The grumpy thread

[Wack]

Marketplace scam adverts 

It's pointless reporting them 

This is all you get , scammers paradise , I reported 10 , all obvious scams , 50k motorhomes for 6k , 40k cars for 5k 

Same message for all of them 

 

[Bren]

BM finishes tonight on ebay.

Bidder has test drive - for some reason stability warning light comes on. Turn car off and on again. Never comes back on.

Car is fine for next guy. First guy gets cold feet and says he may be interested if he can come back with a code reader. It's a 19 year old e60 ffs.

Car obviously misbehaved because it wants to stay with me.

I swear it's the last time I sell privately.

 

[High Jetter]

13 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Last Wednesday we had an MOT booked.  Because we do them by arrangement - no shows can really fuck things up and we have to be really careful to avoid a wasted journey for the driver when it could turn out there's nothing ready to go ... 

He was one of those no shows. But today, he phoned up. 9 days later... no phone call at all from him on the day..

An apology* because apparently he had a message to say his insurance had run out on that morning (?) And he didn't have any money to "buy more insurance" until today. 

Bullshit smelt. 

Anyway, the main point he had to make was "do you have any slots this afternoon to do the MOT, replace 2x calipers and the body control module?" 

Do you have any availability this afternoon.... 

Fucking no!!!! 😂

Then he says "I've checked the glass's guide and it takes 20 minutes to replace the body control module"

I immediately became angry, but thought I'd listen to what else he may have to say: 

"You need to remove the cover, undo 4x T20 screws and then...."

I responded - "let me stop you there, please don't tell me how to do the job, how long it should take, or anything like that. This is the labour rate, this is the price for the job, and we'll leave it at that. If you want to do it yourself, or take it somewhere else who can do it cheaper, go for it. 

I said, the next availablity will be... [about 2 weeks time]

"Ok" he replied.

So do you want me to book you in for then? 

"Errr, errmmm, errrr, I'll let you know on Monday" 

Argh!!! Please fuck off!!! 😂

My main thought was if he didn't have money to buy insurance on the day then how was he going to pay for the work?!

I think it's time you took down the sign saying 'Throbbers Welcomed'

[Bren]

14 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Last Wednesday we had an MOT booked.  Because we do them by arrangement - no shows can really fuck things up and we have to be really careful to avoid a wasted journey for the driver when it could turn out there's nothing ready to go ... 

He was one of those no shows. But today, he phoned up. 9 days later... no phone call at all from him on the day..

An apology* because apparently he had a message to say his insurance had run out on that morning (?) And he didn't have any money to "buy more insurance" until today. 

Bullshit smelt. 

Anyway, the main point he had to make was "do you have any slots this afternoon to do the MOT, replace 2x calipers and the body control module?" 

Do you have any availability this afternoon.... 

Fucking no!!!! 😂

Then he says "I've checked the glass's guide and it takes 20 minutes to replace the body control module"

I immediately became angry, but thought I'd listen to what else he may have to say: 

"You need to remove the cover, undo 4x T20 screws and then...."

I responded - "let me stop you there, please don't tell me how to do the job, how long it should take, or anything like that. This is the labour rate, this is the price for the job, and we'll leave it at that. If you want to do it yourself, or take it somewhere else who can do it cheaper, go for it. 

I said, the next availablity will be... [about 2 weeks time]

"Ok" he replied.

So do you want me to book you in for then? 

"Errr, errmmm, errrr, I'll let you know on Monday" 

Argh!!! Please fuck off!!! 😂

My main thought was if he didn't have money to buy insurance on the day then how was he going to pay for the work?!

A big set of trap doors in front of the desk connected to a pedal is what is needed. Any spunktrumpets can go through the floor......

[RoverFolkUs]

3 minutes ago, Bren said:

A big set of trap doors in front of the desk connected to a pedal is what is needed. Any spunktrumpets can go through the floor......

To be honest, before they even enter the forecourt 😆

[meggersdog]

On 9/21/2023 at 6:43 PM, meggersdog said:

 

The car they dropped off nextdoor which is in for MoT tomorrow is a 60 plate Mercedes C class so if it hasn't got a rotten subframe it will be getting a two page advisory list. Twat.

Well it wasn't booked in, nextdoor booked two slots neither of which were for this car. It went nextdoor because the car had no brakes. So the bloke was a lying, ignorant twat. Nextdoor have booked a slot on Thursday, maybe it's this car, maybe it's not.

[jakebullet]

I feel bad for not doing anything, but what could I do?

Was going out last night at 8pm, and cunts next door have just come back and are milling about in the street. They're also obviously pissed as fuck, so top quality drink driving. Trouble is if, n it's a big if, I could get plod interested I didn't see which was driving, and they would just claim they came back sober officer and have just got pissed in the last half hour.

[Rocket88]

27 minutes ago, jakebullet said:

I feel bad for not doing anything, but what could I do?

Was going out last night at 8pm, and cunts next door have just come back and are milling about in the street. They're also obviously pissed as fuck, so top quality drink driving. Trouble is if, n it's a big if, I could get plod interested I didn't see which was driving, and they would just claim they came back sober officer and have just got pissed in the last half hour.

By the time plod turn up ( at all ) they’ll all be sworn members of the Temperance league…..

[gm]

On 9/22/2023 at 6:46 PM, gm said:

the new Bini is on the naughty step - i pulled out a junction quickly and the cv axle shat itself - thankfully not far from home so i nursed it back whilst knocking its tits off  

double grump - i’m off work with sciatica so not exactly fit to replace the bloody thing either  

thankfully the trusty mazda can take over daily duties for the time being  

frustratingly i had the wheels off earlier today and didn’t spot the grease leaking out of the gaiter 

i took the photo as i was impressed how clean it is under there 

@DVee8 came round this afternoon and we had a go at diagnosing the bini -

my initial suspicions of the drive shaft were close, the noise was coming from that area, but was not as we thought a ruined cv joint but a rather poorly looking crank pulley dancing around on top of the driveshaft !

how the hell has this happened ? 

the pulley is 6 months old and was only fitted last month ! 

i was so astonished at finding this i forgot to examine the cv joints  but there’s enough of the pulley still fitted that the car still drives - which makes it much simpler to get it to a garage tomorrow  

[Rocket88]

29 minutes ago, gm said:

@DVee8 came round this afternoon and we had a go at diagnosing the bini -

my initial suspicions of the drive shaft were close, the noise was coming from that area, but was not as we thought a ruined cv joint but a rather poorly looking crank pulley dancing around on top of the driveshaft !

how the hell has this happened ? 

the pulley is 6 months old and was only fitted last month ! 

i was so astonished at finding this i forgot to examine the cv joints  but there’s enough of the pulley still fitted that the car still drives - which makes it much simpler to get it to a garage tomorrow  

Chinesium?

[gm]

1 minute ago, Rocket88 said:

Chinesium?

Febi, i believe- i thought they were decent quality ? 

i’ve located the invoice dated 16/8 and emailed the supplier with pics, will be interested to see what they come back with 

[Rocket88]

“ not torqued to manufacturer’s precise settings “ not our fault M8… or some such Bollingtons 

[gm]

7 minutes ago, Rocket88 said:

“ not torqued to manufacturer’s precise settings “ not our fault M8… or some such Bollingtons 

quite possibly, although it was fitted by @Peter Cs trusted garage for a not insignificant  ££  

maybe they’ll be in a happy and generous monday morning mood when they see my message ? 

[DVee8]

This is a strange one, and lucky it didn't cause any other damage.

After the finding, @gm took the Bini for a run up the street, at a reasonable speed, with no problems at all.

[gm]

1 minute ago, DVee8 said:

This is a strange one, and lucky it didn't cause any other damage.

After the finding, @gm took the Bini for a run up the street, at a reasonable speed, with no problems at all.

not sure i’ve been accused of “reasonable speed” before  the little car does go very well 

[gm]

17 hours ago, gm said:

Febi, i believe- i thought they were decent quality ? 

i’ve located the invoice dated 16/8 and emailed the supplier with pics, will be interested to see what they come back with 

i got an email from the supplier this morning, they’re going to send a replacement out - can’t argue at that service  

[Rocket88]

1 hour ago, gm said:

i got an email from the supplier this morning, they’re going to send a replacement out - can’t argue at that service  

That, in itself is a trifle worrying….😱

[dozeydustman]

Getting the Kia ready to swap for the Saab at the MoT station.

Can I find the new track rod ends for it, which I only had last on Saturday?

[jakebullet]

I'm sick of the arsehole from 10 houses away who lets his dogs out to shit everywhere on a daily basis. Last time I trained* him with a bit of negative reinforcement, aka throwing his dog shite on his focus. I've also seen Alan taking his shovel full of shite for a walk, so he obviously likes a dog shit coated car. Tried a report to council with footage of his dogs roaming n shitting. Zero response / no further way to contact.

Any top tips?

[Erebus]

2 minutes ago, jakebullet said:

I'm sick of the arsehole from 10 houses away who lets his dogs out to shit everywhere on a daily basis. Last time I trained* him with a bit of negative reinforcement, aka throwing his dog shite on his focus. I've also seen Alan taking his shovel full of shite for a walk, so he obviously likes a dog shit coated car. Tried a report to council with footage of his dogs roaming n shitting. Zero response / no further way to contact.

Any top tips?

Post it through his letterbox

[timolloyd]

4 hours ago, Erebus said:

Set fire to it, then Post it through his letterbox

FTFY

[RoverFolkUs]

4 hours ago, jakebullet said:

I'm sick of the arsehole from 10 houses away who lets his dogs out to shit everywhere on a daily basis. Last time I trained* him with a bit of negative reinforcement, aka throwing his dog shite on his focus. I've also seen Alan taking his shovel full of shite for a walk, so he obviously likes a dog shit coated car. Tried a report to council with footage of his dogs roaming n shitting. Zero response / no further way to contact.

Any top tips?

"Hocus pocus, there's dog shite on your Focus" in a Scottish accent. 

Sorry, probably not all that helpful 😂

[angle]

Enterprise. 

I have a big work meeting tomorrow. Its basically the end of two years worth of work, so I'm under strict instructions to wear a suit and tie, and get to Luton for 8am. I'm also in meetings until 10pm tonight to prepare for it. 

Now, my company has a policy where if we need to drive for work and its more than 100 miles or so, we rent a car through them. Current provider is Enterprise, and I get booked a 'Focus or similar'. In theory this is great - they're happy to drop off and pick up cars at the office or to your house at a specific time. The problem is, last time I asked for it to be dropped off at home at 6:30pm and eventually, at quarter to ten, someone dropped off a 1.0 base spec Fabia (59bhp!), with the service light on. 

So, this time I've got a 2 hour gap in meetings so I'll go and pick it up on the way to get the kids from school. I turn up, and the car park is pretty empty. I go in, give them my name and driving licence. 

'That's great, thanks very much. Um - would you mind waiting a second until my manager gets off the phone?'

Oh balls. 

Manager comes over. 'Hi angle! I was just wondering, where are you going?'

Luton.

'Oh, OK. Where's that?'

North of London.

'So...about 150 miles away?'

Yeah, that's about right. 

'Riiiiight. Its just that, we've only got one car left and its electric (she points to an e-Corsa outside). Its only half charged, so its only got about 70 miles of range. There's a rapid charger at the Shell on York Road (a couple of miles away), if you left it on charge for a couple of hours that should be enough to fill it up?'

OK, but if its half full with a range of 70 miles, then a full charge still won't get me to Luton? And I don't have time to charge it tonight and I'm already leaving at half five. 

'Yeah. Yeah, OK. Um - what about a van?' She gestures to a LWB high-top Movano outside. 

*uncomfortable silence*

'No, no, OK. Um, let me make some calls.'

Which is how I found myself waiting outside a backstreet garage in Hartcliffe for a Nissan Juke to be MOTed, with the Corsa lurking around the corner with the Enterprise manager inside, like one of those Clarkson-era Top Gear episodes where they get followed round Bolivia by a Marina or an AMC Gremlin or, um, a Nissan Juke or something in case their Porsche breaks down. 

tldr; I've got to drive to Luton in a Nissan Juke. With the service light on. Fuck my life. 

 

 

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

umm meetings until 10pm start at 8am 150 miles away- what about the 11 hours rest rules?

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, angle said:

Enterprise. 

To Boldly Go...

[Wibble]

1 hour ago, angle said:

Enterprise. 

I have a big work meeting tomorrow. Its basically the end of two years worth of work, so I'm under strict instructions to wear a suit and tie, and get to Luton for 8am. I'm also in meetings until 10pm tonight to prepare for it. 

Now, my company has a policy where if we need to drive for work and its more than 100 miles or so, we rent a car through them. Current provider is Enterprise, and I get booked a 'Focus or similar'. In theory this is great - they're happy to drop off and pick up cars at the office or to your house at a specific time. The problem is, last time I asked for it to be dropped off at home at 6:30pm and eventually, at quarter to ten, someone dropped off a 1.0 base spec Fabia (59bhp!), with the service light on. 

So, this time I've got a 2 hour gap in meetings so I'll go and pick it up on the way to get the kids from school. I turn up, and the car park is pretty empty. I go in, give them my name and driving licence. 

'That's great, thanks very much. Um - would you mind waiting a second until my manager gets off the phone?'

Oh balls. 

Manager comes over. 'Hi angle! I was just wondering, where are you going?'

Luton.

'Oh, OK. Where's that?'

North of London.

'So...about 150 miles away?'

Yeah, that's about right. 

'Riiiiight. Its just that, we've only got one car left and its electric (she points to an e-Corsa outside). Its only half charged, so its only got about 70 miles of range. There's a rapid charger at the Shell on York Road (a couple of miles away), if you left it on charge for a couple of hours that should be enough to fill it up?'

OK, but if its half full with a range of 70 miles, then a full charge still won't get me to Luton? And I don't have time to charge it tonight and I'm already leaving at half five. 

'Yeah. Yeah, OK. Um - what about a van?' She gestures to a LWB high-top Movano outside. 

*uncomfortable silence*

'No, no, OK. Um, let me make some calls.'

Which is how I found myself waiting outside a backstreet garage in Hartcliffe for a Nissan Juke to be MOTed, with the Corsa lurking around the corner with the Enterprise manager inside, like one of those Clarkson-era Top Gear episodes where they get followed round Bolivia by a Marina or an AMC Gremlin or, um, a Nissan Juke or something in case their Porsche breaks down. 

tldr; I've got to drive to Luton in a Nissan Juke. With the service light on. Fuck my life. 

 

 

 

And I had Enterprise as one of the better suppliers, fuck me that’s shit!

[Talbot]

14 hours ago, angle said:

my company has a policy where if we need to drive for work and its more than 100 miles or so, we rent a car through them. Current provider is Enterprise, and I get booked a 'Focus or similar'. In theory this is great - they're happy to drop off and pick up cars at the office or to your house at a specific time. The problem is, last time I asked for it to be dropped off at home at 6:30pm and eventually, at quarter to ten, someone dropped off a 1.0 base spec Fabia (59bhp!), with the service light on. 

It's at that point you make your line manager aware of the fact that they are not providing an appropriate vehicle for the journey being made.  Company policy be dammned, I'd be using my own car for that and claiming the 45p/mile for the entire journey.

I sometimes forget how good it is to work for a smaller company where we don't have "company policies" like this bollocks.  Posts like this remind me not to complain too much.

(he says, with a 300 mile round-trip to do tomorrow, which is both 45p/mile claimable, and being fuelled by waste veg....)

[Bren]

Facebook marketplace.

You are lucky to get a single word response should you have the audacity to enquire if a vehicle is actually for sale.

Market place is full of end of life shit that should be getting taken away by the likes of redcorn but definately not priced to reflct this.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Trying to persuade a family member that a particular car is a better fit for them than an end-of-life Alfa with 'severe underbody corrosion' listed at the last MOT when they won't listen and really want an Alfa, despite having a very limited budget and not being able to go and see said car before purchase.

Like pulling fucking teeth.

[goosey]

3 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Trying to persuade a family member that a particular car is a better fit for them than an end-of-life Alfa with 'severe underbody corrosion' listed at the last MOT when they won't listen and really want an Alfa, despite having a very limited budget and not being able to go and see said car before purchase.

Like pulling fucking teeth.

Is it because they want to be a true Petrol head or something like that?