The grumpy thread

[beko1987]

I didnt do anything wrong! Was in L2 of 3 on the sliproad, with an arctic in L1. Lights went green just as I came up to them so planned to just sail through and pull infront of the arctic a little way ahead. Was level with the van in L3 when he pulled across me, luckily my wafer thin front pads work still!

 

I was where the astra is, van was where the jag is and the lorry was where the lorry is. All lanes continue around the roundabout and onto the A404, so no reason for him to dive into L2 whilst I was there. No 'merge in turn', nothing

 

He then took offence at my honking of my horn to alert him to my presence, so on the dual carriageway he speed matched me. I saw red and fucked him about as much as he had me. Speeds were a giddy 40-45mph as is often the way on the bypass at 7.15.

 

Fuck him, I;ve had cheesecake now, feel much better!

[dollywobbler]

I saw red on Saturday at Pride of Longbridge. Big queue to turn into the lane for the road the event was on, and some fat prick in a Vectra decided to queue jump. "I'll just dive in ahead of that stupid yellow car," he thought. "Piss off," says I, muscling in to prevent him from doing so. He winds his window down and made some odd noises like a mooing cow, which might have just been Brummie. I gloried in my 'win.'

 

For about two seconds, until I realised that he'd just gone for the space behind me, and our battle was therefore pretty much pointless. Why waste the energy?

[rml2345]

For about two seconds, until I realised that he'd just gone for the space behind me, and our battle was therefore pretty much pointless. Why waste the energy?

On reflection clashes with other road users do seem a bit pointless but in the heat of the moment it matters that you've defended your bit of road space. I think we've all seen red at some point like that, it's human nature I suppose.

[HH-R]

I got grief off a woman the other day who was tailgating me whilst I was going over some nasty speed bumps, I was slowing to 20 for them but trying to get as close to 30 as I could between (which still feels like it's smashing your car to bits!). I could tell my speed was irritating her so I waited until there was nothing coming the other way, boshed on the indicator and pulled up so she could drive straight round me without having to even slow down.

 

Only she was so close she couldn't see what was or wasn't coming so stopped behind me, then tooted and starting shouting something, she was mouthing off for a good 30 seconds (not that I could hear or understand any of it) then tore off into the distance.

 

I didn't even say anything back, I hope she felt like a right charlie later on.

[meshking]

The trouble I have with these all too often occurrences is that I take them far too personally. I was driving down past a load of parked cars and someone pulled straight out in front of me from a side road that was hidden by the line of parked cars.  I tooted and he carried on for a bit in front of me then realised that it was only me in the car. So he stopped his car and him and his mate got out shouting "don't you fucking beep at me", "get out the car" etc. Left me in quite a state of shock.

 

There seems to be a lot of people on the road having bad days that are all too keen to take it out on anyone else.

[The Moog]

Best road manners i have seen are in Cambodia. They just get on with it, plus drive a lot slower.

 

I saw a guy drunk on a scooter come pelting round a corner and wiped out taking out 2 other scooters. Guy got up apologised and helped the others up. They straightened each others bikes, guy apologised again they all laughed and off they went.

 

This country would mean at least insurance claims, if not fisticuffs...

 

In some ways we are so backward

[twosmoke300]

HH-R - is there a chance given the website were on and therefore your choice of car , that your brake lights arent working ?

 

[dollywobbler]

Funnily enough, I almost got rear-ended in the BX earlier. Was in town, spotted a place, indicator on and slowed down, but the van behind slammed the anchors on and left no possibility of me doing a reverse park due to his inattention. Happily, there was another space just ahead that I could get into front-first. I think I need a 3-wheeled Reliant. Ultimate machine for frontwards parking, as there's no nearside front wheel to hit the kerb with.

[beko1987]

I get that when I park at my mums. Despite indicating, then hazards, then pulling into the other lane so I can reverse straight people still go right up my arse or even try to go round

 

I just sit there now until they reverse. Cars behind you? Tough, shouldnt be such a dick and leave some room!

[Spiny Norman]

The way I've learned to cope with that scenario is to indicate, slow down then stop briefly AT the space I want to pull into, then move forward and quickly reverse in.

People behind usually get the message and if they don't, fuck 'em.

[Mr Livered]

I think I need a 3-wheeled Reliant. Ultimate machine for frontwards parking, as there's no nearside front wheel to hit the kerb with.

 

That's a good point; I hadn't considered that advantage of the three-wheeler.

 

I quite fancy a Reliant, but I don't think I can have one because so many of the lanes around here have a strip of grass down the middle, so the front wheel would be off-roading whilst the back ones were on tarmac. I can't imagine that would be a comfortable way to drive.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I didnt do anything wrong!!

yeah you did, you took this guys mistake and instead of thinking 'what a bell end' then forgetting about it and carrying on with your journey, you made a massive song and dance about it, leaned on your horn for 3 minutes (really?) and attempted to dish out some road justice of your own. I would suggest you are the worse driver in this scenario. Just my opinion like.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

I get that when I park at my mums. Despite indicating, then hazards, then pulling into the other lane so I can reverse straight people still go right up my arse or even try to go round

 

I just sit there now until they reverse. Cars behind you? Tough, shouldnt be such a dick and leave some room!

 

Must admit doing that once. I thought the car in front was indicating to go round the next corner rather than reverse park so I drove right up behind him. Instantly realised what I'd done, but it was my first day with the car and I just couldn't get the bugger to go into reverse. Of course the stress of the guy hooting and another car arriving behind me didn't help. 

 

I must have looked a right oblivious twat. We need something in addition to a horn to signal "yeah, I know, I've screwed up, give me a second here". 

[vulgalour]

I have overdone it over the past couple of weeks and now my wrist and hand won't work.  My own stupid fault, I know I shouldn't try and do so much, but now I can't even hold a pencil, stupid recurrent injury.  Also, I've been getting chest pains for a good portion of this year and with a family history of heart failure and angina I'm thinking I should really get that checked out just in case, knowing me it'll probably just be indigestion.

[daveb47]

Slk hasnt been used for about a month,now got totally flat battery.

Tried to start it with jump leads,one set melted,other set fell to pieces.

My son has our only decent set in his 3 week old car for some reason.

[mat_the_cat]

I have overdone it over the past couple of weeks and now my wrist and hand won't work.

 

I get that too, but I blame it on the internet in my case.

[Cavcraft]

'It's too expensive, they're cheaper on eBay'

 

'Was there any advisories on the last MOT?'

 

'How much service history have you got?'

 

'Can you drive it back for me/meet me at bus station/railway station/pub in town/drive it back for me?'

 

'Can I come and look at it tonight and tomorrow?'

 

All this for a fucking £275 car with 6 months tax. And all from the same person. Patience has now expired.

[Cavcraft]

And verily said knob warbler has cried off. Sick of stupid fucking questions about a dirt cheap car I told them if they wanted the perfect motor they'd have to spend 4 times this much. Then they (as I predicted) got all shirty and told me to shove it!

 

I sit absolutely heartbroken that some penniless moron hasn't bought it

[beko1987]

When I get £300 together and need a new car I'm coming to you I think!

[sporty-shite]

I've been getting chest pains for a good portion of this year and with a family history of heart failure and angina I'm thinking I should really get that checked out just in case, knowing me it'll probably just be indigestion.

 

Yes. You should get it checked out. If it's indigestion, they might prescribe some omeprazole. If it isn't, you might avoid a good chunk of serious illness or even death.

 

Whichever outcome, you will have a win.

 

Verdict: don't fuck with chest pain.

[brickwall]

Aye, a quick visit to the quack will sort things out. Prolly just diet etc.

 

My moan, forgot it's a f'ing holiday so my parts won't be here until Tues. Fucking bollox to this.

[cort16]

So I was getting out this 5 series tonight and it goes BONNNG! and an oil can comes up on the dash. It's telling me it needs oil so I check the dip stick and it's just dropped off the min line but I notice there's still liquid oil around the filler like it's been topped up on the last month or so. Odd, so I look underneath and there's a few drips of oil under the car. Brilliant. I'm going to see if I can get it up on a ramp tomorrow and get the trays off and hope it's a sump plug or something rather than a crank seal. I bought the car from a trader but that's probably worth the square root of fuck all in trying to get him to cough for the repairs.

[Cavcraft]

What engine is it, Glenn? I'm pretty sure the 3 series with the 1.9 lumps were notorious oil pissers, I had an E46 that spewed it out like there was no tomorrow.

[cort16]

It's the 2.2 straight six, which is a pretty decent engine by all accounts and it's done 90k ,which isn't a huge mileage.

Those 1.9's piss oil out of the oil filter housing and a quick google shows up that these have a similiar issue and you need to replace the oil filter housing gasket. Looks reasonably involved.

[Junkman]

...but it was my first day with the car and I just couldn't get the bugger to go into reverse.

 

Yeah, you really should sort that shift linkage in the Rover.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Ha! I deliberately left it vague but of course it was the Rover.

[Squire_Dawson]

The Tony Blackburn Chat Show. It used to be called 'Pick of the Pops'. Bring back Dale.

[daveb47]

Son has just got himself a Vauxhall Insignia

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vehicles/vauxhall-range/cars/insignia-sports-tourer/overview.html

Went for a drive in it this morning and i quite like it.....

[cort16]

When I fitted the speedo drive to the cortina I was caught unawares of the fact that removing the plug that holds the speedo drive in would make all the gearbox oil piss out, down my arm into my arm pit and generally stink up the whole lockup. After fitting the old plug in I found it was leaking so ordered a new one from the interwebz. As we all know gearbox oil is boke enducing so when I had to do the same job to fit the new plug I was prepared with a sawn off coke bottle and a funnel to capture all the oil. It all went to plan, no oil in the arm pit, no oil on working shop floor.

New plug was fitted with no leaks. Result. I went to top up the gearbox oil and while lieing under the car managed to kick over the coke bottle I thought I'd put in a place of safety (the floor) with all the oil in it . It went pissing everywhere including up the trouser leg of my overalsl. Gaaargh, pissy stinking gearbox oil. I really hope that's the end of it. I need to get some sand or something to mop up what's left of the spillage as the workshop stinks!

[scruff]

 On Landy forums you'll see people going on about how they love the smell of EP90. They must be mentally ill. It's the worst smell in the world.