The grumpy thread

[beko1987]

Although on the positive side I'm sure my gooner2 is worth alot less than a gaylander2! I must not get sidetracked, my mantra has always been if it breaks it goes in the bin! Will be a bit annoying but I should be able to go £1/200 into my overdraft with not much fuss, will probably get £100 for it at ASM once I've removed my headunit

 

Gareth can drive me into work whilst I look for a car, repay the favour when I did it for him for 2 months! Glad I didn't service it before shitefest now

[Datsuncog]

In other news, several times tonight my clutch pedal didn't fully raise up after being depressed... The bite point went lower too when this happened. Hooking it back up the last few mm fixed it, and other times it was utterly fine.

 

Deffo get the AA card handy. This happened on my Cortina estate which appeared to be driving fine; but shortly after - on a busy Friday afternoon - I pulled off a motorway junction and the clutch pedal went straight to the floor without disengaging the clutch and wouldn't come up again. Great fun blocking the centre lane of the M1/A1 at Sprucefield!

 

Turned out the return spring had sawed through the retaining loop on the plastic quadrant that regulates the clutch cable adjustment, taking all the tension out of the clutch. Finding the correct replacement was a ball-ache (ended up buying about four of them, all subtly different), and I can't say that fitting it (working upside-down and with no way of seeing what I was doing) was much fun either.

 

Genuinely hope that it's an easy fix for the Gooner!

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

LOL!  Still, can't fault the lad for being honest I suppose.

 

Did anything come of the smashy-window-dog-rescue incident?

You and your big gob! Just checked actually, you reminded me. They don't give a shit apparently. The owner was ticketed/charged (I missed the complete lingo in French) so they're up the creek. Lady plod read up on it whilst I was there and said not to worry. They definitely wouldn't be doing anything and the owner didn't have a leg to stand on. She did say I could get a letter from the dipshits insurance if they claim, but to ref the case number and tell them to do one....... so it all seems good.

 

I did groan inside when minime mentioned the rock throwing, but officer was cool as according to Mr B it was - a really good shot - when checking the dog incident I asked about this one too. Driver was arrested at home, video evidence from one of the oldies and others meant they had enough to charge him. Female on desk did comment I seem to attract trouble........

 

Off to keep my head down for a bit.

[Datsuncog]

I want to see everone elses now !!! 

 

 

Here y'go.

 

I wondered initially about the warning points thing too, but then forgot about it. No persecution, evidently!

[Bucketeer]

I am grumpy right now. Because under my name it has the number of posts I've made, the number of times I've been thanked and the number of warning points I've had. Zero (at the moment)

It's like for me there is an option that I might collect them, whilst nobody else seems to have that feature.

Warning points are available at a reasonable price. The usual Cavcraft Group T&C's apply.

As mentioned you can only see your own warning points, whereas I can see everybody's, and Chaseracer can see into your bedrooms.

[andy18s]

Warning points are available at a reasonable price. The usual Cavcraft Group T&C's apply.

As mentioned you can only see your own warning points, whereas I can see everybody's, and Chaseracer can see into the deepest,darkest corners of your soul.

[Pillock]

I can see into the future.

 

I'm just about to go banning a load of members based on things they've not yet said.

[bub2006]

Blue lights flashing, kingsmill inbound. Fuck sake

[chodweaver]

Autoshite mods go Minority Report. Who'd a thunk it...

[Supernaut]

Autoshite mods go Morris Minor-ity Report. Who'd a thunk it...

[dozeydustman]

In other news, several times tonight my clutch pedal didn't fully raise up after being depressed... The bite point went lower too when this happened. Hooking it back up the last few mm fixed it, and other times it was utterly fine.

 

Perplexing, can I squirt wd40 at the pedal and make it fixed? Will see what it's like tomorrow... Still drove fine mind

 

Had this on the Saab a couple of years ago. Was the little bleed tower on top of the bell housing for clutch hydraulics - just a perished o-ring but took both me and a garage months to trace.

[dozeydustman]

Had this on the Saab a couple of years ago. Was the little bleed tower on top of the bell housing for clutch hydraulics - just a perished o-ring but took both me and a garage months to trace.

 

 

Hasten to add this was a month or so after I'd had a new Master cylinder, consentric slave and DMF fitted.

[Richard]

I had it on the C5, in fact I got the car cheap with a buggered gear cable because of it. Hooking the pedal up with my foot worked for the two years or so I had the car.

[beko1987]

That's plan A tbh, if it ever starts to do it again I'll just help the clutch up. It still worked when slightly down, just had the bite point down a bit lower. Had a gander under the footwell just now and all seems fine, the spring is intact and doing it's job, so I'll leave it alone.

 

Can dip into my overdraft for an emergency car a bit if I need too, but would rather not. There's nothing on gumtree, not really anything on ebay that won't go really high when it ends, plus nothing that's as big, comfy and wafty as the gooner, nor that will do 50mpg...

 

I'll worry about that when I'm sat waiting for the AA I think! Might enter a few more roffles here and there though in the mean time if their close enough to not cost a fortune going to fetch the thing

[cros]

I want to see everone elses now !!!

 

 

Like rocking-horse shit these are mate.

[beko1987]

Swap you a fully working laguna 2 for it m8?

[beko1987]

Oh and can I raise a bug about the grammar on that '1 warning points' text? Do we have an autoshite jira project?

[Richard]

Swap you a fully working laguna 2 for it m8?

You know where to find one?

[AlabamaShrimp]

Washed the car for what's it worth and then tried to start it. Totally flat. I'd left the stupid camera plugged in...

On charge now but only got an hour till I need to take it to the show.

[Pillock]

Blue lights flashing, kingsmill inbound. Fuck sake

Shit Bub, hope it's nothing too serious!

[clayts450]

Blue lights flashing, kingsmill inbound. Fuck sake

 

Not like - whats up Bub ?

[bub2006]

Bad leg gave way. Felt down stairs. Fucked me wrist,neck,shoulder and back. Now also passing blood out of orifices what shouldn't pass blood

[dozeydustman]

Bloody hell Bub, I hope you're ok

[purplebargeken]

You dopey twat. Kingsmill is a loaf of bread innit?

[purplebargeken]

Bub is almost indestructible. 

 

I do believe we were separated at birth. Maybe.

[clayts450]

Falling down stairs is bloody lethal at the best of times.

 

It really is a lottery as to how it'll end up, and the worst bit is how long it all takes, like in slow motion  - with one working leg the odds of damage/breakage must increase.

 

Hope everything is in order, Bub, and they've found you some rubber bungs.

[bub2006]

I'll manage. Survived worse. Just a bit banged up and feeling low.

[Guest Hooli]

Blue lights flashing, kingsmill inbound. Fuck sake

 

 

You silly sod Bub, stop doing that!

 

 

Although I did laugh when I first say your post & thought 'that's a bit over the top for an emergency bread delivery'.

[bub2006]

I needed something to wrap round my bits of pig.

[oldcars]

I needed something to wrap round my bits of pig.

Take care Bub, sounds nasty.

 

As for something to rap around you pig this would do