for what it is. Obviously, it's at the other end of the country.

 

Recruit helpful south west shiter(Dick Longbridge) to view.

Lose 3 days trying to arrange viewing.

 

Get told by seller "I'm going to MOT it and re advertise".

 

#bullshitalarmson..

 

Good lady really wants car, so agree to hear back from vendor once MOT'D.

 

3 Days pass. No news. I chase.

 

Receive this:

 

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Oh well

Still going on.....well over 100 comments but seems to have gone to ground

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Just say you'll have it for 1500 quid, and then drag it out for 2 weeks.

 

Have some pertinent pics: 

[320touring]

Whits that strut on?

[Stanky]

Whits that strut on?

 

Borrowed time.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

It has the whiff of a Dub. 

[Cavcraft]

You're right, it was stupid of me. Friend has had no response either though.

I saw a cheap XM on Facebook and weirdly the insurance was oddly reasonable, but sadly I was seemingly not quick enough. Ho hum.

Don’t beat yourself up, chief, it could happen to most of us quite easily I reckon. You haven’t been stupid, perhaps a little naive, but like all lessons in life you’ll do well if you don’t repeat the bad ones.

Is there anyway you can link the seller, car or town it’s in? You never know someone might spot vehicle or vendor, or better still know who they are.

 

 

Incidentally, a (potentially) cheap motor turned up locally on Gumtree yesterday. The moron trying to pass it off as his own was incredibly stupid as they’d just copied and pasted the wording from eBay including the bit about bidding. Two minutes flat I’d found the original advert and told the seller, who’s now trying to contact the scammer.

[SiC]

I left a small deposit on a car I'd agreed a sale with a few days ago, and the seller said he'd MOT it for me too. Guess what? No MOT done on the day mentioned and no contact since either.

FFS.

Was it through eBay? If so, starting a shiply quote will give the address

[dollywobbler]

David Evans, sub editor on Classic & Sports Car has died suddenly at the age of 56. Now, you might be thinking this is sod all to do with Autoshite, but David ran a GSA as his daily driver. While the magazine often focussed on the very top end of the market, David ensured that clubs were always represented. He found great joy in the smallest of reports, from the smallest of clubs. I've had many pleasant conversations with David over the years. He was a top bloke - a slightly square peg in the round hole of C&SC who somehow managed to keep working there for many years - I think it's about 13 years since I sent in my first club report (before I became a journo myself) on a 2CV run. He loved a photo Mrs DW had taken of some dalmatians in a 2CV.

 

I'm quite stunned to be honest. He was such a nice chap. Only sent in another 2CVGB report a fortnight ago, just like old times. He will definitely be missed.