The grumpy thread

[michael1703]

Why not drive it without the clutch?

 

Ben

In Kensington? 457 traffic lights and an average speed of 7mph

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Why not drive it without the clutch?

 

Ben

I'm not sure if you've ever been to Central London. So I won't be rude.

[captain_70s]

The road twixt my house and work has flooded, my commute is now over one hour long each way. Can't be arsed with this week...

[ruffgeezer]

Sitting in car park in Kensington with MrsN's Freelander, which has shit its clutch Slavs cylinder again

RAC have subbed to Friendly* recovery, they've just called to say it's going to be another hour, that's on top of the 2 hours so far. I've driven from B'ham so that Mrs can drive home in my car( in Milton Keynes) which she's done, in less time than these jokers have taken not to get here because of heavey traffic.

Oohing to do with not wanting to lose a truck for 4 hours, I'm sure.

 

On phone and no glasses. So sorry if gibberish.

 

 

Bugger me, it only took me about half an hour to replace the clutch hydraulics on one of those.

[dave21478]

^^^its a TD4 I believe - concentric slave/release bearing inside the box.....transfer box off, subframe off, gearbox off..... its a proper cunt of a job.

[jakebullet]

Ms_Chegg is on holiday with her daughter in Hawaii...no problem with that at all, except it's been pissing it down here for months and she keeps sending me pictures of beaches & sunshine

 

Kinky girl has been doing this to me all week. Except she's northern so the beach is Bournmouth. Exotic*

[robinmasters]

Bloody weather.

 

The weather itself isn't a problem (WIDESPREAD FLOODING, according to the local paper's; one beached Saab 9-3 and a closed Lidl judging by their pictures). The problem with it is that people seem to think the best way to drive in heavy rain is faster and less carefully than usual.

 

Also, saw TWO newish BMWs using their indicators on the way home last night. I complain because both started changing lanes ah the same second they put their indicators on, as I was passing them, nearly pushing me into the central reservation.

[chaseracer]

...saw TWO newish BMWs using their indicators on the way home last night. I complain because both started changing lanes ah the same second they put their indicators on, as I was passing them, nearly pushing me into the central reservation.

 

 

No way was that deliberate.  Probably just water in the electrics...

[hairnet]

In Kensington? 457 traffic lights and an average speed of 7mph

the liverpool version it wouldnt be the clutch dying itd be the lack of alloy and rubber when sat at lights

[Jazoli]

The road twixt my house and work has flooded, my commute is now over one hour long each way. Can't be arsed with this week...

 

Bah, try living round here, 3 out of 4 of the most important bridges have been closed, the 4th is closed in one direction for resurfacing work, its fucking chaos

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Just got in, dropped car at local LR specialist. They reckon about £700 for slave and clutch and a grand if it needs a dmf, which it probably will because the Mr Clutch place that did the job 2 years ago tried to get me to do at the time.

It's a 2.2 Mondeo/Peugeot lump in these, but as Dave says its subframe off and a horrible job by all accounts, according to Freelander2 forums LR dealers charge over £2,000.

 

If only I was a decent driver, I could have driven it home without a clutch from the centre of London on the A4/M4 and round the M25 and up the M1 in rush hour traffic, what a wuss I am.

[Angrydicky]

Went to get the Somerset out of the garage earlier, and another inconsiderate bastard had parked in front of the door. Another note on the windscreen.

 

Also...last night, I went down to Morrisons for some chocolate, there were these noisy twat hoody kids being generally annoying by the cashpoints, then again in the sweet isle. Then, as I was stuck in traffic on the road outside, the little shits decided, that while crossing the road behind me, it would be a good idea to bang on the roof/boot of my 2300S. I was not happy, stopped in the road, wound the window down and asked them if they wouldn't mind not hitting my car. I was called a "fucking wanker" for my trouble. I never would have dreamed of behaving like that at what, 14/15? 

[UmBongo]

Went to get the Somerset out of the garage earlier, and another inconsiderate bastard had parked in front of the door. Another note on the windscreen.

 

Also...last night, I went down to Morrisons for some chocolate, there were these noisy twat hoody kids being generally annoying by the cashpoints, then again in the sweet isle. Then, as I was stuck in traffic on the road outside, the little shits decided, that while crossing the road behind me, it would be a good idea to bang on the roof/boot of my 2300S. I was not happy, stopped in the road, wound the window down and asked them if they wouldn't mind not hitting my car. I was called a "fucking wanker" for my trouble. I never would have dreamed of behaving like that at what, 14/15? 

 

2300s is quite heavy, nicht war?

 

Run them over one by one like Christine did.

[DeeJay]

the liverpool version it wouldnt be the clutch dying itd be the lack of alloy and rubber when sat at lights

 

The 70's called, they want their jokes back 

[oldcars]

The road twixt my house and work has flooded, my commute is now over one hour long each way. Can't be arsed with this week...

Looks bad up there, stay safe

[messerschmitt owner]

The road twixt my house and work has flooded, my commute is now over one hour long each way. Can't be arsed with this week...

get a canoe. Park car at one end of flood and paddle across. Ensure car is parked at side with longest distance to travel.

[Des]

The 70's called, they want their jokes back 

 

And the 90's have emailed to request the safe return of their reaction to 70's jokes.

[beko1987]

I de-iced the car this morning, waited for it to de-mist, then wound down the windows to clear the water from the outside.

Passenger window lowers halfway down then drops into the door with a thud.

 

Excellent, so that'll be wide open for my 35 mile motorway commute then. Still, at least it wasn't 3 degrees outside... oh wait...

 

Managed to jam it back in the up position once I got to work with the help of a willing* colleague, but I can't* wait to see how long it takes for it to fall into the door on the way home.

I don't use my passenger front window for exactly this reason! It winds up and down veeerrrryyy sllloowwwlllyyy and I;ve had the doorcard off and sprayed grease everywhere.

 

One day it will go down veeeeeerrrryyyyy slooowwwllllyyy then fall into the door and knowing my luck explode itself inside the door at 80 on the m40...

[messerschmitt owner]

I don't use my passenger front window for exactly this reason! It winds up and down veeerrrryyy sllloowwwlllyyy and I;ve had the doorcard off and sprayed grease everywhere.

 

One day it will go down veeeeeerrrryyyyy slooowwwllllyyy then fall into the door and knowing my luck explode itself inside the door at 80 on the m40...

the best cars have a bit of 2 x 1 holding the window up!

[chaseracer]

And the 90's have emailed to request the safe return of their reaction to 70's jokes.

 

Fax, shirley...? 

[gordonbennet]

Went to get the Somerset out of the garage earlier, and another inconsiderate bastard had parked in front of the door. Another note on the windscreen.

 

Also...last night, I went down to Morrisons for some chocolate, there were these noisy twat hoody kids being generally annoying by the cashpoints, then again in the sweet isle. Then, as I was stuck in traffic on the road outside, the little shits decided, that while crossing the road behind me, it would be a good idea to bang on the roof/boot of my 2300S. I was not happy, stopped in the road, wound the window down and asked them if they wouldn't mind not hitting my car. I was called a "fucking wanker" for my trouble. I never would have dreamed of behaving like that at what, 14/15? 

Some 20 years ago, in Goole perchance, i happened to need the cash point, so having got me lolly as i turned round i almost collided with a young female (well supposed to be one) approx age 14 who was walking along with another.

 

Sorry says i....''oh thats all right, you fat cunt''

 

You could have knocked me down, i had kids that age and i can absobloodylutely guarantee you that they would never in a million lifetimes have spoken to a stranger in that manner, wouldn't have minded so much but i wasn't in the least porky back then.

One can only imagine the charmer that one's blossomed into.

[Timewaster]

Was it a teenage Mystic Meg?

[wuvvum]

Why do supermarket delivery vans drive so fugging slowly?  I would have thought they'd go everywhere at the speed limit to get their round done as quickly as possible.  I was stuck behind an Asda Iveco Daily for miles on the way home from work as he crawled along at 40 on a clear A-road.  Tesco vans don't seem to be any better.  Strangely it's only the little delivery vans that do this - even the Tesco artics now seem to have worked out that they can do 50 on a single carriageway (which the Dailies already could anyway).

[garbaldy]

Might be the time slots as they are not allowed to get to you earlier than your alocated slot

[Craig the Princess]

The Rover now has a 4 foot long cream right at the bottom of the windscreen with a new stone chip in the middle. No idea when this happened, will need to look at the insurance to see if I got windscreen cover.

[gordonbennet]

Arn't those supermarket home delivery van drivers hourly paid, no point belting along like a twat on hourly pay.

[BavarianRetro]

Some of the GPS tracking software and what it records is amazing.

 

The guy who does our windscreens has it in all his vans.

 

He gets reports on excessive speed, braking, acceleration, etc. The software creates a monthly report on each driver awarding a monthly score out of 1000. He ignores it, but believes that some of the big fleets take the view that a good score will cost them less in maintenance and repairs and will offer a bonus for good scores.

 

Might be something like this?

[hairnet]

The 70's called, they want their jokes back 

youve never been have you

[Craig the Princess]

The Rover now has a 4 foot long cream right at the bottom of the windscreen with a new stone chip in the middle. No idea when this happened, will need to look at the insurance to see if I got windscreen cover.

I didn't

 

It will have to wait until September's MoT

[The Moog]

I didn't

 

It will have to wait until September's MoT

Can you not add it, then have a stone hit it at a later date?