Parky Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Have you any existing relationship with HSBC or M&S Financial Services? Wonder if some bizarre transfer has taken place. Maybe they will put £10k in "your" account at some stage!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 A Nigerian Prince wants to be your friend and give you money(only after you give him some first). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Ever been to Panama?.... .. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Car adverts that don't list a price and then when you ask the price you get "open to offers"It's a knackered Corsa not some piece of fucking priceless art Even worse when making an offer and getting "no I've been offered more" strangeangel, cort16, fred and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 My response to that is invariably, "Really, and you didn't take it?!", always said with a sort of chuckle. And followed quickly with, "I'd phone him back. Bye.". fred, Kiltox, chaseracer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I hate that too. It's like they somehow think they're outwitting the tried and tested system of just asking a price for something and they'll somehow end up with more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Managed to tweak my back at work today, it's been three years since I last had hassle but needed spinal,injections that time. It is bloody painful but not as bad as last time so hoping it will settle. Bloody typical it happens just after I have got a new car that needs a load of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Been out and about trying to buy a Mini convertible for Mrs T. Looked at six cars in total and probably spent the same amount as our budget on fuel. Two observations:1. Does no-one keep a service history, or bother servicing, any more? And by FSH I mean stamps and invoices. Not, as two garages tried to show me, a sheaf of crumpled RAC breakdown reports, and in one car, an on board service indicator proudly flashing away that the car was due a service -20,000 miles ago! 2. Do garages not do deals any longer? One example ticked all the boxes, but the fact it had four bald (but at least matching) tyres. When I say bald, I mean not legal, too. Price: £2850 I offer £2650 cash, expecting to have to come up a bit, meet in the middle. Their best deal? £2850 michael1703 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 After my Mum passing away four weeks ago and having to explain death to my right year old son I've got the double whammy of his other dotimg grandmother shuffling her mortal coil while they're all away on holiday in Scotland. For once I actually feel empathy with my ex wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Power companies: is there one that isn't UTTERLY SHIT? fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Power companies: is there one that isn't UTTERLY SHIT? Ovo is one I use and don't hate ... I think we had a discussion on them last year in the open forum edit: http://autoshite.com/topic/21608-energy-suppliers chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sorry to hear that WTC. My grump seems somewhat trivial but here goes anyway. Took smallest Lobster to swimming lesson. Two of the other kids in the pool belonged to one of the other parents sat waiting. The kids names - Porsha and Texas. I mean FFS. This is the north of England dammit. Slartibartfast, Lacquer Peel, Alexg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Stupid danepak, do they think we are stupid? The car is hanging off the cliff at an obscene angle but the bacon doesn't slide to the end of the frying pan! Idiots. michael1703 and Mr A Lawrence 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Did a heater resistor on a scenic 2 today . Jesus wept ! The customer is a google mechanic and said you can do it through the speedo hole and gave me the spiel from the supplier of the resistor . Sneaky fuckers show you pics from the grand scenic with much larger clocks . So on the std one you need to drop the steering column and most of the rh dash lowers . Just NoNeed ! michael1703 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbennet Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sorry to hear that WTC. My grump seems somewhat trivial but here goes anyway. Took smallest Lobster to swimming lesson. Two of the other kids in the pool belonged to one of the other parents sat waiting. The kids names - Porsha and Texas. I mean FFS. This is the north of England dammit. Possibly where the two little darlings were conceived. Still to be fair they didn't just consult the top 20 chart for the name of some twerp warbling out modern shit music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairkens Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Planning for their future careers in the adult entertainment industry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Possibly where the two little darlings were conceived. Still to be fair they didn't just consult the top 20 chart for the name of some twerp warbling out modern shit music. twins at a party my daughter went to were called storm and cloud, I joked that the younger kid could be called drizzle, it didn't go down well. Angrydicky, Lord Sterling, Rocket88 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Did a heater resistor on a scenic 2 today . Jesus wept ! The customer is a google mechanic and said you can do it through the speedo hole and gave me the spiel from the supplier of the resistor . Sneaky fuckers show you pics from the grand scenic with much larger clocks . So on the std one you need to drop the steering column and most of the rh dash lowers . Just NoNeed ! Mr A Lawrence, fred, The Moog and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Been out and about trying to buy a Mini convertible for Mrs T. Looked at six cars in total and probably spent the same amount as our budget on fuel. Two observations:1. Does no-one keep a service history, or bother servicing, any more? And by FSH I mean stamps and invoices. Not, as two garages tried to show me, a sheaf of crumpled RAC breakdown reports, and in one car, an on board service indicator proudly flashing away that the car was due a service -20,000 miles ago! 2. Do garages not do deals any longer? One example ticked all the boxes, but the fact it had four bald (but at least matching) tyres. When I say bald, I mean not legal, too. Price: £2850 I offer £2650 cash, expecting to have to come up a bit, meet in the middle. Their best deal? £2850 No excuse for a dealer for not having a code reader to reset the service indicator. People don't keep bills, and you can't trust a stamped up service book. I don't haggle on price, I haggle on condition. That WILL need 4 new tyres, they will need to be run-flats and they need to be continentals, Pirellis or mitchelins. Plus it will need a full service, and new disk and pads, and this scratch sorting. Get all that sorted and get me a 12 month warranty and 12months MOT and 6 months tax and I'll give you £2850 cash. When we bought our Bini it was bought on a whim, based on the colour, we didn't need to buy one, and just happened to see it as we drove past. No research was done. I didn't want to buy it because of the rear lights, and in the end we haggled on bodging the dented bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I can't understand people like that, I really can't. I wouldn't walk into a Jag dealer, look around an F type, and when informed that the car is £30k turn round Mike Brewer style and offer a Costa Coffee loyalty card with nine stamps on it and hold out my hand expectantly.New F type for £30k? Where do I sign? They start around double that methinks. Still would though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Portia is a real name (unless it was actually spelt Porsha) - there was a fit blonde on Ally McBeal (how 90s am I?) with that name. I think she is actually a lady who likes other ladies. Texas though, what the fuck? With you on that one. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 The name of John Cleese's daughter in A Fish Called Wanda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Possibly where the two little darlings were conceived. Still to be fair they didn't just consult the top 20 chart for the name of some twerp warbling out modern shit music.Texas Homecare, at that.. mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Possibly where the two little darlings were conceived. Still to be fair they didn't just consult the top 20 chart for the name of some twerp warbling out modern shit music. Blackpool and Zafira, surely? There's two over the road from us called Tiger and Diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 mates dog is called diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Possibly where the two little darlings were conceived. In that case wouldn't their names be "back seat of corsa" and "nightclub toilet" Tamworthbay, Cavcraft and mercrocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 'My wife/girlfriend/partner/husband/boyfriend is my soul mate/life partner/makes me complete/has changed my life...' Yeah, cheers for telling us that every two pissing minutes on social media, Captain Insecure. Lacquer Peel, mercrocker, Lord Sterling and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 mates dog is called diesel.Mine's called 'Mini' as it won't run in the rain. dome, mercrocker, anonymous user and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Been out and about trying to buy a Mini convertible for Mrs T. Looked at six cars in total and probably spent the same amount as our budget on fuel. Two observations:1. Does no-one keep a service history, or bother servicing, any more? And by FSH I mean stamps and invoices. Not, as two garages tried to show me, a sheaf of crumpled RAC breakdown reports, and in one car, an on board service indicator proudly flashing away that the car was due a service -20,000 miles ago! 2. Do garages not do deals any longer? One example ticked all the boxes, but the fact it had four bald (but at least matching) tyres. When I say bald, I mean not legal, too. Price: £2850 I offer £2650 cash, expecting to have to come up a bit, meet in the middle. Their best deal? £28501) it seems that way - amount of cars that pass through my hands with missing history is pretty shocking. Better than faking it I suppose. 2) I'd never offer a car to a customer with bald tyres but don't usually have much room for negotiation in my pricing either... Margins are tight and with the race to the bottom on price that the Internet encourages a lot of cars are priced to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Possibly where the two little darlings were conceived..[/i]Well the aisle did say Screw mercedade and robinmasters 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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