The grumpy thread

[mercrocker]

Its a bit like looking at an E21 Beemer thru beer goggles....

[320touring]

Oh, look at this GREAT new idea from The Sun newspaper...

 

http://fleetworld.co.uk/news/2014/Aug/The-Sun-calls-for-diesel-scrappage-scheme-following-London-Mayor8217s-air-quality-manifesto/0434015784

 

I see that cock Edmund King is backing it as well.

Funny how the pic is a k12? micra..so not diesel

[Lacquer Peel]

Unless it's one of the European versions fitted with a Peugeot TUD (why do I know these things? ).

[Bobthebeard]

A lassy I REALLY fancy looks like

 

 

 

I look like

 

 

 

That's me oot then....

[The Moog]

Tell her you are really Norwegian...

 

And look like http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/03/03/article-0-029D1E850000044D-610_308x425.jpg

[Cavcraft]

Promise her something she'll never have, so you'll not just look like old fatty, but you'll be like him too.

[Bobthebeard]

Promise her something she'll never have, so you'll not just look like old fatty, but you'll be like him too.

She can have her own currency, all the oil, anything.........

Will still never happen though!

[drum]

When we moved into our house, it had a furnished kitchen, ie cooker, washing machine, fridge etc. Annoying as we had all of those, and had to sell them as the house has them. 

 

Fast forward to yesterday, the washing machine (some new shit hotpoint thing) smells of electrical burning... landlady called a repair company who told SWMBO the earliest they could do is Wednesday FFS. I'm even more pissed off as we only sold our dogs bollocks Miele built like a tank machine 3 months ago as I couldnt store it anymore.

 

Fridge is always running hot and making a funny sound too as it's kept in a cupboard, and gets pushed back so the back touches the wall with repeated opening and closing of the door, which makes it run hot.

Re the washing machine. You have a baby. A baby sock is stuck in the drain hose.

[jakebullet]

2 inches of bastard rain today means my shite shack is currently gr11 for paddling in. Add in bonus earache that I should do something to fix the roof. It was made out of 2nd hand corrugated tin 22 years ago. Think it's a bit beyond fixing.

[UmBongo]

 

 

 

 

I love the rear lights and trim there. Never noticed that detail on any of these before. 

 

 

My Dad had one of these.

 

What you really need is a Las Vegas sticker on the front grill like he had.

[UmBongo]

I was out in my old Nissan a few days ago on the M8 and some wanker in a new Arsestra was right up me bum while I was overtaking.

 

I should have pulled back in but I stayed out for a while just to annoy the bastard.

[andy18s]

^dashcam footage ?

[HillmanImp]

Just dropping off infront of the telly and suddenly i can hear thump thump thump, ting thump thump thump, then an mc givin it some large. WOW methinks there's only a fookin woods party going on near me. Who said Baildon was dea. So i head out with the only alcohol in the house, a bottle of muscat liqueur, I follow the noise for half a mile down towards the canal and as i get nearer the repetitive beats and MC has turned into Barry White and I realise its the shitting halfway house overpriced shitpub doing a frigging wedding, not a bloody rave. Well, I am awake now so i am going to wash down this muscat with a couple of eggs and some flour and will see if i shit out a nice cake.

[Tetleysmooth]

While perusing the Volvo forums a few days ago, I came across this:

 

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=211376

 

Wowser, I love 960's so it would've been rude not to enquire.

As you see in the ad, he mentions getting 200 sovs from the scrappie, so I asked him for a 'ball park' figure of what he wanted.

The reply........5/600 quid.

Why are people happy to take 200 scrap, but if someone wants it to use, it 5 or 6 hundred quid.

Within hours of posting it on the forum, he put it on ebay, it's on there now, if anyone fancies it.

The shine's gone off it for me though.

I'll keep my V70.

[SambaS]

Drove an MG ZS 1.8 yesterday. My mate at the scrapyard is trying to sell me it. I wasn't very impressed, my 1.4 ZR feels as fast, it did handle okay though.

[HH-R]

Was it in steam or petrol mode?

[SambaS]

Who knows

[Inspector Morose]

Okay dear BX, now you're trying my patience. Why, for all the leak stopping and fettling I've been doing to you of late, have you decided to light your little yellow temperature light of doom every now and then? It looks like you're trying to overheat but goes out randomly after giving me that "oh shit" moment initially but due to Citroen being penny pinching bastards and not fitting a temperature gauge, I have no idea if you're really getting hot or just trying to frighten me.

Do you think you'll win? Bugger off dear BX. If I have to drag you kicking and screaming to good health and replace/repair every damm thing on you, I'm not giving up on you. Just give in now and BEHAVE!

 

You dare be a head gasket and you'll get a xantia engine poked into you. I'm not kidding.

 

(p.s thermostat ordered. Let's start with the easy bits first, eh?)

[myglaren]

Damned eBay pricing everything in US$ now.

[dollywobbler]

Okay dear BX, now you're trying my patience. Why, for all the leak stopping and fettling I've been doing to you of late, have you decided to light your little yellow temperature light of doom every now and then? It looks like you're trying to overheat but goes out randomly after giving me that "oh shit" moment initially but due to Citroen being penny pinching bastards and not fitting a temperature gauge, I have no idea if you're really getting hot or just trying to frighten me.

Do you think you'll win? Bugger off dear BX. If I have to drag you kicking and screaming to good health and replace/repair every damm thing on you, I'm not giving up on you. Just give in now and BEHAVE!

 

You dare be a head gasket and you'll get a xantia engine poked into you. I'm not kidding.

 

(p.s thermostat ordered. Let's start with the easy bits first, eh?)

 

Are you sure the fan is cutting in? Takes some doing to get them warm enough to actually need the fan, which means plenty of time for fan switches and motors to knacker up.

[Jazoli]

Damned eBay pricing everything in US$ now.

You are typing eBay.co.uk into your browser and not eBay.com?

[Skizzer]

Damned eBay pricing everything in US$ now.

 

You are typing eBay.co.uk into your browser and not eBay.com?

 

In fact, are you even in the right Washington?  D.C., State, Tyne & Wear... just sayin', like. 

[myglaren]

You are typing eBay.co.uk into your browser and not eBay.com?

Not typing, using the usual link.

Bought a couple of itens a few hours ago and all was as usual.

Returned to buy some Servisol and everything was different.

 

Just wiped the computer as I did some online banking and it is now as it was this morning

[Jazoli]

Not typing, using the usual link.

Bought a couple of itens a few hours ago and all was as usual.

Returned to buy some Servisol and everything was different.

 

Just wiped the computer as I did some online banking and it is now as it was this morning

Have you checked/unchecked the box that says available to the UK or UK only? If not it may be terminal

[Inspector Morose]

Are you sure the fan is cutting in? Takes some doing to get them warm enough to actually need the fan, which means plenty of time for fan switches and motors to knacker up.

On the list of things to check but as you say, it really shouldn't be getting that hot in light use to put the fans on. I have a sneaking suspicion that, if the yellow warning light of failure is correct, that the thermostat is sticking. I've just gone for a blat and when the light just came on, I stopped and checked the coolant hoses. Top hose was definitely colder than the bypass hose (using the back of hand based temperature measuring equipment). It's not overheating after prolonged driving and there's no bubbles in coolant and doesn't seem to be over pressurising so hopefully head is okay (famous last words).

 

Project No. 654 is to fit a proper temperature gauge. Got one on a dash from the spares pile, all I need is a temp gauge sender from a Pug 405 (same thread apparently) to replace one of the warning light senders. Anyone got one knocking around?

 

Irritating that the sodding thing is one of the favourite cars I've had (really, and I've had a few 'nice' cars!). I just wish it'd stop throwing mechanical tantrums so I can get on with starting sorting the body out and interior before the warm weather ends.

[myglaren]

Have you checked/unchecked the box that says available to the UK or UK only? If not it may be terminal

Not checked under normal circumstances - mostly limit searches to UK only.

Occasionally buy from US or mainland EU but only where I can't find what I want here.

Bought a camera battery and a new watch this morning, all OK.

Used the same bookmark this afternoon, all changed, even the layout and there was a guide to the 'new features'

OK now though.

[purplebargeken]

I fucking hate where I live. The road is full of eastern european skum lickers who keep dumping their shitty furniture in the fucking road. Get a fucking job you irritating bastards. The road is full of litter and feral kids and it is driving me nuts!!!!!!! 

 

Mrs. PBK says that she likes London and isn't ready to move yet. Well whoopdidoo.

[michael1703]

 

Mrs. PBK says that she likes London and isn't ready to move yet. Well whoopdidoo.

Dump her

[Pillock]

Next to a smashed wardrobe.

[purplebargeken]

Almost tempting.