The grumpy thread

[captain_70s]

Nobody who's said they're coming to look at my crap car for sale have actually turned up to look at my crap car for sale. This is just with local old fashioned advertising, I don't dare to open myself up to the world of Gumtree mongs and eBay wankers.

 

Becoming increasingly tempting to cover it in wax, purchase a car cover and just let the thing sit in the drive until warmer weather rolls around...

[beko1987]

I agree, keep the saxo for now and skip third. Cant you take the wheels off the vectra and leave it on bricks and get some part worns on?

 

Sump will then be an issue, I trust everyone is still looking for a sump for you

[bub2006]

I've got sump,rad pack already Sam. Need gasket and fluids now and that's it.

[The Moog]

What is the insurance issue? Is it due up? If so then that is one thing that can't be got round.

 

As Dave said try to keep saxo for now. You have said it is quite economical and I am sure once vectra is finished someone on here would be interested.

 

If it is just gaskets and fluid there are people on here who have offered to chip in for you. Take them up on their offer and then see if anyone fancies coming to twirl some spanners.

 

Nice thing about this place is everyone tries to help each other out without anything expected in return.

[bub2006]

Once Vectra us done its not going anywhere! I've put too much into it so far to get rid when its done,thinking about it it's worth more to me than just monetary value. As for the saxo I honestly do like the little shit. Insurance have said I've made too many changes so wont change again. The issue I've got is the insurance due on Monday (pay monthly) and I've miscalculated when I get paid cos I iz twat. I may be able to rectify that but I'm unsure yet. All vec needs is everything fitting obviously with sump gasket,fluid top up and its good to go. I'm just in a mood this morning as I realised I'm a complete dickhead

[Tetleysmooth]

Mrs Tet's Pajero had a FTP yesterday. Flat battery apparently. These Mitsi's have two batteries, according to the RAC mechanic*, the front one is dead. It's not, the little window in the top is showing a lovely bright green. Hateful effing thing. She's nicked my V70 for work. I went out this morning, and the Paj fired up first time. The alternator belt is very loose and at the end of its adjustment.

Got to go to Romford now, daughter giving me a lift. New alternator belt and radiator pressure cap for the Paj.

God, how I hate working on the Paj, thank the lord for Volvos'.

[chaseracer]

Bub: bridging the cars does nothing to improve your situation and makes no logical sense.  Spending a bit more time (and maybe a little more money) on the Vectra does.  Get that done, flog the Saxo on here as a project, and Robert's your dad's brother.

[bub2006]

That was the plan originally Dave. Just feel like I'm in a bloody mire. The saxo is a good honest little car. Admittedly overtaking took planning and now due to no third gear joining a bypass will be fun but its life. I just having a bad day,feeling pissed off with it all

[Craig the Princess]

As the others have said after the shit you have been through so far you're too close to the Vectra working to bridge it.

 

I'm sure I'm not the only one who would give you bridge money + a bit for the Saxo when the time comes.

[bub2006]

I know Craig. I'm broke but too much is on the vec now.

[drum]

Just shat ma pants.

 

I was welding some hydraulic pipe for the hymac when a battery I was charging blew up about three feet away. Blew the top casing clean off.

 

Was I a retard by welding close to it? Did it just overcharge? I've had batteries swell up when the voltage regulator stopped working but they usually give off a smell first.

 

I've fixed* the battery with gaffa tape and it started the hymac no problems. Whether it holds charge remains to be seen. Some of the compartments above the cells are letting the water mix together because of explosion.

[Eddie Honda]

Was I a retard by welding close to it?

Yeah, you were a retard.

[cobblers]

Yeah, charging battery - hydrogen. They don't gas much unless they are overcharging, but they will generally just boil away happily unless you MEGA overcharge or perhaps are doing something stupid like perhaps welding a few feet away,

 

I once filled a workshop glove up with the gas out of a charging battery and lit it to show my mate it was explosive and was shocked to fuck by literally how explosive it was, my ears were ringing for days.

[twosmoke300]

Bin bag of well mixed oxy/acetal yen with a broken bulb taped into the end works well !

Fit bulb holder to bulb - take out wire to safe distance and touch on battery . BOOM

[Eddie Honda]

[Timewaster]

I've had one go in my face. (No lasting damage, I looked like this before).

 

F me it's loud!

 

The sting of the acid and ringing in the ears lasted about 3 days.

[DVee8]

Almost a ftp this morning,a bit of a strange one. The keyless fob system wouldn't allow me to turn the ignition on tried and tried,nothing so i went and got mrs V8's keys,still nothing,got my key and hers,still the ignition wouldn't turn.

The keyless  fob system has a build in emergency key,the covers need to be remover from the fob and from the ignitions plastic switch,then the key can be inserted like a proper car.

Took the youngest to football,returned to the car. It got better no problems at all.Fooking modern rennissan shite

[chaseracer]

^ The X-Trail?  Because Renner.

[DVee8]

^^Yep renner bastard shite.

 

 

Apart from Y reg lag na's

[Inspector Morose]

*sneeze* cough snuffle cough *sneeze* wheeze

 

BASTARD COLD FUCK OFF.

[MarvinsMom]

^^ oh goody good, me dad has just ordered one.... a new x-trail that is.

 

they had a mark 1 which was faultless over the 7 years he had it, then got shot of it for an octavia.

 

now after 5 years the skoda is uncomfortable to sit in. mum said she thought it was unpleasant to sit in when new but dad didn't listen, a beginners mistake

[DVee8]

The batteries may need changing in both fobs, who knows it is the first time this has happened. I'll try it again in the morning.

[cobblers]

There's a baby in my house and it's horrible. The girlfriend's 4 month old nephew. He's not that bad of a kid really but it's his first time away from his parents so he's just constantly whining/crying save for the occasional 20 seconds it takes him to either do a shit or spew up. She's stressed out, I'm stressed out and theres baby slavour and food all over everything.

Some people like kids, but I'm just not wired that way. I've got absolutely zero paternal instinct, much to the confusion and dismay of my friends and family. I think I'll probably get a vasectomy or something just to be 100% safe because the thought of having to raise a kid of my own fills me with absolute despair.

 

 

Anyway back on track with car stuff I've been bitting and batting in and out of the house and I've spent about 2 hours sat in the car with the engine running (to keep warm) trying to get the bloody airbag out of the steering wheel. Eventually it got completely dark and I gave up before I broke something. It seems I woke up a complete cack handed twat this morning who can't operate two simple clips. I'll try again tomorrow and hopefully manage to get the cruise control stalks fitted and wired up.

I did accidentally find out that the steering wheel adjusts telescopically. I've owned the car for over a year and always felt a bit uncomfortable cos the wheel was too far away, so that's a bonus.

[cobblers]

Yeah I suppose everyone says that but there's no power coming up to it until there's a crash, It was bitterly cold so I'll take my chances. I would probably have took the battery off before actually unplugging it but mainly to stop it bringing the airbag light on forever

[Pillock]

Yeah, my electronic engineer brain says that there's no reason for you to have to disconnect the battery and kill all the power, it's no more likely to trigger just because you've got the engine on. My not-wanting-to-get-twatted-in-the-face brain says I'd probably do it anyway for the one in a billion risk

[cort16]

My mate has a theory no guys really want to have kids as it cramps their style they just get into it by accident, being pissed or being nagged about it from your Mrs. It's great once they arrive though although it is bloody hard work if you're old like me. It's also slightly less stressful if they're your own as fundamentally you're the one that's responsible if the drink a tin of red stripe or something. 

[Richard]

Yeah I suppose everyone says that but there's no power coming up to it until there's a crash, It was bitterly cold so I'll take my chances. I would probably have took the battery off before actually unplugging it but mainly to stop it bringing the airbag light on forever

 

 

Yeah, my electronic engineer brain says that there's no reason for you to have to disconnect the battery and kill all the power, it's no more likely to trigger just because you've got the engine on. My not-wanting-to-get-twatted-in-the-face brain says I'd probably do it anyway for the one in a billion risk

 

 

I think if anything is going to set off an airbag it'll be static, and disconnecting the battery won't help. I always make sure I ground myself if I'm going to be disturbing the system at all. Not that static is going to be much of an issue in the weather we're having just now.

[bub2006]

Come join the revolution

Get yourself the constitution

Come join the revolution now

And recognize your age it's a gearbox rampage

Turn another page on the gearbox rampage now.

[plasticvandan]

Great,I need about 15-20 paving slabs to put in front of my sheds and everyone wants illy money for them,not helped that im limited to those who will deliver as I have no car.

[MarvinsMom]

i hate kids - alway have always will.

 

luckily now at 42 i don;t have that issue to worry about!!