The grumpy thread

[hairnet]

yeah but stoke.........

 

[Lord Sterling]

16 minutes ago, Lankytim said:

Step this way 

Hmmm. Interesting... was thinking more Jaguar XJ6/S-type. Yes they are shit but I like 'em.

[Inspector Morose]

1 hour ago, Lord Sterling said:

Arse. Vectra has knocking noise in engine. Sludge in oil. Engine scrap. I loved that car ☹

Still, I have the Peugeot 407 TD which I can use as leverage to buy a thirsty petrol car though.

You could always upgrade* to a more comfortable Vectra...

[Lankytim]

11 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

Hmmm. Interesting... was thinking more Jaguar XJ6/S-type. Yes they are shit but I like 'em.

I don't have one of those though. I got this S80 to break for spares but there's not really anything wrong with it, other than a non working drivers window, cracked headlight and month long MOT.

[Lord Sterling]

Cheers. I've got a couple of irons in the fire. I just need to get one deal out of the way. Plus I'm off abroad in a couple of weeks for a few days so it wouldn't be until late November before I am able to do anything. Plus I've still got the Peugeot which needs an MoT and some other bits and bobs.

[motorpunk]

1 hour ago, Lord Sterling said:

Vectra. love

Words that don't normally go together.

(Good luck with it's replacement :))

[Lord Sterling]

24 minutes ago, motorpunk said:

Words that don't normally go together.

(Good luck with it's replacement :))

Thanks. I think I might have already sourced a replacement.

That Vectra was exactly what I needed at the time. It was a wonderful car that everything I needed and more. Its just sad that its died in this way. But it did manage 230k.

[Parky]

Steroid diary day 5.  High dosage continues.  Sleep total over last 120 hours - five fucking hours.   It’s like being pissed without the urge to shout “wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!” at wheelie bins.  Current mood

 

 

If you see a man in a silver Leon being brought sandwiches by Paul Gascogne later, this may provide context

[ChampionRabbit]

Selling Volvo.

Have put three serious long distance buyers on hold in favour of another long distance buyer who now seems to have 'ghosted' me (as the k1Dz say) despite me pleading with him to let me know if he changed his mind about seeing it so I can arrange something else. Took 10 days to sort out a plan for him to see it.

Why are people so comfortable with wasting other people's time?

Selling cars on the internet makes my soul hurt.

[chaseracer]

There is but one rule: the first person to arrive with a mutually acceptable amount of folding gets the car.

[ChampionRabbit]

4 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

There is but one rule: the first person to arrive with a mutually acceptable amount of folding gets the car.

How do you manage that when all buyers are 4 hours away by car? I'm not good at it.

[New POD]

42 minutes ago, ChampionRabbit said:

Selling Volvo.

Have put three serious long distance buyers on hold in favour of another long distance buyer who now seems to have 'ghosted' me (as the k1Dz say) despite me pleading with him to let me know if he changed his mind about seeing it so I can arrange something else. Took 10 days to sort out a plan for him to see it.

Why are people so comfortable with wasting other people's time?

Selling cars on the internet makes my soul hurt.

I'm not sure.  The only car that I've had people interested from a long distance was a mini, about 9 years ago. 

From Aberdeen, Devon, Newcastle, and Kent. 

As I said to all of them, the first person standing on my drive with cash gets it. If you are coming along way, let me know when you are leaving the house and your ETA and I'll delay anyone else until you've been.  I don't want anyone to waste 12 hours in a car, but until you are on your way, it's first come first served.  I had to phone a woman at 8:30 Pm, from Aberdeen to say, "please tell me you haven't left because I've just sold it".  They were due to leave at 6am. 

[New POD]

3 minutes ago, ChampionRabbit said:

How do you manage that when all buyers are 4 hours away by car? I'm not good at it.

I take a mobile number and phone them as soon as it's sold.  

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Fucking wing mirror.  Fucking narrow road.  Fucking bloke in a fucking Focus chatting to his (presumably) fucking girlfriend rather than fucking pulling over to his side of the fucking road.  And then not fucking stopping and fucking driving off.

I've got a second-hand one on order already from eBay.  Due Monday.  Fortunately the electric heater wires disconnected at the spade and nothing has snapped or sheared in the mechanism - so I can just take the bits off the replacement rather than fucking about with trim to get it in.  Fucks me right off though.  And I've had a properly shit week and might have to drive to Devon at short notice...

[Parky]

57 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

There is but one rule: the first person to arrive with a mutually acceptable amount of folding gets the car.

Agreed.  The man who bought my Civic for $1800 and “just nipped off to get the cash, back in an hour” turned up two days later and was very miffed I had sold it for $2100 the day after he’d gone. 

[Cord Fourteener]

23 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Fucking wing mirror.  Fucking narrow road.  Fucking bloke in a fucking Focus chatting to his (presumably) fucking girlfriend rather than fucking pulling over to his side of the fucking road.  And then not fucking stopping and fucking driving off.

I've got a second-hand one on order already from eBay.  Due Monday.  Fortunately the electric heater wires disconnected at the spade and nothing has snapped or sheared in the mechanism - so I can just take the bits off the replacement rather than fucking about with trim to get it in.  Fucks me right off though.  And I've had a properly shit week and might have to drive to Devon at short notice...

Last few times I twatted my mirrors, I did each one reversing into my garage in poor light.

That ruined the wiring for the heaters and mountings for the glass but I could at least glue the mirror back in.

Then I gently tapped the wing mirror against a parked car's mirror, where upon the glass fell out and cracked all over. I stopped to pick it up and check the parked car; but even a scratch to them fortunately. But mine is pretty much toast!

Oops!

[GrumpiusMaximus]

My car came with two replacements anyway... so it's just keeping a trend.  New mirrors every 4/5 years...

[GrumpiusMaximus]

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/news/mclaren-supercar-trashed-in-sainsburys-car-park-235828/

Could be worse.

[yohan]

2 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/news/mclaren-supercar-trashed-in-sainsburys-car-park-235828/

Could be worse.

How on earth!! Shit just mounted the kerb... oh wait it was the roof of a car.

[hairnet]

cock in an audi?

how do you do that going fucking shopping

 

[CortinaDave]

A couple of weeks ago I picked up a PSVita from a charity shop for an unbelievable 20 quid. Played with it for a bit then stuck it on ebay and got 75 quid for it. What a result!

Packaged it up and left it in a carrier bag in the kitchen to take to the post office.

Crazy busy at work so I've been a bit tardy in sending it but today was the day, suddenly can't find it anywhere.

Rings my missus to ask if she'd moved the morrisons bag in the kitchen.

"Oh I thought that was rubbish, i took it out to the bins"

The bins were picked up yesterday, its gone. Now I have to refund the 75 quid and I'll probably get a neg.  

[Soundwave]

I'm currently stuck between wanting to post a rant about work, but also thinking I shouldn't because I'm fortunate to still be in a relatively decent position while others haven't been so lucky this year. It's a bit like being desperate to belch, but you're at a funeral.

[Pieman]

10 hours ago, CortinaDave said:

A couple of weeks ago I picked up a PSVita from a charity shop for an unbelievable 20 quid. Played with it for a bit then stuck it on ebay and got 75 quid for it. What a result!

Packaged it up and left it in a carrier bag in the kitchen to take to the post office.

Crazy busy at work so I've been a bit tardy in sending it but today was the day, suddenly can't find it anywhere.

Rings my missus to ask if she'd moved the morrisons bag in the kitchen.

"Oh I thought that was rubbish, i took it out to the bins"

The bins were picked up yesterday, its gone. Now I have to refund the 75 quid and I'll probably get a neg.  

And no doubt she will still blame you.

[beko1987]

9 hours ago, Soundwave said:

I'm currently stuck between wanting to post a rant about work, but also thinking I shouldn't because I'm fortunate to still be in a relatively decent position while others haven't been so lucky this year. It's a bit like being desperate to belch, but you're at a funeral.

I feel the same. A good cry with the lights off usually helps! 

I'm on annual leave next week but a close colleague has been off ill these last 2 days (hopefully not mental health issues, he suffers from those) so I'm fully expecting a call or 5 next week... 

[ChampionRabbit]

I made a pretty significant mistake at work today; 100% my fault. I feel terrible. My boss is furious, and has gone all passive aggressive quiet on me. I can't say I blame him.

2020. I don't drink, or I'd be getting smashed.

[High Jetter]

You're human, we're all fallible, and so is he. Hands up, grovel, do what you can to rectify it and hope for forgiveness. Nobody died - or did they?

[cort16]

Fuck me this Renault megane has turned into a migrane after all . I’m selling my Citroen and the only thing stopping me using The Megane daily is a very badly clunking ball joint.  It was supposed to be going to a specialist in Edinburgh but transport then Covid restrictions got in the way .

I watched a couple of videos in YouTube on how to change the bottom arm . Peace  of piss .

Of course everything Unlike on YouTube  has 200,000 miles of  m77 salty rust on them . First off the radiator support bracket turns to chocolate biscuits And crumbled into powder I had to drill the remaining bolts out as they rusted to nothing . 
The video says the ball joint is held on by a pinch bolt. Not in the RS ones they have a big nut you can’t get a socket on. Of course a spanner can’t get on it as the nut is so rusty and  it’s also seized solid. There’s no way to get a hex socket or breaker bar on it.

I decided to cut the big nut off but it’s still seized solid.
no manner or hammers or bars Or wedges hammered in will move it.

I can see it’s rusted inside the hole it goes through So it’s probably welded in there  Not helped by the taper. 

Ive soaked it in penetrating oil and left it like this in hope it cracks in the night and doesn’t fly off and smash my windscreen .

 Next stop a ball joint fork or blow torch I think .

 

Sorry for the pics they get flipped when I upload them here 

[Lankytim]

More road closures locally due to a diesel spillage, this is the third time this year that major roads have been closed due to the surface being contaminated with diesel.  Each time whoever did it has doubled back on roundabouts  and driven up and down roads so both sides are contaminated. Each time it happens the roads are closed for a week or two while contractors are arranged causing traffic mayhem. Last time it cost the council 200k+ to repair the damage. The police are studying cameras to try and find out how it's happening, if it's deliberate the culprits should be skinned alive and boiled in battery acid. 

[clayts450]

Not the A50/500 I hope ? Regular haunts of mine.

[Lankytim]

8 minutes ago, clayts450 said:

Not the A50/500 I hope ? Regular haunts of mine.

No, up the top near Hanley/Burslem.