The grumpy thread

[barrett]

I remember Lagunas having a slightly blue tinted windscreen back then.

I recall that too, Xantias had similar treatment to the sunroof - what wazzit? some sort of polariser/ UV shieldness?

I always wondered what that was about, according to that page "Hotscreen has now been adopted by Renault for its new Laguna, which for the first time also incorporates solar control coating for added driver comfort"which sounds like fancy tinted windows to me. sunglasses for yer motor?

[j-j]

Overpriced Whiskas cat food as well. Bastards.

Ah, they've done their homework the cnuts!

[Cavcraft]

Fucking GF who see's her ass because your taking the day off college to go get a car, when its fine for her to fuck off with her mates and take the day off college to go to a gay spa.And she always moans how i need to get a car and NEED to be driving MAKE YOUR GOD DAMN MIND UP ! / rage / rant over

If you can ever completely fathom women and understand or predict their every mood swing/change of mind then you'll be a very clever person.Hey, don't know what the Spar is like these days but you should try my local Co-op. Nothing ever actually matches the prices shown, it's usually full of people in pyjamas and slippers and I think it must be against the law to ask for anything except ten cheap fags, a pint of milk and a sliced loaf.

[Pillock]

I always wondered what that was about, according to that page "Hotscreen has now been adopted by Renault for its new Laguna, which for the first time also incorporates solar control coating for added driver comfort"which sounds like fancy tinted windows to me. sunglasses for yer motor?

UV shielding - stops you baking in the sun, yeah.Also stops satnavs working too apparently.Oh, and windscreens cracking with the heating on - not exactly the same, but my Mk2 Golf had a chip in the windscreen which started to crack, just where the drivers side wiper swept to. I used the car over the summer, and if I was sat at a junction or something in direct sun I could sometimes hear and see the crack getting bigger. It ended up going all the way from the top corner of the screen to about an inch from the bottom, by which point I decided it could possibly cause me some problems if it went any further and got it changed. With a chipped screen from a breaker which failed the next MoT, the chip was in the swept area

[gearoil]

Ms Gearoil's Ka.Now, the o/s headlight bulb has gone, no problem - bit of a long winded job as it has the power steering pump right behind it. So, remove the wheel, arch liner, unbolt the headlight itself and withdraw it forward to then take the cover off the back to get the plug undone and the bulb out.All good thus far.Take new bulb out of packet to find the helpful Halfords book has the wrong bloody one listed - and its 9.30 at night. ARSE Trawl round a few different petrol stations looking for an H7 bulb, not an H4 or H1's that seem to be in abundance... eventually got one on the third attempt - £11.99.....!!!And while I had my head in the wheel arch doing this it gave me a close up of the little turd quietly festering away - in the seams, around the front subframe mounts, and theres barely any topcoat on some of the underside.... '04 plate btw. The tin worm will probably be its nemesis.

[Pete-M]

Why is it whenever I sell a car, all the cheap ones vanish into thin air?Fuxake.

[55bloke]

Why is it whenever I sell a car, all the cheap ones vanish into thin air?Fuxake.

Nice looking Escort going cheap on e-bay at the mo- it's on the "e-bay tat" thread, but it's number is 130357366550 Only a few hours left, and at 350 quid.

[Pete-M]

Um. Thanks, but I think I'd rather walk!

[55bloke]

Oh well, beggers can't be choosers!

[Pete-M]

Dammit man, this is the Grumpy thread. I'm gonna be choosy!I want leather, aircon and 200 bhp for 15p.

[Cavcraft]

Have you a list of the sort of thing you'd like? I'll keep Dixie and let you know if owt turns up.

[scooters]

Text talk. Pointless, inane, fucking stupid dribble.M8? That's a motorway in Scotland, not a friend.PPL? Parts per Litre? Oh, you meant people did you? Why the fuck didn't you just type that then you twat?Do internet forums charge per letter? No they don't so piss right off.I can tolerate 'lol' and 'roflcopter' and I don't mind it used ironically but constant use of 'text talk', especially on the internet, is FUCKING STUPID.

I could not agree more - text talk is for fucking morons who can not be arsed to show consideration for others by communicating clearly!another thing that really cheeses me off is the sort of car seller on ebay who is totally unrealistic about the value of their car - this can be forgiven if it is out of ignorance but I have no time for the car dealers who try and rip off unsuspecting punters. There is some cunt on ebay trying to sell a Volvo 240 estate for 3 grand - in mediocre condition - you can see it on the 'ebay' bargains page. What flicks by scrotum even more is when you challenge the bastard and they get all indignant!!!!!and another thing! what is with these cunting non incandescent light bulbs? the house is in perpetual gloom and I'm sure my eyesight is suffereing and not from playing pocket billiards either!!!and another thing - why do all these veggies eep telling us to turn the heating down - it is fucking freezing in Scotland at the moment and only 2% of the global population live at such latitudes so get some of those cunts who live in the tropisc to turn down their aircon - they just get sweaty where as we get dead......fuckersgrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

[Pete-M]

Have you a list of the sort of thing you'd like? I'll keep Dixie and let you know if owt turns up.

Big, unfashionable, pub landlord, leather tat.

[j-j]

and another thing - why do all these veggies eep telling us to turn the heating down - it is fucking freezing in Scotland at the moment and only 2% of the global population live at such latitudes so get some of those cunts who live in the tropisc to turn down their aircon - they just get sweaty where as we get dead......fuckers

'generally' agree here: it's known that small developed countries such as uz have all the guilt etc about doing the right thing whereas giant great greedy, all consuming monsters such as the US, China etc chuff out more shit than anywhere else - it's like a losing battle. I'd imagine the gross emissions of the whole of the UK is less than one similar population density state in the US.Still, gotta do your bit

[Cavcraft]

Text talk. Pointless, inane, fucking stupid dribble.M8? That's a motorway in Scotland, not a friend.PPL? Parts per Litre? Oh, you meant people did you? Why the fuck didn't you just type that then you twat?Do internet forums charge per letter? No they don't so piss right off.I can tolerate 'lol' and 'roflcopter' and I don't mind it used ironically but constant use of 'text talk', especially on the internet, is FUCKING STUPID.

I could not agree more - text talk is for fucking morons who can not be arsed to show consideration for others by communicating clearly!another thing that really cheeses me off is the sort of car seller on ebay who is totally unrealistic about the value of their car - this can be forgiven if it is out of ignorance but I have no time for the car dealers who try and rip off unsuspecting punters. There is some cunt on ebay trying to sell a Volvo 240 estate for 3 grand - in mediocre condition - you can see it on the 'ebay' bargains page. What flicks by scrotum even more is when you challenge the bastard and they get all indignant!!!!!grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

Now if someone's out to rip someone off then they deserve whatever they may get.However.... I don't think you can get ripped off on price. I never fail to comprehend why people complaing AFTER they've paid over the odds from a dealer because it's entirely the buyer's fault in my opinion.If people can't be arsed doing their homework BEFORE they buy then they pretty much might as well put a sign round their neck saying 'I'm a gullible fool with more money than sense, please charge me five times the value'. Which I can only guess the majority of Car Crap customers must do.I wouldn't go out any buy anything I knew nothing about without doing a spot of market research first.If someone lies about faults, bodges thing up or is dishonest about amount of owners etc then they are just twats, pure and simple. But over-pricing? That's down to the potential buyer.

[Timewaster]

A guy who worked with my dad once rang up his local garage and said"I want a car for about £3000, have you got anything?" He was the only one who DIDN'T think the salesman was just heading out the door to alter the prices before he got there.Some people are that gullable.

[Ratdat]

If there weren't any punters naive enough to pay over the odds for cars, there probably wouldn't be much of a used car trade. If everyone knew exactly what everything was worth it'd be pretty hard to make a living selling used motors!

[ChinaTom]

Have you a list of the sort of thing you'd like? I'll keep Dixie and let you know if owt turns up.

Big, unfashionable, pub landlord, leather tat.

You absolutely need a Jag XJ40 or X300. Cheaper than chips and often in decent condition. Hundreds out there for peanuts at the moment - the average ebay price of a decent 4.0 with plenty of tax and MoT is about £600. Dogs don't get past £300.

[Pete-M]

Have you a list of the sort of thing you'd like? I'll keep Dixie and let you know if owt turns up.

Big, unfashionable, pub landlord, leather tat.

You absolutely need a Jag XJ40 or X300. Cheaper than chips and often in decent condition. Hundreds out there for peanuts at the moment - the average ebay price of a decent 4.0 with plenty of tax and MoT is about £600. Dogs don't get past £300.

I can't find any X300s for that kinda money (I wouldn't bother with an XJ40..)

[whitevanman]

and another thing - why do all these veggies eep telling us to turn the heating down - it is fucking freezing in Scotland at the moment and only 2% of the global population live at such latitudes so get some of those cunts who live in the tropisc to turn down their aircon - they just get sweaty where as we get dead......fuckersgrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

I never told you to turn the heating down though I do agree that AC uses more power and creates more toxins than a few cold people using heating

[scooters]

Have you a list of the sort of thing you'd like? I'll keep Dixie and let you know if owt turns up.

Big, unfashionable, pub landlord, leather tat.

You absolutely need a Jag XJ40 or X300. Cheaper than chips and often in decent condition. Hundreds out there for peanuts at the moment - the average ebay price of a decent 4.0 with plenty of tax and MoT is about £600. Dogs don't get past £300.

I can't find any X300s for that kinda money (I wouldn't bother with an XJ40..)

I love XJ40s and have had 3 in the last 2 years - however I always buy Daimlers - I had a mate who worked for Jag during the XJ40 era and he told me that at fitting out stage the Daimlers went to a hand fitting production line - better finished, better rustproofed and .....well they have the scalloped chrome!my favourite was the 6.0l double six...oooh yeahThe XJ4o is not a sensible car like the XJ300 but IMHO it is the last 'proper' jag - the XJ400 is a glorified Mondeo - very nice etc but good grief - where is the sense of pension fund stealing madness?

[Pete-M]

I love XJ40s and have had 3 in the last 2 years - however I always buy Daimlers - I had a mate who worked for Jag during the XJ40 era and he told me that at fitting out stage the Daimlers went to a hand fitting production line - better finished, better rustproofed and .....well they have the scalloped chrome!my favourite was the 6.0l double six...oooh yeahThe XJ4o is not a sensible car like the XJ300 but IMHO it is the last 'proper' jag - the XJ400 is a glorified Mondeo - very nice etc but good grief - where is the sense of pension fund stealing madness?

My problem with the XJ40 is that it's fucking ugly, insanely unreliable, likely to rot ruthlessly and tiny inside.The X300 is similar, but just that bit better made, just that bit more reliable, and just that bit less likely to dissolve. Oh, and it's gorgeous.

[CIH]

Bloody parcelforce. bought meself a little model kit from The Far East and got is shipped over for about £15. Not too bad but now it's here bloody parcelfail want £15 "handling fee" or some such. It's already here you bastards! Why do I have to pay again eh EH ?edit: oh wait, if I want SPeshual saturday delivery I can pony up another £12!! Count me in!

[myglaren]

I bought a CD and DVD from Amazon Japan and a month after they arrived FedEx sent me a bill for £53.I told them to shove it as I had already paid postage costs to Amazon in with the cost of the CD & DVD.They waived their 'fee'.

[Mr Lobster]

Is the 'handling fee' not a customs charge?If you are buying from outside EU then you are liable for customs charges which are payable on delivery - so ParcelFarce, FedEx or whoever would be responsible for collecting payment from you.

[CIH]

The exact charge is £7 vat and £13.50 Adam Crozier Dollarz.

[brammy777]

Oh fuck, how the hell am I going to get to my college for seven on thursday? The trains dont run til 645, and my bus is the same. AGH.

[Minimad5]

Oh fuck, how the hell am I going to get to my college for seven on thursday? The trains dont run til 645, and my bus is the same. AGH.

RUN FOREST RUUUUUN !Show your bum hole to a local truck driver, wish away your manhood and in no time he will be finished and you will be at college

[Pillock]

Ice.Snow I love - you can make rude snowmen, you can throw it at people, it makes the place look pretty, it covers up unfinished bits of garden. It doesn't stop you walking anywhere either.But ice, that's a crap little f'ker. Cos it looks like water on the floor, except you can't walk or drive properly on it. Looks like we've run out of grit around here, or the council got caught out as anything less than a major route is completely and utterly sheet ice. The sort of ice that means it doesn't matter in the slightest which way your steering wheel is facing, you're following camber. I've just had to drive down a hill at 0.005mph, deliberately steering into snowbanks to stop if my speed reached that of a slug since the brakes just served to lock all four wheels. And then the best bit is knowing you're at the bottom of a hill, and at some point you're going to have to go back up it.and STILL the "thrash it in first" brigade seem to think they know better than the highway code, IAM, Roadcraft et al so I patiently wait my turn at the bottom till they give up, slot it into second and drive (admittedly slowly) past them with the wheels just on the verge of spinning.Plenty of dented motors out there though. An 8 mile drive revealed 7 borked cars including one trying to hump a lamppost, and a jack-knifed lorry.

[garethj]

There was light snow in Luton this morning, some side roads had almost an inch but the main roads were clear. When I took the snow off the car windows it wasn't frozen so not too bad really.So why was the person in front of me doing 15mph? When the road was a bit snowy you could understand 20-25mph because it's residential and you never know who'd come out of a driveway or sidestreet, but when the roads are clear?However loads of handbrake turns in the carpark cheered me up. The ancient Polo is top of the leader board for fastest time around the carpark at 12 seconds a lap. Next fastest is an Astra at 14 seconds a lap, then there's a BMW at 3 minutes 15 seconds a lap