The grumpy thread

[Zelandeth]

Oh fuck off...

That was crystal clear blue coolant 48 hours ago.

[LightBulbFun]

1 minute ago, Zelandeth said:

Oh fuck off...

That was crystal clear blue coolant 48 hours ago.

Eeeep! I dont know if "condolences" is the right word, but you have it from me! especially as it looks like its the R25?

 

[Zelandeth]

2 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

Eeeep! I dont know if "condolences" is the right word, but you have it from me! especially as it looks like its the R25?

 

Indeed.  That's two cars I currently have with blown head gaskets.  This one will likely get chucked at a garage if they'll touch it as there are only so many hours in the day.

Not overheated or anything, just oil has suddenly started to find its way into the coolant.  I don't believe there's any oil cooler or anything like that on this engine so the head/gasket really is the most likely suspect.

[LightBulbFun]

8 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Indeed.  That's two cars I currently have with blown head gaskets.  This one will likely get chucked at a garage if they'll touch it as there are only so many hours in the day.

Not overheated or anything, just oil has suddenly started to find its way into the coolant.  I don't believe there's any oil cooler or anything like that on this engine so the head/gasket really is the most likely suspect.

Yeah, given all the shit that you have been through, I really do feel for you here! like Not the R25 damn it! why cant of it happened to the Caddy or something disposable like that LOL

 heres hoping it is just an easy fix failure that just looks like head-gasket failure, maybe a lump of rust/gunk thats dislodged itself from the water jacket of the engine or something like that inlet(?) gasket failure that can happen to K Series engines

 

[Zelandeth]

To be honest I'd rather it be this one!  If it were the Caddy it would both be far more urgent and *definitely* far more expensive to sort!

[Dyslexic Viking]

I hate Grass pollen allergy.

[Sham]

Well, I got an exhaust for the lads 125, thought I'd very gently try the bolts at the engine end, as they likely won't move and will need some very gentle persuasion.

 

Instantly snapped with next to no pressure. Fuck sticks.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I hate Grass pollen allergy.

Hey! It's a fever. Get down with the kids!

[Metal Guru]

The NC500. 
Here’s an idea. Instead of having people explore the vastness of the Scottish highlands independently and spread out, suggest a set route for everyone to follow likes lemming so it’s virtually a continuous traffic jam, just like SE England that you wanted to escape from .

For further idiocy ,get  everyone do it in a camper van including the most difficult section of road in the whole country. Big line of vans at the bottom of Bealach na Ba (Applecross) tonight , presumably all with cooked brakes.

And what is it with British people who can’t fathom how single track roads work when virtually every foreigner seems to be fine with them?

[Remspoor]

I do hope that these cars were well beyond saving. There are certainly some rare cars being used.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-somerset-65974392

Scrapped vintage cars have been used to recreate Stonehenge in an art installation at Glastonbury Festival.

Research shows that Mutoid Waste Company likes to use older cars in their art*

[MorrisItalSLX]

Looks to be mostly Jag XJs of the XJ40/X300/X308 vintage with a few oddities mixed in.

[Supernaut]

12 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

The NC500. 
Here’s an idea. Instead of having people explore the vastness of the Scottish highlands independently and spread out, suggest a set route for everyone to follow likes lemming so it’s virtually a continuous traffic jam, just like SE England that you wanted to escape from .

For further idiocy ,get  everyone do it in a camper van including the most difficult section of road in the whole country. Big line of vans at the bottom of Bealach na Ba (Applecross) tonight , presumably all with cooked brakes.

And what is it with British people who can’t fathom how single track roads work when virtually every foreigner seems to be fine with them?

I'm surprised you haven't seen a certain idiot in a black E36 the past few days...

I went over to Applecross the other day, but went to look at the harbour instead of going up and over.

[iainrcz]

Why can't I just do stuff?

I want to move my phone to an EE unlimited data contract and cancel my home broadband. I've been wanting to do it for months, but I just can't bring myself to do it.

[Zelandeth]

Just had a phone call from our old friends at Adrian Flux.  Which is never a good sign.

I had chased them up yesterday regarding a windscreen replacement.

Their nominated repairer has been (unsuccessfully) attempting to source a replacement windscreen for my VW Caddy for several months now following it getting cracked.  Which I attempted to resolve through the glass cover on my insurance, as any normal person would.

Apparently the screen has been on indefinite back order since the event, and there's no indication of when that might change.

They wanted to update me on things, because if they are unable to resolve things before it hits the six month mark since the case was opened, their policy is due to the age of the vehicle automatically to close the case and mark the vehicle as a total loss...

Yes, Adrian Flux want to write my car off because they can't find a windscreen for it.

Suffice to say I told them where to stuff their automated proceedure and would sort it out of my own pocket instead.  They are "Consulting with a manager" to see if it's possible to abandon a case in progress.

Give me strength...

[High Jetter]

What if  you find one, will they pay for it and the fitting?

[Zelandeth]

That sounds way to sensible for this mob...and likely far too complicated.

Just keeping my fingers crossed that they can cancel the claim procedure (since when was glass even dealt with through the main claims channels?) and just let me sort it myself.

Not holding my breath though given prior experience with this particular company.

[barefoot]

Problems with Adrian Flux, eh?

[High Jetter]

Am I missing something?

https://ukcarglass.co.uk/book/?window_id=5055&make=volkswagen&model=caddy&year=2002

[Zelandeth]

56 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Am I missing something?

https://ukcarglass.co.uk/book/?window_id=5055&make=volkswagen&model=caddy&year=2002

Yeah, it took me about 5 minutes to find one too.

They're just getting told to shove it and I'll sort it myself.  

Hopefully the supervisor I speak to on Monday will grasp that simple concept.

[High Jetter]

5? Took me less than 1, I reckon

[RoverFolkUs]

Sounds like they're looking through a drinking straw with 1 eye rather than a pair of binoculars, or indeed monocular, during their search for the windscreen.. 😆

[Zelandeth]

Had another call this morning, and after spending nearly 30 minutes on the phone transferred to four different people trying to get them to understand that there had been no accident and that this was an ongoing issue with a glass claim, I've got them to drop it.  Apparently whoever I spoke to yesterday had changed the claim type to being accident damage.

According to the "supervisor" they have no facility to cover costs if I arrange my own repairs, and to be honest after how much stress and hassle this has been so far it's just not worth even trying.  I'll just sort it myself out my own pocket.

Moral of the story: Adrian Flux are utter shit.  Oh, wait...I already knew that.  Never mind!

[cobblers]

Went over to our old house today to clear the last few bits out and cut the grass as it's hopefully gone next week. 

It's been empty about 7 or 8 months, the grass is pretty long. Nextdoors filthy fucking awful cat has been using the small lawn as it's personal litter tray, there's a massive pile of stinking turds on one corner. Horrible septic animals. 

If I was to let my dog wander across and shit on their lawn, I'd be the bad guy!

[barefoot]

Multi Grump - What the fuck was this thread doing on page two? Are we not collectively as grumpy as we should be?

A couple of weeks ago, my garage door handle snapped off. It's made from what used to be called monkey metal, something that I understand now has to be referred to as spelter. A few days passed by before I thought to order a replacement, beginning at £31 I soon found one for a tenner inc postage on ebay. Much to my amazement it turned up promptly and was the correct part. My mechanical skills are utter shite & it took another couple of days before I ventured out for a look at the garage, but by simply unbolting an 8mm bolt & pulling a split pin, I successfully removed the old unit. Would the new fucker go through the slot that the old one had come out of? Would it fuck as like. More grumbling ensued, a cup of tea later and in temper I phoned the first apparently* local garage door repairer that the internet offered. https://gdfcastledonington.co.uk/garage-door-automatic-opener-repair.php Cheery woman answered, 'Yes, we'll have a chap out this very afternoon, he'll give you a quote & can do the work there & then'. Alarm bells began to ring. Phone rang at 15:00 & a bloke announced that my fitter would be there within the hour & he was, a nice bloke who had a look and told me he'd phone the office who would call straight back with a price... Ring ring, "Well sir, with the VAT it comes to one oh eight'. 'ONE HUNDRED & EIGHT POUNDS', I ejaculated! "I'd have given you forty or even fifty at a push but you are taking the piss" I hung up & went back out to speak to the lad in the van, I apologised for wasting his time & thanked him for coming so promptly. The fair wife then emerged from the house with the phone, she told me there was a bloke on the phone wanting to do a deal. "I was going to offer you a special deal, but you hung up on me". "Yes, and I'm going to hang up on you again".

About five minutes later, the lad in the van knocked at my door and said, "Although I can't re-connect the cable, I could refit the handle for you & you might like to give me a tip, but technically I won't have completed the job so it won't go against the terms of my contract'. I gave him a couple of tenners & he connected the cable as well.

Apparently you simply have to bend a bit of the original garage door bracings.

Chancing bastards - and their Trustpilot page appears to have gone AWOL.

[barefoot]

And my fucking cat has punctured the paddling pool & pissed in it.

[chaseracer]

1 hour ago, barefoot said:

Multi Grump - What the fuck was this thread doing on page two? Are we not collectively as grumpy as we should be?

First time that's ever happened! 😁

[wuvvum]

Well that's less than ideal.

Went out in the Mondeo earlier and when I got back I noticed a substantial carbuncle in the nearside front sidewall.  So it's booked into the local tyre place on Friday to have a shiny new ditchfinder fitted, and I am once again astounded by my ability to lose money even on cars that are apparently ridiculously cheap to buy.

[richardmorris]

16 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Well that's less than ideal.

Went out in the Mondeo earlier and when I got back I noticed a substantial carbuncle in the nearside front sidewall.  So it's booked into the local tyre place on Friday to have a shiny new ditchfinder fitted, and I am once again astounded by my ability to lose money even on cars that are apparently ridiculously cheap to buy.

Some impressive kerbing and a split in the wall too.

[Dyslexic Viking]

I've had one of those days. Struggled with an injector on a tractor and got a lot of new problems that I didn't think were possible so thats not fixed.

But the big problem is a terrible toothache. I have to find a dentist as soon as I can afford it as this is no longer bearable and I am not looking forward to it as several teeth need to be pulled.  So right now I feel like I've been hit hard in the head as everything hurts.

[Popsicle]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I've had one of those days. Struggled with an injector on a tractor and got a lot of new problems that I didn't think were possible so thats not fixed.

But the big problem is a terrible toothache. I have to find a dentist as soon as I can afford it as this is no longer bearable and I am not looking forward to it as several teeth need to be pulled.  So right now I feel like I've been hit hard in the head as everything hurts.

Orajel is very good for masking toothache https://www.orajel.co.uk/orajel-extra-strength/

Might make it more bearable till you can get to a dentist.