The grumpy thread

[dugong]

To be fair a tensioner can fail on anyone or anything. One of them things. And I will certainly make sure I get some recompense.

Right, but it's more likely to fail on a starship mileage diesel Audi that probably hasn't seen a service bay since the death of VHS.

 

You'll get sorted.

[bub2006]

The Audi has only got 138k on clock and I've changed oil on it. Admitted there is no proof of cambelt so I could be to blame for not doing it sooner.

[dugong]

The Audi has only got 138k on clock and I've changed oil on it. Admitted there is no proof of cambelt so I could be to blame for not doing it sooner.

Aye.

 

A post mortem on the C4's engine concluded that the turbo strainer got blocked because I went over the service interval by 3000 miles. I was so hard up at the time I couldn't even buy the service parts to keep it running. Result: bottom end seizure.

 

See, I can be an incompetent cunt as well as being unhelpful.

[bub2006]

Such is life chap. I'm trying to get in touch with my dad for past 4 hours trying to borrow his car to get to work in morning. Need a fucking ouji board!

[Kiltox]

Gutted bub - sadly I don't have any road legal spare shite in my yard at the moment else I'd help you out!

 

Selling the modern Clio ASAP so if anything comes in part ex I'll give you a shout and you can have it dirt fucking cheap

[bub2006]

Makes me laugh. Been rining and texting my dad for 4 hours. No reply. Wife texts him and replys in 5 mins. Think he ignoring me!

[bub2006]

Gutted bub - sadly I don't have any road legal spare shite in my yard at the moment else I'd help you out!

 

Selling the modern Clio ASAP so if anything comes in part ex I'll give you a shout and you can have it dirt fucking cheap

Large, auto and towbar would be great! Thanks in all seriousness for consideration

[Cavcraft]

Washing the car this evening (why does it go in the garage immaculate and come out a week later covered in shit and dust?) and the lass over the road came over for a chat, she ended up holding my hose (fnarr!) while I washed. So, having washed the heap we sat outside my gaff and had a chat/flirt/laugh and it was all most convivial.

 

So why the grump?

 

'Cos when she'd gone, I worked out how old she must be from random information gleaned during the conversation. I reckon she is 25 years younger than me! That. is SERIOUSLY fucking depressing and a good reason for a grump in my mind!

 

If a bird 25 years younger than me came to look at my car and started flirting with me, I'm pretty sure I'd be in the back of the Bentley right now trying to wipe the population paste of the leather seats and inviting her round again tomorrow. 

[Supernaut]

population paste

That's a new one to me!

 

[Lankytim]

^ what did you think they ate ?    they dont nip up the shops for a sandwich

 

Urban foxes just eat any rubbish they find, big mac's, KFC e.t.c It's rare for them to bust open a rabbit hutch. I recon the rabbit had escaped and hopped into a foxes jaws as it was yawning or something.

 

Apparently there's a problem with city dwellers catching problem urban foxes and setting them free again in the countryside- they can't hunt so just starve to death. They're that used to rooting through bin bags for food that the instinct to hunt has been bred out of them.

[Kiltox]

Large, auto and towbar would be great! Thanks in all seriousness for consideration

It might be none of those given what it'll be part exchanged against but the cheapness will be real

[bub2006]

I can live without towbar and auto but does need to be large or MPV! I'll have something sorted soon enough if I can get money sorted hopefully

[FakeConcern]

Looking at yours are you actually bothered?

Touché!

 

Well I found the limited to 56mph made quite a difference. Last time we went to Norwich it took just under 3 hours. Today it took 4 hours. Also we left Bexhill at 7.00 am, my daughter left Brighton at 8.30 am and she pulled into Norwich about 1 minute after us. While I am moaning about the van I will add that a Ford sticker on the sunvisor stated it's limited to 62mph (100kph) the speedo showed 59mph and my phone GPS said 55mph! As it got dark I thought the difference between dipped beam and main beam was very noticeable, checked when we took it back and only one dipped headlight working.

[Cavcraft]

I spent a year or two in an Iveco that'd been restricted to 62mph, sort of doubled the misery really.

[Tamworthbay]

Major grump today, going to a funeral of a 16 year old this afternoon. Going to be a hard one. Life is shit sometimes

[FakeConcern]

Major grump today, going to a funeral of a 16 year old this afternoon. Going to be a hard one. Life is shit sometimes

Sorry to hear this. There is no adequate response really.

[Tamworthbay]

Sorry to hear this. There is no adequate response really.

Thanks mate, I am normally really chilled out and don't do stress but feeling really on edge about this, still can't get my head around the whole thing. Such a nice kid too. Can't begin to imagine what his parents are going through.

[Mr A Lawrence]

Right, but it's more likely to fail on a starship mileage diesel Audi that probably hasn't seen a service bay since the death of VHS.You'll get sorted.

In 2005 I recovered an Audi A3 from north wales to Gloucester that had snapped it's cambelt it had 275 miles on the clock.

 

 

Also, when I say recovered TO Gloucester I really mean bridgenorth as that's as far as I got until I lost control of the transit spec lift at the top of a steep hill and careered into some trees writing them both off!!

[Cavcraft]

Major grump today, going to a funeral of a 16 year old this afternoon. Going to be a hard one. Life is shit sometimes

 

That's all sorts of horrible. Sorry to hear your news.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Women.

[mercrocker]

Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em 

 

(Kent Dorfman, 1978)

[Tamworthbay]

That's all sorts of horrible. Sorry to hear your news.

Cheers mate, it all went off as well as could be hoped. There were so many people there we were backed out of the door. The chap doing the service said he had never seen so many which helped the family I think. He loved a takeaway so I came back and ordered a curry in his honour.

[xtriple]

So sorry to hear that, so sad when it's a youngster.

 

My grump is: just broken my back tooth straight down the middle. It doesn't hurt fortunately but it is a mess. So chances of finding a dentist tomorrow?

 

Another grump... rained for two days so now the bootlid is covered in water stains that won't come out, chap is 'supposed' to be coming round today/tonight with a polisher to machine it. I don't know why it keeps doing this but I bet the final answer is respraying the sod.

[OwdChina]

 but I bet the final answer is respraying the sod.

 

Painting the lawn ? Can't see how that's gonna help, but good luck anyway.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em 

 

(Kent Dorfman, 1978)

Right now, I'd happy live in the garage, sans woman, with the cat, beer and pizza for company.

[The Moog]

Slowly turning into victor meldrew, which is a grump in itself.

 

We have got a bit of parking out the front of our house (end of a cul-de-sac). According to land registry bit of paper we own it.

 

Neighbour knocks and speaks to missus, asks her to move her car from the communal land as got a party tomorrow and friends want to park there.

 

I would have explained above, but missus just said ok. It's stupidly making me quite cross.

[Negative Creep]

Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em 

 

(Kent Dorfman, 1978)

 

 

I dunno, I'm managed the latter for years. Unfortunately.

[fordperv]

So sorry to hear that, so sad when it's a youngster.

 

My grump is: just broken my back tooth straight down the middle. It doesn't hurt fortunately but it is a mess. So chances of finding a dentist tomorrow?

 

Another grump... rained for two days so now the bootlid is covered in water stains that won't come out, chap is 'supposed' to be coming round today/tonight with a polisher to machine it. I don't know why it keeps doing this but I bet the final answer is respraying the sod.

Is it a straight colour or is it Base coat and lacquer? have you waxed it recently? I have seen this happen on straight colour before when they are waxed and it's rained the water beaded then dried quickly by sunshine or heat, be prepared it may keep happening if the wax is left on

[timolloyd]

My grump of the week: people who can't drive slowly. 

 

When I'm not piloting chod, I ride a bike. I'm fairly certain that most drivers don't mean to lumber along right behind me, fannying about with gears, dipping the clutch, getting really close then backing away again. They just can't hold a steady 10mph.

 

This isn't a one off. This is every day for the past two years.

 

When I was learning to drive in a Nova, with the notchiest gearbox from hell, you had to learn to change down smoothly and drive slowly. Nowadays it feels like anyone in a modern is incapable of doing less than 20.

[Tickman]

We have got a bit of parking out the front of our house (end of a cul-de-sac). According to land registry bit of paper we own it.

On the piece of paper with our house we own upto the middle of the road, this would be really handy for when people say 'do you think you own the road' and I could reply with 'no I don't think, I know' and produce the paper. However shit happens and roads and footpaths get adopted by the council.

If it is in your deeds then get it fenced off so it is not common land or it will be lost (may have already had enough time to be classed as common)