The grumpy thread

[Lord Sterling]

Shit me man Trying to get online here is nowt less than some serious arse ache. So for the 2 weeks I've been here I've been trying to figure how to get online through the very vague descriptions my work colleagues have given me.

 

I finally managed to buy myself a wifi dongle after driving into the city. Then I ran out of credit on Saturday evening, bought some yesterday, tried to put credit on the dongle and I ran into this; Couldn't put credit on dongle through a mobile phone, then I tried the sim card in a phone and found it couldn't call out (some sim-related lock). So I finally managed it using the French landline at work. Phew.

 

Then I tried to access Autoshite and kept being diverted to this bastard ISP website which informed that I needed to shut my browser down and reload the page, all other internet pages worked but it really didn't want me to access autoshite, despite it working on my phone.

 

Wow man, seriously. France is a great place, plenty of nice women, peaceful living (I live in a village), nice weather and nice old French cars to drool over, but to do simple things like buying a mobile phone or accessing the internet requires you to go around the houses. Well, at least I've got here now.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

They love sending you around the houses for everything in France. Agree theres loads of gorgeous women everywhere mind you!!!! Its the old 'paperwork v women' balancing act.

[Cavcraft]

Women! For the first time EVER I'm within a whisker of getting a brand new car (yeah, they're all shit etc) as Mrs C said if I sorted out carpeting and flooring upstairs I could sign on the dotted line, as it were.

After an enjoyable afternoon spent looking at/daydreaming about/crossing off the list I'd mentally narrowed it down to one of two cars, and all of a sudden it's gone to a full blown redecoration of house, holidays and all kinds of shit. 

[Parky]

Know the feeling well. Sacrificed a lot of stuff last year so Mrs P could have loads of things she needed (wanted).

 

All of a sudden we also need a loft conversion, conservatory, garden redone, and holiday. Funny how we didn't need them before her expensive laptop and holiday to New Zealand.......

[sporty-shite]

Women! For the first time EVER I'm within a whisker of getting a brand new car (yeah, they're all shit etc) as Mrs C said if I sorted out carpeting and flooring upstairs I could sign on the dotted line, as it were.

After an enjoyable afternoon spent looking at/daydreaming about/crossing off the list I'd mentally narrowed it down to one of two cars, and all of a sudden it's gone to a full blown redecoration of house, holidays and all kinds of shit. 

 

Mrs Cav is a closet shiter AICMFP!

 

SRSLY, though, Billy, WTF are you thinking? Brand new car? They won't run on veg oil, you know.

[fordperv]

Women! For the first time EVER I'm within a whisker of getting a brand new car (yeah, they're all shit etc) as Mrs C said if I sorted out carpeting and flooring upstairs I could sign on the dotted line, as it were.

After an enjoyable afternoon spent looking at/daydreaming about/crossing off the list I'd mentally narrowed it down to one of two cars, and all of a sudden it's gone to a full blown redecoration of house, holidays and all kinds of shit. 

 

 

please tell me its a dacia your going for

[Cavcraft]

It's a want, not a necessity, but I've never had one and quite fancy one. You'll be delighted* to know I narrowed it down to DS3, Vauxhall Adam or Fiat 500. The Fiats didn't impress (unless you went for leather, the interiors were either vile or nasty looking), the DS salesman/showroom were pretty hopeless and the Adam sales lady had smashing tits.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Don't get me started on this

[sporty-shite]

Honestly, Billy, I've only ever bought one new car, and was gutted when I sold it and worked out how much it had cost in depreciation. It was nice to have a car where everything worked, though, but it was an expensive luxury.

 

Good choices, though, if a little feminine*.

 

 

 

 

 

*other generalisations are available.

[Cavcraft]

Smashing tits or Vauxhall Adams?

[dollywobbler]

There's a simple solution here Billy. Don't buy a new car, and don't do any DIY. Sorted! Quite why anyone would buy a brand new car is beyond me. Leave it to fleets and hire companies.

[Parky]

Ultimately I reckon it comes down to the usual new car thing of depreciation, insurance costs and tax.

 

Once you factor in the 2 bags per year depreciation on these, they start getting very expensive, no matter how low the road tax might be. However I have had a few new motors and there is a lot to be said for the guarantees and peace of mind. Be prepared for the crushing anger that comes along when it picks up its first car park ding.

 

My Seat was graffiti'd when it was three weeks old. I just froze when I saw it. Luckily it came off with soapy water. The guy next to me had a similar Seat, his was the primary target as mine had "Ryan is" on the screen.

 

His one said "Ryan is a @@@@"

 

Stupid sod next door had sacked off his girlfriend who thought a bit of criminal damage would make it all better. Silly girl.

[trigger]

I bought a brand new Clio once, by the time I got to my dad's to show him it the car was dirty, he dented the bonnet whilst closing it and I'd lost a fortune, It had only done 20 miles! .

 

Personally I'd buy a nearly new 6 month old car, at least the worse of the depreciation would already be gone.

[dugong]

Friend's Amazon estate has been smashed up by a van driver pulling out on to an NSL road without judging the distance properly. Friend tried to brake but there was still contact. 

Friend is now worried the van driver's insurance will ream him over on the valuation and \ or try and write the car off. 

This is all very upsetting. 

[cort16]

New cars should only be bought on leases or pcps as you don't get squished by crushing depreciation.

 

http://www.smartlease.co.uk/car-leasing-citroen-ds3-d-style-plus-3door.html

[Angrydicky]

Bloke who rents the garage next to mine makes me grumpy. The forecourt in front of the block of garages is very narrow, often requiring plenty of shuffling backwards and forwards to get a car into the garage. Written into the letting agreement it says no cars to be parked in front of garages...yep, he always parks his shitty 206 in front of his garage, which makes it even more difficult for me to get the Somerset in and out. He's the only one who parks there. He seems a nice enough chap but it is annoying. His garage is probably full of junk anyway, I've never seen him open it or put his car in there.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Just crash into him now and then

[dugong]

New cars should only be bought on leases or pcps as you don't get squished by crushing depreciation.

 

http://www.smartlease.co.uk/car-leasing-citroen-ds3-d-style-plus-3door.html

 

People should be banned from buying Citroens new. 

[Station]

Just crash into him now and then

 

The new fella next door parks his two trade plated cars at the back of the houses. He parks them next to each other, and there is about 6 foot of room to get past. I'm going to put a letter under each of his windscreen wipers asking him to move them as they're blocking the garages and cars wanting to come through. The only other deterrent is losing a wing mirror, which I'm surprised hasn't happened yet.

 

Minor grump is a fellow on RR getting shirty that he fannied about over scrapping of Justy and now upset that it's gone. Jesus Christ!

[quicksilver]

The doctor's surgery has just made me very grumpy. I've been suffering from hearing loss for a couple of weeks and despite regular doses of olive oil it isn't improving so I decided it was time to see the nurse and get my ears syringed. There's always a mad rush for bookings but if you ring promptly when they open at 8 you can usually get an appointment the same day. Not this time though, I hauled myself out of bed early and after 10 mins of trying I eventually got through to find they only have one nurse at the local practice and she is fully booked for the next two weeks The earliest they can do is Friday and that means a trip to their sister practice out in the sticks. Good job I'm not suffering from anything serious.

[ShiteRider]

Ainscoughs' mill in Burscough burnt down last night.

I've a lot of great memories of that place, papa ShiteRider worked there from '72 till it shut in 97/98. They've been trying to turn it in luxury flats for years, but listed status and asbestos put paid to that.........till now.

Fuckers.

[Cavcraft]

Didn't fancy the PCP thing (Captain Smarmy at BMW dealer didn't like that) as I won't have the . 'guaranteed future value' in 4 years time, I'll have pissed it all against the wall. Also it's just like leasing a car and I don't want to do that.

Missus's mate's husband works at Vauxhall and can get discount apparently so might see how much that is. I know there'll be big hit in depreciation but that's to be expected, and it's not a done deal anyhow.

The DS3 is a cracking looking car (IMHO) but surprisingly small inside.

[dollywobbler]

The DS3 is a cracking looking car

 

We're all entitled to our opinions. It's just that your opinion is wrong.

[cort16]

I dunno I see it all the time at work and the best way to lose money on a new car is to buy it with cash or using HP. You lose 20% as soon as you drive it out the door and the PCP gaurentee's you don't get dry bummed at the end of the term plus it keeps the payment down. The only reason not to do it is if you do 20k a year, which I doubt you'll do.

 

Did the ds3 you drove have the panic button on the dash that calls the emergency services? I dunno how long I could go without pushing it..

[Danblez]

Ainscoughs' mill in Burscough burnt down last night.

I've a lot of great memories of that place, papa ShiteRider worked there from '72 till it shut in 97/98. They've been trying to turn it in luxury flats for years, but listed status and asbestos put paid to that.........till now.

Fuckers.

 

This happens all too often. Much cheaper to build new than refurb as new builds are VAT exempt.

 

I spent many an hour wandering around there as a kid!

[Mr Lobster]

I actually quite like the looks of the DS3 as well. Wouldn't buy one but I do quite like them.

 

I'm in a might-buy-a-new-car situation although if its brand new it'll probably be a Dacia. Quite like the Sandero Stepway but the trouble is the petrol is a 900cc 3 pot turbo which might be great but the idea leaves me a little underwhelmed or a 1.5dci and I'm not sure the complexities of a modern diesel is something I really fancy either. If they fitted a nice 1.4 16V chucking out around 100bhp I reckon I'd be down there like a shot.  First world problems and all that...

[dugong]

Letting agents.

[tooSavvy]

Ainscoughs' mill in Burscough burnt down last night.

I've a lot of great memories of that place, papa ShiteRider worked there from '72 till it shut in 97/98. They've been trying to turn it in luxury flats for years, but listed status and asbestos put paid to that.........till now.

Fuckers.

Listed 'quayside/bonded warehouse' was torched in Newcastle, aye - frigginn 'heritage' nobbies impedeing the march of progress = MATCH of progress

 

We haz redevelopment.....

 

TS

[Rocket88]

Just crash into him now and then

 

Bloke who rents the garage next to mine makes me grumpy. The forecourt in front of the block of garages is very narrow, often requiring plenty of shuffling backwards and forwards to get a car into the garage. Written into the letting agreement it says no cars to be parked in front of garages...yep, he always parks his shitty 206 in front of his garage, which makes it even more difficult for me to get the Somerset in and out. He's the only one who parks there. He seems a nice enough chap but it is annoying. His garage is probably full of junk anyway, I've never seen him open it or put his car in there.

 

 

 

Get Ryan's ex girlfriend round with the crayons............

[Station]

This happens all too often. Much cheaper to build new than refurb as new builds are VAT exempt.

 

I spent many an hour wandering around there as a kid!

 

Buildings like this stand un-used on the Wirral and Liverpool - they become more and more decrepit until they become too dangerous and are boarded off. The council then hire shady arsonists to burn it down. Council then gives planning permission to developers (during Masonic meeting). 'Luxury apartments' fly up in two weeks.

 

All the old buildings round here get set on fire and then flats get built on the grounds. It has to all be connected.