The grumpy thread

[mercrocker]

If the Dollop is immobile now might a couple of hundred extra quid spent on transporting her somewhere else be a good investment?   Losing faith in a garage that is about to relieve you of five big ones is maybe not the best start to a major job....

[Cavcraft]

Defo time to get rid. Sometimes you have to cut your losses and just say 'sod it'.

[Kiltox]

£12.50 per mile.

Still probably cheaper than an LDV Maxus, aparrently

[purplebargeken]

Sadly the Dollop will never enable you to recoup the expense but selling it will enable you to buy something decent that you will enjoy, maybe fettle with to keep yourself occupied but obviously not to get it running or to do anything major. 

 

Something that any competent garage will not be afraid to handle and maybe something that would come under the classic umbrella re: good parts availability/cost and classic insurance.

[SiC]

Something that any competent garage will not be afraid to handle and maybe something that would come under the classic umbrella re: good parts availability/cost and classic insurance.

Like a blue AX?

[sierraman]

Finally got in touch with the DVLA yesterday. I felt like that guy in Midnight Express where he escapes at the end. Couldn't face using the post office, takes 4-6 weeks for fuck sake!!

[The Moog]

Like a blue AX?

 

Nice! It only seems like yesterday that Blue Axs were the official currency of PBKingdom

[Supernaut]

It's like how gold is always considered a sound investment regardless of how currency is going, on here it's blue AXs.

[Timewaster]

Hmmm. The Land Rover 70 birthday film was obviously going to be gushing, but Ranulph Fiennes calling them 'god's cars'? Spare me.

Why would God want a car if he is already everywhere? Where would he be going?

[purplebargeken]

Sorry, did someone mention a blue AX? My ears twitched.

[wuvvum]

Minor grump in relation to others' recent car-related woes, but I had to pull out fairly smartly onto the bypass this morning due to a large number of oncoming HGVs, and as I floored it I heard a hissing sound start up from the boot.  Fearing the worst, I pulled over as soon as I could (which wasn't straight away due to having a Volvo FH12 up my arse) to find that my can of GT85 had become wedged between my bike and the lip of the boot, and was merrily emptying itself all over the boot floor.  The car now absolutely fucking stinks, and will probably be worse tonight after it's been sat in the sun all day.

[beko1987]

Minor grump in relation to others' recent car-related woes, but I had to pull out fairly smartly onto the bypass this morning due to a large number of oncoming HGVs, and as I floored it I heard a hissing sound start up from the boot.  Fearing the worst, I pulled over as soon as I could (which wasn't straight away due to having a Volvo FH12 up my arse) to find that my can of GT85 had become wedged between my bike and the lip of the boot, and was merrily emptying itself all over the boot floor.  The car now absolutely fucking stinks, and will probably be worse tonight after it's been sat in the sun all day.

I've done the same with a new can of plusgas in the back of the Xantia!

[Bobthebeard]

Some local lad insists on driving on our street at massive speed. Like 60mph on a residential street, Just whams it every time. So far no dogs or children have been harmed, but only a matter of time. Local police not interested unless someone is killed. Doesn't seem right.

[davehedgehog31]

Some local lad insists on driving on our street at massive speed. Like 60mph on a residential street, Just whams it every time. So far no dogs or children have been harmed, but only a matter of time. Local police not interested unless someone is killed. Doesn't seem right.

[andy18s]

Some local lad insists on driving on our street at massive speed. Like 60mph on a residential street, Just whams it every time. So far no dogs or children have been harmed, but only a matter of time. Local police not interested unless someone is killed. Doesn't seem right.

I used to find kicking a ball across the road just in front of them used to slow them down a bit...

[captain_70s]

It's cock ends like that which have led to exhaust removing speedbumps on every residential street in the land...

 

My grump for today is having £300 in the bank a mere 7 days after being paid and having no roadworthy vehicles. The Civic has taken a turn for the worse and now sounds like a helicopter taking off, the Acclaim isn't due back till Wednesday and the Dolly's drums only arrived today...

[flat4alfa]

Some local lad insists on driving on our street at massive speed. Like 60mph on a residential street, Just whams it every time. So far no dogs or children have been harmed, but only a matter of time. Local police not interested unless someone is killed. Doesn't seem right.

 

Let plod know that him and his mates aren't taxed or insured, they'll soon be over and get in their faces for a bit

[madrat]

Let plod know that him and his mates aren't taxed or insured, they'll soon be over and get in their faces for a bit

Or tell them they are smoking dope

[fordperv]

I used to find throwing a lump hammer at them used to slow them down a bit...

Ftfy

[xtriple]

Minor grump in relation to others' recent car-related woes, but I had to pull out fairly smartly onto the bypass this morning due to a large number of oncoming HGVs, and as I floored it I heard a hissing sound start up from the boot.  Fearing the worst, I pulled over as soon as I could (which wasn't straight away due to having a Volvo FH12 up my arse) to find that my can of GT85 had become wedged between my bike and the lip of the boot, and was merrily emptying itself all over the boot floor.  The car now absolutely fucking stinks, and will probably be worse tonight after it's been sat in the sun all day.

A load  of us were out on a TRF run (bikes) and I always carried a can of 'Tyreweld' in the my tail tidy (along with tools, my wife carried the first aid kit - she got more use out of her than I did from mine. Someone was always hurting themselves on a run) and I pulled out from a particularly gnarly lane and as I accelarated up the road, I could hear 'hissing' as well. Cue several other riders coming up and waving me down.

 

The Tyreweld had burst and was covering EVERYTHING in white, sticky foam. The stuff went everywhere and wouldn't come off without one hell of a fight. Oh, and it smelled absolutely 'lovely' on the burning hot exhaust!

[binhoker668]

I've done the same with a new can of plusgas in the back of the Xantia!

I did this too.  In my Xantia.  Which had a temperamental boot catch.  And a full load (and I mean full) of house contents whilst moving.  No chance of getting to the offending can (WD40) before it ran itself empty.  Finally it did just that.  And THEN the boot catch decided to function.

Was a GR10 day.

(And no, unloading from the back doors was not an option).

[sierraman]

Let plod know that him and his mates aren't taxed or insured, they'll soon be over and get in their faces for a bit

The police won't give a fuck about untaxed cars. On our road there's at least 2-3 cars with no tax,mot etc sat at side of road. Nobody is banging on their door or clamping them.

[Parky]

Had a spare battery fall over in the boot of my Chevette. Didn’t notice for a few weeks although the spilt acid might have had something to do with the hole that appeared where the boot floor used to be

[Pillock]

Some local lad insists on driving on our street at massive speed. Like 60mph on a residential street, Just whams it every time. So far no dogs or children have been harmed, but only a matter of time. Local police not interested unless someone is killed. Doesn't seem right.

Charity shop.

Buy a cheap pushchair.

Wait for idiot in car.

Push pushchair out in front of him.

 

If hitting that at 60mph doesn't make him think then he needs banning.

[Tamworthbay]

He is lucky he isn’t around here, I cam on to moan about arsehole mother waiting with three kids at the bus stop as I went to work this morning, lass of about three on a scooter rolls backwards and into the road in front of me. Luckily I am only doing about 20mph so slammed anchors on and all was ok. Twat mother doesn’t even look up from her phone, I politely point out that her kids need looking after as they are all messing about on the edge of a road on a bend only to get the incredibly witty reply of ‘wtf is it to do with you?’, well knobhead, it has to do with me because I would have to live the fact I had killed the poor kid despite it not being my fault. Amazed that I managed to keep expletives out of my reply. Still pissed off about the lack of care now.

[Ghosty]

Santander's ATM ate my cash deposit. Calling me back tomorrow...

[BavarianRetro]

Santander's ATM ate my cash deposit. Calling me back tomorrow...

That's happened to me twice. First time I got the, "we'll call you tomorrow", crap. Three days later the money still wasn't in my account.

 

The second time, I refused to move till they fixed it. Involved the branch closing for 20 mins while they opened the machines.

[Parky]

Massive fucking scratch down side of the Micra, it's got it's marks being 23yrs old but this just pisses me off, likely can't afford to have it done all fancy like and no doubt neighbours would get the jealous even if i did.

 

Any tips to tidy it up or just say fuck it and roll with it?

Mantis scratch pen perhaps?

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/JML-Mantis-Scratch-Repair-Pen/dp/B007Y4T1SM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525365338&sr=8-1&keywords=mantis+scratch+repair+pen

 

Scratch doesn’t look as if it has gone through to the primer so this pen might work

[Ghosty]

That's happened to me twice. First time I got the, "we'll call you tomorrow", crap. Three days later the money still wasn't in my account.

 

The second time, I refused to move till they fixed it. Involved the branch closing for 20 mins while they opened the machines.

Yeah they told me 'we can't open the machines at the moment'.

It's only £5 so I'm not too arsed but I'm going to make sure I get it back.

[MarvinsMom]

bought an unworn frock for work off of the bay of fleas.

 

it came, quickly, well packed and with an e-mail off of the seller.

 

so far, so good.....

 

only it don't fit cos i is fat freaky sod, and the listing didn't mention the concelled zip up the side.....

 

own fault of course, serves me right for been a tight-wad buying 2nd hand clothes.

 

shit.....