The grumpy thread

[beko1987]

Back up to fully comp... Now paying £70 a month because they have me over a barrel. The alternative was to cancel this insurance and take out new for £38 a month fully comp... with whatever cancellation fee's came my way, which probably would have been the same.

Then hope it doesn't fully implode for the next few weeks then call up and stick £80 for the glass excess on the credit card which I really don't want to do but havent got much choice.

Monthly free money is now £20.12. I'd sit and cry if I didn't have a hoover Turbomaster to strip down and get washed as I need the fucking money more than ever!

[wuvvum]

Second hand windscreen from the scrappy and a tube of Tiger Seal would be less than that, surely?

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Second hand windscreen from the scrappy and a tube of Tiger Seal would be less than that, surely?

By the time I've smashed 3 windscreens having never done it before I'd be no better off! 

I'm hoping that once I've done the windscreen I can drop it back down to 3rd party and the price goes down! 

I did an auto glass online quote earlier and good news and bad. Bad news - £396. Good news, they do have them. I remember putting the xantias plate in when we got amys screen replaced and they said to call them for a quote... Ie no chance m8. 

I just want to get to work, half the reason the 406 got cubed was I couldn't have it off the road whilst I fixed it, I fully see why people have more than 1 car (in theory, the practise on here shows otherwise but the thought is there) 

[Stanky]

Erk, sorry this is too little too late, but if you google local indie windscreen companies they are a fucktonne cheaper than autoglass. We got a new screen for a suzuki swift (cheesewedge one) supplied and fitted for £110 about 5 years ago by a local chap who came to us. Was less than it would have been for the fully comp upgrade plus excess.

Also, would it not have been worth waiting until the week before the next MOT and if you get pulled in the meantime (fat chance) then tell the nice officer that it just happened and hope you don't get pulled by the same rozzer twice.

autoglass, like big chain bodyshops are set up to deal with insurance jobs only. its madness to go to them as a private punter, they are wildly uncompetitive. 

Sorry I couldn't have imparted this information about 12 hours ago Beko.

EDIT TO ADD - can you not investigate this tomorrow and use the cooling off period to reverse the insurance change?

[mitsisigma01]

Hi huw, what motor is requiring a screen? 

[Stanky]

Sorry Mitsisigma, not for me - for Beko who's ZX screen was damaged in a recent assassination attempt and is being reamed by the insurance herberts. I'd strongly suggest he sacks off the insurance upgrade and excess and gets a local indie glass fitter to quote for it, its probably not a lot more than the excess is, as they actually have to be competitive when chasing the private customer market, unlike sodding autoglass who are shysters.

[beko1987]

If the little chip/crack had just stayed as it was, then I'd have fully left it! But it's the same as happened with the Laguna, being in the full sun just split it further. I'll have 14 days to cool off, and reading the email I wont get charged the higher amount until next month anyway as it's too close to the bill date now.

I've never tried indie glass places, and I'm not holding out much hope but I'll have a look and see, problem is any money will have to go on the credit card, at least going via the insurance will keep it off that mostly...

[Stanky]

I am in no way associated with these companies but try:

https://www.expresswindscreens.co.uk/

https://www.yell.com/biz/screentec-windscreens-st-albans-7794135/

https://www.yell.com/biz/1st-choice-windscreens-and-tow-bars-milton-keynes-901322194/

[beko1987]

Cool, I've fired off a few enquiries, ready to be spammed to death tomorrow!

It takes the piss, because if I hadn't spent money on the ZX I'd just run it for a few more months and save for another car! But as I've invested a cambelt kit, full service and set of tyres, I sort of need to replace the windscreen now. Ah well, it's not like it's going to be sunny over the next few weeks and cause it to split right the way across... Ah fuck

[beko1987]

That was quick, quote 1 - £195+ VAT. Slightly cheaper, but I don't have £234, and am unlikely to all in one go ever really... Insurance works out £14 cheaper overall (not including if I knock the cover back down after replacement...)

I'll see what the other quotes come back as

[cobblers]

Pattern part fuel injector for a Peugeot 206. £9 off ebay from the UK, £5 from China. but I needed one today for a repair to some truck equipment.

Local motor factors had one on the shelf. £66+vat. That was at trade too, £110 full price. 

I wouldn't moan so much but I only charged £175 for the job and it took me a day and a half.

 

 

[Rod/b]

Invacars on EVERY FUCKING THREAD

[beko1987]

1 minute ago, Rod/b said:

Invacars on EVERY FUCKING THREAD

I remember when it was laguna 2's on every thread! It'll be something else soon

[The Moog]

Invacars on EVERY FUCKING THREAD

Ignore becomes your friend

[captain_70s]

On 6/26/2019 at 9:35 PM, vulgalour said:

There's no good styling reason for the rear door handles on a Dolomite to be higher and at a slightly different angle to the ones on the front, so why are they?  

BL, innit.

[Inspector Morose]

Just received a phone call. My father has passed away.

But not today. He died on the 11th and was buried on Wednesday. He stated that I couldn’t be invited as I didn’t bother with him when he was alive.

If it wasn’t for my detective work, a few years ago, in finding him after he left 30 odd years ago for a new life (which utterly destroyed a 9 year old me by the way) he wouldn’t have know I still existed. Yet I seem to be the one painted in the worst possible  light.

strange how life goes, isn’t it?

stubborn, foolish old cunt.

[Lord Sterling]

My condolences to you Andrew. If you need to a chat, let me know.  Apparently I'm in Birmingham this evening and tomorrow.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, FPB7 said:

Just received a phone call. My father has passed away.

But not today. He died on the 11th and was buried on Wednesday. He stated that I couldn’t be invited as I didn’t bother with him when he was alive.

If it wasn’t for my detective work, a few years ago, in finding him after he left 30 odd years ago for a new life (which utterly destroyed a 9 year old me by the way) he wouldn’t have know I still existed. Yet I seem to be the one painted in the worst possible  light.

strange how life goes, isn’t it?

stubborn, foolish old cunt.

Presumably not a beneficiary of his Estate, then.

[MikeR]

Got the sun in my eyes today !

[Jerzy Woking]

KTM passed its MOT with advisories. The tyres close to the limit I knew, as not changing them as i have a track day booked for next month which will see them totally shagged. Can't waste tyres even if there is only a few hundred miles left on them.

But bloody fork seal weeping! Only had them done before riding to Bratislava last year. And only a couple of weeks after the Suzuki SV failed for a blown seal, having had new ones fitted just 1100 miles earlier.

I think not using both bikes for a few months hasn"t done them any good.

 

[omegod]

Oh that was a crazy hour, driving home from work and the wife rings me to say her mum and dad have let some door knocking  gypsys do work for them, jet washing and pointing the fairly small front drive and back yard for £250, I had a bad feeling so went round to see WTF was going on as they are both in their 70's and a tad infirm. I arrived to see a unit of a young lad jet washing and asked him what had been agreed , the " contract"  was apparently now £350 to just do the front and  my father in law had said he would point the back himself ..,,,,,did he fuck , he couldn't point a fucking finger !

Apparenty his brothers had gone for sand and cement to do this "beatuful job" we'd be over the moon with.  I've heard so many horror stories relating to travellers lately I knew this was going to go massively tits up if it went any further so told him to stop, the 2 brothers return and a fair old barney ensues with them wanting £200 for the work so far and to keep the material they'd bought, they got the fact that I was quite happy to have a scrap , knew they were scamming fuckers and they were going to get nowhere on this one. Older brother appeared to relent and told his nutter kin to drop it as " She was one of ours" ( MIL is Irish) and apologised for trying it on , I end up giving them £150 for the jetwashing and to get them to fuck off peacefully , I was cheeky enough to keep the 7 bags of sand and a bag of cement though and got them to lump it round the back. 

Mother in law is fuming with me as she thought it was a great price and they were "lovely lads" but I think she's just a bit embarrassed really and doesn't understand what was really happening.  They were massive and I'm feeling a bit of a tit for going up against them but I'm massively protective of the 2 old buggers. 

Time for a drink methinks!    

 

     

 

[dozeydustman]

I appear to have had a week of trouble free motoring.

Famous last words.......

[Kiltox]

On 6/7/2019 at 7:40 PM, GBJ said:

Agreed, Not even close to the kerb.

 

That is poor parking.

The “kerb” is a doorstep, clever cunt  

[EssDeeWon]

That is very sad FPB7, really not a nice thing to happen in that way and still wrenching news being a parent, hope you're ok as can be mate.

[richardthestag]

7 hours ago, FPB7 said:

Just received a phone call. My father has passed away.

But not today. He died on the 11th and was buried on Wednesday. He stated that I couldn’t be invited as I didn’t bother with him when he was alive.

If it wasn’t for my detective work, a few years ago, in finding him after he left 30 odd years ago for a new life (which utterly destroyed a 9 year old me by the way) he wouldn’t have know I still existed. Yet I seem to be the one painted in the worst possible  light.

strange how life goes, isn’t it?

stubborn, foolish old cunt.

sorry for you fella. regardless of what happened, blood is blood. 

keep your spirits up

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, omegod said:

.....Mother in law is fuming with me as she thought it was a great price and they were "lovely lads" but I think she's just a bit embarrassed really and doesn't understand what was really happening.  .....

     

 

The word will probably be going round that she's a soft touch. And you can't be there all the time.....

[purplebargeken]

Well the heavy cold has fucked off, yay. sadly it's fucked off with 100% of my sense of taste and smell too.  FFS.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just now, purplebargeken said:

Well the heavy cold has fucked off, yay. sadly it's fucked off with 100% of my sense of taste and smell too.  FFS.

Let curry be your friend.

[purplebargeken]

Tried that mate, I can experience the sensation of heat and can differentiate between sweet and savoury but no taste or smell whatsoever, it's just weird and tedious. 

Will try more curry though

[omegod]

19 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

The word will probably be going round that she's a soft touch. And you can't be there all the time.....

 

I think MIL was just a bit too trusting, I've filled her in on a few cases recently where old dears locally were robbed blind of up to 18k which shocked her a bit. 

I did drop in the name of the obscure site I suspected they lived at and they where a bit taken aback that I knew of it which seemed to ease the resolution so hopefully it'll be ok, they were onto someone else further down the road when I left, Any further issue and I'll happily take it out on their transits.