The grumpy thread

[beko1987]

Its pissing it down here. No boot sales in the morning then

[rml2345]

^ There's nothing quite as miserable as a car boot sale in the rain.

[beko1987]

Apparently it is on, although I've got someone buying a dyson off me at half 9 so may send SWMBO and Eva off without me and go find them later.

 

Our local one gets called off at the slight whiff of rain as the woman doesn't like her field getting ruined. Theres only been about 3 this year

[vulgalour]

I guess she just can't stand making money.  Must be terrible for her.

[Cavcraft]

Punto will need a couple of tyres soon. Looked on eBay, there's one up the road in Ellesmere Port a Michelin which I won for a tenner. Happy days!

 

 

 

 

Except not so happy days, as I got the wrong size. Oh well, I'm not going to cock on the bid, it was my fault not the seller's, so I'll just lob it in the back of the garage until I may need it one day.  

[beko1987]

The meriva went into full on limp mode earlier, engine light flashing the lot just as SWMBO got to work. Me and a mate went over to look at it, and it fired up fine,so my mate took it for a hoon with me following in the ZX just incase I needed to push him to safety, and we lobbed a tenner in as it was low and all seems fine. It's time is VERY near I think... the rattle from the bottom of the engine that goes once the oil gets to it is getting worse

[twosmoke300]

Engine light flashing is a misfire . Usually coil pack on those

[beko1987]

Yey that sounds expensive!

 

It happened again this morning. 4 miles from stone cold and it kangerooed and the engine light flashed and it went into limp mode. SWMBO got halfway down our road so I pushed it further down, then it fired up fine so she parked it.

 

I bought one of those bluetooth obd scanners this morning, and will put torque on my nexus when it arrives. After a brief google the throttle body, breather pipes and EGR have come up. I 'll get under there tonight and have a look at them all just to rule them out. Luckily she hasnt got to go anywhere this week, and I can take ther to work this weekend if needed.

 

Orl Vauxhalls R Shit...© autoshite

[Caffiend]

Meaningless drivel masquerading as sympathy. It's akin to "Diana syndrome" - you don't give a flying fuck about me, you just want to look "caring", your response to my query ('nother forum) was completely fact-free and DON'T fucking call me "hun". Right, I'm off to find a bucket.

[sporty-shite]

Meaningless drivel masquerading as sympathy. It's akin to "Diana syndrome" - you don't give a flying fuck about me, you just want to look "caring", your response to my query ('nother forum) was completely fact-free and DON'T fucking call me "hun". Right, I'm off to find a bucket.

U OK HUN?

[Caffiend]

U OK HUN?

Ur doin it wrong.

 

The post needs to be at least 2 paragraphs and include the following:

1. statement that you are unable to provide any practical solutions whatsoever, but you still completely understand how I feel

2. a vague hope that I'll get an answer without providing any pointers on where this might be found (see 1)

3. an underlying assumption that I actually care about just getting a response, even if it's patronising and useless

[beko1987]

Engine light flashing is a misfire . Usually coil pack on those

After some hardcore googling I'm leaning towards the coil pack. Will get under the bonnet and have a look around tonight, and go for a drive and try to replicate the issue but it all adds up:

 

OK on low power - amy dives straight into rush hour coming out of work for about 3 miles before the road quietens and speed can be applied

Engine light comes on when warm

Any power applied then makes it shit itself and flash the eml and chuck limp mode on - theres a roundabout at the end, accelerating away from this seems to do it, last night in reverse she turned left into the road to her work, probably booted it then too and it went.

pulling over for 5-10 minutes and it's fine again - it must be cooling down

 

Anyone got a good coil pack? Found one on ebay but I'd trust a good one that comes from a shiter more! I'll wait for my code reader to arrive just to be sure, but will have it off and give it a visual check to be sure!

[Cavcraft]

U OK HUN?

You know what birds are like mate, maybe her Hoover has broken or something?

 

 

JK

[Lord Sterling]

Car insurance (unsurprisingly)

 

Been on a few car insurance sites including some of those money supermarkets sites. I've decided to go fae fully comp cover as I may take the Coupe to France. All the quotes have gone bloody expensive again, no change from 7/8 years ago when I was still getting quotes for £1k+

 

Cheapest quote I got was £700+ because I opted to pay monthly. Looks like I won't be taking the Coupe with me this time, even temporary car insurance wanted £500 for 28 days cover.

 

I think I'll stick to a classic policy for the duration I'm in England. Seems to be the cheapest way so for.

[vulgalour]

is there not some weird loophole on some policies where you have UK insurance with Euro cover for 'holiday use' providing you come back to the UK for a weekend in every 4 months or something? I'm sure I've come across this when insurance seeking and wondering how that would be of any use ever.

[dave21478]

Generally speaking, all UK policies will cover you in Europe. If you are fully comp or TPFT in UK, then cover in Europe will be at the same level, but for how long depends on the insurer - some are 2 weeks, many are 30 days and some are 60 or even 90 days. Beyond those time periods, you are still covered in Europe, but at the minimum legal level in whatever country you are in, which is third party only pretty much everywhere.

 

Always best to check your own policy wording though, as they vary on an almost random basis, and what applies to one person may not apply to someone else even if they are insured by the same company.

[Bobthebeard]

Burning smells when driving older cars!

A horrible smell of burning rubber/plastic that didn't go away recently whilst out in the Prelude. After a couple of minutes of driving/sniffing I shat myself, pulled over, got spanners out and disconnected the battery. Sniffing around/under/inside the car like a loony. Found nothing so carried on. On my return trip I passed the same spot and the stench returned. Building site nearby with skip on fire. Phew.!

Paranoia or what?

[steve_earwig]

Burning smells when driving older cars!

A horrible smell of burning rubber/plastic that didn't go away recently whilst out in the Prelude. After a couple of minutes of driving/sniffing I shat myself, pulled over, got spanners out and disconnected the battery. Sniffing around/under/inside the car like a loony. Found nothing so carried on. On my return trip I passed the same spot and the stench returned. Building site nearby with skip on fire. Phew.!

Paranoia or what?

No, not at all. It's all part of driving your own and being responsible for it. I get it quite a lot even driving the "moderns". I suddenly smell hot brakes/burning clutch/smouldering electrics/burning oil or whatever and I'm on red alert until I've traced it. Although the other night I knew what it was straight away, burning rubber caused by some drunk driving a Glof with a flat rear tyre, I'd already heard it and was keeping my distance.

 

What was I? Oh yes, came back yesterday evening to find a football in the garden. Usually they only last a few seconds before the dogs disembowel them but they'd missed this one. In I rushed, got the video camera, and I came out to give it a couple of kicks to get them interested but it was gone! My wife had chucked it back next door, the spoilsport

[DVee8]

Having a down the side of the shed clear out of old bike wheels,seats,chains,handlebars and some forks.Put the out for the pikey scrap man still there 1 day later.Even Pikey's are not what they use to be.

[steve_earwig]

Put a "FOR SAIL" sign on it, it'll be gone in minutes.

[Cavcraft]

The Sirion has a sort of burning smell to it. But that's because I may have used the clutch quite a lot playing rally slags down the lanes.

[mrbenn]

Focus has decided it didn't want its exhaust any more. Fair enough, its the original so 11 years old. But did it have to throw it against my newly fitted rear bumper when it decided to get rid? FFS.

 

Minor decided it wanted to experiment with storing its petrol outside the actual tank. Diagnosis - leaking fuel line from tank. A new one at £30, sorted, right? Wrong. £30 for the line, plus £20 for a jerry can to get the fuel out to stop it leaking, plus pipe benders, plus god knows how much on tools trying to get the sodding line out of the tank to replace it before finally admitting defeat.

 

Ok, bought a new tank, sorted, right? Wrong again. Tank thread doesn't fit the fuel line. Apparently a dodgy batch has appeared of late. Hopefully can have something done with the thread. Have to send the whole lot back.

 

Currently spent £375 and still can't get fuel into the fecking engine.

[Lord Sterling]

Well, I had access to a landline today so decided to waste my time trying for another quote. I found the site on a Rover car club so decided to try with them. Did i get a good quote, nope, £1800 and this was because the car was equipped with LPG, without it £1k. Fuck off insurances companies.

 

Looks as if the Coupe won't be coming with me to France after all. Deep joy.

[mat_the_cat]

I really do despair. I've just sold a complete drum kit for the bargain sum of £5.50 (started at 99p no reserve). That's my own fault for expecting it to go higher, but I sent a message to the winning bidder asking him when he was going to collect, and reminding him I want cash on collection. No reply about collection, but he's paid via Paypal. Cock! Now they'll take their share too.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I went 25 miles across the Chilterns earlier this evening and it took about 40 minutes.

Why? I hear you ask .

Because I appeared to have travelled back in time 100 years. Every few yards there was a cyclist or fuckin pelican of the shiny Lycra clad cunts, not to mention twats on horses, yes horses the things cowboys and highwaymen used before cars were invented, on two occasions there was a horse and cart and neither of them looked like a rag and bone man or a pikey .

I cheered myself right up by running over a pigeon,feathers everywhere, some posh bumpkin won't be getting some important message now.

[mat_the_cat]

I really do despair. I've just sold a complete drum kit for the bargain sum of £5.50 (started at 99p no reserve). That's my own fault for expecting it to go higher, but I sent a message to the winning bidder asking him when he was going to collect, and reminding him I want cash on collection. No reply about collection, but he's paid via Paypal. Cock! Now they'll take their share too.

 

This is the message I sent last night:

 

"Looks like you got a bargain! If you want to let me know when you can collect, my number is XXX. I'll be away until Thursday evening though. Cash on collection is best to avoid Paypal taking their share."

 

So this morning he sends me a message asking for my phone number!

[Cavcraft]

The starter of this thread, our mate Outlaw118 is in hospital. Get well soon, Bob, you jellied eel munching Mockney!

[chaseracer]

Billy, keep us updated on how the custard-Seat-driving, dodgy-auction-burger-munching wide boy's getting on, will you? 

[daveb47]

Went to look at boot sale at Dunton this morning,traffic at virtual standstill for 5 miles on a127 eastbound because some twat had hit barrier on tother side of dual carriageway & traffic my side was passing it at 5mph so they could gawp & take pics of them being cut out of car..

Traffic westbound was static for more than 2 hours almost back to Rayleigh weir.

[DVee8]

Having a down the side of the shed clear out of old bike wheels,seats,chains,handlebars and some forks.Put the out for the pikey scrap man still there 1 day later.Even Pikey's are not what they use to be.

Still here day3