The grumpy thread

[dollywobbler]

I had similar when paddling in the Leeds flood. Taking it steady in my disco when some nugget in an L200 blasts up the inside of me at warp 10. I'm sure the people pushing their flooded motor enjoyed the soaking from the fuckwit. I so wanted a manhole cover to be missing, but it never happens to twunts does it?

 

When Aberystwyth got flooded, some twat in a Land Rover Discovery went paddling and completely wrecked his engine, so karma does kick in sometimes. That year, we helped dig a Range Rover L322 out of a landslip after the twattish owner had ignored Road Closed signs. Did he get out and help? No he didn't. Did we laugh at him? Yes we did.

[Cavcraft]

If he didn't get out to help you should have just flicked him the Vs and left him there.

 

My grump is I keep adding things to my wish list that I can't afford. Namely a decent, useable and fast Lambretta.

[plasticvandan]

Reliant driver walked away with mild cuts,because fibreglass.

I saw one for the first time in months thus afternoon wobbling its way up the a44,made me realise how vulnerable I was when I used to pilot them

[RustyNuts]

Great sig you got there plasticvanden!

[strangeangel]

a decent, useable and fast Lambretta.

 

It is my belief that no sentence concerning that particular brand of scooter can legally contain both the words I have emboldened.

[Cavcraft]

Ha! That's true, I suppose. It seems talking to owners that the faster they make them, the more unreliable they become. If indeed that is actually possible.

[hairnet]

A ferry from Liverpool to the Isle of Man in TT week.

 

£492 fucking pounds!

only ever been iom once (must again) and it was may

 

under no circumstances would i go anywhere near it in june for exactly that reason and ive been biking 20 years +

[cobblers]

I went there a few years back in November and stayed at this fantastic guest house place. The couple who own it are both bikers and the husband takes guests out round the island on enduro bikes for a living, but even they said it's just beyond mental. They didn't want to get too involved with the whole TT stuff as they just want an easy life, but when they had a bunch of guys offer them three grand to rent out their games room and sleep on the floor for a week they couldn't turn it down. These guys were previous guests so insisted on breakfasts, which are the best I've ever had.

 

Their games room floor is booked years in advance too now.

[Timewaster]

The IOW ferry prices weren't so bad if you stagger the crossing times.

 

Back in 97 a bunch of us went over for TT week but we sailed on Tuesdays so we missed the first couple of days and had a couple of days spare to mooch around the rapidly deserting island after it was all over.

 

No idea what the price was, but it sure as hell wasn't £492 cos I went!

[fordperv]

Great sig you got there plasticvanden!

I'm sure it's mrs trigger

[Eddie Honda]

Back in 1998, the IoM Steam Racket Co were charging 150 sheets for a bike+rider TT week.

[DeeJay]

Oi!  I AM white van man!  And I'm not up everyone's arse at insane speeds.

 

In like Flynn 

[Clanger]

It is my belief that no sentence concerning that particular brand of scooter can legally contain both the words I have emboldened.

Pfffft!  He didn't say reliable, just usable... 5 minutes of use here and there surely counts.

 

I wouldn't mind a Lambretta to go with my lil ol Vespa, but I just can't justify the cost and they are quite hard to find over here...

[STUNO]

Back in about 1975 I went to IOM from London for a weekend jaunt. Train to Liverpool on Friday eve, ferry to Island and got there about 7-8 am. Day there with optional bus trip. Ferry back, Night in the Adelphi hotel, then back to Lonnon On Sunday. About 20 pounds. Thanks BR awayaday fares !

Things seem to have changed a bit.

[xtriple]

Not slept at all again. Got up at stupid o'clock 'cos I was fed up of laying there. I am tired now but I have things to do!

[Tetleysmooth]

This bloody, bloody bastard Pajero a la Mrs Tet.

 

It's had a water leak for the past god knows how long, and bloody nigh impossible to find.

Last week, the day before New Years eve if I recall correctly, it let her down spectacularly, clouds of steam etc etc at Roneo Corner, Romford.

She got it home with my help. So I set about fixing it. I put some K Seal in it, but nope, still leaking. Finally found the leak. Top hose had a tiny split, right underneath the intercooler. I did a fantastic bodge on it. Couldn't get a new top hose, all shops shut. My bodge was pretty good though, still in place now, no water loss at all. Breathe a sigh of relief.

She came home from work last night, didn't switch off, which was unusual, and beckoned me over. The words I hate to hear 'I've got another problem with the car'. Oh for fuxake, what now. Front pads have gone. Grindingly gone.

Every poxy week now something is going wrong with this sodding tractor.

As we speak, Mrs Tet is driving to Motex Romford in MY V70 for a new set of pads. I've asked her to get rears as well and fixing kits, if any.

She's in a foul mood. As I've said before, she can't possibly understand how a component can wear out or break.

So, that's my next day off taken care of.

I absolutely hate this Pajero.

[strangeangel]

Pfffft!  He didn't say reliable, just usable... 5 minutes of use here and there surely counts.

 

I wouldn't mind a Lambretta to go with my lil ol Vespa, but I just can't justify the cost and they are quite hard to find over here...

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Depends on your definition of usable I suppose. Mine includes riding to and from work in traffic, which ain't going to be fun on an unreliable, tuned 2-stroke that doesn't like going slow.

 

Like you say, great for the odd 5-minute blast, and nice to look at but viable transport? No ta.

 

I have a Vespa too, it's a bit older than the ones in those pictures.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I absolutely hate this Pajero.

Its only some worn out brake pads man, relax

[oldcars]

This is what happens when a BMW repmobile doesn't pay attention:-(

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Hope the drivers ok. Poor wee Rialto, makes me think i tell you.

[xtriple]

I have just driven miles to a pre arranged appointment with a body shop guy to attend to the front bumper that got damaged before Christmas. He came out, much sucking of teeth, put dirty hand prints all over the bonnet and then declared that he 'didn't want to get involved with a Bentley 'cos he'd never worked on one before'! What a CUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hardly even looked at the bastard car, just ... oh I don't know.

 

People are shit (no 'E').

[twosmoke300]

What a cunt for letting you know up front that hes not happy working on a rare and difficult-to-source-parts-for car !

Much better to say " yeh mate do that no probs " and fuck it up .

 

I quite often turn down work on rare and difficult stuff having learnt my lesson early on.

The joys of running my own workshop . 

 

Jesus !

[Bren]

Does'nt really say much for his confidence in his abilities.

 

He was probably more concerned with threats of legal action if it went wrong.

[garbaldy]

Maybe it was turned down because its not a large job, a local painter here turns down loads of work as he says its more hassle doing small jobs.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Sodding car insurance again. Finally pulled my finger out and rung who I'm insure with on the Fiesta for a quote on that Ka I bought for winter.

 

£230!

 

I haven't paid that much in years! Full no claims as well. Have a non fault accident so I know that will change it but not that much.

 

Now can't decide to go for it but they have a £50 cancellation fee or initially pay more but get more back with a no fee policy.

Can't wait for the "i told you so" moan from the wife

[BavarianRetro]

Maybe he reads on here what a high opinion you have of bodywork/panel beaters/pin stripers etc. and decided that you and your Bentley are more trouble than they're worth for a small repair.

 

Can't say I blame him to be honest. He's had a narrow escape.

[xtriple]

What a cunt for letting you know up front that hes not happy working on a rare and difficult-to-source-parts-for car !

Much better to say " yeh mate do that no probs " and fuck it up .

 

I quite often turn down work on rare and difficult stuff having learnt my lesson early on.

The joys of running my own workshop . 

 

Jesus !

It doesn't need any parts! Just the bumper painting and straightening back into the correct place - nothing is broken just a bit bent. Also, exactly what was needed was described in detail before Christmas and he declared that to be 'no problem'. He didn't even have a proper look, just didn't fancy the job I suppose.

[xtriple]

No I say it how I see it. I spoke highly of the pin striper, he did an amazing job, proper impressed and I think I said so at the time? Just the time it took the drug addled tosspot (the painter) to arrange him coming out.

 

The painters were/are utter wankers. They did a perfect job on the Turbo R and I said so. They did an appalling job on Kyles Skyline and worse on my Brooklands and charged loads for the pleasure as well. They did such a great job on my car that I have lacquer peeling under the back window as it was never prepped in the first place, the one spot of rust on the rear wheel arch that they said they'd got rid of for good is already back exactly the same as before (three small bubbles in a line) and loads of other bits and pieces blemishes that shouldn't be there.

 

The car will need painting again to get it right long term, really impressive for professionals I must say.

[MarvinsMom]

i feel your pain wrt shit bodyshop/pain places.

 

i had exactly the same last year with one of the back wheel arches on the jaguar.  malton coachworks did it twice and each time it was a lump of gob and a quick blow over, with funnily enough blebbed back ip in a couple of weeks.

 

and all for the price of £700, in all honesty o could have done a better job myself.

 

in the end, a friend of a friend did it, by /modifying the profile on an XJ40 repair section to match an X300, and then letting in the fresh metal into the car.

 

the cost? a couple of hundred quid, and another £40 for the wing repair panel.

 

them useless twats in malton will not be seeing any of my cars again, ever, EVER!!

[anonymous user]

Now that Christmas and New Year are out of the way I assumed that life would return to normal and that people would start looking where they are going again. I am disappointed to report that around Bridgend this has not happened, my Land Rover still appears to have an invisibility cloak and I'm now wishing I had made a resolution to allow people to run into me rather than me having to constantly anticipate and avoid the next idiot.

 

I am beginning to wonder if it is me, although I can tell the difference between red and green on traffic lights and follow the lane marker arrows on roundabout approaches so I don't cut across two lanes at the last minute, I even know that you don't turn right down the wrong way on a dual-carriageway.

 

I can't wait to retire as I won't have to go on the road so often.

[richardmorris]

Another idiot in an Audi titty this evening who didn't think he should give way to a bicycle on a roundabout. Didn't like being reminded of the Highway Code either.